Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-15
Maine Gossip

| An old Penobscot county story is OF
4 18th Century half-wit, afraid of his
shadow. who said he was kind o. fe-
roCious in the dark According to the
J.. j., in the following paragraph, Lew
iston has at least one man who is
'ferocious in the dark"
"A Lewiston business man believes that
an attempt was made TO hold him up
he tells the story; II was going toward
home in the outskirts of the city about
midnight. 1t was pitch dark and
could see practically nothing ahead of
me. The first realized that anyone
was near. man doomed up in front of
me and said: What time is it?' l drew
off and let him have good one and he
landed over IN the bushes several feet
from the path where we had met. l re-
piled to his question. 1t Just struck one.
Didn't yon hear IT, Then | walked along
home as quick as | could. for | had an
ide" that the fellow had another man
waiting nearby. | suppose it was in
book from me, but they did not get the
chance.
Nineteen salmon in row attracted
much attention in the window of the
Norcross drug store the last of the
week. They were caught in Isle au
faut Ia ke DIV w. +. NbItEOSS OF THIS
city and G. D. Turner of Isle au Haul
in comparatively few hours fishing
Prior to this season only a few salmon
had been taken from the lake. but
enough to inspire confidence that the
fry placed there by summer visitors
had not perished.-Rockland Courier
Gazette.
> Speaking of the Yankee Jack at all
trades" how about this? The letter
head of a man in Machiasport. adeer
tises his various industries as follows
Real estate agent; agent for life. fire
accident and health insurance: cor
respondent for the leading daily pa
pers; agent for steam laundry; tele-
phone connection with Western Union
Telegraph Company: gasoline engines
and launch supplies; general mer-
ehandise; groceries, paints and oils.
long distance telephone; justice of thu
peace. notary public and trial justice
balsam spills for pillows. etc; news
stand, papers and magazines; com
mission merchant; junk dealer.
A Lee man. Horatio Nelson, was 81
years old Sunday. To celebrate the
event he walked - miles to Lincoln Il
call on his sisters. Mrs. Sarah LIB.
and Mrs. McKeen.
A tree-climbns skunk is the latest
we are asked To believe from the
Skowhegan field of wonders A Jour
nal correspondent writes: IA promi
nert man of Skowhesan has been
forced to take course in natural his
tory because of a recent experience
with an animal that he thought was q
woodchuek This gentleman and his
took stroll into the woods
10 get Il little of the ozone of spring
and, while sitting on a knoll. they no.
tieed an animal in a tree The spring
air aroused their energies and they
hogan To poster the animal in a harm
less way. They got him To come down
10 the last limb and then gave him
gentle punch. The animal fell
to the ground and the ozone that the
man and his wife received was of az
entirely different nature than that
sought. The Woedehuck proved To be
Il skunk. The couple stayed in tht
woods until dark and then crept home
by the back way, but the experience
leaked out Rather than get caught
again the man is studying natural
history