Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-15
the buildings win add much to the
social opportunities of the town.

Rev. B. H. johnson. in an address
before the Village Improvement
Society OF Wayne last week, spoke
upon the following subject: Does
Wayne Need Whitewash or Dyna-
mite?" Consideration of this topic
| makes 1t apparent that 1t was thought
| necessary to clean the town up in soma
way, and there was room for debate
whether the American or German
method should be used. Wayne, to the
| casual observer, presents a most pleas
! ing appearance and probably the
American whitewash method will be
found adequate for the Improvement
demanded.
On January 6-s Bangor is to have a
big poultry. show in City Hall under
the auspices of the Bangor Poultry
Association Over 500 birds were ex-
hibited last year at this show and 1t
is expected that over 1000 will be
shown this year. Contest cups are to
be on exhibit soffered by the Bangor
Chamber of Commerce, the State
Poultry Association. r. B.. Dunning,
and Park and Pollard.
It is said that two heads are bet
ter than one" but it is doubtful II
this would apply to the calf which
Ralph Knowlton brought to town
Thursday, says the Franklin Journal
of Pennington The animal had two
perfectly formed heads and otherwise
appeared perfectly normal. but lived
only short time after its birth. The
calf was a Durham and was raised by
Ephraim Toothaker of Strong. Each Of
the two heads was perfectly formed
with two eyes and two ears, but both
heads were attached to the same neck.
MIR. Knowlton has forwarded the freak
to taxidermist Pickel of Rangeley who
will mount the specimen for its pres
ent owner. -.
The South Presque Isle correspond
ent of the Mars Hill View writes that
paper:
II noticed in last Weeks Bangor Com
mercial that potatoes were 40 to 45c. a
ton; misprint. l suppose, but by all
appearances they will be down to that
price here in Prescue Isle
Sweet potatoes often sell at eight
pounds for % cents. Is 1t really prob
able that one may soon see In his
grocers window this startling adver-
tisement: Aroostook potatoes. 900 lbs.
for a quarter? 1t is a fact that pota-
toes are cheap, but it will be long
weight when they sell at that price.
Beginning Oct. / with the opening OF
the big game season and closing
usually about jan 1. with the final
safe closing of all bodies of water
which provide skating, Maine has an
annual list of fatal accidents that
years of sad experiences seem not to
lessen. The human toll of game hunt
ers for this season will be more than a
dozen, while serious shooting acci-
dents resulting in disfgurements and
loss of limbs but not resulting in death
number many more. The available
list of fatalities is as follows:
October l, at Sanford: Raymond Fur
bush. accidental discharge of his own
gun. =. es ss -
October 3. at Kittery: Henry Williams.
accidental discharge of his own gun.
November 2, at Augusta: Paul Bon
SAINT, aged 1S. accidental shooting by
November 1, l4atie Moscow; George
O,Denaid. shot fore deer by Scott Nc
Glaughlhl Il n41H - So
November %, . atisIsland Falls: John
Byron died of exposure in woods while
hunting. aged IS years.
November II. az Ashland: Samuel
Downing of Milliuocket shot for deer by
Homer Sutherland. age IA.
November 10, at Addison: Ephraim
Davis, shot for deer by Lester Burgess.
November 20, at Milo: Otis Weymouth,
shot while hunting, cause unknown.
November q, at Lewiston: James Col
Inns, accidental discharge of his own gun.
November Is, at Township is, Range 4:
John Kosnlan of Stockholm, accidental
discharge of his own rifle.
December l. at East. Machias: Cecil
Giles, age years, shot by his brother
three years older. who accidentally dis
charged shot gun.
December Ii, near Bradley: John Ram
sey. accidental discharge OF his own rifle
AS for the thin ice drowning fatali-
ties, the grim truth is that the list Is
yet far from complete. Sundays list
alone included the names of at least
four Maine children, and warnings
enough cannot be given in the next
two weeks to prevent still more from
becoming victims of the black waters
Of Names streams and rivers covered
by a deceptive and tempting surface
of smooth but insecure ice.