Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-19
COBBOSSEE'
Nets and Rods Prominently !
Sight and Sound of Motor
Boats Are Beginning
To Be Heard
SOME OF THE CATCHES. !.
AND SOME GOOD STORIE

Sunday was a blustery. w.adr day. "
warm in the sun and SHELTERED pa.
and a large number Of the cottages alg.
the shores Of Lake Coobosseecoat.
were occupied, many people coming
stay over the holiday. h
The srlelt fishing has begun. thoa
the smel-s have not yet begun 70 rga
the usual number. A fair catch =
made Saturday night az the Island p
bridge. where several parties had Ii
nets al work until 10 Or II O'Clock. : /,
! best catch was made by two Esaerr
who had electric lights, fed by DO.
fIl storage battery. The common lgS.
il. use ara lanterns and flash lights. a
cottager is said TO have been so aaGss.
for z fisherman size was watching
net a poor, lone sulelt which was quist
swimming by and away from the q
that size threw a big rock ahead 81 it
trlgEeH il back toward the re. IL
killed the fish.
The Cobbosseecontee Yacht Clss
landing float at keye's landing IS rs'
badly disabled condition, having bs1
smashed OF the rocks. &
Jim Mclaughlin, the veteran fsJ
man and guide. is as usual high lineE
trout. He landed one each on Mona|
and Wednesday last. three on Friday
terccon and Two saturday morning. 4
later Weighing about 3 "a and pouB
The motor boats are fest being Is
irto the water DR.. Julian Wilder B;
TIE credit nf being the first 10 laua5
Mel Simmons VIM. Pope. Jim McLauS
lin. Capt Russell Punett and Viii NJ
have their boats overheard and otE
are al, ready 10 go in. II
Captain Fe-ne:te with his Alcedo 81
the first 10 start business at the NJ
shore. carrying Judge ard Mrs SAM
s Saturday down TO their cottage on 81
east shore b
! Arthur Keyes at keyes' landing q
q hne collection of Indian relics. mos
them found ne1r the landing. thdE
/ part he fouEl il Massachusetts Tbs
dian mortar, which has before been =
/ toned in the Journal, is the most prJf
beng q large one and in perfect ~
ton. II is rather large for fadHR
( it $ kept near the Millett cos,4
The landing. The others include an
most perfect gouge, small pestie. md d
flint and quartz arrow and spar he
scrapers, etc
''Fon' Mason. who has been laid
with severe Illness since las, fall,
. ing at times helpless. is steadily gaid
and can go about with the use OF
His many friends hope for speedy IA
covery. so that he can attend to his III
. ing business this fall. as his knowls
OF the fishing grounds Is great and ~
ready wit and good hunlor, to say ~
ing OF his fishin' stories, make h,st
jolly companion.
A story comes from Ma-anacook Wa,
telling. As reported here. Arthur BrH3 Z
IN the Fish and Game Commissions IL
wee, with a friend was fishing ID,
week on Maranacook and had LANDED a,
me trout. when in some way the III
was overturned and they had hard vi,
10 reach the shore, losing all their tsaa
ana hsh, with the boat adrift boz ON II
. 1hey returned next day with eragHf
ana secured most of the tackIs.1I 81
iouho the boat and righted it, al
tneir surprise there were two of 81
trout, firmly caught and safe. TIT
; some fishing. eho
-hr' and Mrs. Burleigh Martin am i
ana Mrs, sewan Webster are at the p
LOCK cottage for a few days visit a
James Armour has his new cottag Q
tne entrance to Island Park nearly or
pie'ed and it is to be at once occusse
II mas SIX rooms. commands a fine 81.
ana mas fine piazza on the east n
SOUTH
Numerous parties were out fishing H
! Gently and among the catches reprNE
is that of George Palmers sight-pNn
salmon and William Pope's landing MI
trout. one weighing three and onsAi
and the other four and one-half poaSa