Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-01

lev who was accidentally shot anu
killed in the woods by (; companion on
hunting trip. He was taken there
in the custody of Deputy Warden
Buckln and in accordance with the
new policy adopted at the State
prison for the more humane treat
ment of the prisoners. according to
statement made Friday night to
Bangor News man by the deputy
warden.
Horace Bailey of Woolwich will
soon have ZOO of his own if the
freaks persist in gathering about his
home. He recently captured a gray
horned o~l and now has added
white winged crow to his collection.
He has been unable to find anyone
who has ever seen anything like it.
Franklin Park, Boston, officials are
negotiating for the owl.
Judge and Mrs. A. n. Linscott OF
Thomaston will today observe the
receiving their friends from 80 to 10
p. NJ. at their home. 1t will doubtless
be a delightful event
Thomaston has a new gasoline fire
engine, just arrived. 1t is said to be
handsome affair but it provokes
storm of laughter every time anyone
is allowed to see it. 1t was planned
to keep its name a secret until the
formal putting into commission took
place, but the artist who lettered the
name on the sides spelled it DIR.
Crochett' and many the smile has
been smOle by the friends of the doc
tor. The Rockland Opinion chroni-
cles the incident and accident as fol-
lows:
A volunteer correspondent from
Thomaston informs us that the new
gasolene fire engine has the name DIR.
Crochet" inscribed upon it in letters
of guilt"
The Twin Village Band of Damaris-
Gotta and Newcastle has been pre-
scented with check for $50 from F. H.
Glidden of Cleveland, O., a former
Newcastle boy, to be added to the new
uniform fund. Mr.. Glidden also sends
$50 to the County Association to be
used for sinking fund for band
music or other necessities. To say
that the band boys appreciate the gifts
is to state it mildly.
Waldoboro is to have Get-To-
gether banquet on Nov Il, under the
auspices of the School Improvement
League and the Mems Forum, with
swell banquet, toasts and after dinner
speeches.
1t may be true that there is nothing
new under the SUM- but Judge How
ards daily experience in municipal
court of Rockland brings up lots OF
thing that are new to him. Among
the offenders who faced him Wednes-
day was Finn boy who had been ar
rested for shooting a raccoon out of
season. The hDy did not deny the
act. but asked the court to hear his
defense. which he read from manu-
script prepared by himself. 1t was an
ingenious setting forth of the circum-
stances which led to the coOn's des-
truction-a tale of how the glazing
eyes of strange animal had fright
ened belated pedestrians in a West
Rockport suburb: how a frightened
woman had implored him to get a.
gun and shoot the creature" The
young Firms brief. was SO well pre-
pared that Judge Howard suspended
sentence.
The latest freak egg is reported
from Oxford, where Rhode Island
owned by Alden Day has laid one
which is of normal appearance in
everything except as to color. one
half being very deep brown and the
other half pure white. At first
sight one would say it had been COL
ored but on investigation would learn
that it was as it had been layed.
The division line between the ColOrS il