Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-17

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Maine Woods: Each morning little
0-ycar-old Miss June Ellis drives
down from Lake View farm to go to
school, and when she reaches here
turns the horse around, faStenS the
reins and says: Maud, you go right
back to the farm and alone the know
ing animal returns. often passing a
train or automobile on the way. Some
times Mr. Ellis will want something,
but is too busy to leave, so he will call
one of the boys by telephone here at
the tavern and tell them what it is.
and say: III send Maud after it," and
il will not be long before the team is
here waiting at the door. and when
what is wanted has been put in the
wagon and Maud receives the kind
word, New go right back to the farm,
father is in a hurry the old horse
returns, and often passes a friend on
the road, who understands why she is
making the trip without a driver.
Ralph Mitchell, who lives on a farm
on Moses Hill, Livermore Falls, is hav-
ing experience enough with Peter Rab
bit and Old Nanny Cat. When a lit
ter Of kittens put in an appearance
lately. Mr.. Mitchell destroyed three,
leaving one for cats comfort. While
moving some brush the other day he
came across a tiny rabbit that evident
ly had strayed from it's mother. Bunny
was the size Of a small kitten before
they get their eyes open, and thinking
to give the mother cat dainty meal,
Mr. Mitchell tucked baby Peter Rab-
bit into his coat pocket. Reaching
home and calling the mother cat out
into the yard, he placed young Dr'er
Rabbit down in front of her. expecting
she would make short work of such
an inviting morsel, when to Mr.. Mitch
ellis surprise, the cat, setting her teeth
into the nape Of little Peters neck,
carried him into the house and depos-
tied it in the box with her lone kitten.
The little fellow was nearly famished,
but took readily to feeding with the
kitten, and waxing fat, now bids fair
to develop shortly into big Maine
hare.
Here is a neat little tribute in the
oxford County Advertiser to the town
Of Milton, among the Oxford Hills:
Situated on the direct stage route be-
tween Rumford and Bryant Pond the
little plantation of Milton is one of the
wide-awake communities of Oxford
county. The plantation contains many
fine farms, especially adapted to the
raising Of sweet corn and large areas
of good cumberland. Considering the
disadvantages the farmers are under
owing to lack Of transportation facili-
ties, they have made good progress.
The principal industry is the clothes
pin factory of L. NJ. Mann & Son,
which employs from Is to 20 hands.
There are also smaller industries and
two stores which do a good business.
Milton mas hustling Village Improve
ment Society which is ever working
for the welfare of the community
Plans are already under way for the
erection of public hall this season,
which is much needed. While Milton
had population of only 204 and a
valuation Of less than 100000 accord
ing to the last census, yet this little
community has many possibilities and
should the long proposed electric road
between Rumford and Bryant Pond
be built within few years, as does not
seem impossible now. it's prosperity
would be greatly increased.
A Bangor man who recently pur-
chased an automobile took trip into
the country early in the week, and
had the misfortune to run over and