Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-20

, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1915,
Colby College, later going to the Uni
versity OF Michigan. While in Ann
Aroor he temporarily gave up his COZ
lege course TO enlist in the army in
1865, but after few months OF SER
vice became i'll and was honorably
discharged. MIR. Hunt then returned
TO Waterville, where ne completed his
course at Colby College. He read
law in the office of Josiah H. Drum
mond, then of Winslow but later of
Portland. Mr.. Hunt opened an Of
flee in Pittsfield but later moved to
Portland and for time was en-
ployed in the counting room OF the
old Portland Daily Advertiser. From
Portland he moved to Phippsbure,
where he was living when elected
register of deeds of Sagadanoc county
in 1882. On jan. /. 1888. he moved to
Bath. He was register of deeds Is
years and upon his retirement in 1898
again opened a law office and also
Cealt in real estate. He was Re
publican and a devoted attendant OF
the Universalist church. One dauSh-
ter, Mrs. William F. Jones Of Nor
way. one brother, Edwin r. Hunt of
Phippsburs: also two sisters, Misses
Dora and Fanny Hunt Of Benton
Falls, survive
James Shuftleburg Of kennebunk-
port, agent of the s. P. c. A., was In
Sanford Tuesday to investigate cases
Of alleged cruelty to horses. He found
two horses sick and their owners were
put on probation for few days, while
another horse was in such copdition
that it was shot. The agent, on COM
plant, also investigated the charge
that meat from the carcasses OF sick
pigs was being sold in Sanford. He
claims to have found the diseased
meat on sale in two stores. seized it
and notified the Board Of Health.
which notified the county attorney.
Samples of the pork were also sent to
the State chemist. 1t is said that pork
cannot now be found on a single menu
card in Sanford.
Any doubts as to the arrival or near
ness Of the genuine spring should melt
away after reading the following, from
the Bar Harbor column of Thursdays
Bangor news:
Syringas and black alders show buds
fully a month in advance of the sea-
son, Mayhowers are well developed in
sunny and exposed places and chest
nut buds are beginning 10 swell.
Founders are being caught on the
food tide near the Snore-a sign that
winter is over. Maple sap is running
ana the small boys all over town know
ii.
DR.. William Hunter, the Heli-known
claryoyant and fortune teller of East
port expects TO leave early next week
for Island Falls to resume his search
for The body of Deputy Sheriff Hill
man who he claims was murdered and
then dropped into the stream where
much OF the ice was removed on the
former visi, Of tie PASSPORT medium.
This week sir. Hunter again stated
that he is positive that he viii bring
out the body Of the Island Falls Off
cial ana hopes 10 clear up .he mystery.
: fine crop OF pine cones Is SAID to
ue awaiting YOU, should you want any
for the early spring. fires in the tire
place. .--.. g.
If you have any questions to ask
concerning please communicate with
the Fort Fairfield , correspondent OF
the Fangor News:
\ hen belonging to F. L. Holt laid
an egg recently the circumference of
which was is b. inches. Mr.. Holt
informs Us that this same hen has laid
other eggs similar 10 the one men
toned.
A whole field CT Irish Shamrocks is
the boast of Isiesboro. Maine, prob
ably the only place in the country with
such spot. The story is tod as fol-
lows Away back in l141 when the
United States were sending cargoes OF
food to the suffering Irish, the Pen
dletons CT isiesboro were among those
sending a ship. The cargo was de-
livered hut il was impossible 70 Sc
cure return freight, so the captain
had the vessel run alongside some con-
venient shore and enough sod of the
old country" was put aboard 10 serve
a ballast for the return voyage. On
arrival home the ballast was put
ashore or farms ownei by parties
named Coombs and Redmond and
promptly forgotten. The little three
leaved plants were not long ago no
ticed by 4 naturalist, who declared
them to he sure enough" Irish Sham
rocks and then the story OF that piece
of land was recalled and the local
Sharrocks became famous. This land
later went into the possession OF Mrs.
Moses Hastings OF Bangor. who has
had the plants nurtured and the plot
partly fenced in, so that now il is
pointed out TO all visitors and its story
carefully told.