Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22

recently fed into the yard of Calvin
Honses and has remained there, grow
ing fat on the Injuries daily provided
By the family. To he sure, the duck
was unable to fly much, having a dis
abled wing. but the creature evident
~ knew how to pick out a good stop
ping place.
The Norway Advertiser hears that
considerable complaint has been made
about the decrease of cartridges in
that section and also that it is under
stood that certain parties during the
closed season at this time Of year have
been shooting the birds. II then re-
marks: IF ether people are doing the
same thing, not abiding by the law,
that is the reason why the cartridges
are getting scarce"
DamariscOtta is no place just now
for a person with nerves, judging
from the following paragraph from
last weeks Herald:
The band boys are practicing fierce
II and are progressing famously. One
young man takes H. music SO ser
iously that he vas hanished with his
horn to the barn. His music affected
a small babe in the house, very
strangely. Il is stated that the cows
under the influence of his music are
giving a tremendous flow OF milk.
Mrs. Eugene c. Hisler of Somer-
Vile, who is now in the AndroscoS-
Kin Jail at Auburn, on the charge OF
having murdered her husband, now
denies that she confessed the deed TO
the officers at the time OF her arrest.
II is alleged that she struck her hus-
band, Fred F. Hisler over the head
with a club and then save him pois on.
She was arrested and I hearing held
last "Wednesday in Somervilie, at
which she was bound over TO the Ap-
ril term Of court at Wiscasset and.
bail not being furnished, was COM
mitted.
Chas. f. Moves, one OF Limestone's
LARGEST farmers. was il Caribou Tues
day. Mr. Moves has on hand 700 bar
rels of potatoes, and states that. IN
der the rigid inspection now being in
posed, and the time occupied in sort
ing them after hauling to the station.
that it is a physical impossibility 10
market more than one half Of his
stock. The rest he will grind into
starch in his own factory.
Cherry Island, one of the very small,
but prominently located islands in
bay, which has never
been occupied, and on which buildings
were erected some time ago by the
Cana dian Government as a temporary
shelter for the custodianS OF the fog
signal there, has been settled at last.
Oliver Fountain OF Deer Island has
been placed in charge Of the signal
and has moved there with his family.
February has no full moon. This
is a very rare occurrence and, it IS
said. has not happened since February
1867. The moon was full twice in jan
Eary, with the consequence that this
month was sighted.
Nelson Carnage Of South Bristol re-
calls the first visit Of steamboat to
the Damariscotta river and to South
Bristol, says the Danlariscotta Her
aid. 1t vas in the palmy days Of ship
building on the river. On a pleasant
summer day in 1850 the news was
Tod ok tln MI t,.1
steamboat was coming. Great excite
ment ensued. Everybody rushed to
the banks Of the river and to the
dock. 1t was more exciting event
than the call today Of an aeroplane.
Few Of the residents had ever seen
one of the new craft. Slowly she
stea med along a marvellous spectacle
although today we would regard her
as a most clumsy tub. The majestic
sweep of her walking beam, the stea-
dy progress against the wind and-tide
directly on her courses cause wonder
ing admiration on the part of all be-
holders. The boys, among whom was
Nelson himself added to the excite
ment as small boys always do. She
came into the dock, discharged her
few passengers and then majestically
took her course up the river to DAM
ariscotta, her destination. She was the
T. F. Seeker with Captain Stetson OF
in command. She was
4 side-wheeler with a capacity Of per-
haps 100 tons. She was fitted to carry
both passengers and freight and was
scheduled to run regularly from Fort
land 'to Damariscotta touching at
Harbor, East Boothbay.
South Bristol and Clark's Grove. La
ter Captain Stetson was succeeded in
by Captain Harrat Goudy of
Bristol. The second steamer on the
river was the Charles Houghton whose
was the well-known Cap
tain Alec. Farnham Of Damariscotta.