Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-28

| fish taken before mfdnlght may De canned
the following day. The clam canning sea-
son will begin Dec. and reports from
the Canadians say they have plenty of
clans and business should be good in that
line.
| Charles E. Tallman of Richmond,
who has a record of the closing of
the upper Kennebec by ice and its re-
opening in the spring covering 100
years. informs the Bath Times that the
earliest closing was Nov. 16. in 1920
and again in 1928. The closing has
taken place in November &c times.
The latest closing on record was Jan.
5, 1891. Days Of ice varied from y
in the winter of 1866 to 142 days
in each of the winters of 1918 and
1888. In 1915 the river closed Dec.
81 and opened April 2, 1916. Long
shoremens. have been predicting the
closing for this year anywhere from
Dec. to Dec. II, as told in a recent
item.
| Melville Ward. aged 8, of West Bald
win, shot and killed hen hawk Fri
day, thereby saving his fathers flock
Of Rhode Island Reds from attack.
Young Ward noticed an unusual COM
motion among the hens and glancing
skyward saw a large hawk. The lad
ran into the house, seized the shotgun
hurried close to the hen yard and
shOuldered the weapon. Just as the
hawk intent on stealing hen, swoop-
ed down, the boy got the right bead
and pulled the trigger. Bang Over
toppled the gray-feathered invader,
few fiops and he lay quite still. The
boy eagerly grabbed his trophy and
took it to the house to show to his
proud parents. Asa Ward his faher,
Is known as a dead shot.
| Because he comes from Southport
and walks all the way the record of
the four years of Jason Thompson, a
senior at the Boothbay Harbor High
| school. has been really remarkable
one, reports the Boothbay Register.
Young Mr.. Thompson had up to Tues
day neither been absent nor tardy at
any school exercises during the four
years he has been in the High school.
He has been very much interested in
his school work and hoped to keep his
record of the full four years from hav-
ing single black mark. Only severe
illness prevented the record going
through longer, for on Tuesday he suf-
fered so severely from an liberated
| tooth that he was unable to attend the
school. He is now back and hopes to
keep the slate clean for the balance of
his course.
What ia the need of going into the
Big" woods. when you can find prac-
tically all the game that inhabits the
Pine Tree State right down in Wool
wich? Deer foxes. porcupines, rae
coons mink skunk and other hunting
material seen to be as plenty there
as reported anywhere.
The Northend at Rockland, says the
Courier Gazette, has a persistent fire.
bug, and it is not unlikely that there
are two of them. Five times within a
few weeks somebody has touched the
hot end Of match 10 the Ranlett
buildings on Rockland street, and
Wednesday a third attempt was made
to destroy the stable at the rear of
Ayers market. A very lively blaze had
been started. and in a few minutes
more the fire department would have
had its hands full. Two attempts were
made last Saturday afternoon. A pail
of water spoiled one, but while Mr..
Aver and Marshal Wiggin were in the
front Of the store talking about it, an
other blaze was started. In each in
stance there was found bottle which
had undoubtedly contained the kero-
sene used in starting the fires. Boys
work is suspected. They are playing
a dangerous game with fair chance
of becoming occupants of the new wing
which is being built at the State
Prison.
The laugh was on a Bangor City
hall official on Saturday. He received
by mail bill which he recalled hav-
ing paid early last summer and he was
in consequence somewhat disturbed to
have 1t rendered second time. as he
supposed. Without further investiga-
ton he started for the Office of the
concern which mailed the bill and with
much earnestness stated that he had
paid the bill and furthermore he had
seen the proprietor credit the sum on
MS DOCKS. ne IOlIOWeu Will q ASINeHl
inquiry as to what kind Of a blank
way that was to do business anyway.
When the proprietor had a chance to
get in a word edgewise he mildly asked
II the customer had thoroughly exam
ined the bill. Upon referring to the
document again it was found that it
was receipted bill which had been
mailed, the matter having been over
looked at the time of payment. The
indignant customer asked that nothing
more be said and departed in a chas-
tened spirit
| The freakiest Of all the freak things
brought during this freak season to
| the Journal office arrived Monday
| morning, when Austin Clark Of Vassal-
bo-o brought in some strawberry vines
| from his home, bearing dead and dried
up berries. green berries. one big CHAP
which had started to ripen and BIOS
SONS. all Of which had apparently de-
veloped after the snow had come ana
gone. The ripening berry is about an
| inch in diameter and looked. when
thawfng out, exactly like wax. The