Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-30

potash. He got $1,000 worth of pota-
toes off 8 acres without any fertilizer
and his crop Of Irish Cobblers has run
to 140 barrels to the acre without
potash.
After beating and robbing Of $25
William Taylor, a Maine Central fire.
man, at Rumford last July. man
signing himself Albert j. Jones Of Me-
chanic Falls, writes to Portland news
paper he is sorry and Is trying to make
restitution. He cannot make good for
the injuries, as Taylor lost an eye and
his job as the result Of the beating,
and Is now in Canada seeking to regain
his health. AS for the money end Of
it, Mrs. Taylor, mother Of the man as
saulted, says no money has been re-
ceived at her home in any letter ad-
dressed to her son. The Maine Central
officials have been notified, as there Is
no man in Mechanic Falls by the name
Of Albert J. Jones.
A bear in the road near school,
house at Seldom, a small farming COM
munity 80 miles south OF Houlton,
caused near panic Thursday among
the children going to school. Bears @-e
more plentiful than ever in southern
Aroostook and several big ones have
been captured.
What is said to be the largest pleas
ure craft that ever came up Union riv-
err the twin-screw gasoline yacht, Je-
NINA F., 3rd, owned by Morrill, Coo.
dard of New York, summer resident
Of Brooklin, Hancock county,, has been
hauled out at the yards Of the Ellis
worth Foundry and machine Works
for the winter. The yacht is 135 feet
over all and 21 feet beam.
A rather peculiar accident happened
to Charles c. Young Of Trenton, Han
cock county during his recent trip to
British Columbia. Mr.. Young was at
a small mining hotel in British Colum-
bia when he was attacked by dog at
the head Of a stairway. In fighting off
the attack Of the dog, which jumped at
his throat, he unconsciously backed
into the stairway and fell to the bot
tom, breaking one arm in two places.
One Of Names sons who has re-
turned after many years to renew the
friends Of his boyhood is Charles
True of Oakland, Calf. He is visiting
with friends and relatives at White
field, Montville and vicinity. 1t has
c;N ~ left
Pine Tree State.
A rather surprising catch was made
last Monday, by Eldorus Fossett, a
New Harbor fisherman in one of his
traps when he found there an eight
to catch Holsters in his traps but Is
not in the habit Of catching such large
ones. He was somewhat in doubt just
how to handle the big fellow. Finally
he managed to persuade the crustacean
to lie down so that he could grab him
in safety.
Charles D. Fessenden Of East Brown
field passed his soth birthday on the
14th Of September. During the even
ing of that day a number Of friends
and relatives called on Mr.. Fessenden
leaving with him birthday remem-
brances and many hearty returns OF
the day.
| Columbus j. Noble. with a party OF
friends went fishing from Bar Harbor
and caught 26O pounds Of haddock. One
Of the party whose name Is O. Lord
caught a skate, and this Is no fish
story.
You can hunt the world over and
not find a better place to raise gar
den than in South Brewer, where
sun flower can be shown that meas
ures AZ inches in circumference and
is inches in diameter. The stalk or
which it grew is eight feet tall and Is
seven inches around the base. You
will find several other immense ones
but not quite as large as this. You
can find this garden at No. 81 Elm
street.
The SENATE Seat" a well-knowr
landmark which has stood at the cor
ner Of Main and Bridge streets at
Norway for more than half century
has been removed. About it have gath
cred many distinguished men, and
there have been made up the states TO.
the town elections, and on many occa-
stons the tax rate for the town has
been determined there. A. Smith
Bartlett, owner of the property. set the
stone to prevent the farmers from en-
croaching on his corner. 1t was a
block of granite, six feet long and
foot square. set upright, four feet OF
it projecting above the surface. Among
those who frequented the SENATE
Seat" in years gone by was Artemus
Ward, who came from his home at
Waterford to hobnob with Newt
Small. who set the stone In place:
Tim" Smith. Capt. W. w. Whitmarsh'
'.Biu" and 'cB1ddy" Cummings, Walter
Abbott, Jim" Jewett, Charlie John
son, who for many years held the title
of President Of the Senate" and other
well-known local men. The stone was