Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-09

Vegetable Compound.
If you have disturbing symptoms
you do no. understand write Lydia f.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The result of their 40 years expert
ence is at your service.-Adv.
few residents of Grafton, the county
commissioners, the selectmen of New
ry, and q number of residents of that
town. The petition represents that
great paV of the real estate of Graf
ton is owned by non-residents and
numbering corporations. and that
there is little likelihood of any in
crease in the number of voters in the
future.
Game Warden Howard Wood of Pat
ten tells of the death of a moose by
unusual means. related to him by the
boss of Camp No. T.. at the foot of Cen
ter mountain The crew saw 4 large
bull moose coming toward the camp,
something trailing behind. which proved
to be about SEQ feet of their telephone
wire. The clerk grabbed the wire and
made 4 turn around tree but the
moose was frightened and soon broke
away, carrying with MIN about third
Of the wire. The crew thought he
would free himself from the rest of it, 50
didn't follow him. He was once again
seen in the camp yard and several
weeks afterward the carcass was found
near stump on an unused drag road.
the wire entwined around the stump
and also wound three times around his
horns. close to the head and once be-
tween the blades. The boss thought
that his two visits to the camp showed
that he wanted human help in remov-
ing the wire, but was too frightened to
remain quiet and allow it, SO finally
persisted from hunger.
Bangor bird lovers ar, much interest
ed in the presence in that city Of a
rare visitor-a hooking bird. which has
been stopping in the region of Summit
park and feeding on the frozen apples
left on the trees. He was first seen OH
Thanksgiving day by 4 member of the
Bird Club and has since been seen by
several others.
Bird lovers everywhere will be inter-
eSted in and please with the action OF
that same Bird Club in placing pieces
of suet in some of the parks and ceme-
teries, as well as near private homes
1t is urged that people should feed the
birds during the cold winter months
when it is often ard for them to obtain
food. If the food is put out regularly in
suitable place the birds will surely
come for it. Suet, or meat scraps and
trimmings, pork fat, chopped nuts,
seeds of various kinds, crumbs from
the table are all acceptable. Many
birds also are very fond of cheese, hard
boiled eggs. doughnuts and pumpkin
ME. cut into small pieces; but in this day
food conservation it is doubtful if their
appetites for those dainties are often
appeased.'
Freeport is town that is rich In
Indian lore. There was an Indian
village on Wohfe's Neck when the
first settlers came and in that vicin-
ity tomahawks and other stone inn
PIGMENTS are frequently found. Be-
tween these sav2geS and the whites
no love was lost and at times hostili-
ties were bitter. This section was
one of the camping grou.-ds of old
Joe Wier, the Indian fighter, and
more than one savage bit the dust by
bullet from his unerring rifle. Wier
is buried only few miles from here
in the old indian burial ground just
below Yarmouthville. His grave is
marked by simple slate stone with
the name Joseph Wier-cut into the
tablet One of the massacres here
took place at Flying Point, whore the
block house had been built: Word
had reached the settlement that the
Indians were coming and nearly all
the people took refuge i. the garri-
son. One family named Means, con-
sisting of his wife and three children
failed to reach the fort and that night
their home was attacked. Means and
one of the children were killed while
the mother and one child capped IN
the darkness. The remaining girl was
taken to Canada and sold into slavery
where she remained for several wears
until rescued by military officer and
returned to her home These incl
dents are still told in Freeport and
will never die.
Bird lovers hail with delight the
return of our handsome and rather
snowy friends, the evening gros
beaks, n flock OF which have made
their appearance here within n few
days, says the Oxford Democrat. !
These birds are habitants Of a colder
climate. and when they are seen here
are looked upon rather as visitors
than residents. Nevertheless during
the past few years a large flock Of
them have spent considerable time
here and in The spring Of 1917 re-
manned until we'll into the warm
weather. Perhaps because last win
ter was so severe as to drive them
10 a milder cline, since some time in
May or June Of 1917 they have not /
been seen here until a few days |!
since.
The shipping board has loaned the |