Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-19

1r2cnuS, just because MS sister, MISS
Mary Hall of Raleigh. N. c., has sent
him some of the leaf tobacco for
which that state is famous and he does
not use tobacco in any form. II the
Squire has any to spare he might send
it along to this office, for. II 1t Is
anything like that the well-known ac-
tor. Harry Lindley, used to bring
North with him from Car'line is is GER
tainly good tobac.
Here is what Bar Harbor reported
on Saturday. Oct Is: A peach tree
in full fruit; farm covered with vio-
let's in blossom; apple blossoms on the
tree: field Strawberries gathered that
week: and dandelions in bloom.
Two Cape Porpoise fishermen came
upon a turtle sleeping on the surface
Of the water and captured it. Moth
ing very strange or unusual in tina.
but the fact that the turtle measured
eight feet across the shell and weighed
1900 pounds made him some turtle,
enough for q whole lot OF soup. 1t is
said the owners will have it mounted
and placed in some museum.
A Bangor man was an eye witness
to an accident in Houlton recently
which illustrates the fact that pedes-
trians are not altogether free from
blame in encounters with automobiles.
man started to cross the street from
a drug store without looking to right
or left and stepped directly in front of
an automobile which. the Bangor man
thought was not going over 10 miles
an hour. The driver applied his
brakes but his car skidded along.
pushing the pedestrian a few feet.
The latter was not injured particular
ly@ but he charged the driver OF the
car with recklessness. etc. The Ban
gor man, reluctant to enter the case,
assured the man that 1t was his own
fault and as far as learned that
seemed to stop any claim for dam
ages.
This IS story of looking glass.
Bath young man and snake, as told
by the Bath Times:
Hector Miller, one of the ushers at
the opera house. had an exciting expe-
rience while out cunning Saturday aft
ernoon. He had been on a long tramp
and on his way home spied a little
water snake. and started to play with
the little fellow as he had frequently
done on previous trips into the woods.
Hearing a noise he discovered a good
sized black snake a short distance
away. Dropping the water snake he
started for the larger snake and
reached down to pick him up by the
back of his head which is a sure way
of handling them If one gets a grip.
This time Miller failed to pick right
and before he knew it the snake had
| wriggled out of his fingers and quick
as lightning attacked Miller from the
rear and stuck his fangs in that part
Of the body which is without protec-
ton except when the party is sitting
down. Miller made a quick trip home
and gave himself first aid treatment
| reducing the swelling and relieving
the pain. He has no fear OF any seri-
Gus effects. He hopes 1t is the last of
the series of misfortunes and acct
dents he has been, having since the
| first Of August when he broke a look
ing glass.
a mild echo comes from the spooA
house at North Kennebunkport the
uncanny spirits being still ION the
job" says the Biddeford journal. At
least that is the report which emu
mates from the vicinity Of the Harri-
man cottage. The usual knocking on
the walls Of the little girls bedroom
is still heard and almost nightly.
Booth Harrington continues to be in
terested in the mysterious manifesto
tions and Frank Parsons, a member OF
the prominent New York family OF
that name, which spends a good part
Of the year at Parsons Beach, is quiet
| ly investigating and trying to satisfy
himself that the strange happenings
at the Hartman home are due to nat
ural causes.
An interesting development is the
arrival in Maine Of government
specialist who travels over the coun-
try rendering professional services to
veterans Of the World war who are
suffering from shell shock. He is
quite certain that the Hartman girl is
an involuntary victim of the "spooks"
and that her peculiar performance can
be traced to condition Of mind ana
body for which she Is not responsible.
He Is reported to have said that he
believes he can cure the girl. This
man is now in Portland and an effort
will probably be made to have him
make a visit to the Hartman home
| and examine the girl.