Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-12

MOI Will IOdT VI
But with music of the flute
That transforms US from the brute
Into children once again
Scoring all the faults Of men.
About the best snow automobile
we have yet seen is that made by
Joseph Long. employed by Hopkins
Brothers. says the Fort Fairfield Re-
view. This automobile has the hind
axle narrowed up to the width Of an
ordinary sleigh track in winter. Each
wheel is really two wheels in one.
held together partly by the skid
chains, while the front consists of a
neat little set of runners, which
steer easily by the steering wheel
of tho automobile. This automobile
does splendid work over ordinary
snow roads, and seems to be the
nearest perfection for winter use in
the auto line Of anything yet brought
out.
The Maine Central Railroad has is
sued very attractive folder on
winter Sports in Maine and the
White Mountains" handsomely illus
trated with views showing many of
the winter beauty spots of the Pine
Tree State and many of the enjoy
able forms of winter sports, for which
Maine is yearly growing more famous
and to enjoy which more and more
people are coming every year.
> Knox county business enterprises
and private interests are benefiting
by recent extension of power lines.
South Thomaston is now lighted by
electricity, wires are being run to the
State farm in South Warren, and
during the winter line will be run
to Long Cove, st. George. to give
power to the granite quarry.
Very lively have been some of the
chases after wild heifers in this vi
cinity, writes the Garland corre-
spondent of the Piscataquis Observ-
! err. Perhaps the one having the most
unusual outcome, however, was in the
case of those owned by Arthur Reed.
After these animals had very skill
| fully led about a dozen men over pas
lures and through the greater part of
! the woods joining the Highcut pas
| lures, they were left for the night.
| These gentle creatures must have re-
pented, however, for the next morning
about five o'clock they were quietly
! feeding in the field near the house
! waiting to be tied up; and proving
| that truth is stranger than fiction.
The Aroostook Republican says
that Caribou is getting to be fully
/ cosmopolitan. Some time during
Thursday night (Nov. ID the home
of Archie st. Peter on Water street
| was entered by a masked man, who
entered the room of Mr.. and Mrs. st.
Peter, flashlight in hand. Mrs. St.
Peter awakened very quickly and,
| speaking to her husband, she jumped
| out Of bed and courageously ad-
vanced upon the stranger, pulling his
mask from his face. The midnight
visitor, who had only time to demand
of Mr.. st. Peter the liquor which he
! had lost in a recent seizure, was COM
| pletely bewildered by the promptness
with which Mrs st. Peter met him,
turned and fled down stairs, even
before, Mr.. st. Peter could jump out
of bed. The mans identity will
doubtless be established.
The other day Ed Allen Of Bridgtor
Highland was standing in front Of
his house and heard sound which he
declared to be moose call, says the
News. Hastily getting his gun, he
started off through the woods, eau.
! tiously looking for the moose. HI
finally arrived at the road neal
Lovers Lane. and while standing
there. met George Kimball. Mr.
Kimball inquired if he were out gun
ming, and he excitedly told him he
Kimball if he didn't hear it. Mr.. X
thought moment and then said:
well 7 heard the new fire alarm
down to the village. Suppose thai
was your moose?" And Mr.. Allen de-
cided perhaps it was, but ALL the
neighbors need to do when they NEE
him is to say moose" and be ready
to dodge behind tree. 1t is also
suggested that Chief Waiting estab.
fish guard for the fire alarm in case
other hunters take shot at it.
A printing press is quite a neces.
sary thing in printing Office, and
it is quite necessary that the press
should so right. We have had