Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08

DAILY KENN
of a fund to experiment with snow re-
moval. 1t came SO late In the session
that 1t had no chance for consideration
on it's merits. The bill was killed SIM
ply because there was no available
money.
Speaking before the Damariscotta
Rotary Clpb the other day when q
Maine products luncheon was served,
Norris A. Miller. register Of deeds for
Lincoln county, declared that within
the last few years there has been
marked increase in the property trans
fers in the county especially to pur-
chasers outside of the State. tndicat-
ing that the boom In Lincoln county
has already begun. From Samosets
transfer of an immense tract up to
present-day transactions, the develop
ment of the county was traced by the
speaker.
Representatives Of Lewiston social
agencies held meeting the other
evening for the purpose of discussing
plans for the formation Of council
to be known as the Lewiston Central
Council of Social Agencies. The pur-
pose is for developing spirit of CO.
operation between the various
agencies Of the twin cities. Nothing
definite could be reached on account
Of the attendance being insufflciently
representative owing to the In
clement weather. Another meeting
will be called for the end OF the
month. The question of a Social
Service Exchange was fully discus
sed.
In the window of Leonard &
Mitchell's drug store at Bath Is q
clock that Is attracting much atten-
ton. It is a miniature grandfather
clock standing, only 2 Ia feet high
and is perfect in every detail. even
to the long glass panel door. showing
the regular swing of the little
pendulum. The case, is of highly
polished cedar and was designed and
made by Mr.. Leonard. The works
were the property of the late DIR. w.
E. Rice an hung on the walls OF his
old home and has the quaint old
fashioned face with gay flowers
painted on it as are seen on the OLD
clocks of other days. 1t fits nicely
into the scheme making it look as II
the case as well as the works belong
ed to the past. Mr.. Leonard has re-
ceived many compliments for his
workmanship showing he is an adept
with joiners' tools as well as with
drugs.
The population of Smelt City. on
the Saco river, is growing every day,
saws The Biddeford Journal. New
| bungalows are being thrown up
every night and the amateurs are IN
yading the professional fishing
grounds so rapidly that the prices of
the tasty fish are likely to drop. Up
to date the best record is a string
/ of 1875 taken one night last week by
Frank Harmon. The second best
| string is said to have been 112. Mr..
| Harmon is reported to have kept
! eight lines working the night he
made his record catch. with the bites
| coming so quickly in succession that
| he had more than he could do TO
| handle the catch. One of the great
! est drawbacks to the smelt catchers
| for the last week or two has been
, the scarcity of bait, the live kind
they mean. Only short time each
| evening is available for gathering In
! the catches as the smelts can be
caught in any quantity only while
| there is an incoming tide. Pickerel
are not biting as readily with the
| heavy run of smelts. the pickerel
| feeding on the smelts.
Clarence D. Fowler of this city is
not only one of the most expert of
| Old Towns motor mechanics, but in
his off hours is equally expert as a
protector of the game of the neigh
boring forests, having entered the lists
as a killer of wildcats, of which there
| appears to be an unusually large pop
ulation in the woods back of Milford
this winter, says the Old Town CORE
| spondent of the Bangor Commercial
| In short, they are so numerous that
| they are proving a tremendous hazard
to all the wild things that find thefI
| living and their cover in the forestry
particularly the deer, the partridges
and the rabbits, reaping very rich
larder off the last named little ami
| mails.
Mr.. Fowler owns two cat dogs, spe-
| cially trained to tree wildcats and
!
| not driving in the correction of auto
| motive troubles. he takes one of his
| dogs and adventures into the Milford
| woods. To date he has killed no less
| than seven of these predatory cats and
| has thereby saved nobody can tell how
| much of desirable game animals
against the requirements Of another
| open season.
The last one he killed only Wednes-
day and the creature weighed 4O
pounds. Its claws are wicked appear
| ing weapons of offensive or defense
| and it undoubtedly could have downed
deer in jig time, although 1t is
| usually admitted that it's larder con-
| tanned more rabbits and grouse than
deer. When one of the tribe leaps
from it's unsupported resting place on
| the limb Of tree beneath which the
deer stops or passes, the animals feet
| legs are Of little avail in the fruitless
endeavor to escape its murderous
|