The Republican journal., 1885-03-19
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MAINE MATTERS.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
AGRICULTURE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
The Home Farm says: The Legislature
which closed its labors on March 9th will be |
long remembered by our farmers as the one |
which enacted The establishment of the State
Agricultural Experiment and Fertilizer Con-
troll Station, which institution will be put in |
operation early the present spring. This bill |
has been published in full in our columns, and
its provisions are well known to our readers |
1t is measure of the greatest good to our agr- |
culture, and, prudently administered, can but
subserve the best interests of the State While |
this bill is, perhaps the most important one
connected with our agriculture with which the
late Legislature had to do, some ten or Il dozen
others were passed of particular interest to
farmers.
Laws were enacted establishing the legal
weight of beans at 60 pounds the bushel; grass
seed at 45 pounds the 5ushe, and potatoes at
1865 pounds the barrel-all to be in good mer
charitable condition." An act Incorporates the
Eastern Maine State Fair Association at Ban
gor and subsequent act gives that assOcia-
ton, and the Maine State Agricultural Society,
each $500, annually, to be expended in premi-
ums on dairy and meat products--the several
societies TO join it with a like sum for the same
purpose.
An act was passed amendatory of Chapter
81, Section %. of the Revised Statutes, which
creates lien on cordwOod the same az here
tofore existed on bark, whereby the person
cutting the wood has lien. on il for his lab0rs.
which takes precedence of ali other claims, con-
tinues for thirty days, and may enforced by
attachment, but does not hold after the wood
has arrived at market.
An amendment to Chapter IA, Section 81, of
the Revised Statutes includes "sheep, and
swine in the law relating to contagious dis
eases in animals, similar to ''catle > and the
particular administration of diseases of animals
is placed under charge of the officials of the
new State Board of Health
The Hancock Agricultural Society was In
corporated having all the powers and privileges
granted to and exercised by other agricultural
societies.
Chapter 81, Section of the Revised Statutes,
was amended to read as follows g
"Sectlon D. The owner or occupant of every
grist mill shall keep scales and weights therein
to weigh corn, grain and meal, when required;
and be shall well and sufficiently grind rs re-
CURED according to nature, capacity and con
dltion of his mill, all grain brought TO his mill
for that purpose, and in the order in which it
shall be received; and for negecting or refus-
ing to weigh the same when required, or failing
to grind the same i'll the order received, or for
taking more than lawful toll, he shall be fined
for every such offence in any sum not less than
ten nor exceeding fifty dollars at the discretion
of the court, provided that this section shall
not be construed as to preclude the right of
any owner or occupant of any mill to enter into
any mutual agreement with any customer or
customers AS to the order in which the grain OF
suen ou>.ohe!s sh"'' NC lecelNeu anu Siouhu'
Hlaue al lllt lline saiu customer or customers
shall bring his or their grain to the mill Tor the
purpose of being ground"
A change was made in Chapter IS, Section II,
of the Revised Statutes, whereby the closing
paragraph of said section, (relating TO the fact
that the $780, given the O.sipee Valley Union
Agricultural Society, should be deducted from
the stipend given to the counties Of York, OK
ford and lumherl.nd IN nronortinn n tha
number of Inhabitants in eachl was omitt4d
The following SIMS were annronria,rd for
agricul ural institutions and interests for the
Years 1859 and 1856. Respectively.
NH, ,..
~" i'ii iH' io0"
state Colle8c OF Agriculture, etc.. ..-..$ s,5oooo
Agricultural socletles.... .......-...... 1900 90
prn,. ~ u .l,i, ~, y IN y"
touInrious Diseases of Anim,Is Inrf.
cheney. .......... 466s 81
Secretary Board of Agriculture. QUO 90
State Agricultural Society," ............... 10000
Eastern State Fair Association. 10000
EXPENSES Oh 0ecro tary ol hoaia Oh Asfl- ooo 700
STAT. Ey,,.r;,n.,,t t.iin, Dou IA
Contalin,s nisr,ses of Anim:is 50o 0o
Total. SIS 76o 81
FOR THE YEAR lss6
state ColIoao of ,,,,i.,,t,r. a,c ,o5noo
stale Exnrrimeut Station ~. ,... ! 0mI On
Farmers institutes. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l5ooVO
Contagious Diseases of Cattle 80. -. l,5OJOO
State Agricultural society.....-....... $1,000
Eastern ot'.e AR a as1cltion . o
tIrt -, Scre,art nt : 60, ~ ,i.,i OOoo0
ture .. s ~ 2oo 90
EN- custs of secretary of Boar, III Apri-
culture. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3O0.OO
Board Of Agriculture. 400 70
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A"''i''''''''' ''.'''..' '.'@-o''o'oo
FIRED AT WILD CAT AND KILLED HIS FAITH
ER-IN-LAW.
John W. Feeney, vi Jonesboro, was shot Mar.
IL, by Colby Pert, his son-in-laW, with whom
he WAS at work in the woods. The two men
have been carrying on numbering operations
near Chambers river the past winter ana hav-
ing completed their seasons work, began break
ing camp preparatory to removing home.
W nile thus engaged Pert says he saw huge
wildcat proving in the vicinity, and Selling his
rifle fastened to capture him. The creature
Pert saw what he sIIpuo,ed TO he tie head Of
the animal partially covered by the thick I'M
dtrorush. He instantly fired, when deep
groan OF agony revealed the fact that he had
shot Ftenev, whom he supposed was IN the
camp. he fastened 10 The dying man, who was
unconscious. Yet hoping 10 save bis life, he
laid HIM on the horse Sled and drove rapidly TO
Nhltneyville, three or four miles distant w here
medical assistance might be procured; but upon
arrival AT the latter place life was extinct. EX-
animation showed that the ball had entered the
forehead and penetrated the brain, probably
causing ueatl III lt" llinutts nese are lile
facts as necessarily largely gathered from Pert
himself, but whose story is not doubted, except
Ing the part relating to the wildcat. Tue two
men We're good hunters, exceedingly fond OF
the sport and for some time have been suspect
Ell OF poachnS. Hence the theory is set up, and
perhaps not without reason, that they were
pursuing deer when the sad accident occurred,
as II Is well known that the excitement Of the
chase renders 1t more or less dangerous. In
deed, hairbreadth escapes and sometimes
death, are caused by men being mistaken for
game by their nervous and excited companions
under such circumstances.
Perts acquaintance say that he is a thorough
y iIi!'oie ahu Soou-hdtuieu hidl' WhiCu ehti-
tes his statement TO much credence. tie Is
resident OF Nlnahaven, in this State, is stone