Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-11


re ported b. the Hsiecsnsn Of HoEsss, Is De
stables u David 3. Hsrd which proved =
be Csssrrh.
September 18Th A post-morten in
spection sas held at Lewiston upon the
premises Of Jebs Bolton. No csasasisss
disease WAS discovered.
September 2sth- Inspection vas osdt red
al the farm of Geo. W. Stone Of Lewiston.
bat no consssion va found smoug his CT
tie.
October 7th. A case Of CHAMBERS vas re-
ported ct Eidingson, q the stables Of z. 6.
Hepsorth. The horse vss condemned and
appraised Of sf0o.
October 5sh. The cattle Of J. N.
Knight Of Otisfeid we're Inspected. but 20
contagious disease was found.
October ilih. The Board Of Health"
Of Leeds. reported case Of giandefs,
which proved upon examination TO be
chronic catsrrh
October 18th. Inspection va ordered Of
the cattle Of Llsvsllyn Norton Of Forming
ton. but no contagious disease vas found.
October 18th. fnspection vas ordered
upon the farm Of Mrs J. Hood Of Wayne.
but no cases Of tuberculosis we're found
October 18th bad case of tuberculo
al. vas discovered in Jersey COW belons-
iag to Fraak Warren Of Livermors Fans.
shieh VAS condemned and appraised e75.
October 23i. COMMISSIONS, Beal and
Bailey visited the premises Of s y.
Met aliosgh Of Bermon. and found an Al
vanced case Of tuberculosis in . Jersey
COW. that had for long time been Furnish
ilz the milk for = family Of small children
rha COW vas condemned and appraised ss
s2s
October 25ih. Commissioners Harris
and Bailey visited the farm Of Rev. Samuel
Poindex;er az Shspieigh, Who had lost sew
ersl head Of cattle, and reported others
sick with the same symptoms. A post
rnortem OF an OF that had recently died.
disclosed the fact that IL was . case OF
poisoning, and the history Of the previous
case. all go to confirm the same diagnosis.
No appraisal.
November 4th. A case Of ..slanders sod
fsrcy" was reported by 0. NJ. Cummings
Of Norway, diagnosis confirmed, appraisal
800 90
November 9Th. The cattle Of W. G..
Everett Of South Paris we're inspected. but
no contagious disease vas found to exist.
November 18th. The cattle Of William
Harlow of Turner Center, WAS inspected
rb'A - W oC AhcIs<u
with tuberculosis. She was condemned aud
appraised at SIS 90
November 18th Visited the premises Of
A. II Pratt at North Turner Bridge" and
condemned a yearling, Registered Holstein
bull. The animal being appraised st
s35 90. This bull was the produce Of the
Holstein COW, already described a. belong
ing to 4. A. Young of Auburn. which was
condemned last July. and found to be =
very bad case of tuberculosis; and this bull
was disposed Of in pursuance Of the we'll
settled polio, of this State to follow up,
and destroy the produce Of tuberculous
cows.
November 23d. Two cases Of CHAMBERS
were reported in the camp of George w.
Day at Pressure Isle, Aroostook Co but
upon inspection were found to be bad cases
of catarrh.
November 26th. A case of CHAMBERS was
reported at Wytopitlock, Washington Co {,
which also proved to be chronic cstarrh.
November Both. An inspe ction was or
dered of the cattle belonging to N. q. Pope
of Poland. A Holstein COW which had been
brought into this State from New York,
last August. was found to be affected with
tuberculosis and condemned, although no
compensation could be awarded to the
owner, as section 2 of the present Law pro-
| yides that in no case shall compensation
be allowed for an animal destroyed under
the provisions of this Act, which may
have contracted the disease in .
foreign country or on the high seas, or
that may have been brought into this State,
within one year previous to such animals
showing evidence Of such disease"
December 9th. Inspection was ordered
upon Jersey COW. the property of Joseph
A. Lamb of Lewiston, and found to be an
advanced case of tuberculosis. Appraised
at $50 90.
The above COW had dropped bull calf
the previous year, which was then in the
possession of = gentlsm an at South Turner,
who upon learning the facts in relation to
his dam promptly ordered the animal
destroy ed.
The same day a bad case of "glanders
an farcy' was discovered at the stable Of
Dr. L. A. Bourque of Lewiston, and was
destroy ed. Appraisal $4,000.
December 7Eh. A case of CHAMBERS was
reported at the stable of David Cram of
Litchfield Plains, which proved to be q case
pupura hemorraagica
December 18th. A case was reported at
North Greene, said to be an advanced case
of tuberculosis. but which proved to be
non-contagiou, emphysema. The COW was
the property of S. NJ. Rose, and there was
no appraisal.
December 23d. Inspection was held at
Bethel in the herd Of L. A. Hall, but no
contagious disease was found.
December 26ih. The Selectmen of South
Litchfield requested an inspection Of the
herd of Granville A. Palmer Of that town.
and two grade jersey cows were found to
be affected with tuberculosis, and we're
condemned after having been appraised.
one at $50 90, and the other at Sls 90,
total S3s 90.
The last case Of the year reported was
supposed CHAMBERS, la mare at Bingham.
but which proved to be cstarrh. and the At
tention of all parties interested 10 again d.
rected to pages Il, Is, 10 and 20 of our re-
port of 1888, in which the symptoms of
CHAMBERS and farcy are so clearly given
that if these are carefully compared with
supposed cases as they arise, it would save
our board much trouble and expense in 60
ing long distances to render decisions, in
which the owners themselves ought to be
able to determine whether they have gland
ers or catsrrh.
In view of the attention given to the herd
Of Mr.. c. f. Winslow of Falmouth, which
the commissioners visited on NAV % and
Goth, June 4 and 10th, and Sept 2lst, last,
ard of the prominence given to this case
/ about which a great deal was said 10 the
State papers at the time) the Commission
ers next give very full history Of this case.
including many important documents bear
ing upon ii. the te stimouy of expert veteri-
nsrians, and other points Of interest 10 THE
ease-one of the most interesting of the
year. This is much too lengthy to be pub.
lshed in our columns, and we can only give
the conclusions which are reached by the
commissioners, and ahundantly sustained
BY all the testimony presented, viz: That
Mr.. Winslow had no just claim
against the State for the loss Of
his herd, other than for two individuals Of
! 1t which had been condemned by the Com
mission, ard for which payment has been
rendered by the treasurer Of the Commits:
sion, but returned This was based upon
the conclusion that no tuberculosis or other
contagious disease has ever been present in
Mr.. Winslow's herd. The disease, what
ever it was, was due to some abdominal
disorder, was in no case pulmonary was
parasitic and not tubercular, and entirely
non contagious.
In making summary of the business of
the year, aside from the loss to the herd
Of Mr.. Hartley Lord of Kennebunk, for
which special appropriation was made)
seventy two cases of diseased animals were
reported to the commission in 1889. These
were scattered from the New Hampshire
line to the ST. John river; fifty-fve herds
of cattle we're inspected and seventeen
stables and lumber camps were visited |;
seventeen cows. two bulls. and two oxen
were condemned At an appraisal Of e7o2,
and seven horses were condemned