Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-02
FISH AND GAME.
The Third Annual Meeting and Ban.
quet at Waterv;Ile
OF ihs Kennebec Fish and Game Association
Enthusiastic Session.

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Tha, er hall in this city this evening. The
me eting was full one, and at the banquet
plates were laid for l2S and the tables were
filed. Among those present were noticed
the folio wing gentlemen: Hon. A. NJ
Spear, Hon o. b. Clason, G. d. Libby,
DR.. GiddlnEs, Sheriff E. w. Merton and A
+. Davenport, Gardiner; Hon. 2. O. Vck-
cry, Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath, C. w. Berry
and w. II. johnson, Augusta George W
Golding. II. A. Burrill, c. w. Fulsom, J
E. fIsr is, S. F. Hersom, Albert Bachel-
der Charles Crowell, VIM. P. Blake, presi-
dent of the association, Fred Gleason,
| Frank NJ las, Abraham Bachelor, Glenn
Blake, Walter Gleason and Henry kenny,
| 0 kland; Fred Blake and A. N. Jones,
Sidney; Mayor johnson, Hon. S. S
Brown, Hon. W. L. IIaines, Judge Phil
brook, p S. Heald, Hon. Nathaniel Mead
er, Deputy Sheriff j. 2. Hill. Dr.. f. c.
Thayer, City Mirshll Crowell, DR.. j. F.
Hill, w. W. Edwards and others, Water
eille.s
At the busine's meeting the reports of
the treasurer and secretary were presented,
an abstract of which is as follows:
The reports as submitted show that the
association now has membership of 302
One hundred and eight of them are in the
city, 50 in Augusta, 80 in Oakland, 3S in
Gardiner, 80 in Winthrop and 26 scattering
members. In regard to the finances the as
soc;ation has received from each member
the admission fee of 81. 5000 from the
State and $3.50 from the Maine Sportsman :
Association. 1t has expended since its Or
ganizalion about Sl2G0. 1t owns the hatch
ing houses at Belgrade which cost about
S400, and the remainder of the money has
been expended in Matching the young fish
and stocking ponds, also in providing ward
ems to watch the streams and ponds so
stocked and the spawning beds.
The association was organized in June,
1892, and during that summer under
took to hatch some fish at Oak
land but in this direction wss
not successful and in the fall of that year
removed the Matching operations to Bel
grade. Here in the summer of 1898 there
were hatched under the supervision of w.
P. Blake of Oakland, president of the
association, about 100000 fish; from 49,,
600 to so 900 trout and from 90, 900 to 25,-
900 salmon, which during the fall were
placed in different streams and ponds in
this county. The trout were fed in pools
on Mr.. Blake's farm in Oakland, AMI when
they were liberated had attained an average
length of about three inches. These were
the first fish artifclally hatched and raised
in Kennebec county, and the success of the
undertaking. in the per cent. of fish hatched
was on an equal with similar operations in
othe part, of the State, which speaks
great deal for Mr.. Bake's ability and
watchful care over every detail of the
work.
The old board of officers was reelected
as follows: President, Wm. ?. Blake,
Oakland: first vice president, Nathaniel
Meader, Wst rville; second vice-presi-
dent, p o. Vickery, Augusta; third vice
president, L. T. Carleton, Winthrop; Sec
retary and treasurer, William T. Hanes,
Waterville; directors, W. w. Edwards,
Frank Weber, Waterville; c. A. Coch-
ran, A. d. Hail. Winthrop; W. Ii. Harris,
C. +. Harrington, Augusta; W. Z. Gid
dings and G. Dexter Libby, Gardiner.
The banquet was served by the we'll
known caterer, J. Fields Murry. and was,
Of course, an elegant one. The tables
we're arranged around the room in hollow
square and were verv handsomely deco
rated by A. C. Stark, florist. of this city.
The menus were printed on a neat
folder, on the front side of which was an
appropriate original design in haif-tone
engraving, procured by Mr. Murry in Bos-
ton, showing sportsman knee-deep in
water endeavoripg 10 land gamey trout, a
fine string of fish and the head Of moose
the monarch of the Maine forests. On
the inside was very tempting bill of fare,
which showed for itself the endeavors of
Mr. Murry to give the guests the best that
money could procure.
After discu 'sing various items OF the
menu the following gentlemen responded t.
informal toasts, Hon. Nathaniel Meader
acting as toastmaster Hon. Herbert NJ.
Heath, Hon. A. NJ. Spear, Hon. p. o.
vickery, Mayor c. f. johnson, b. T.
Wyath of Hancock county and State Fish
Commissioners Stanley and Wentworth.
One of the pleasant features of the even
ipg was the presentation by 25 members of
the association to President VIM. p. Blake,
who has worked with so great an interest
for the association and whose labors have
been rewarded by success, with an elegant
fishing outfit, including hook lines. costly
split bamboo rod. aluminium reel, etc.
The meeting was most successful one
ard the organization is doing good work
in looking after the interests Of the sports
men. both those who are residents of the
State and those who come here every
summer from other states.