Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-09-26

The cattle show and fair of Madison
will be held at that place on the Ansor
side, the week beginning October 4th
There will he a grand ball in Ansoi
hail Thursday evening, music by Ken
dalPs orchestra. Friday there
will be horse racing at Walkers track
a 5-lninute class for $50 and 80
class for $50, trot or pace in both
classes.
At meeting Of the stockholders Of
the ArooStook Canning and Creamery
ompany held at Houlton on Saturday
he 18th inst, the officers chosen We're:
President, Jonathan Benn, secretary
md treasurer. Parker y. Bureigh. Tho
capital stock of this company is $40,
100, divided into $1,000 shares of the pai
value of IS each. The purposes foi
which the corporation is organized is
he canning of vegetables and fruits
avaporating fruits ard berries. and op.
rating q butter ana creamery factory
Aith headquarters at Houlton.
Rev. G. Edwin Woodman, Jr., the
,oung pastor Of the church of the I'm
nanucl, Portland, is to withdraw iron
that society. He read his letter O
osignation last Sunday ana desire
hat ii be accepted at once. AIR. Wood
nan was ordained a regular clergyman
MY Il few months ago. and at thai
Inc he entered upon his duties AZ
fatcr Of the Emmanuel society here
II lccame exceedingly popular witt
is parishioners. and by dint Of hard
eIrest work succeeded in increasing
he membership and placing the churcl
~ . soind basis. Mr.. Woodman is ont
i the youngest ministers in the coun-
~. being only - years of age.
Game Warden Cummings of Aroos-
ook says partridGes are unusuall
ilenty. while larger game promises t,
So no LEGS abundant. Deer and moos
lrc 10 be seen every day. but casibol
trc coming to be rare game. Nj
'umminPs has noticed that the fcmal
The moose prevail IN much create
fuubcrs than the male. 1t is pussibl,
% gee = COW moose to every bail ThI
ondition, " Whatever the reason for It. /
such regretted by sportsmen, botl
hosc belonging in Maine and thos.
vho spend tRrir summers here. Their
"a strong sentiment upon them tha
hose time should be declared upoi
ue@se for two or three years. Nj
cummings has been much Interested Il
Ho sal,nou Ia the Aroostouk river
ne upper waters he mas seen q numbe
# these fish that would ccrtainl
9eigh from 10 to y pounds. This
aneiusive evidence chat salmon az
scenlinE the river The number @
fs,
already large and IT Is CONSTANT.
Increasing. In one section there are Z
amps and access 10 some Of them
xtremeIy difficult. \ two or thrc.
ags' Journey through very roug'
0untry is sometimes necessary. bu
many ladies are willing To undertake
nc Journey for the pleasure whici
waits them at the journeys end.
The Maine blueberry canning scaso,
over. In Washington county. wher
he principal portion Of the crop
athcred. the pack has been somewha
tighter than usual The pack of or
octo4y is 5000 bushels, which is III
largest Hundreds Of bushels hav
1ecn left over unpicked, as the berrie
here have been unusually plenty TIL
vear, Notwithstanding Low price
ave ruled, the bluebcrry pickcrs hay
'one well this season. a person who
'osted says that the blueherry busi
ess Is managed in this way: The lano
5 leased To the Gamers by the pro
rietor. Then the Gamers sublct t.
thcr parties certain tracts, say a see
ion between specified brooks or ridges
'hcsc parties in the spring burn owe
hose tracts and when the bluebcrrie;
re ripe they hire pickcrs who go OF
o the grounds and camp during th'
eason. The picl.crs are paid hy th'
'ound or the bushel by the subietter;
{ the tracts. They. in turn. sell til
1criies to the Gamer who leases tn.
and on which they operate. The bcr
les are boxed uniformly and big team
lake their rounds regularly and hau
he berries to the five canning fac
ories. Hundreds of farmers, thei
wives ana their children i'll Washing
on county depend each year on tn,
ytra cash the blueberry season viii
ring them. \ farmer has been known
o earn enough in q week or two OF
he hlucbcrry fields to buy 10 barrels o!
lour.