Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-11
STATE HOUSE.
Governor CIeaves and Council Adjourn
Until Thursday, May 7.
Black Game and Capercailzie Recently intro
duced Meeting with Promise.

Inc 1oNcIloT anu COUNCIL ltSuihcu
session. Friday morning. adjourning
shortly before 10 o'clock. until May Z,
at in the afternoon.
1t was unanimously agreed at the
session. that according to the proposal
or the school committee of Portland.
the dormitory recently built for the use
of the pupils of the deaf mutes school,
should be named "Brownson Hail. at
ter w. II. Brownson of the Portland
Advertiser staff, and at present men,
Der of the school committee.
The board OF State assessors will
in it's Office These are much needed.
They will be placed in the east side of
the room where now there are some
| shelves, which are of little use.
Hon. Charles f. Oak of the fish and
game commission, is greatly satisfied
over the prospects of the black game
and capercailzie, the game birds of
Sweden, which have been introduced
in this State 1t will be remembered
that they were brought here, a few
weeks ago, II of them having been lib
Grated in the woods near New Sweden,
about Is miles from Caribou.
Mr.. Oak said TO a Journal reporter,
Friday: The capercailzie and black
game promise to thrive in this State
and the commissioners are well salts
fled with the results so far.
The fact that Vermont and New
Hampshire have followed suit. in
Names lead. in this matter, is most
gratifying. For. as a matter of fact.
these two states have sent to Sweden
the game of the states.
They appear to be we'll satisfied
that the birds have come to stay, and
viii be a pride to this country. as well
as the others of which they are natives
These birds for New Hampshire and
Vermont will have time to get accl-
mated before another season begins. if
they do not have a chance to breed.
this year
viii the birds in Maine breed, this
season." was asked.
II am satisfied that they will. and
for this reason. Those which were in
troduced here, a year or so ago, and
taken to Auburn and kept in captivity,
layed. but the shells proved too soft
and nothing came of it. The softness
Of the shells was undoubtedly due to
the birds having been in captivity
The birds liberated at New Sweden,
We're let out fully a month before the
ones which We're brought to Auburn.
another point in their favor"
Have the birds begun their singing
yet?"
No, not yet. But they have been
seen perched upon the tree-tops. as
was their custom in the old Sweden,
and the songs will soon begin. You re-
member, it is in the mating season,
that their songs are first heard.
The people of New Sweden are de-
lighted. They are letting the birds en-
tirely alone. and no one is worrying
them. The birds have often been seen,
however, by passers by, in about the
same section in which they We're lib
Grated.
Il am convinced that it is only
question of time before these birds will
be very numerous"
The Brunswick & Lewiston Street
Railroad Co., filed articles of associa-
ton, Friday, and accompanying petit
ton to the railroad commissioners, for
an electric road to run between the
cities of Brunswick and Lewiston. The
road will he u miles, and will be a
guage of feet 81a inches. The road
will run through the towns of Lisbon
and TopSham.
The directors temporarily chosen are:
Norton @. Pope of Portland; and Frank
w. Dana, and Henry w. True of Lew
iston The capital stock will be 5000, 600