Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-19
CAPITOL NEWS.
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Vote Of the State in Presidential
,-s Election This Month.
Regular Monthly meetins Of tho Fish and
Game Commissioners.


secretary of States office on the result
of the November election which gives
the total vote as lis, 1854; MCKINLEY and
Hobart, SOAPS; Bryan and Sewall, 3d.
III; Palmer and Buckner, 1864: Lever
| ing and Johnson; 1871; Bryan and
Watson. 22s7. McKinleys plurality is
1925, which is 1853 less than the
plurality of Powers at the guberna-
torial election. In 1892 the plurality
of Harrison was 14.S27. The returns
have all been received with the excep-
ton of two plantations, Wallagrass and
Winterville, the votes of which will not
| make any great change
The fish and game commissioners.
Hon. L. T. Carleton, Henry 0. Stanley
and Charles L. Oak. held their regular
monthly meeting at the land agents
| office, Wednesday. A large amount Of
routine work was transacted.
A hearing was given on the petition
of Hon. p. o. Vickery and 10 Others
praying that ice fishing be prohibited
in the waters of Lake Cobbosseecontee,
McGrath, Ellis. Great Long, Snow and
Little Richards ponds for a term of
years; also that the taking of sinners,
fresh water herring. smelts and such
other fish as are commonly used for
bait from said lake and ponds, and
their tributaries, be entirely prohibit
ted.
number of interested persons APP
peared at the meeting. Addresses We're
made by Senator elect Perham S. Heald
and DR.. Jones of Waterville. Mr.. Hun
ton of Oakland. Representative-elect
Colder of Belgrade, w. A. Newcomb
and f. G. Kinsman of Augusta. and
others. Hon. p. o. Vickery, president
of the Maine Sportsmens Fish and
Game association, Col. T.. c. Earring
ton, the secretary. and Miss Corneia
7. Crosby of Phillips. Fly Rod" also
spoke.
There was a strong remonstrance
against closing all the ponds but there
was an unanimity of opinion that Win
ter fishing be prohibited in Lake Cob
bosseecontee.
Hon. j. +. Sprague of Monsoon, APP
peared before the board, representing
the petitioners to close certain ponds
andl axes in Elliottsville and have fish
ways established on Long Pond stream.
The inha bitants of Carthage and vi
entity petition that fishing be prohibit
ted for term of three years in Potters
pond, and Webb's river and its tribu-
by Freeland Htwe and others of Nor
way, asking. that for the closing of all
the tributaries of Lake PenneSsewassee.
Game Warden e. Mills McCausland
of Guilford. sent in his resignation to
the board. saying that a game warden
will make number of enemies if he
faithfully discharges his duties and
the office seriously interferes with a
mans business. p.
The hearings on the petitions will be
given as soon as the commissioners
have finished the distribution of fish
and the taking of spawn.
Miss Sadie Lord Stenographer in the
insurance department, is passing few
days at Portland.
State Treasurer Simpson returned,
yesterday morning, from Carmel
Secretary McKeen will go to Orono,
Thursday, to attend meeting of the
experiment station council of the
Maine State college. Mr.. Mckeen has
Just returned from trip through the
State, being engaged in holding farm
ers Institutes.
News has been received of the death