Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-17
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
Game Commissioners Looking After
Depredations on Our Borders.
Hon. Oramaadal Smith III MILITARY lnstfuc
ton for list Regiment Officers.

The game commissioners are in con-
sultation with the Provincial officers
in regard to the depredations com.
mitted along the border lines, and it is
thought that by working together,
mutual benefit can be derived. There
has always been more or less trouble
caused by parties going back and
forth and committing depredations for
which neither side could bring them
to account
There is one phase of the game laws
of Canada and of Maine where Maine
is more popular as a hunting ground
than Canada. and that is, that if a
sportsman goes to Canada to hunt he
has to pay a license fee and even if h =
has the luck of shooting a deer, carl
bou or moose, he is not permitted to
take the carcass of the game out of the
country, although the heads may be
taken.
When the close time upon moose was
set ahead to October Is. the guides
thought it would injure their business
but according to the report of General
Passenger Agent G. M Houghton Of
the Bangor & Aroostook r. r.. the
number OF moose killed along the line
of. that road. during the last Is days
of October. shows that there We're 81
killed, while for the whole month. las
year, there We're but 50, which of course
includes many Of these that were UNI
would seem by this that either the
moose are increasing, or the hunters
are thicker. and the business of the
guide growing better.
Hon. Oramandal Smith is quite i'll at
his home at Litcnfield, and he was
unable to be present at the meeting of
the Governor and council, Tuesday.
Mr.. Smiths illness is nothing serious.
Dut - a iIt dtldCh VI tiIG SIiD.
By the following, special orders. Adju-
tant General Richards mas called a meet
ing of the officers of the First Regiment
for military instruction at Portland. on
Wednesday, December 10:
State of Maine.
Adjutant Generals Office
Aa,uu
Special Orders No. "a.
l. In accordance with the requirements
of section "a of the military law meet
ing of the officers of the First Regiment
of the National Guard. for military in
struction, is hereby called to NEE. in
colonel may direct. on Wednesday, De-
cember Is. 1897. at 8 O'Clock A. NJ The
hours of the several sessions will be
fixed by the colonel comma nding.
ii. The meeting will continue until
noon of the day following that on which
it is called and will be divided into ses-
sions as the colonel may direct.
III. The colonel. assisted by such Of
ficers as he may designate. will instruct
the officers of his regiment in such
may consider for the best interests of his
command. He will make report of this
duty and account for aDsentess
". Transportation will DE furnished
by the qllartefmaSter general, quarters
ard subsistence will be arranged for by
the regimental quartermaster under in
structions from the quartermaster gen.
eral.
v All accounts will be rendered to this
office on or before December 81 1897.
BY order of the Commander-in-Chief.
JOHN T. RICHARDS.
Adjutart General.
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