Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-23


meeting of the Governor and Council.
O'Clock.
ne petition for pardon of G. Howard
Parker will come before the Governor
and Council TODAY.
Iarkcr Is now serving 10 years sem
'ehce IN the State prison. for the crime
OF breaking and entering Il house in L,l-
pee Me- in the summer of 1899 to which
CRIME he pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced in October He is a native of
Campohello. \. r.. but lived for many
years IN Machias He is - years Of age
ana mas wife and three children. The
reason upon which he bases his petition
ior pardon is that he had no counsel
at the trial. and was told to plead guilty
ana he would be let off easily. which he
olo' ana was given 10 years. lie also SAYS
ne was not to blame for the crime hrt
was intoxicated and WAS led t. commit
the crime by his companions.
a. ID. McFaut, ESD OF Machas viii
present the case for the petitioners
Governor Powers and staff. were in
Ellsworth last evening, in attendance at
the celebration held there
The carpet in the State assessors OF
nee Is laid. and the furniture has been
moved back into the room Adnlrlng
CROWDS composed of the employees
clerks, and heads of the various depart
ments. have visited the room. and con-
graduate Mr.. Plummer upon the beauty
OF the carpet. 1t is surely Il pretty one.
beng a dark colored. rich looking Bras
SelS. The bank examiner and his Office
force however. still claim their new car
pct is The rrettiest in the Capitol.
W. G. Iunton of Readtiold WIS 1T the
state House. Tuesday morning. while
upon his way to Riverside. where hc adj
dressed It farmers institute in the af-
tornoon.
The State library is in re,cip, Of Soy
efi volumes of the reports Of many of
tn" various bar associations. given by the
Maine Bar Association. through its Soc
rotary. l.. G. Cornish. Esq. Of this CITY
Among other books received at the IL
hrHry Recently. are two from the state of
New York. that are gems in their class.
one Of them is the report of the bot
anist ol the University of New York 1t
is a handsome volume bound in dark
brown and upon the front side is the
shield Of New York, in white and gold.
The paper used in tn. manufacture is of
the finest book paper and the work is
of the very best.
TIL" book is devoted chiefly to the sub
iect Of mushrooms. and all the different
varieties are discussed at great length
In the back of the book are a full page
colored plates. giving the pictures Of all
the different mushrooms. and explaining
which are edible, also which are poison.
The other book is of the same size and
style only it is devoted to the first annual
report of the commissioners Of fishery.
game. and forests of the state of New
York which was issued in 1896.
1t is q book that no sportsman can see
without wishing to possess. on the cover
is the head of a deer in gold and another
picture of Il disciple of lsaak Walton
fishing in a mountain brook.
In the book are page after page of col
gether with deer, and the birds of the
State illustrated as natural as life there
being one especially good picture of a
brook trout.
Librarian Carver will so to Lewiston
today, to attend the meeting of the G. a.
r. department of Maine.
The regular meeting of the fish and
game commissioners was held at their
new quarters, Tuesday forenoon, and a
large amount of routine business was
transacted. In the afternoon Chairman
l.. T Carleton went to Ellsworth to 1t
tend the celebration there. Commissioner
Stanley returned to his home in DiXeld.
commissioner Oak will remain in the city
a few days.
Vincent \. Thcrieault Esq. of Fort
Kent. is in the city ON professional huSl-