Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-23

Game Warden French returned to
Calais, Thursday, from trip through
Machias, Columbia Falls Crawford and
Wesley, and reports that he killed the
deer dog owned by George Magoon of
Crawford. French left word for Magoon
to appear at Calais. Monday, for trial.
Rowell Archer of Plantation 10. was ar
rested by Mr.. French for Killing deer on
Sunday He was taken to Machias and
tried. found guilty and fined $40 and costs.
Warden French arrested Ephraim
johnson and Virgil Basto, both of Ma
chias, for lacking deer Both men plead
ed guilty and were sentenced to pay a
line of $40 each and serve 30 days in jail
They appealed and gave bonds for their
appearance at the next term of the SUI
preme judicial court. Warden French
was accompanied on his trip by Warden
Bowers of Machas.
To show the danger a game warden I'M
dergoes in tracking a man who is jack
ing, Commissioner Carleton gives a de-
scription of the manner in which Warden
French and two mates captured two law
breakers last week. The jacklights are
arranged with either lantern or tin
man, the band circles the head; in front
is placed a light with a reflector. The
men armed with guns were going through
pastures and bushes looking for deer
The wardens followed after the men.
stopping when they stopped. At times,
the men would turn their heads looking
in different directions for the game
Quick as a flash the wardens would drop
to the ground, for if the poachers should
see moving object which they thought
was an animal they would fire. Under
those circumstances the officers slowly
followed, gaining as rapidly as possible
until within perhaps twenty feet when
French made n spring and caught his
man around the arms and quickly took
his gun. Warden Bowers was equally
fortunate with his man. The poachers
asked to whom they owed this intrusion
and when French told his name the men
said: 1--WE may as we'll give up If you
are French The man then said that the
wardens ran terrible risk in following
man with jacklight. not that any one
perhaps woula wish to shoot an officer
but he was liable to do so, mistaking him
for a deer or some other animal The
his chances on being caught lacking rath-
er than the risk an officer took in such
affairs.
Superintendent w. w. Stetson went to
his home in Auburn on the morning train,
Tuesday.
Secretary B. W. McKeen went to Frye
burg, Tuesday, to pass Thanksgiving DIT
home
The railroad commissioners were to
have met a the State House, Tuesday,
but owing to the inability of Chairman
Peaks to be present, there was no meet
ing.
Land Agent c. E. Oaks went TO his home
in Caribou, Tuesday afternoon, to pass
Thanksgiving.
The two following companies filed GER
tificates of Incorporation, Tuesday:
Automatic Fire Infiator Company has
been organized at Portland for the pur-
pose of the manufacture and sale of pa
tent tire inflators, with $4,000 capital
stock of which nothing is paid in. The
officers are; President, William Howard
Mary Elizabeth Paine of Providence, r.
ISIS i cer'ihc''e approved November H.
Blair Camera Company has been organ
lied at Portland for the purpose of man
ufacturlng and dealing n cameras and
photograph supplies, with $l25,000 capital
stock of which $500 is paid in. The Off
GERS are; President, Walter T; Camp of
Ames of Portland Me Certificate APP
proved, November is, 1898