Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-17
STATE HOUSE.
Hunting Season in Maine
Comes to a Close.
Seasons Record Exceeded Only By
Those of the Year 1899.
o'd Home Week Report Will Be a Valuable
WORK.

end. at midnight Saturday. and no more
vii, the huntsmcn tramp our nine for
csts in search Of deer or town. or tn,
| visiting sportsrnen with the ornninresent
gun cases be seen on the trains that pass
| through our cities for the back country
| regions.
III mas been most successful season al
| though scmc have seen visions of the flu
ture extinction of our deer from the fact
that the shipments of 1900 show a falling
away from those o.. 1919, but the season
of 80 was phenomenal and is the only
one that goes ahead of that Just closed
In SO there were hundreds of fawn deer
, shot in Maine whiIe this year. there have
been very few. The great slaughter of
these fawns raised the figures of last
year 10 great extent II adds much to
the future good hunting ii Maine that the
fawns have teen spared
During the summer months guides ana
wardens reported that the woods were
fuil Of deer. the number exceed ny those
of years past Ban with the advent of
! the first hunters, reports We're circulated
To the effect that game was VERY scarce.
Old wooGSmcn pointed out the fact that
the long continued drought Of the sum
mer had caused the foliage to dry up
and withe- long before its time and that
III" woods were noisy. making successful
hunting matter of great difficulty.
Their opinions seemed TO have but little
effect however ana the report that Maine
game had fallen OF was widely circulat-
ed
The record of game shipments through
Bangor W to Friday night was 3llS deer
and l3S moose. decrease of Isl deer from
the record of so and one moose, but Il
gain of $50 deer over the season of 1885
and loss CT three moose. The record
day for the year was Monday. oct. -.
when 125 deer and nine moose came down.
There have been few Violations If the
game laws and nothing but words OF
credit can be spoken for the efficient
work of the game wardens. There We're
six cases of accidental shooting ana
death resulted in four cases.
One thing that is being looked for with
eager anticipation is the coming report
of S. w. Matthews, commissioner Of the
bureau of labor statistics, on the obscry-
ance Of Old Home week in Maine. Since
he was requeste,. to compile the history
been collecting the material and this
duty. together with the regular work of
the bureau. has made business Of rush
ing nature, especially during the past
few weeks.
The Old nome week report will be in
the form of an appendix to the regular
report but will be complete work and
of considerable length. Every town that
celebrated will have its place in the work.
with a full description of the celebra-
ton including important speeches. All
speeches will be found in the report of
the town in which they We're given MAX
ing the work systematic and of a more
readable nature than would be the case
if the addresses We're run together at the
end as was the case in the New Hamp-
shire report Of the same nature.
Handsome and interesting ilustra lions
will embellish the history and all togeth
er, will make Mr. Matthews report
something that will be desired not only
by residents of the State but also by
Maine people who have made their homes
in other states.
The Stain and Cromwell hearing will
come before the Governor and Council
at the regular meeting. tomorrow, and
as the case has attracted the attention
-. Al NJ. Era,1a,,d = il a,nar.t..d tt,t
VI On "" -
large crowd VIII De IN attendance. AS
it is reported that new evidence VIII be
introduced to prove that the two priS-
oherS old not hiil bdiih ''sll-cl pa ~
of Dexter, developments are awaited
with interest
'e'i"' oei'-''o' :
VIII give 1t uii'ilst ~ MS oot'ilrii' St-'i-
and the heads of the state departments
at the Augusta house. It wilI De an
-. H., Ill, h.,
eIa''ordte di'"i'' Litter d i''''i0i VII W
given 10 the Governor.
TIA following rorloraticns nave been