Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-27
CLOSE TIME.
No Game or Birds Can Be De-
stroyed on Sunday,
Mercer Farmers Wife Wiser Than
Her Hust and.
Big Moose Was in Barnyard and She Prevent.
ed it's Slaughter.

from Mercer. UP in Somerset county
1t is related That well known farm
tr OF 1hat town went to his barns on
Sunday morning to fasten up the cattle
which ne had few moments before lie.
out to water. he found a giant moose
mingling with the herd Farmer Saw
telc Keeps ard maintains without
malice a well bred and fairly costly
:, sharpshootcr during the war of the
''ebellion. and That he now prides him
self on his fine shooting Qualities
Thc moose WAS making itself utit"
at nom" with the cattle and did not
appear to notice the approach of the
owner OF the herd. The farmer saw
tn" moose and stopped short. Mr..
| SitWtelle is law abiding citizen if he
| does like moose meat He returned to
| The house ANA Informed his good wife
| of what he had discovered He told
her that hc Oil not know whether if
was open ar close time on moose Mrs.
SaWtelle WAS v""v positive that moos"
can not bt taken except for exhibition
purposes and then only by the game
commission. NJ. Sswtell. iad his
d"untS both Ways while his Wife stucl.
l" II that ii h. shot the creature ~
would have I" Z" 20 court and he pun
iSh"d She feared great danger If hc
cared To- shoot the animal
The nearest nci9hbor WAS halr N
mile away and when Mr.. Savtclle wen,
over 10 consult him the latter dil nol
know anything whatever about gam,
nr laws regarding thc same
Mr S1,.+t.lIa ,.t,,,,,.7
;nd became engaged in conversation
with his WIFE. who by this time. hsd
discovered that to have a moose in
possession. dead or alive. at this s,.,-
son ot the year. is Il crime against th.
game commission. 81" urged that MI
husband should 20 out ANA shoe tht.
rl"rS" away before SOM. pviI mind Vi
r"rson should comr along and disco\n,
NE creature in tn" S1Wtrllr barn ward.
Reluctantly The farmer followed the
advice oi hi wife ANA less than an
noun after N':S @rlatiu" tnt. inc iden5 20
4 friend from IN. Village The friend
was better Informed than MI Saw
tclle. and when tho farmer was in
formed regarding his rights. PRIVILEGES
and franchises as an American citizen
it * said the language he said over is
e.Iualled only hN that which ht. mana
tacturcd during an incident which he
took ra"t ~ at HatchS Run during
the Civil War
This. of course, t. 4 good story. but
il is NOT hlli told. Mrs. Sawtelle's ad-
vice was wise. tar-veeing ana prudent.
The moose WAS seen on SUNDAY. and
every sunday. in open as Wen aS III
4
vice was perfectly correct. ana IL hc,
caution and Wom3nly discretion is h"r
husband indebted for the fact tnat he
IS not now in the limbo of the Jaw
Intuitivell. perhaps. Mrs. IantoiIa
thought it wrong to Kill that moose
found IN the barlHdrd on Sunday
morning. bit why il might be Illegal
sha could net or lid not tell. ihpl,,
may he others VINO are not Informed
on rhc point that Sunday is 4 clos.
time when game or birds may not b.
destroyed 50 the law on the suhiect
as amended by the Legislature ur 1871.
ana the official Interpretation Of the
: me- hy the commissioners Or inland
HShtr trieS and game is here given.
SUNDAY is a dos. tin.c on watch id
is rot lawful Ia hunt. Kill or deStrnr
. I'M" ~ birds Of any kind. under .l-
penalties imposed therefor during other
, lose Time. Int IA" penalties, already
imposed for tn, violation of The sun
,lAy laws by the statutes OF this Stara
are not hereby repealed! or diminisnei'
Tho commissioners in connection
with this clause 81 the fish and game
laws say that sunday is not q Close
hurting. tn" only law t" prevent fish
ing on sunday. during the open sea
son. is III" ola Sunday law. 80 called.
ana Is ~ follows W hG"Ner on th,.
Lords day keeps ".'en his shop
or plac" Of business travel.
on does aI.- work. labor ~ business, w
that day. except works of necessity oi
uses any sport. game nl. rncrr-
alton shall he punished by 4
tinr not exceeding Sl"" Il. s. al. -
sec. ."
This statute also provides that il
person conscientiously believing that
the seventh day of the eek ought Ia |
be observed as the sabbath. ana ac-
tuaIlr keeps Saturday rs sunday. is not
iith!A u the ahoVr penalty II IL. does
not disturb others hy his work. Bun
this Will not eiv" him the right to hunt
game or birds or Ssh on Sunday.
though ho refrain from doing it on Sal- /
rlrday.
And 50. the innate Wisdom Of !:
woman saved the man from violating |
q Maine statute.
y. \. Souic is constantly receiving |
new novelties in the furniture. line. bur !
The peop,t are now greatly Interested |
il the regular goods for the dining |