Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-09

couraSed frame of mind, he told Mr.
"iaS.i Oh the uphill road that he was
travelling. fearing that he should neve,
We apie 10 own ms farm. One year he
n'tu lailed 10 pay his interest Mr.
"lSSln ADVISED him to stick, that
thcre We're better times ahead. He did
so and this year has paid off the en-
tire debt, and will have something left
besides
Caribou farmer. Mr. Wiggin re-
Iates. sold his farm to his sons not
long since for $4,000 They paid in a
small sum, but this season their no.
tato crop will pay for the entire prop
erty- Necessarily they are happy.
Mr. Wisgin states that he could
name many more instances equally as
rosy. and thinks the farmers of Aroos-
took county are amCng the NOSE pros
porous people in the State
Friends OF the proposed measure to
place tax upon hunters. can atten-
ton "a the fact that during the past
iall 900 or more men have come from
ONO and Indiana alone 10 hunt deer
and moose in Maine. These men
brought with them all their food in
Guiding baked bread. They almost lit
eraily came into the State and left it
without eNpending n cent. These men
came III parties Of from 10 TO 80, and
at low estimate. they carried out of
the state 1000 deer and moose. and no
one can tell the number outside of that
which they slaughtered. Friends of
the proposed tax argue that. if these
lnen had been obliged to pay a tax of
so each the State would have realized
5000. which would hire five wardens
To patrol the woods where their ser
vices are most needed. AS this money
would be used for the protection of the
game, and for no other purpose. no
true sportsman would object to pay
the small tax.
open time on moose closed. Dec l.
The statement is made at the oftic. of
more moose have been killed this year
than last. The close time on deer will
begin Dee. L. No figures have yet
been obtained by the fish and game
department to show whether the num-
Der of deer killed this season is less
or greater than last year The heavy
snow storm Of last week put an end
to the hunting From now out it is
not likely that many hunting parties
viii go to the woods. The deer have
begun to yard" for the winter. ana
no doubt, as usual, many will b"
slaughtered
Governor Hill will soon appoint Il
committee Of six men TO investigate
the accounts of the State treasurer.
1t IS generally customary to have on"
n;ittee and one Democrat as We'll. The
committee last year consisted of; ;.
NJ. Bird of EoCkland. Wainwright
Gushing of Foxcr0ft. Joseph G. Hol-
man of Pennington. Carl G. King Of
Caribou. John +. Sprague of Monson,
and John Scott Of Bath. The make
up of this years committee has not
Vet been decided upon.
Representative Cook of Vassalboro. was
at the Capitol. Saturday. He said he
came down through and on the snow
drifts to see the superintendent of schools |
in regard to making application for a
stipend of $3.50 for Oak Grove Seminary
under the provisions of the new academy |
law. passed at the last Legislative ses- |
sion Prof. Cook was formerly principal
of Oak Grove Seminary and has always |
taken great interest in the institution
The visitors at the fish and game mu- |
scum were as follows; George +. Nc |
Mum. Grace Freeman. Carrie Doyle, |
Bangor; Hazle Perry, Rockiand; Martina |
Hicks. Cherrytieli: Frances Gerrish'
Rochester. Mass: p. G.. Dawson, Denver. |
Col.
The following companies have filed ar |
ticIes of incorporation at the secretary |
of states Office:
Tho Augusta Steam Laundry Company |
at Augusta tor the purpose oi |
conducting Il general !aundrE o.lslleHIs'
with 80 ts0 capital stock ot winch noun
ing is paid in The officers are res
i.nt Elmer T. Bradbury OF Augusta
treasurer. Joseph Williamson. Jr OF AI- |
austr Certificate approved. Dec. ON |
Jnited States Appraisal Company or.
eapizad at Eittery for the purpose o. |
mailing apnraisal$ and auditing accounts
with slo0.tN0 capital stock "f winch NON
Ing is paid iii. The officers are: fresl-
an, tIbert +. knowlton Of Maiden,
W. tr,asiIrer. Frederick Downs of
Maiden Mass. Certificate approved Dec
. N@w . York and European Steamship
Company organized a Ans"h,n .ns husinass a..
he
~ freighters and carriers by sea ana
bv land in any part of the Worid. ao WIN
Il 900 400 capital stock OF whlGh s3m i5
ia in The officers are: President.
Rpnseph R',se ~ Williamson. .r.. of Augusta;
treasurer, James ". Beck OF o5, augusta
t'nrtiticate approved. Dec o'n: ~
The Automobile and Cycle company ol
canizrd liz at Kit,ery for the purpose OF
;s,,ammfacturing automobiles and other
Vehicles, with Suun CAPITAL .,,,,s stock 90 "s
which nothing is PAID IN. me nHce,S
are, President, -hDcrt l.. hho"''''' VI