Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-25
CAPITAL CHAT.
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capital is owned largely by a Maine
man. the Evening star. OF which Mr..
crosby NoyeS is the editor. Mr.. Moves
was bern in Lewiston and spent his
boyhood days in the Pine Tree State
Mr.. MunSey has been here for about
week personally experimenting the
work of whipping the Times into the
kind of newspaper ht wishes to maxi,
Of il
United States Fish Commissioner
Bowers, who was up to Maine not long
ago and selected Boothbay as Il site
for the new lobster hatchery. was i'm
pressed by the impounding of Holsters
" hich he noted along the coast II
will venture that there are COO. 900
Holsters impounded in tn" harbors and
bays along the coast between Calais
and Portland" said he. this evening.
in the lobby OF the E,bbitt House.
'-Scme five miles this side OF BoothhaY
saw Il dam constructed across Il neck
Of 4 small harbor and within the in
closure Boston man has l0i,0o0 lob
sters impounded. He is keeping them
for the Boston market in the spring
He buvs these Holsters for or 10 cents
apiece and holds them a few months
when he sells them frr 81 or - cents
apiece in Boston. Just think Of tn"
profit, 1t costs him almost nothing 10
keep them and he doubles his money
tSyo or three times over in few
months. Is ii any wonder that Holsters
are becoming scarce on the coast nt
Maine?
"But the coast up there Is the nat
ural spawning place OF the Holsters
continued Mr.. Powers. and Il We arr"
| to recruit tie supply it must pc doh'
through prOCreatine them III Name "d-
| ters. | think the hatchery should nave
! been established on the Maine coast
| wears ago. The site | have secured an
| option on at Roothbay, on cape 'on
| point is very satisfactory 70 me. SeN-
| eraI sites were offered gratis to IN"
| government but the site near BoothpaN
| is peculiarly adapted To the WORK III
! the first place | could not build the
! stone wharf. Whicn is included III IN"
| purchase. for what the entire property
| cost mn-si4OO in all Then there Is q
water front of 1900 feet, very desh :
| abIa qualification for the site f"r
! lobster hatchery.
Carter Il. keene. formerly of Free
| dom, Me, and also formerly instructor
| at Nents Hill. is doing some very
| good work as counsel for Mrs. Bonlnt
| in her trial for the murder Of James
| Sazmour Ayres. now in progress. Ne
/ has displayed great industry IN "or',-
| ING up the evidence and in studying W.
Tho characteristics ot the prospective
! iI,rymen. Mr. i[eenc knew the personal
! history of every man on the panel pe-
| fore the. Y good men ana true We're
| finally selected This is the most I'M
| ror+art murder case heard in the DIS
| trict of Columbia for many years an"
1 Mr. Krene's participation IN the de-
| ,orca ie hound to bring him int"
| ,,oroiuanra as a lawyer before the DIS
| trict bar. where the competition Is very
! brisk and Wnere only the ap'est i''
! can make much of success.
Gen. NJ. T. McMahon OF New f"rN'
nrasidant Of the board Of managers i"f
| tho National Soldiers Homes for DIS
abIad Volunteers. was recently -
Washington on his way PACK from
! Johnson CITY. Tenn. where ne"
branch Home is building. The general
| snol. in high commentator OF thc
! ,o,parement of the Home at ToSus.
| ..,rb., construction of railroads to To-
NC fran, Gardiner and from Augusta
| has been beneficial To the 1o'i'e 'h.ie
| Said ne. TT enables visitors L" nave
aasv access to the place from poth
oitiae and helps relieve the monotohS
of life for the inmates WI" SO ''o''
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