Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-11
STATE HOUSE.
Novel Complaint Comes to Fish
and Game Commission.
Ask To Remove Three Moose From
Farm Of a Princeton Man.
Moro Portraits Added To Hotunda Collection.
Executive Council Today.

Following is a verbatim copy of "A let
Ter received at the fish and game COM
missioners' Office. yesterday. Mr.. Carrie
ton said in conversation that this was
the first complaint of the kind that ever
has been made and he has directed Il
warden to make fun investigation and
report the facts. He does not regard it
as a joke for this guide is 50 years Old.
but is rather inclined to think it may De
an advertising scheme. At any rate he
will soon know the exact facts. The
letter follows:
Princeton, Me-. June I. 1871.
Hon. l.. T. Carleton. Commissioner of
Fish and Game. Augusta. Me.
Dear Sir: hereby notify and warn
you to come and remove three of your
man. not able to own a farm. but have
little piece of land in the Indian Town
ship. and have put into the ground suf-
iicient amount OF seed to produce VIVA,
for the coming cold winter. provided it
were allowed to grow.
For the past two nights your moose
have been into my lot and trampled my
ground to such an extent as to turn up
most of my seed and-1iestroy all pros
poets of my getting a crop.
You must keep your moose on your own
territory or tie EN- up. ! can't stand
any such depredations l don't want to
sue the State for damages. but | am too
poor To pasture all your moose Please
give this matter your early attention.
Respectfully yours,
RANDALL DAY. Registered Guide.
Col. T.. c. Stevens, superintendent of
public buildings. is rcarrangnS his gal
lcry of pictures of noted Maine men.
placing the pictures of those who won
honor in the courts under the electric
lights recently placed in the HALL OF the
rotunda. p
Portraits of the following eight were
placed there. Yesterday: Chief Justice
John Appleton. Chief Justice John \. Pc
ters: Associate Justices. Nicholas Emery.
Jonas Cutting. Charles W. Walton, Will
liam Writ Virgin. ARENAS Libbcy and
Joseph w. Symonds.
Other new portraits which Col. Stevens
has received are those of John RuEglcs.
United States senator from 1885 to 1871:
Hugh J. Anderson. governor lSii-5 and q:
Wyman b. s. Moor United States sena-
tor. 1918 and 1919.
The governor and council will meet at
, O'Clock this afternoon.
The annual examination of teachers for
State certificates will occur, Friday. Al
gust %. The places at which examina
tons will be held will be so arranged. as
far as practicable, that every teacher
taking the examination can leave home in
the morning, take the examination in full.
and return the evening of the same day.
Public announcement of the places Sc
lccted will be made in due season, and
special notice thereof will be sent to all
persons registering before August ).
The subjects in which candidates viii
be examined are reading, writing. spell
ing. arithmetic. geography. English gram
mar. l.. S. history. physiology and by
Sienc, elementary science or nature
studies, civil government. theory and
practice of teaching. and school law.
Farmers institutes will be held by the
Maine board of agriculture at Town hall,
Lee, Tuesday. June Is. ard Grange hall.
Carroll Wednesday. June 10, with the fol-
lowing program 1880 a. NJ, Potato
Culture" by Geo. n Holland. Hampden.
80 F. NJ Small Fruit Culture" by
Prof Frank w. Ranc. horticulturist at
New Hampshire experiment station, Dur
ham, ~ H. 73O +. NJ. General discus
sion of the topics of the day. followed by
a talk on .Mainc's Prospects for her
| Young Men," by Sec. L. W. McKeen
There will be a picnic dinner at both
places.
The following corporation has filed q
| certificate at the office of the secretary
of State:
| Boston Gas Iron Manufacturing Com
pany organized at Portland. for the pur
pose of manufacturing and selling ga.
irons, with $4,000 capital stock of which
| SD is maid in The officers are: Presi
dent and treasurer. Geo. +. Gould o
Portland Certificate approved, June s.
Mcciough. Pierce.
A very quiet ceremony took place at
c. M.ry's church Monday, when NJ.