Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-15
STATE HOUSE,
Successful Farmers Meetings
at China and Albion.
New Phase Of the Situation at
Malaga Island.
Names Inland Fleet of Vessels In
creasing in Numbers.

we nave had two splendid meetings
In kennebec county this week. said
Commissioners of Agriculture Gilman
yesterday. THE travelling was rather
bad, TO be sure, but despite that fact
the farmers came many miles to attend
Wed1esday we were in China and on
Thursday in Albion and the sessions at
each place We're very interesting, in
| 3tructive and | hope beneficial. The
working farmer is always interested in
| learning how to make two blades of
grass where only one has grown before
and so they come and listen to the
| speakers who talk to them in n practi-
cal way about practical farming. And
| then the questions they ask, Every OBJ
| lection to this advanced thought or
| that advanced idea is raised, and when
| the speaker, as he is usually able to do,
further explains his theory all doubt is
brushed aside ana wiped away.
THE farmers institutes are of great
benefit to the farmer and we propose to
/ hold as many OF them as possible dur
ing the present year. The first week in
April two Institutes will be held in
AfcostooE county, DCt just where they
viii take place has net yet been deter
mined upon.
The speakers we have had at the six
Institutes already held We're well re-
ceived by the people and proved them
selves drawing cards"
Councillors Cook and Mayo are look
ing up questions of law affecting the
situation at Malaga island. They de-
sire to ascertain to what town the ter
/ itOry belongs and they are going way
back into the records Of the past in the
hope that they may find something
tangible on the subject. So far as can
at present be learned the island is viz
tually an outcast. No town wants to
claim it. The hundred poor people who
are for portion of each year depend
ent upon charity for support makes it
difficulty to convince nearby towns that
the territory belongs to them. The
court. in a pauper case, has decided
that Malaga island is a part of Cum
berIand county, thus relieving Sagada-
hoe county towns from the responsible
ity of supporting the paupers there
domiciled. But Cumberland county
people say that when the county was
originally formed Malaga island was
not Included in the deal.
In the records of the incorporation of
the towns of Georgetown which occur
red in 1116 it is expected that some
clue may be found to enable the Coun-
ell to definitely settle the disputed
question as to where Malaga island
really belongs. These records are be-
ing examined.
Steamboat Inspectors Horace At
wood of Hampden and John M. Taylor
of Cape Elizabeth are getting ready for
their seasons work. AS soon as the
ice leaves the lakes they will begin the
labor of inspecting the new steamers of
Names constantly increasing inland
fleet.
According to Captain Atwood there
will be numerous additions to the fleet
this year and not a few of the old ones
are receiving extensive repairs. One
of the new lake craft is to be built at
the Barbour yard in Brewer, after a
model furnished by Captain Atwood.
for Fowler of North Twin lake. 1t
will be 44-footer and will be con-
structed on the latest and most ap-
proved lines for boats of her class.
Az East Sebago, a 40-tons steamer is
being built while the fleet at Naples
will have an addition which is rated in
the lotion class. Sebec will also have
a new steamer, n 40-footer, which, it is
expected. will be one of the queens of
the fleet on that lake.
Henry Sawyer will launch a Actions
steamer on Moosehead this spring
W bile the steamer Moosehead is receiv-
ing such extensive repairs that she will
be practically a new boat when she is
done. She is having a new top and
will have among other improvements a
promenade deck-an innovation which
will be highly appreciated by her pas
scngers.
Captain Atwood says that there will
probably be between 50 ard Is new
launches on the different lakes this
season many of these being owned
by out-of-the- State people who come to
Maine for the summer.
"There'll have to be a law passed for
the inspection of these launches" said
Captain Atwood to a reporter on Fri
day. "anG l am of the opinion that the
next Legislature will take some action
in the matter. So many of them have
| come into use and so many mex
perienced men undertake to run them
| that it is necessary that something be
dore calling for regular inspection or
else there will be accidents and loss of
| life"
| The following persons recently visit
ed the fish and game museum: H. A.
Fun bish l.. f. Bowley, Rangeley; A. p.
/ Du1lay Rome. Howard II. Jordan