Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-14
TROUT FRY.
Congressman BurIeigh Secures
Large Lot for Maine.
Waters in Third District Are Especi-
ally Favored.
Social Gossip from the Capital at
Washington.

Washington, D. c., June 13.-(Spec-
laD.-The United States fish commits
sioner states that he has made several
additional planting of brook trout fry
in waters of the third Maine district.
| He has forwarded to eX-Gov. Burleigh
notices that $4,000 have been deposited
in Billings pond, at Ellsworth, Me-, on
the request of c. z. Leach of Bluehill.
and that $1,000 brook trout fry have
been deposited in Tunk pond at the re-
quest of Mr.. Albert Crabtree of Han
cock.
Before the season for planting fish is
over with the commission several thou
| sands of landlocked salmon will be dis
tributed in the third congressional dis
trict. Gov. Burleigh has endorsed an
application from j. j. Walker Of Lib
| erty, Me-, for some landlocked salmon
for waters near there, and the fish
commissioner has informed the Gov
crnor that the request has been placed
on file and that arrangements will be
made for supplying these fish as early
as practicable. Mr.. Walter r. Butler
of Bluehill, Me-, has expressed de-
sire to apply for fish from the COM
| Vicinity.
and, complying with Gov. Burleigh's
request to that end, the commission has
| forwarded these blanks to him.
The representation of native sons of
| New England in the Senate and House
is slowly but constantly decreasing.
The time was when such states as
Maine. New Hampshire and Vermont,
each had a dozen native sons in the
national legislature from different
| Western states. Most of these came
from the newly settled states, whittier
| residents of the older states had gone
on the watch for larger opportunities
for career. But these Western states
are gradually emphasizing a common
pride in having their own natives
placed in high offices. Minnesota,
| which has sent a large number of
Maine men to both the Senate and the
| House, now boasts of one native-born
congressman. That is true of other
states, especially Wisconsin, which has
sent a large quota of Vermont born
men to Congress. Then as these states
have grown older the influx of New
England emigrants has not been
kept up.
people, was recently given by Admiral
| and Mrs. Bradford at their residence,
1922 p street, n. W., in this city. The
guests were Representative and Mrs
Burleigh and Representative and Mrs
| Littefield. The dinner had been in
| contemplate ton for some time, but one
or two dates had been fixed at which
all of these people were unable to come
| together. One of the daughters of Adj
miral and Mrs. Bradford married an
| Episcopal clergyman, three or four
months ago, and settled down at Bruins
| wick, Me.
| Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw, who
| addressed the Maine State Republican
convention at Portland, last Wednes-
day. is a very interesting figure here
| in Washington. He is as democratic
| in his manner since he became Secre
| tary of the treasury as he was when
| looking after his bank and his law
| business at Dennison, Iowa. The sec
rotary and his wife live at the Airing
| ton Hotel now, but in a short time
they are going to move into a fine resi-
| dence on Massachusetts avenue, just
| vacated by the former commissioner
of pensions. Hon. H. Clay Evans. now
consul general at Liverpool and the
| incumbent of the most lucrative office
the President Of the United States has
| to bestow.
Following the prevailing fad of
horseback riding, which has been made
| popular because of President Roose-
velts fondness for that kind of exer-
else and recreation, Secretary Shaw
has become quite a fashionable horse
| man himself. When he came here he
rode slow old nag, but he was unable
| to keep the pace with the President on
| such mount and accordingly he has
purchased a fine steed and every after
noon, when it is fair weather, arrays
himself in the most approved style of
clothes for horseback riding and goes
out for a canter. He frequently rides
| in company with Representative Little
| field. who shuns conspicuous clothes for
this exercise but who keeps fine sad
die horse here and who is accounted
one of the best of the Congressional
riders. being notable for his style of
holding the reins. which resembles that
of trained cavalryman.
Mr.. w. S. White of Rockland, paid
Senator Hale a visit a few days ago.
Mr. White will go to Annapolis on bust
ness before he returns to Maine. He
is interested in a large granite con-
tract for one of the large buildings for
the new academy.
Mr.. Thomas S. Hopkins of this city,
who recently went to his farm at Mount
Vernon, to help along the springs
work. reports that he had a most en-
joyable time and comes back much
rested. Il planted my potatoes, and
also fixed up my garden" said Mr..
Hopkins. today. at the Capitol. He
makes frequent trips to that building
to look after matters of legislation in
which he is interested.