Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-13
The Years Slaughter, Legal
and illegal, Of Game.
Appointments to Be Made by Gov.
ernor Hill in 1908.
Department Chat of the CapitoI-The
New Corporations.

press the opinion that more deer and
moose have been killed in the State,
this year. both legally and Illegally.
than in any previous year. Open time
will end, Monday, and by that time
over 5000 deer will have been shipped
through Bangor alone. Commissioner
Carleton estimates that this represents
about one -fOurth of the total number
legally killed in the State. Commits
sioner Ring thinks that about one fifth
of the total number killed are shipped
out through Bangor. On the basis
of these estimates from 10000 to %, 900
deer have been killed in Maine, this
fall. And this is the estimate only of
those legally killed. There is no way
of knowing how many have been lille
galiy killed. One Aroostook paper de-
clares that for every deer killed legally
no fewer than four have been illegally
killed during the year. This is doubt
less an extravagant statement, but the
illegal slaughter has unquestionably
been very great. The lack of sufficient
warden service seriously cripples the
commissioners, in their attempts to
prevent this wholesale waste of one of
Names best assets. During the year
there have been an unusually large
number of prosecutions and a cor
responding amount collected from
fines, showing the efficiency of what
limited warden service is available. ~
AS to moose. the number killed has
also been unusually large. though the
commissioners say that they have been
IN large part, young and small ami
mails. The 106 carcasses of moose il
legally killed ana left in the woods, and
discovered and reported by wardens,
give an idea of how great is the lille
gal slaughter of this noble animal
which is found only in Maine among all
the states of the Union.
The commissioners are not cheerful
or pleasant when the subject of the
famous hunting parties from Ohio and
Indiana are mentioned. Parties from
these states have been larger and
more numerous than ever before and "A
| vast amount of illegal killing is laid to
their door. They come by way of Can
| ada and leave little or no money i'm tho
State. This year one Ohio party act
| ually brought with it some straw to
| be used for bedding. In the outfit
of another party which was searched
| by a warden for deer meat were found
| two turnips which the hunters had
brought with them from Ohio and not
having cooked them were taking them
back home again. AS the contraband
deer meat was found. the box was
seized and these Ohio turnips are now
on exhibition at the fish and game
museum in eloquent testimony of the
fact that these unsportsmanlike sports
| i,,c.t nantc i'm Maine
us possible and object to leaving even
a turnip here.
| One of the features of the next re-
port of the fish and game commission
| ers will be facts and figures. as com
| plete and reliable as can possibly be
| obtained. regarding the amount OF
| money left in our State by those who
come here to hunt and fish and to en-
| joy our many advantages as vaca
Il ton playground. The totals will be a
great surprise to those who fail to APP
preciate the vast extent of this bust
ness in Maine and the corresponding
need of protecting the fish and game
During the approaching year Cover
nor Hill will have the privilege OF nom
mating a large number of State Off
Gals. The following list comprises the
vacancies that will occur during the
year 1903:
| January-Lucius c. Morse. Liberty
trustee of State Reform school. Jan. 3;
T.. c. Milliken. Portland. executive pen
=, sion clerk. Jan. 9; f. J. Whiting, Oid
Town. Judge municipal court. Jan. IL:
Charles ID. Smith, NJ. D.. Portland
member State board of health. Jan. 20;
Albion Little, Portland, trustee State
Reform school, Jan. %.
February-L r. Campbell. Rock
land, Judge of municipal court. FEB. 8;
]. o. Shaw. Bath, trustee of Bath Ma
1 val and Military Orphans Home, teo'
| %.
March-B. f. Clark, Bar Harbor
Judge of municipal court, March 8;
John Howard HILL Portland. judge OF
municipal court, March 8; W. c. Wheel
den. Portland, recorder of municipal!
court. March s: A. +. VerrfA auburn
recorder of municipal court. March s.
J. G. Stevens. Newport. judge OF mu-
nicipal court. March s: w. G. Johnson.
Pumford Falls. judge of municipal
court. March 8: r. c. Boothby. Liver
more Falls. judge of municipai court
March Il.
April-Charles p. Allen, Pressure Isle
trustee. University of Maine, April II !:
William ]. Fowler. Calais, judge OF
municipal court. April 20: John M.
Taylor. South Portland. inspector OF
steamboats,. April %: G. A. Robertson.
i Augusta. trustee of State Norman
schools. April "a; J. w. FAIRBANKS,
Pennington. trustee State Norman
schools. April "a: ID. r. Wylie. west
Bath trustee Bath Naval ana military
Orphans Asylum. April 80.
May-The terms of the Ioho"iiis
cbairmen of boards of registration ex-
pire May LIST: George G. Clifford Au-
burn: william H. Williams, augusta ;
James A. Boardman. Bangor; Harry
r. Stetson. Bath: G. p. Lombard. pei
fast: w. A. Foss. Biddeford; George
w. Patten, Brewer; Thomas N. Brown
Calais: A. w. Cushman. Eiis"ortn.
charles o. Knox. Gardiner; George A.
Drew. Lewiston: William n. foWe,l'
Old Town: John p. Hobbs. Portland:
Natbaniel Jones, Rockland; Charles h.
Hanson. Saco: Melville 3. ruher'
south Portland: Charles r. Mat,news'
waterville: Charles NJ. wa'srnou.e
| .,..,,, Henry NJ WadswOrtn.