Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-21
CAPITAL CHAT.
Rural Free Delivery Route Mat
tiers in Maine.
Fish for the Lakes and Ponds of
Somerset County.
Proposed Purchase of Cushinss Island
Likely to Fall Through.

Rodd, where the route turns to thu
west has been taken up at the post
office department by Ex-Governor Bur.
leigh. The extension was petitioned 70,
by 7. s. Benson and others and theil
petition was forwarded here by Post
master John V. Lane. Superintendent
| Macnen, Of the rural free delivery
division, promised to have the question
investigated and Special Inspector Bou-
telle VIII visit that section soon to see
| what can be done and whether lJlrol
carrier George NJ. Bean, Jr., can rea-
sonably add this extra work To His
route. The extension asked for II IN
the town Of Sidney.
| Senator Hale has referred to F1x-Gov-
ernor Burlcigh the petition OF Jason
HIS, Esq, of Grange, Me. for q rural
free delivery route out of that town
INTO the surrounding country of Waldo
| county. Hoving endorsed the papers
| Governor Burleigh forwarded them to
the postoffice department with the re-
quest that Special Agent BoutelIe be
sent there to look over the proDosed
route at the earliest opportunity.
Mr.. +. Fl. Cushman, of Penobscot.
Ne, has written here to Governor Bur
| leigh regarding the proposed rural free
| delivery route out of that town. He IL
keenly interested in the establishment
q better mail service and in forwarding
an outline map to Governor Burleigh
explained that the proposed route
would accommodate considerably more
IMAM 100 families, IS of whom live on
the road for the first six miles from the
postotflce at Penobscot
The petitions for rural free delivery
continue to come in from Somerset two
having recently been received from
there. One is forwarded by Hon. For
rest Goodwin, of Skowhegan. to start
from Hartland and going through that
town and Cornville to Skowhegan and
Cornville. Another is from citizens If
Hartland and vicinity to start at the
Hartland postoffice, proceeding To
Mitchelrs Corner. Halls Corner. Tib-
belts Corner and back to Hartland VII
lage 1t would accommodate about III
families.
There are quite number Of Somerset
petitions now pending before the post
once department and Governor Bur
leigh has requested that they be placed
IN the hands of Special Inspector Bou-
teile Tor early investigation and re-
port. In the course of few months q
considerable number of these routes
will undoubtedly be established but
probably most of this work will begin
sometime this fall, when the postoffce
department has more money available. |
Meantime. some Of the routes will prob |
ably be established during the summer |
months.
The postoffice department has re-
ceived report form its special agent |
on the letter Of Mr.. j. G. Hewitt, CON
tanning the request of citizens for the
extension of rural delivery route. No.
5. out of Augusta. The report is that |
the extension is feasible and Superin-
tendent Machen has promised to give
the subject early attention.
Maine citizens are being heard from
to some extent regarding the beef trust.
particularly citizens of the 1st district.
Representative Allen has received num-
erous petitions, one from George Z. |
Merrill and At others Of Yarmouthville.
asking for the repeal of all duties on |
meats. These petitions go to the House |
committee on ways and means, but it |
is not likely that Congress will act at |
present in view of the activity of At |
torney General Knox in prosecuting the |
beef trust. As there is law on the fed |
erai statute books now, the outcome of |
the prosecution will be awaited
United States Fish Commissioner Bow |
ers has Informed Ex-Gov. BurleighG of the |
deposit of numerous assignments of fish |
in the lakes and ponds up through Som
erset county. Among these assignments |
are the following. all on Gov. Burleighs |
endorsement:
For Chase pond, Moscow. 10000 brook
trout fry, deposited May 5, on request Of
G. l.. Chadbourne of Bingham.
For Rowe ponds, Pleasant Ridge Plan
tation, 5000 brook trout fry. deposited May |
5, on request Of L. +. Witham Of Madi-
son.
For otter ponds, Bow Town, 10000 on
same day, at request on w. d. Snow Of
the Forks
For Rowe ponds. Pleasant Ridge Plan
tation. 10000 brook trout fry. at reques.
of Mr.. Sam Rollins of Bingham.
For stocking pond and stream in May
field Me-, 1O,OOO brook trout fry, at re-
quest Of Mr. f. J. Merrill of Madison.
For otter ponds, Bow Town 10000 brook |
trout fry, sent at request Of Mr.. W. j. |
Z last.
For Otter ponds, Bow Town, 10000 brook |
trout fry. deposited May Z, at request OF |
Mr.. #. ]. Durgin, the Forks.
For Rowe ponds. on May Z, 10000 brook |
trout fry, at request of Mr.. George A.
HerT'ick of Madison
For otter ponds. 10000 brook trout FRY
sent at the request of Mr. NJ. l.. French
the Forks.
For stocking Fish pond, Mayfield, Me-.
10000 brook trout fry at the request of
Mr.. Walter Coughlin of Madison.
For stocking Enbden Lake, in Embden,
eco brook trout fry at request of Mr.
| Ben s. Collins, at North Arson, Maine,
| deposited May 8.
| For stocking Said Pond, Emblem. Me-,
10,ooo brook trout fry, to Henry b. Merry.
at North Arson, Me.
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