Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-27
firm of Walton & Walton, skowhe-

nrm of Walton & Walton. Skowhe-
gan, appeared for Bean.
After full hearing. Roam was ad-
aeo sullty and the usual sentence
imposed. Judge Walton took an appeal
upoii the ground that, as his client was
III chafge of the crew in so far as it's
iaoorS were concerned and had nothing
10 90 with the provisions which were
furnished the men, that being done by
.he company, he was not responsible
1or the deer being in camp and that
.ney We're not in his possession, but in
that of the company.
AS this is the first time that a defense
OF this Kind has been made in the pros
ecution OF game case, it attracts
huch attention. Several times in re-
cent years lumbermen have been pros
ecuted for the killing of deer Illegally
and for having it in possession contra
~ u law put none of them have ever
raised this point in defense.
IN case the supreme court sustains
the point, Chairman Carleton says that
ne VIII prosecute the company.
thafles K. Mckay and Charles NJ.
Hackett, cooks, employed by the same
company, We're convicted of having
deer III their possession in June. The
deer being the same ones for which
Bean was before the court, they having
cooked and served the venison to the
members of the crew. The usual pen
atty was inflicted in their cases.
On Friday night, the board of State
assessors returned from a trip of 10
Gays IN Somerset, Piscataquis and
ArooStook counties, and on Saturday
morning, Chief James Plummer of the
board was entertaining all the members
OF the State House family with most
glowing descriptions of the trip, with
particular reference to that part of it
which was in Aroostook county. Mr.
Plummer says that the crop outlook up
there is splendid. Especially good is
the potato outlook at this time. One
farmer told him that he had just re-
fused an offer of $50 an acre for 20 acres
of potatoes, just as they stood. Upon
being asked how much he figured that
the field stood him per acre at that
time, the man replied that he thought
it would not exceed $25 an acre.
How could you let a chance to make
clear 500 on the lot go by?" asked
Mr.. Plummer.
well, sir" answered the man, II eX-
pect that lot of potatoes to yield me
from so to 100 barrels per acre and ex-
pect to receive 81 a barrel for the crop
which means that 1 will make a great
deal more money, at but little addition
al expense"
Should nothing occur to damage the
mans field he will undoubtedly realize
large amount, says the clerk of the as
SCISSORS, but should rust strike the field
he may lose. However, what this one
man says will illustrate the feelings of
many of the farmers generally
throughout the county.
The hay crop is all that could be
asked for, reports the observing clerk
of the assessors. Up around Fort Fair
field the grass is extremely heavy and
the crop of the entire county will be an
average one. "In all my life" says he,
Il never saw such fields of herds grass
as is to be found around Fort Fair
field"
Asked what the general feeling up
through Aroostook was in regard to the
said that the general impression was
that the proposed extension of the Fish
River Road would be built from Masar-
dis to Frenchville on the ST. John and
that none of the proposed electric lines
to Washburn, which were to cover the
same territory would be.
There seems to be no question but
what when the plans of the 3. e A.
have been conSumated the county will
have one of the best railroad systems
to be found. There is a great lumber
outlook there and new mills are being
projecting all the time, which will fur
nish business for the railroad. At Van
Buren, a big mill is now in course OF
construction and another is to be
erected there. This new mill will be
upon the st. John river waters and will
use logs which are cut in Maine, on the
Alegash river, and heretofore have
been driven to Fredericton, N. B., two
years being required to drive them. BY
the new management they will reach
the mill in a year, be sawed and by
means of the B. & A. sent to market
inside of the two years.
4tS yet IlO ollttittl
reached headquarters that court of
inquiry was to asked for in the case of
the loss of the naval reserve launch, as
has been stated there would. There
is, of course, ample time for this to be
done.
Lieut.. Stevens, who was in command
of the launch at the time, was at the
State House, Saturday, and had a long
talk with the adjutant general.
Last week the members of the fish
and game commission We're at Sebago
lake for the purpose of locating the new
hatchery, for which the last Legisla-
ture made an appropriation. They
have about decided to locate the hatch
cry at Raymond village. Mr.. Clifford,
who owns the dam and water power
there, having offered to give the use of
the necessary land and water power
so long as the State shall maintain the
hatchery at tht point.
The commissioners would have pre-
ferred to have located on the other
side of the lake. but there was no suit
able location there. 1t is their inten-
ton to begin the work Of construction
at once.