Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-22
STATE HOUSE.
New Public Libraries and the
Years Gifts.
New Yorker Pays $1,000 for Illegal
Killing Of Moose.
Special Orders - sanator'um = NC"
Corporations.

Five free public libraries have been
established in Maine this year. peiis
those at Guilford, Freeport' AIleu'
East Liyermore and South Ber"lch'
and in accordance with the provisions
of the law, State Librarian carver mas
sent to each of them 500 worth OF
books. According to Mr.. Carvers latest
report there were, year ago, W Tree
libraries and Sc subscription libraries
in the State. This list does not inciuue
the various circulating libraries the
school libraries, or the county Id"
Libraries. The subscription Libraries
are one by one changing 10 Tree
libraries, and such change, as Is
shown by the returns means that the
circulation of it's books increases d.
once five fold. OF Libraries OF all KINDS
in Maine there are probably lOGo ex-
elusive of those of private individuals.
The State library with almost 9o'ooo
volumes is the largest and that OF
Bowdoin College with over So,ooo
volumes ranking next
In the matter of the county law
libraries, it is of interest to know that
they profit directly and continuously
from the LIQUOR traffic. The law pro-
yides that one-fifth of the money re-
ceiycd from liquor fines, to an amount
not exceeding $500 annually, shall be
devoted to the purchase of new books
for them.
Mr.. Carver has been getting in
returns OF late from the public libraries
in the Maine towns relative to the
amount of gifts received during the
past year, and finds that they nave
been given $S3,333 in money and 3,So4
books. The largest number of books
was received by the library in
Norridgewock, 1900. Among the towns
receiving gifts were And0ver $loo,
Clinton $1,000 Brunswick 500, Dennys-
vile $75 South Berwick $500,
Skowhegan $500, North Arson $50,
Pennington $4,000, Calais $25, Guilford
$1,000, -.artland $40, Yarmouthville $50,
Paris $l25, Hallowell $3.50, Kennebunk
$1,000, Cobb Divinity school 5000. Fair
field $1,000, Bluehill $50, Biddeford $24,-
OeO Maine Historical library $133o9
Madison $780, Palmyra $50, North Paris
$500, Bath $1695, Rockland $4,000
Standish $46 Damariscotta sl15, South
west Harbor $3.50, Waterville $3O6.7O
Lowell $50, York Harbor $25.
Chairman Carleton of the fish and
game commission received telephone
message, Monday afternoon, from &. f.
Johnson, Esq. of Watcrvillc, attorney
for John Poolcr of Old Town recently
arrested for completely in the illegal
killing Of two moose in 1899 while
guiding f.. L. Tyson of New York, stat
ing that Mr.. Tyson had forwarded his
check for $1,000. This means that
Poolcr whose case was to have been
tried. today at Old Hown will plead
nolocontenderc and pay his fine with
the money supplied by the man he
guided. l..
The successful outcome of this mat
ter must be very gratifying to Mr..
Carleton who has followed the case
with characteristic determination and
persistence since rumors of the crime
reached him as he was travelling in the
Eagle Lake region in the fall of 1899.
At that time it was impossible to get
hold of the witnesses wanted and Sc
cure the desired evidence, but Mr..
Carleton did not forget the matter and
with the help of the faithful warden,
Capt. w. r. Pollard, has gradually
gathered the loose ends of the evidence
until he was ready this fall to make
the final move. Accordingly John Pool
er, the guide, was arrested and Mr.
Carleton felt certain of cOnvicting him
when the case came to trial. Several
times since the arrest of the guide, Mr.
Tyson, who is a man of wealth and not
willing to forfeit the privilege of COM
ing to Maine, has offered to pay $500,
the fine for illegally KEELING one moose
but Mr.. Carleton was certain he could
prove that two were killed, and so he
refused any offer of settlement at less
than $1,000, the fine for killing two.
The result justifies him, and the $1,000
will go into the State Treasury
Secretary Young of the Maine State
S2natorium has issued circular sta
ting that upon recommendation of the