Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-23
STATE HOUSE.
Reports from the Washington
Co. Rabbit Industry.
Farmers Institutes, This Week, in
Somerset County.
Nominations, Today-Netes Of the
Departments.


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Evidently the porcupine is not the
only animal which the boys of Wash
ington county are in pursuit of. Re-
cent reports received at the Office of
the fish and game commissioners indi-
cate that more rabbits are being hunt
ed and killed in that section than ever
before. Washington county seems to
be the center of the rabbit industry as
ii is of the porcupine industry. and the
boys there make a great deal of money
in the course of a year, by shipping the
rabbits to the Boston market where
there is Il good and steady demand for
them. The rabbit is protected by law
during five months, beginning with
April, but during the fan and winter
he is free game. for all, except that the
use OF snares is not allowed. The re-
cent rains have carried Off all the snow
down that way, and the rabbit, being
clothed in his winter garb of white, is
now at the mercy of the hunter. One
warden writes that he suspects that
snares are being very generally used,
although he has been unable to get
direct proof of it as yet. He says That
one man alone has shipped n ton and =
half of rabbits to the Boston market
recently, and that it is Il poor hunter
who cannot bring in q dozen or Is as
a result of Il days work.
The last meeting of the year. of the
Governor and Council will be held one
week from today, and as usual 4 list
Of nominations to come up for confirm
alton then, VIII be made today. This
will include the committee Of five to
examine the accounts of the State
treasurer. This committee will meet.
early in January. when the accounts
of the year have been closed and will
be in session several weeks. The
Council meeting, next Wednesday, viii
have n great amount of routine matter
20 dispose of in connection with the
lose of the year, and there are also a
aunbcr of pardon hearings, some of
which have been continued several
lines
Commissioner Gilman is up in Som
erset county, this week, attending
farmers institutes, which are being
held there. Yesterday, one was held in
Canaan: and there is enc scheduled at
North Arson, today. The third will be
held in Norridgewock. tomorrow. At
.hese three institutes, the list of
speakers will include Z. 4. Rogers the
Brunswick potato raiser, Professor
Munson of Orono, and Frank f, Emery
of Skowhegan. Mr.. Emery was for
several years in charge of the North
Carolina Experiment station, and has
since been sent by the United States
Dl,t1s a
China to investigate the agricultural
conditions in those countries.
The winter bulletin of the depart
ment of agriculture is out and will be
distributed at once. 1t is a pamphlet
of 40 pages, and is devoted to the WIN
ter care of farm stock. In addition to
the letters from one hundred or more
correspondents in all sections of the
state, the bulletin contains valuable
and timely articles, which have never
before appeared in print, from Profess
sor c. S. Phelps of Chapinville, Conn.
Or. c.. d. Smead Of Logan, n. Y, and
Ernest Hitchcock of Pittsford. Vt.
These gentlemen have been III the
State during the past fall speaking at
the Institutes, and their articles carry
the weight of authority. There are
also half n dozen special articles by
Maine contributors which add TO the
value of the bulletin.
An interesting document. prepared Dy
the United States Geological depart
raent. has just been received at the land
office. 1t treats of the water powers OF
Maine and is edited b. A. II. PreSscy.
This ls the fourth time In the history
Of the state that the water power has
been written IN. The first and most
notable work was in 1869 by Walter
Wells. In the 10th census Prof. Swain
gives them with much detail. and in
the 18th report of the L. S. geological
survey Prof. Dwight brought the infor-
NATION to date. The basis of the infor-
NATION in all Of them is from Mr.. Wells
book.
The following new corporations nave
fled articles of organization here:
Porter Air Compressor Company or
.,onizod Mt kittery fer the purpose OF
manufacturing air COMPRISING deviSeS
and machinery. with $J000 o) capital stock
of which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President. Francis j. Sutton of Kat
terry. treasurer, Percy l.. Andrews OIL |
kittery.
c. G.. Glligan & Company organized ut ,
Nittcry for the purpose of manuiactufiaS !
clothing. with $4,000 capital stock OF |
which nothing is paid in. The officers are:
President, Edw. G. Boyle OF Boston;