Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-15

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list Of nominations which will come up
for confirmation will be a long one. and
in addition to that there will be a large
amount Of other business to be trans
acted.
Adjutant General Farnham an
nounced. Wednesday afternoon, that he
had purchased for the State, of Frank
r. Wellman Of Augusta. a tract of
land to be used as rifle range for the
National Guard, and also for Co NJ of
the I'd Infantry of Augusta. The land
is located on what is known as the
Written road, and is the first lot Al
Hallowell. beyond the Augusta line.
The dimensions of the tract are 300X2100
feet, and 1t is admirably located for the
purposes to which 1t will be devoted.
The tract is all grass land, with a hill
at the southern extremity, against
which the butts will be constructed, and
which will ensure safety at all times.
Gen. Farnham will establish ranges
at 600, 500, 300, 200 and 100 yards, and
1O00-yard range can be secured by
crossing the road. The work Of fitting
up the range will commence at once,
and will be carried as far as the avail
able funds will allow. Gen. Farnham
has been DESTROYS of securing the land
for Il long time, and the success of his
efforts will be matter of much salts
faction to the entire Guard.
Col. Edward ]. Mayo of Foxcroft,
commissary general on the staff Of
Gov. Cobb. was at the Capitol. yester-
xa1 xrrith 1n .a1
jutant generals office.
The coming month of July will be a
busy one for the State insurance de-
partment. The licenses of all agents
except brokers will expire, June 80, and
all agents and companies will have to
be re-licensed. July l. under the sta
tutes Of the State. The month Of July
is the largest one. financially, in the
department during the year. The
amount Of money turned over to the
State treasurer. in 1904. for the quarter
including July. August and September,
was S13,466jO, and the amount re-
ceived in the department, for licenses
from companies, agents and brokers.
for the year 1904, was $l3.4O3, 1t Is ex-
pected that the amount received this
year. from the same sources. will be
larger.
Doubtless many people will remem-
Der the two large salmon which were
kept on exhibition at the Capitol for
some time, about eight years ago, as
specimens OF the game fish which are
to be found in the inland waters of the
Och IN nj
tanks, and weighed respectively eight
and ten pounds, and during their stay
at the Capitol were a source OF much
attention and admiration. They were
afterward placed in Lake MaranacOOk.
and as far as is know, have never been
caught An incident which would
serve to strengthen this belief occurred
at the lake, Tuesday, while Wallace
Berry. superintendent Of fish hatch
cries, was enjoying a few hours fish
ing. Mr.. Berry had strike, and from
the strength Of the fish, was con-
WINGED that he had got hold Of some
thing far beyond the usual size OF the
trout and salmon, which are taken
from those waters. Fearing to lose ms
prize. Mr.. Berry played the salmon,
for such it proved to be. for more than
an hour and a half, in an endeavor TO
drown him, and several times sue
ceeded In getting him alongside tn9
boat only to have him make another
run and spin out the line IN way tnat
made the reel sing like mad. Finally
the leader on the line wore OF, ana the
fish got away He was monster, ana
Mr.. Berry thought that he would
weigh fully Is pounds. As the salmon
with which the lake has been stocked
would hardly have hal time to attain
such size. it is thought that the hsh
which Mr.. Berry hooked must have
heen one OF those referred to above.
It might naturally be expected that
the educational department. at the
Capitol would be a good place to nave
questions answered, and such proves
tn he the case. Where the questions
asked refer to educational matters th@
answers are cheerfully given. but they
are not confined to those lines. ana
,udpine from the nature OF some OIL
them. It would seem that a certain
nroportion of the population of the
ctate seem to run of the idea that the
denartment is a general Information
bureau. All sorts Of questions are
| aeked in the course Of year, but the
limit seems to have been reached with
an inquiry which was received, yester-
dav IN which some good soul wished to
know if the people in the department
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