Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-22
STATE HOUSE.
National Guard Will Be
in Camp, Aug. sill.
Work Of Destroying Brown-TaiI
Moths Nests Completed.
Fish and Game Notes-School of In
struetion, May 9.

1t was announced at the office of the
adjutant general, Friday, that the an
nual encampment of the National
Guard of the State of Maine would
probably be held at the camp ground in
this city, from August to August IS,
inclusive. The Cd Infantry will go into
| camp first, and will enter upon the
duties of camp life on the afternoon of
| Friday, Aug. ). They will break
camp Aug. II, and the 1st Infantry will
take up it's tour of duty Aug u, ami
continue until Aug. 49, when it will
break camp. No enca:npment has been
held at Augusta since 1907, the Maine
troops having participated i'm the war
maneuvers at Portland in 1903, and al
manassas. Va, in 1901. AGjutant Cen
eral Farnham said, yestel day, that the
| National Guard was in fine condition,
and it is believed that the coming en-
campment will be Il most successful
| one.
the following officers have been in i.
vited to attend the school OF instruction
| fOr the I'd Infantry, which will be held
al Bangor, May Q: Brig. Gen. Chas. F..
Davis of Augusta, inspector general on
the staff of the comma nder-in- chief;
col. Elliott G. Dill of Portland, inspec-
| tor general of rifle practice: Major John
J. Doolcy. assistant inspector general of
| rifle practice; Col. James t. O'Neil of
| Portland, surgeon general, Col. Lucius
| II. Kendall OF Biddafo"l, commanding
the 1st Infantry; Capt. Ralph E. Bailey
of Portland adjutant of the 1st In
| fantr"; Col. Joseph NJ. Ca'iff and Capt
Jane; A. ShiptOn of Fort Mckinley:
capt. Andrew Moses Of Fort Preble,
and Capt. James Il. Mitchell of Fort
| Williams.
The State library is sending out, to
the different free libraries of the State
the annual reports OF the different de-
partments for the year 1901. There are
in all about 50 publica tiors. and they
contain 4 large amount of valuable
matter, in the way of statistics, etc.
Many requests are being received at
the State library. asking for the acts
and resolves which were passed by the
legislature of 1905. and at the request
Of the State librarian it is stated that
the volume will probably be ready for
duty of the librarian to send a copy to
leach member of the legislature.
F., F. Hitchings, of the brown-tail
moth commission, was at the State
House. yesterday, on his return from
Massa achusetts, where ne had been on
business connected with the work. Mr..
Hitchings says that vhila the nests of
| ~, he, ll IN, II, q,
cities, some of the localities in the
suburban districts are infested SO
thfckly that the trees look as if they
were laden with some Kind of fruit.
The work of destroying the nests in
Maine is about oyer. as the little cater
pillars have become :arGA enough to
leave them during ;he daytime, but
later in the season the work of ami
Ihilation will be continued.
a letter has been received at the de-
partnerit of agriculture. from gentle
man in Chelsea, stating that he noticed
an elm tree on Bangor street, in this
city, the other day, that bore a large
rumber of the nests. As the gentleman
mentioned has found some of the nests
in his orchard it is thought that the
nests seen by him We're Probably what
ter will be investigated.
Among other people who had busi-
ness at the State House, yesterday,
was Game Warden Geo. w. Ross of
VancebOrO. Mr.. Ross came down to
see Commissioner Carleton, on matters
pertaining to the fish and game de-
partment. In speaking of the spring
| | a.. tt L II
sway, Mr.. Ross said that the water in
the lakes and streams was very low,
and that the ice in some of them was
still firm. In Grand Lake stream, he
said. which is one of the famous fish
ing grounds of the State, on account
of it's landlocked salmon. the ice is
still firm, but is expected to go out by
the first week in May. Many people
are drawn annually to this section, on
account of the excellent fishing it af-
fOrds, but this year is destined to be
a record breaker, as double the num-
I ber of people who were there last sea-
son, have been booked thus far. 1t is
said that anyone can catch salmon in
Grand Lake stream, and good ones.
Warden Ross also spoke of the
Province of New Brunswick, and OF
the advance which had been made in
the rates in the province, of both non
] resident and resident hunting IL
censes. Heretofore, according to the
!. New Brunswick game laws, the cost OF
a hunting license which permitted
non-residents to hunt moose and carl
bou. was $50. but by a change in the
law, made during the past winter
deer are included in the list Of game
which the hunter is entitled to kill
and the cost of the license has beer
advanced to $50. The resident hunter
too. must pay S. for a license which
| cost him but 81 heretofore.
The law in regard to the trans
portat;on of game allows the hunter tc
| ship the head of moose, caribou ol
deer. provided that he shows the
same to a game warden, and procures
| a certificate from that official, but IL
order to ship the carcass. he must gel
a special permit from the surveyor
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