Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-16
STATE HOUSE.
Great Year for the Maine
Agricultural Fairs.
A New Pardon Hearing for
October Meeting Of Council.
Only a Blizzard Will Prevent the Great Base
ball Game, Next Tuesday.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting of Governor and Coun-
ell. FRIDAY. Oct 10, at 10 A. M.

Commissioner Gilman, Of the depart
mcnt of agriculture. WAS 1T the Capt.
tol. yesterday, or business connected
with the department. Mr.. Gilman
came over from Lewiston. where he
\ had been in Attendance at the Maine
State fair, and stated that it was Il
great exhibition, one of the best that
the society had ever held. The dis
play of stock. he said, was the finest
that he had ever seen on the grounds
i'll all lines, horses. cattle. sheep. and
swine. and the advance in the quality
Of stock was very marked. AS an il
lustration OF the improvement which
has been made in the quality Of stock
within the past few years, Mr.. Gill
man said that n man who showed stock
at the fair, five years ago. and was
awarded the blue ribbon. would not
had he showed the same quality of
stock 1T the fair, this year, have been
in the race at all. The quality and the
amount OF stock shown at the fair, dur
the week. was a surprise as well as q
pleasure. as it was evidence of an in
creasing interest on the part of the
farmers. ia stock raising. the ultimate
result Of which will be to place them in
the front rank Of the stock raisers Of
New England.
In speaking OF the cold weather of
Thursday night, Mr.. Gilman said that
from the information he had received.
yesterday morning. the frost extended,
All over the State, but that It had not
injured the corn much f"-- packing pur-
poses. The chief effect of the frost. ne
said, would be to ripen off the corn too
quickly. so that the packing factories
would be over-crowdcd with work. Had
the frost kept off for a little while, in
order that corn might have been al
lowed to mature more gradually, the
factories. would have been able to take
care for it as it came along. The corn
crop, this season. is larger than it has
been for years, and it is expected that
a large amount, and of first class quail
ity. will be put into cans.
Mr.. Gilman will 80 to Watcrvillc, the
coming week. to attend the Central
Maine fair which begins Tuesday, and
continues until Friday afternoon. and
which is expected to be one Of the best
fairs i'll the list.
Matters which will cone up for con
SidCration at the next meeting Of the
Governor and Council. IRE commencing
to accumulate, andthe.e viii be at lcas,
ON" new pardon hearing to be acted
upon. That is the hearing on Il petit
ton for the pardon of Frank Douglass
Of jackson. in Waldo CouGty. who was
convicted and sentenced. at the Su-
creme Judicial court at II, lfaSt. April
3. 1869. on five indictmcnt; for larceny.
The sentence being one year in each
case. His reasons for asking for Il par
don are as follows. First. that at the
time Of the trial he was advised To
make no defense; second. that the sen
fences were excessive. third. that he
has served On the said sentences nearly
two years and six mon,hS' fourth. thai
he vas never before charged with any
crime: fifth. that he his already paid
the full penalty: sixth. ihat if the case
had been tried by jury. ."l had all IN
f"CtS surrounding the same been
brought TO the minds of the cOurt.tllIt
excessive sentence would rot have b""n
ordered or pronounced 1 i'on him. tn
case will be presented liy 5. j. Harri-
son of Belfast