Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-10-26


over the preceding year.
l What the game vardens of the Maine
woods Whose duty it is to see that
y laws enacted hr the Legislature for
she projection ef the four-footed and
the feathcred game OF THE State are
enfurc. dido not always find their work
tosbesGf he Brosl pleasant nature and
!. are sbnietirnes up against risks. of>the
m0SfS fSilazardous, tyre as shown sby q
letter received this week by. ChairElan
Carleton Of the Commission Of. inland
Fisheries and Game. from Games War
den VI. IA Farmer, one of :hes most
efficient If the force,
= few days ago Warden Farnier,
while in the woods in the vicinity of
Benson Siding came aeyoss sfMo nm
n1turalized residents who wersSca :.rys-
ing firearms in violation of the law.
and when hn went to sieze tie rifle
whcn one Of them carried there was
trouble Immediately. Both OF the men
y who were Poles. attacked HIM and .fof
!, few moments. according tostt,e letter,
! 'hef" was lively surimmage, The
& two men then broke awax ami started
esto run. but the warden was too sfieet
fsof loot for them and thaxA fprfted on
him and asaip sl,oxcd
!. One Of ,hersks,Ie ~ seswar-
: den with hislriHe bit sdfdsJ succeed.
and then reyer sing q arm aimed il at
him Wafdsif FaElef Their called for
help which, " as Within hearing Where
Supon the Rien tsrne4 md asHir started
to run bg3 The VaTdepi eaded Them of,
Ind tho Dan With TIE MIC aKa In aimed
f,lt at hlMiS Al this AIncSura keap came
q sighsSnd the gaea pzassess +, Desperate
3ttempt tsfscape byssfhnitfiie. but one
y them fell down and warden.
nmping over hiirs;si llf spain with
Che rils Wht meade "a attempt to
6turn iherri'le arlhi btlta thc warden
Mas too much. for IA RAined
ossessicn Of tlfe- gu1eS
lehnssE Higgins of sGhaeaeston. a
kylriend of Warden Farme2 thin came
l up with five or six men and he tys,
s'ro''S We're "vorpowered and taksMs tc
n Siding, from whichspie tues
~ i tken 10 Hrownviilc. 8aTleY
Y then turned tnt rifle ovef t.
J A tW %arl, a gaiae who took .tht
|a sh"l 'rd N,Re .Garre. and examining
II ;i''' i'$sn got back /" camp fount
that il haA '.acn snanped but hat
H''SSen II h facl probably save"
the wardoA
r he wv" l. We're taken to old
Tow" M for II ii" " re fined So each
"m aS theY Z. ?. rav they wer,
given % d}ys in 1.or jail.
GovernSsr Cobb was at the Executive
n'rartxHrnl yesterday. having arrived
from Portland in the morning on hi.
way Vr"m New York whcr" he haG
NoppHd on matters of business on re.
'nfhn1E from Valley Forge. Penn.
"i'.ra he went last week for the purpose
vi peih" present at the dedication oi
''e tabiet which was erected to the
memAry of the Maine men who were
WIN washington At chat place during
-" tTVoiuth"n. The Governor remained
me CAPITOL the greater part of the
"': and left for his home in Eockland
'' 'he afternoon express.
,e'sthing about the Capitol is being
-, little snug end fast for the winter
h |c he's nave been placed on the two
"'"sS Held pieces which guard the mair
''i'ce I" the grounds. and the plank
'''ihss nave been placed on the stone
,epS reading to the building The EN-,
are busy raking up the leaves
burning them and all is about
''! Tor the coming of the snow.
ana Mrs. Charles T.. Davis O
'''H. who We're members of tn,
wv '''r party on the recent Trip t,
"ev Forge. Penn. on the nccasio,
"l The dedication of a tablet to th
~ "orv of the Maine, men Who wer,