Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-23
Fishing Regulations En-
acted by Commissioners.
Governor May Appoint Record
CT Of Lewiston Court To-day.
Norway Men Pay For Violating Fish
Laws Of State.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Nsxt Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Juno %, at 10 A. M.

At the office of the Commissioners of
Inland Fisheries and Game Monday
announcement was made of the de-
c;sionc of the commissioners and rules
and regulations passed resulting from
hearings upon petitions to close
number of streams and ponds in differ
ont sections of the State. The rules
and regulations are as follows:
II shall be unlawful to fish for, take,
catch or kill any kind of fish in the
waters of Penobscot stream, in Dex-
ter village, from the railroad bridge to
the mill. including the two artificial
ponds formed by the dam.
There shall be close time for fish
ing for period of four years from
June "a, A. d. 1908, on all brooks ana
streams emptying into Upper and
Lower Wilson ponds in the county of
Piscatauuis, during which time it shall
he unlawful to fish for, take, catch or
kill any kind of fish in said waters.
1t shall be unlawful to fish for, take,
catch or kill any kind of fish in the
waters of Fall brook, nr any of the
tributaries of said brook in the towns
Of Scion, Bingham, Brighton and May
field, above tllc Ola Ietinuef Cooley
mill dam, just below the mouth of
Johnson stream.
There shall be a close time for a
reroid of four years from June "a,
1908 oil the waters of the tributaries
to Flagstaff pond, or Pickerel pond, in
Flagstaff, Somerset county. during
said close tine it shall te unlawful to
fish for, take, catch or kill any kind of
fish in said waters.
1t shall be unlawful to fish for, take,
catch or kill any kind of fish at any
time, for a period of four years from
June "a, 1908, in the waters of the in
lets to Hancock pond, in. the town of
EmEden.
Iron Bound pond in Scion and
Athens and Baker pond in Scion are
closed to fishing of all kinds for a
period of four years from June "a,
1908.
II is understood that there is a
possibility that Governor Cobb will at
the meeting of the Executive Council
Today appoint n recorder Of the
municipal court of the city Of Lewis
ton, although the nominate cannot
he confirmed until the July meeting of
the Council. The recorder of the
court was Clarence V. Emerson, whose
death occurred short time ago and
who had held the position for many
years
Prior to the last session of the
legislature the act creating the Lew
iston municipal court was 50 amend
cd fbat ha hol IA n
nual salary Of $1,000, and shall have
clerk whose salary is placed at $500
per year. Before the passage of this
amendment the recorder received his
compensation in fees, and it has been
said that the position was the most
lucrative of its kind in the State.
But two persons have filed papers
at the Executive department ANNOUNCE
ing their candidacy for the position,
they being John l.. Reede and Stephen
j. Kelley, and their support is very
evenly divided. Mr.. Reede who Is at
present acting recorder at the court,
is wellknown newspaper man. has
been the city solicitor of Lewiston and
has served one term as clerk OF
courts for Androscoggin county. Mr.
Kelley has served two terms in the
lower branch of the Legislature, and
while a member of the House was one
OF the leading promoters of the re-
solve to submit the question of the
prohibitory liquor law to the people.
He will also be remembered as a
prominent baseball umpire in the
state several years ago.
In addition to the routine business
which will come before the meeting