Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Act provides that in all towns of the
State except those having a population
of 40, 900 or more, eye and ear tests are
required.
There is no expense to the towns in
making this examination. The material
with directions for making the tests
will be supplied on requisition to the
State superintendent of schools The
teachers will conduct the examinations.
The directions and material will be
ready for distribution on or about Sept
l, 1909.
APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL PHYSI-
CLANS OPTIONAL WITH TOWNS.
The portions of this Act relating to
general medical inspection. including
the appointment of school physicians,
are operative only in those towns which
make special provision therefor The
material, to be used in general medical
inspection, will also be provided with
out expense to the towns.
Superintendents of towns authorizing
the appointment of school physicians
should rake requisition for this add-
tional material which will be ready for
distribution on or about Sept. |, 1909
Very truly yours,
PAYSON SMITH,
State Superintendent of Public Schools
While the lives of some of the game
wardens in the employ of the Commits
sion of Inland Fisheries and Game are
apt to be lonesome at times, the men
nevertheless occasionally run up
against some funny encounters That
c llI, hn al Lot
ter which was sent to Chairman Carrie
ton a few days ago by Warden F. f.
Jorgenson from Haywood, Aroostook
county:
This section has been very lucky so
far from Strengthening game. Have
not found single carcass and have not
heard of anyone else finding one. An
example Of the thirst for blood came
| to my notice the other night | heard
a shot fired about midnight and start
| ed at once for the place where | heard
| it, thinking sure I would catch them
| red handed with a deer. Sure enough
| i found a Frenchman with a lantern
doing something on the edge of the
woods
LAS | wanted to catch him unawares
l cfept along III the grass Gt was rain
ing hard, It was much like sWimming)
and on getting near | saw he was skin
ming something but it looked too white
TO be a deer, so | got a little nearer
and then could see it was a Sheep AS
TINS was little outside my business
| thought | would wait until he got
through and see what he would do
with the carcass, and then go and re-
port to the owner of the sheep
After he got the hind quarters cut
off he took the rest into the woods and
dug a hole and buried it. Coming out of
| the woods he held the lantern up and
| looked all around. He seemed to be
the mind quarters on his shoulder and
! carried them 20 his tent
| "Eearly the next morning 7 went to
| the owner Of the sheep and reported
We went over and found where he had
buried it the night before. and it was
| Il big lamb. All he charged the man
| Tor II was $lo. The farmer said to him
why don't you kill a deer instead of
| my sheep, they are very plenty this
year" The Frenchman said: Costs GO
| much. Old Carleton charges $40 for his
| sheep. and they are no much better
than yours
! you ought to have seen the farmer
| look when the Frenchman said this.
| but | thought it served him right when
he let the other fellow off for $15."
The following corporations have filed
| their certificates of organization at the
| office of the secretary of State:
| The Twitchell Lumber Co. organized
| at Lewiston for the purpose of con-