Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-15
STATE HOUSE.
State Board Of Health
Issues Leat|et No. II.
Moose Thought To Be Suffer-
ing from Some Disease.
Attorney Generals Opinion on Van
Buren, Bridge Matter.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 A. M.


Leailet No. IL of the Health of Home
and School series has just been issued
by the State Board of Health, and is
now ready for distribution. The SUBJ
Ject Of the leaf1et is How to Stop
Bleeding and the publication is one
the most valuable of the series.
This leaflet is being sent to all super
intendents of schools for distribution.
If not received in this manner it may
he secured by application to the State
Board of Health.
A meeting of the International
Bridge Commission, S. j. Chapieau,
district engineer of the department of
pubic works, Ottawa, Canada, and
Paul D. Sargent, State commissioner
of highways, was held Tuesday, Dec
10 at the state highway department
lor the purpose of considering an offer
made by some of the citizens of Van
Buren, of enough funds to strengthen
the bridge sufficiently to carry rail-
road troffic. The matter was thrcshed
out very thoroughly and laid before
Attorney General Philbrook Judge
Philhrook gave it as his opinion that
the Legislature had expressly directed
that the state appropriation be used
for the construction of n highway
bridge and that the use of the appro-
priation, in connection with any other
funds, even though they he entirely
subscribed by outside parties. for use
in the construction of n bridge to car
ry joint railroad and highway traffic,
would be contrary to the expressed in
tention of the Legislature and diver
sion of the funds from their proper
use.
Accordingly the contract, which has
been laying a week or 10 days wait
| ing for the citizens of Van Buren, to
| be heard on this matter, has been
signed by Mr.. Sargent on behalf of the
State of Maine and forwarded to the
Dominion authorities for their sigma
| ture.
The citizens Of Van Buren, We're rep
resented in this matter by A. l.. HAM
mond and II. x. Bradbury, both Of
Van Buren,.
1t is understood that there is q
growing feeling on the part OF some
of the authorities connected with the
fish and game interests of tic State
| that a disease Of some nature not yet
determined has developed among the
moose which inhabt the northern
part of Maine. Several Of these AMI
| mails have been found in the woods
lin n helpless condition by guides ana
wardenS, unable to rise and IN Such
arparent misery that they were Killed
To MT an end to their su1efings.
| One was found earlier in the season
in an apparently paralyZcd condition.
and on Wednesday Chairman Rrackett
| of tho fish and game commission re-
| rojyod q letter from Deputy Game
| Warden j. Fl. Ruth Of Linneus. when
brought TO his attention another m
stance of a similar nature.
| In his letter Warden Ruth states
| that on Nov. 81 he received word that
| t,or. was n sick moose on Township
: Range 5, and that upon investisa-
ton he found Il cow moose Whlch
,ookod as il she had been down for
| eight or ten days. the troupe
| coon,ad to be in her throat and when
he moved her head she groahed so
,no+ .ba could be heard for some dis
lance The warden fufther stateu
that when he killed tho animal anu
| e,irnad hor neck he found NelioW
Iumns in and around her throat ABOUT
as large as birds eggs and OF the con-
sistencv Of jelly. The warden further
states that something is Killing t'ic
moose in that section of AroostooFi
county, as nc has heard of two o'hers
ho;nn found dead without any marks
IN ,hcno which would indicate that
,ho,, hod hoen shot. 1t is apparently
tho COW moose which are affected.
| \ notice which has been nied III '..e
Office of the secretary of state certl-
G,s that at a special meeting OF tle
stockholders Of the Newburyport
Counter Co.. held at Kittery on Mon
Idav. Dec. H. it was voted to reduce
the capital stock Of the corpora tloi'
from $4,000. consisting of 2oo SHARES
Of the par value of $50. TO $1,000 con-
sis,inr of 60 shares Of the par Valne
of $50 CO..,
The following corporations have filed