The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-22

| river opposite batb, Me-, Du0Oeyp -
George Peters, q colored man, ~ ysass Oh,
was drowned.
Charles L. Lewis, aged II, OF Pinstop, 0es,
was lodged in Pennington jail Friday, for
stealing horse In the northern part Of
Franklin county. When arrested no WAS
making for the Canada line.
Saturday night George Dojay, OF Bath,
Me-, while under the influence OF liquor,
discharged revolver In such way that
his son. aged 10 years, was seriously
wounded In the face.
Tuesday night last Miss Mary Crosby,
sixteen years old, of this city, WAS decoyed
into dense piece Of woods near Pleasant
Point, New Meadows river, and outraged
and afterwards placed on board sail boat
and held prisoner, where she was found In
an exhausted and deplorable condition.
The girls statement of the revolving affair
has led to the arrest OF VIM A. Ray,
young man, who was apprehended In Bath
Saturday night by off -er Kittridge. The
girl is seriously III IRON effects of the out
rage, and 1t Is feared brain fever will re.
suit therefrom. Two physicians are in st.
tendance. Miss Crosby formerly resided
In Portland. Her parents are dead. Ray
will be committed to Jail till the August
term of the Supreme Judicial Court.
The Dennison Company at Brunswick is
doing large and profitable business manu-
featuring wooden boxes, aud shipping
them to Europe in nests containing from
nine to tweuty-four. Bottle boxes are
sent in nests comprising five or six.
When our slate companies can ship slate
direct from Monson Junction or Greenyille,
to Chicago for as low rates as they now do
to Boston, we shall all rejoice, for 1t will
place The slate business upon solid basis.
Every other industry around here will be
benefited TO the same extent.
President M. C. Felnald, of the Maine
State College, returned home from his
trip TO Washington last Saturday, very
much Frustrated from the effect of the bite
of some poisonous insect received In
sleeping car His hand, where the bite
was received. still looks very badly, but
it is hoped that the constitutional blood
olson is nearly overcome.
As much as a railroad across Moosehead
Lake is to he deplored when we consider its
faultless beauty and wonderful granduer,
and realize h W much it is worth to Maine
as a sporting resort, yet, as it has seemed
inevitable that ii must go through this
great AMI grand forestry somewhere, we
think all of the people of western Piscata-
quis can congratulate themselves that now
1t can lot get entirely away from us ard
our own railroads.
The manned soldier who serves as light
keeper at Owls Head, South Thomaston.
received letter some time since from one
of his democratic frieKds In Rockland,
stating that "there wer. half dozen ap-
plicants In Rockland for the light, be
sides all those outside of the city, and as
there was likely to be a change, he would
like to have the ligh. keeper tell him how
to proceed and also solicited his assistance
in stepping into his old shoes" The
light keeder replied that he 'would be hap
by to lend him any assistance in his power.
He could have his old shoes and the holes
in his skin, made by the rebel bullets"
VIM. 81. Hamlin has been appointed
postmaster at Casco in place of Holden re-
signed Ira Shaw at Goulds0oro in place
of Whitaker removed; and John c.
Mountfort at Knigbtville in place of Sea-
Wy removed; Chairman Brown is working
like a beaver. He receives a very large
mail daily. Wednesday he arranged with
Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson
for the appointment of thirty Maine post
masters and Thursday for twelve.
We have received a copy of Farm and
Hearth, a monthly journ devoted to farm
ing and literature, published by p. o.
Vickery, Augusta, and edited by DIR. w b.
Lapham, well and favorably known as a
writer for the agricultural press as well as
an historical and genealogical writer of a
hility.
The Monson Railroad transported from
the quarries to Monsoon juno ion, $500
squares of Slate during the month OF June.
1t looks now as though the shipment Tor
JIly would be much larger as he Lowell
| Slate Agency ha. already shipped more
than 100 squares.
The following Maine postmasters were
appointed Friday Edward Palmer at
West Garland, vice Lawrence resigned;
Frank Holmes at Damon, vice Wheeler
lesgne Joel Fenwck at Mibridgc, vice
Smith removed Henry Holden at Charles.
ton, vice Peakes removed.
Capt Silas Adams of Bowdoinham, who
has been removed from a postal clerk ship
on the route from Rockland to Portland
was gallant soldier, and has filled his po-
sition with success. Mi. Greenleaf,
Somerset county democrat, has been ap.
pointed to the place, Notwithstanding the
route does not touch Somerset The APP.
| poinlment Is credited to Chairman Brown
of the democratic State committee. Here
tofole in appointing clerks on the Rock
land and Portland route, it has been
thought Just to select gentlemen from
Knox. Lincoln or Sagadahoc, through
which counties the route runs.
An autopsy of the remains of Mons. Cy-
peien Renaux, who died at Hotel North
| Thursday, demonstrated that death was
caused dy fatty degeneration around the
! heart.
One of the events of this month will be
the temperance camp-meeting at Marano-
cook, Friday and Saturday, July 3lst, and
August l. All temperance organizations
are invited to be resent. 1t Is now ex-
pected that Mrs. Lathrop of Canada, will
be present. Saturday will be the children's
day. Reduced rates on the Maine CeLtlal
Railroad aae offered.
The Monson Rairoad transported from the
quarries to Monsou Junction, $500 squares
of slate during the month Cf June. 1t
looks now as though the shipment for July
would be much larger, as the Lowell Slate
Agency has already shipped more than 100
squares.
Saturday several men were riding on a
| hand car on the Bucksport Branch of the
Maine Central Rnilroad when MIR. Royal,
the foreman OF that section of the road,
suddenly fell from the car which was at
once stopped. 1t was found that Mr. Roy
al had been struck in the abdomen by a
shot fired by some unknown person who
was IN the woods. A physician was called
who probed for the bullet but was not able
to lind il. 1t is not thought Mr.. Roya Is
fatally injured. The shooting was proba-
bly, accidental.
Friday, Deputy Sheriff Thomas =. Wood
of Kingtield who Is making it hot for vlo
ators o. the law in Northern Franklin
lodged in Franklin jail, one Charles L.
Lewis, of Pittston, IA seventeen.year Old
horse thief. 1t seems that, week or two
ago, Lewis left his parental abode on the
banks of the Kennebec, and after days of
wandering found himself in some of the
northern plantations in Franklin county,
where he became tired of walking, aud
Selling a favorable opportunity stole IA
horse, wagon and rubber coat from the