The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.


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An unknown man was drowned by the
capsizng of his boat in the Blackstone
river at Albion X. l.
Albert Jackson of South Gardiner. Me,
died from injuries caused by falling from
staging while painting.
DR. A Nj. Austin aged 50, one of
Names leading dentists. died suddenly
a I Rockland from heart failure.
Dennis Dunn, aged 80, was run over
by train at Hartford and killed. His
hips and lett arm were badly crushed
Charles Mccoy. town liquor agent of
Peterboro, n Ii. committed suicide by
hanging. No cause is assigned tor the
act.
A number of buildings on High street
Brockton. Mass. occupied by small con-
Germs, were burned. with a total loss of
$4,000.
The storehouse of s. S. Pineo a whole
sale grocer in Midtown, Me. was burned
1t is thought the fire was of incendAry
origin.
The boiler at the wool securing mill of
John E. Mann at East Weymouth, Mass.
blew up, and completely demolished the
boiler house.
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Loretta Brennan, at one time prominent
in leading opera company, died al Paw
tucket, II. l.
The election of J. F. Moody to the cap
taincy of the Dartmouth athletic team
being void, F. w. Haskell of Wakefield,
Mass. was chosen.
Haven Metcalf. instructor Of botany
at Brown university, has accepted the
I'll, til
the chair of biology
The International Car Wheel company,
capital Sl5 600 900, was incorporated at
Trenton. The company will manufae-
ture car trucks and wheels.
Yale defeated the Princeton baseball
nine by the score of to in the first
championship game of the series. The
game was clean victory for the blue.
The Hutchinson & Smith company of
Boston. wholesale dealers in boots and
shoes. has made an assignment. with liza
bilities of SOL ,260, and assets of $40. 1o9.
Daniel Smith, aged Sc, a stonemason,
while at work building a wall a t Rock
vile, Conn, was overcome by the heat,
and there is no chance for his recovery.
Mayor Jones of Toledo denies that he
will be a candidate for governor on the
Democratic ticket, and also states that
he will not run on an Independent ticket.
James Manning of Worcester has pur-
chased the Webster, Mass, dye works
and expects to have them in operation
in July, when $50 hands will be employed.
There was grand review of the corps
of cadets at West Point in honor of Gov
ernor Roosevelt and Colonel Lee. the
military attache of the British legation
w. c. Englezig, 6. prosperous farmer
and his wife. Lena. living near Austin
Tex. were found murdered at their
home They had been shot through
window.
W. c. Stiles, a well known ship-timber
manufactures, committed suicide at
Warren. o. Ill health was the cause.
He owned large mills in Ohio and Ten
nessee.
At the national reformed Presbyterian
synod at Mansfield o.. resolutions
against seating Representative Brig ham
II. Roberts of Utah in congress were
adopted
Many burglaries have been committed
recently in hotels. stores and private
houses at Havana and the police believe
an organized band of American crooks
are at work.
At a meeting of the New Hampshire
Press association committee was APP
pointed to arrange for a summer outing,
to which all newspaper men in the state
will be nVt d
Frank Zenit was seriously and per-
haps fatally burned by the exp osion of
alcohol which he was using about his
work at the Hand Brewing company
Pawtucket, r. l.
An electric car on the Pawtucket street
railway Jumped the track al Valley Falls.
r. l., and number of passengers were
badly shaken up, although none was
seriously injured.
The president has designated Assistant
Secretary Cortelyou as secretary to the
president during the absence of Secretary
Porter who mas sailed for Europe for an
indefinite period.
John Flanagan. worlds champion
hammer thrower wearing the New York
Athletic club colors Won new fame by
throwing hammer l64 feet 10 inches and
making a new record.
Bishop Hea. " celebrated the oath an
niversary of lis conservation as bishop
at Portland Me. There were exercises
at the paroehial schools and dinner at
the Episcopal mansion.
Two people were killed and several
We're injured in a fierce storm general
throughout Kansas. A deluRe of rain.
amounting to from TO inches. was TO-
lowed by wind storm.
Ben Condor Was arrested near Foat
Kent. Me. charged with smuggling
liquor across the Canadian line. Con-
don was captured when he was driving
n wagon laden with liquer.
While attempting to arrest Willa~
Gahey. Boston longshoreman, Patrol
man Louis g. Smith was roughly used
by a mob, having his head badly cut. be-
sides being severely kicked.
Mrs Dora Voorhees, widow OF Ccmmn-
dore Voorhees,, who WAS formerly at the
head of the New York Yacht club. was
found dead at her home at Washington
Heart failure is attributed.
The steamer Ben Harrison picked up
the centre-5 oard catboat Thistle in
Gloucester bay. The boat was drifting
about With no one on board. and had
evidently parted her moorlngs
Mrs. Eliza Metcalf. wife of Captain
Metcalf of Dannemora IN. " prison.
was found Gead in bed at the home of
her sister at Bristol. Vt Death was
due to neuralgia of the heart.
One of the most disastrous forest fires
that has ever started on Cape Cod com
menced near the railroad station at
North Eastman. A large amount of
territory has been burned over.
Sadie Montgomery, years old. was
severely burned at Cambridge, Mas.
and is In a critical condition. while her