The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-12-27

who will command the new schooner
The Joseph Thomas was built at
cost of more than $50, 900, and is a finely
constructed vessel in every respect.
In the municipal court at Pennington
Friday afternoon, John Fellows and
Herbert Welsh were convicted of shoot
ing TWO deer on ednesday near New
sharon and each were fined $40 an !
costs by Judge Henderson. They APP
pealed and were held in bonds of $l0C
each for the higher court.
Little Rena Bailey, the only child of
Scott Bailey, who keeps grocery store
at Morrilps corner, Portland, took some
strychnine pills, Sunday, which had
been given her mother for tonic and
died half an hour later in terrible agony,
the physicians who were called being
unable TO save the child's life.
Capt Smedley ID Butler, the young
officer 80 frequently mentioned for gal
lantry in the actions in China, is on the
way to this country in a dangerous con
dition, and may not live to reach port.
He Ia a son of Representa- Butler OF
Pennsylvania, and is Captain in the
Marine Corps. Capt. Butler was wound
ed at the battle of Tien-Tsin, and again
at the taking of Pekin. subsequently
he had typhoid fever.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock, Saturday
morning, the schooner, George {.
Thomas, the third and last for the sea
son of 1900, big four masted vessel at
the shipyard of Messrs Mckay & Dix,
Bucksport, was successfully launched in
the presence of The usual large attend
ance on such occasions, reminders of
former prosperous days and enterprising
citizens, and arousing hope that old
times and scenes have returned to stay.
Moses Kneeland of Alexander, WAS
tried before Trial Justice Smith at Ma
chias Saturday morning on warrants
sworn out by Game Warden Ross, charg
ing him with logging seven deer in DC.
tober, 1899, and having dog In his pos
session. He was fined $3.50 for the first
offense and 800 on the second, the
costs of court being added in each case
Kneeland appealed and is trying to
secure bondsmen. He Is already under
bonds to appear in January for logging
deer this fall
Frank II. Morris, auditor of the War
Department, was shot and instantly
killed about 10 o'clock, saturday after
noon, by Samuel Macdonald, also of
Ohio, recently dispensing clerk of the
treasury, in the formers Office in the
Winder building, Washington. Mac
Donald, before he was arrested, shot
himself In the chest and slashed his
throat with pen knife. Auditor Morris
was closeted alone with Macdonald
when the shooting occurred. In trying
to make his escape, Macdonald also as
saulted the watch man, Thomas Cusic,
with the butt of his revolver. He was
arrested while leaving the building.
The total number of deer shipped dur
ing October, Novem Der and December
over the b. & A. is 1886 and the total
number of moose is 100. Greenville has
been the shipping point for more deer
and moose than any two other stations
on the road Patten is second on the
list for deer shipments, and Masardis
for moose. The shipments of deer ex-
coed those of all other years since the
building of the road, except in 1903 and
1899. Thirty-flve more moose were
shipped this year than last and three
less than in 1893 Twenty bears have
been brought down from stations on the
road which beats the record of last year,
Is foxes and two wild cats.
Albion Ingraham of Rockland, 70
years of age, was killed by an electric
car at IL 45 p. M, Friday, while he was
attempting to cross the track. Mr..
Ingraham had come from one of his
neighbours houses and stepped on the
track just as a car, loaded with coal,
came along. He was knocked down,
the wheels of the car passing over his
body, cutting off the left leg and right
foot, also crushing his breast. The un.
fortunate man was deaf and partly blind
and it is supposed that he did not see
the car in time to get out of the way.
Mr.. Ingraham was postmaster at Glen
Cove, having held his office since its es-
tablishment In 1892. A widow and one
son survive them.