The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03

of iron until he was rescued. Pinkham
was thoroughly exhausted and could
not have held ON much longer. The
boat went over the falls and was smash
ed to bits.
The grand jury in the Washington s.
]. court, Saturday, made its report for
the April term, finding 43 indictments.
Among them were three for murder
against Fred Reynolds of Red Beach,
who on March Goth, it is alleged, killed
his wife and one child and fatally
wounded another child and afterward
set fire to his house. The injured child
died on the evening of the same day.
The other indictments include assault,
breaking and entering, larceny and "a
liquor indictments
The Boston & Maine Railroad, which
has been using coke, on many of the
short runs and for the shifting engines,
find that although the use of coke makes
less work and Is more satisfactory fuel
in many respects, 1t is little more ex-
pensive than the old fashioned coal. 1t
was thought that the introduction of
its use would reduce the cost of fuel,
but 1t is claimed that this Is not so. 1t
is probable, however, that coke will be
used entirely.
Greenvile j. Dearborn, aged so years,
a member of the Biddeford police, took
his life, Friday afternoon, by hanging,
1t Is thought while in respondent
mood. Although attending to his duties
regularly, he had complained of poor
health for some weeks. Mrs. Dearborn,
who is employed in Portland store, on
her return home found the body in the
woodshed, suspended from a rafter
He had apparently been dead only three
or four hours.
Miss NJ. Olive Winslow of Dexter has
begun work in the Dover and Foxcroft
schools, as teacher of music The idea
of having music taught in the schools
originated with the Cosmopolitan Club
and committee from that organization
has canvassed the towns and raised
money sufficient for the purchase of
books and charts. The balance of the
expenses incurred will be met by the
proceeds of an entertainment to be given
10 the near future.
Architect Il. L. Gilman of Waterville
has drawn plans for a store to be con-
structed by II. e. Names of Oakland.
The store will be of wood, 40x50 feet,
and probably three stories high. The
first floor will be used for hardware
store and the second for offices and q
storeroom for the hardware store below.
If the third floor is put on it will be
used as hall by the .Masons. Mr..
Names has not yet decided to make the
building three stories high, but 1t will
probably be done.
Miss Name Obey, aged II years,
daughter of Mr.. J H. Obey, proprietor
of Union Square Hotel, Houlton, and who
is studying instrumental music in Montre-
al was recently awarded diploma of the
first grade, only one other young lady,
Miss Clutchea of New York, receiving
like recognition for advancement, of the
one hundred and sixty seven pupils who
took the examination before six profes
sors. There are four hundred and sixty
four pupils in the college.
Daniel Gray of Portland, will soon
bring against the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. $4,000 suit for personal in
juries sustained while in their employ, the
writ entered in the Supreme court of
county. Gray was a lineman
in the oompany's employ and when en-
gagged in Lynn, Mass, working along the
line of the Boston and Maine, be was vi
olently thrown against pole by wire
which was caught by passing locomo-
tive, as he claims, through the negligence
of his foreman. He sustained three
broken ribs, spinal injuries and dislo-
Gated shoulder which have since confined
him to his bed and are said to be of a
probably permanent nature.