The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-05
Eastern Maine property holders have


been receiving from the office of the
Maine Civic League copies of the Maine
law under which it is crime to lease
buildings for the carrying on the sale OF
intoxicating liquors; the law is one of
those rigid ones passed through the
influence of the late Neal Dow and
others and has never been enforced. 1t
is reported in the western part of the
State that the league will devote part
of its campaign to prosecutions under
this law, says the Bangor Commercial.
William Wagg of Dexter has been
employed in work upon the railroads in
this State continuously for so years. He
commenced for the Portland d Kenne-
bee and later the style of the company
changing to the Maine Central he has
since been employed by this road. All
this time has been passed at work upon
the track with the exception of three
years which he put in on bridges. Mr..
Wagg will be 20 years of age Aug. To-
and for the past 80 years has not known
what it is to be sick even for day.
Moses Stanley of Gorham was cut in
two through his breast at 8 O'Clock,
Thursday night, by falling in front of
moving circular saw. Mr.. Stanley,
who was superintendent of Willis L.
Bickford & Co.'S. new steam saw mill,
near the railroad station, was operating
the saw when he attempted to fix a nut
and lost his balance, falling directly in
front of the revolving saw. The affair
was entirely accidental as Mr.. Bickford
and several others who we're present
testify. Coroner Perry deemed an in
quest unnecessary. Stanley was 65
years of age and is survived by son
and daughter. He resided at Hiram.
NJ. G. Leonard, instructor in physics
and geology in Bates College, has recent
ly accepted a position in the higher nor
NAL school at Tokia, Japan, at large
advance in salary. This school, In
which the teachers of all high and nor
NAL schools are trained, is under control
of the government. Mr.. Leonard is to
be professor of English and pedagogy.
The position came to him unsolicited
and his travelling expenses are paid both
ways. Prof. and Mrs. Leonard expect
to sail from San Francisco early in July.
Prof. Leonard will take up work in his
new field, Aug. /, his resignation at
Bates taking effect at the end of this
school year.
One important gap in the electric
route between Bath and Boston will be
completed early in July whom the route
from Biddeford to York Is expected to
be running. The Atlantic Shore Line
company will begin work, Monday. Va
rious crews of men will start in at differ
ent points along the line and the work
of preparing the route and blasting for
the roadbed will commence. The esti-
mated cost of the road from st. Aspin-
quid Park, York, to Biddeford, is $780,
600, and the financial arrangements have
been most satisfactorily concluded.
Barring inability to obtain material fast
enough, the entire length of electric
road will be completed and in RAINING
order by the first of July.
An attempt was made by three armed
men, Thursday morning, to carry off a
large amount of copper and composition
stored in ship house No. at the Kittery
navy yard, says the Biddeford journal.
One OF the men was seen by sentry,
who gave the alarm. The marine guard
turned out, but before they arrived at
the scene, the men had reached boat
in which they had come to the yard and
were padding out into the stream The
guard fired upon the boat. One of the
men apparently was hit as he was seen
to stop rowing, bat the others kept the
boat moving swiftly. The fire of the
guard was returned promptly. Before
measures could be taken to follow the
fleeing men, their craft was too far out
to be overtaken. The thieves took away
only small amount of copper.