The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-18

Injuries IeCtlNtO III . 81 80
football game, Saturday, resulted IN The
death, Sunday, of Ernest II. Townsend,
10 wears old. son of Enooh II. Townsend.
The game was played at saeo driving
park between the Saeo Athletic football
team and the Rochester IN. II eleven.
Townsend was member Of the saeo
team and in mix-up he was knocked
down with such force that his spine Has
injured SO seriously as TO result N bis
death. He was well known in saeo
where until recently he bad been EN-
ployed.
General Superintendent d y san
born of the Boston Il Maine Railroad,
has lust announced the list OF prize WIN
ners for the best flower display a. the
stations along It's system. The Lat Is
much greater than heretofore, aud as
there Is great competition between the
agents, which results IN the Boston 4
Maine system having some Of the neat
est and best kept stations To The eouh'
try. In the sixth olass, prize SO, the
following Maine stations are winners
Gorham. Kenuebunk, Kennebunkport
seventh class, prize g., seafboro erozs-
ing and Pine Point.
Commander-in-chtef Rassieur II the
Grand Army Of the Republic in gen
eral order announces his official staff
and the committees which viii have
charge of various branches Of the organ
Ization's work during the coming year.
Among the staff announcements are.
Inspector general Henry ; Peck, Ne"
Haven, Conn, Judge advocate general,
James II Wolff, Boston, senior aide de
camp and chief of staff, Edward n
Ketchum, Galveston, TEXAS; committee
on Fredericksburg battlefield national
park. Edgar Allen, Richmond, chair
man.
Thursday, the third and last day OF
the Maine Unitarian conference, at
Waterville, was devoted TO devotional
exercises and business meeting. During
the latter session votes of thanks were
passed To the railroads and the members
of the FIrst Unitarian church of Water
Vile. A resolution was adopted deplor-
inp the lax enforcement of the Pro-
hibitory law and affirming the duty OF
the church In this regard and recon
mending the appointment of a commit
tee by the conference which shall devise
some method by which the conference
may assist in making the existing con-
dition better.
Kate yannah of Gardiner, the song
writer, one of Names most gifted must
clans, composed during August twenty
three piano pieces and twelve songs
Her songs are always popular, being
melodious, with the words and melody
harmonious, and appealing to the heart
Her most dainty song "Bairnie,' the
words taken from Gilbert Parker's
"Seats of the Mighty" has been made
famous by Madam Blauvelt on the other
side 80 that it has been published in
London. Clara Bull, who was quite as
much the rage as Madam Blauvelt in
London, last season, is to sing several
of Miss Vannah's songs next season.
The downfall of rain, Thursday, in
Washington county, wrought great
changes to the water courses. On
Thursday, the st. Croix river was so
low that many mills were unable to run.
Friday, the river was Is inches In fresh
ct pitch, and washouts and landslips are
reported from points above there on
both banks. The rainfall during the "a
hours at noon was 5.25 inches, the great
est recorded by the weather bureau
since July, 1883, when 5.2S inches fell.
During one heavy squall quarter of an
inch of rain fell in five minutes. The
total fall since the storm began Is seven
inches. The rain was accompanied by
a high northeast wind, and damage was
done in many ways.
There have been but four years during
the last century when Bath has built as
much tonnage as she did during the
year 1899, but as the year 1900 draws to
close 1t can readily be seen that it will
exceed by considerable, amount the
tonnage of last year. During the year
1890 there were launched from the Bath
district 2 ships, 81 barges, 8 steamers, 2
schooners and sloops with total ton
mage of 34,33s. The launching of the
big six-master, last week, brought the
tonnage for this year up to 81, $40 and as
the big monitor building at the Bath
Iron Works will launch inside of three
weeks, figuring 1905, and the Sewall
steel ship, 29l9, will launch the first
week in December, the tonnage for this
year will reach S5,579, including only
the two vessels names. In addition to
these a number of others will be launch
ed and the total tonnage of the year will
reach about 5000 tons, mark it has
not reached since 1854.