The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-11-01

had been missing from his home in sid
ney for nearly two weeks, was found in
the Kennebec river short distance
below what is known as Britts gully, at
2 80 Friday afternoon. The cause of
death is not known. Dow formerly
lived in Augusta, where he was en-
ployed at the plant of the Cushnoc Fiber
%. A few years ago he moved to sid
ney, where he was employed at the farm
of George A. Leydecker A widow and
four children, who live in sidney, be-
sides several brothers, survive him.
Miss Annie Crosby Emery. Phi. d,
formerly dean for women at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, was inaugnrated a
dean of the women's college of Brown
University, Oct. "a. Judge Emery and
Mrs. Emery OF Ellsworth, parents of the
new dean, and other guests were pres
ent. President Faunce presided and
addresses we're made by Miss Caroline
Hazard, president of Wellesley college;
Miss M. Cary Thomas, president of
Bryn Mawr college; Mrs. Alice Freeman
Palmer of the state board of education,
and the newly inaugnrated dean.
The New York Yacht Club met, last
week, and Commodore Ledyard assured
the members that new cup defender
will be built to meet Sir Thomas Lip.
toms Shamrock II and he said they
could rest on his assurance. He said
the new defender will not only be built,
but neither effort of any sort, skill or
devotion will be spared to make her a
success. He said he was sorry that he
could not at that time give the names
The new boat will be built and handled
by syndicate. Several members of
former syndicates we're present
The date of the launching of the five
masted schooner now being built at
Camden for Capt. j. G. Crowley has not
been definitely fixed but it will occur
this month. Work on the rigging will
commence soon. Mr.. Bean has a large
crew cutting the frame for the four
master which Is to be built for Capt.
Crowley, also crew at work in Virginia
on the oak frame for the five master to
be built for Capt. Crowley. The four
master will be launched in February and
the five master in June. This latter
vessel is 800 tons larger than the five
master now on the stocks.
Judge L. A. Emery, who last year
went abroad and visited the Holy Land,
brought home with him two gavels from
King Solomon's lodge, F. & A. M, at
Jerusalem; one was presented to Lygo
mia lodge of Ellsworth last May; the
other the judge has presented to ESQ
teric lodge also of Ellsworth. The
gayels are made of oak from the forests
of Lebanon and on account of their
coming from this historic place and
from the mother lodge of Masons as
we'll as from the fact that they are the
gifts of Judge Emery, they are particu.
larry priced by Ellsworth Masons.
After an illness from complication
of diseases, DR.. Benjamin M. Turner,
one of the most prominent physicians of
Gardiner, passed away at his home at
No. IA Brunswick avenue, Thursday
evening. DR.. Turner was born at Leeds
Center, March Ia, 1894, and there re.
ceived his early education. He attend.
ed the Burlington Academy and later
entered the Burlington Medical School,
from which he graduated in 1899. He
at once began the practice of medicine
in Gardiner and made rapid strides for
ward in his profession. In 1901 he was
married to Miss Clara Eta Dingley of
that city, the daughter of the late Mayor
j. d. Dingley, besides whom a sister
and aged father survive him. He was a
prominent member of the Maine Com
mandery, X. T., of Gardiner and also a
member of Kora Shrine of Lewiston.