The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-14
STATE AND GENERAL.

Saunders mill, saw mill in the forest
ON the line of the Philips & Rangeley
r. R., was totally destroyed by fire Sun
day morning.
A series of earthquakes, lasting one
hour, Saturday, shook Cumana, Cuman-
acoa and Cariaco. These three towns
are in the state of Bermudez. Venezuela,
Cariaco was terribly damaged.
Fire Sunday afternoon, destroyed the
Ice houses of the American Ice Com
pany at Dresden on the Kennebec. The
buildings had q capacity of 5000 tons,
and contained 20, 900 tons of ice which
was harvested last winter.
John Roche of Eastport, aged 70, who
saw active service on the southwestern
frontier during the Mexican war, died
Sunday of heart failure. For the past
45 years he has acted as chief engineer
of the Frontier steamboat line.
Ex-senator James W. Bradbury cele-
brated the 9Sth anniversary of his birth
Sunday, receiving many callers and
numerous messages from all over the
United States. He retains his faculties
to a remarkable degree and keeps up his
interest in current events.
Mayor Hyde of Bath, received letter
from Admiral Sampson Thursday, stat
~ nj Gnnodrnu
will he in Portland, from August to 8,
Rockland, August to II, Bath, August
II to IA, and that the vessels which will
visit Bath will be the New York, Texas
and Kearsarge.
Mr.. George II. Josselyn, who was
killed Monday, June A, at Foxboro,
Mass, while at his post as fireman, at
one time was a resident of Winthrop.
Mr.. Josselyn married Miss Nellie York.
Mr.. Josselyn was q carpenter by trade.
Besides his widow he leaves three chill
dren to mourn his loss
A cablegram received in Rockland,
states that the three masted schooner
George Bird, Captain Andrew Gray,
ashore on Crab Island of the East coast
of Porto Rico, will be total loss. She
was sugar laden bound from Fajardo to
New York, and was owned chiefly In
that city. Her value was $1,000 with
partial insurance.
Reports from Dawson received this
week show that tho Klondike ''cleanup"
will be $25, 000, 000 which Is much larger
than was expected. The big yield Is
due to the general employment of patent
appliances for rapidly melting the frozen
ground and thus reaching the bed rock
in few hours. The only creek which
proved disappointment was Sulphur
creek.
James Barker was killed and two
other men were seriously injured in an
accident at the st. Croix cotton mills at
Midtown, N. B., Saturday afternoon.
The men were hosting the gate at the
factory when they lost control of the
lever. The implement flew up, striking
the three men and hurting them some
distance. Barker was instantly killed.
The others, Peter Dewar and Robert
Barter, though badly hurt, probably will
recover.
A frightful accident resulting in the
loss of four lives and the injury of 20
persons. occurred on the Oakland Beach
electric road, just out of Providence, r.
l., Sunday morning, shortly before ~
O'Clock. Two cars met IN head on
collision on q sharp curve. The car
coming towards the city telesooped the
down trip car, crashing it's way through
to the flfth seat. The accident is due to
the conductor and motorman failing to
follow the regular schedule.
Governor Powers has made the follow
ing appointments: Member travelling
library commission, George T. Little,