The Somerset reporter., 1901-11-28
STATE AND GENERAL.


son of Mr.. E d. Jison of Greene war
shot in the leg Sunday morning while
out hunting with his younger brother
The boy will probably recover.
An important sale of timber land was
made in Ellsworth, last week, when
Charles II. Emery of that place sold to
Capt. Frank w. Goodwin one half OF
township No. TO- Hancock county
There are about 10, 900 in the tract. Mr.
Emery reserves the water privileges.
Gen John r. Richards, last week,
loaned two cases of stuffed birds to the
State museum, which is in charge of the
fish and game department. The birds
were shot IN India by an uncle of Gen.
Richards over so years ago They are a
valuable addition to the museum and
one which will attract great deal of
notice.
Heart trouble caused the sudden
death of James T. Davidson of York,
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Davidson was
president of the York National Bank
and one of Yorks foremost citizens.
He was also president OF the Berwick
Shoe Co., which has large factory in
South Berwick. His wife is a daughter
of Congressman Allen and she together
with six children survive him. Mr..
Davidson was As years old.
Pres. Castro, of Venezuela believing
that conspiracy to overthrow him ex.
listed, caused the arrest Friday at
Puerto Cabello of Ramon Guerra, the
minister of war. The president also
brought about the arrest at Caracas of a
number of partisans of Ramon Guerra,
among them being Montauban, who
claims to be a French citizen. The
arrests have caused a great sensation.
A fire breaking out at four o'clock
Sunday morning proved to be the worst
in the town of Eden for more than 20
years. 1t started in Graves Bros livery
stable on West street and before it was
stopped it had included several nearby
structures. The stable was entirely in
flames almost before the alarm was
given and in consequence nothing was
saved and Is horses lost. The loss was
$21 900.
Columbus Hayford of Aroostook
county who was member of the
Grange party that visited Bath Monday
from the National grange assembly at
Lewiston, in speaking of the prosperous
season in his far away portion of the
State said that within his own neighbor-
hood there were Is farmers who had
each raised 20 acres of potatoes the past
season, the total yield for the entire
800 acres reaching 10000 barrels at a
cash value of 10000.
The delegates to the W. G. I. u.
convention at Fort Worth, Texas, left
for their homes bearing with them feel
ings of appreciation of the hospitality
of the great southwest. On rising
vote, Portland, Me-, was embossed for the
place of the next annual meeting. Late
Thursday evening, the executive board
selected Portland, Me-, as the place for
holding the next annual convention.
The date was not fixed, that being left
to the discretion of the executive board.
Insurance Commissioner Carr says
there has been large increase in the
fire waste for the first ten months of
this year, over the two preceding years.
1.-THE total loss of property by fire." said
Mr.. Carr, "for the ten months ending
Nov. |, 1901, in the whole country
reaches the enormous sum of 1925 ,000,-
600. In 1899 the loss was only $4,000
900, while last year it was l$l11, 900, 900.
Maine contributes her share to the total.
The big fire in Portland a short time ago
swells the total loss iu this state very
much"
DR.. Ebenezer 5. Johnson, a prominent
physician and temperance worker of
Pennington, died suddenly at his home,
Nov. 81, aged 81 years. Death was
caused by heart failure, following a
brief Illness with pneumonia. October,
1861, he enlisted in Company L, LIST Maine
Cavalry, as a private. He served as an
orderly with Gen. Robinson in the I'd
division, LIST corps, and when mustered
out in 1854 he had been promoted to
quartermaster sergeant of his company.
His war record was one OF the brilliant
IN Franklin county's list of heroes DR..
johnson had praoticed medicine for IS
years in Pennington.
c. E. Libby thinks he has ON his