The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-18

the robbers. The American Express
Office in the same building was also
entered but little of value was secured.
1t is believed the burglars used a much
heavier charge of nitro glycerine IN
blowing up the safe than was intended
and that they were frightened away by
the heavy explosion before they had
time to make careful search.
Maine makes a good showing in the
catalogue of summer resorts issued by
the American newspaper publishers as
ISOLATION. Sixty.two popular resorts are
listed, and the total of 1874 hotels enum
Grated. In this list Kenuebupkport
gives 8 hotels; Bar Harbor, II; Old
Orchard 10; Oguinquit, 8; Peaks Island,
8 The list, however, is very far from
complete-but how it happens that
Kineo, is not in the list we are at loss
to understand Then there are scores
of popular resorts not mentioned at all,
while at several, as at Southwest Har
Dor, Casco bay and many inland places
famous hotels are entirely omitted.
Quite a sensation was caused at BRUINS
wick, by the assault upon Deputy
Sheriff John S. Towne, late Friday
night Mr.. Towne is an ardent prohibit
zionist and has made himself very un-
popular with a certain element by his
vigorous enforcement of the prohibtory
law. AS Mr. Towne was retiring, about
IL 10 o'cl )ck, he was startled by the re-
port of revolver, accompanied by a
crash of glass which followed the en-
trance of large whiskey bottle into the
room through the window, and again a
moment later by another bottle. Mr..
Towne was cut about the head by the
flying glass. but otherwise received no
injuries. No clue to the perpetrators OF
the deed has yet been established.
BY direction of the President of the
United States, under the provisions of
the act of Congress approved Nov. 3,
1893. Gen. Benjamine p. Runkle, U. S.
army (retired), is detailed by the secre-
tary of war as professor of military
science and tactics at the University of
Maine. The university is required by
law to provide military instruction, and
the President has been accustomed to
detail an officer on the active list of the
u S. army as instructor. Owing to the
war with Spain and the operations in
the Philippines, the military instructor
ship has been vacant since the spring
of 1898. Gen. Runkle is man of strik.
ing personality and sterling character.
He is an alumnus and has been for many
wears a member of the board of trustees
of Maine university. For the past IA
years he has occupied the professorship
of military science in Miami. Gen
Runkle's service in Orono will begin
July l, 1901.
Incendiaries started a fire in the
blocks ON Main street, owned by o. f.
Mayo and Mrs Martha Smell and occu.
pied by laundry, book bindery and
harness shop, that did about 50, 500
damage early, Sunday morning. in
Watervlle. When the firemen entered
the laundry they found box of excel
sior in the dry room with two burning
candles placed in 1t and burning kero
sene in the main room. Boxes and fur
niture had been piled about this to en-
sure good start before discovered.
The back part of the book bindery
which occupied the upper floor of the
adjoining building was all ablaze at that
time and had evidently been set after
the trap had been arranged in the
laundry. The fire was in one of the
most dangerous sections of the city and
it's prompt discovery, alone, prevented a
confagration In the heart of the bust
ness section. 1t is believed to be the
work of professional burglars. The loss
Is covered by insurance.
81 had piles 80 bad / could get no rest
nor find cure until l tried DeWitt's