The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12
STATE AND GENERAL.

An increase in the business of Berwick
is looked for by the announcement that
S. 3 Littlefield of Peabody, Mass
having leased the sheep skin factory
will move his leather and shoe-lining
business there.
After one of the toughest nights ever
known on Lake Huron, Saturday, made
worse by heavy pail of smoke that
overhung the water, six vessels are
wrecked on the beach three miles north
of Pert Huron, Mich. The crews we're
saved by the life saving station.
The store of Knight & Lord at Pitts
ton, which contains the post office,
about two miles from Gardiner, was
burglaized, saturday night, by blowing
open the safe and about $50 in money
and $50 In stamps were secured. A
careful search failed to show any trace
of them.
Thursday afternoon, as some boys
were playing on raft of logs in the
river at South Gardiner, near the South
Gardiner Pulp mill, Edward Brown, 10
years of age, fell iuto the water and was
drowned before assistance could reach
him. He WAS the son of Mrs. Elijah
Brown. The body was recovered.
James Evans, who would have been
roo years old had he lived until next
January, died at his home at Bruins,
wick, Sept. 4th, as the result of an
accident. While at work in the barn at
his home, a few days before, one of the
large doors was blown over on him, and
he suffered internal injuries which re-
suited In his death.
Mrs. FL. R. Smith of South WATERFORD
poured some kerosene into her kitchen
stove, Thursday, to make the fire burn.
An explosion occurred and the burning
oil set fire to her clothing. She ran into
she street screaming for help and Mrs.
A. II. Small and Mrs Simeon Knights,
neighbors of Mrs. Smith, were quite
badly burned in their efforts to smother
the flames.
N. w. Wilbur, aged about %, wait
or at the Louisburg, Biddeford, was
drowned at Biddeford Pool, Thursday
afternoon. With two companions he
had swan out to depth of fifteen feet.
When they turned to swim back to the
shore the undertow was 80 strong that
the men were rapidly exhausted. VIII
bur soon sank, but the other two men
we're rescued.
Hon. J. H. Marley, who is director of
the Maine Central railroad, and has I'M
usual facilities for obtaining information
concerning the extent of this business,
estimates the money left in Maine this
year by the summer throngs, counting
In those who come for the spring and
fall fishing at Is millions of dollars He
says it is 10 to 20 per cent more than
ever before.
The will of Mrs. Julia A. Philbrick of
Danvers was filed in the probate court
at salem, Mass, Friday. The estate is
divided into three parts and Bates col.
lege, First church of Danvers and the
Danvers Historical society receive equal
shares. The amount will not be known
until the inventory Is filed. Mrs. Phil
brick was the wife of the late John D.
Philbrick, the widely known educator
Among the nominations made by Gov.
Hill, Friday last, are: Railroad com
missioner, Benjamin F. Chadbourne,
Biddeford; bank examiner, F. E. Tim
berlake, Phillips; register of probate
Washington county, c. Hollis White,
East Machias; members board of dental
examiners, l. S. Chiloott, Bangor; F.
o. Sawyer, Skowhegan; justice of the
peace and quorum, Leland j. Smith,
Cornville.
The Turkish ambassador in London
has been instructed to inform Great
Britain that the action of the command.
or of British warship in the Persian
gulf in preventing the Turkish corvette
Sehob from entering Koweyt Is incom-
patible with friendly relations. The
British side of the controversy is that
the Schob was trying to land Turkish
troops on the territory of a sheik who
rs independent of Turkey.
After securing the woods all day, the
police of Portland, Sunday afternoon
captured II boys who escaped from the
State Reform school the day before
The boys were found together in Water
boro, and later were returned to the
Reform school. When the boys were
taken out for regular school drill, Sat