The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-10-10
STATE AND GENERAL.

Both the Carnegie and Bethlehem ar
NOR plate plants are to be enlarged at g
cost of several million dollars.
for Baltimore, Md, where they will at
tend the Johns Hopkins Medical College
They are Murray s. Danforth of Bangor,
Paul Hill of Saco, Henry Martelle OF
Richmond and Ortho Dascombe, Wilton,
all members of 1901.
The Portland Light and Power Co q
headquarters ON Forest avenue, Wood
fords, was damaged to the extent OF
$4,000 by fire, early Friday The fire
was caused by the stopping of a current
regulator which was followed immedi.
ately by blaze on the switchboard
The annual meeting of the Maine State
Pathological society will De held in Dex,
ter on the dates of Nov. and 7 There
will be splendid exhibition of fruit,
while the papers and discussions will be
OF the greatest value to all of our farm
ers and orchardists. Let everyone attend
who can possibly do so.
Miss Carrie Boothby, aged So, former
ly of Rumford Falls, was fatally burned
In fire at the Rockawsy House, Ban
gor, Friday evening. A lamp exploded
In her room and before she was rescued
she had been burned almost beyond rec
ignition. She was removed to. the hos
pital, where she died later
A dead body supposed to be that o
John Stevens of Calais, Me-, who wal
recently drowned from a schooner a.
Robbinston under suspicious circum
stances was found on the bank of the
river about three miles from st. An
drews, Thursday afternoon, The fea
lures were unacceptable. The body
was taken to Calais for Identification.
1t was voted to ask the next legisla
ture to allow tax paying women the
right to vote, at the 21st annual conven,
association, which opened at Old Or
chard, Wednesday evening of last week
Another vote was passed to engage Miss
Gail Laughlin, the New York lawyer, to
lecture in Maine the first two weeks in
September.
Gov. John F. Hill has notified the
Maine State Poultry and Pet Association
that he will give $50 as a prize for the
best dressed poultry exhibited by a
Maine breeder at the show in Augusta
in December. All our farmers and fan
ciers should now lake hold and strive
for this prize. BY 80 doing, it will en-
courage other rich men to offer more
prizes In the future.
Hon. A. f. Crockett of Rockland.
Hon. l.. Shepherd of Rockport and
Hon. Fred 4. Richards of Portland.
directors of the Rockland, Thomaston
and Camden Street Railway, have sold
their Interest in that road to Gov. Hill
of Augusta. This stock, together with
shat sold to Gov. Hill by other local
shareholders gives Mr. Hill and Pres.
dent Macomber of Augusta a controlling
interest in the railway.
The annual report of DR.. T. d. Hunt
ington, cattle inspector at Portland,
which was made public Friday, shows a
iy in ha Oh
during the past year. In the seasons of
1S99-l900, the total shipments were
Cattle, 81, 400; sheep, 1929; horses,
TIA. The totals for the season of 1900
1901 are: Cattle, 40,332; sheep, 81, 1888;
horses, 1872. These figures show gain
of 59,931 head of livestock for the year.
Covered with kerosene to which some
person had touched lighted match, u
small black dog ran out on Common
street, Saco, Thursday afternoon, howl
ing in pain from his sufferings. Several
persons were bitten in trying to stop the
dog. Facts enough to warrant the ar
rest of Mrs. Edward Robitaille of Com
mon street for setting fire TO the dog
were obtained but owing to the state of
her health the warrant will not be serv
cd until later when prosecution will
follow.
The three new kilns being built by J..
A. Creighton & Co., Thomsston, are
expected to be in operation In about one
month. The Eldred process will be
tried experimentally In two of their
kilns. This process, 1t Is claimed, re.
duces the expense of burning lime very
materially, by saving fuel, and at the
same time, improves the quality of tho
lime produced; 90 that lime osn be