The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25


deep interest in city and county politics
Several years ago he received an ap.
pointment as clerk in the quartermasters
division at Washington. He was un.
married and leaves no relatives.
Kineo is to be connected with the out
side world by telephone The Moose.
head Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany has closed a contract WITH the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company The New England company
will extend its line from Monson to
Greenville, and the Moosehead company
will build to Greenville from Kineo, via
Spencer and Lily Bay.
Foliowine the graduation of the first
Turkish efIl at the American Girls COL
lege. the turkish government has issued
an edIet prohibiting Turkish children
from attending foreign schools, the en-
pioying Of Christian teachers 10 Turkish
Households, or the appearance Of Turk,
ish ladies in public accompanied by
Christian women companions. This
edict deprives hundreds of foreign gov
ernesses of the means of subsistence. 1t
is intended to prevent the dissemination
of liberal ideas.
An interesting incident in connection
with the enforcement of the prohibitory
law in Portland, has developed in the
shape of a suit for damages against sew.
eral of Sheriff Parsons deputies. The
complainant, who has retained council
to institute proceedings, Is Rev. F. A.
Hanscom, formerly pastor of churches
in that locality, but is now in business in
Boston and an active temperance man.
He now alleges in their search for liquor
In a hotel they entered his room, which
was left in disorderly condition, with
the door unlocked.
Nathan Batcheer, 90 years of age
was killed, Saturday afternoon, at DORIS
Crossing, about a mile from Foxcroft, by
the Aroostook train, while driving with
Gardner Stowe of Dover They were
not able to see it until it was right upon
them Stowe received a few bruises
and bad shaking up. The horse was
killed instantly and the carriage de-
molished. County Attorney Durgin and
Coroner Martin of Milo reached Dover,
Monday, and decided that no inquest
was necessary. The relatives of the de-
ceased, it is said, do not hold the rail
road in any way responsible for the ac-
cident.
Mrs. Kruger, wife of former President
Kruger of the South African republic,
died saturday at Pretoria, of pneu-
monia, after an illness of three days.
She was 81 years old Mr.. Kruger was
not informed of his wife's death until
the evening The news was broken to
him by DR.. Heymans and Secretary
Boeschoten. Mr.. Kruger, who had just
returned from Hiversum church, burst
into tears and asked TO be left alone.
Mrs. Kruger's long separation from her
favorite daughter, Mrs. Smith, last
week, had completely broken her spirit,
Mr.. Eloff and many other members of
the Kruger family, were at her bedside
when she passed away.
While the stage driver from Malta
wamkeag to Millinocket was about half
way between Millinocket and Midway,
Friday afternoon, he was suddenly con-
fronted by two men who sprang out of
the woods beside the road. In true
westerly style they quickly proceeded to
hold up the stage driver, calling upon
him to throw up his hands and halt.
They had not reckoned on the drivers
nerve, however Instead of holding
hands up, he whipped out revolver
and began to fire. Although the odds
were two to one, the plucky driver put
the two would be highwaymen to flight
after lively exchange of shots, one of
the unknown mems bullets clipping a
small piece out of the drivers ear.
Nothing else was harmed, however, and
the stage and its United States mail
wagon were in Millnocket at its usual
time, Friday night.
A grand fireman's muster will be held
under the auspices of the Board of
Trade and the fire department at Water
Vile, Me-, Aug. Is, 1901, to celebrate
Old Home week. Six hundred dollars
in gold will be offered in prizes open to
all municipal fire companies in New
England, active or veteran. Governor
Hill and staff have been invited to at
tend. The Maine State Firemen's AS
sociation will be present, holding its an
nual convention the preceding day,
Grand street parade at 10 o'clock a. m.
Playing will begin at p. m. and the
prizes will be as follows: Steamer con-
tesis-1st, 500; I'd, S25. First class
tubs-lst, 800; I'd, $25. Second class
tubs-1st, 500; I'd, S25. Hose reel
races-1st, SIS; I'd, S25. Hook and
Ladder contest-One prize of $50. Hose
coupling contest One prize of $25.