The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-27
STATE AND GENERAL.

Hartman, Peck & Co., piano manu-
facturers, New York suffered loss of
5000, 900 or possibly more, by the des-
tructlon, Thursday, by fire.
Five county convicts at Kosotusko,
Miss made an attempt Saturday night
to burn their way out of prison by burn
ing the stockade in which they were
confined. Ali were cremated.
United States Deputy Marshal Hasty
arrived at Portland, Friday, from Low
elltown, where he was sent to take as
prisoners two Cinnamon who were ar
rested there on a charge of being unlaw-
fully in the country.
O'Briens grocery store, Monroe street
Calais, was entered by burglars Thurs
day night and quantity of goods stolen.
Kerr's store at Union, was also entered
the same night and the till ritled. Thieves
had key to the latter place.
Miss Lizzie Lashus, a Waterville girl
tried to commit suicide by throwing her
self in Hayden brook Friday. She was
rescued by Vedal { heninir, in an I'M
cons ious condition Trouble in love
affairs was the cause of the rash act.
Damarisootta, in town meeting, last
week, swung unanimously into the line
of towns demanding the enforcement of
the prohibitory law. The temperance
movement has been the one theme of
conversation In that town for two weeks
DR.. John S. Fogg, U. S. A, who was
recently operated upon for appendicitis
in Manila, where he has been on duty,
has been granted an honorable discharge
from the service on account of disability
and will return to his home in Biddeford.
800 students of the Omaha Medical
and Dental college engaged in pitched
battle In one of the lecture rooms Thurs
day night. The fight lasted for three
hours without moments intermission
and ceased only when the combatants
were completely exhausted.
The kindling wood plant of Paul II.
Knowlton, located at Guilford, serious
ly damaged by fire short time ago, will
be thoroughly repaired and it is expect
ed that the work will be completed SO
that the plant may be started up by the
middle or the last of May.
Governor General Wood left Havana
early Thursday morning on the Kanah-
wah, for Miami, on his way to Washing
ton, where, it is expected final con-
sultation will be held with President
elect Palma and other Cubans in regard
to establishing Cuban government.
The big battleship Retvizan which has
just been completed for the Russian
government at Cramps shipyard Phila-
delphia was officially added to the Gar
navy Saturday and the regular routine
of man of war began on the ship. She
will sail for Cronstadt about April 18th.
The Mule Spinners Union of Lewiston
at meeting Saturday afternoon voted
to demand an advance in wages of 10
per cent, said increase to go in effect
March 91st 1t is understood that un-
less the demands of the Mule Spinners
are complied with general strike may
follow.
James b. Neal, formerly superinten-
dent of the Dorchester division of the
Boston Elevated Railway, and one of the
best known railway men in New Eng
land, has been appointed superintendent
of the Penobscot Central Railway, sue
ceeding Wilbur E. Pierce, who recently
resigned.
record breaking sale of postage
stamps is reported by the Chicago post
office. The sale was 100000 stamps
for which the purchaser gave check
for 1926 900. In one package were 500,-
900 four cent stamps and in the other
the same number of one cent stamps.
This is the largest individual purchase
of stamps in the history of the Chicago
post office.
If all Maine town land cities) had the
Standish spirit, then Old Home Week
would be the biggest kind of success.
1t was recently stated that only II Maine
cities and towns had an Old Home day
celebration last year. That town was
one of the first to plan for an Old Home
day when Old Home week was adopted
by the State and her first celebration
was one of the best among the small
towns
Or. B. T. Sanborn of Augusta, paid
his regular monthly visit to the state
prison Thursday, for the purpose of ex-
amining into the condition of the prison
ers in the insanity department, The
doctor did not see Brainard, as he is in
the regular prison department, but he
understood that he is working steadily
though still possessed of the idea that
some of his supposed enemies in the
South were constantly seeking to do
him harm.
The Washington Post says: ut is
understood that Senator Edward Olive
Wolcott of Colorado is being considered
by the President as the possible success
sor of Secretary Hitchcock who, it is
understood will AEON ratire from tho