The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-23
STATE AND GENERAL.

Burglars maze nVe OTedRS In HaleTNlle
and Winslow, Thursday night but secur-
ed little booty.
G. M. Bailey of Winthrop last week
paid $4,000 duty on shipment of burap
that came on the Orcadan.
Henry o. Stanley, reappointed mem
Der OF the fish and game commission by
. Gov. Hill has held the position for 30
years
Mrs. Allen j. Weeks of Durham COM
mitted suicide Thursday about p. M.
Mrs Weeks was formerly Miss Louise
Drinkwater. She was about 10 years of
age
In the damage suit of Glover Vs. the
Portland and Rumford Falls Railway
Co., the jury late Friday afternoon rend-
cred verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum of 7,37916
Harold Arthur, the three-year. old son
of William II. Lufkin OF Rockland fore.
man of the Rockland Star died Friday
as the result of poisoning by drink
ing medicine which Mrs Lufkin had
been taking.
The Maine Central has ordered eight
consolidation freight engines from the
Schenectady Locomotive Works These
are engines with four driving wheels on
a side and are the next size above the
moguls which have been in use for some
years past.
Gov. odell of New York Saturday re.
moved Sheriff Caldwell of Erie county
(Buffalo) from Office. This action, was
the result of charges substantiated to
the governors satisfaction, that Sheriff
Caldwell knowingly permitted the exist
enoe of pool rooms in that county.
AS practically the closing act of his
administration Gov. Shaw made public
the names of 473 prisoners to whom he
had extended executive clemency with
in the last two years. The governors
record in this respect, it is stated, has
never been equalled in Iowa.
Mr.. Guy G. Murchie, son of Mr.. w. A.
Murchie of Calais, has been appointed
to vacancy as aide on the staff of Gov.
Crane of Massachusetts,. Mr.. Murche
was member of the famous Roosevelt's
Rough Riders during the Spanish-Amer.
lean war, and is now member of a
prominent law firm of Boston.
Nathan G. Aver at one time a leading
humber dealer, died at his home in Ban
gor Thursday at the age of 50 years
He was one of the wealthiest men of
Eastern Maine and had been prominently
connected for years with many of the
principal industries of the section.
Rear Admiral Robey ID. Evans has
been charged with the preparation and
execution of the naval program at the
reception of Prince Henry of Prussia.
The following squadron has been assign
ed to welcome the prince Battleship Hi
nois, cruisers Olympia, San Francisco
Cincinnati and Hartford.
Walter S. Laid, superintendent of
schools in Sebec, while engaged in a
friendly scuffle with his brother at East
Dover, had the misfortune to break his
leg and dislocate his ankle. 1t is a bad
dislocation and will lay him up for a
long time. Mr.. Laid is twenty.eight
years old and this is his first call to en-
ploy physician.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution throughout Maine are going to
unite in presenting beautiful silk flag
TO the battleship Maine This is an
opportunity for them to do very appro-
pirate act and strictly along their line of
work which will be "A credit to the State.
The flag will cost $500 and the 800
Daughters of the State will raise the
money.
Rev. G. K. Owen financial agent of
Colby College, has announced that John
D. Rockefeller's conditional offer of
$15, 900 has been met The success of
this move adds $4,000 to the general
fund of the college. Judge Percival
Bonney of Portland, after II years con-
tinual service as treasurer of the college,
has resigned, and George K. Boutele of
Waterville, has been elected to succeed
him.