The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27

about half mile from HOldnu. Inc
cause was due to the spreading of the
rails after the engine and tender had
| passed over them. The mail car was
overturned and X Levesque, the mail
agent, mas badly injured
Capt. John Bennett of the steamer
Manhattan, dropped dead at Portland,
Thursday night, on board the steamer
just as she was about to sail to New
York. The cause of death was heart
disease Capt Bennett was go years of
age and had been connected with the
Maine Steamship Co. for 20 years.
The "halibut express" combining
nine cars of fresh halibut, one car of
Puget Sound salmon and one car of
Squallish Valley hops, arrived in Boston
from Vancouver, B. c., Monday. This
from the Pacific to the Atlantic. 1t
made the same time as the passenger
express.
1t is reported upon good authority
that the large wood rim plant at heohan
les Falls, that has been idle for the past
three years has been sold to a reliable
business firm and large substantial
business is assured for this place. Re-
pairs will soon be commenced and the
large building will soon be in readiness
for it's new business.
The Rockport Ice Co is employing
about $50 men and 80 teams, at an out
lay of about $3.50 per day, and expects
to harvest about $1,000 tons, and load
during the cutting season about Is 900
tons direct from the pond into vessels.
There are vessels loading now and others
chartered. The ice is of excellent quail
ty, about II inches thick, clear and solid.
The financial statement of the city of
Bath SHOWS that during the past three
years the city debt has been reduced SOL,
| 1920, a sum nearly one-third of the
! total debt three years ago, and in add.
ton to this public obligations have been
reduced nearly $1,000 yearly. This is
record unprecedented in the history of
the city. During the past year the debt
was reduced over $4,000
Parker, Ryan & Co. who some months
ago purchased the Goss & Small quarry
on Croth Island near Stonington are
introducing novelty in mechanical
equipment in the form of a compressed
air plant which will replace steam, both
in the operation of their railway and in
drills, derricks, etc. This will be the
first granite plant in Maine to be so
equipped.
AT 90 o'clock Friday afternoon the
dead body of man supposed to be S.
! Sykes, lumberman, WAS found in the
toilet room of car GO which came into
Bangor at 9 20 on the Bangor & ARGOS
took train. A 80 calibre revolver on the
floor beside the body told the story. 1t
is supposed that he committed suicide. In
his coat pocket was found a letter ad
dressed to S. Sykes, Northeast Carry, via.
Greenville Junction.
A little after midnight, Thursday night
occurred the death of John Hanscom,
esq, of White Oak hill, Livermore Falls.
Mr.. Hanscom had been in i'll health
for year or more and had been in cri-
teal condition for several weeks. He
was over 60 years of age and is survived
by one son, Will Hanscom, and by his
wife. His daughter was the late Mrs
N. O. Pope. He was one of the leading
citizens of the town.
The report of the Augusta Insane
Hospital for the year ending Dec. Is,
1901, shows the following admissions
from Androscoggin county: Auburn,
four; East Livermore, one; Lewiston,
eight; Lisbon, one; Mechanic Falls,
one; total, 10. The city of Portland
committed 2S, Augusta, 10; PASSPORT,
II; Ellsworth, five; Gardiner, four;
Hallowell, one; Rockland, one; Saco,
three; Blddeford, six; South Portland,
three, Waterville, two.