The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-31
STATE AND GENERAL.

Mrs. E. Henry Mailman of Lubec
aged 90, committed suicide by drowning,
early Thursday morning. Her husband
survives her.
Fire in Albany, y. Y, early Friday
morning did damage to the amount of
half million. One fireman was killed
and another seriously injured.
The clothing of the five year.old
daughter of Geo. Talbot of Portland,
caught fire from matches with which
the child was playing, Thursday, and
she was badly burned.
Arthur Frank Durgin, aged 26, son of
Landlord Frank w. Durgin of the Wind.
sor hotel, Bangor, was instantly killed,
Thursday, by falling down a shaft in the
Cash mine, Prescott, Arizona.
Fora Bachelor and Allie Witham of
hingheld, were badly burned one day
last week by the explosion of some un.
known substance that was found In a
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er.
The Pscataquis Valley Campmeetng
Association vii! commence its twenty
second annual series of Religious Meet
ings on Monday, August 4th and con-
tinue them one week on their camp
ground at Foxcroft.
Michael Sullivan, an inmate of the
soldiers Home, was killed, Saturday
night, by being struck by trolley car
while lying between the tracks. No
blame is attached to the road or its en-
ployes in charge of the car.
Edward Simpson, Maine Central EN-.
ploye at Watervile was killed, Sunday
morning while uncoupling cars. Simp.
son fell between the cars and one passed
over his body. He was 81 years old and
leaves a wife and four children.
Guy C. Howard of Pennington has
been elected to the principalship of the
Hollowell High School. He is a gradu-
ate of Bowdoin, class of '9S, has been
principal of the York High School for
two years and v as recently reelected
for third year.
Geo. NJ. Stithen, pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Sanford, died Thursday
night from meningitis. His age was 45
years. He leaves widow and six chill
dren, three sons and three daughters.
He came to Sanford in January 1899
from Topsham.
A wreck occurred at 10 80 Thursday
| night, three miles from Zenia, o, when
the Pennsylvania limited from ST. Louis
to New York was met by wild coal car
at the foot of heavy grade. The en-
gineer, fireman and two mail clerks were
killed and several others injured.
Sanford L. Farrar, aged SO years, died
at Bath, Wednesday, after an illness of
more than two years with complication
of diseases. He had long been plumber
and hardware dealer, and was the in
ventor of many handy farming imple-
ments. At one time he owned one of
the largest henneries in the State.
The farm buildings recently occupied
by j. NJ. Murch, the contractor and
builder, situated one mile west of West
Sumner, burned Thursday morning.
The origin of the fire is unknown as the
place was unoccupied. 1t had recently
been bought by Alphonso Heseltine.
The loss is total as there was no insur-
ance.
Merton, the eight year old son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Pitney Fuller of Winslow,
was thrown from his horse, Saturday
afternoon and killed. The boy had beer
to the pasture with the COWS and was re-
turning, when the saddle turned under
the horse, throwing him to the road
He was found dead short time later by
his parents.
Governor Hill has accepted the invita-
ton of Hon. F. o. Beal, president of the
Eastern Maine State Fair Association, to
attend the fair accompanied by his staff,
on Wednesday, Aug. 9th, which will be
governors day. This is the date OF
President Roosevelt's visit to the fair
and it will undoubtedly be the greatest
day Bangor has ever seen.
Mrs. James Il. Bean of Some VILE
Mass died at the home of Mrs. Mudgett
her mother, in Hampden, Wednesday
the 23rd inst. of smallpox. She was
buried near the house, that night, and
the premises have been thoroughly fumi
gated. Mrs. Bean arrived at Thomas.
ton from Massachusetts, on July 8, and
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