The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-24
The electric road from rreeport to

The electric road from Freeport TO
yarmouth has all the poles in position,
she tracks all laid and nearly all the
wires up. The roadbed will have to be
lgrsveled and 1t is expected that this
part of the line will be in running order
lin about three weeks. E. W. Rice OF
Fairfield, is general superintendent of
the new road.
Herbert Plalsted of South China, the
victim of the shooting accident on China
Pond the 18th instant, died, Saturday.
The young mans good health is all that
kept him alive so long. The bullet
which was fred from a rifle in the hands
of Harold Williams of Waltham, Mass. ,
and which glanced upon the water, hit
ting young Plaisted over the eye, was
never removed.
fierce squat that suddenly swept
off the mainland at Isles of Shoals, N.
a. Thursday afternoon, icaught.andlcap
sized whale boat in which we're 10 of
the help of the Oceanic House, out on
pleasure trip. Fourteen of the number,
two men and twelve women, were
drowned, while two women and Fred
Miles, who was in charge of the boat,
we're rescued by fishermen.
Hon. John Hall, one of the most prom
linen residents of North Berwick, man
who has been closely identified with the
industrial and political life of his native
community, Civil war veteran, form
or treasurer of York county, member
of the legislature for several terms, and,
for six years member Of the State Re-
publican committee, died suddenly the
18th, aged 80 years, of apoplexy induced
by heart disease.
The call for the annual reunion of the
3rd Maine Regiment which will be held
at Waterville, August 10, 10 signed by
Charles A. Coombs, president, DR.. Viii
liam McDavid, secretary, and Lewis Sell
bling, corresponding secretary. A bust
ness meeting will be held In G. A. r.
hall at 10 o'clock and at O'Clock the
Woman's State Relief Corps will serve a
banquet to which the veterans and their
ladies are invited.
Jewett Haines committed suicide by
hanging himself in horse stall, in. the
Exchange stable, Dexter, run by q. F.
Witham, early Thursday morning. The
body was discovered about 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Haines was last seen about II
O'Clock Wednesday night. The actswas
evidently meditated as he was seen ex.
, aiming rope Wednesday. Financial
Embarrassment is supposed tol be the
cause of the suicide.
The steamer Kennebec of the Eastern
Steamboat company's Kennebec and
Boston division sank at her dock in Gar
diner, Saturday The steamer struck q
sunken pier near Nahumkeag island op
posite South Gardiner, while bound III
the river and large hole was stove il
i her bow. She was backed off and pro
: ceeded to Gardiner, where she filled and
vent down soon after her cargo and fur
nishings had been removed.
George S. Woodman, ex-mayor of Au
burn, died at his home on Northern
Avenue, the 18th instant after
lingering illness. A widow and one son,
George T., survive him. He was regu
lar attendant at the Elm Street Univer
l salist church. He was master of Tran
t quill Lodge of Masons for two terms
lse4-5 and 1S745, past high priest o
. Bradford Royal Arch chapter, and pas
commander of Lewiston commandery.
: Governor Robert Lafollette of Madi
son has been renominatedfor gov
ernor by the Republican State Conven
) ton. The vote was as follows: Lafollett
100, Whitehead 268, scattering 10. Th'
3 stalwart element of the party was agains
. Lafollette and Senator Spooner was will
: them, but while apparently chagrined
, over their defeat, say they will fight tt
3 the last ditch to send Senator Spoonel
8 back to the upper house at Washington
Portland is again feeling quite please,
t with herself over the fact that by tn
8 new summer schedule that went into eff
!. feet last week with the Maine STEAMSHIP
company, from now out during 1.-THE re
9 mainder of the season there will be fiv,
boats a week between that city and New
York. This will give Portland the fines
, service she has ever had with New Yorl
and will mean much increased travel be
tween that city and the metropolis
, Business between these two points il
rapidly on the Increase.
, The new battlsship Maine, built by
the Cramps to replace the Inflated
Maine, has proved herself to be very
t speedy ship for size, she averaging Is. Is
/ knots an hour ovsr measured course
, Her contract calls for a speed of Is
t knots. In a preliminary run, late last
, night, the Maine attained speed Of
10 95 knots an hour which she m aintain.
ed for period of thirty minutes. Hell
machinery worked smoothly and the
nerformanca of the bip shin in eyer,