The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-11-13
STATE AND GENERAL.

Orono.
Fifty small pox cases are reported
in Kent county, New Brunswick. DR..
E. P. Fisher, secretary of the provin-
cial board of health, returned from
there Saturday.
Hancock Point is to see next summer
one of it's most beautiful shore sites
covered by S12, 1000 cottage. 1t is to
be erected by Lewis F. Clark, of Spok-
ane, Washington. The design is by
Perkins of Boston,
The Bowdoinham saw mill this sea-
son has done one of the greatest years
work ON record. Up to the present
time over 5 ,000, 900 feet of lumber have
been shipped to New York besides
great deal to Boston markets.
Word was received Friday that Harry
Fisher of Smyrna Mills was mistaken
for deer and shot through the shoulder
by harles belong, son of the Smyrna
Mills hotel proprietor, about Il miles
from that town. Fishers wound is not
considered serious.
General Leonard Wood, who went
with General Corbin and Young to
represent this country at the German
war manoeuvres, arrived at New York,
Saturday, on the American line steam
ship ST. Louis. General Wood was
accompanied by his family.
Mrs. NJ. A. Greenlaw, of South Deer
Isle, has picked 211 quarts of highland
Gran berries this fall, with the help of
little girl, besides something over two
bushels of meadow cranberries. To do
this she had to take a walk of nearly
three miles day to and from her farm.
She is IA years old.
The coal dealers of the city deserve
commentator for the manner In which
they have managed the coal supply here
during the strike. They have carefully
husbanded the coal on hand, distribut-
ing 1t judicially in small lots at fair
profit, so that their customers were gen.
orally well satisfied and have refrained
from sending coal out of the city when
they might have perhaps realized larger
profits, says the Waterville Mail.
At public auction at st. John, N. B..
the 9th instant, John Murchie of
Calais, purchased certain crown land
lumber licenses on Tobigue river and
vicinity In New Brunswick, covering
800 square miles and one-third interest
in IS square miles timber limits held by
Michael WEIGH, Woodstock, N. B. The
total price was $4,000. Maine and
New Brunswick lumbermen we're nu-
merous at the sale.
Judge Nathan Webb, late judge of
the United States district court and
one of the most eminent jurists in the
state, died Saturday night. He has been
slowly failing for years and during the
past few months his decline has been
rapid Three weeks ago he attended
the Fraternity Club meeting, since
which time he has been confined to the
house. For days his death has been
anticipated at any time. His age was
II years.
Edward Adams, blacksmith, wal
found dead Thursday morning of last
week in the hallway of house at No.
8 Sherwin street, of Waterville. An
empty bottle which had contained
choral was found beside the body.
Coroner Edwards and City Physician
Bunker viewed remains and deemed
an inquest unnecessary stating that
death was due to alcohol rather than to
ohloral. Adams had been on protract-
ed spree for nearly month. His wife
left him week ago. He was twenty
eight years old.
The State Pathological Society elected
the following officers at Pennington the
9th instant: President, 2. A. Gilbert,
North Greene; vice presidents, D. P.
True, Leeds Center, II. L. Leaman,
East Sangerville; secretary, D. H.
Knowlton, Pennington; treasurer, C.
S. Pope, Manchester; auditor, G. M.
Twitchell, Augusta; executive com.
mittee, president and vice presidents,
ex -officio, V. P. Decoster, Buckfield
and c. n. Arnold, Arnold. Papers and
discussions on fruit growing in its
various phrases were of much interest
a we'll known Washington county
man says that some 80 years ago there
was hardly deer in Maine. at was
very infrequently then that one was
shot and in fact don't remember that
| ever saw deer in boyhood although
hundreds are being shot in that very
section in which lived. / have heard
the old woodsmen say that the reason
that the deer left the state was because
they were driven out by the wolves.
That seems funny doesn't it for we
never hear of wolf in Maine these
days and don't believe there is one in
the state
The government has adopted vigor
Gus measures to suppress ladronism in
the provinces of Cavite, Luzon Island,
Rial and Bulaoan. A zone embracing
these provinces, and surrounding
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