The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-02
STATE AND GENERAL.

cablegram received by the salmese
minister at Washington, Thursday, IN
dcates that the crown prince OF Siam
has again advanced the date of bis visit
to America. The dispatch states that
he will sail from southampton, Oct. 3.
Principal A. F Richardson OF the
state Normal School at Castine announc'
"a that the fall term opens with l3l
students. the entering class having IA
members. The term bids fair to be one
of the most prosperous and profitable IN
the history of the school,
President Roosevelt has chosen Charlie
maqne Tower. ambassador to Russia, To
succeed Mr.. White as ambassador to
Germany. Notifications of this decision
and that Mr.. Whites letters of recall
had been issued by the state department
have reached the foreign office at Der
lin
The candidacy of Former Secretary OF
War r. A. Alger for United States sena-
tor to succeed the late James McAiliah
was endorsed, Thursday, by the special
Republican state convention at GRAND
Rapids, Mich, called to select candl
date for supreme justice to succeed the
late John d. Long.
Lieut.. Fred F. Black of Searsport, who
graduated from the y. s. Military Acad'
envy at West point in the class of 1907
and was assigned to the 10th United
States Infantry, left Sept. 22d to join
his regiment in the Philippines. lie
goes via. San Francisco, sailing from
there the 30th.
Bowdoin College, opened Thursday
morning, the 18th instant, on Its l0ls'
year with SO freshman enrolled, the
largest number in the history OF the
college. President Hyde attended the
chapel service but left last week fol
Chicago, where he will preach for the
next four weeks.
The Bangor & Aroostook station at
Milo Junction was destroyed by fire,
Thursday night. The books, all the
furniture and the tickets and records in
the office were saved, but the building
itself was burned fiat. Cars were stand
ing on the siding at the time the blaze
was at its height, but no damage done
to them.
At 1905 o'clock, Friday evening, in
the Superior court at Augusta, the jury
in the manslaughter case OF James
Granger returned verdict for assault
after having been in the jury room since
so O'Clock in the afternoon. Bonds
were later furnished by the respondent
and he was liberated for his appearance
from day to day.
Pearl Dyer was painfully injured a
the works of the Boston Flint Paper 10.
Hallowell, Friday morning, by being
drawn several times round shaft upor
which paper was being rolled. Hill
right arm was broken in two places
both upper and lower arm, and he wal
otherwise severely shaken up and bruis
ed.
The occupants of a large tenemen
house in the rear of The First Nationa
Bank, Ellsworth, had narrow escape
Thursday night, when the buildings wa
burned. Many of the sleeping peopl
were forced to leave the burning build
ing in their nightclothes. The building
was owned by Hosea B. Phillips, anC
the loss was $500, with no Insurance.
The Bowdon Paper Co. will consider
the enlargement of their plant this win
ter. In the spring they will branch out
They have outgrown their facilities, ant
their business demands greater plant
Plans have been drawn for four larg,
mills, one at Lisbon Falls, one at Pjeps
cot, one at the present place in Topshan
and one on Granny stream.
The Golden Eagle hotel, on the cor
ner of New Jersey avenue and d street
Washington, was dynamited one morn
ing, last week 1t Is alleged b,
Frank McKie, one of the guests vhC
subsequently committed suicide. Be
tween 20 and 80 guests were thrown
from their beds by the explosion bu
only the proprietor, Louis Brandt ant
his wife were injured the latter serious
ly.
Among the 1900 or more registered
guides in Maine are three ladies. The,
are Miss Cornelia L. Crosby, Fly Rod,
Phillips, who was the first guide to re
gister when the law went into effect
few years ago. Mrs. J. E. Freese, Argyll
and Miss Ethel A. Harlow, Dead River
These ladies are all expert handlers o
the rod and gun, and each can handle !
canoe or follow trail with the best 0
the male guides.
Charles A. Plummer, charged wit
receiving brides while acting as deput,