The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-04-24
STATE AND GENERAL.

ing new lines and improving old ones
At the April term of court at Ellis.
worth seven divorces were deoreed, two
cases, one civil and one criminal, were
tried, and S21O0 in liquor fines were paid.
Two persons fatally injured, Fire
Chief Magee Frustrated and property
loss of fully $780, is the result of
several fires which occurred IN Dallas,
Texas, sunday morning
The required sum which was neces-
sary for the town of Oakland to raise
toward the building of new wooden
mill in that place has been secured to
the last dollar and the mill is assured.
On account of a large landslide two
mics below Strong, all the morning
trains over the Sandy River railroad
were cancelled, Thursday, thus shutting
out Strong, Phillips and Kingfield from
outside connection.
Charles w. Wilson, the Cundy's Har-
Dor sailor whose wife was recently found
dead in pool near the seashore short
distance from her home, is prisoner in
the Cumberland county jail. He was
arrested in Boston, Thursday and brought
back to Portland.
A destructive fire visited the south
western part of Kansas City, Mo, Sun
day, laying waste a section of dwelling
houses almost quarter of mile long
and block wide, and doing damage to
the amount of $75, 900. About so dwell
ing houses were destroyed and 90 or
more families were rendered homeless.
Frank Warren of West Kennebunk,
while fooling with % calibre revolver
Thursday evening, was shot in the right
hand, the bullet passing through. The
shooting occurred in crowded hall,
where Earnest lodge of Good Templars
were entertaining large delegation of
visitors. Considerable excitement pre-
vailed for few minutes.
The Lake Shore has determined to
abate the smoke nuisance by the use of
new device by which with careful fir
ing there is no escape of smoke from the
engines. An official says 1--WE have
found that soft coal can be used, as the
attachment not only consumed the
smoke but showed saving of at least
one ton on an ordinary rum
NJ H. Dunn, chief train dispatcher of
the eastern division of the Maine Cen
trial at Bangor, has been promoted to
active division superintendent of that
DIVISION to succeed Supt. A A. White,
resigned. Arthur b. Crossman of Port
land will take the place at Bangor made
vacant by the promotion of Acting Supt.
Dunn, who will assume charge May l.
BY an explosion of spider which was
being heated in the blacksmith shop of
the Maine Central car shops at Water
vile, Friday, Moses Butler of that city
and Howard Ware of Fairfield were
terribly injured and it is believed Ware
is fatally hurt. The explosion was ter
rife, huge pieces of casting being sent
through the sides and roof of the build
ing
The Maine Central railroad intends
the present season to lay heavy steel
rails from Leeds Junction to Pennington
and from Leeds Junction to Watervile.
distance of about 81 miles each way
Crews of 20 men each will be put at
completed the road will have heavy steel
rails from Portland to Pennington and
Wateryille.
Marshall Crossman of Calais has mott
fled the liquor dealers that he proposed
to enforce vigorously the prohibitory
law, and intimated that he would pro
coed in manner somewhat different
from that employed last summer. This
is taken to indicate that Marshall Cross
man will not confne himself to search
and seizure methods but will have com
plants entered against those suspected
of liquor selling and summon witnesses.
The body of Harry Wilder, who dis
appeared from his home in Bath on
April 7. was found in the New Meadows
river Thursday afternoon. Wilder was
last seen leaving house in that city at
10 O'clock Monday evening, April I, and
it is supposed he fell from the bridge of
the L b & b. railway while ON his way
home He was 80 years old and was
employed in the Maine Central railroad
roundhouse in that city His mother
survives him.
James Newcomb, forrnerly of Carmel,
who is serving a life sentence at the
State prison at Thomaston for arson,
Friday, filed petition for a pardon in
the executive department. Newcomb
states that he has served II years in
prison, that he is now an old man and
believes that justice and mercy dictate
that he should be no longer confined
An unsuccessful effort to secure execu-
tive cemency for Neweomb was made
eight years ago.
Adelbert Warren, a rag buyer, is in
the police station at Waterville charged
with murderous assault upon VIM. Hall
of that city, Sunday afternoon. Hall
with others visited the home of Warren,
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