The Somerset reporter., 1902-11-27

/ marIln y. heefe was arrested Saturday
charged with Illegal voting at the Ward
Republican caucus, Nov II. The
officers claim he assumed the name of
resident of the ward. This was the
second arrest for the same charge in
Ward 3, Carl p. Anderson being senten-
ced to 30 days in jail.
The body of woman about 90 years
of age was washed up on the beach at
Old Orchard, Friday. 1t was identified
as that of Mrs. Hiram Dolby of Saco.
She wandered away from her home
Thursday during the absence of the
family. The coroner decided that it
was clear case of suicide.
u S. fish commissions car No, 3 went
to Sebago Thursday and L, 900 yearling
landlocked salmon were deposited in
the brooks and streams running into the
lake. The salmon were from the Green
Lake hatchery, the only United States
hatchery in Maine. and were said to be
the finest lot ever sent out from there.
Rev. Donald Mccormick died sudden
ly at 2 a. N. Friday at his home at
Bo0thbay Harbor. He was a native of
Scotland. going from there to Canada
and thence to Waterville. Seven years
ago he went to Boothbay Harbor and
had ever since then been pastor of the
Congregational chuch there. He was 81
years of age. A widow and seven chill
dren survive him.
Already there has been considerable
amount of pressure from various parts
of the state for the position on the board
of trustees of the Insane hospitals, made
vacant by the death of Hon. p. o. Vick-
cry. Augusta has always had a MEM
Der of this board, and the opinion APP
pears to prevail at the capitol that Gov
ernor Hill will not depart from this rule
in appointing Mr.. Vickery's successor
Over in Eastbrook, while they don't
allow hunting to interfere with business
they manage to get enough of the former
to make things interesting. Last week
Moses Wilbur plowed till three in the
afternoon, and then went into the woods
for game. He wounded deer, but fail
ed to get him. But before sunset he ran
across bear which he shot and killed.
And it wasn't much of day for game
either.
Friday ex.Gov. Cleaves was elected
the clerk of the Maine Central corpora
ton to succeed the late Hon. j. II.
Drummond. No better selection for a
position of considerable importance
could have been made. Gov. Cleaves
has since his retirement from the office
OF governor been identified with the
present progressive manage ment of the
great trunk line of Maine and his new
position will bring him in closer touch
with it than before.
Fire, Wednesday night of last week,
entirely destroyed the large barn belong
ing to Mrs. Eva Wiley Farrar, two miles
from Island Falls Loss $1,000; insur-
ance small; cause of fire, unknown.
The fire caught late in the evening.
The barn was located some distance
away from the house and before any one
reached it the fire was beyond control.
The contents of the barn were all de-
stroyed, including 8 horses, II COWS, u
hogs and so tons of hay.
The announcement that Abraham
Khan Dovet had been appointed Per-
sian ambassador to the Hellenic court is
more interesting than at first appears.
Since Darius, in the year 491, B. c., sent
heralds to Athens to demand earth and
water as symbols of submission, no
Persian ambassador has been sent to
Athens. Now diplomatic relations are
about to be resumed, after a lapse of
1893 years. The event will be celebrat-
ed with an imposing ceremony.
The five-masted schooner T. Charlton
Henry, the keel of which was laid the
first of June, was successfully launched
from the yard of II. M. Bean at Camden,
Thursday. The managing owner of the
vessel is John G. Crowly of Boston and
she will be commanded by his brother,
apt. Elmer E. Crowley, Taunton, Mass.
She was named for the son of Charles
W. Henry of Philadelphia, the owner of
a large tract of land in Camden and
Rockport and regular summer visitor
there.
A. Lazo Arriaga, Guatemalian minis
ter to the United States has received
from his government letters and tele.
grams that the reports published in this
country about the loss of life and prop
erty caused by the eruption of the Santa
Maria volcano are exaggerated. While
it is true that part of the present coffee
crop is lost the dispatches say it is gen.
orally expected that most of the planta-
tions of the affected district will recup
crate. The loss of life was very small.
Information has been received at the
office of the commissioners of inland
fisheries and game that registered
guide, his brother, a siokly wife and a
boy IA years of age, stopped at the Phil.
brook farm, near the Big Schoodic lake
in Piscataquis county, and last week,
shot four full grown moose. One of the
moose WAS Skinned to Brownville in the