The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-12
STATE AND GENERAL.

burned 10 the ground. most Oh tne
furniture was saved. Loss about $1,000.
Rear Admiral, John C. Watson and
General James FL. Wilson, who will rep.
resent the army and navy of the United
States at the coronation of King Ed
ward, sailed the 4th inst. on the steamer
st. Paul.
Peter Fortier of Waterville, while at
work plumbing at the Catholic church,
Waterville, received severe injuries by
the explosion of the torch he was carry
ing. His arms, hands, neck, face and
head were terribly burned.
Mrs. Almena Jane Perham, wife of
Elk Governor Perham of Maine, died at
Washington, D. C, Friday. She is sur
vived by her husband and four children.
The remains will be taken to Bryants
Pond for interment Thursday.
Emigration from Copenhagen, Dem
mark to the United States is assuming
increasing proportions. The emigrants
are mostly young Sweeds, who are leav-
ing for America, partly on account of
the more stringent military service Iegu-
lations.
E. B. Preble of Machias, lineman in
the employ of the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, fell
from pole at Bangor Thursday after
noon, as a result of coming in contact
with live wire, rec living injuries from
which he died shortly afterwards.
F. 1. Campbell, Esq, of Cherryfield,
has accepted an invitation from Gen. B.
B. Murray in behalf of the Eastern
Maine Veteran association to be one of
the speakers at the annual gathering of
that organization at the campmeeting
| grounds, Jacksonville, June Is.
Walter A. Newcomb of Augusta, reg.
lister of probate, of Kennebec county, is
still at the Eye and Ear Infrmary at
Portland for treatment, where he is un-
der the personal care of DR.. Owen
Smith. His friends will be glad to
know that there Is every indication of
permanent recovery,
George Gallagher, aged I, son of Will.
liam Gallagher of Saco, who has been
missing since Thursday morning, was
found floating in the Saco river below
Cataract falls, Saturday night. 1t is
supposed the child was playing on the
banks of the river when he fell in the
water and was drowned.
Two columns of steam are rising from
the apex of Mt. Rainier, Washington.
The melting of the snow by the heat of
the sun, the lifting and irving of the
snow from the summit by the wind, and
several other possible explanations of
the phenomena are offered, but none of
them seems to be satisfactory.
1t was declared, Friday, that New
York, Brooklyn or Boston regiment of
national guard and the Portland COM
pany of the Marine national guard would
be invited to participate in the big mill
tary review to be held at Montreal, on
June 20, which will include regiments
from Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa and
Quebec.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy, John D.
Long, arrived in Buckfeld, Tuesday,
from bingham, Mass. Mr.. Long came
this time unaccompanied by his fam
lily, intending to remain only
few days at his home on North hill.
Later in the season the people of Buck
field expect to again welcome Mr.. Long,
with his entire family.
While handling a rifle, Friday evening
Harry Foster, the year old son of Jere-
mah E Foster, dropped the weapon,
which was discharged. The bullet en-
tered the boys stomach and he is now
at the hospital in a serious condition.
Mr. Foster, who runs a shooting gallery
at Portland, had brought the rifle to be
repaired, not knowing that there was an
unexploded cartridge in it.
The Oldest living graduate of Bowdoin
is Portland man, the venerable John
Rand, who is still in good health, and of
unimpaired mental vigor at the age of
81. Mr.. Rand was born in Newbury.
port, Mass, in August 1911, He was a
member of the Bowdoin class of 1881
After his graduation he studied law in
Portland, and at the law school at Har
ward and was admitted to the bar in
1886.
General Ben P. Runkle, instructor of
military science and tactics at the Uni
versity of Maine, in compliance with the
orders of the secretary of war, has noti-
fled the adjutant general of Maine that
the following cadets of the graduating
class of the University of Maine have
shown the most proficiency in the mill
tary department: Edward Stanley True,
Walter Hampton Eldridge and Alpheus
Crosby Lyon.
The Evans House block, corner of
Water and Church streets, Gardiner,
was Quilted by fire and broke out at 10. 45
Thursday night. The building was for
merly hotel but since the fire in March
1901, has only been occupied on the first
floor by Frank Moore, grocer, coal
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