The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15


and two half sisters survive him.
Three railroad men narrowly escaped
asphyxiation in caboose in the Maine
Central yard at Waterville Sunday
morning Two were rescued before
being overpowered, but Harry Cole, a
brakeman, was found unconscious.
William H. Bradley multi-millionaire
lumberman, whose marriage in Minnea-
polls last week, to Miss Marie Hanne
myer, his secretary, while he was dying,
caused a sensation, is dead. He was
born in Maine and was IS years old.
From what street railroad men say, a
general demand for a raise to take effect
March 1, is to be made on all street rail-
ways of eastern and central Massachu-
sets. This action was decided upon at
a recent meeting in Boston at which
representatives of each road we're
present.
A fire in the four story brick annex to
the Equitable building on Federal street,
Boston, just before noon Friday, caused
a loss of 100000 The fire started in
the basement and swept up the elevator
we'll to the roof. There were many EN-
ployes in the building but all escaped In
safety
The firemen in Calais are beginning to
wonder where they are at. Calais is
one of the greatest fire towns In Maine,
averaging an alarm every four days year
in and year out. But for the past three
weeks they haven't turned wheel and
everybody is wondering whether they
are saving up for a good one or whether
there has been turn over in the wheel
of fortune for Calais.
Conductor William e. Reed of the
line railroad at Rockland came near
meeting his death Saturday. While
attempting to board Car in the middle
of the train he lost his footing and fell
beneath the train, but had presence of
mind enough to catch brake chain and
was dragged about half mile when
the train was brought to stop. Though
badly bruised the physicians think there
are no internal injuries.
The Kennebec Journal says: "The
closing Of the liqnor saloons has had a
most noticeable effect on business in the
Augusta police court. There have been
only four cases of intoxication before
Judge Andrews since City Marshall
Breen notified all sellers to close, over
two weeks ago, and it is claimed that in
these cages the parties came into the
city intoxicated after purchasing their
stuff somewhere else"
The Waterville board of health reports
over 100 cases of typhoid fever in that
city, with the number constantly increas-
ing Several deaths have occurred and
1t is not strange that the city is much
alarmed. In Augusta the epidemic has
not yet reached such extensive proper
tons as in Waterville, but with over 80
cases there the situation is one demand
ing the most serious attention of the
health authorities and the use of every
care and precaution on the part of the
citizens
Job Abbott for fifty years prominent
business man, president of the Amos
Abbott Co., Dexter, manufacturers of
wooden goods, died saturday night from
stroke of paralysis He was son of
jeremiah Abbott, who with his brother
Amos came from Andover, Mass in
1920 and manufactured the first wooden
goods shipped from Maine to Boston.
He leaves widow and son Arthur,
daughter.
The trustees of the Watervlle Saw
ings Bank at meeting held Wednesday
morning Jan. 7th voted to build a four
story brick block at the corner of Main
and Appleton streeCs, Waterville, the
contract for building being awarded to
Horace Purinton & Co Plans for the
building have not been definitely an
nounced but it is understood that they
provide for banking rooms and a COM
modious store on the ground floor and
for several fine suites of Offices and two
halls on the upper floors. 1t will be
thoroughly modern structure in every
particular work upon which will COM
mence as soon as weather. conditions
permit
At about two o'clock Thursday after
noon, the house on Main street, near
the center in Monmouth, and occupied
by Mrs. Matte Blaisdell, caught fire
from defective chimney, and at one
time the destruction of that dwelling
and neghboring buildings, was threat
ened. A few buckets full of water
quenched the flames, with but slight
damage resulting to the house. Mon
mouth is without any fire fighting ap-
parstus whatever, and in case of fire is
dependent on the nearest city for pro-
lection. There has been some talk of
forming some sort of village company,
and purchasing such apparatus as would
be practicable in a place of that size.
Much uneasiness still exists at Caribou
due to the fast spreading of small pox
IN the neighboring towns during the
last few days. A thorough vaccination