The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-02-05
STATE AND GENERAL.

charter. The growth of Rumford Falls
has been rapid, but it is not of the
mushroom order. It's prosperity is
genuine, and as long as water runs in
the Androscoggin and spruce grows
around its headwaters this prosperity
is likely to be permanent.
The jury of the supreme court at
Portland last week returned a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for $1,000 in
a suit brought by Harry N. Twombly
against the consolidated electric light
company. He was ID I'D by the break
ing OF ladder while in the employ of
the defendant corporation as lineman.
The Town house at Hebron was burn
ed Thursday morning. The fire was dis
covered at 5 o'clock but it had made
so much Roadway that it was Impossible
to save anything All the town books
were destroyed. The selectmen were
in session, Wednesday, and it is believed
that the fire had been smouldering all
night.
Enos Chamberlain, a native of Wood
stock, but many years resident of
Bridgton, died Saturday morning. For
long time he was conductor on the
Bridgton & Saco River Railroad. He
was prominent in Free Masonry aud
Odd Fellowship, being past grand
patriarch of Maine and grand representa-
tive to the United States.
One of the four saw mills supplying
stock for the novelty factory of Russell
Bros. & Estes Company at Pennington,
burned Sunday. Ten men we're employ
ed. The loss was 5000, with no
insurance. The company was undecid-
ed about rebuilding as the capacity of
the other mills may be increased to
supply the necessary stock.
Henry Tucker of Waterville was
found dead by the roadside near
Pishon's Ferry, Clinton, on Saturday,
death having been due to heart failure.
Mr.. fuckers team was seen minus a
driver and an investigation followed
with the result that the body was found.
Mr.. Tucker was veteran of the Civil
War and a member of w. s. Heath Post,
G. A. r., of Waterville.
J. A. McNeally has been appointed
agent for the American Express Co.
in portIaud RI All tha uaoanou oousad
by the death of the late Col. Henry 5.
Osgood. Mr.. McNeally has been manag.
or of the Bangor office of the American
Express Co. for the past two years and
has been in the express business for
81 years. he is 40 years of age and
a native of Saco
The Pullman Palace Company has
posted notice announcing that on
April /, ten hours wages will be paid
for nine hours work to every man
employed in the works. Nearly 5000
men are affected and more than $4,000
will be added to the company's pay roll
each month. One thousand extra men
will be employed to do the work per-
formed in the tenth hour by the old
force.
Michael Kelliher of Waterville, one
of the oldest employees of the Maine
Central railroad in point of service, has
retired from active work after AZ years
of continuous and faithful service. He
began when the road was first extended
from Waterville to Bangor, first as a
fireman and then in the Watervile
shops. For the past ten years he has
been foreman of the car inspectors.
A meeting of the Bowdoin Athletic
Association was held Thursday evening
when the move to put Maine colleges
on an equal footing with other colleges
so far as the eligibility of their athletic
representatives is concerned, was taken
up. AS result of the discussion it
was voted to amend the associations
constitution by adopting the one year
rule in reference to students coming
to Bowdoin from other institutions who
wish to enter athletics
The sudden death of William F.
Balcombe, chief draughtsman of the
engineering department of the Bath
Iron Works, occurred at about $50
Wednesday night the 28th inst, at the
Hotel Phoenix, Bath. His death has
cast a gloom oyer the officials of the
Iron Works and those who were as
ISOLATED with him, either as draughts-
men or In business or social way, for
he was man highly respected by all
who knew him.
An exhibition of water colors which
has been attracting much attention in
Boston is that of Charles II. Pepper,
Maine artist, who has won much fame
in this country's art centers and abroad
Mr.. Pepper Is the son of EXPIRES. G. D.
B. Pepper of Colby and is himself
graduate of Colby in the class of 'S9
The collection now on exhibition in
Boston contains Sc pictures and has
been given most extended and ap
preciative criticisms in the Boston
papers.
Fire at the Episcopal church at
Brunswick Saturday caused damage to
the extent of $500. The origin of the