The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
STATE AND GENERAL.

| AOuI'Oh AoOio WY SOhP ldSChb ds II
looks over its vital statistics for 1902
The town records show 10 births, 50
marriages and 40 deaths for the year
State School Supt. Stetson has been
invited to become one of the lecturers
and Instructors of the summer schools
for supts of the West at Omaha for the
coming season, and will accept.
J w. Lash, prominent builder and
contractor of Gardiner died Friday,
aged about go years. He vas born in
Waldoboro, Me-, and in 1877 came there.
He was prominent in Masonry and
Pythianism.
| Vice President James b. Drake of
the Eastern Steamship company an
nounced Saturday that he would soon
retire from the management of the
Kennebec and Boston and Boothbay
Harbor lines.
Hermit William Shields, who for
the past % years resided on the slope
of Mt. Bigelow in the very rudest kind
of hut, was found dead, Tuesday after
noon of last week, having frozen to
death, Monday night.
Conductor John Fitzsimmons of the
Grand Trunk Railroad, who was injur-
ed, Tuesday, Jan. 20 in the accident
near Berlin, N. H., died, Wednesday
evening, at the Maine General Hos
pital at Portland.
Joseph Boudreau of Bangor, a saloon
keeper, was slashed in the face with a
razor by Malcolm McLoud of Boston in
Boudreau's saloon Saturday night.
McLoud ran away but was arrested
when taking train for Boston.
There are 80 patients in the Augusta
City Hospital, the largest number at
! one time since the hospital was es
taoished. OF these 81 are men, which
is something out of the ordinary, as
women are usually in majority of
among the patients.
The potato house at the B. & A
station in Limestone, owned by Clark
Brothers Co., Boston, with POO barrels
of potatoes contained therein, was Turn
cd at a. IN Thursday. Loss $4,000;
insurance, $1,000 The fire caught from
partly loaded freight car.
Mr.. Comstock, living in the west part
of the town of Vienna, was killed last
week by falling from the high beams
of his barn, striking on his head and
breaking his neck. He was alone at
the time, but was soon discovered by
his son-in-law, Elbridge Varney,
The dwelling house and shed of A.
NJ. Bean of East Bethel, was destroyed
by fire, Wednesday evening of last
week. BY the prompt assistance of the
neighbors, called there by telephone,
the barn and part of the furniture were
saved. Loss about $4,000; insured for
5000
Saturday was the 92nd anniversary of
the birthday of Hon. Arad Thompson,
one of Bangor's oldest and most prom.
nent residents, and during the day many
of his friends called at his home, 100
Broadway, to offer him congratulations
and wish him additional years of good
health.
The annual meeting of the Maine
| Genealogical society was held, Wednes
day evening, the 21st inst at Portland,
and the following were elected officers
Hon. NJ. F. King, Pres DR.. A. K. P.
Meserve, Vice Pres; Fred c. Conant,
Sec; M F. Hicks, Treas Joseph P.
Thompson, librarian.
The report of Treasurer Strout of
Sagadahoc county shows the receipts
to have been $31. 1927 49, including a
temporary loan of $1,000. The ex.
penditures were $30,9S7 4s The county
commissioners estimate the expendi-
lures for 1908 to be $20,650 and the
receipts So, $50; for 1904, expenditures,
S18, $50, receipts, So, $50
A snow train consisting of three en-
glnes a snow pillow and flange digger on
the Phillips and Rangley railroad was
wrecked two miles south of Dead River
station Wednesday night the 21st.
The head engine was overturned and
the conductor, engineer and fireman
were severely scalded by steam and
hot water.
Lewiston had $4,000 fire early
Friday morning. For an hour and a
half the department worked bravely to
extinguish it and succeeded only after
the block had been practically Quilted.
Henry Moriarty was on the roof to
chop hole through when it gave way
and he fell through to the floor below.
he was taken out badly burned and
otherwise injured.
Three heater cars and their contents
of potatoes we're burned, Thursday, by