The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-03-05
STATE AND GEN ERAL.

Waterville, March %.
Demeritt Churchill of Gray committed
suicide, Friday, by shooting himself.
He leaves widow and nine children.
Dr. Richard j. Calling, the inventor
of the Calling gun, died suddenly Thurs
day in New York. His age was So
years
After 30 years silence the Belfast
town clock again speaks, and the resto-
ration of its voice is very welcome to the
citizens
Somebody at the Capitol who has
looked up the matter, says that there
are 1870 Maine towns free from debt
That is a large proportion and the num-
Der is growing every year.
Cummings special liquor deputies at
Lewiston, Thursday, made the next 10
the largest seizure of the year. 1t was
at the office of the Eastern Express Co,
and in all there were 3S4 quarts.
Lowell, Mass, had an exciting fire
Friday morning which broke out about
three O'Clock in the Burbank block and
completely Quilted it. About Is persons
were in the building but the loss of life
was but one person.
Damariscotta Mills suffered a loss of
81, 600 by fire Saturday forenoon, in a
dwelling house. 1t was only after hard
fight that the adjoining structures were
saved, fire companies from other towns
| lending much assistance
Fremont Willis, farmer living near
East Benton post office, while Telling
trees, Wednesday, Feb. 25, received
serious. if not fatal, injuries. Willis
sustained three broken ribs, fracture
of the shoulder, dislocated hip and bad
scalp wounds.
fire which was famed by fierce
wind threatened the business district of
Halifax, N. =, with destruction for
several hours saturday night. Property
to the value Of 100000 was destroyed
and three firemeD were injured by the
collapse of ladder on which they were
standing.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
farm buildings of Edwin Philbrook at
Carmel, Thursday night. Two horses,
three cows and several hogs were burned
as we'll as some 80 tons of hay and all of
the farming implements that were in the
building. The loss is estimated at $500,
with an insurance of $1,000
About As, 900 head was the estimate
placed by Or f. W. Huntington, last
week, as The number Of live stock Port
land has lost in shipment from this port
! because of the cattle embargo resulting
from the foot and mouth disease. OF
this number about 10000 head probably
would have been cattle and Is, 900 sheep.
Again the great fires follow each other
as by law of influence which we can
not fathom In Cincinnati on Thursday
one involving loss Of over $1,000 600;
on Friday one in Lowell, Mass, with
one life lost and property valued at
$780, 600; one in Lawrence, Mass, and
one which almost entirely destroyed the
town of Port du Paix, Hayti.
A reception of interest throughout the
State was that given by Representative
yrus W. Davis and Mrs Davis at Water
vile, Thursday night, to the members
of the Maine Legislature and ladies. A
party of 100 from Augusta, which in
Guided Governor John f. Hill, Mrs. Hill,
Hon. Harry r. Virgin, president of the
Senate, and Mrs. Virgin, came in a
special train.
Speaking of the fear that the pulp mill
manufacturers, and will soon exhaust
our timber supply, too, Hampden man
recalls that about So years ago parties
from Bangor purchased the present Man
ming saw mill site, thinking that there
might be timber for 10 years or 80. Since
then the mill has been running con-
! tinuously, three other saw mills have
/ been built on the stream, and this winter
the business of all is liveler than ever.
AS the result of an unprecedented
rainfall. San Antonio, Texas, Thursday
night, was partially submerged and
much loss of property has been sustain
ed by the rising of the San Antonio river
The water reached its highest point
Thursday morning, stage about equal
to that of the flood Of 1876, the highest
/ ever recorded. The loss of property in
the city and country will approximate
5000 900 not including the loss to rail
roads.
Will II. Stock bridge, one of the best
known tenor singers of Maine, was kill
j ed Feb. 20, by falling between the wheels
of running freight train. Both his
legs were cut off and his head was
crushed in Death resulted almost in
stantly. Mr. SCockbridge was singer
of more than ordinary ability, having
studied in Germany and Italy and had,
ever since he was boy, been identified
with musical circles all over the State.
/ A widow and six children survive him.
Major Charles G. Morton, native of
/ Maine, is mentioned as detail in Maine
militia service instruction under the new
Eadaral for tho ranrnaui tiAp nf