The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-02-26
STATE AND GENERAL

saturday morning. Two Dloeks on
Main street the Currier AID aneplr,
were ruined
cyclone struck the passenger steam
e. olive, hich plies between Franklin,
Va, aud Edenton, y e, and sent her
to the bottom OF the Cho~an river the
nth inst. Eighteen people we're dro w.
ed.
The body Of Rear Admiral Frank
Wildes Was brought to Kennebunk late
the 18th inst from Boston aud taken
without ceremony TO receiving tomb.
In the spring it will be buried IN the
Robert Smith family lot
Howard L. Stevens Of BluehiIl, Uni
versity Of Maine, class Of -, last week
went 10 Pencoyd. Pa. where be is to
have charge Of the construction of the
material for the 50, OOO,0 600 bridge across
the Mississippi at Thebes.
Major Holman Day Of Auburn a mem
Der of the Governors staff left Portland
on Sunday for Idaho, where he is TO
investigate some water power aud min
ing properties in the interest of many
Maine aud New Hampshire investors.
Bangor notes that Judge Peabody will
preside at the August term of Court
which is the next criminal session. and
the fact that he comes from Portland
the home of Neal Dow and Sheriff Pear
son, is by no means consoling TO the
liquor dealers
Portland is fourth on the list of coast
ports in the shipment of apples thus far
this season Here are the figures: Bos-
ton, 692, 376 barrels; New York, 56}, 457
barrels; Montreal, 47G, 702. Portland 23O,-
$40, Halifax fifth with 227.920, and It
John last with 81 300 barrels.
Fire broke out in the Kennebec county
Jail at Augusta, Thursday noon. The
fremen had a hard fight because the
hydrants were frozen up. The building
was badly Quilted, causing a loss of about
$500 The building cost 100000
There were fifty prisoners in the Jail at
the time
The roundhouSe of the Bangor &
Aroostook railroad, with ten loco
motives at Houlton were burned Thurs
day night The building was a frame
structure The fire started about mid
night and spread 50 rapidly that only
two locomotives could be gotten out.
The locomotives burned included some
of the best owned by the road.
The Montreal express west bound on
the Grand Trunk railway while passing
Whitby junction, Thursday, jumped the
track. Al the cars LETT the rails, the
engine alone remaining The train was
loaded with passengers, over 20 of whom
were more or less injured none, how
ever, very seriously. Among the injur-
was David Carver, Bangor, Maine.
The February term of tue Piscataquis
supreme court opened Tuesday with
Associate Justice Frederick A Powers
presiding. The most important Grimm
al case for trial will be that of Edward
Ballard, charged with the murder of
Martin Stanton near Eagle Lake last
October. Henry Lambert will Toe SEN
fenced for the murder of Il W Allen,
wife and daughter at Shirley.
General orders No 5 were issued
Thursday, from the adjutant generals
Office, to asband Co H, I'd Infantry, N.
G.. : NJ, at "a atervlle. The command
ing officer was ordered to discharge the
enlisted men, after which the commits
stoned officers are to send in their re.
sgnations. 1t is expected that a new
company will be formed at Wa, erville to
take the place of the old organization.
There mas been feeling of anxiety
among the saloon keepers of Knox
county since Judge Spear announced he
would give Jail sentences fer a second
violation of the prohibitory law and
that notices were posted, last week, in
the bar-room at the Knox House lead
ing hotel in that county, announcing the
closing of the bar. sheriff Tolman has
made one seizure since taking up the
duties of his office January LIST.
The Maine Central, it seems. is not at
all DESTROYS of getting control of the
~ ashngton county railroad nor has it
ever wanted to buy that road, according
to adyces from Portland. General
Manager Evans said recently that he