The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19
STATE AND GENERAL.

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party seeking release.
In rescript from the law court.
drawn by Justice Savage, motion for
new trial by the plaintiff in the now
famous case of Bessie T. Haskell VS..
Great Northern Paper Co., is denied.
Lewis Poole, a freight brakeman Oh
the Wiscasset, Waterville & Pennington
Railroad, died, Thursday, as a result of
injuries sustained in the freight yard at
Wiscasset two weeks ago. He was AZ
years of age.
There were about 80, 600 tons of coal
afoat in Portland harbor Friday con
tanned in five four masted schooners,
three five asted schooners and two
steamers. Nearly as much more was
being discharged at the wharves.
Samuel A. Gray, well to-do retired
business man of Houlton, is dead as
result of taking poison by mistake.
He was large owner of real estate on
Main and Military streets. He was 81
years old and is survived by a widow.
A few, very few, of the sturdy pines
that gave Maine its popular name are
left Two of them have just been ship.
ped from Lisbon Falls to a Bath ship.
yard to be used as masts. One is Is
feet long and the other IS, both abso-
lutely straight and perfect.
The piano factory of Hughes & Son
Mfg Co, in Foxcroft, is employing
10 hands at the present time. This is
unusually the dullest season of the year,
| or few weeHs following the holidays
The sales of their pianos average about
80 month the year round.
The steamship California arrived in
Portland Thursday morning having on
board 81 passengers, % of whom were
Mormons. This was a party of mis-
sionaries of that church who had been
aboard, and their converts. Their
destination was Salt Lake City and
other points in Utah.
Among the Aroostook Farmers there
is lively hustle to get rid of their
farm products. There has been a ten
dency to hold back the potato crop for
rise in price; but the prospect for
higher market is not bright one
owing it is claimed, to the large amount
of western stock in the Boston and New
York markets.
As far as is known but foLr people
in Saco have lived to celebrate their
Tooth birthday. They were James
Miller who died in 1894, Job Hanscombe
whose death occurred in 1777, Deacon
Amos Chase who passed away in 1918,
and Aaron McKenney who died mum
Der of years ago. Biddeford has never
had centenarian although Pendleton
Fletcher was 80 years and months old
when he passed away.
At an early hour, Wednesday morn.
destroyed three small frame buildings,
including the postoffiee and all the
contents, the town records, telephone
and telegraph office and Instruments,
also small stock of confectionery,
hardware and general stores. The loss
will be- abont $1,000, partially insured.
The village now has but one store,
previous fire having destroyed the big
general store of the Mt. Waldo Granite
Co.
The grand jury of Middlesex county,
Mass, Friday, returned an indictment
against George l. o. Perry, the alleged
slugger, for the murder of Miss Agnes
McPhee of Somervlle. Perry was also
indicted on the charge of numbering
Miss Clara A. Morton at Waverley in No
vember last, the young woman who was
struck down as she was passing through
the grounds leading to the Mclean hos
pital. The time of the arraignment of
Perry depends entirely upon the negro's
physical condition and there is "a posi-
bility that the young negro's death may
intervene to check all further legal pro.
ceedings.
For the second time within twelve
months William Mcleod of Millinocket
was on trial in the Peno bscot supreme
court Thursday on a serious charge
A year ago the present month Mcleod
was tried for rescuing prisoner from
an officer. He vas convicted, but the
Case was taken to the law court on
exceptions and was argued at the law
term in Augusta last December The
decision of the court was that the
verdict should stand. The charge
upon which Mcleod was tried Thurs
day was assaulting Deputy Sheriff Fred
NJ. Gates of Mllinocket in that town
with dangerous weapon on October
5th, last, the alleged assault consisting
of pointing loaded rifle at Gates, who
wished to place the respondent under
arrest, and threatening to shoot him.
The case was heard by a drawn jury
and resulted in verdict of guilty.
Escaped An Awful Fate.
Mr.. II. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla,
writes, my doctor told me | had con
sumption and nothing could be done for
me. was given up to die. The offer
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