The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-09

Penobscot cases, the court will hear
arguments on appealed cases from the
counties OF Aroostook, Hancock, Kenne-
bee, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo and
Washington.
The three original counties of Maine
had good old English county names,
York, Cumberland and Lincoln. Only
two, Oxford and >omerset, have been
similarly named since, all the rest hav.
ing good American appellations. For
the names of Androscoggin, Aroostook,
Kennebec, Penobscot, Piseataquis and
Sagadahoc, we are indebted to the aborig-
ines while Franklin, Hancock and Wash
ington bear the names of distinguished
Americans of the white race.
AT the Androscoggin republican con-
vention held in Auburn, Thursday, the
following nominations were made: Sem
stor from west side of the river George
C. Wing of Auburn. Senator from the
east side of the river, w. E. Plummer of
Lisbon. Judge of probate, F. NJ. Drew
of Lewiston. County attorney, r. w.
Crockett of Lewiston. Sheriff, C. S.
Cummings. Register of probate, F. o.
Watson. Commissioners, A. B. Nealey
of Lewiston. County treasurer, n. b.
Potter of Lewiston.
The body of Mrs Margaret Trefethen
of Peaks Island was found, Saturday
afternoon, four miles east of the life
saving station on the Cape Elizabeth
coast by Capt P M. Estes, who was out
in Hampton boat. She was the widow
of Prince Trefethen of Peaks Island
The death of her husband to whom she
had been very strongly attached, and
her own feeble health led, it ia suppos-
ed, to temporary insanity.
The Maine Medical association at
Portland, Thursday, chose officers as
follows: President, DR.. F. L. Dixon,
Lewiston; first vice-president, A. a.
Stanhope, Dover; recording secretary,
Walter E Tobie, Portland; correspond
ing secretary, A. Fl. Sturtevant, Augusta;
treasurer. A. S. ellison, Portland !;
censors, 81. F. Twitchell, Portland; D..
w. Hayes, Henderson, s. p. Warren,
Portland; G. E Williams, Auburn; Geo.
G. Parker, Winthrop.
In this weeks issue of the Maiue
Farmer DR.. G. NJ. Twitchell makes the
following announcement: "By reason
of continued III health l have been obig-
ed to resign the position of treasurer of
the Maine Farmer Publishing Co. and
Mr.. S. C. Manley has been elected to fill
that position. The only change in the
policy of the Farmer will be to make it
In the future more intensely agricultural
and to better serve the best interests of
the farm homes of New England and its
chief industry"
A frequent complaint which one hears
la 40 m hn NJ ffId of no
great majority of the stock fire insur-
ance companies, farmers are not able to
get their property insured. But while
this is to a certain extent correct, they
have a remedy for this in their own
hands in the shape of organizing mutual
companies under the general laws of the
State. There are now In the State At of
these companies and practically all the
business which they do is on the farms
and they furnish their patrons insurance
at much lower rate than do the stock
companies.
State Librarian L. D. Carver is re-
ceiving scores of letters from the free
public libraries of the State asking If
they are to receive copies of the Revised
Statutes. Under the law these institu-
lions will have a copy, but they have to
take their turn At present Mr.. Carver
is sending books to the towns as provid-
ed by the law. The statutes are being
received at the library from the binders
at the rate Of about hundred a week
These are all shipped within "a hours of
their receipt.
An explosion which occurred in the
eleven story warehouse of the Scoring
distillery, Peoria, H., the second largest
in the world, Saturday afternoon, COM
pletely wrecked the building. The
ruins Immediately took fire and COM
municated to three adjoining buildings
burning them to the ground. Ten men
were buried beneath the ruins and burn
ed to death and six others we're serious
ly injured. The loss on buildings and
whiskey and spirits stored will approx
mate 81 100000 The fire spread to the
stock yard district where dozen large
barns filled with cattle for market were
burned