The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-24


day evening Beside the theater,
sumptuously appointed lodge room, in
clnding two pianos. also went up In
smoke. 1t was the most disastrous con-
| fagration which has visited the city for
many years.
What ia said to be the biggest price
ever paid for pony was the S5OOO pa q
at the horse show in New York for
"Berkley Bantam" the champion bay
pony owned by william Carr of London,
England, and south Manchester, Conn,
which was sold to Judge William Il. e.
Moore of Chicago.
DanPatchen lowered the worlds record
for pacing a mile on half-mile track,
on the association track, Oklahoma
city, Thursday, the official time being
2 Oh fiat. The previous record, held by
Dan Patch himself, was made at birm-
ingham, Ala, last year, being O3t
Time by quarters: S04. O01, 2.0S
I BY the accidental discharge of 49,
calibre revolver in the hands of Henry
Mccormick, John Riley, farm hand
employed by James w. Field of Lewis
ton, was probably fatally shot about 9
O'Clock sunday morning The bullet
entered the body just below the breast
bone and lodged in the liver.
A Fernie, Canada, despatch TO the
Pioneer Press says Ia miners were killed
at the Carbanad) mines near Morrissey
Friday afternoon, as result of terri
Bile explosion of coal gas The disaster
occurred in No l mine, ten miles west
of Fernie The work of rescue was
kept up all the afternoon and all the
bodies were rescued.
The engines of the Boston & Maine
railroad are being remembered and
quite radical change is being made.
On the engine cab, where formerly was
the number, are being painted the words
"Boston & Maine," while on the engine
| teadeg the number in figures fully two
feet deep will stand out so that one will
not need glasses to see them.
The county officials and the people in
general of Piscataquis county are Won
dering If there is to be another murder
within its borders this fall This last
Septem Der term of court was the first
held for a number of years when there
has not been either murder case to be
tried or murderer has been confined
behind the bars of Dover Jail awaiting
trial.
During the past few months many
rumors have been afloat concerning the
North Dexter WOODEN mill, some of the
rumors have had it leased, others have
had it sold outright, while still others
claimed that the mill would not start up
again at present. AS far as can be
learned, the latter rumor is for the most
part nearer right than any and it is very
doubtful If the mill is run during the
coming winter at least.
The sanford Mills Company has pur-
chased from b. G. Jordan three mill
privileges on Mousam river and will
build large stone dam just above the
town line. This dam will be 40 feet
high from the river bed and $50 feet
long. From the dam an iron hume six
feet in diameter will extend to still
water below, giving an 80 foot head for
the operation of an electric power plant.
The annual State dairy meeting, under
the control of the Maine State Dairy
mems Association and Department of
Agriculture will be held at Auburn hail
in Auburn on Dec 10 IA and 10 There
will be grand exhibition of dsirG
products, dairy machinery and appl-
ances will be in operation during the
meeting. Reduced rates will be given
over the Maine Central and Grand
Trunk Railroads. Tho sessions are pub
lie and everyone is invited.
Charles r. Dunlap of Portland, one OF
the best known insurance non in Maine,
has filed a petition In the Androscoggin
county probate court, asking for an APP
pointment OF guardian for his ons,
charles A. Dunlap, of Durham. The
reason alleged is that his son, being
over 20 years of age. Is person who so
wastes and spends his estate as to ex-
pose his family to want and suffering
and his town to expense" He is one of
the contributors to the Shiloh society.
The malt house of the Frank Jones
| Brewing Co.'S immense plant at Ports
mouth, N. II was ruined by fire the
18th inst, en- ailing loss of over $780,
600. Th9 fire origDa ed In kiln room
in the malt house and rapidly spread
through the heat coDveyor to large
quantity of malt in the kilns When
part of the Portsmouth fire brigade
reached the brewery yards the fremen
directed their energies to keeping the
| flames from communicating with a num-
Der of ammonia tanks in another build
ing near by.
Dun's review for he last week SAYS:
"Buslness was retarded by the storm
which interrupted Geographic communi.
cation, but the loss was quickly recover
ed and retail trade responded to the
lower temperature, while large Job
bling distribution of holiday goods &C.
Cured. Fall River mills ere reopened,
but the operatives did not return In
suffi cient numbers to keep the machn-
cry active and there ia still difficulty
regarding the water supply in the Con
nellsville:coke region, which handicaps
the blast furnaces"
The end of the famous Bucksport
Steamboat war" seems to be in sight.
On Monday morning the Maine Central
railroad placed the well-known fast and
elegantly appointed steamer Sappho
Capt. Foss. for some time on the Mt
Desert ferry, on what will be perma-
nent route from Bucksport to Castine.
Belfast, Camden and Rockland and
return, connecting with the morning
train from Bangor over the Bucksport
branch and returning in time to connect
with the up train for Bangor, leaving
Bucksport at 10 p. m.
The death of Charles l. Lowell oc
Cured at his home in Dexter Thursday
morning. the 18th inst. after an Illness
of several months The deceased had
not enjoyed good health for some
months past, but for the few weeks past
his condition had appeared to be much
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