The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-06
hired before he reached tho age of So,
then he retains his position.

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then he retains HIS position.
The logs composing the drives from
tho east and west branches Of the Penob-
scot for the season of 1904 began run
ming into Penobsoot boom, Thursday,
about one week earlier than they arrived
last season. In both drives there are
between 65, 600 900 and 10000, 600 feet,
one of the largest drives for many years,
and exceeding that of last season by
about II 600, 600 feet.
The Campbell will case before Judge
Powers in the supreme Judicial court
for Knox county at Rockland was de-
cided, Friday, the jury returning yer
dict sustaining the will after being out
two hours A legacy of over 800. 900
WAS at stake and the case was the most
important and hardest fought one that
has been before the local courts in
years. 1t had been on trial four days.
Commander Peary was in Bucksport
this week where he went to consult
with tho shipbuilang firm of Mckay
& Dix, at whose yard his craft to hunt
for the North pole is to be constructed
He spent the entire day there looking
over plans, examining the timber, and
consulting with Capt. Chas. B. Dix, the
| veteran builder, and Capt. Frank A.
uoughton, superintendent of the plant
shortly after noon Friday, during one
of the most terrific wind and thunder
storms known at Bucksport for years the
school house on the shore road WAS
struck by lightning and partial y
wrecked. Neighbors who saw the bolt
ran to the school house and found the
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three of the children insensble from
the shock, They gradually revived
and no seeious results are expected.
j. Everett Boardman pleaded not
guilty to the charge of assault with in
tent to kill upon Harold b. Heal when
arraigued In Court in Camden, Friday.
Probable cause was found and he was
held in $1,000 for his appearance at the
January term of the supreme court.
Five witnesses for the government were
examined. Heal WAS reported comfort
able and it Ia expected will be able to
leave the hospital soon. The assault
was made with a pistol, on Wednesday
Sept. 28th,
Thursday evening, James l.. Lowell
of Auburn was elected secretary OF the
Maine state Agricultural Society to sue.
coed George H. Clarke, who has moved
TO California The other officers were
reelected as follows: President and trust
90 for the third district, b. j. Libby of
Oakland treasurer, Eben q, Eveleth, Au-
burn; trustee first district, b. A. Parker,
North Berwick; second district. c. L.
Barker, Lewiston; fourth district, l..
c. Morse, Liberty; fifth district, David
W. Campbell, Cherryfeld
A small tornado which followed a
course for two miles down the Penob-
scot river, Friday, WAS responsible for a
large amount of damage including the
death OF Allie Richards, aged 35, in Bel
fast, who was struck by falling chin
ney The roof of the Vickery lumber
mill In that city was blown off, vessels
were torn away from their moorings,
wires Frustrated, trees two feet in di-
ameter broken down, at least 10 chin
neys blown down, windows broken and
business suspended for time.
The Warship Connecticut was launch
ed Sept. goth, Ia the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, N. Y. Miss Alice Welles, grand
daughter of President Lincoln's seore-
tary of the navy, broke bottle of
champagne over the vessels prov, nam
ing it Connecticut. Many thousands of
people witnessed the launching of this,
! the first battleship built in govern
ment yard since the Inflated Maine ;
large crowds gathering at the navy yard
and at various points on the Manhattan
and Brooklyn sides of the East river.
More than 80, 900 invitations were issued
and few were not used.