The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-14
STATE AND GENERAL.

road from Bangor to Dexter Is aoOut
completed and it is to be hoped the
track will be laid soon.
Two days of race events will be gwen
at Watervlle by the eentrai Maine
park association, July - aud Il, at
which many of the fast horses OF the
state will be seen.
Viola, daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. Dan,
iel Newcomb of North Yarmouth, aged
10 years, is dead of lockjaw, the result
of piercing her foot Will the tine OF
pitchfork several days ago.
While endeavoring to kindle a hire
with the use of kerosene shortly before
noon, Saturday, Celanire NORM, aged Il
years, was fatally burned at Augusta,
living only few hours after tue acct
dent
The regular annual examination OF
candidates for State Certificates Will
occur, Friday, August =, 1904, Persons
desiring further information, should
send for circulars to ". W. stetson,
Augusta, Me.
Almon S. Forbes of Brooks is 66-years
old. is able to do good days work and
to read newspapers without glasses. he
/ has not the so-called "seeond sight, out
has never used glasses except for read
ing very fine print.
In head on collision IN the Campello
train yards CT the New York, New Haven
d Hartford railroad, Saturday night, at
BrocktOn, Mass, six men received minor
injuries, two locomotives were demol-
ished and three cars caught fire and
burned
A waterspout accompanied by terrific
wind passed through Clinton, Oklahoma
and vicinity at midnight, Wednesday
night, and six persons we're killed and
several were injured. Reports from
points in western Oklahoma tell OF great
damage by floods.
A summer school will open in Wilton
academy, July %, and continue one
week Tuition free and no text books
needed. Each student is expected to
bring pencils and note book Supt. W.
w. Stetson will have charge OF the
work and will be assisted by well known
talent.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Green OF Grimes NILS,
Caribou. found bottle containing about
two dozen liver pills, and thinking they
were candy, ate the entire lot. She was
lmmeuldl6ly luTO"u lulO NOhF uioiOHoi
and died about an hour later
A singular accident befell young son
of Martin Ellis of Augusta The young
ster had some paper caps and also some
matches, in his hip pockets, and by
some means the matches ignited, setting
fire to the caps, which resulted In a
severe burn Oh the boys hip.
While running at full speed the tender
of an engine drawing an east bound ex-
cursion train on the Missouri Pacific
road jumped switch near La Babe, 40
miles west of st. Louis, Sunday night,
derailing four coaches, which were
thrown down an enbankment. Thirty
eight passengers were Injured.
Thirty three painters were discharged
from the department of construction
and repair at the Kittery navy yard, last
week The force employed in the de-
partment of yard and docks. however,
was increased by 80 laborers, that de-
partment having more work on hand
than at any time for several years.
Mrs. Sophia Kip Burgess, widow of
Right Rev. George Burgess, first Episco-
pal bishop of Maine, died at her home
in Brooklne the 7th inst Mrs. Burgess
was native of New York and was 50
years of age. The body was Inferred at
Gardiner, Me-, where Bishop Burgess
was buried
The United States revenue cutter
Gresham arrived in st. John, y. B, July
II, from Bar Harbor. Senator w, p.
FRYE of Maine was on board, accompany
ing Capt, j. w. Collins, engineer-in-chief
of the United States revenue service, on
an inspecting tour. The Gresham put
in there for a harbor and left the next
day.
In connection with the Unity CEN
tennial, held July 4th, it is of interest
TO know that one of the masts OF the
famous old ship Constitution was cut In
Its forests over a century ago On land
now owned by c. G. Fowler the stump
is still pointed out, where we'll authenti-
Gated tradition say that one OF her masts
once stood, a giant of the forest
The returns of the first half of the
year at the State insurance office show
very perceptible gain over the figures
for the first half of 1908 The total for
the last quarter is $1l30, which added
to the total for the first quarter, 5000,
amounts to 5000 for the half year.
Last year tie first quarter was S2299.5O,
the second quarter $6S0.5O, making a
total for the first half OF 1903, S32o0,
showing gain of $499 In 1904 over 1903
Seventeen persons were Killed ana
about fifty we're injured in a collision
which occurred at Midvale, n. j., Just
before noon, Sunday, when a regular
passenger train on the Greenwood Lake
branch of the Erie railroad, ran into an
excursion train that had stopped TO take
water All of the dead and injured
lived in Hoboken, Jersey City and New
York The accident is believed to have
resulted from tower operator having
lowered his signal too soon
appearances are deceitful," is an old
saving which was illustrated by an old
| lady in one of our banks a few days
ago, SAYS the Rumford Falls Times. She
drew out sum very near the $1,000
mark The banker kindly asked her If
she did not wish an escort to her destin-
alton, in order to insure protection for
the large amount. Looking calmly at
the banker, she replied: "Why, nobody
would think had more than dollar
and quarter"
Mrs. Mary j. Wentworth, who died,
last week. quite suddenly at her home
in Knox, was one of the pioneer work
ers in the cause of Spiritualism in the
State of Maine and New England. Mrs
Wentworth was about TO years of age
and one who was widely known through
out this state and Massachusetts For
many years she was a recognized leader
as platform speaker and had many
friends. Mis- Wentworth for many
years had spoken on the platform at the
namngronnda at Etna Temple Heights,