The Somerset reporter., 1904-11-10
Bridget Flaherty, who was SO fearfully

Bridget Flaherty, who was 80 fearfully
burned at Hotel Phoenix, died, at Bath,
Thursday morning, of shock aud burns
Miss Flaherty's case is one of the sad
dest recorded there for some time. She
was one of the best employees ever had
at the Phoenix and had never appeared
more jolly or happy than on Tuesday
morning, a few minutes before her
clothing took fire. She was aged 81
years.
Thomas F. Common of Lawrence, Mass.
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF as
sault with intent to kill his wife with a
revolver, Wednesday night, when ar
raigued before Trial Justice w. e..
Downs, Thursday, at south Berwick,
Me. Probable cause WAS found and he
was Iemanded to the county jail at Al
fred, without bail, to await the action
of the grand jury at the January term of
the supreme court.
The following officers of the Maine
Woman's Suffrage Association at Port
last week, were elected: President,
Mrs Lucy Hobart Day, Portland; vice
presidents, Mrs. Helen ). Atwood, Au-
burn. at large and Mrs w. +. Fernald,
Old Orchard; recording secretary, Miss
Annie Burgess, Portland; corresponding
secretary, Miss Helen Bates, Portland ;
treasurer, Mrs George f. French, Port
land auditor, Miss Eliza c. Tappan,
Portland.
The sockand Star is authority for the
statement that the purchase OF the tract
of land at stockton Springs in Waldo
county some months ago was in the in
terest of the Canadian Pacific railroad,
70 utu IL ufp
Besides affording the Canadian Pacific
an all the year round Atlantic port, the
projectors expect to develop an immense
traffic in bulky freight from the northern
Maine region, says the Star
Dun's report of ast week says: "Busi-
ness improves steadily and there is no
evidence of anxiety regarding the future.
Payments are more promptly met, tend
| ing to stimulate preparations for coming
trade, and the disposition to limit to
immediate needs is gradually disappear
ling. Conservatism during the summer
and autumn had beneficial effect, re-
ducing stocks to low point. AS de-
mand broadens, this scarcity of supply
produces pressure for quick delivery and
prices are strengthened"
At 230 p. m, Friday, the death of
Gen. Hollis Boardman Hill, recently of
| Boston, WAS reported from the Central
Maine hospital in Lewiston For the
last few weeks, Gen. Hill has been very
| low and his death has been expected for
some time, His i'll health dates since
last spring, when he went down to Leeds
to recuperate 1t has been several weeks
since he was obliged to enter the hospi-
tai. His family and near relatives have
been making their headquarters during
this period with Gen. Hills brother,
Mayor j Hill of Auburn. His age
was SO years.
The farmers of Caribou are now busily
engaged in hauling their potatoes to
market. Many are obliged to sell a
large proportion Of their crop, owing to
the fact that storage room cannot Oe
obtained at any price. The prevailing
price for white stock today is from 81 to
81 10 1t is estimated by the leading
farmers of Caribou and vicinity that the
average yield per acre this season is the
largest ever known. Probably nearly
one-third larger acreage was under cult
yation this season than last year. Every
potato store house and cellar in the
county 10 filled to its utmost capacity,
and large percentage of the crop which
WAS stored in barns and such places /,
being moved as fast as possible, before
the cold weather of the coming winter
acts in.