The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-11
STATE AND GENERAL.

Russell Sage, the f1nanoier, was 80
years of age, Thursday last, and observ
ed the anniversary by attending to busi-
ness at his Office, as usual.
Mervin Holway, aged 0 years, of
Whitefiold, was accidentally shot, last
week, In the hands. The injuries were
of such a serious nature that amputatioh
Of both hands at the end of the forearm
was considered necessary
Alton Parker ceased to be chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals of New
York State at 8 20 p. m. Friday last, and
became the untrammelled candidate OF
the Democratic party for the Presidency
of the United states.
Hon. Nathaniel Hobbs, again named
by the York county Republicans as can
didate for judge of probate, has filled
that office continuously since 1872. 1t is
doubtful If any judge of probate In the
country has served an equal length of
time
Berlin paper says that the Russian
government inquired of Germany as TO
how a request for permission to send the
Baltic squadron through the Kaiser
Wilhelm canal would be regarded, and
that Germany replied asking Russia not
to make the request, as permission to
traverse the canal would conflict with
Germany's neutrality.
An insect esembling In description the
brown tailed moth, has been doing con-
siderable damage to orchards In " est
Gardiner. For this reason the crop OF
apples in this section will be much small
er than was predicted from early iDdica-
tions, Some of the farmers have been
spraying their trees, but this has seemed
to have little or no effect on the insects,
which feed and grow fat on the poisoned
leaves.
F A. Robinson, aged 45, of Bnckfield,
shot himself, Thursday morning, the 4th
lust =, in the billiard hall of the Atwood
hotel, Lewiston, dying almost instantly.
He was alone at the time. He used a
3S calliber revolver which was placed at
his left temple. He left letters showing
that he had arranged the deed and leav-
ing request that all of his insurance
money be given to his child. He said
he was tired of living and discouraged.
A particularly sad drowning accident
occurred, Sunday AFTERNOON, at Nahum
keag pond, which Is about four miles
from Gardiner, the victims being Clar-
ence Wright, aged Is years, the son of
Eugene Wright, who lives within a
short distance Of the pond, and Earl
Hasting, aged IL years, the son of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Hasting, who also live
in the vicinity of the pond. 1t is proba-
BILE they waded beyond their depth,
that seeming to be the only solution OF
the accident. Neither could swim and
this adds to the supposition as above.
The eight annual meeting of the Wool
en- Overseers' Association of Eastern
Maine was held In the City hall Water
Vile, Saturday forenoon, with an ate nd
ance of about 80, representing nearly
every wooden mill Of importance in east
ern Maine. Mayor Cyrus w. Davis
made an address of welcome and OK
tended the courtesies of the. city and
the Waterville & Oakland Railroad to
the visiting wooden men. The election
of officers of the association for the en-.
suing year resulted as follows: Presi
dent, r. M. Moore of Old Town: vice
presidents J. r. Brallier of North Dexter
and Lewis Houston of Guilford; secre.
tary, l.. G. Sawyer OF Dover; treasurer,
J. T. Davidson of Guilford. Resident
secretaries In the different towns EN-.
braced by the association were appoint.
ed as follows: J. w. Scott, Camden
Allen F. Moore, Dexter; James A. Pagan
Old Town; w. W. Thompson, sanger
Vile; G. P. Gilman, Waterville; George
H. Collins, Lewiston; l.. l.. Sykes, Oak
land; Fl Taylor, Dover; A. Hilton, Fair
field; Andrew Frazer, Foxcroft; L. E
Miller, Guilford; <. G. Varney, Hart
land; W. Fl. Collins, Madison; A b
Mansel Newport; G. H. Newry, Nortl
Dexter; William Hurtly, North vassal
boro; j. webendorfer, Pittsfield; Adolf
Burkhardt, Skowhegap; T. q. Becker
| Warren.