The Somerset reporter., 1904-12-08


the same in a short time. 1t WAS voted
to hold next years fair on Sept 5, o, 7
and 8 The change from the last of the
month is deemed 10 be for the interests
of the fair.
Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles
has accepted an appointment as adJu
tant general on the staff Of Governor
elect William L. Douglass This in
formation was given to The Associated
Press, Saturday night, y Mr. i)onslAss
personally and is, as he said, his INST
official statement concerning the matter.
Dun in his review of trade SAYS: Holi
day goods are moving freely, and in
staple lines there is more activity, even
the products that are between seasons
finding a fair market. Packing and
shipping departments are increasing
forces, aud traffic congestion at several
points indicates that the growth OF busi-
ness has over-taxed rail way facilities
A fire which threatened extensive dam
age early Saturday in Gardiner, Me, was
kept within small radius by prompt
work of the fremen and e absence of
wind Two buildings were Quilted, one
was badly smoked and wet and brick
block was damaged by smoke The
total loss was only about $4,000 as the
buildings were inexpensive structures.
One of the most remarkable sales III
the history of the state took place ia Oh I
Town 2nd inst when the city hall was
levied upon and sold at public auction
To isfy an execution Of about 1910 Is
sued by he upreme curt If Nane III
favor of Mrs Cythera {. Jordan The
property was bid in for the amount If
the execution by Tabor D. Bailey, Esq
counsel for Mrs Jordan.
Aroostook county with its great area
enormous potato crops. aud broad ideas,
is now nursing the theory that II rs
large enough to be two counties, and
legislation 70 that end may command
the attention of the lawmakers at Augu-
Ia this winter. Those who favor the
plan say that after a division each Of the
two Aroostook counties would bave a
larger population and valuation than
half = d4zep Of the present e4}4saties.
Mrs Lillian NJ Y Stevens of Port
land, Ne. on Friday asst was re elected
president of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. fhe
other officers were re elected as follows:
Miss Anna A. Gordon If Evanston, IL,
vice president at large; Mrs. Nusannah
NJ ID. Fry OF Evanston corresponding
secretary; Mrs Clara &. Hoffman of i
Louis, recording secretary; Mrs. Harriet
right Brand, Indianapolis, treasurer.
Thomas L breckenridge aud Fred NJ
Crockett of Watervile were arrested
saturday, accused of mansaughter by
causing the wreck on the Maine teutral
railroad near the state Fair grounds at
| uiE 70 in "a
taken to Lewiston and arraigned in the
Lewiston municipal court, Saturday
afternoon They waived a hearing and
were bound over IN the sum of $1,000
Crockett secured bondsmen and was re-
leased, but Breckenridge was held.
commissioners were, Saturday, hear.
ing testimony in u clam of q E.
Knowles of Comma, whose general store
was destroyed in the recent fire in that
town He had an insurance of SIC, 600.
The insurance people claim that his
stock was worth not more than two
thirds that amount, and the hearing is
being held for the purpose of fixing the
value of the stock. Ct y. Morse of
Plttsfeld, represents MIR Knowles, and
Hon. Leslie { Cornish of Augusta the
insurance commissioners
EM Banding, secretary of the Ban
gor Board of Trade has discovered that
there are at least Is Bangors in the
United States, as follows: In BlOunt
county, Alabama; Butte county, Cali
fornis; Marshall county, Iowa; Coffey
county, Kansas; Morgan county. Ken
lucky; Penobscot county, Maine; Van
Buren, county, Michigan; Otter Tail
county, Minnesota; Franklin county.
New York; Wake county, North aro-
lima; Northampton county, Pennsyl
vanis; York county, Pennsylvania; Wal
worth county, south Dakota; Ktsap
county, Washington and Lacrosse, Wis
consn
+ {. Wbitehouse of Topsham has an
nounced that he and David 5. Cowles of
New York had obtained the controll-
ing interests in the Bowdoin Paper Co
of Brunswick, Lisbon Falls Fibre Co, of
Lisbon Falls, Pejepscot Paper Co, of
Brunswick, w. II Parsons Co, of New
York and the Bay shore Lumber 90.
The latter WAS recently organized to
transact lumber business II New Bruins
wick and owns mills and large tracts of
forests. Mr.. Whitehouse for years has
been either general manager or treasur-
er of the paper nil s at Brunswick and
Mr. Cowles has managed the New York
ends
The railroad commissioners Dec. ! Al
nounced their decision on the Maine
Central railroad wreck near the state
Fair grounds in Lewiston. September
26, where five people lost then lives.
The commissioners attached the blame
largely TO Thomas l.. Breckenridge, a
yard man who left the switch open, ar
they believe. Although he testified 10
the contrary the commissioners think
he was mistaken Fred NJ. Genckett
who was in charge of the shifting train,
is also held partly to blame for violating
rule No 100 af the railroad, which siip-
ulates that he should have known the
condition Of the switch The commits
sioners quote three rules which we1e
more or less violated. No direct blame
WAS attached 10 the railroad company.
Commander-in Chief, ilmon w.
Blackmar. of the G A R, in General
Orders No. t. dated at headquarters
Grand Army of the Republic, Boston,
Nov II, 1904, makes the following APP
pointments from Maine: For ald-de-
camp on ;he staff of the Commander-ln
Chief: AT large, Charles ? Mattocks,
of Portland; +. A. Butler, Post IL,
Rockland; William \ Winter. Post 20,
Hallowell; Joshua " Black Pest 30,
Searsport; j. f. Jefferds Post 80 Liver
more Falls; Calvin L Hayes, Post %,
kittery; William r Fairclough Post
1877 Richmond; William Feunely, Post
los, Bar Harbor; Alexander b >umner,