The Somerset reporter., 1905-09-28
STATE AND GENERAL

portion OF the city.
Hon George b. Gortelyou, postmaster
general, arrived AT the Poland Spring
house, Friday afternoon, for few days
rest He was accompanied by Nj. A
Dignam of Lawrence, Mass.
1t was announced at Bath, last week
that the passenger steamer kennebee Of
the Eastern steamship Co., which has
been plying between Boston and that
port since 1889, has been sold 10 the
Enterprise Transportation Go for use
on its line between Fall River, Mass,
and New York.
G.. Il. Porter of South Paris, has
raised in his garden, this year, an I'M
usual Maine product in the form of a
row of tobacco plants, harvesting the
crop, last week. He had good crop OF
thrifty plants with large, handsome
leaves, and his success with it indicates
that tobacco may be raised in Maine all
right.
The count of the cash, notes, bonds
and other securities in the treasury of
the United States incident to the trans
fer of the officers OF the United States
treasurer from Ellis II. Roberts TO Ghas.
II. Treat, was completed last week, and
found TO exactly agree with the treasury
books The tolals of July l, 1908, was
found TO be 81 259 598 278 50 2-3
After one of the longest sittings ever
held in AndroscOggin county. the grand
jury rose at noon, Monday and reported
ISL indictments which is the largest list
ever found by grand tribunal in this
county, There are no important crimi-
nal cases. 1t is estimated that at least
30 per cent. of the total number were
found on evidence furnished by the
Sturgis commissioners.
The ancient frigate Constitution, IA
military known as 1.-The first ship of the
American navy," which has for years
been one of the most valued possessions
of the Charleston navy yard, is in dan.
ger of turning turtle" and it is learned
that the good ship cannot last many
years in its present state The frigate
is leaking badly, and the hold fills so
rapidly that it is necessary to use pow
or pump frequently.
Henry Cotman Whitmore, foreman of
roofing crew at work on the new build
ing of the Winthrop Milk Company, fell
from the 30-foot tower, Saturday morn
ing, and was fatally injured The top
of his head was crushed in and his right
arm broken. Mr.. Whitmore was pulling
a bucket of tar, when the derrick turn
ed turtle, striking and throwing him to
the ground. He was a resident of Port
land
The University of Maine opened,
Thursday. with the largest attendance
in its history, Registration began,
Wednesday noon, for the two upper
classes and continued until Thursday,
when the freshmen were registered.
The figures are not yet available but the
total number of students will be over
800 At noon, Thursday, 125 freshmen
had registered. Various estimates set
the entering class from $50 TO POO
Chairman Carleton of the commission
of inland fisheries and game, has re-
ceived a souvenir of the hunting regions
in the shape of lantern which was
seized by Game Warden Chas. 5, Adams
from camp near Jackman. The
lantern is a big one and we'll made,
having a shutter to cover the glass front
when it is desired that the light be kept
concealed The lantern is not unlike
those used ON carriages, except that it
has handle, and is about as fine a
spectrum VI JdCh ilbhN 40 10 oi'Oh
seen.
President Roosevelt will complete his
summer sojourn at Sycamore Hill, and
will return to Washington, next Satur-
nav, the Both inst. The President, Mrs,
Roosevelt, and members of their family.
Secretary Loeb, and members OF the ex-
ecutive force will leave Oyster Bay about
Il o'clock Saturday morning on special
Long Island railroad train. They will
go by boat from Long Island City to
Jersey City, and thence via the Penn
sylvania railroad to Washington, reach
ing the capital shortly after six o'clock.
Four officials of the Schwarzchild &
Suizberger Packing Co, of Chicago,
were fined an aggregate of s25 900 by
Judge Humphrey in the United states
district court at Chicago, last week.
The fines followed a plea of guilty to
indictments charging conspiracy to &C
cept railroad rebates. The defendants
were Samuel We'll of New York vice.
president of the company; B. s. Cusey,
traffic manager; Vance D. Skipworth
and Chess E. Todd, assistant traffic man
ayers. Mr.. We'll was fined $4,000, the
other three $4,000 each.
Floyd Wallace, 10 year old boy of
Oneonta, N. had An exciting ride In
balloon that got away from the One
onta fair grounds, at O'Clock, Wednes
day afternoon. He had gone up in the
balloon, which was being pulled down in
the regular manner, bnt when about 200
feet from the ground the rope broke,
and the boy and balloon rapidly shot up
wards and soon disappeared in the
clouds. He succeeded in getting
hold of the valve rope and let out
the gas and landed safely at Summer,
N. Y, 80 miles from Oneouta, at As
O'Clock.
The experiments in the shops of the
Chicago rypothetae since the printers
strike began promise a new field of in
dustry for girl stenographers. From
the typewriter keyboard to that OF big
type setting machine, the employers say,
is only short remove. So successful
have the young women proved az "op
orators in tho large printing shops that
the proprietors are seeking for more of
them. The Typothetae have decided to
advertise for 100 girls for machine work
to take the place of striking printers.
At present rs girls acting as strike
breakers are employed.
IRaac Burpee of Bridgewater was ar.