The Somerset reporter., 1905-12-14
STATE AND GENERAL

During the past two weeks grand
total of 1000 pounds of rabbits went for
ward to the Boston market, where the
demand for rabbits has been ana still
continues to be brisk The Dummies
were shipped principally from East Ma
chias and Harrington, and the men en-
gagged in the enterprise are reaping a
good profit from the enterprise.
All the Enforcement Commission de-
puties in the State, II in number, gath
cred in Lewiston, Saturday. and early
in the evening swooped down on the
the clubs, making six arrests and haul
OF liquors, which Is only riyaled by their
raid early last summer. 1t Is estimated
that over 1000 gallons of liquors, mostly
beer to be sure, but including some five
brands of hard stuff, was seized
Henry Lord d Co, shipbrokers and
commission merchants of Bangor, have
made an assignment for the benefit Of
their creditors to Hon. K. G. Ryder of
Bangor. The liabilities of the company
will be in the neighborhood of $50 600
The concern has been one of the well
known business houses of the city for
some 40 years The assignment is
caused by the loss and depreciation of
vessel property in which the firm was
Interested.
=. P. Hussey, a jeweler of Patten was
instantly killed, Wednesday OF last
week, while hunting in the woods near
that village, being accidently shot by
his brother-in-law, Frank Leavitt. 1t Is
understood that the men had started a
deer and separated to obtain a shot If
possible. Leavitt saw the deer again
and just as he fired, Hussey rose up in
range and the bullet went through his
head, killing him instantly Hussey
leaves family.
Mrs Angelina Potvin, So an operative
in the carding room of the Pepperell
mill at Biddeford, had Der scalp torn off
while at work, Saturday morning she
is widow. Her hair caught on the top
of the intermediate frame, and the flesh
was so badely torn that the scull was laid
bare. A physician was summoned and
the wounds temporarily dressed, after
which the victim was taken to Port
hospital. saturday afternoon ii was
said that the chances were about even
for her recovery
Two Masonic lodges in Maine will pass
the century mark, next year. St George
Lodge at Warren which was chartered
March 10, 1904 and Ancient Landmark
Lodge, Portland, chartered June 10,
1906 One will celebrated its centennial
in 1907, Oxford Lodge of Norway,
chartered September H. 1907. Already
Is of the 200 Masonic lodges in this
state have celebrated their centennials
the oldest being Portland Lodge of
Portland which has had continuous
existence of 136 years.
Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers on Friday
last at Windsor, Vt. marched unconcern-
eddy to her death. Holding her head
high in the air, this woman, one of Yer
mont's most celebrated prisoners, brave
ly mounted the gallows unaided and
without a murmur, paid the penalty of
numbering her husband, Marcus Rogers,
at Bennington, Aug. 10, 1902 To all
appearances, Mrs. Rogers WAS the calm
est person In the chamber of death. She
faced an ignominious end on the scaffold
with the same stoical indifference that
has marked her demeanor ever since her
arrest more than three years ago.
The coroner's jury, which has been
investigating the murder of David Var
ney, farmer at his home in Porter,
WEDNESDAY night of last week, returned
a verdict Saturday, that death was
caused by gunshot wounds In the head,
and declaring 1t to be the opinion of the
jury that Wesley Chick, grand nephew
of the murdered man, committed the
crime. Chick, who was arrested Friday