The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-13
STATE AND GENERAL.


since 1851 All the repairing that has
been done on them has been the reset
ting of the tires twice. The secret is
that they have been kept housed.
The handsome granite monument,
erected through the generosity of Miss
Fanny Rock wood of Augusta. on the lot
in Oak Grove cemetery, Bath, owned by
the Maine Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
ASYLUM, was dedicated, Monday after
noon.
w. D. Washburn. Foxcroft farmer,
has An apricot tree at his place that has
bossomed for three or four seasons and
this year will bear fruit. 1t is 35 inches
in circumference and is said to be the
only apricot in the State of Maine that
has borne.
Announcement was made, Saturday,
that Lou Dillon and Major Delmar, the
only two-minute trotters in the world,
will be seen in match race during the
Blue Ribbon meeting at Detroit, July "a
to % The Detroit Driving Club will
give handsome gold cup to the winner.
As the result of cloudburst in Balti-
more county and the backing up of the
waters of the harbor by recent south
west winds, the lower section of the
business district of Baltimore, Md, is
under water. The damage at present
cannot be estimated. Street car traffic
running through the central part OF the
city was suspended, Wednesday.
Absence Of wind and hard work by
firemen saves half of the town of Passa
dumkeag from destruction, Monday,by a
fire which burned the saw mill of AL
bert &. Page and caused an estimated
loss of $780, 900 The loss was partly
covered by insurance and it is under
stood the mill will be rebuilt. The
origin of the fire is not known.
Memorial services In honor of the late
Secretary of State, John hay, were held
in st. Paul's cathedral, London, Eng
Thursday. This is a tribute seldom &C.
corded foreigner. The immense edi-
flee was crowded to its utmost capacity.
Memorial services we're also held in St.
Paurs cathedral (American) in Rome at
the same hour at which the funeral was
held in this country.
Eight men were blown to pieces
and two others injured by the prema-
ture explosion of blast of powder on
the Pennsylvania r. r. improvements
near New Cumberland, sunday morning.
The accident occurred directly across
the Susquehanna river from the scene
of the Pennsylvania r. K. wreck on
May II in which % persons were killed
and many others injured.
The contract for the steel construc-
ton of the bridge over the Sebasticook
river in the town of Benton has been a
warded to the New England Construc-
ton Company of East Everett, Mass,
! for the sum of $40 $40. The bridge is
to be 255 feet in length and the Legisla-
ture has made an appropriation of $4,000
for the work, the town of Benton to pay
the remainder of the cost.
Treasurer Campbell of the Maine In
sane hospital says the summer hospital
for convalescents on Widows Island, was
opened Wednesday, July ). Ii is ex-
pected that the number of patients who
will be taken from the Augusta and
Bangor hospital will be about so. Dr.
j. b. Mcdonald, at present on the staff
of the Augusta hospital, will have
charge of the establishment at Widow 8
! Island
Harold A. Loring of Portland, son of
Mr., and Mrs L.R. Loring, Spring street,
has received an appointment from the
secretary of the interior as supervisor of
native Indian music. Mr.. Loring has
passed some time among the Sious In
diaus of tie Rosebud Indian Reserva
ton in South Dakota, bt coming much
interested in the Indians and their
music. His new duties will take him
among the various reservations of the
Indians in the west.
The northern section of Texas was
L
is believed that 40 lives have been lost
and large number of people injured.
Much damage has been done to growing
crops and cattle, and many buildings,
including dwelling houses, schoolhouses
and churches have been swept away.
The country through which the tornado
passed is one of the richest farming
sections of Texas.
The special train bearing President
Roosevelt and party, who had been to
Cleveland to attend the funeral of the
late John Hay, stopped at Pittsburg,
Wednesday evening, and owing to re-
peated calls for speech the President
made short address to the crowd
gathered there. The President had as
his guests on the train Elihu Root, Paul
Morton, Charles Emory smith, Secre-
tary Shaw, Attorney General Moody,
Cortelyou and DR.. Rixey.
The fates have grudge against the
face of j II. Rawson of Paris Hill.
Early in the spring, while at work in the
orchard, he was hit by broken branch,
which inflicted a bad cut over the left
eye This was not wholly healed when
a slip caused severe bruise on the
right side of his face, and last week,
while blowing out woodchuck holes, the
blast went off unexpectedly, filling Mr..
Rawson's face with powder grains and
sand, and causing serious burns. He is
now doing as we'll as could be expected,
and the prospect is that he will see all
right.
The Robert Dobson Company organ
lied at Pittsfield has filed certificate
of Incorporation at the office of the sec
rotary of tate. The purpose of the
corporation are to deal in cotton and
wooden goods and real eetate. The cap
ital stock is 100000 of which $400 is
paid in, The par value of share is
300. The incorporators are A. Gordon
Dobsop, William McGivery, Francis w.
Briggs and samuel X. Haines, all of
Pittsfield. Mr.. Dobson is president and
Mr.. Hanes treasurer.
p. Il. Winslow of Gardiner, wide
ly known in Maine by his promi-
nence in banking and railroad affairs,
died late Saturday, from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis with which he was
afflicted some weeks ago. He was vice
president of the Maine Trust Company,
treasurer of the Kennebec Central Rail-