The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-03
STATE AND GENERAL.

longing to Fl. L. Melcher were entered
the other night, and $40 in money anc
stamps taken from the safe. No clue.
Frank Dugie, the 16year-old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dugie OF Webster
while at work In William Engel & Cos
mill at Orono, Monday morning, wal
caught by whirling shaft and was in
jured 30 terribly that he died 45 minutes
later.
Mrs John Flagg of Rumford Falls who
was arrested, Saturday on charge Of
attempting to poison her husband, wal
held, Mond%, in $1,000 bonds for bel
appearance at the October term of the
supreme court. Bail was furnished
and the woman released.
The Maine Central Railroad company
has awarded to the American Bridge
company the contract to build steel
bridge over the kenduskeag stream IN
Bangor. The contract for the erection
of the new station at Bangor, which ID
to replace the old Echange street sta
ton, has been let to II Z. Cummings OF
Boston.
The Great Northern Paper Co. has
found it necessary to relay the south
wall of their mill at Madison, as the
acid has eaten the bricks and mortar &c
that 1t is considered unsafe. The job
will require 800, 600 brick which are fur
nished by B. P. j. Weston, Esq. M. c,
Foster & SON, contractors, of Waterville
are doing the work.
Obadiah GardEer master of the
State Grange, has a field of alfalfa OF
which he is very proud, as 1t has beer
previously stated that this kind of grass
could not be raised inthe east. Its stalks
are some or feet high and it bears
a purple blossom and Is extensively
used for fodder. Several crops of the
grass are grown each year.
A huge fish known among fishermen
as q bill fish or skillagallee, which was
captured only after struggle OF few
hours, was brought into Boston wharf
by the swordfish schooner Ida Silva
| Friday. The fish measures 10 feet
inches in length and weighs 1409 pounds
l. is of the appearance of swordfish
and belongs in fact, to the same genus
as the swordfish.
Burglars were frightened away after
making three Intellectual attempts to
reach the inside of the steel chest con
tanning about 500 in the burglar proof
safe in the Turner postoffice, Friday
morning. The work evidently was
done by professionals who blew off the
doors b5it were isehle to gain an en-
trance to the chest. About $500 worth
OF stamps were taken.
Applications for work by scores OF
truck drivers mark what is believed &c
be one of the last stages of the team
sters' strike in Chicago. While few
of the men were told to report for duty
next Monday morning there was nc
general reinstatement of the strikers,
the Employers association having de-
cided to await the meeting of teamsters
sunday before removing the ban against
former employees
Washington county might justly be
called the home of the BURBERRY, as ii
furnishes more berries for the canning
factories than any other section of the
country. There is an area of about
%, 900 acres in one tract that is devoted
to the raising of this delicious fruit.
There is an average of about 1900
bushels of blueberries canned in Wash
ington county every year. This year s
product, it is estimated, will reach in
the neighborhood Of 80 900 bushels.
Prouty & Miller have nearly compile
ted their new mill at Bigelow, the
Megantic railroad. Il will be recalled
that their former mill was destroyed by
Gre. and shortly after they disposed OF
their entire cumberland and holdings in
the Croker township to the Great
Northern Paper Co. They have, how
ever, purchased Jerusalem township
and the logs cut there will be manufac-
tured in the new mill about to be put in
operation.
Monday evening terminated the career
of the % years service in WaterVille OF
j. Fields Murray, who has been known
far and wide as the Travellers Friend,
with headquarters at the Maine Central
station in Watervile. The business in
the future will be conducted by the e
W. Armstrong Dining Room and News
Co., which has secured lease of the
restaurant, and will be conducted under
the management of K. n. Graham,
formerly manager of the North End
Dining Room of Boston.
The hoard of railroad commissioners
Friday, approved the articles of associa
ton of the Augusta & Waterville Rail
way Company, the purpose of which il
to operate and maintain street railway
in and from the city of Augusta through
the towns of Vassalboro and NinsloW
to the city of Waterville, distance Of
20 miles. The capitalization is placed
at 100000 and The guage of the pro-
posed road is four feet, eight and one
half inches. The directors are Thomas
J. Lynch, Fred G.. Kinsman, Charles K
Written, Henry g. Staples and Charlel
A. Milliken, all of Augusta.
Patents have been granted to Maine
inventors as follows; To Willard Jone
of Auburn, for a filter and also for
combined window shade roller ant
drapery pole hanger; to Thomas 5
Laughlin of Portland, for a telayinl
pin: to Walter j. Laughin and +. A
christensen of Portland, for forming
turn buckles; to Arthur r. Rogers o
Jonesport, for fishing handling appara
tus. Trademarks have been issued t.
Hartly c.. Baxter of Brunsw ok, 70
canned corn, beans and succotash, ant
10 the Cliqout Club Company of Mills
for number of beverages.
At a two hours session of the direc
tors of the Equitable Life Assuranc
Society. Wednesday, the resignation
of Former President James w. Alex
ander and Nevada N. Stranahan, a
directors, were accepted. Paul Mortol
was elected president of the society
retaining, it is understood, the chair
manship as we'll. 1t Is understood tina
Mr.. Morton's salary as president vii
be $50, 900 year. Chairman Morto