The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-09
STATE AND GENERAL.

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b. Hr-t SHOW - liz -easaa reported
~ IT, .tafe lr.. BOO E5mtai1 Faat, safe
a1das. Il began a. . q III All 81 Lo.l
Two lteHes ha1 taael. c5seil4 the
mountains aud sutTasaasHg country r.
was moist aud n expected - NJ Q4Iek-
IL There war STEADY rainfall al dsf
ia ather pafts If 'Le >fate
" J McBurn.e 81 Pre-q4e lie bad
small dynamite cartridge ~ hi. vest
packet With some matches aud While
feeling with the thumb and furefuger
for the cartridge tue matches were IT,
nifed, which exploited the cartridge
Tie end OF the finger Was blown of and
quite serious wound vas made in his
side
Fire on Saturday latt, destroyed The
farm buildings OF Luther Cooling
near Monmouth academy at Monmouth
including the house and barn and -
ms Of hay and silo containing 100
tons of eusllage The fire originated in
the shed chamber from an unknown
cause The stock and farming nipple
ments aud portion Of the household
goods were removed The loss is $4,000
with an insurance of $1,000
The farm buildings of Luther ) God.
ding, who lives near the academy At
Monmouth, were totally DESTROYED by
/ fire at about 1918, saturday night, IN
Guiding IS tons of ~tnsilape 10 the silo
/ The fire originated in the shed chamber.
and the cause is unknown With the
exception of few hens, the stock and
flaming implements and a portion Of the
household goods were saved The loss
will be about $500, with an insurance
of $1,000
Gilman : Donnel of Bath, aged ~
years died, Saturday, after an illness If
several years. He was a native of that
city, and for a long time was engaged 10
the grocery business, retiring about ~
years ago During the wi war he "a.
"a member of Co. D, 10Th Ne. Regt he
is survived by a widow, who is at present
visiting relatives on the Pacific coast
In The Supreme Judicial court a. Nu-
gusta for Kenuebec county, the jury
Thursday afternoon, in the case Of DR..
George K Brickett, appellant from lhr
decision Of the municipal officers OF the
/ city of Augusta returned a verdict for
/ the libelant and assessed damages in
the sum of $3.50 IS. The action WAS Que
for land damages caused by the lowering
of the grade in front of the appellants
residence on state street IN Augusta.
and the trial occupied two days
The traverse jurors for the October
term OF the Supreme Judicial Court foI
Kennebec county were excused, Friday.
aud il is probable that the tinal adjourn
ment of the court will take place some
time Saturday. During the term foul
cases were opened t. the jury but oul,
NpT1fPt u rppAareI Iai
the case of Or. George t Brckett AL
peIlant from the decision of the muuic.-
pal officers Of the city Of Augusta ia
land damage case.
An interesting family reunion took
place at the home Of Mr ana Mrs. Re
ward A. Ntuttevant. OAK land Heights.
Oakland. The marriages OF al 'h-u
children have taken place on the same
day of The month, although in different
years On October 80 The fanny gath
cred To celebrate the anniversary OF the
event There were present Nr and Mrs
/ j Maurice Arnold; Leland P sturte-
want, WaterNille, MIR and Mrs. Ralph b
Herrck, Belfast The other daughter,
Mrs Eiford Durgan of Portland was I'M
able TO be present,
\ young woman who claimed that she
dS sbllClNluB duNtIllslDk ltlI a a none
church calendar made a successful can
vass of Rockland Friday and saturday.
In a tailor shop where a number If
Catholic women were employed, sus-
picIon was aroused and telephone
message TO Rev. FIR Phelan revealed the
fact that the Catholic calendar was pub.
lished some weeks ago. The police
were placed on the woman's track but
she eluded them and left on the after
noon train for Boston. About so mer-
chants were victimlzed
Arthur, the l5-yesr-old son of Joseph
Mctarl md of Ghsrlestown, Mass, was
acquitted of the charge of mauslaughter
by the jury of the supreme court at
Wiscasset, Thursday The jurymen had
been only a short time when they return
ed and announced their agreement Il a.
the youth WAS not guilty of the charge.
When the verdict was pronounced the
boys father tainted aud was carried
from the court room in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition He was revived later Young
Mcfarland was tried for shooting Dr.
George K. Moodmsn of Bristol in the
right temple while playing with a revol-
yer in the street The defence was that
the shooting was purely accidental
! 1bl. fTeutIlt r BoplObA, general
passenger and ticket agent Of the Maine
/ Central railroad arrived in Portland,
/ Wednesday, after mouths tup % Mex
/ leo. Col. Boothby is in very good
/ health He was accompanied 10y Mrs
! Boothby and their niece aud all enjoyed
/ the trip immensely. tol BoatAbN's
main purpose in visiting the southern
J country was to attend the convention 81
the American association at general
passenger and ticket agents lie was
president of the organization. ATT"
completing the business part of the ut'-
sram col and Mrs Gonthby N.th them
nieee made tour Of the country aud t'-
sfeeted the various historical attractions
II NeXIcp.
smoke talk and a lunch MS gwen
a. Hotel North, Augusta. las' Friday
evening, by the members of the keuur-
bee R4r Association, in honor ut Ass'.
elate Justice Lucllus \. Emery If Els
worth who is presiding At the October
/ term III the supreme judicial court for
kennebee county. A party of s. mcm-
beers of Tie association was present and
the occasion proved most enjoyable
one. After the lunch had been discuss
ed cigars were lighted. and the party
was favored with an address hy the
guest Of the evening Judge Emery
spoke on the Methods Of Practice
the address being an able eua and IF