The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20
STATE AND GEN ERAL.

final o10 600 needed to fit out the Peary
expedition.
The trustees of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary announce bequest from the
late Hon. VIM. Deering of Evansville
Illinois, formerly resident of Portland
who gives the Seminary $4,000.
Nancy w. Hunt of 10 Union street,
Auburn, has fallen heir to very large
fortune, possible rising to about a
million dollars, through the death of a
brother, A. P. ejoy, late of James
vile, Wis.
1t IS said that 5000 600 has been paid
for draft horses in Aroostoek the past
spring. Aroostook farmers prefer rails
ing horses, although one man states by
experienceIhat it takes a year to get
those western horses hardened up and
acclmated.
The stock and bonds of the Monson
Railroad Company, owned in Boston
and Lowell. Mass and Wilton, \. H,
have recently been purchased by the
Monsoon Maine slate Company and the
control of this corporation has now
passed into their hands.
Ora Little's arm was torn off at the
shoulder while at work Friday morning
at scribner Brothers mill at Scribner' 8
Mills, Bridgton The case is particular
~ sad from the fact that Little's family,
consisting of a wife and several small
children, and are In reduced circum-
stances.
John II. Dunning. a well-knoWn news
paper man, died at his home in Bruins
wick, Sunday night, of blood poisoning
Mr.. Duuning had been connected with
the Brunswick Record for several years
as its business manager, He was AZ
years of age. A father, a widow and
one child survive.
William NJ Woods, a retired merchant
and county treasurer died, Thursday of
last week at Belfast aged 49, He was a
member of the state Legislature about
20 years ago. Mr.. Woods was born at
Unity, but has no near relatives except a
brother, Henry Woods of Newton,
Mass.
James G. Ash, who has been ticket
agent at the upper Maine Central Rail-
road Office in Lewiston, was arraigned in
the municipal court, Friday morning, on
charge of embezzling S795 So from the
Maine Central Road. He pleaded not
guilty, The case was continued until
July % and bail fixed at $500.
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
has completed its shipments of potatoes
from the 1904 crop in AroostoOk county
with total of 6,693 6l2 bushels as a.
gainst q total of 5,341, 135 bushels last
year, from the 1908 crops, which was
the largest on record. This years ship
ments therefore are 1,351,977 bushels
in excess of the record shipments of last
year.
Elmer e. Jones of Bangor, a conduc-
tor on the Old Town division of the
Bangor electric system, was seriously
burned by contact with wire, Satur
day morning. In Orono village guy
wire was found across the track. Jones
grasped 1t. not seeing that it was across
the trolley wire. He was rendered I'M
conscious. His condition is serious but
he will probably recover.
The grocery store of Ernest A. Flick
EFT, Mr.. Williams carpenter shop at SO
Gardiner, a stable and ice house adjoin
ing were Destroyed by fire, ednesday
night of last week. The alarm wat
rung about IL o'clock, and>the fire en-
CINE and line of hose from the pulI
mill were soon on the scene, but coulC
do nothing to save the building. Loss
about So, 900; partially insured.
1t is reported that Mrs. Fred T
Brooks and her daughter, Mrs. George
F. Walker, both of South Portland, art
to inherit a fortune from the will of tn,
late olonel A. K. Bolan, of New York
stockholder of the Standard Oil Com
! pany, who died at his summer home
Castine, Me, June % Report has II
that Mrs Brooks, who is a niece, Is to
receive 81, 100000 and that Mrs. Walker
is to receive $4,000
In a Conver sation with congressman
John A. >ullivan. Friday, Governor
Douglas stated that his decision that he
should not be candidate for renomina-
ton was fixed The governor said bis
determination had been made wholly IT.
respective of the prospects of reelec-
ton. Public life with its cares and re-
sponsibilities, he said had not proved
sufficiently attractive to him at his age
to compensate for his desire to live
quietly at home with his family.
Lewis Selbing of Augusta, correspond.
ing secretary of the Sd Maine Regiment
Association, is sending out cards to the
members of the association, notifying
them of the 31st annual reunion, which
will be held at Bath, Wednesday, Aug.
10 The meeting will be held at the
hall OF Sedgwick Post, G. A. R.. of that
city. Reduced rates have been obtain
ed on the Maine Central, the Bangor &
Aroostoock and the Somerset Railroad
1t is expected there will be large at
tendance.
The following figures relative to the
schools of the State we're given out,
Friday, at the educational department
The school population of the State,
that is. the number of persons between
the ages of s and q years, who were
in the State on April /, 1905, is POT, AS.
On the same date in 1904, the number
was 207,214 Which shows an increase
this year of 1884. The State school
fund and mill tax for apportionment
for the year 1905, is 6S,347,47, and
the amount per scholar is 81. 81. In
1904, the State school fund and mill
tax for apportionment was to73 3S9.
05, and the amount per scholar " 10
Three persons were injured and a
dozen others severely shaken up by a
head on collision of an east bound ex-
press train and light engine on the
Washington county division of the
Maine Central Railroad, near Charlotte
station, II miles south of this city, Sat
urday. The names of the injured are
Pearley Day of Ellsworth, mail clerk,
injuries to head and body; Engineer
Slayer of express train, cut about head ;
H. c ellis of Calais, immigration in
spector, cut and bruised. The accident
occurred on curve at Young's Mead