The Somerset reporter., 1905-04-06
STATE AND GEN EkAL.
The Ice left the Kennebec, last year
ADril 10,

The ice left the Kennebec, last year
April 10.
Fast day Ia set for April 81, but the
base ball season will ooen before then.
Under the leadership of Representa-
tive Stevens of Portland a party of Naine
legislators will go To Boston, April 7, 10
return the recent visit of the Maine
born Legislators in Massachusetts to
Augusta
George LaViolette, aged "a years was
drowned at Glastonbury, Conn by The
by the upsettng of a canoe i'll which he
and a companion were navigating the
flooded streets. The annual overflow of
the Connecticut river has flooded the
streets of the town to the depth of 10
feet in many places. LaViolette's COM
panion, James Butler, was rescued.
Saturday morning, state Detective
Dennis Tracy issued a notice that be
should proceed at once against all slot
machines and gambling devices in
Penobscot county. Although the big
slot machines paying money were taken
out in January, Monday, all the cigar
and small counter machines which have
been allowed to run up to this time
were taken out.
Robert j. Curran, stenographer for
McGillicuddy & Morey of Lewiston,
took the civil service examination few
months ago as expert photographer.
He received notice recently of his ap
pointment to a position at 1880 per
annum with orders to sail next Monday
for Panama where he is to be in service
of the canal commission The appoint
ment also holds out inducements of ad-
vancement.
The preliminary report of the State
insurance department, given out Mon
day, shows that during the past year in
Maine there were 1929 fires which did
damage TO the amount of $2,207 $3.50
The number of fires was smaller and the
amount of damage less than for the pre-
vious year. The percentage OF incen-
diary fires, ITO, is the lowest in the his
tory of the department. The percent
age of fires from unknown causes was
20.23
President Roosevelt left Washington,
Monday, on long trip to the West and
Southwest. He will be absent from the
capital for nearly two months One of
the chief objects of the trip, which the
President long has had in mind, is the
reunion of his Rough Rider regiment of
of the Spanish American War, which is
to take place at San Antonio, Texas on
Friday of this week. following which
the President is to go hunting In the
Panhandle of Texas and later in Color
ado.
The office of w. E. Cloutier, coal and
wood dealer on Cedar street, Lewiston,
was entered by burglars, Friday night,
and two safes blown open by dynamite
at 4 so O'Clock Both safes were COM
pletely ruined. The burglars gained
entrance by prying open a window.
They got very little for their trouble as
only what money had come in after
banking hours was in the safe, less than
800. A steel box in one of the safes was
taken out into the yard and broken open
with sledge hammer, but it's contents,
some stock certificates and other yalu-
able papers were not carried off
The 3-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin & Young of Auburn was found
at noon. Saturday, face downward In a
small ditch or brook near the house,
dead The child eft the house to go 10
a neigh boris at about 10. His mother
did not notice his absence for some
Iltbb, tudl ITO WAC hOou'
the neghborhood, but finally started
out to look him up. Going To the
houses of her neighbour snu not finding
him she kept up the search until she
found his dead body A physician was
called. but nothing could be done. 1t If
supposed the boy tell on his face in the
ditch and was stunned 80 as to be IN
able to get out. He was an only child
Prin F w. johnson of the Coburn
Classical Institute, Waterville has resign
ed, the same to take effect at the close of
the spring term of the school in June
MIR johnson has been elected t. be
principal of the academy of the Univer-
slty of Chica 20 at Morgan Park. a
surburb of Chicago The Office is a new
creation, as the academies of the uni
versity have heretofore been managed
by deans, who have been professors in
the university. The deans will continue
and Mr.. Johnson's duties will be adj
minstrative. Mr. johnson is native
of Wilton. Ne and was graduated from
Colby college with the class of 1891,
vas principal of the Calais High school
for three years and has been principal
of Coburn Classical Institute for II
years. Mr. Johnson will take up his
new duties July l, but will continue
with Coburn until the close of the
spring term in June.