The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-10-12
STATE AND GENERAL.

1t Is expected that the Turner electric
road will be open for traffic not later
than Nov. l The transformer will soon
be in position and then with few days
work ON the road, everything will be in
apple-pie order Turner Is preparing
for IA grand demonstration when the
first car arrives ON the line.
Dan Patach on a Kentucky track
shaved another fraction of second
from his pacing record and got il down
II 554 Dan is wonder in horse
flesh He was led by a pscemakeI with
dust shield His best record with
out a wind shield is ? o Lou Dill
lion holds the trotting record OF lot,
with pacemaker and wind shield.
| seems clear that neither rum nor
jealousls was at the bolton of the latest
attempt at murder in Maine, but that
it was a case of insanity. James
Dunn shot and seriously wounded Nfs.
NTH at Fayette Mills, for 10 known
cause and then killed himself The
affair occurred near the scene of the
Hackett murder That part of Ken
nebec county is in a way to become dark
and bloody ground
Pinkerton Detective r ". Martin of
Boston, is still at work on tia Matte
Hackett murder case at Reaafield and
today. he completes two weeks work.
Detective Martins Investigations have
not been entirely without result, il is
reported, but no clues have as yet been
unearthed that would tend 10 throw
any more light on the mystery. nor
would the result Of the detectives work
warrant the arrest of certain persons
whose names have been mentioned
previously as being under suspicion.
Dec tective Martin makes daily reporte
of progress to sheriff Frank j. tam,
and ii Is understood that the former
will continue his Investigations inded-
nitely.
As the alleged result of drinking some
liquid which had been sent him by
anonymous parties aud marked take
this for rheumatism George Watts of
Brunswick is seriously i'll and the police
we're called upon at the 9th inst. to in-
vestigate the case. Watts received the
package through the mail, and there
was no postmark upon it. Enclosed WAS
a two-ounce bottle of liquid and a note
of directions unsigned Having severe
attack of rheumatism Watts ventured
To try the "medicine and was taken i'll
Immediately. A physician was called
and after stating that he found evidence
of arsenic poisoning the case was given
to the police. An examination will be
made of the remaining contents of the
bottle.
The Maine Central officials have at
last decided to adopt the superannua-
ton pension system that has been in
vogue on the Grand Trunk for more
than forty years and on almost precisely
the same plan In brief 1t consists in
taking two cents day from the pay of
every man on the road and making il
a approximation fund which is to be
augmented by direct appropriation
from the company's treasury until the
fund itself reaches self.supporting
basis. The men are to be given two
classes of approximation, compulsory
and permissory Men must retire upon
their sixty-fifth birthday and from then
on to the end of their lives they will be
| given half of the pay they received when
they retired. The other form of retire
ment is permissive, men sixty years If
age who do not feel able to work longer
will be allowed to go on the retired list
if they desire. But on the sixty-flve
year limit they must retire whether they
want to or not.