The Somerset reporter., 1905-08-24
STATE AND GENERAL.

Mira. George II. Jordan, an aged
widow, despondent over the recent death
of her husband, committed suicide by
hanging in Freeport, Saturday.
The strike OF the telegraphers on the
Great Northern railway system WAS
officially called off Friday, the men on
that line having voted by a large ma
jority 10 return TO work.
The ninth annual meeting of the
wooden null oyerseers Of eastern Maine
will be held In WatervilIe on August %
at the City Opera House. The congen
ton will commence at 1890 in the
morning. A banquet will be had, the
same as at previous conventions.
A train on the Plymouth division Of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford,
was saved from striking an obstruction
on the track near the Halifax station,
seven miles from Kingston Friday after
noon, by the action Of Joesph Gafney,
III years old who signalied the engineer.
Israel Plude, boy OF - years of age.
an inmate Of the State School of BOYS,
escaped from that institution, Thursday
afternoon, and up TO the present time
nothing has been heard from him.
Dung Plude is from Old Town and has
only been an inmate of the school for
five weekss He was at the cottage
working during the afternoon and while
there walked off unobserved by the
officers.
In an automobile accident at Newport
Saturday Vinson Walsh, the son of the
millionaire copper king Thomas Z
Walsh of Denver, was killed and his sis
ter Miss Evelyn Walsh sustained frac-
tured leg. Mrs. James L Kenochan,
Harry Oeirich and Herbert Pell, all
were badly shaken up. Young Mr.
Walsh lost control of the 46 horse ma
chine, which ran into af ence
The grand jury of the August term of
the supreme court, of Penobscot Co, in
the criminal session reported $50 indict-
ments, the record number for that
county. Among the list were indict-
ments against Elmer l.. Reyes of Ban
gor and Frank Gallati of Millnocket,
both for murder. Over 2C0 of the in
dictments, which were not made public,
are supposed to be violations of the pro
hibitory law. The term will be one of
the most important ever held in that
comfy. Judge Savage presiding
A letter received from Rev. T. W.
Sanford by II. Z Coolidge of Lisbon
Falls. states that Mr. Sanford sailed
from Jaffa, July u, enroute for home
The letter did not give details but
from the early start and other things
said, it is believed that he intends 10
make the return trip in the yacht Cornet.
He is expected at Shiloh some time
from September to 5 He will prob
a lU otpn a -four VIC NTH III,
in Liverpool and London. Great prep
arations will be made to receive him
on his arrival at Shiloh.
William f. Harrison, night operator
at the Old Town NJ. 9. r. K. station,
shot and killed himself on Thursday
night while on duty at the station.
Arthur Frye, a yard man. and Harrison's
room mate found him at l 80 on Friday
morning with three bullet holes in his
breast and an empty revolver lying be-
side him. Coroner Rackliff was notified
and took charge of the body. Evidence
collected by City Marshall Rackliff on
Friday morning satisfied Mr.. Rackliff
that no inquest was necessary.
The contract for the building of the
new freight depot for the Maine Central
at Pittsfeld has been awarded to
contractor Charles Watts. A II Burse
will have charge of putting in the found
atoms, the plumbing and guttering will
be done by Llewellyn Gould All of the
lumber for the construction of the build
ing will be furnished by Morse & Com.
pany of Bangor. The location of the
new buildings will be to the west of
present freight sheds on the south side
Iof the tracks. superintendent T 5.
Ross of the stone crews who have been
at work in the yards since last April,
finished the work here Tuesday, and
by orders from the company the men
were transported to Dexter WHERE they
have extensive repairs to make on the
culverts.
Joseph A Ferguson, a mechanical
engineer of many years experience,
representing the Orient Manufacturing
Company of Boston, has leased block
of land i'll the rear of the pumping sta
ton at the Wavely mill, in Pittsfeld
and will engage in extracting oil of
cedar from the cedar brush. The pro-
duct will be used in the manufacturing
of dust killer for floors, woodwork,
metal work, furniture and carpets, ap.
piled with atomizer, also a deodorizer
and disinfectant. Two larger tanks
with capacity of 600 gallons which
will hold one cord and quarter of
cedar, a steam generator and con-
denser, have been set in position and
operations will begin next week, giving
employment to 10 men. AS the cedar
growth is very plentiful in this section
the location of the plant here will mean
much to the farmer, giving them an
opportunity to clear their pastures of
much cedar growth and realize a net
sum for same delivered at the distilery.