The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-10-05
STATE AND GENERA

One South Windham lose bush is out
fer record. 1t nov has 40 buds and
blossoms. notwithstanding the fact that
il blossomed most profusely IN June.
Bowdoin College opened last week,
for its l03rd year with freshman class
of II MEMBERS. adding a considerable
amount OF valuable athletic material to
the college.
William Haley, brakeman on Boston "
Maine freight tram, No 24s west bound,
met with fatal accident, Friday night.
at Biddeford, in jumping from the head
car to the tender he slipped and tell
under the train. He was 30 badly M IN
gIed thar death soon ensued. His age
was 81
Pitt,feld Grange expects to have a
very Interesting meeting on Tuesday,
October Il, afternoon and evening, at
which time state Master Obadiah Gard
ner will be present and give the work of
the thisd and fourth degrees To class of
about 90 new members. \ harvest feast
will be served.
The Bay View House, small summer
4 hotel at hristmas owe, owned by Wes-
ton Mcfarland, was destroyed by a fire
of unknown origin cary saturday Mr.
! : nd Mrs. Mcfarland were the only DC
cnpants of the hotel at the time of the
/ fire. and they escaped with difficulty
/ but without injury. The loss is S5oOOi
insurance S2700
Therez Perkins. white woman, was
sentenced, last week, in Mississippi, to ten
years in the penitentsry for marrying
and living with negro, Robert Brown.
/, III. uittfr tor
regretted that he could not make the
clared that she did not know Brown was
negro Brown has left the country.
Clarence G. Gould of Milo, who was
graduated from Colby in the class of
1904, has been honored with the posi-
ton of professor of mathematics and
science in Clahin University, Orange
burg, s. c. He left, ednesday night,
to assume the duties of his new position.
Mr. Gould is "a years of age and de-
Sc vedly popular among his Colby &C
quantances.
FRI derrick Doyle, who lives with his
father-n-law, John Finnard, on little
farm Just outside Biddeford, was stabbed
aud seriously wounded, sunday, by one
of band of five Greeks, whom he found
robbing his orchard. After the stabbing
the Greeks fled to the woods They
have not yet been apprehended although
number of persons were taken into
custody on suspicion, but later released.
1t is not believed that Doyle wounds
will prove fatal.
Charles G. Douglass, the city liquor
agent OF Portland who suffered par
alytic shock following a raid on the
agency by the sheriff and the agents in
dlctment by the grand jury, died at 80
Friday night. MIR. Douglass was man
universally esteemed and in the sensa-
tional incident in connection with the
agency no odium has attached to him in
the public mind. He has been consider
ed victim of conditions, and still, as
always, a man of the most sterling
qualities.
An unusually bold burglary became
known, Sunday, when Abner G. Morse
of Upper " Washington street, Bath, dis.
covered that during the night someone
had effected an entrance into his house
and carried off about $50, considerable
jewelry and about 800 worth of silver
ware. The burglar unfastened the door
of the room in which Mr.. and
Mis- Morse were asleep and ran
sacked the bureau He then turned his
attention to the dining room and took
all the sllverware that was on the side
board. There is no clue o the identity
of the thief.
Hon George Potte, chairman of the
board of State assessors, says that this
years valuation of the State will reach
1928, 900 900, an increase of IS O00t00
After going over the State pretty thor
oughly," says Mr. Pottle, 1--WE find it in
a very prosperous condition. With the
exception of the apple crop, which will
be about one-half, | don't think | can
recall year when the State has been so
prosperous as it is this year Labor is
we'll employed and there has been a
general activity in manufacturing in
terests which has provided work for
everybody"
The wreck of the British steamer,
Chatham, which was sunk in the Suez
canal, Sept 6, in order to prevent an OK.
plosion of large quantity of dynamite
which formed part of the cargo while
the ship was menaced by flames, was
I blown up, september %. A huge col
umn of water, sand and the ships
wreckhge was thrown two thousand feet
in the air and In falling, destroyed six
hundred feet of the east bank of the
canal Divers Immediately commenced
removing the debris The canal popu-
lation in the vicinity of the scene of the
explosion left early in the morning for
the seashore, closing the banks and
shores which were guarded by police.
A special to the Biddeford Telegram
says that it is reported on good author
ity that the work of extending the AT
lantic Shore Line to connect with the
Portsmouth, Dover & York Street Rail-
road at York Beach will be begun, next
summer. The surveys for the new line
are just being finished. 1t has not been
decided by the company over just what
route the road will be built Two sur
veys have been made, one from Kenne
bunkport and the other from Kenne-
| bunk through to York Beach, The
road will GO through Ogunquit and
Wells. In some places along the line
eight and nine different surveys have
been made The new line will complete
the connection from Bath to New York
City by trolley.
Miss Martha B. Cobb, daughter of
VIM. T. Cobb, Saturday, christened a
four masted schooner with the name of
her cousin, Ruth b. Cobb, of st Louis
A feature of the launching. which took
place in high water at II 20 o'clock, was
the use of flowers instead of wne-a
custom which has always been observed
at the yards of Cobb Butler & Co.,