The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-06
STATE AND GENERAL.

Fred H. Berry of Rockland, horse.
man known throughout New England,
died, Friday of last week, aged u years,
The private stock in Mr.. Berry's stables
included many horses of noted breed.
For % years he was proprietor of the
Thorndike hotel and stables and was
financially interested in several local
enterprises. He was chief of the fire
department during the seventies A
wife and step-son survive.
The Yale varsity crew Thursday last
won victory from Harvard in the an
nuai four mile race on the Thames by
the length of an oar After rowing for
four miles with the shells tapping and
the prows almost zig-zaggng between
the strokes, the Yale boat crossed the
finish line three-quarters of length
ahead of the crimson. Yale won by
two and one.half seconds The blues
time was % :334; Harvard's was 22:36
such race has never before been
rowed in the 27years of racing between
these old rivals.
According to the records at the Office
of the secretary of State, the number of
automobiles which have been registered
in the State now numbers SOB, the mum
bers having passed the 800 mark, Tues
day. The number of registration will
probably go higher than that, but the
applications are now coming in very
slowly, and it is thought that the limit
has been nearly reached. The number
of motor cycles which have been regis
tered, thus far. is 800. and the number of
licenses granted to operators, 696.
The kiest business college of Water
vile, which has been conducted for sew
eral years by Mr.. l.. c. Lanning has
been sold to Mr.. W. II Morgan of Read"
field, Me. NJ Lanning was obliged to
give up the college which has been a
very prosperous enc, by reason on the
death of his father which necessitates
Mr. Lanning's returning to his old home.
Mr.. Morgan is graduate of the Maine
Wesleyan seminary at Kent's Hill and
of the Rochester, n, Y, business col
lege Since graduating from the latter
institution Mr.. Morgan has been teach
er in a large business college in New
York.
Messrs Blodgett and Kip of Boston
were in Bangor, recently in the interest
of number of Boston philsnthropsts
and have arranged for the purchase of
45 acres of land on the east shore>pf
Lake Annabesoook, owned by George
G.. Goodale. On this will be erected a
building 75x20 feet for a dormitOry to-
gether with kitchen and store houses,
which will be used to give parties of
poor boys from Boston an outing. Sew
eral parties will be entertained through
the summer-sach one staying two or
three weeks, with all travelling and
other expenses paid by the association.
Frank |. Bishop will have charge of the
building of the camps.
The buildings known as the Stevens
hospital and the land surrounding the
same at Watervlle has been purchased by
Mr.. Sperry Fl. Locke OF Watervlle, and
Mr. G. A. Wheeler of Phillips, Me. The
land is of two acres extent and will be
at once cut into house lots and streets.
The buildings will remain in use as a
hospital. The intimation has been made
that the several surgeons of that city
and the surrounding villages will or
ganize and give support to hospital
that will be a great benefit hereabouts
There are numerous accidents every
week in the different manufacturing
establishments in that vicinity. The
plan is to have a regular resident sur
geon on call with an ambulance.
Highway Commissioners Sargent recent
ly returned from trip to New Hsmp
shire and Vermont In the interests of
the work which he has assumed, While
in New Hampshire, Mr.. Sargent had the
opportunity of studying the work of the
commission of that state, which was es-
tablished two years ago, and gained
some information regarding the work
which will doubtless prove of value.
Two days of his trip were also passed
with the county commissioners of Som
erset county, who are now engaged
with the matter of building the new
bridge between Bingham and Concord.
Mr.. Sargent will soon issue a circular
blank to the municipal officers of the
cities and towns of the state, which will
contain questions relative to the condi-
ton and character of the roads in the
different places, the kinds of road ma
chimes used, and many other questions
which, when answered and returned to
the Office, will furnish a good idea OF
the general condition of the highways
of the state, and should prove of great
advantage In the furtherance of the
work of the Office to which he was ap-
pointed.