The Somerset reporter., 1905-08-31
STATE AND GENERAL

bany, with branch at South Waterfoaai'
Prof. d. Il. Hathorn has resiopod ~
position as principal of Wilton AN US
envy, and accepted the principalsbinou,
the Rumford Falls High school =, "
salary of $3.50. His election bv "a
school board was unanimous NE o
Hathorn is "a graduate of Colby College
j. L. Prescott, who was a large cat,,.
buyer before his retirement several vso.'
rgo, died, Friday at Pennington. aged =,
years, after an illness with gastric faro.
He leaves widow and two dapob,ss..
Mrs. Frank T. Butler of that town ~
Mrs. Orville T. Greenwood of Naldo.u
Mass.
Samuel Gomper, president of the Am
erican Federation of Labor, addressed
large number of granite cutters. opar,r
men and fishermen at Vinalhaven ~,
day of last week. Before the mee,ir.
there was a torchlight procession Is
which several hundred members of local
unions participated.
The annual reunion of the 21st Naina
infantry, will be held In Grand ARM
Hall, Augusta, Wednesday, Sept AZ.
cording to the circulars just made nnb.
| lie. This regiment was mostly made m
of veterans in the Kennebec valley arS
the greater part of it's survivors are now
resident of that section of the Sta,a
Pres. Roosevelt late Friday afternoon
at Oyster Bay, N Y, made a descent in
Long Island sound on board the snh'
marine torpedo boat Plunger. He was
aboard the vessel about three bours
At one time the little boat was submerO.
ed so minutes and in that time was nnt
through all of the submarine feats Of
which she is capable.
Ralph Haywood is one of Belfasts
most successful and progressive Young
farmers Among other enterprises he
makes a specially OF raising cucumbers
and for a Boston picking COMPANY
Thus far he has shipped some 20O6O
cucumbers. Last year the net profit
realized from one acre Was $288. Is, and
the record seems ia danger of going up
this season.
Frederick A. Peckham, indicted for
completely in the department of agricu.
ture cotton reports scandal, vss
arrested in Saratoga, Wednesday, and
arraigned before United States ommis.
sioner, Charles NJ. Dawson. An ad.
journment OF examination was ordered
in default of $4,000 bail. Peckham
was lodged in the Saratoga county jail
at Ballston spa.
The Horace Purington Co of Water.
vile has been awarded the contract for
building the Carnegie library at the
University of Maine. The bid was
$50, Ola, $4,000 was the amount given
for the building, the balance being used
for bricks and granite. The foundation
will be completed this fall and early
next spring work will be ready for oc-
cupancy in the fall.
The passenger station and freight
house of the Boston & Maine and Maine
Central railroad at Portland Deering
Junction were burned Thursday Al
though the fire occurred at noon
the passenger trains were not
delayed. 1t originated in the freight
house, probably in the oil room. The
contents of the ticket Office were saved,
and the buildings were not expensive
structures.
Growing out of last weeks observ.
ance of Old Home Week in Maine here
have been compiled by different libraT-
ians in the State a list OF las names Of
men of distinction who have gone forth
from the Pine Tree, including q Of its
40 governors, u governors for other
states, major generals, 8 brigadiers, 8
rear sdmirals, commodores, 3 com.
manders, a vice president and scores of
other men and women of eminent
attachments.
Because they objected to working as
common laborers, about fifty priyates
have desetered at Fort Smelling, MINI.
The government recently purchased a
large tract of land to extend the rife
range at the post, and instead of hiring
common laborers to do the work, m-
pressed the privates to the levelng and
grading The strenuous job and the not
weather caused the mems patriotic spirit
to wilt and they deserted, soon after the
August pay day. None have been ap-
pretended.
We learn from our exchan. es that
never in the history Of the county have
Aroostook people experienced droulh
of so long duration. There has not
been good rain for several weeks ard
strange to relate during this space OF
time the showers have been few The
dry spell of course cannot help but in'
jure the garden crops and it is thought
that it will decidedly decrease the yield
of potatoes in this section. The far
mers are now looking for good potatoes
prices to prevail and thus make up their
loss due to the drouth. If, however
the price is low, it will have strong
tendency to make another hard year in
Aroostook county
Edwin s. Holmes, Jr, of Washington
D. g., until recently the associated stat
istician of the depart ment of agriculture
but who was dism ssed as an outcome Of
the investigation into the leakage in the
cotton crop reports, has been indicted
by the grand jury on the charge OF con-
spiracy to defraud the govern m snt'
This announcement was made, Friday
by United States District Attorney Nor
gan h. Beach, Just after he had return
ed from New York City, where he has
been instrumental in causing the arrest
| of Frederick A. Peckham, the Ne"
York broker at Saratoga, and Moses
Haas of New York. There are two IN
dictments covering the charges against
the three men.
Robert Boutwell,. the hotel clerk, VINO
was severely burned as the result OF Dis
herosm at the Hotel Maranacook IRE
Saturday, saved Miss Margaret Hermsns
from drowning Thursday night when
the boat in which she was seated was
demolished by the steamer MaranacooKS'
Mr.. Boutwell, dove from the strand,
reached the struggling girl after she hau
gone down twice and managed to Keep
her above water until relieved by per-
] snns in a hnat lie WAC % YeaTs Olu