The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-19
STATE AND GENERAL.

Montana re elects ex-senator Carter
to the United States Senate.
The Second Baptist church of Lynn,
Mass, was burned, Sunday morning,
also the Unitarian church at Barnstaole,
Mass
The supreme court of appeals has re-
fused a writ of error In the case OF ex-
Mayor McCue of Charlottesville, Va
convicted of wife murder and sentenced
to hang, the 10th of this month.
The government of The Netherlands
has finally selected the military parade
ground near the Bosch as the site for
Andrew Carnegie's palace OF peace. The
selection must be approved by the sta
ton general.
The losses in fires for the year 1904
in the United States amount to
over $40, 1881, 900, an average of over
1912 1915 per day. These figures show a
decrease in losses below 1903 of little
more than $50, 279,000.
Irrigation plans already outlined in
California, Oregon and the Dakotas will
involve the expenditure, in round
numbers, of $27 100000. and re3laim
million of acres of land, capable of sup
porting population of 100000
1.-THE Fall River strike was not sat
tied on Saturday. After an eight-hour
conference at the State House the meet
ing was adjourned until Wednesday at
10 80 o'clock in the morning at the exc
outive department, state House,
1t has been announced by Mayor La
Porte at Montreal that he has received
letters from prominent men in England
in which it is intmsted that it is quite
likely that King Edward and Queen
Alexandra may visit Canada this year
Russell Burnell of Brdgton, aged about
SO was found dead beside the road just
outside of the village, Friday. fhe
cause of death was exposure Burnell
evidently had walked from North Sebago
TO this town late at night and became
exhausted.
Two men were blown to pieces, a
small building was demolished and win
dows within radius of more than a
mile were shattered by an explosion in
the Latin X Rand Power works at
Wayne 10 miles from Patterson, N. j =,
the 18th instant.
Angus, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and
vi 8.
over and instantly killed, Thursday even
ing, by the Bangor & Aroostook passen
ger train, No. 10, running from Green
Vile Junction to Bangor. The accident
was d peculiar one
Col Charles d Clark, native of Ban
gor, who for 25 years has resided at
Portland died, Friday. of pneumonia,
aged 90 years He was lieutenant col
onel on the staff of Governor Burleigh,
and had served as an alderman. He was
32nd degree mason
1t is stated that the custom officers
have found additional lots of jewels
brought into this country by Mrs. Chad
wick upon which no duty was paid 1t
is estimated that the officials have locat
ed not less than $125, 900 worth of such
diamonds and jewelry.
The Hsrbor Granite Company board
ing house at Vinalhaven, owned by Ru-
fus Wentworth was destroyed by fire,
Sunday, obout 10 O'clock at night and
Frederick Leighton. and an unknown
Finn persisted in the flames Several
others of the occupants had narrow es-
capes.
A sled containing three young sons of
L. tamDl6du Vi NRueOoC, 1911 over tno
high cliff near the st Foye toll gate,
Thursday. The children we're later
found lying in snow drift at the foot of
the cliff. One evidently had been in
antly killed, having struck in hs fall
Another is dying and it is doubtful if
the third will recover.
Friday last, marked milestone in the
lives of two of Augustus oldest and most
respected citizens Maj Chisam celebrat-
ing his 95th birthday and Hon. JOS A.
Holman his seth birthday. Congratula
tons in the form of flowers, and notes
as we'll as many personal calls were re
oeived by both. Mr. Holman entertained
at supper his nephew, Hon. Jos. II.
Marley and family
The official records at Ellis island
show that Tor the frs month of the new
year, immigration to this country is
likely to exceed all records. From the
first to the tenth of January the arrivals
number over $4,000. For the whole
month of January 1904 the arrivals
were only 10000. DECORATIONS for the
same period are also record breaking.
The death of Henry V Poor of Brook
line, Mass, at the age Of 90, last week,