The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-27
STATE AND GENERAL.

Governor dHQ mrs, CODO LOg6tneT Win
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Hill are on an
automobile trip to Montreal and Quebec.
One hundred and sixty new students
had registered, Thursday night. for the
University of Maine, which opened that
noon. OF this number 1870 are freshmen
and the remainder special students, and
short course students in agriculture and
pharmacy. Others will register later.
Twelve deaths, the injury of scores of
others and five hundred thousand dol
lars damage to property, were caused
at Jellico, Tenn, Friday, when a car
load of dynamite standing on track
near the Southern railway depot explod-
ed with report that was heard for 20
miles Buildings were shattered in the
business section of the town and nearly
every piece of glass within a radius of
one mile of the scene was broken,
The management of the Central Maine
fair announces that the fair of 1905 will
cover Blk days. The gates will be clos
ed, Saturday, Sept. 7, and only exhibit
tors, their helpers and the officials will
be admitted. The fair will be open at
8 o'clock Monday morning, Sept. 8,
1907, and will not close until saturday
night, sept. IA The annual meeting of
the association, at which the premiums
of the exhibition just closed will be
paid, will be held Dec 9 of the present
year.
Six freight cars we're entirely demol-
ished, saturday morning, at simpsons
pit, about mile above Pejepscot, IN the
worst wreck that the Maine Central has
had for years on that line. The early
freight for Pennington was going down
grade at the rate of about so miles An
hour when the driving wheels of the
engine jumped the track. For 800 feet
the engine plowed its way along the lies,
Engineer Percy Stanley and Fireman
Cliff clinging to the cab, not being able
to jump, as one side of the bank sloped
to the river and on the other was a wire
fence
Many friends will learn with regret of
the death of NJ. Z. Foster of Waterville
which occurred in that city at the home of
his daughter, Mrs Warren c. Philbrook,
on Friday at the age of 20 years Mr.
Foster was one of the best known con-
tractors and builders ia Maine, and had
many close friends in Bangor. His
principal work there was the building
of the Eastern Maine Insane hospital
and the Penobscot county courthouse.
He WAS man of genial disposition and
one who made friends easily and kept
them After the death of u son in
1899 he had carried on the business un-
til two years ago. when failing health
compelled him TO retire.
The grand jury reported, saturday, at
the supreme court in Auburn, after four
and half days work. They reported
list of 100 indictments, most of them for
liquor offences. OF those for other
crimes were two against DR. Paul Cas-
tor, one for performing a criminal opera
tion on Miss Lizzie V Allen of Wilton,
and the other for practicing medicine
without license Niaety-six of the in
dctments were for violations of the
liquor law and all of them we're founded
on seizures and work of the enforc ment
deputies Although there have been
three special deputy sheriffs at work all
of the time since the last term of court
and for part of the time for the special
purpose of enforcing the liquor law, not
a siugle indictment was found upon
evidence furnished by them.
Francis w. Hill of Exeter, Democratic
candidate for sheriff ia the late election,
is not satisfied of his defeat by Lindley
w. Gilman, Republican, as indicated by
the returns and Is now engaged in max
ing personal inquiries to be followed
later by legal action. He has retained
as counsel Hon. <. c Ryder of Bangor,
and probably petition the supreme court
for recount. Nothing in this direction
can be done, however, until after the
canvas of the returns by the governor
and council in October, and the issuing
of certificates to those who shall appear
by the off ical returns to have been elect
ed. This contest, like several others in
Penobscot county, is based upon the
tive and the rejection of ballots claimed
by the contestants to be valid.
The Phillips hotel was destroyed by
fire, Thursday night and the thirty
guests had some difficulty in escaping
from the burning building. Fire which
started near the stable at noon and
which was apparently extiDguished, re-
kindled itself at Ten o'clock, burst
through the three story wooden hotel
Most of the guests had retired and the
flames and smoke spread through the
building so quickly that it was neoes-
sary for many to plunge through the
smoke-filled Railways in night clothes.
man named Bailey was severely burn
ed, but others escaped with practically
no injuries. The building was owned
by Z. Fl. Shepard and 7. VI. Walker and
their loss is estimated at about $4,000.
Mahoney was proprietor of the house.