The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-04
STATE AND GENERAL.

During the past year IN Kennebec
county there were 81 cases OF bank
ruptcy, two of which were involuntary
decrease over 1904. OF this number
% were from Augusta, % from Water
Vile and "A from Gardiner
state hospital for the treatment OF
ncipient tuberculosis, provided Ior by
a recent gift OF 800 900 from Senator
Red field Proctor, Will be located In
Pittsford This decision was reached
Tuesday of last week. at meeting OF
the state Tuberculosis commission held
in Rutland, Vt, Tuesday.
senator William z. Frye has intro.
duced bill into Congress to give pen
sion of $50 to Francis P. stevens of
Norway who served IN the 7th Maine
battery In the War of the Rebellion
He is now totally disabled and is pen
stoned at the rate of S12 month lie
has been unable to obtain an increase.
A Wateryille man, John Crowley, has
Just been given a three monthss jail
sentence for wife beating. 1t Is report
ed tn At mrs Crowley is in serious con
dition on account of wounds inflicted
The couple had been married for about
a month and everyone in the neighoor-
hood supposed them to be living In the
greatest of harmony.
Al Carr living at 53 Water street,
Augusta is at the City Hospital as
result of most peculiar accident, nameN
ly, that of swallowing his false teeth.
The accident occurred on Monday oil
last week, while Mr.. Carr was eating,
his lower teeth going down with his
food. All efforts to recover them were
frultless and, Tuesday afternoon, Dec.
n, he underwent an operation at the
hospital
BARLEY Y. Horner of Newport, l.. |
one of the wealthiest men in that part
of Long Island. was killed by the acci
dental discharge of shotgun in the
hands of his son in-law, Wednesday
night. DIR. J. w Simpson, New York
dentist, was cleaning the gun while Mr.
Horner sat near by in chair reading.
The contents of the barrel struck MIR.
Horner in the side, inf1icting wound
from which he died in two hours.
There arc seven candidates for the po-
sition of State Librarian, made vacant
by the death of the Hon l.. d. Carver,
last September. They arc Ernest w.
Emery, Augusta; George w. Hunt,
Bath; Z, c Smith, Dover; f T. Wy.
man, Waterville: A. X. Knowlton,
Bridgewater; Joseph T Woodland and
H. l.. johnson, Sidney. The appoint
ment will probably be made at the next
meeting of the Governor aud Council.
The tannery plant of the Hancock
Leather Co at Riceville, 40 miles north
of Bangor was totally destroyed by fire
Saturday sfterno IN, the loss being estl-
mated at s30, 600 on buildings and ma
chinery, and S15, 600 on stock; insurance
on both $35 000 The fire originated
from the ex xplosion of IA lantern. Frank
X Rice, John II Rice and James ID
Rice, all of Bangor, are the principal
owners. 1t ls undecided whether the
plant will be rebuilt.
The people of Watervlle have been
viewing with sorrow the gradual re-
moval of the machinery aud effects of
the Whlttemore Furniture Co, which
for the past six years las furnished en-
ployment to upwards of % people. The
company will exist ia its new home in
Milford, N. H., under the same name
and backed up by the same parties In
its new location the company will he
on freight rates. aud are to be exempt
from taxation for term of 10 years
BY the will OF the late DIR. Augustus
G. Hamlin late of Bangor, allowed in
the probate court for Penobsoot county,
last week, public bequest of $4,000 was
made to the Paris Hill Library Asso-
citation at Paris, Me, for the care of
Hamlin Memorial hall. The famous
American, or Hamlin necklace and col
lection of tourmalines Is willed to his
granddaughter, Einor c. Hamln to
revert to Harvard University at her
death. There we're no other important
public bequests
At mass meeting of the citizens of
Dexter last week board of trade was
formed and the following officers elect
ed: w. l., Fay, president; Edwin Bun
ker secretary; Charles FL Wyman, vice
president; Frank j Carsley, treasurer;
executive committee, Owen K Blsckden,
Frank J Carsley, l.. b. Waldron, Tay-
lor X Edes. l., W. Jose; committee on
bylaws and constitution, the president
secretary and Clarence B Hight, Esq
committee on membership, Luman G.
Shepherd, Atwood j. Cobb and L. w
Jose.