The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-20
STATE AND GEN EtAi

W. E. Gorham, a dentist at Wiscas-
set was so seriouly injured by the
explosion of a vulcanizer that it is
feared be will lose the use of his right
arm.
Fred II. Allen. station agent at
Cooper's Mills, died Friday, from the
effects of a fall from a train the night
before. He was SO years old and leaves
a widow.
! Lightning set fire to the buildings of
| Hopesull r. Blsbee, in Auburn, Thurs
day morning and the entire set of fine
farm buildings were destroyed, the loss
being S12 ,000 while the insurance was
but $4,000. Mr.. Bisbee is seventy
y airs of age, and he will not rebuild.
The place represented the labor of
years.
Irving A Turner of Bangor has been
appointed travelling engineer of the
eastern division of the Maine Central
railroad TO fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Lewis A Gilbert, who was
killed In the wreck of the Knickerbock.
or Limited when the train ran into two
runaway freight cars at Pitts6eld, three
weeks ago.
A Corinna man recently experienced
day which he will not soon forget
He 10 prosperous farmer and has been
married something less than a year.
On the day mentioned the house cat
brought forth a litter of eight kit
tens; a molherly old hen that had
stolen her nest came proudly tn
with Is chickens, and his wife pre-
sented him with twins of the finest
quality, He ought to be happy man
and doubtless is.
The $50 girls who went out on strike
at the continental paper bag mills at
Rumford Falls three weeks ago liz or
der to force their demands for increased
wages. voted iday to return to their
work Monday at the compromise terms
presented by the manufacturer. The
girls Who were paid II day demanded
SIP a day. The company finally
agreed to pay S5, SO and 81 week 10
the apprentice, experienced and adj
vanced employees respectively.
Erastus NJ. Strout, assistant postmas-
ter at Empire. was brought to Portland
under arrest to await trial on charge
of violating the postal laws. Strout is
accused of stealing $50 worth of postage
stamps and using them to pay for goods
for his own personal use. His wife is
the postmistress, but. as her assistant,
he claimed that he had certain wages
coming to him from the government,
He claims he merely took the stamps on
account of what was due him.
The Central Maine Fair closed the
third annual and most successful exhi
bition in its history today. There was
large attendance for last day. All
people over Is years of age were admit
ted free and prizes awarded the oldest
registering Dorcas H., lowered the
pacing track record in exhibition, TO
2 l04 Lochinvar, 2:20 by Director, dam
Venture, California bred, valued at
about 81 400 and owned by S. p. Haines
of Benton, dropped dead while being
worked out for trial to beat the track
record.
The Waterville Universalist parish
has joined the Fairfield parish in the
call to Rev. Frank E Barton of Bethel
as pastor. The call has been accepted
and Mr.. Barton will begin his pastorate
on October /. MIR. Barton is now State
superintendent of the Universaist
churches in Maine. He has been sue
cessful as a pastor at Mechanic Falls
and at Bethel. and has held the present
position little more than three months.
The name of Rev. II. II. Hoyt of East
Hiram is being mentioned as a possible
successor to Mr. Barton in the position
Of state superintendent.
The railroad commissioners Saturday,
approved the route of the proposed Au-
gusta, Oakland & Watervile Street Rail-
way The road Is to be Is miles long
and it is expected that the running time
will be so minutes The cost of build
ing will be about S250,000 The loca-
ton meets with almost the universal APP
proval of the property owners along the
i route. The decision of the comm ssion
ers is likely to give rise to considerable
activity in real estate as some of the
people along the line are willing to sell
and there are about % who are looking
for chance to buy.
Carl Smith, the young aeronaut, VINO
was 80 terribly injured by fall of $50
| feet at the Lewiston fair is gaining
daily at the Lewiston hospital The
boys father visited him al the hospital
recently. He Is a postman in Bruckton,
Mass. The mother of the boy was wi b
him at the hospital on Thursday. She
found young Smith sitting up in bed
and the meeting was a most happy one
Carl is ready for more balloon, he says
His mother thinks differently. Carl left
his home in Brookton two years ago to
enter upon the dangerous life of an
aeronaut. Notwithstanding his terrible
injuries, a few of which were broken
breast bone, broken leg broken arm
and an injured neck. Carl still remains
true to the balloon.