The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-04
STATE AND GENERA

| superintendent of the Eastern Maine
General hospital in that city 1t will be
built on Center street and will be erect
ed in 1907
Charles f Tefft, a Maine sculptor, re-
Gently won in a competition, in which
twenty of the leading sculptors of New
York submitted designs for Soldiers
monument at Fort Lee, New 7 ork.
10 the ak months ending June 30
2,297.20 miles of new railway track was
laid in this country, greater amount
of new construction than in any CORES
ponding six months in the last - years,
except in 1902, when new construction
aggregated 2,314 miles.
Patrick sullivan, Il, and Patrick
Flynn, 70, employees of the street depart
ment In Bangor, were killed in the city
gravel pit, last week, being buried under
cave-in of tons of sand and gravel.
Their bodies were recovered after
several hours of digging,
A North Biddeford farmer tells a
story of picking hens eggs from an
apple tree. The apple tree had been
broken off by gale, about 10 feet above
the ground, and one of the hens, having
lofty ambitions, as it would seem, found
a comfortable location for her nest there
and it was overlooking with eggs when
found.
The Aroostook potato crop is estimat.
ed 10 be equal to that of last year by
reason of large acreage, and the pre-
sent price is above the average as shown
by the prevailing prices of potatoes per
barrel on sept for the past ten years:
1896, Coo; 1897, 81; 1898 60c; 1899, 85c j;
1900, 81; 1901, 81 80; 1902, 90c; 1903,
Csc; 1904. SIC; 1908, 81; 1900, 81 05.
A new vein OF coal extending a mile
in length and an eighth of mile in
width with an average thickness of Il
feet has been discovered by the Phil
adelpha & Reading Coal & Iron com
pany in the Mahanoy valley. Experts
say it contains millions of tons valued at
from $50 600 900 to $75 ,0o0, 900 and that
1t will require over so years TO exhaust.
1t Is stated on good authority that the
lead mines at West Lubec are to be
opened up again this winter by new
company, who have purchased the place
and tia aboutG5 hands will be employ
ed numb Der of different companies
have operated these mines at different
times, but have not made success of it,
for some reason, but it does seem as
though they might be m sde to pay, as
the lead is very plentiful and of fine
quality, and there is also lot of copper
and zinc there.
George b. Smith of the coal and wood
firm of Hastings & Smith of Auburn,
has disappeared from his home and a
shortage of from $1,000 to $4,000 has
been found in his accounts. On Aug.
Is last, the business was sold to Purin-
ton & Young, who have continued 1t
AS Mr.. Hastings was very busy at the
time it was mutually agreed that the
settlement OF their affairs should go
until after election, but as Smith did
not turn up inquiry was made for him
and it was learned that he had left the
city Sept IL and no one knew where he
was.
Following four days legal battle in
which four of the most prominent attor-
neys In the state and one from Massa-
chusetts having taken part the jury In
the United States court at Portland
Wednesday brought in verdict of
g., 208 SO for John Peltomma, who sued
the Katahdin Paper & Pulp Co for
$4,000 damages. Peltomma claims in
in the fall of derrick owned by the
defendant company and which through
the negligence OF their employees was
has been sick ever since.
Word was received In Fairfield, Thurs
day of last week, Of the death of Samuel
n. Blackwell, who for the past few
months has been making his LONE at
the Soldiers Home IN Chelses, Mass
Mr.. Blackwell has been in poor health
for the last two years and since going to
helsea has suffered greatly from gan
creme in his foot and which was the
cause of his death. He was formerly In
the hardware business in Fairfield Ia
the Nye block, which business he sold a
few years ago to A. H. Totman, and
since then he has not been actively
engaged in any business. The remains
of Mr.. Blackwell will be brought to
Fairfield for burial In Maplewood
cemetery.
Active steps will soon be taken toward
fuTtheriDg the movement inaugurated
some months ago to erect Reed me
mortal statue in Portland, in honor of
Thomas Bracket Reed. the famous son
of Portland. The committee that has
had the matter iu charge has done good
work and of the $50 900 required for the
purchase of a suitable location and the
expense of the statue, about 900 has
been secured. When the subscription
lists were opened, contributions came in
fast and il was the work of "A very short
time to raise half the necessary amount
Since that time the amounts received
while they have been large, have not
been numerous and the committee will
bring in the sum that is lacking.
Torments of letter and Eczema Allayed
The intense itching characteristic Of &c
rema letter and like skin diseases is in
stanty allayed by applying Chamberlain
Salye and many severe cases aaye been per-
manentY cured by its use. For sale by q.
K. fogg Drug Store, Skowhegan; L. c.
Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton, Jack
MAJ.
People are DO, so much interested in
your grievances as you think they are.