The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
STATE AND GENERAL.

Judge Holt, 10 the United States cir
cult court Friday, imposed fine OF
S108 600 on the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Co. for granting
rebates to Lowell NJ. Palmer, who has
charge of transportation for the Ameri
can Sugar Refining Co. There were six
counts and fine of 818, 900 was imposed
in each.
Edward Dickerson, farmer aged 30
years living a mile from smyrna Mills,
was shot dead Thursday by stray
bullet, ably by a hunter while
he was standing in his kitchen. The
bullet entered one ear and lodged in
side the head. He leaves widow and
Six children, the eldest of whom ia Is
years old
After celebrating 80 hours. the jury
at Findlay in the case of the state Of
Ohio against the Standard Oil Co of
Ohio, returned verdict of guilty on the
charge of conspiracy against trade in
violation Of the Valentine anti-trust law.
The verdict was rendered at 4 50 o'clock
Friday morning, the jury having an
nounced it's readiness to report at ex
actly at O'Clock.
The annual meetings OF the stock
holders of the Maine Central and Wash
lngton County railroads were held in
Portland. Wednesday The directors
and officers of both companies we're re
elected without change The officers
are Lucius Tuttle of Boston, president ;
George r. Evans of Portland, vioe-presi-
dent and general manager; and Henry
B. Cleaves of Portland, clerk
Plans are already on foot to replace
Phillips hotel, recently destroyed by
fire, with a modern hostelry, costing
S12, 900 to be built by stock company
Fred n Beal, superintendent of the
Sandy River r. II. is one of the pro-
motors for the new hotel. Mr.. Beal
finds that the plan meets the approval
of Phillips leading citizens and feels
confident that the project Is feasible,
The sudden ignition of sawdust in a
conveyer at the plant of the Pejepscot
Paper Mil, at Pejepscot, about ten
miles from Brunswick, caused the
death of one man and severely burned
three others Friday. All the men we're
employees of the paper mill, and had
gone into the conveyor, which runs from
the main mill to the boiler house, car
rying saving and shavings, to clear 1t out.
clifford Brothers, Browning and l. p,
of Hinckley have their potatoes nearly
harvested. They conservatively estimate
that their crop, this season, will be from
$500 to 1000 bushels. While the soil
and climate conditions may not be quite
as favorable for raising potatoes in the
section as in Aroostook county, yet with
the best of machinery and with up to
date methods Clifford Brothers have
proven what may be done here in south
ern Somerset.
The G. p. r Company are now build
ing at their main shops in Montreal 23O
cars to be used exclusively for the ship
ment of Aroostook potatoes These cars
are all lined, sealed and with double
doors. The frat lot of these cars ar
rived in the country this week. They
can be nsed for no other purpose than
potatoes aud must be returned to Aroos
took shippers as soon as unloaded. The
shippers are greatly pleased over the
prospect of having the cars and feel that
the c p. X has done them a good turn
"Uncle Nathan Moore, the famous
guide and hunter of Somerset county,
who died recently at his home In Mos
COW, was 88 years of age There is little
question that MI. Moore was the Oldest
hunter in the State and that he has more
game to his credit than has any other
/ n an who ever hunted in our woods. For
more than 70 years Mr.. Moore has
trsmped through the great northern
wilderness, hunting all the big game
animals which have inhabited these
woods. In the 20 odd years that Mr.
Moore has hunted he has killed 27e
moose, over 200 caribou, over 100 bears
and unnumbered deer and other smaller
| animals