The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06
STATE AND GENERAL

the company and a new editor and
manager will be elected Ar Tobey
/ has done good work for the Recorder
and has left little chance for its improve
ment or further development OF the
field.
At the opening of the S. j. court sat
urday morning, a verdict OF guilty. OF
manslaughter was rendered against Dr
Vim q. n. Briggs of Bangor. charged
with the murder of Miss Maude b. Tag.
CART of Masardis from which che died
! March LIST. The jury reached an agree
melt at 8 80 O'Clock and was out from
O'clock last night. The prisoner was
later arraigned and sentenced to three
years at bard labor in the States Prison.
The annual meeting of the WOODEN
overseers association of Eastern Maine
was held at Guilford last week, Friday.
The purposes of the association are the
advancement OF good fellowship and
the exchange OF ideas pertaining to
WOODEN manufacturing. About half OF
the mem bership which numbers ZoU,
was present. A banquet at the local
hotel at noon was followed by busi-
ness meeting at which President l. A
Houston of Guilford presided.
The Oxford house, four story wooden
structure containing seventy rooms,
the Fryeburg house which was unoccn
pied, two millinery and drJgoods
stores and ~ residences were totally
destroyed by FIRE Friday, which for
five hours ragged In the central portion
of Fryeburg and threatened great
damage. The loss was estimated at
$50. 600 half of which amount was on
the Oxford House Most of the losses
were covered by insurance, the hotel
property having $4,000
kNothing short of the placing upon
products of labels which will not de-
ceiye the public, was the ultimatum,
which Sec. Wilson delivered to 40 rep
resent atives of various packing houses,
who met at Washington Thursday
Hereafter IL the packers want their
goods accepted for interstate shipment
they must bear labels more specihc
than those used In the past IL Will
not do for instance, to state merely
that package contains sausage. Inc
label must distinctly describe the article
and plainly show that the sausage Is
made entirely of pork and beef COM
bined, or of other meats
About fifty members of St Omer
Commandery. K. T, Waterville, went
to Moose pond, last week, for a days
outing as the guests of the Commodore
club. Although Moose pond is far
from the salt water, clsmbake was en-
joyed on the shore, the CLAIMS having
been shipped from the coast for the use
of the party. A large lot of Holsters
also came with the consignment and
each guest had liberal allowance
The sir knights arrived home on the
evening train rather tired, but every
man glad that he had participated In
the outing, and heartily sorry Tor the
fellow that stayed at home
News of a terrible cyclone at sea.
Aug. "a, was brought to New York
bg the Italian steamer 1ongibelle, from
Mediterranean ports The Mongioeile
ran into the storm on Aug "a 1t RACED
for "a hours, during which the wind
shifted to nearly every point on the
compass. The seas, at times. ran to
height of 80 feet, although the steamer
sustained no damage, she laeored vio-
leutly and the decks were constantly
flooded. The officers of the Mongibelie
sighted the whaling bark Greyhound OF
New Bedford. Mass, a couple OF days
before the storm arose and they believe
she must have suffered in the blow.
Three hundred passengers on board
tho Nahant Line steamer Adelaide
were thrown into a wild panic last week
when the steamer broke into flames
about Is minutes after she had left
her wharf in Boston. The Adelaide's
captain and crew quickly quieted fears
of the passengers and assured them
that there was not the slightest danger
A passing tug was hailed and the
Adelaide was towed back to Boston,
where the passengers disembarked On
their way back to the wharf the crew
succeeded in subduing the flames Al
though the damage was not great the
steamer was sent to East Boston for
repairing. No one was injured
The annual meeting of the Stat board
of trade will be held In Bangor, "ednes-
day, Thursday, and Friday, Sept, 20 q
and rs, on invitation of the Bangor
board of trade extended some time ago.
The opening session, Wednesday at 30
m will be devoted TO business At
this session will occur the address OF
President Winslow, reports of secretary
and treasurer, reports of standing com
mittees, election of officers, etc Later
will occur the discussion of topics Oh
the official program, and during the
next two days the state board delegates
will be the guests of the Bangor board
of trade The local board is formul at.
ing an attractive program of entertain
ment.
The annual State convention of the
Maine Rural Letter Carriers Associa
ton was held in Watervile Tuesday
Eight counties were represented. Vice
pres. Henry NJ. Hughes of Saco report
ed on the national convention ana made
short patriotic address. The follow
ing officers we're elected: Gubert
Moulton of Sebago Lake, president;
Henry A. Hewes, vice president; Harry
E Morton of Nest Buxton, secretary
treasurer; Edw J. Nelson of Newport,
sergeant-at-sr E G Toothaker of
Freeport, +. l.. Hatch of Morrill,, Il. B.
payson of Brooks, j. R Clark of Water.
vile D. K Watson of Houlton, execu-
tive com mittee; Henry Il. Hewes and
Gubert K. Moulton, national delegates
The next convention. will be held in
Bangor
Fire which broke out at Is O'Clock
Saturday morning destroyed the coal
sheds o. the Bacon & Robinson Co
| containing about 600 tons of coal and
practically scuttled the schooner Annie
Henderson of that city, which was dis
charging at the wharf. The cause is
unknown but supposed to have been
from a spark. The fire spread rapidly
and at one time threatened the whole
Bangor water front from the Maine
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