The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-31
STATE AND GEN Era

Boston no with marry simon OF
Philadelphia was carried over the dam
and drowned May 8, in Penobscot river
a. Old Town, was recovered today by
Peter Rance. an Indian. about 20 feet
below the dam. Simon's body has not
been found.
The county commissioners of the
state will hold their annual convention
this summer in Washington county
The first days session will be at aachias
Tuesday, August 7 on the Sth they will
leave by train for EAstport. taking DIN
ner there and proceeding to Calais by
steamer in the af ernoon 1t is expected
that there will be 80 OF 10 persons n the
party.
serious blight has come over many
of the tobacco beds 10 the Connecticut
valley In the form of black rot or tobacco
root rot. II is the same disease that
has attacked Cuban tobacco for several
wears and WAS noticed for the frat time
last year when a few isolated cases were
reported The black rot comes from a
fungus growth in the soil and has shown
itself to a very large extent In many
onneticut tobacco towns.
Bangor all ia filled beyond it's normal
capacity, eighty-one prisoners being at
present confined there, and the question
of an addition is being quite freely dis
cussed. For many years both city and
country have been gradually though
surely growing larger and more popu-
lous; and accommodations which at one
time were ample are insufficient The
Improvement most urgently needed is a
ward for woman and minors.
The employees of the Maine Central
car shops 10 Waterville received the
welcome announcement - ednesday
morning that there was TO be areduction
in the hours of labor to an eight hour
day without corresponding difference
in wages It is understood upon com
petent authority that the change was
made without solicitation and, coming
as this reduction does as a voluntary
concession from the company, it is all
the more welcome
Dr. Crawford Jackson chairman of
the Central Juvenile Protectory COM
mittee of Atlanta ia, which has star
ted propaganda for juvenile courts and
greater Teforma;ory facilities for the
boys and girls of the South, announced,
recently, a. meeting of interested
persons IN New Orleans that John ID.
Rockefeller had decided to give 81 0OO,-
600 toward the building of Ieformator.
les. The only condition. it is understood
which Mr. Rockefeller has stipulated.
is that the fund shall be applied in the
South as well az in the North
The approaching demolition of the
old Rodick House at Far Harbor marks
the passing of famous landmark in tue
history of Naine's summer business
The Rodick House was Names pioneer
hotel, and from this interesting old
structure has sprusg the entire summer
resort industry of Maine. 1t il with
Mingled feelings that Bar Harbor sees
the historic old structure go into the
hands of the wreckers For Is years it
has stood as a bulwark between the
present and the past, looking down from
it's high and weather. beaten tower upon
the steady growth of Names most fam
GUS resort The Rodick House was Bar
Harbor's foremost hotel in the olden
days Early in the forties and fifties,
David Rodick and his sons kept board
ing house for the accommodation OF the
artists and travellers who came to view
the beauties of the then unknown Mt
Desert and to picture the wild scenery
of the island.
Is this to be cyclone year in Maine?
A powerful whirlwind that lifted huge
timbers half hundred feet into the air,
sucked brook dry, etc., visited the
Joyville neighborhood in Ellsworth,
May % On the day before, a East
Stoneham, 125 miles westerly in an air
line about noon, a whirl wind started in
front of V II. Littlefeld's, frightening
Hon. Jonathan Bartletts horse Mr.
Bartlett turned round in the road and
went the other way The whirlwind
took heavy wagon up free from the
ground and carried it quite distance
and then another one came and gave it
second shake and set il right side up.
The third one came in the afternoon
under Mrs. Bar tletts clothes line. car
ried her clothes up the hill an hung
them up 10 the oak If it had not been
for Mr. Bartletts presence of mind he
would probably have been killed, says a
correspondent Ellsworth had the big
gest, but Stoneham had three.
The Fairfield Trotting Park, which
was owned by Mrs A. K. Yates of
Waterville has been sold to E c. Rice
and w. w. Nye of this place. The new
owners will begin at once to clear up
the place, taking down some of the
buildings and moving others away
The old grand stand, which is now in
tumbed down condition will be over
hauled ana Wnat lumOet can Oe saved
that is fl for use will be sold. Some
of the buildings are in very good
condition, especially the large stable,
this building being all fitted up for
keeping horses and will make fine
stable for someone who has few
horses The small house at the park
will probably be moved away and put
on a lot nearby This transfer very
likely means that the park will cease to
be used any more for a trotting park,
as the owpers do not intend to keep
this property for that purpose, and will
in the near future make certain changes
there that will spoil the track.