The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-01
STATE AND GENERAL

A number of persons we're injured,
several of them severely in rear end
collision on the Georgetown branch OF
the Boston & Northern street Railway
sunday evening on steep grade at Pea
bodyville, four miles outside Haverhill,
Mass The accident is said to have been
caused by leaves on the rails which
caused the wheels 10 slip.
While hunting in the woods near Mon
son. Charles Jackson, aged 45 years, OF
that village. shot himself seriously, de
was standing with one hand over the
muzzle of the gun, when the weapon
was discharged accidentally, blowing OH
his thumb, SCATTERING his lower Jaw and
destroying the sight of one eye. He
was removed to sanitorium, in Green
Vile 1t is believed that he will recover
The high wind Sunday morning blew
down a large limb of great elm on the
Neck road just as Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Hartman of East Benton were passing
in a team. The greater weight of the
falliag limb struck the horse which was
so badly injured it was necessary to end
it's life. Mr.. Hartman sustained two
bad scalp wounds and Mrs. Hartman it
much bruised and scratched, but neither
is seriously injured.
Two workmen were seriously injured
Friday afternoon, by the bursting of a
machine in which water is extracted
from cloth at the Sanford Mills, Sanford
Ne. The machine was revolving at the
rate of 1000 revolutions minute. Blair
Megere lost leg. which was nearly cut
off by piece of metal and was later am
putated, and John Leblanc was terribly
injured on the chest and face and arms
The condition OF Leblanc was consider
ed the more serious, but fatal effect
was not expected
A petition for the PAL don of Ephriam
Gilman, the oldest inmate in the State
Prison in point of service, who was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment by the eu'
preme Court for Oxford county on Au-
gust ID, 1858 for murder committed
at Denmark two years previous, was pre-
sented at the monthly meeting OF
the Governor and Coucil. A hearing
will be given at the regular meeting
November 10 In his plea for executive
clemency, Gilman contends that be has
paid the penalty for his crime.
The State Board of Railroad Com
missioners Friday approved the location
of the Augusta. Oakland & Wateryille
Street Railway. This road will run
from Oakland through the town of sid
ney by way of the Bond Brook road to
Augusta, distance, as near as can be
estimated, of Is miles. The promoters
of the road and the number of shares OF
stock held by them are as follows: Ed
ward j Lawrence, Fairfield. $50; Cyrus
w Davis, Waterville, $50; Amos
Gerald, Fairfield $50; Sephen A Nye,
Fairfield, $50; Ralph NJ Gilmore, Water
Vile, $50.
The annual report of the Sebasticook
& Moosehead Railroad Co, which eK'
tends from PittsfeId to Main Stream
which was filed with the State Board OF
Railroad Commissioners Friday. shows
that the gross earnings from operations
the past year were S26 SIT 81, against
s2i 152 20 in 1905, an increase of S2425.-
IL; operating expenses SIT 024.47,
against SIT, 43S 80 in 1905 an increase
of 1914 49, interest on interest bearing
current liabilities, 1887 80; net income,
$4026 49 This road is now run under
the direction of the receiver A.
Thompson of Pittsfield.
Four persons are known to be dead,
eight Others are missing, two are fatally
Injured and fifty are suffering from hurts
as the result of a fire which destroyed
the Chamber of Commerce building In
Kansas City, Kan. last week. The
hamber of Commerce building was
situated at Park and central streets in
the Rivervew district of Kansas City
and was erected ii years ago at cost OF
$85 900 to be used as board of trade.
The city grew away from it, however.
and it was never used for its original
purpose but for many years had beer
occupied as an apartment house. The
structure was four stories in height with
a deep basement.