The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-28
STATE AND GENERA.

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The June bulletin of the state Agri-
cultural Department shows the con-
dtion of grass throughout Maine
about four per cert less promising
than ast year at this time. The hay
crop of the state is valued at S7,50O,O00
AZ rule.
Coroner Alexander has empanelled
a jury at Lisbon Falls TO Investigate
case of infanticide. The body OF
child was found in the river. string
having been tied about Its neck. The
babe WAS about three days old when
killed
Miss Cora Vallay about week ago
disappeared from the home OF John Val
lay, her brother, in North Nassalboro.
Miss A lice Vallay, sister OF the missing
girl lives In Augusta. Miss Cora with
her mother and her sister, Miss Lucy,
had for some time been living at John
home.
George Otis Smith of Washington.
d. &. has been elected president OF
Coburn lassical Insti ute. Cyrus w.
Davis of Watervllle Was chosen vice
president, Horace Purington, Water
vile, treasurer and Norman d. Bias
sett, Augusta, secretary. The trustees
were reelected.
Everett Hall, aged about 40, foreman
of construction crew on the MAINE
I entral and living in aterville, was
struck by passenger train at Bnrnham
tonight and was dead when found tie
is survived by five children, the oldest
being II Mrs Halls funeral was held
Thursday of last week.
The announcement is made that the
daily service on the kennebec diVislon
of the Eastern Steamship Co, between
Augusta and Boston, will go into erect
~aturday, June 30. and will end about
septic M Der 10 The steamer Penobscot
will run opposite the Ransom b. ruler,
and will be in command of capt. Austin
Linscott, pilot on the steamer Governor
DiDgley and formerly of the Meiropoll-
tan steamship Co. The Sunday trips on
the line will begin July 10
The governor and executive council,
Friday, granted full pardon TO James
q Ash of Lewiston. who 10 serving
sentence OF year and half in the Au-
burn Jail on an indictment for larceny
by emb zzlement of the sum OF $72o
from the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany. Ash was employed by the com
pany as ticket agent agent at the lower
BlhtIOu AT l,bWlbLOI, ADd "nb oOhNSASSN
In the supreme judicial Court for An
droscoRgin on October IL last. No one
appeared In opposition to the granting
of the pardon
The 30th annual meeting of the Naine
Pharmaceutical association was held at
Rangeley Wednesday and was the most
successful in the history of the society
The following officers were elected
Ii, IA pnrIiaun :.
vice presidents, o W. Jones, Auburn,
H j. Hathaway, Houlton, John Cough
lin Augusta; treasurer, Walter Drew.
Portland; secretary, Dr. NJ. l. Poryrt,
Danforth; executive committee, John
Williamson, o. w. Jones, DR.. NJ. l..
Porter, q. o futile, Portland, Harry
Kinney, Houlton.
Camden commandery No. 20, Knights
Templar, was constituted at Camden,
Friday night by Grand Commander Geo
W. Cover and staff About $50 Knights
from the Communicates at Rockla1d,
Belfast and Vinalhaven were present
There was parade at o'clock followed
by banquet The constitution ceremo-
MES took place in a M asonic ball in the
evening. prominent Knights from all
over the State assisting in the ceremony
The new commandery starts with a
membership OF 81, l.. M. Remission is
eminent commander
The session of the law court which
ordinariaIly convenes in Portland ON
next Tuesday will not begin work until
the Friday following. Chief Justice
Wisw ell and Justice Emery, Whitehouse,
Savage. Peabody and spear are assigned
to hold The term. Judge Emery has not
as yet returned from his trip abroad,
but is expected early in the session, and
it is Understood that Judge Powers will
sit until he returns The session pro-
misses to be an easy one ~ "A number of
cases which would usually be disposed
of at Bangor have been continued to be
argued here.
The annual reunion of the Third Maine
Reg me ntal Association will be held at
Grand Army hall in Augusta on We'd
nesday, August g. This was the regi-
ment which was commanded by the
late Colonel Henry G, staples during
the ivil War. and the majority of the
members came from this vicinity
There are about $50 members of the
association perhaps Is of them being
re idents of Augusta at the present
time. n T Folsom is president of the
associ alton, DR.. William McDavid is
secretary, and Lewis Selling ia CORES
ponding secretary TIL, reunions of
the ''Old Third" are always marked by
right royal good time, and it is not
intended that the coming one shall
prove to be an exception
While canoeing on Lake Auburn
Thursday afternoon, Winslow Burbank,
aged 20. a freshman at Bates College
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bur.
bank of South Paris, and Miss Lulu
Libby, aged II, the adopted daughter of
Mr. and John L Libby of Sc Winter
street, Auburn, were drowned, There
were two others in the canoe. A NJ
Adams, aged 81, also a freshman at
Bates, of Milinocket, and Miss Hat
tie Webb, aged 49, of Allen court, Lewis
ton. Burbank's skull cap blew off aud
Niss Libby. in reaching for it, overturn
ed the canoe Burbank who was good
swimmer, attempted to rescue her but
she got her arms about his neck and they
sank Adams saved Miss Webb just as
she WAS sinking for the third time.