The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-11
STATE AND GENERAL

people who left Wednesday to go on an
excursion to Albany, the Hudson river
and New York city. She was 35 years
old and besides her husband leaves a
young son anu daughter.
The election of officers of the Maine
State spirituslist association was held
in Bangor, Saturday, and resulted as
follows; Mark A. Barwise, Bangor,
president; Frank A. Bishop, Hermon.
first vice-president, Mrs. Georgianna
Staples Davis, Augusta. second vice.
president; Mrs. Viola B. Rand, Canaan,
secretary; b. M. Bradbury, Fairfield,
treasurer, Robert Hayden. Athens; Mrs
A. NJ. Hopkins, Plymouth; Mrs. Minerva
A Barwise, Bangor; Miss Olive Hayden,
Madison, directors.
At meeting of the Augusta board of
trade Wednesday night plans were dis
cussed for the entertainment of the
members of the State grange at the
annual session in Augusta Dec. II 10.
The reception wi be in City hall on
Monday evening, Dec. II. Obadiah
Gardner of Rockland stated there will
| be between 1000 and 2500 Patrons in the
city. A committee was appointed to
confer with the electric road superin
tendent and ask him not to curtail the
service until after the holidays
Eight men were killed and nearly two
score of persons were injured, Friday,
by the explosion of Illuminating gas in
the Market street subway at Sixth street,
Philadelphia. High buildings were
shaken by the force of the explosion and
for block on either side of the scene of
the explosion nearly every window was
shattered The street caved in, halting
traffic and resulting in the suspension of
business Fire followed the explosion.
but 1t did no damage to neighboring
buildings The loss, 1t is believed will
exceed $500, 600
Mrs. Lena Stevens, aged 6S, was
terribly burned at her home in Lewiston,
Thursday. Mrs. Stevens went into the
shed with kerosene lamp and whether
the lamp exploded or she dropped it,
is not known. She ran into the kitchen
enveloped in flames and her grandson,
Norman Stevens, age IS, who was the
ouly o,her person in the house at the
time, had the presence of mind to throw
a quilt over her. The flames were soon
extinguished, but Mrs. Stevens was so
badly burned from head to foot that she
died the following day. The boys right
| hand was severely burned
In the Supreme Court, at Dover, Pts.
cataquis Co., Friday, Judge Powers
broke the usual custom of trying
breakers of the game laws in any court
irrespective of county lines, and mol
pressed the cases of several men charg-
ed with killing partridge in Somerset
county. The matter came up with the
case of Eddie Duetelly, charged with
having ruffed grouse or partridge in his
possession in close time. The alleged
Offense WAS committed in Bingham iu
Somerset county. Judge Powers, after
looking up the law, decided ii was better
to quit the custom. and to try game
cases with other criminal matters in the
county where they happened.
Carl C. Woodside and Henry d. Arm
stong of Watervlle left for the Klon
dixie this week Eight years ago the
young men went to the Klondike and
though they themselves made no dis
coveres of ores they were In the EN-.
ploy of syndicate of English capitalists
in the operation of two mines, which
have developed great deposits Both
young men are steam engineers and
they found work at good pay at the
stamps works. a year ago they return
ed to Waterville and had made up their
minds to remain in the East, but the
offers which they recently received
were so hatteriug that they decided
to accept the opportunity of return
ing TO the gold country.
Amos Crock of Fort Fairfield, who
has only one hand, with the help of his
Eve childre n(from Ia to seven years of
sge) ia one day last week picked S1S
barrels of potatoes for H. ". Blais1el.
Mr. Crock received ga cents barrel
for the work SIS in cash for only one
short day And this day was no ex-
ception, either. The day before the
same crew picked 300 barrels and other
days about the same. The price is not
b gh, either six cents or more often
/ being paid. Who says AroOstook isn't a
poor mans country, or that children
don't pay? Why, if Mr.. Clock only had
half dozen more children to put into
the service one or two potatO-digg gin
seasons would make him wealthy be-
yond the ordinary poor working mans
/ dreams of avarioe.
The last and 18th annual report of DR.,
A. G. Young, register of vital statistics
/ for the state has just been issued 1t is
for the year, 1904 The report shows
that the number of the births in the
State that year was Is, 405, or 276 more
than given in the preceding report.
There were 6,20S couples married or
eightsmore than previously given and
IL $40 deaths, or 337 more than given in
the last report. There were 14l more
deaths from tuberculosis, 81 more from
pneumonia, AZ more from diphtheria
and Group, IS more from diseases of the
heart and four more from Bright's
disease. There were 81 less deaths
from disease of the nervous system.
The increase of births over deaths was
1859
A sight new to Kineo patrons this fall
is the view afforded of a real live loco
motive across the narrow part of the
lake, at Birch Point, the terminus of the
Somerset railway extension from Bing-
ham. The locomotive has been work
ing on this end of the line for some
weeks now, the rails having been laid
from the junction Of the new line with
the Canadian Pacific some miles west
from Greenville JUNCTION, to the lake
front at Birch Point. A new wharf has
been built at the point and several