The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-12
STATE AND GEN ERAI.

The annual outing of the Maine Den.
tai association will be held at Kineo on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
July II, is and 10
John Schidlofski a Lithuanian of
Brockton, was ectrocuted at the State
prison, July 8 h, for the murder of his
wife, Marciana, at Belmont, July II,
1905
A wallet containing $500 in cash and a
note for $1,000 was stolen from Cyrus |
Barker. q prominent Lewiston man,
July 4th, while MIR, Barker was watch
ing a head-on collision between locomo-
tives which had been arranged as an at
traction at the Maine State Fair grounds.
Charles W. Tufts, a farmer living in
East Vsssalboro, thinks that he mas had
about as hard luck as is generally given
to one man to have with his crops He
worked hard and got seven acres OF po-
tatoes planted. and then the rains came
and as a result the potatoes all rotted
in the field and he found it Necessary to
pillow up the entire seven acres He
will plant 1t to some other crop and
will give up raising potatoes this year
Mr.. JOSIE and another young man,
name unknown, employees of the Great
Great Northern Paper Co at Madison,
we're terribly burned last week The
men were engaged in opening carboy
of vitriol and as the cover was removed
the acid spurted forth hitting Josie In
the face, burning out both eyes. His
companion was badly burned about the
throat and breast. Both men were
sent to the Central Maine Hospital at
Lewiston on the morning tram. Word
has been received here that both men
are as comfortable as possible under the
circumstances, but that Josies injuries
may prove fatal Both men are about
twenty-five years of age and are unma--
ried
The Chicago Tribune gives the follow
ing list of deaths and injuries as the re
suit of the celebration of the Fourth
throughout the United States: Dead,
So; by fireworks, @; by cannon, Ii; by
firearms, Il; by explosives, I; by toy
pistols, 4; by runaway, /; by drown
ing 5. Injured, 2789. By fireworks,
| 1909; by cannon, SOL, by firearms, 1888 !;
by explosives, COS; by toy pistols. 304
by runaways, 80 Fire loss, 500 $50 In
thicago; Dead, 2; injured, 175 Last
year AZ persons were killed outright,
but when lockjaw and other diseases in
duced by injuries had completed their
work over 400 lives had been sacrificed
The number of injured, 2780, is in excess
of last years figures by 1858.
Percy Bickford, who the officers of
Oakland have been after since April,
1905, was finally captured, Friday night,
at the home of his father in this town.
Bckford was wanting for an alleged
horse theft in Fairfield, and since the
com mission of the crime has given the
officers a merry chase, having been in
several different towns Last fall Bick
| ford spent several weeks In Albion, and
while there, it is alleged, stole a second
team and was charged with breaking in
to a store and stealing a number of
articles. Constable Damren went to
that town after him, but when he enter
ed the house where the man was in hid
ing Bickford rushed byhim and escaped,
not, however, until he had been wound
ed in the arm by bullet from the con
stables revolver.
June IA two brothers, Rev William
K. and George Fl. Brooks, met upon one
of the streets in st. .ous after a sepa-
ration of 3D. years. For SO years each
had supposed the other dead They
met face to face. George asked in a
whisper, us your name Brooks?"
Yes replied the brother The brothers
EN- braced each other and then walked
down the street hand in hand, weeping
like children. They went to nearby
hotel where each told the story of how
he had spent the 81 years. Both men
were born in Jay, and passed their early
childhood there Their parents died
when the boys we're young George
went west 81 years ago and during this
long period had never visited the scenes
of his childhood William took theo-
logical course in what is now Colby col
lege and is we'll known Congregational
minister, He was recently pastor of the
Congregational church in South Paris
but was travelling in the west when he
met his brother.
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