The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-16
STATE AND GENERAL

With over 200 going on that special
G. A. K. train, Maine will be we'll rep
resented at the Minneapolis encamp-
ment.
a despatch from Rome says that there
is no truth in the report that the Pope
is i'll. he third anniversary of his
coronation was celebrated Thursday in
the Sistine chapel of the Vatican.
Best informed authorities on the sit
uation In Maine ~srdines state that the
total 1906 pack to date is between 400.
900 and 500. 900 cases short of the total
number 10 this date last year. The dog
fish are blamed
Fire about O'clock Friday afternoon,
destroyed the hay barn owned by o. j.
Hussey at the station at Vassalboro, to-
gether with about 100 tons of hay. It is
thought that it caught from a spark
from passing locomotive. The loss is
estimated at about $500 with partial
insurance.
Two Italian boys aged about Il years
were arrested. Thursday, Aug o, at
! Rochester, N. Y, charged with attempt.
ing TO wreck the Black Diamond express
on the Iehigh Valley Railroad near Gen
eva. One of the boys made confes
sion, In which he said iron was put on
the track to see the train jump.
The .rgsst individual wool clip ever
grown on the American continent was
shipped, Wednesday, the 8th lust, from
| Billings. Mont over the Burlington to
Boston wool firm The clip weighed
| 500 600 pounds and "A cars were re-
CURED to carry it. The owner refuses
| e. Nf0 nnka for tbat
Harry X. Thsw, who Ia in the Tombs
| prison awaiting trial on a charge of
having murdered Stanford White quar-
relied with the prison caterer, Thursday,
because he was not allowed to have
knife and fork to eat with 1t being
against the rules to furnish them To
prisoners charged with capital offenses.
A loss of $12, 900 was caused by fire,
which burned part of wharf belong
ing to the Boston & Maine, and 2,000,-
600 shingles and other timber In the
undergrad of Thomas S. Call at Ports
mouth, n. II Thursday night. The loss
on the lumber yard property was $40 :
600, and will be total. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
George Watson, an employe of tie
Great Northern Paper Co, Millinocket
was found dead in the basement of the
mill at noon Friday. Ii is supposed
that he was putting belt over one of
pulleys when the belt broke and his
head WAS crushed by fall among the
machinery The deceased came from
Rumford Falls about year ago. lie
was 80 years of age and leaves wife.
Chauncey Truax, prominent lawyer
of New York City, died suddenly at his
summer home at Blue Hill, Friday night
Mr lruax bought the Blue Hill inn two
years ago aud remodeled il into beau
tiful summer home He only arrived
there " ednesday, the Sth inst, to pass
a short vacation with his family Heart
trouble caused his sudden death He is
survived by a wife, daughter and two
| sons.
Hon. Oramandal Smith, State treasur-
er, reported to Gov. Cobb, Friday morn
ing, that the amount of cash in the
treasury at present was in round num-
bers $4,000, which is at present an
ample fund to take care of all expenses
which may be incurred by the Governor
and Council In addition to this there
will be due on the first of October the
taxes on railroads and later those on
savings banks.
Thousands of applications are being
made by teachers in all parts Of the
United Kingdom to take part in the ex-
cursions to the United States, being ar
ranged for the coming fail and winter
About 500 teachers, representing every
class from the kindergarten and defec-
tive senses instructors to the professors
of England's greatest universities will
be included in the tours 1t is planned
that the first party shall sail for Ameri.
ca, November 80
The investigation of the affairs of the
defunct Milwaukee Avenue state Bank,
Chichago, was completed, Saturday, by
State Bank Examiner e. q. Jones, who
says that the shortage Is between $780,
900 and 100000 Several of the
banks employees were examined by in
spector Shippy, Saturday. The book
keeper was positive that President
Stensland's son was cognizant of the
shaky condition of the bank before July
IA. the date on which he says he says he
first suspected Irregularities on the part
of his father.