The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-01-18
STATE AND GENERAL.

Down In York county farmers have
been blowing In their fields since tho
New Year came IN, but II Is suspected
that the recent cold soap has caused
them to suspend operations
The total mum Der of arrests made by
the Portland police in 1905 was 1925, a
decrease of 564 from the record OF the
preceding year. The arrests for intoxi-
cation numbered 1928, decrease OF
SGT
II is announced that the AID annual
meeting of the Maine Press Association
will be held at the common council
room, Portland, Thursday and Friday,
January 25 and 26, commencing at :
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Announcement is made at the office
of the state treasurer that during the
past year $40 900 was received from the
collateral Inheritance tax The amount
received from the tax IN 1902 was Sl0,-
600; in 1908, $31 900 aud in 1904, S73,-
600
Governor Cobb will be the guest Of
honor and principal speaker on the oe-
casion of the second annual meeting and
dinner of the BOwdoin College Alumni
Association of Sagadahoc, Lincoln and
Knox counties, which will be held at
New Meadows Inn, Friday evening,
February 2
J. Frank Eden, aged 81, retired
business man, died very suddenly of
acute indigestion at his home in Water
Vile, Thursday night He is survived
by widow and two sons, Prof. Wallace
Eden of the University of Ohio, and
A fired o. Eden, associate editor of the
Portland Express.
The Morey amendment to the Aus.
tralian ballot law was adopted for the
frat time In this state by the voters of
Watervile in special election, Satur-
day. The amendment provides for a
door in the polling booth, which will
prevent outsiders from observing in any
way how a voter marks his ballot.
The farm buildings of Woodbury.
Grant on Parmenter Hill, about three
miles from China on the Branch mills
road, were destroyed by fire at 8 O'Clock,
SUNDAY. The household furniture was
saved but part of the stock was burned
A defective chimney WAS the origin OF
the ire. The loss is estimated at $1,000
with partial insurance.
After cutting the wires so that officers
in surrounding towns might not be mott
fed by telephone to assist In their cap
ture, burglars, early saturday, broke
into tho grocery store vi 5 + Cole and
the dry goods store of LafoDd & Go. at
Gorham From the latter store they re-
moved a trunk and dress suit case which
they had filled with merchandise. The
total value of the goods taken was esti-
mated at $3.50.
Henry Hudson of Guilford, leading
member of the Piscataquis county bar,
WAS operated upon in one of the Boston
hospital, " Wednesday of last week, for a
tumor In the neck Reports received
from the hospital, saturday, were to the
effect that he was resting as comfortably
as could reasonably be expected. The
operation was very difficult one to per.
form owing to the fact that the growth
was in close connection with the JuRular
vein.
In 1905 no holidays will occur on
Sunday. New YEARS. day came on
Monday Washington's birthday will
be on Thursday, Memorial day on We'd
nesday, Independence day on Wednes.
day and Labor day on Monday Other
special days are st Valentines day on
" ednesdsy, Hallowe'e on on Wednesday,
Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 20.
and Christmas on Tuesday. There will
be only one eclipse. that of the moon,
visible in this locality during the year.