The Somerset reporter., 1907-02-28
STATE AND GEN EisAL

Miss Lottie Cramp, head waiter. at the
Hotel Rumford, at Rumford Falls, ID
dead, of accidental poisoning. She
drank quantity of carboic acid mis-.
taking 1t for aromatic spirits of ammo.
mia She was % years old and belonged
~ New York to which city her body was
taken
Fire broke out Sunday afternoon OF
NJ ain street, Waterville, In building Oc
cupied by K. G. Coombs as laundry
and spread to the adjoining building, &C.
cupied by Pulsifer & Tibbetts as the
Waterville Steam Laundry, causing 6
loss of about SIS 900, with less than hall
of that amount of insurance.
Announcement was made Monday thai
two University Of Maine students have
successfully passed the Rhodes scholar
ship examinations for Oxford. They are
Harold M. Ellis of bingham, Mass, d
member of the Junior class, and Ballard
r. Keith of Old Town, a Sophomore
They were the only University of Maine
men to try the examination.
Former City Treasurer James K
Felker of Newburyport, who pleaded
guilty last May to embezzlement OF
S96, 800 of the funds of the city, was sen
fenced in Salem, Mass, " ednesday after
noon to not less tn an four years nor more
tn an ak years in State prison. The sen
tence of Felker was deferred in the that
some of the securities which he held
might increase In value, and also that
his friends might make good part OF
the shortage Neither of these occuTr.
ed
Former residents of Maine to the num-
Der of 1870 icipated In the first annual
banquet of the Pine Tree State held IN
Riverdale, Cal recently. The officers
elected we're: W. A. Purington, presi-
dent; K A Chase, vice president; A. r
Clarke, secretary; w. K johnson, trea
surer. Those who responded to toasts
were E. A. Chase, who spoke of Maine's
famous menu; Prof. A. N. Wheelock
whose subject was Maine in Literature
W. A Purington, who recalled Boyhood
Days in Maine. aud James Mills whose
toast was The Women of Maine. K. Z
Clarke was toastmaster.
For mayor DR.. l. q Bunker of WARD
g This was the choice of the big Re-
publican caucus in the Atmory at Water
Vile Friday night, and 1t was choice
that met with the approval of every one
of the 800 Republicans who were pre-.
sent The nominating speech was made
by Hon. Warren G Phibrook, and sec
onding speeches were made by Repub
licans from several wards. Hon. vii
liam T. Haines m AIDE bright speech it
which he congratulated the caucus upor
the outlook, and said that he was not &c
much of pessimist as he had beer
painted in an interview in the NateTvillt
| sentinel
Another phrase in the so-called free
| pass fight In the legislature at Concord
N. H., was the report Wednesday of tn,
house committee on judiciary in favor o
the bill passed by the senate prohibiting
the granting of free transportation bJ
railroads to members of the genera
court and the placing of the oonsidera
| ton of the hill for next Monday.
majority OF the committee signed the re
port, while a minority reported suct
legislation as inexpedient After an ex
tended debate the house by vote Of
22s to II indefinitely postponed the con
sideration of the bill granting muncipa
suffrage to women.
The postoffioe Appropriation bill, the
| largest ever reported from the committee
on postofices and post loans, passed the
House in Washington Wednesday, AL
the provisions relating to increase OF
pay affecting 90 per cent, of the posta
employers which Tuesday were stricken
out on points of order, were Wednesday
restored to the bill. This action wal
accompanied by rule presented by the
committee on rules after the bill haC
been reported to the House by the com
mittee of the whole Points of orde
were the features of the day. the battl'
over the provisions in the bill continuing
throughout the session.
Clarence H. Mckay, president of thu
Postal Telegraph & Cable Co.. made tn,
| following announcement in New Yorl
Wednesday afternoon: Statement here
tofore made as to the amount of increa
SEES in salary which would be made b.
the Postal Telegraph & Gable Co, hav
been entirely unauthorized. The mat
ter was passed upon officially by thi
company, however, and 1t is orderet
that the salaries of all operators, traffi
chiefs, wire chiefs, assistant chief opera
tors and managers, be increased ten pc
cent, and that this increase shall appl.
not only to the principal Offices but al
the offices of the company In the United
States. This Is to take effect March l
1907.