The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-04
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

prohibitory liquor law was passed at
fridays session of the Maine State
Epworth league at Dover.
Wardens York and Snow seized
1860 short Holsters at Pine Point near
near Portland, Friday. Charles Slap
les, in whose possession SO were
found, was placed under arrest.
Elbridge Gerry Carr, Names rustic
poet, was found dead Thursday in his
home on the small farm in the Black
Kingdom where he had lived for
many years. He was 50 years old
and death came from natural causes.
As a result of the premature explo-
sion of box of dynamite near Tola,
Charlotte county, Va, Thursday s
persons were killed outright and 6
others seriously injured. The cause
of the explosion is not known.
The Sandford barkentine Kingdom,
after taking on ballast and water, sail
ed Friday from Rockland for Portland.
There she will fit for trip to Pales-
tine and the 80 pilgrims now on board
will be Joined by others of Sandford's
followers from Shiloh.
L. L. Briggs of South Paris has a
white Wyandotte hen which has dis
tinguished herself She laid an egg
measuring 74xS4 inches, had rather
soft shell including a regular white
and yolk, and inside it was straight
hard shelled egg of the ordinary size.
Antoine Sherman, Alton has just
finished putting in his potatoes. He
has planted 8 acres and has put one
ton of fertilizer to the acre. He is
trying Aroostook farming methods
and thinks potatoes can be raised in
Alton as in Aroostook with the same
care.
The grand stand, bleachers, Is trot-
ting gigs and other property belong
ing to the New England Trotting
Association were destroyed by fire at
the Readville race tracks late Thurs
day The fire is thought to have been
set by sparks from locomotive on
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford. The total loss is $4,000, cover
ed by insurance.
The offer of 81, 730, 900 made to the
Portland Water Co. by the trustees of
the new Water District for the COM
pany's properties. rights and fran
chises, was Saturday declined. In
his communication President F. c..
Payson stated that "the offer is far be-
low what the company considers fair
and equitable WORTH" as defined in
the special statute creating the Water
district.
The agitation which has been car
ried on in Lewiston against the open
ing of places of business on Sunday is
probably over, the matter being set
tied by arbitration. All parties are
willing to compromise the matter
with the understan that all shops
shall be closed until O'Clock Sunday
p. m, when they can be opened for
/ the sale of ice cream, cake and light
drinks.
w. H. White, postmaster at Green
/ field was arrested on a capias writ by
L. S. Deputy Marshal Haskell Thurs
day and brought to Portland where
he was arraigned in the L. s. court
Friday morning ON the charge of
/ forging an endorsement on pension
check He plead not guilty, waived
a hearing, and was bound over to the
September term of the Circuit court
under $1,000 bonds.
Secretary Straus of the depart
ment of commerce and labor Friday
ratified for this government, the
agreement entered into between the
bureau of immigration and the Cana
dian transportation lines respecting
the transportation of aliens through
Canada who intend to come to Amer
lea. The agreement was made to
conform to the immigration law en-
acted at the last session of Congress.
DIR. Henry w. Mitchell of Danvers,
Mass, has been elected to and has ac-
cepted the position of superintendent
of the Eastern Maine hospital in Ban
gor which has been rendered him by
the trustees of that institution, and he
will come to that city the last of
July to enter upon the duties of his
new position, DR.. Mitchell will fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
DR.. P. II. s. Vaughan, who has SO
acceptably filled the duties of that
position, but who is resigning on ac-
count of i'll health,
The Boston & Maine railroad sta
ton at Wells was destroyed by fire at
an early hour Thursday evening, the
loss being about $1,000. A boy who
was cleaning lamps in small room in
the building accidentally dropped a
lighted match in some rags which
were soaked with kerosene and the
flames spread so rapidly that in a
time a good part of the interior of
the building was burning, no water
which to fight the blaze being avail
able. Both the telegraph operator
and station agent were at supper when
the fire started.
Announcement is made at the Office
of the State Supt. of schools that the
summer schools for teachers in Maine
this year will be of the same kind held
for the past two years. These schools
are designed to help inexperienced
teachers. The schools with the dates
of each will be held as follows: st.
Agatha, July LA, two weeks Milo,
July S-26, three weeks; Brooks, July
s 30, three weeks; North Windham,
July 1926 three weeks; Van Buren,,
July 1925, two weeks; East Jefferson,
July 80 Aug. Is, three weeks.
Howard Moore held at Belfast
Tuesday in $4,000 for his appearance
at the grand jury in September for
assault with intent to kill on Wilbur s.
York, committed suicide by blowing
off the top of his head with two bar
rel shotgun. The shooting took place
at 8 O'Clock Wednesday evening. The
alleged assault happened in Frankfort,
near Monroe, Friday, Moore and
York had had dispute over line
fence some years ago and there was
bad feeling. Mr.. York's horse it was
claimed crossed into Moore's door
yard. Mr. York went after it and the
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