The Somerset reporter., 1907-08-15
AND GENERAL ITEMS.

The gift TO the town of Gorham Of a
library TO cost $50, 900 by former May
or Jas. =. Baxter of Portland, was an
nOunced Tuesday. 1t will be situated
on the site of the Baxter homestead,
where the donor Was born. The Ba1
ter home will be moved 10 the rear Of
the lot and fitted by Mr.. Baxter as a
museum for relics Of the Revolution
airy and Civil Wars, etc.
While passing through one of the
amusement booths of the ter-centen-
NAL celebration at Bath last week,
Frederick Breslin of Toronto, tried
one of the electric health machines.
AS soon as he took firm grip on the
handles, the current was turned on
and he was unable to release his hold e.
At once, pickpocket, taking in the
situation at glance, went through
Mr.. Breslin's pockets, getting a gold
$500 in bills. The thief got away be-
fore Mr.. Breslin could be released. :
What is reported TO be the largest
nickel ore body In the world has been
discovered at North Rumford in OK
ford county on what Is known as
Nickel mountain. The ore is in the
, form of very fine particle Of sui
phides of nickel and evenly dissent
mated throughout the ore body. This
ore is not OF hard nature and there
fore can be mined and concentrated
more easily and economically than a
hard ore. The body shows across the
mountain for more than 1000 feet and
ore pits which have been made ex-
tending entirely over it have revealed
the nickel bearing ore in every in
stance.
Pennington Chronicle: In regard
to Maine Normal schools somebody
has sifted and compared statistics
which are going the rounds Of the
daily papers. The report states that
our Pennington school had but two
young men, Castine IL, Pressure Isle
two and Gorham one-and he has
since died. The report needs correc-
ton. Two young men graduated but
some ten or Is were connected with
the school during the year. The al
tendance at Pennington aggregat ed
Isl, at Castine PA, at Gorham ISL, al
Pressure Isle 81.
The fifth annual term of the Uni
versity of Maine summer school clos
/ ON ilddN ditCi iAiC AhObA
successful sc ssion ever held at that
institution. The total registration
was SO, which is the largest in the
history of the summer school. Last
year the total attendance was SO,
showing gain of over so per cent the
present year. The new residence for
/ the farm hands is now in progress of
erection. The house is located mid
way between the dairy house and the
residence of the poultry foreman.
The residence will contain ten rooms
and will cost about s2500. The house
is being built under the direction oil
Prof. w. D. Hurd of the college oil
Agriculture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Constantine Lyman
/ Abbott of Palmyra have the distinc'
ton of having been married in three
counties, after having started or
their wedding trip from Pittsfield
Monday. The groom is middle agec
man, the bride a young woman, Mis-
Annie May Fellows. They were
driven to the station just in time tx
catch train No. 80 from Dover x
South Gardiner. With them were the
parents and brother and sister of tbs
young woman and the clergyman whit
was to perform the ceremony. Franz
B. Fellows acted as best man ant
Georgia Fellows as bridesmaid, ant
the four stood up for the tying of thu
knot as the train pulled along owe