The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-25
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

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At meeting of the letter carriers
of Maine, held in Portland, last Fri
day, permanent organization was
made. Roy A. Sylvester of Water
vile was elected first vice president
and the first annual meeting of the
association will be held in Wateryille.
Sec. Metcalf in Washington Thurs
day assigned the plans and specitica-
tions for the O,UU0 ton battleshlp to
be built for the L. S. navy. They are
to be of the general type OF the
Dreadnought of the British navy.
The plans will be sent to two navy
yards and such private ship building
firms as signify their intention to
make bids. They will be sent out on
April 20 and bids will be open on June
20
Seven persons were buried under
wreckage and killed at Arrutla by the
earthquake April II. None of those
killed were prominent. The wound
ed number 81. Many buildings were
thrown down and those which are
still standing are in danger of falling.
None of the houses are inhabitable
and the people are living in impro-
vised tents. The losses are estimated
at approximately 100000. No ad-
vices have been received from out
lying districts of this section.
The first anniversary of the earth
quake and fire which left the city III
ruins, was observed in san Francisco
by appropriate religious services and
commemorative exercises by the
Building trades council and other or
ganizations The chief event was a
banquet by the Merchants Assn at
the Hotel Fairmont, at which the
material and civic regeneration of
the city was discussed. President f.
J. SHINES of the association was
toastmaster and addressed the guests
of The City and the Merchants.
AT the meeting of the Kennebec
landowners in Waterville a week ago
it was unanimously voted to install
four more of these forest signal sta
tions az soon as practicable. The
first class of installation is paid by the
land owners and the state pays for
their maintenance. The cost of in
stalling a station is not great. 1t de
ponds on the distance the telephone
wires have to be strung. The cost of
putting up telephone line in the
woods averages about SIS mile and
the average cost of installing a station
is about $500.
The steamer Ransom B. Fuller ar
. rived at her wharf in Gardiner early
Saturday morning with her flags at
half mast out of respect to the mem
DRY of John Long of Bangor, late
quartermaster of the steamer City of
4 = . Ton h in
company, who died on board the
steamer while in Rockland, Friday
morning. Quartermaster Long was
the Oldest steamboat man in point OF
service on the Penobscot river, hav-
ing seen so years of uninterrupted
service in the pilot house of ali the
large steamers that have piled the
Penobscot river.
A congressional party to visit Ha-
wall on the invitation of the legisla-
ture of that territory in order that
they may personally become &C
quainted with conditions there, will
assemble at Chicago, April rs. The
members will sail on the transport
Buford, April 20. The Buford is going
to Shanghai with famine relief sup
plies for the Chinese and the war de-
partment has permitted the members
of Congress to be taken on her as far
as Honolulu. The party includes A.
B. Capron and wife, Rhode Island,
Charles E. Littlefield and wife, Maine,
and George l.. Lilley and wife, Con
necticut. The party will return to
San Francisco early in June.
The 1926, 900 stolen from the office of
the Northern Express Co., at the
Union depot in st. Paul, Tuesday
night, was Thursday recovered by the
police. John Gunderson, the suspect
ed robber, who was arrested on Wed
nesday, confessed to the police where
he had hidden the money. The Of
ficers, who were sent to the place in
dictated by Gunderson found the mon
ey in three packages, one of which
was found under pile of dirt in
Jackson street, and the other two
packages from the express office was
consigned by the Merchants National
bank of st. Paul to the American Elk
change bank at Duluth, and when the
robbery became known, the Northern
Express Co. promptly sent the Du-
luth bank a draft for the full amount
stolen.
The mystery concerning the dis
appearance of packet containing
$40, ZOO in currency, in transit by mail
from the Atlantic National bank of
Wilmington, n. c., to the Chemical
National bank of New York, was
cleared up Thursday by the arrest at
the instance of postoffice inspectors
of Edward A. Nelson, q years of age,
employed in railway service. Nelson
made a complete confession. His run
was between Wilmington and Rocky
Mountain, N. G. Most of the money
was found under Nelson's house
where he had buried it. He was re-
Gently married and was preparing to
leave the postal service and engage in
business. About $1,000 was recov-
cred. The theft was committed by
the ingenious Sitting of the canvas,
in the fold of the pouch near the top
while Nelson was transferring the
mail at Wilmington two weeks ago.
Nelson was admitted TO So, 900 bail by
L. S. Commr. Collier for a hearing
May 10.
The New Pure F""d and Drug Law.
We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affected
| by the National Pure Food and Drug
law az it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recomend it
as a safe remedy for children and
adults. G. r. Fogg and F. w. Buck
nam.
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