The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

A cotton mill in which between
1000 and 5000 hands will be employ
ed, and which will require over a.
100000 capital, is planned for East
Boston. 1t is expected that the new
mill will be in operation by the first
of next January. The head of the
project is Eugene N. Foss, of Boston,
and is understood that a number of
prominent capitalists are also behind
the movement.
A large touring car ran away on
Boylston street, Boston, one evening
last week while the chauffeur was in
front of the machine working the
crank. The car ran across Washing
ton street and crashed into a penny
vaudeville establishment. Two pers-
ons were knocked down, but escaped
serious injury. The damage caused
by breaking of picture machines in
the vaudeville parlor is estimated at
$4,000.
A mail pouch, containing about 100
letters, which were to go up the
Somerset line, was left on the track
Friday morning at Oakland, and a
freight train came in before they were
picked up and ran over the pouch,
carrying it some distance down the
track and finally landing it in a frog
in the track, which it was necessary
to shift before it could be pulled out.
One large bundle of letters was cut
completely in two and the rest were
badly demolished.
In a decision just rendered Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General De-
Graw insisted insisted upon an adher-
ence TO the regulations requiring that
boxes ON rural mail routes shall be
erected by the roadside 80 that car
riers can easily obtain access to them
without driving from their routes or
dismounting from their vehicles.
Failure to comply with the regula
tions in this respect, the decision
states is likely to result in the discon
tinuance of delivery of mail by the
rural carrier.
BY law passed by the 73d Legisla
ture, Piscataquis county will have
three terms of the supreme judicial
court in place of the two. The extra
term will open the first Tuesday in
May, and the first May term will be
held in 1905 The fall term will come
on the first Tuesday in September, as
usual, while the winter term has been
changed from February to the third
Tuesday in January, Both Septem-
Der and January terms will be for
civil and criminal business, while the
May term will be for civil business
alone.
Mrs. Catherine Stewart, who is 70
years old, fell out of window of
her home in South Boston, last week
and her body became so firmly we'd
ged in narrow alley between the
two buildings that friends could not
eXtricate her, and before the woman
was released it was necessary for fire.
men, who had been summoned by an
alarm, to tear out part of the wall of
one of the buildings and drag Mrs.
Stewart through the opening thus
made. Examination made by a ply
stefan after the accident indicated
that the woman had escaped with
slight bruises.
The committee appointed by the
last legislature to investigate the ad-
visibility of having State board of
education has met and fixed the date
for the first hearing for June 9th, at
Waterville. An invitation is issued
to persons interested in education to
be present. Members of the commit
tee are Senator Philoon of Auburn,
Senator Rice of Pennington, Repre- :
sentative Knowlton of Monson, Judge
Danforth of Skowhegan and Murphy
of Portland. Senator Philoon was
elected chairman of the committee
and Judge Danforth, secretary.
The farm buildings of Frank Peva
on the Augusta road, about one half
mile from Weeks Mills, were entirely
destroyed by fire Friday. Mr.. Peva
was in the barn about 7.30 and was
taking care of horse when the ami
NAL kicked lighted lantern into the
hay NOW, setting fire to the hay
The fire spread rapidly and in short
time the buildings were consumed
The entire contents of the house were
consumed as were those of the cellar
among the latter being about 10t
bushels of potatoes. The stock in the
barn was all saved with the exception
of one COW, which persisted in the
flames. The loss is estimated at 50,
500 with insurance of 81, 100.
Charles B. Heseltine, reputed to be
the wealthiest resident of Belfast
died Saturday at the age OF 70 years