The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-18
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.


promises to be the biggest and
best dav that has ever been given by
the Uniformed Knights of Maine.
The Pittsfield Manufacturing Com
pany has made general assignment
to Edwin W. Freeman of Portland foi
the benefit of its creditors. An &C
curate statement of its condition al
this time cannot be made, but it is ex
pected that one will be submitted at &
later date.
The 18th annual meeting of the
Maine Federation of Women's clubs
is to be entertained at Augusta. Oct
16, Il and IS, by the Current Events
club. Mrs. F. II. White of Lewiston
is to be named by the nominating
committee for president. Miss Thersa
Moses of Bath will be one of the
Forestry committee.
South Freeport is to have an arti-
fetal lake and park for sportsmen and
anglers. a company has been form
ed long term lease of valuable
shore property has been secured and
a fish hatchery is to be built in Spring
Brook where it empties into Spar
Creek. 1t is said that the proprietors
are heavy stockholders.
Col Walter &. Morrill, announces
the date of August meeting. two days
races, $500 in purses, TO be held at the
Union Trotting Park, Pittsfeld, az
follows Friday, August 9. 2.30 Glass
Trot and Pace, Purse 500. minute
Glass, Trot and Pace, Purse 500.
Year Odds and Under, Trot or Pace
one half mile heats, Purse $50. Sat
urday, August 10, 2.20 Glass, Trot and
Pace, Purse $50. 2.27 Glass, Trot
and pace, Purse 500. 2.3O Glass
Trot and Pace, Purse 500.
Lightning struck and destroyed the
fine farm buildings of w. H. Crowel
at Exeter corner last week The two
story house and two barns, one OF
which was nearly new, were burned
to the ground. The most of the fur
niture was saved, also a sleigh and
carriage, but a pair of fine young
driving horses, a thoroughbred bull
and number of hogs were burned.
Mr. Crowell, who lives alone, was at
a neighbors when the fire caught.
The loss will be about $4,000 with $1,000
insurance.
Commander Robert E. Peary, L. S.
~, has purchased of her Damaris :
Gotta owners the ancient pinkey
schooner Mary and will have her re-
stored in an effort to perpetuate this
vanishing style of craft. The Mary is
strongly built and in good condition.
She is the second Oldest merchant
vessel under the Portsmouth in 1911.
Commander Peary is much interested
in these quaint craft and has for some
time been attempting to secure one
to preserve as type example, as the
pinkey build will soon be extinct.
/ Sec. E. NJ Banding of the Bangor
board of trade received word Thurs
day from Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
Evans of the Maine Central that the
new Union station would be formally
opened on July %. This will be
good news to the Bangor public
which has been eagerly awaiting the
opening of Bangor's handsome depot.
On and after the 23rd, it is expected
that all trains will arrive and depart
from the new station. The old west
ern station which has done service
for so long will be vacated and torn
down to make way for yard room.
Rev. j. f. Cochrane of the Water
Vile Baptist church, has accepted a
call rendered him by the members of
the Baptist church in Brunswick
He will begin work at that place on
September /. Mr.. Cochrane is a
graduate of Colby in the class of go
and has been engaged in evangelical
work in Maine for long time. He is
chaplain of the Second Regiment In
fantry. Rev. B. F. Turner, who now
has the pastorate of both the Bruins
wick and Topsham churches, will
confine his labors to Topsham after
the arrival of Mr.. Cochrane.
Jesse Searles, a farmer, aged about
/ 25 years, shot and killed his wife and
his brother, Edward Searles in North
Chesterville near Pennington Sunday
and afterward shot himself probably
fatally. Jealousy is supposed to have
been the cause of the shooting
Searles committed the double murder
as his wife and brother were taking a
Sunday stroll in the woods about a
mile from the village and returning
to his house infor med some friends OF
what he had done and then shot him :
self Both the men were well known
as guides for sportsmen in the Range
ley region.
There is an unaccountable differ
ence between Bangor and Portland In
the number of men between Is and as,
who are exempt from military duty.
In Bangor there are 3646 male citizens
between the ages mentioned and 1877
are reported exempt, because they
are Quakers, clergymen or men physi
cally disabled, Now Portland has
1865 men between the ages of IS and
only II are reported as exempt.
Either Portland g much more healthy
city or else its citizens are less eager
with excuses to escape possible mill
tary service. Or possibly Bangor has
a hitherto unsupported Quaker colony
in its midst.
The resignation of John A. Part :
ridge, sub master at the Waterville
High school, has been sent to Supt. of
Schools Dennis E. Bowman, and it is
understood that the resignation will
be accepted at the next meeting of
the Board of Education. Mr.. Part
ridge has been sub master for the
past two years and has met with ex-
cellent success Ia every respect. Up
on the resignation of Prin. Linscott he
was retained by the board as sub
master and he would have doubtless
kept the position had a better posi-
ton not been offered him. At the
last meeting of the Madison School
Board Mr.. Partridge was the choice
of the board for the principalship of
the Madison High school and he has
accepted the position. He will begin
his duties early in September after