The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-19
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

Announcement is made of the sale
of Horse Island at the mouth of the
New Meadows river, to wealthy
New Yorker. The island contains
about rs acres and Is to be devoted
for the uses of an exclusive New York
colony. Early next spring cottage
building will be begun and wide
road will be built entirely around the
isla d.
The Grand Circuit meeting in con-
nection with the State fair at SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, closed Saturday after
noon with the best racing in the en-.
tire circuit this year. Angus Pointed
in the 2.03 pace, making the first heat
in 2.02i, and the second in 2.0li, the
latter being the fastest mile trotted
or passed in the county this year.
The special census of Oklahoma
was substantially finished Thursday
night when the population OF the two
territories with but four districts
missing was announced by Census
Supervisor Hunt as follows: Okla
homa territory (two districts missing,
71s,765; Indian Territory, (twc dis
tricts missing), $3.50, 1857; total, four dis
tricts missing, 1,40S,732.
A happy company numbering some
80 persons and embracing relatives,
neighbors and friends, gathered
Friday evening at the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Staples of Augusta, to celebrate their
golden wedding and extend congratu-
lations. Mrs. Staples wore portion
of the Identical costume in which she
appeared at the original wedding
Fire, Friday forenoon, destroyed a
large barn used as livery stable by
Lewis Rowe in Fairfield. The two
story house occupied by Mr.. Rowe
was Quilted, but not badly damaged.
The property is known as the Fogg
place. The fire started about 10
O'Clock and is thought to have been
set by children playing in the hay.
The firemen saved the house by hard
work.
When @. A. Cavanaugh left Port
land for Orono, to enter the U. Of M.
this week, one piece Of his baggage
was a cloth bag such as grain dealers
use for their wares. This bag Mr..
Cavanaugh said, contained the i'm
plements with which he hopes to Sc
cure his tuition money, namely two
CROSS cut saws. He worked his way
IlCbIOh dCddChly WAbh pAiVpS
same tools.
The Diamond Match Co. of Portland
has bought pine woodlands of John
D. Springer and Madison Bean of Sid :
ney. These tracts contain large
amount of the best of lumber for
their uses. The details of the lum-
bering operations are not announced,
but it is expected that the logs, saw
ed to car length, will be hauled to
Augusta for loading on the Maine
Central railroad or for shipment by
schooner.
Lafayette Butler, aged 10, was shot
and instantly killed at Waterville
Sunday by Willie Nadeau, aged ten.
The Nadeau boy did not know the
gun was loaded. He pointed 1t
through a window and pulled the
trigger just as the Butler boy ran
around the corner of the house. The
Butler boy received almost the entire
charge of shot in the left breast and
fell to the ground dead. Coroner
Smell was called and after hearing the
story of the shooting declared an in
quest unnecessary.
A most unusual state OF affairs exists
in Milo, in the fact that only one
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the place, all the other stores having
discontinued this part of their bust
ness. This is due, it is claimed, to
the high price of meats, and the trad
ers state that there is no money in
the business. Up to the present time
there have been at least two markets
and part of the time three and it
seems strange that only one can exist
with the village twice as large as it
was three years ago.
Notice of the appearance of the
white pine blight at Schools in Pts
cataquis county has been received at
the Office of the State forestry COM
missioner, Hon. Edgar E. Ring. Up
to few weeks ago it was supposed
that the blight had not reached Maine,
though it had been reported from
showed it to be present on great
counties along the New Hampshire
border. The report from Schools in
dicates it's presence in the heart OF
the great northern forest.
George Flynn, formerly Of Spring
field, but of late a wire man In the
employment of the Postal Telegraph
Co. of Portland was found in the
Grand Trunk yard Saturday suffering
from acute pneumonia, and also al
most starved as the result of having
laid out in the yard for nearly As
hours alone and unattended. He was
finally discovered by Crossing Tender
Patrick Crosby who upon looking him
over decided it was case for the
medical officers to look into. He
summoned the police ambulance and
Flynn was taken to the city hospital.
Houlton's tax rate is mills, some
what higher than previous years, to
raise the 500, 900 needed. Following
is the list of those who pay $500 OF
over in taxes: Joseph A. Browne,
1913; A. A Burleigh, $51S; Glen B.
Buzzell, 1866; A. Fl. Fogg Company
81 542; John Watson Company, 1886;
Geo. B. Dunn, $500; Fox Bros, S79s;
Oscar F. French, $7S5; Simon Fried :
man, s712; H. T. Frisbie, 1880; L. o.
Ludwig, 1919; A. w. Madigan, 1910;
E. Merritt & Sons, sS41; Clarence H.
Pierce, s1,64s; James Plummer, 3d.
749; Llewellyn Powers, S3,711; @. P.
Tenney estate, 1898; F. W. Titcomb,
S616; John Watson, $1,000; John NJ.
and Joanna Rice, 1915.
To check a cold quickly, get from your
druggist some little Candy Cold Tablets called
Preventcs. Druggists everywhere are now
digDenxiuu PreNeptics "a, thsv ar. not ,,,lu