The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-05
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS

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ust 7, when he picked bushel OF ber-
ries from his plants. His berries at
that date readily sold for 20 cents per
box.
Prof. A. G. Verrill, who has Just re-
tired from the Yale faculty after 43
years of service is a native of Maine
having been born in Greenwood,
Oxford county, in 1899. He is one Of
the worlds leading authorities on
zoology and has published many
works.
An idea Of the scale upon which po-
tatoes are grown in Aroostook coun-
ty may be had from the yield obtain
ed last season by several farmers in
No. Presque Isle: Charles Hussey
raised Il, 222 bushels; Leslie j. Bean,
33,50s bushels; John Hayden, 1880
bushels.
Richard Mansfield, the greatest ex
ponent of Shakespearean drama in
this country, and one of the best
known actors on the Amerian stage,
passed away Friday of last week at
his summer residence, Seven Oaks,
Ocean avenue. Death was directly
due to disease of the liver, aggravat-
ed by complications.
The approach of the hunting season
is in evidence at the department of
inland fisheries and game, from the
applications which the being received
for nonresident hunting licenses.
The rush has not reached the Office
as yet but it will soon be along and
indications are that there will be a
rush TO Maine when the big game
season opens.
Captain Jason Collins, one of the
best known steamboat captains in the
service between Boston and the Ken
nebec river for years, died last week
at the age of 80 years. He has been a
steamboat man since boyhood. His
last official duties were to supervise
the building at Bath of the steamer
Ransom B. Fuller for the Eastern
Steamship Co.
James H. Small of Freeport, age IA,
is dead as a result of shooting himself
while hunting woodchuck. A revol-
yer of 80 calibre was the cause of the
accident, catching in his clothing and
exploding as he drew it from his pock
et The victim is the son of Walter
NJ. Small and the grandson of James
NJ. Small of Pleasant Hill and his
death is the first in the family for 90
years.
Major General Frederick Dent
Grant, U. S. A, commanding the De-
partment of the East, was in Portland
Tuesday and visited the various posts
in this vicinity General Grants call
at the forts was merely informal and
was not, as some had been led to be-
lieve, for the express purpose of look
ing the ground over preliminary to
the establishment of a station at Fort
Levett. He left the city in the even
ing.
The fire loss at Old Orchard is final
ly estimated at 100000. The total
amount of insurance ON the burned
property was S250,000, which is con-
siderably more than it was thought at
first to have carried. Some of the
hotels will be Immediately rebuilt but
Others will not and it will probably be
a number of years before the town re-
covers from the effects of this terrible
disaster.
The appraisers for the Portland
Water District finally have been Sc
lected. Today Justice Albert r.
Savage of Auburn. Frederick A. Pow
ers of Houlton and United States
Marshal Henry w. Mayor of Hamp-
den we're chosen. They will fix the
value of the properties of the Port
land Water company and the Stan
dish Water & Construction company
which are to be taken by the water
company.
The announcement that New York
house is soon to bring out the auto
biography of Oliver Otis Howard will
be of especial interest to students of
Maine history and Maine people.
General Howard was born in Leeds
and began his education there in a
little old fashioned school house ten
or twelve miles from Lewiston. His
own account of his education there in
a little old fashioned school house ten
or twelve miles from Lewiston. His
own account of his long and eventful
life ought to contain much of value
and significance.
The annual convention of the Maine
Undertakers' Association will be held
in Manning hall, Ellsworth, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Sept. 25 and 20.
Wednesday in the afternoon there
will be lecture and demonstration
/ by Prof. Eckels of Philadelphia In
the evening reception and enter
tainment will occupy the attention of
the visitors. A business meeting will
be held Thursday morning and in the
afternoon an excursion will be taken
to Bar Harbor. On the return to Ellis
worth a banquet will be served in
Manning hall. c. R. Foster is chair
man of the local COMMITTEE
Grand Master Charles H. Morrill,
Newport of the grand lodge of Maine
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
has appointed Charles o. Small of
Madison as representatives to the
sovereign grand lodge in place of
Albert F. Smith of Bangor, resigned
The term is for one year. The Maine
delegation to the sovereign grand
lodge is as follows; Leon S. Merrill,
Solon, and Charles o. Small of Madi-
son, representing the grand lodge
and Herbert w. Sears of Portland and
Alfred s. Kimball of Norway, repre-
senting the grand encampment.
This is one of the strongest delega-
tions that the State has ever sent to
the sovereign grand lodge which meets
in st. Paul this year. The party will
leave Boston for St. Paul Sept. II.
Calvin Stinchfield of Harmony was
in Waterville for a few days last week
Mr.. Stinchfield landed here from the
Panama canal last Thursday. He tells
the Journal that the section where he
has been at work for a little more
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