The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-25
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS

Edward r. Young, a farmer of
! Wakefie Mass, died from cuts re-
ceived when a moving machine on
which he was riding was struck by
trolley car. Young was caught in the
knives of the moving machine by the
collision and pulled some distance,
the knives gashing his body in many
places.
The suspenders of Glen Mattocks,
whose home is in North Carolina and
who is an engineer on the mud dred-
err, Coastwise, caught in the cog
wheels Thursday and before he could
release himself he was ground to
death in the machinery. He died al
most instantly after his body had been
removed.
The strike of the Boston teamster rs
union against eight big local firms
which began April 8 and has been
marked throughout by disorders re-
sulting in an injunction being issued
against the union and several arrests
for disturbances and violation of the
Injunction, came to an end Sunda y.
The members of the union voted to
accept the proposal of the merchants
committee which has interested itself
in the matter and declared the st rike
off.
Fire broke out shortly before mid
night Sunday and completely Destroy
ed the plants of the Eells Lime Co.,
and the Rockport Ice Co., and the
/ residence of J. H. Richards, causing a
/ total loss estimated between $50, 900
/ and S75, 900, was placed under control
early Monday after burning tiercely
/ for four hours Much surroundin
property including summer residen
ces on Beauchamp point, was in danger
for a time, and several houses were
scorched. The fire originated from
kiln at the lime plant.
The 3rd Maine Regimental associa-
ton will hold its annual reunion at
Gardiner on Wednesday, Aug. IA.
i The officers of the association are:
Colonel F. d. Pullen of Bangor, presi-
dent: William McDavid of Augusta,
secrtery; Lewis Selbing of Augusta,
corresponding secretary; George S.
Fuller of Hallowell, treasurer; j. r.
Nye of Auburn, chaplain, Mrs. Sarah
s. Sampson of Etna, the matron of the
regiment, is summering at Old Or
chard, and it is expected that she will
be present at the reunion.
There was an attendance of 100 at
the And annual meeting, at Rock
land last week, of the Maine Dental
society. The following officers were
elected: President, w. s. Miller, Fair
Eastport; secretary, II. A. Kelley,
Portland; treasurer, E. j. Robe rts,
Augusta; librarian, Dana w. Fellows,
Portland; executive committee, F. H.
Mead, Bangor, E. P. Blanchard, Port
land, j. P. Lancaster, Madison, E. L.
Hall, Augusta; |. E. Pendleton Lew
iston. Papers were read by L. P. Has
kell, Chicago; Alfred c. Jones,
Bridgeport, Ct, and John H. Allen,
Portland. The remainder of the day
was spent at Crescent Beach.
The automobile clerk at the office of
the secretary of State is still busy
with the registration of these We
hicles, and although the season has
reached a period which is we'll along
toward the turning point the applica-
tions are still coming along quite reg
ularly. The number of automobiles
which have thus far been registered
since the law went into effect is 1850
and there is now no doubt that the
2000 mark will be passed before the
close of the month. The number of
licenses to operators which have been
issued to date since the law went into
effect is 1925. The amount which has
been received in fees for the registra-
ton of automobiles this year is $3.50,
with a total of 1920 since the law
went into effect, and the amount re-
ceived in fees for licenses to operators
this year is $l4S0, with total of S465S.
The total amount received from reg
istrations and licenses since the law
went into effect ia SS57S
Dispatches from Grafton, Bowes-
bury, Tunnelton and other towns in
the Tygarts valley in northern West
Virginia tell of terrific rains followed
! by the river going out of its banks
nearly its entire length, causing prop
erty losses that will aggregate near
ly quarter of million dollars. At
Elkins the rainfall reached the re-
markable total of five inches and was
nearly as heavy at other points. Fiji
teen or more bridges are washed out,
railroads are washed out and at Graf
ton, church from Rowleyburg pass
J ed down the raging river. At Thorn
ton the water was five feet over the
Baltimore and Ohio tracks and sever
al houses were washed away. At Nc
Combs, the water came in an i'm
mense wave, wrecking the house of
Mrs. Mary Ballard, carrying off three
of her small children whose bodies
have not been recovered. 1t is feared
many other lives have been lost as the
flood came without warning.
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