The Somerset reporter., 1907-09-26
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

Three aged brothers, Andrew E.,
Charles and Augustus Burnham ma
tives of Bridgton, are having a re-
union there, at the home of Charles
Burnham. Andrew, who is 81 years
old, came alone all the way from San
Francisco, where he has lived many
years. 1t was his first trip to Maine
in 20 years. Augustus Burnham Is a
resident of Ellsworth.
A good crop of hay was cut this
year on the abandoned trotting track
at Rigby Park, near Portland. Over
this track, II years ago, John X.
Gentry paced mile in 200 IL, then
the fastest time on record. The Old
Orchard track, another fast trotting
course in Maine, is now hay field,
with its grand stand and stables fast
going to ruin. The Old Orchard
course was the first and only kite
shaped course in Maine.
University of Maine was opened
last week with the largest entering
class and largest total attendance in
its history. Over 200 new students
already have registered of whom 1856
are regular freshmen. The remand
er have entered other classes by
transfer from other institutions as
special students or In the short course
In pharmacy and the school course in
agriculture. There are IL women
among the new students.
In the Police court in Washington,
D. c., last week Mrs. Carrie Nation re-
fused to promise not to talk to crowds
on the streets In the future and was
sent to the workhouse for rs days
In default of the payment of fine of
S25. She was arrested yesterday for
disorderly conduct. She was ad-
dressing q crowd In front of the post
Office department on the evil effects
of cigarette smoking and when she
refused to stop was arrested.
The Independent Order of Ameri-
cans in annual convention has adopt
ed protest against the proposed
placing of the face of Miss Mary Cum
bingham, the pretty Irish American
girl upon the United States gold coins,
and has authorized the state coun-
cillor to forward the protest to the
United States government at Wash
ington. The new coins were design
ed by St. Gaudens, who modelled the
face thereon from Miss Cunningham.
The grand jury in the Supreme
court at Houlton found two indict-
ments for manslaughter Saturday
against Guy Tardy, who was arrested
for the killing of his two companions,
Stephen Downing and Oscar Downing
on September II. 1t is expected that
Tardy will be taken to an asylum for
observation as to bis sanity, and that
his trial will be held at the April term
of the Supreme court next year. Ira
j. Hersey has been retained as coun-
sci for Tardy.
Side by side in the Mckinley mauso-
leum in heavy duplicate bronze
caskets, the bodies OF President and
Mrs. Mckinley were placed last week
at Canton, Ohio. The transfer of the
Presidents casket was made from the
vault in Westlawn cemetery to the
receptacle in the mausoleum at 2.05
O'Clock this afternoon, six years to
the day and hour since the funeral of
President Mckinley was held. 1t
was the original intention of the Nc
Kinley National Memorial ASSN, to
have the dedication at the same time,
but owing to Interruptions in the
work of constructing the mausoleum,
the date had to be made September
80.
The best news Bath has had in a
long time was the bulletin from
Washington saying that the Bath Iron
works had been awarded the contract
for two of the new destroyers. These