The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-03
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS,

Joseph c. Sawyer, a well known
farmer living outside Dover village
was found dead in the road about one
mile out, Wednesday by Ralph Brad
ley. Mr.. Sawyer had started from
home to drive some COWS to pasture
and was stricken by apoplexy.
The Tooth college year began at
Bowdoin college Thursday with the
largest entering class and the largest
enrolment in its history. The enter
ing class will number close to a hun
dred. One hundred and five men
were officially admitted and it is
thought that all but three of these
men will attend. Thursday the
freshman registration was So, which
is much larger than ever before.
Thomas hartman of Portland, an
American Express messenger on the
line between Bangor and Boston, was
found dead Sunday afternoon at the
entrance to a pasture belonging to
been partridge shooting. His shot
gun, with one barrel empty, was
found near The body and it is believed
that as he was climbing the fence
separating the pasture from the main
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discharged. Coroner Finnegan of
Bangor, who investigated, stated that
there was no suggestion of foul play.
i A petition was received Thursday
/ by the railroad commissioners from
the Waterville & Augusta electric
railway, requesting the commission
ers to determine what additional
strength should be given to the Tt
] - h.sl 1@t TaNa
Winslow, before the track may be
laid upon it, and the suitable location
on the bridge. The petition also asks
the railroad commissioners to de-
termine what proportions of the ex
penses OF maintaining the bridge
should be borne by the city of Water
vile, the town of Winslow and the
railroad company.
Superintendent Forrest E. Bisbee
of the Auburn water department has
been having experience with the
brown tail moth. The caterpillars
have been very plenty around the new
reservoir on Merrill Hill and several
of his workmen have been poisoned
by them. Mr.. Bisbee says that he
has discovered a sure cure for this
poison. 1t is to rub the affected part
"tUu UCu POI SCllu. 1lO
says that this will kill the poison
every time. Mr.. Bisbee thinks that
the trouble from this pest has just
commenced and another year will see
them far more plentiful.
The meetings just held by the board
of State assessors with the cumberland
owners of Penobscot and Aroostook
counties completed the series held in
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during the past season, and were the
last wild land hearings to be held this
year. The surveyors employed by
the board, however, are still at work
and will continue until cold weather
sets in. At present they are explor
ing in Hancock county timberlands
for the purposes Of securing informa-
tion regarding the amount of valuable
standing timber on certain townships
and the number of acres in those
townships.
Matinicus fishermen, for their own
profit, have instituted close time on
Holsters in all the waters within three
miles of the island for the months of
August and September in each year.
During those two months no traps
are set and no Holsters taken in any
way, even for domestic use; if they
want Holsters, they go outside the
limit to procure them. This close
time has been in operation for several
years, and they all regard it as great
success. 1t has been strickly observ-
ed, and not an instance of it's viola
tion has been reported. While fish
ing has gone on elsewhere, Matinicus
men have followed other employ
ments or taken vacation for pleas
ure. The lobstermen say they have
never yet failed to make good all
their loss of time in the increased
catch in the week or two after close
time expires.