The Somerset reporter., 1907-02-21
STATE AND GENERAL.

A situation has developed in Butte,
Mont which is causing serious concern
to the officials of the postoffice depart
ment. The letter carrier force has tend
cred its resignation to take effect on
March 1, unless better salaries are Of
fered them.
James G. Eden, who has just died In
Lewiston, had the best library of books
relating to Maine of any man in the
State. He was great antiquarian and
geneologist, revealing in the musty and
mouldy records of the past. He was a
relative of Governors Arson z. and Lot
NJ. Morrill,.
Twenty dead, two fatally hurt and las
others more or less seriously injured. is
the result of the wreck of az electric
express train on the New York Central
day night. OF the large number of in
jured, so are according to hospital and
police reports, seriously hurt
The highest rank ever attained by a
student of the University of Maine has
been won by Miss Marion Balentine of
Orono, who leads the present senior
class. She has secured a mark of 96.1
for the first 1-2 years of the course
The three who rank next In order In the
class are boys from Massachusetts.
Wales R. Bartlett, aged 20, unmarried.
principal of Hard wick High school at
Gilbertville, Mass slipped. fell on the
10y sidewalk Friday and died Saturday
of conclusion Of the brain. He was born
In California and was graduated from
the University of Maine in 1901. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. o, Bartlett, live
in Brooks, Me.
After being out all night the Penob-
SCOT Co. jury reported Saturday morning
disagreement In the case of Charles
Pillsbury of Rowland, who was tried
under the special statute for causing the
death of William Lahey of Millinocket
Dec Ia, mistaking him for deer. The
case was taken from the jury and Pills
bury furnished 81 600 bonds for his APP
pesranoe at the August term OF court.
Zsbard Hysom OF Waterville, former
! ly of COoper's Mills, was taken to Angus.
ia Saturday evening by City Marshal
Holmes and Deputy Marshal simpson of
Waterville and committed to the Insane
hospisa) Hysom was arrested at Water
Vile soon after noon Saturday on
charge of assault with intent to kill,
having shot his wife, and az he became
violent soon after being arrested an order
was received from Judge Hall of the
superior court for his commitment to
the Insane Hospital for observation as to
his sanity. Sheriff Plaisted was notified
and was present with his officers to meet
the Waterville officers on their arrival.
| 4 deal has been completed whereby
the Phenix Manufacturing company of
Eau Claire, Michigan, Is to pay the
Lombard Log Hauler company of
Waterville yearly for II years the sum of
$12, 600 for the privilege of manufacture
ing the log haulers. the patents on which
are owned by the company, IL each year.
For all above IL manufactured by the
western firm 1t Ia to pay $1,000 The
local firm reserves the territory east of
Pittsburg, Pa. and will continue its
manufacturing business here. The west
ern firm has been manufacturing the
machines under royalty management.
Seven Maine towns will be 100 years
old In 1907, reckoning from the date of
their incorporation. These are Mont
Vile, Porter, Denmark, Jefferson, Friend
ship, Dixmont and Palmyra, all prosper
GUS and thriving towns OF about the
same size. Several, II not all, will
observe their centennial with more or
less elaborate celebrations. The town
of Palmyra will have its celebration on
it's birthday, which comes In June, but
the other towns will probably celebrate
in connection with old home week,
rather than In February on the anniver-
sary OF the actual date of their incorpo-
rations.
Deputy Marshal Peterson of Portland
and Inspector Baston left Chicago at 10
O'Clock Sunday morning for Portland
with Eddie Owens and John Quinn,
wanted there on an indictment alleging
that they had held up and robbed Mes
senger Maggie of the Maine Steamship Co.
of 81 400 last spring. Owens and Quinn
were arrested in Chicago week ago.
Maggie was held up at noon on Franklin
street while on his way from the bank to
the steamship office and the money
taken from him. For week every
steamship and railroad train was watched
for the men but they got out of the city
without leaving a clue behind them.
Squads of officers under Marshal Wat.
erhouse searched several houses about
Fore street and Washington avenue on
clues furnished and later clues were OBJ
tanned that the men were In the North
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