The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-22
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS

Maine fair this year.
Portland claims the Oldest active
barber in the United States, if not in
the world, in the person of John VI
Todd, VINO pleads guilty to s. years.
The Mount Waldo Granite company
Of Frankfort, Me, mas received the
contract 70 furnish the granite for the
big Ashokann dam in Ulster county.
y. T., which will cost s12, 900, 900.
Names biggest raspberry farmer is
said TO be F. L. Wyman Of West Paris.
He is sending the bulk Of them TO
Portland where he is getting a good
price. He has an average Of about 30
pickers working daily and harvested
nearly 100 bushels Of berries last week.
Jacob Riis the well known writer
and charity worker from New York
with his bride were in Portland last
week as the guests of Colonel and
Mrs. F. E. Boothbay. They left later
for Carrabassett in the Rangeleys
where they are to remain for several
weeks.
Ex-Gov. Frederick Robe, celebra-
ted his S5th birthday Tuesday, Aug.
10, at his pleasant home, Main street,
graduation of his friends. Mr.. Robe
retains all his faculties TO a remark
able degree, attending, daily TO his
duties at the First National bank of
which he is president. He is also
president of Gorham Savings bank
and president Of the board of trustees
OF the State Insane hospital.
A blow from cows tail caused the
death of w. A. Wells, a prominent
resident of Newark valley, New York
Mr.. Wells was in good health and
attending his farm chores, when a
COW he was milking switched her tail,
striking him on the forehead with the
feshy part OF the appendage. A
pain in the head which grew rapidly
worse followed, and physician pro-
nounced it stroke of apoplexy su-
perinduced by blow from the COW g
tail.
Eastport Sentinel: A remarkable
instance Of longevity and freedom
from invasion by death has lately
been reported Of Campobello family
i that of the late James Calder whose
death at Sc years was the first to occur
in the immediate family in IS years.
The family contains 13 children, all Of
whom with their mother, now 84
years of age, are alive today, the old
est being over so and the youngest
36 years old. Capt. James A. Calder,
we'll known in this city and vicinity,
is a member of this remarkably long
lived family.
A Somerset County Sunday School
Association was organized Wednes-
day of last week at the inter-denom
national Sunday school convention
which was held at the Free Baptist
church in Pittsfield, the following
officers for the county were elected :
President, Rev. L. G. March, Athens;
vice president, Prof. F. U. Landman,
Pittsfield; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Nellie Holway, Madison;
Supt. teachers training, DR.. Jesse
Bragg, Harmony; Supt. elementary
work, Mrs. Elizabeth F. H. Brown,
Fairfield. The Supt. of the home de-
partment work will be chosen by the
executive board.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
county commissioners, held at Rock
land, there was discussion of State
control of bridges but the commits
sioners proved to be of varying opin-
ions regarding the matter and no res
olutions were adopted. William A.
Bragg of Lincolnville, was elected
president and Alfred NJ. Penley of
Auburn, secretary. An interesting
feature of the gathering was the pres
ence of Alfred Dunton of Hope, q
former county commissioner, who
early in August celebrated his Tooth
birthday. A convention of the clerks
of court of the different counties was
also held. Z. NJ. Jones of Kennebec
county was chosen president; G. B.
Butler of Knox county, secretary, and
w. T. Emmons of York, treasurer. 1t
was decided to hold next years con-
vention at Augusta.
There are now Il travelling libraries
out in the various parts of the State
out of the 100 or more which have
been made up. OF course the demand
for travelling libraries is less during
the summer months than in the win
ter when the supply is never equal TO
the demand. The requests during the
summer months come largely from
summer resorts, and during the past
few weeks Libraries have been sent
out to the following places Old
Orchard, Kennebunkport Standish,
Cliff Island, North Penobscot, Winter
port, Albion, Head Tide, Jefferson,
Camden, Cumberland Center, Perry,
Lowell, Cornish, Sangerville and Can
ton. Nearly all of these are places
which entertain many summer visit
ors. No fewer than five Libraries
have been sent to Old Orchard this
summer.
The work on the Augusta and
Waterville Street railway is making
good progress all along the line. The
crew which is working near Augusta
has nearly reached the farm of S. B..
Worthley, two miles out of the city,
and the company has leased land on
the Worthley place for the erection
of shack which is to accommodate
from 100 to $50 Italians. The lease
extends until next spring, as the
company will desire at that time to
put on crews to repair the roadbed,
which always settles some the first
winter. 1t is a common remark that
the road might be running very soon
if it were not for the necessity of
constructing power house. In many
places the rails are not only laid but
poles are up, and there is nothing
lacking to set the section of road in
operation except the'juice.o At the
Winslow end of the line, on the Sc
b; sticC ok, work is progressing rap
idly on the dam which is TO be
erected at that point. A great deal Of
energy is being displayed by the
management in getting things going,
oud uplass sODoetbiDp unforeseen