The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

Tileston Wadlin, clerk of courts of
Waldo county is serving his SOD term
in the Supreme Judicial court. Mr..
Wadlin is the ninth incumbent of the
Office since Waldo county was orga-
nized in 1927.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman F. Day of
Auburn will leave soon for New York
to attend the authors convention
On their return they will leave for
their summer camp near katahdin,
going first up through the West
Branch trip, as guests of Mr.. Mcleod,
the great lumber owner and operator
in eastern Maine.
Superintendent Alonzo j. Knowlton
of Belfast, has completed the school
census of Belfast, and finds 1880
scholars, against 1916 year ago, a
gain of 154. There is doubtless a cor
responding increase i'll the total pop
ulation, as number of mechanics
have moved to town the past year to
work in the Roller Bushing Co.'S.
shops, the shoe factory and other in
dustries.
Mr.. James Perkins of Madison, who
has been cutting four foot pulp wood
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the past winter near Sandy Stream,
started 10000 cords of spruce for
Madison last week. The logs will be
held in the Carrabassett river just
above North Arson until the main
drive on the Kennebec has passed
and are expected to reach Madison
in August.
Grover Cleveland Gray, who was
arrested Monday of last week on the
charge of attempting to murder his
brother, George Gray, at Troy by
placing paris green in his coffee was
arraigned in the Municipal Court. He
pleaded not guilty and was bound
over to the September term of the
Supreme Court. Bail, which was
| fixed at 1000, was furnished by his
father and uncle.
The announcement is made of the
resignation of Roland A. Scribner,
chief clerk inthe office of the secre-
tary of State, to take effect June 80,
he having decided to engage in mer-
camille pursuits. Mr.. Scribner has
been associated with the office of the
secretary of State for the past seven
years and has by his efficiency and
uniform gentlemaniy manner won a
host of friends, all of whom will miss
him about the Capitol.
The wooden novelty factory owned
/ by A. II. Farnham and Owen Rich
mond, near the Maine Central freight
depot at Pittsfield was completely
destroyed by fire Thursday night of
last week. The loss was about $4,000
with small insurance. The novelty
mill was built less than a year ago,
was equipped and doing a good bust
ness, employing a dozen hands, and
had many orders ahead. 1t is not
known whether it will be rebuilt.
Unless some unexpected develop
ment occurs, more than 10000 cotton
mill operatives in Fall River will have
their wages advanced on May 9th,
when the working agreement in force
between the textile council and the
Fall River manufacturers association
expires. Just how much the advance
will be cannot be stated yet, but it is
the general opinion of those closely
connected with the textile industry
that it will be ten per cent over the
present rate and will affect all classes
of operatives.
The body of Robert j. Macy was
found Saturday afternoon in a thicket
beyond Aliens Corner in the Deerine
district. He had shot himself through
the heart. Mr.. Macy was clerk il
the office of the gas plant in Portland
He was in good financial circumstan.
ces and was very popular with his as