The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-18
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

band master and composer, is to re
move from Waterville in short time
to Portland, where he will make his
home. Prof. Hall is one of the finest
cornetists in New England.
We now expect to see the Carnegie
Library at Good Will dedicated Wed
nesday morning, May 29th, at 1890 a
m. At the present writing the build
ing is waiting for furniture which
should have been in place last Janu-
ary May 18th is the Wednesday in
Commencement week at Good Will.
verdict for s6944 for the plaintiff
was reported by jury in the Supreme
court in Sagadahoc county, Friday. in
the case of John Chaplin of Freeport
against Amos F. Gerald and other
owners of the Brunswick x Yarmouth
electric railroad. The suit was
brought for the loss of foot three
years ago while the plaintiff was EN- :
ployed as foreman of car house at
Freeport.
Rev. Robert A. Colpitts, pastor of
the Methodist church at Vassalboro.
who is to graduate this spring from
Colby College from the \ B. course,
has announced his willingness to ac-
cept the call extended him by the
Congress street Methodist church of
Portland providing of course the pre-
siding bishop and Presiding Elder
Wentworth are willing, and it is be
lieyed that they will be glad to grant
the request of the Portland church.
The itinerary of William j. Bryan in
New England this month was an
nouneed in Boston Thursday night
by George Fred Williams. Among
the places where Mr.. Bryan willspeak
are the following: Fall River, April
II; Lawrence, April %; afternoon;
Lowell, evening; Hanover, N. H.,
April %; noon; North Stratford, N
H., evening; April 81, Berlin, N. H.,
afternoon; Concord, N. IL, evening;
April %, Portland, Me April 30.
Waterville, Me, afternoon; Bangor,
evening.
Patrick 7. McCabe, former station
agent at Bolton, Vt, Oh the Central
Vermont r. r., who was accused of
causing the wreck of the New Eng
land States limited" at Boston on the
night of Jan. 26, 1906, was given his
freedom Thursday when the charge
Of train wreckage and another charge
of perjury alleged to have been com
mitted were mol pressed at his hear
ing before the state railroad commits
sion in the Chittenden county SUI
perior court, at Burlington. Vt, Me
Cabe has been out under bonds.
The worst wreck in the history of
the Canadian Pacific railway occurred
Wednesday, near Chapleau, Ont.
Fifteen persons are missing and are
believed to have been burned to
death. a broken rail ditched the
train, the two tourist cars in which
the killed were, rolling down an en-
bankment into small lake. Passen-
gers fought their way through the
flames and a number of people in the
coaches were pulled out badly burned
but still alive. Most of the passen-
gers received more or less serious in
juries
The annual meeting of the Maine
Dental society of which DR.. G.. E.
Dow of Portland is president, will be
held in Rockland, July Is, II and 1s.
1t is expected that 100 members of
the profession will be present, to-
gether with some so exhibitors and
wives of the members. 1t is intend
ed to have banquet at the Samoset,
and automobiles will be kept CON
stantly at the disposal of the visiting
members. 1t is said that the conven-
tion will probably choose DR.. w. S.
Miller of Fairfield az president of the
society.
While sitting at a telephone in her
home at Marlboro, Mass, Saturday
night, Miss Anna Greenwood, aged
% years, fell dead. 1t is believed
that as she took the telephone re-
ceiver from its hook she turned the
button of an electric lamp which was
above the instrument and that her
body thus formed connection with
the light and telephone circuits.
Every one of the electric lamps in the
house was extinguished instantly and
gave the first warning to the family
that something was wrong.
The first serious trouble in the
transfers strike in Boston, which
opened on its second week, Thursday,
was experienced late that afternoon
in South Boston. The disturbance as
sumed almost the nature of riot
when scores of men and boys, among
whom were many wearing union but
tons, attacked the strike breaking
teamsters and their guards, in the
section about First, Second and
Granite streets. Bricks and stones
were hurled at the teamsters, and
back into the crowd in one instance
guard was pummelled and pulled
f 'om team. One boy was seriously
/ j lred and a number of others slight
Iy injured and number of others
hurt. Three arrests were
made.
Robert j. Macy, clerk in the Of
flee of the Portland Gas Light Co,
has been missing since Wednesday of
last week at $40 p. m. When Mr.
Macy left the office only one man re-
NAMED behind and to him Mr.. Macy
said, as he passed out; "Don't for
get to go home" This is the last
seen or heard of Mr.. Macy. He has
been in poor health for six months
and has been somewhat Respondent.
1t is feared his illness may have eff
fected his mind and that he has wan
dered away. He always has been
most regular in his habits and never
before remained from his room over
night without informing his landlady
His effects in his room were exactly
as he always left them His grip was
there and all of his clothing except
what he wore Mr. Macy has three
bank accounts and nothing has been
drawn from these for some time. He
is believed to have had about ESQ
with him. Mr.. Macy has been EN-
ployed by the gas company about
year and was liked His accounts
were in perfect condition and had no