The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-24
STATE AND GENERAL.

The Maine state League of fourth
class p0stmasteIs Will hold their fits
annual meeting at the post Office buIo
ing 10 Portland Jan. 20. beginning at Il
a. m Every poatmaster OF this fOurtl
class is requested by state Secretary A
NJ Littleisld 10 make extra effort to b,
present IN person or TO send letter
Noble Mailman "a years of age, war
cut In two by a saw at Piummef's mil
Lebanon, y. H., WHARF be was employ
ed. Mailman WAS feeding the saw wher
he lost his footing and fell across til,
implement which cut through his ches
and slowly killed him The victim -
the accident came there several month
ago from Nova Scotia where his pArentt
now reside.
Chief of Police Mullen of Lowell,
Mass, was in Hsrtland last week ant
took back with him TO Lowell. William
r Vim, who has been living in Han
and since 1904 under the name of VII
liam F. Evans. Inn was taken back t,
Lowell to serve sentence for assault and
battery on Lowell policeman. He
caves a wife, formerly Miss Maud
Baker, and chlld In Partlaud.
I Rear Admiral Sigsbee who command
ed he ba tleehip Maine, when that YES.
sci was blown uD in the harbor of tIava-
ma WAS " ednesday transferred to the
retired list of the navy on account of age
| His announcement of three numbers of
extraordinary heroism during the wal
with Spain made him ans extra number
in the list of rear admirals and his re-
tirement does not make a vacancy.
] 10 ha 1t
ication of the library given by Andrew
Carnegie at Good Will farm, Hinckley,
Tuesday. Jan. 20. at 1890 m Music,
scripture reading, music. report of build
ing committee, presentation of the
building to the Good will Home asso
citation, acceptance of the building; ded-
Ication prayer, Rev. E. L. Marsh :;
music; address, Prof. H. L. Chapman,
Bowdoin college; music.
Rev David b. Sewal of south Der.
wick, who died Sunday, was probably
the oldest graduate of Bowdon at the
time of his death. He was 30 years of
age and graduated in 1880. His two
brothers, Prof John 5 Sewall of Ban
gor Seminary, who graduated in 80, and
| Prof. lothian Sewall of Boston, who
graduated in '49, and still living. The
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and the others in Newcastle aud all have
spent their long lives in the Christian
ministry.
Fire late Friday afternoon destroyed
the general store and postoffice of Fred
l.. Palmer, at Munroe. Me-, with a loss
of $l5 600; also tho store and stock of
fancy goods, caskets and household
goods of b. A. Nye, with telephone ex-
change loss, $500 There was a par
tia insurance in both cases. The resi-
dence of Edward Averll was damaged
1900; insured. The fire originated in
the Nye building. Hard work by buck
ct brgades saved the village which has
no fire apparatus.
Last Sunday thirteen special freight
trains took great deal Of freight ont of
the Waterville railway yards, Sunday
night. No regular freights were on the
table for that night, and what trains
went out were specials. Thirteen crews
were called between 6 o'clock Sunday
evening and the same hour Monday
morning to go In all directions. Potato
cars were prominent In the make up of
the trains. many of these having been
lid hack on account of the cold weath-
TT ut last week 80 that they piled INTO
this city at fast rate.
During the "a hours previous to sun
day, Buffalo N. Y. was swept by the
most destructive windstorm of decade.
After day and a night of continued
hurricane, the Niagara frontier lies a
scene of wreakage and destruction in
the wake OF the storm. Two lives were
reported lost and property damage
that will aggregate 100000 Is the toll
of the storm. Lake Erie, with its level
higher than has been known for 20 years
has gorged the Niagara river to overflow
ing and thousands of dollars worth of
property was carried down the stream.
Miles of docks at the great lumber mar
ket at North Tonawanda were destroy
ed The water in Lake Erie rose three
feet In az many minutes Railroads tina
had tracks along the water fronts held
them down with strings of freight cars.
THE RIGHT NAME.