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

STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.
Martin w. Littleton of BROOKLYN,
has been selected by Harry X. Thaw
to conduct Thaw's next trial on q
charge of killing Stanford White.
News has been received in Fairfield
of the death of Rev. j. F. Rhodes at
Marion, Mass. Mr.. Rhodes suffered
a shock several weeks ago and has
been failing since. A wife and
daughter survive him. Mr.. Rhodes
was former pastor of the Universe
list church in Fairfield. The funeral
was held Thursday afternoon at the
Universalist church at Marion.
The contract for building the new
fish hatchery at Moxie has been let to
j. F. Hartman of Augusta for S2400
The hatchery will be two stories with
tenement for the keeper in the sp-
per story. The location is neal
Moxie station within a few rods OF
the railroads and it is understood that
no stable will be required. The legis
lature appropriated $4,000 for this hall
of it to be expended in 1907.
Brakeman Harry Smith of the Som
erset Railway was severely injured at
Landers Siding Friday morning by be-
ing caught between two cars. He
had stepped between the cars tc
couple up the air hose when the en-
CINE started pinning his body between
the cars and injuring him to the ex-
tent of several broken rips and num-
erous bruises. At last accounts he
was suffering great pain and it is as
yet impossible to determine the full
extent of his injuries.
The older citizens of Waterville are
pleased to know that the big playout
of the hand tubs held in Boston
Tuesday morning, was won by the tub
Nonantum of Newton, Mass. This
tub was formerly owned in Water.
vile and was known as Waterville 8
many persons there remembering
her well and there are several who
have worked at the brakes at fires
and playouts. The water was thrown
from this machine distance of 23t
feet, six and three fourths inches.
Parts of Mt. Vernon in Kennebec
county were visited by terrific
hail storm Friday evening which did
great damage to the growing crops
The storm continued about half an
hour and the hailstones gathered to a
depth of several inches. They were
of very large size, and not only beat
down the corn and the growing gar
dens, but even stripped the leaves
from the trees in the orchards. The
damage will reach thousands of dol
lars in this vicinity.
The Retail Merchants association
of Pittsfield have decided upon Au-
gust IA as the date of their field day
and excursion. They will leave the
station on a special train at 7 O'Clock
in the morning, going to Bangor
where the steamer, Ruth, has been
chartered to take the party down the
river to Camden and then take the
trolley six miles out to Oakland park,
where will be shore dinner served.
The Pittsfield band will accompany
the party and furnish music for the
occasion. The Hartland Retail mer-
chants have been invited as guests OF
the occasion.
1t is announced that the surveys for
the proposed canal from Lake Erie to
the Ohio River have been completed
Land for the right of way is now be-
ing rapidly acquired and active digg
ing on the water way will, it is stated
begin early next spring. When the
big undertaking is completed it will
be possible for lake vessels to carry
iron ore direct from Lake Superior
to furnaces in The Pittsburg district
and to send coal from the western
Pennsylvania mines o lake ports
1t will require about six years to com
plete the task and an expenditure of
no less than $50, 100000.
The annual report of the Pennsyl-
vania department of mines shows
that there were 226 employees between
the ages of Ia and 81 years killed. in
the coal regions of Pennsylvania dur
ing the year 1905. OF these 126 were
killed in anthracite mines. Outside
the mines in the anthracite region
81 were killed while there were no
fatalities outside the bituminous
mines. The report states that it is a
regretable fact that three of the So
called miners killed were IA, Is and 10
years of age respectively and that the
foreman who hired these boys to do a
miners work should be sentenced to
term of Imprisonment.
Old Home Week will have several
features of especial interest for pres
ent and former residents of Farming
ton this year. The chief of these are
the reunion of the students of the
Pennington Academy, the dedication
of the bronze tablet on the front of
the Jacob Abbott house and the per-
fecting of a permanent organization
for the preservation of the house and
grounds at Fewacres, as the home of
the famous historian was called. His
son, Rev. Edward Abbott, of Cam
bridge, Mass, will be present to re-
present the descendants of the late
Mr. Abbott. The exercises will place
Wednesday, Aug. IA. Thus far 1869
has been contributed to the fund for
the purchase and preservation of
"Fewacres" and $500 more is need
ed.