The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS

Edward @. Varney has been rec
commended for appointment as post
master at Hartland, in place OF the
present incumbent, whose term OF
office will expire Jan. IA, next.
Secretary of War Taft arrived at
New York Friday .on the steamer
President Grant, after a journey
around the world. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Taft and his son
Charles.
The proprietors of the Poland
Spring House have offered to the
Aero club of New England a silver
cup, valued at 500 to be presented
to the pilot OF any balloon who starts
100 miles from Poland Springs and
lands his balloon within two miles OF
South Poland. The single condition
Ia that the donors must be ADVISED
before the ascension is made that an
attempt will be made to win the cup.
An explosion in manhole at the
corner of Washington and West
Springfield streets, Boston, Sunday,
caused brilliant pyrotechn1c display,
blew out a feed box three miles away,
caused the fire department to be
called out and blocked traffic on the
elevated and surface line cars for
several miles, yet did not inlure a
single person. When the manhole
cover shot into the air it was imme-
diately followed by stream OF flame
which enveloped the elevated road
structure overhead. More than 1000
persons were attracted to the scene
and special squad of police from the
Dedham street station were called
out to keep the crowd back. The
fire department responded to an
alarm and extinguished the flames
which were running along the elevat-
ed road structure. Underground the
cables of the electric car system were
burned out, and a feed box at the
corner of fremont street and Hunt
ington avenue was destroyed, cutting
off power from several lines of sur
face cars. The elevated and street
car service was stopped for two hours
and all stations were badly congested.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The
following are the real estate transfers
recently recorded in the county regis
try:
Canaan-Margare NJ. Garrett ct al
to Julia E. Churchill ct al, $40
Lizzie B. Rowe to Frank L. Humphrey.
Moscow-Jennie c. Baker to
Lauritz N. Miller; Lauritz N. Miller
to Lawrence G. Miller; Lauritz N.
Miller to John G. Robinson; Geo. w.
Abbey to Henry j. Abbey, Sl50.
Madison-Bethell l.. Smell to Hol-
linsworth & Whitney Co., Ernest J.
Russell to Chas. o. Small; Hiram D.
Mcdonald to Geo. w. Mcdonald;
Matthew G. Kennedy ct al to E.
Albert Oulton; Henry II. Steward to
Somerset Traction Co.
Highland-Nial II. Moody to Frank
l.. Norton.
Jackman-Thomas w. BARLEY to
Fred Pierce.
Skowhe gan-Richard w. Brown to
Lyman P. Small; Lyman P. Small to
Fred Bess; Philomim Vigue to Belle
A. Small.
Somerset Co.-Louisa J. Sawyer to
M. g. Shaw Lumber Co., $500; 2. A.
Smith ct al to George G.. Tracy.
Bingham-Henry Washburn to
David Roach, 1876 MelindaS. Good
rich to Chas. w. Cooley; Rose Smith
to Chas. W. Cooley, 5000. Allen J.
Burton to Elizabeth B. Cooley, $3.50.
Palmyra-Elmer E. Parkman to
Walter P. Dickey.
Brighton-Albert F. Gehrke to
Chas. w. 60 OBEY.
Solon-Mottier L. French ct al to
David Rowell; Leslie d. Lombard to
Allston Rowell.
Embden-Leslie Lombard to ALI
ston Rowell.
Edwin G. Tracy to
Bridget Nc E Voy. -
Harmony-Fred Hatch to Edgar W.
King, $500.
Norridgewock-A Simpson
to Joseph w. Grips; Albert F. Baker
to Joseph w. Grips; Ansel Holway
to Jennie P. Shedd.
Concord-Juno F Curtis to F. Il.
Williams; Lizzie E. Atwood to Hiram
A. Plummer, 800.
Fairfield-Abel W. Spaulding to
Chas. H. Vigue, $3.50; John Morrow
to John G. Morrow; Frank Farris to
VIM. 8. Miller ct al.
Big W.-Samuel w. Philbrick to
Martha M. Snyder.
No. 2 r 8. N. B. r. P-The Somerset
Timber Land Co., to IL. b. and ii. l..
Human & ais.
st. Albans-Llewellyn F. Spaulding
to Melvin Bigelow.
New Portland-Verne Lishness to
Henry w. Carville.
State of Maine-Albert A. Burleigh
to John F. Hill.