The Somerset reporter., 1908-05-28
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

Four lives lost, more than million
dollars worth of property destroyed,
900 persons homeless, and telegraph
and telephone wires west and south
west put out of commission, are the
results of an overflow of Trinity
river at Dallas, Texas, Sunday and
Monday. The river at nightfall,
passed the record of So feet made in
1866, when business houses, standing
in what is now poor residence quar-
ter of Dallas, were swamped. That
same part OF the city tonight is under
several feet of water and thousands
have lost their house lold effects
while the residence quarter of North
Dallas is cut off from the business
part of the city SO far as street car
lines are concerned. Only one line is
operating to part of North Dallas.
The pathfinder for the Gidden tour
of 1905 charge of Daniel II. Lewis,
secretary of the association, passed
through Waterville Tuesday. The
car left Buffalo, n. Y, May l, reached
Boston last Sunday, Poland Springs,
Monday, came direct from the point
to Waterville where a short stop was
made and the path taken up again to
the Rangeleys, where the party
passed Tuesday night. Mr.. Lewis
said that it was first planned to cut
Waterville out of the tour, but as
they were so nicely cared for on the
occasion of their previous visit it was
concluded to swing around little
and take in the city. However, the
party will not remain over night as
on the occasion of the former visit.
They will undoubtedly take lunch
there. There will be 100 cars and 400
people in the tour.
The fate that the physicians at the
Pasteur Institute predicted him on
Monday, came to William H. Marsh of
Brooklyn, late Wednesday, May 20,
when the well to do manufacturer of
watermeters died of hydrophobia.
His end was peaceful as he was put
under the influence of opiates early in
the day and was kept free from con
seriousness of pain to the last. Mr.
Marsh contracted hydrophobia while.
caring for an injured water spaniel
Unsuspecting at tirst he became Wor
ried about his condition on Saturday,
when symptoms resembling hydro
phobia developed. BY that time,
however, the disease had progressed
so far that there was no hope of
checking it and when he applied for
treat ment at the Pasteur Institute in
New York on Monday he was told that
nothing could be done for him and
that his death was only question of
a few hours.
There was an attendance of more
than 100 members at the annual meet
ing of the New England Grand Lodge,
degree of Honor, in Portland We'd
nesday of last week. officers were
elected as follows: Grand chief of
honor, Mrs. Myra F. Douglass, New
London, Conn; Grand lady of honor,
Mrs. Effie Smith, Pawtucket. R. L.;
Grand chief of ceremonies, Mrs.
Sadie E. Metcalf, Augusta, Me-;
Grand recorder, Mrs. Carrie l. Mann,
New Haven, Conn; Grand receiver,
Mrs. Ida M. Whitman, Pawtucket,
r. l.; Grand usher, Mrs. Lizzie NJ.
Dunbar, Hartford, Conn; Grand
inner watch, Mrs. Ella Bossidy,
Cheshire, Conn; trustee, Mrs. Anna
V. Lindsay, Ansonia, Conn; member
finance committee, Mrs. Mary Jewett
Skowhegan, Me-, representatives to
superior lodge, Miss Lucy A. Davis,
Bucksport, Me-; Mrs. Margaret Cas-
sidy, Winthrop, Mass.
Harry X. Thaw has accepted, APP
parently with resignation, the decree
of Supreme Court Justice Morschauser
that he is still insane and that the
interests of the public will be best
served by denying him liberty. By
signing the papers of recommitment
which probably will not be done be-
fore a week from next Saturday,
Thaw will occupy Sheriff Chambers
suite in the county Jail at Pough-
keepsie, n Y. In the meantime an
effort will be made by Thaw's attor-
ney Jerome to consent to the com
mitment of the prisoner to one of the
state hospitals other than Matteawan.
1t is said that in event of Mr.. Jerome
giving his consent to such change
no appeal will be taken from Justice
Morschauser's decision. Even if an
appeal were taken it could not be
argued before fall so there appears
no doubt that Thaw will continue
under strict restraint during the sum-
mer at least