The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-17
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

The Tannersau, three story sum-
mer hotel accommodating 100 guests
at Fortune Rocks, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Thursday, causing a
loss of $1,000. The hotel was to
close at the end of the week and but
few guests were in the house, all es-
Gaping uninjured. Some of the fur
nishings were saved and firemen who
went from Biddeford succeeded in
keeping the flames from spreading.
A fire of threatening proportions
broke out Wednesday afternoon in
the woods at Woolwich. 1t started,
it is alleged, from spark in a port.
able saw mill. The flames got be-
yond control, and farmers quickly
formed themselves into fire brigade
and armed with buckets did what
they could to check the progress of
the flames. Later it became neces-
sary to send to Bath for aid, but at
last reports the fire appeared under
control. Many farm houses were en-
dangered.
Merton, the three years old son of
Mr.. and Mrs, Elwood NJ. jackson of
Palmyra, was drowned Thursday.
The children had been at play in the
field near the building and the mother
had been with them when she was
called to drive neighbor's cattle
from the garden and on returning the
child could not be found. After
searching in vain for the little fellow,
she called a neighbor, Henry Patten
to assist her in the search. Mr.. Patten
went to the brook not far away and
soon found the child i'll the water.
DIR. A. G. Young, secretary of the
State Board of Health has recently
returned from trip to Mapleton, in
the northern part of Aroostook
county, where he had been in con-
nection with case of smallpox which
had been discovered in that town. 1t
was found that the patient, man,
had been in the Madawaska region on
both sides of the river, and an inspec-
tor was sent into that region to en-
deavor TO ascertain the origin of the
case. He made journey from Van
Buren, to Edmundston on the Ameri-
can side of the river and returned on
the Canadian side of the river, and on
the return trip found seven cases of
smallpox in three houses, about half
way between Edmundson and Van
ceiving the proper attention from the
hoard of health at that place and DR..
Young has sent warning letters to the
local boards of health in that section
of the State. 1t is not thought that
there will be a further spread of the
disease from the case in question, but
close watch will be maintained.
In copyrighted article in the Bos
ton Globe giving a review OF the
career OF Hugh J. Chisolm, and some
things he expects to do in the future,
the following is reported by the au-
thor, James B. Morrow, in Mr.. CHS
holm's own words. II developed the
water power at Rumford Falls, in
Maine, and town has been built
there. Iplan to give Rumford Falls
technical school that will cost $3.50, 900
and to endow it with land and honses
to the value of 81, 900, 900. Homes are
to be sold to workingmen, who are to
pay the principle and very low rate
of int crest as rent. The income from
the property will support the school
and the principle as it comes back
will be invested in other ways. Thus
man in one of the many mills for
example, will buy home of his own
and at the same time help to pay for
the education of his son. My scheme
has not been fully worked out as yet.
| want to hit on way absolutely to
safeguard school and home owner and
to give the latter all the money he
has paid if he ever desires to close
the transaction because of sickness or
an equally good reason"