The Somerset reporter., 1908-03-05
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

The consolidation of the three
narrow gauge roads in Franklin
county has started a revival of the old
stories about the building Of a line
from Winslow TO Pennington to con-
meet those roads with the narrow
gauge road running from the former
town to the sea at Wiscasset. There
are some straws which Indicate that
the wind is blowing in that direction.
Aroostook Times: The many
friends of Miss Obey, a HouIton girl
who was in town last summer for a
couple of months and who appeared
in public a number OF times, after a
number of years of study of music in
Paris, will be pleased to know that
she is to star in grand opera, com
mencing about April first in New
York City, Ii is reported that she is
to take the part of Marguerite in
Faust.
George c. Hunton, aged IS, post
master at Readtield Corner, was acct
dentally shot by his six year-old son,
Emery, about nine O'Clock, Sunday
night, dying from the effects of the
wound al one O'Clock this morning
The boy was handling 22caliber
rifle in the kitchen of the Hunton
home and had been told by his father
to put it away. Just then the rife
was discharged and the bullet took
effect in Mr.. Hunton's forehead
/ Capt. William H. Van Setback,
master of the Inflated steamboat
General Slocum, in the burning of
which, 1000 persons were killed, sur
rendered himself TO United States
Marshal Henkel Thursday OF last
week and was taken to Sing Sing
prison to serve his term OF ten years
| imprisonment at hard labor for mis-
conduct and negligence as master on
board the Slocum. Van Schaick was
sentenced on Jan. ~, 1906, but the
matter has been held up on appeal.
On his trip to prison the aged man
was accompanied by his wife and son.
Five perfectly formed children
were born at SteubenviJe, Ohio,
Friday, TO Mr. and Mrs. George
Campbell. Three of the infants died
within an hour after birth. One boy
aad girl will live it is said. Three
were boys. Mrs. Campbell weighs
less than 100 pounds. The combined
weight of the infants WAS % pounds.
Physicians declare the case to be one
the most remarkabl known. Camp
bell is well worker and has four
brothers TO the families OF two of
these, twins have been bonn and each
of the other brothers is father of
triplets Campbell's first wife died
after becoming the mother OF triplets
Two men were buried under tons of
earth and terribly injured IN a vein
on the works ofE the Fort Halifax
Power Company Thursday, OF last
week. and il is feared that neither
will survive. The injured men are:
Joseph E. Ghdden, East Machias,
right leg broken above and below
knee and amputated in hospital. left
leg broken at ankle, left arm broken,
three ribs fractured and symptoms OF
internal injuries. William r. Hume,
Millville, Mass, right leg fractured
above the knee. right arm and four
ribs broken and symptoms of injuries
TO spine and internally. The men
were at work on big mound OF soil,
gravel and rocks thrown up by the
excavations for the dam last fall. A
tunnel had been dug into the mound
and the earth was being loosened by
blasting, SO that il could be hauled
away. The caVe-in came without the
slightest warning and both men were
buried beneath tors OF gravel and
foreign earth.
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