The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-02
STATE NEWS.

DR.. Young of the State Board of Health is in
Calais, where measures are to be taken to vac
cinate the Passamaquoddy Indians.
George NJ. Atwood has purchased an interest
in the Oxford Democrat and tine paper will here
after be published under the firm name of At
wood \ Forbes.
Capt Paul &. Blanchard, formerly senior
partner in thu we'll known firm or blanchard
Bros, shipbuilders. died Friday afternoon, of
heart trouble. He was Il years old.
Machias operators, as at present advised, viii
not cut So much lumber this winter as in SEA-
sons past. Most Of them have stock ON the nv
er sufficient TO operate ther mllls another year
or longer says the Union.
The arbitrary course of the shocmakers. con-
trolcd by the union, bids fair to close big shoe
factory at Gardiner, Me, where n large number
of men have been furnished employment for a
long time.
The Governor has appointed Hon. sc. Hatch
of Bangor, Hon. Rufas Prince of Turner, Gen.
John l.. Hodgdon Of Bangor, Fred W. Richie
of Winterport Charles Mccarthy, jr., of Port
/ land, a committee to examine the accounts OF
the State Treasurer for 1881.
| The Edwards Manufacturing Company OF Au-
| pusta has contracted with the Swan Electro
| Light Co. of Boston. for plant to light their
new mill a, Augusta. The apparatus will be
set up at once power being furnished from INT
new water wheel,
| Every printer VINO ever Nulhth III if'NANii
Maine remembers Abram Roundy. For ~
years he has hecn the preSsman of the Bangor
| Nhig. working off its weekly, as we'll as dairy,
editions, but now he il forced by ill-hcalth TO
give up.
1Thc trustees Of the Maine State Agricultural
Society was held at the office ofSccretary penni-
son Saturday. II was decided to hold the state
/ fair at Lewiston on Tuesday, "Wednesday,
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, sept. 2ed to 10Th ineu-
siYe Arrangements were made and the treas
urer. IL. :. 0sgood. instructed to pay all prem-
ums at once.
President Prince aud Trustee Brackett were
/ appointed a committee IN arrange Tor consoh-
dating the Indebtedness II the society at reduced
rate. of interest. The liabilities amount To
about 81. 900, and the property At low rates is
inyentorcd at nearly 81. 40, ON which there Is
over $4,000 insurance.
The new Industrial School building is now
completed, and will be ocenpied Jan. ISL Ton
tributions toward the furnishing are now being
solicited. 1t is desirable 10 have tie building
fully ready for occupancy by Jan. lat. he old
school building has eleven more IN II than can
be conveniently cared for, and many needy girls
from different sections Of the State are waiting
for place in the new building
The lumbermcn Of Bangor say that there has
been no time for years when so much OF the lum-
Der in the docks along the river has been snip
ped as at present. Scarcely dock holds lumber
ed upon vessels as fast possible But few OF
the firms will winter even n small amount. Now
that the mills have finished saving, the comInis-
sion merchants begin to realize that they want
lumber and their orders are pouring IN thick and
| fast.
A check for S406, contributed by Port
| land citizens has been sent to the sufferers
by the Galveston fire.
The Piscataquis Wooden Mills at Gull
ford are now running night and day III
the manufacture of dress goods, and yet
the demand for them is much greater than
the supply, says the Piscataquis Observer.
The item which appeared in the Boston
Globe. saving that a former representa-
tive of the Legislature from Augusta was
now an inmate of the almshouse, Is pro
nounced by the Maine Farmer to be alb
solutely devoid of truth.
J. Hanscom & Sons store at Milo was
entered Wednesday night, by burglars
through the cellar window, the safe was
drilled and powder inserted, the door was
blown off and about 1925 taken Valuable
papers were taken and deposited in t
brace in the bridge in the morning.
The annual report of Gen. John [
Black. Commissioner of Pensions, show.
that there are now 345,l25 pensioners
During the year there were added 3o,16'
new names, and $3.50 reinstatemcnts
The names of 1928 pensioners were
dropped from the roll for various causes
leaving net increase of 22,369. Th'
average annual value of each pension il
Sic, SO, and the aggregate annual valn'
of all pensions is S3s ,0S0,9s5. 1t is show
that 555 ,03S claims have been filed on &C
count of disability, and $780, on accoun
of death alleged to be due to causes origi
mating in the service. or the invali'
claims, 800, 204, and the widows and de
perdent relatives 220, s25, total OF o2l,
029 claims on account of disability ant
death have been allowed.