The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19
State NelVS.

Samuel Berry, young man employed as
a driver on q milk route, left his team,
went into the woods, and shot himself.
No cause Is assigned. He Is living, but
will probably die.
Bowdoins new President is expected at
Brunswick In q few days. as his household
goods have already arrived. He sent let
ter accepting the presidency of the college.
Gov. ROBBIE has accepted an invitation to
attend the New England Fair In Bangor.
During his stay he will be the guest OF
Hon. Silas G. Hatch.
An attempt of the town authorities OF
Old Orchard to enforce the Sunday laws of
the State at that place Is creating consider
able excitement among the newsdealers,
restaurant keepers and other interes ted
citizens.
Miss Jennie Vivian of Augusta has the
honor Of receiving an invitation from the
managers of the Eastern Maine State Fair
to contribute two crayon portraits to the
forthcoming fair. At their suggestion. she
has selected as subjects the portrait Of
Hannibal Hamlin, and that OF child.
H. s. Henderson, of Searsport. aged g.
bout 30 years, was killed on board the
schooner William Butman as she was ap-
preaching Bangor. Henderson got caught
and the sail jibed quickly, striking his head
against the railing Of the vessel with great
force and killing him instantly.
The Bangor Wing says that the dredger
Thursday scooped another old cannon from
the bottom of the river. 1t Is supposed to
be one of the Identical guns which were
lost o, erboard IN the river In the year l779,
when one of Commodore Salstons ali's sloops
of war was blown up. The one on the
post office approach was lost from the
same vessel.
Ex-Gov Dinglev was In Port Clyde
Thursday ascertalDing the wishes and
wants of the coast fishermen In regard to
the action that may be taken by our next
Congress relative TO removal of the fish
cry treaty with the Canadian govrnmeht.
We are much pleased to see our Congress.
men labor In our behalf
Fairfield has made an entry Of 80 head of
cattle for the New England Fair to be held
in Bangor the first week 10 September.
Large entries are daily made Ia all the de-
partments, and the exhibition promises to
be an immense one. The New Brunswick
people are coming to the fair In large num-
bers.
A petition, asking for the Communication
of Mrs. Barrows' sentence, has been clrcu-
lated among the ladies' of Augusta, and re-
ceived many signatures. One OF the
grounds on which clemency Is solicited is
that no woman has ever been hung in Me-,
and that 1t would be barbarism to execute
one of the weaker sex. The petition will
probably be presented to the Governor and
Council At their next meeting, which oc-
ours muster week. An effort will be made
at the same meeting to secure q commuta-
ton Of 'ntence for Oscar E. Blaney.
The Kennel &C Journal tells OF a sad az
fair which occurred In that city. A lady
waa arrested for debt on an execution from
an Auburn firm of lawyers. She did not
have dollar In the world and was destitute
of friends. Being without funds she was
unable to disclose and her relentless cred.
itors kept her in Jail a week until several
kind-hearted gentlemen In the city made up
purse, paid for her disclosure papers and
procured her discharge.
Hon. J. r. Bodwell, Of the firm of Bur
Leigh & Bodwell Of Hallowell, one of the
largest importers Of fine bred cattle In this
country, is enthusiastic over the success OF
the New Eegland Fair, and says that the
exhibit of cattle at this fair will be the fin
est ever seen In the world. The splendid
cattle of Messrs. Bodweil & Burleigh vii
be an attraction In themselves. Probably
no man in New England is better posted OF
cattle than Mr.. Bodwell.