The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
State NefcS.

Francois Huotte, who was killed on the
railroad at Cumberland Mills, Friday even
ing, leaves u widow and eight children re-
siding in Saccarappa. His age was SO.
The city hospital of Bath, was destroyed
by fire Saturday moaning. The loss Is
$1,000; no insurance. The fire Is supposed
to have been the work of an incepdiary.
Darius II. Ingraham, of Portland, was
one of the Maine democrats Y no went to
Washington, said his little say, came right
back aud Kept his mouth shut. The Pres
dent has appointed him Consul at Cadiz.
private dispatch from San Francisco
announces the sudden death in Los Ange-
les, Cal, Monday night Of Col. j. Fr INK
Godfrey. formerly of Bangor. He was a
wei known cavalry officer during the war.
The walls of the new mill Of the Edwards
Manufacturing Company, at the west end
of the dam u. Augusta, are approaching
completion, and it is probable that the
structure will be entirely covere d in by
Aug. lst.
The boom above Augusta broke Wednes
Gay, letting down a large number of logs.
They lodged on the middle pier of the Gar
diner and Pittston bridge, and it looked
one while as If Gardiner might have a free
bridge. The prompt use of tug boats final
ly freed the bridge without much damage.
Reports from Georges Banks state that
the fishing Schooner Mary Jane Lee, OF
Hancock, Me-, was run into by an unknown
barque and sunk also at schooner Lew
is King of LamJine, Capt. Bunker, lost
seven men in the recent gale, and that 9TH
er vessels lost dories and deck fittings.
There are no other particulars.
The Maine Industrial Journal says that
the managers of the Northern Aroostook
railroad organized in Bangor, last winter,
with the design of building a railroad from
Bancroft to Houlton, will probably aban-
don their plan. The Journal says the rea-
sou Is, the Maine Central has brought suffi-
cient pressure to bear to nip the scheme in
the bud.
One of the events of this month will be
the temperance camp-meeting at Marano-
cook, Friday and Saturday, July 3lst and
lgust 1st. All temperance organizations
are invited to be present. 1t is now ex-
pected that Mrs. Lathrop, of Canada, will
be present. Some think she is the ablest
orator OF her sex in this or any other coun.
try. As has been the custom, the best of
music, including bands and vocal, and 9TH
er special attractions. Saturday will be
chldIens' day. Reduced rates on the
Maine Central Railroad are offered.
A party of river drivers belonging in
Bangor, to which place they were return
ing from New Hampshire, boarded the
Pullman train at Portland, Thursday night,
and shortly after leaving Gardiner got into
a fight among themselves, which they kept
up until the train arrived in Augusta. The
conductor and brakemen in endeavoring to
quiet them received severe treatment, one
of the brakemen being quite badly bruised.
Upon the arrival of the train in Augusta,
officers entered the car, and, alter q severe
struggle, arrested three of the leaders and
lodged them In jail. The rest of the party
Quoted down and the train proceeded on
its way.
The report of Treasurer Osgood of the
Maine State Fair for the period beginning
Sept. %, 1884, and ending May 8, 1885, has
been made up and is published in the
Ma ne Farmer. The receipts Uf the last
show were SIT .943 SO. Adding the amount
coming from the suciety's note and draft
and the balance from previous account, we
have total receipts OF $24, l43 SO. The to
tai expenditures ar, 1923, 1878, leaving a
cash balance carried to new account of
$4l5.66. The property of the society is
valued at $3l, $50. Its debts amount to
$2l, ll5. The surplus of assets over liza.
bilties is $ll, 1885. All the property is
well insured. The society never was so
we'll off as 1T Is to-day. After this year it
can devote the major part of its net re-
ceip.s to paying its debt.