The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-15

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should remember that 1t Is bad policy to
advertise what you have not got especially
In the summer boarding line.
State NesVs.
The ten saw mills at Wlnnegance Mills,
below Bath, are all shut down, waiting the
arrival OF logs.
Within q month six men employed In
the mills at Ellsworth have lost portion
OF their thumb and fore-6nger by getting
them against saws.
Over $4,000 pounds Of Peuobscot river
salmon were brought into Bangor up TO
June 30th and were valued at more than
six thousand dollars.
Col. H. L. Mitchell, Of the Second Marie
Regiment, has made The following appoint
upon the uncommissioned staff: Charles A.
Blethen, OF Bangor to be Sergeant Major
vics French, discharged. Dana +. Warren
Hospital Steward, vice Greedy promoted,
Joseph Z. Wilson, OF Orono, to be commits
sary sergeant, vice Richardson discharged.
The Bodwell Water Power Co., of Ban
gor, has declared q semi-annual dividend
of 3 per cent We learn that the earnings
of this company are sufficient to make
similar dividend on January next.
The Governor and Council were In SEES
sion last Friday. An extended hearing
was given on the appointment Of NUM-
cpal Judge for Gsrdiner. Several at.orn
eys spoke in favor of the candidates. The
matter was not decided. Adjourned to
meet August 25th. The mattar of the
Communication of Oscar E. Blaney,s SEN
tence will probably come up At the next
meeting.
Sergeant Dennis Kelley, who shot young
Smith at Fort Popham, was brought before
Judge Cot In the Circuit Court to-day on
q writ Of error. The writ was disaliowed
and Kelley was sent to Portland Jail for
eighteen moths, according to the sentence
previously imposed.
The coroner's inquest was held at East
Newport, over the body Of Mrs. Hannah
| NJ. futile, killed by the train last night.
The jury attached no blame to the Maine
| Central or any of its employees.
John Hersom, beloneing in Augusta was
arrested at Treeport, Friday afternoon, for
| beating Patrick Tobin, who testified against
the Togus liquor sellers the first of the
present week. TObin was attacked on
Thursday morning, and two Of his ribs
were broken, and he Is in precarious con.
dition. Hersom's case was continued one
week In the municipal court, or until GER
tain Witnesses could be present.
The Democratic town of Elliot, Me-, Is
near the Navy Yard at Kittery. Democrats
| In that town have been furnishing for the
Navy Yard these twenty odd years. When
Mr.. Clevelend was elected they foundly ex.
pected that on the 9th Of March the yard
would be opened wide for them. Such an
ticipation was not gratifed. The yard Is
| yet closed. To express their Indignation,
they put out their campaign dag July 4th,
with the name Of Hendricks alone, that of
| Mr.. Cleveland having been removed.
Concerning the damaged State Fair
building, President Prince writes: 1.-THE
gale damaged our buildings OH the grounds
about $1,000 and have called meeting of
| the trustees for next Monday to see what
| action they will take to repair damages and
| all may rest assured that unless something
worse occurs than has yet, the first of Sep
teinher will find US In better condition than
| ever before for our fair"
The COZ oner's jury In the case of Geo. F.
Harmon, supposed to have been murdered
| by Kohler In Portland In February last by
| administering arsenic, returned verdict
o. death from causes unknown to them and
Kohlcr was discharged. When it was sus-
| pected that Harmon came to his death by
| foul means the body was exhumed and the
stomach was sent to Prof. Carmichael at
Bruins wick, for analysis. Prof. Carmichael
| reported that he had found one fifth of q
| grain Of arsenic in the stomach, but the IN
| dertaker testified that he used half pint oil
| embalming fluid 10 the body. An analysis
| Of this quantity of fluid shows that 1t con-
| tains l0l grains of arsenic which the doc
tors say permeated the body, IN view of
isis state OF affairs nothing was left but to
discharge Kohler.
| As the up train on the Piscataquis rail-
road was rounding sharp curve, between
| Blanchard and Shirley, Friday NOR ming
huge rock was noticed between tie
rails but short distance ahead. The en-
| CINE whistled sharp down brakes and by
the best endeavors Of the train men they
succeeded in coming to stop just as the
had fallen out of the overhaDging bank
Dpon the track, having been loosened In
its position by the recent rain.
The eleventh annual Reunion OF the
Third Maine Regiment Association will bt
held at Hallowell, Me-, on Wednesday,
August 18th, 1885. Business meeting will
be held at IL O'Clock A. NJ, Comrades
uear stations of M. C. R. r, X s. L. r. R.
aud Somerset r. r. on presenting card will
obtain one fare ticket for the round trip.
John E. Fosset, Augusta, president; H. j.
Goulding, corresponding secretary, Lewis
Selbing, secretary.
Two large ships are nearing completion
In the New England ship Co.'S yard in Bath
one of which Is 2000.ton ship and already.
timbered out. This ship will be command
ed by Capt. Stone Of New Bedford. The
other is e 12OO-ton ship and is nearly plank
ed up.
Among the passengers on the railway
train which ran into the funeral process.
sion at Newport last week, when Mrs Tut.
tie was killed. was q daughter of the man
whose funeral was being solemnized. She
had been delayed in reaching home, and
when the train again started after the &C.
cideDt, she remained behind aid taking
her place In one Of the carriages, proceed
ed to the grave Of her departed parent.