The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
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Seth Williams Post, G. A. r., of Angus.
Ia, have selected Hon. Enoch Foster, OF |
Bethel, as orator for Memorial day.
Congressman Milliken is detained In
Washington. The committee on public
buildings, of which he Is a member, has
work which will occupy their lime for
nearly two weeks.
Senator aud Mrs. Frye have been invited
to be the guests Of Hon. Pelcg Cushman OF
Boston, on the occasion OF his annual re-
ception given to the Boston Club.
More than 1900 cords of hemlock bark
have been shipped TO South Lagrange from
various other stations on the Bangor d
Piscataquis railroad during the past winter.
This bark is all used At Proctors tannery,
East Bradford.
The Lincoln pulp mill has been shut
down the greater paIt of this month on &C.
count of lack of coal. The coal used In
the establishment comes from Nova Scotia
and the delay is caused by snow blockades
on the raj roads.
The directors of the New England ship
building company at Bath have organized
with Guy c. Goss for president and l. S.
Coombs for treasurer. A dividend OF
per cent was declared. A contract for q
1000 ton ship has been signed.
Hon. ]. r. Bodwell of Hallowell, besides
giving $1,000 to the Girls Industrial School,
and turning over two years salary TO the
Burial Ground association OF Hallowell,
with his partner, Mr.. Burleigh has given
three acres OF valuable land In Vassalboro
to the Oak Grove seminary.
The meeting of the Democratic State
Committee at Waterville, Friday, was
largely attended, every county In the State
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were present were Hon. william M. Rust,
OF Belfast, Hon. b. H. Thing, Mt. Yer
non, George Douworth, of Presque Isle,
and Hon. Edward Wilson, of Thomaston.
d. Horace Holman, chief mastering Of
ficer department of Maine, G. A. R., has
instituted Edmund B. Clayton post at
Strong. The post starts with thirty-two
charter members. DR.. George II. Higgins
WAS Installed AS commander. Mr.. Holman
was assisted by Captain E. Merrill, CON-
mander, and members Of the John +. APP
pleton post of Pennington. The ladies OF
Strong furnished sumptuous supper "
the post and the visiting comrades.
The ipcorporarors of the Maine Benefit
Association have completed their organi-
zation under the charter granted by the
chosen: President, Hon. George C. Wing.
Vice Presidents, Wallace H. White, Esq,
General James A. Hall. Treasurer, Madam
w. Harris. Medical Director, S. Cakes,
NJ. D.. Secretary, S. A. Lowell. Man.
ager, M. F. Kicker.
The Governor made the following nomi-
nations Thursday:
Justices of the Peace and Quorum, j. P.
thomson, New Gloucester; II. W. Young,
South Hancock; Lester M. Walker, Union;
| John c. Talbot, East Machias; Stickney
Gray, North Anson; Samuel II. Doten,
| Bearing.
Coroners, James T. Small, Lewiston;
| Oliver Otis, Rockland.
Public Administrator, Andrew Lacy,
| Wiscasset.
Fish Wardens, Fred Munson, Wesley
| Frederick s. Pattangall, Pembroke.
The Council adjourned Thursday.
The following taxes have been assessed
| by the Governor and Executive Council
against the railroads of the State: Grand
Trunk. S11 1928; Bangor and Piscatsquis,
1919 81; Boston and Maine, $20,359 05;
| Eastern, S20,715 IA; New Brunswick,
| $16i "a; Maine Central, $42.242 81; Mon
| son, 1888; Portland and Ogdensburg,
| S1376 48; Portland and Rochester, $780,
66; Rumford Falls and Buckfeld, S1l9 4s;
Sandy River Valley, SOL; Somerset, ST.
80; st. Croix and Penobscot, 81 "a; Or
| CndTH bedCu, D. ~; OicCu AhouutAiu, ~ioS
| 60; Bangor snd Kathdin Iron Works, $45
81; Bridgcton and Saco River, ga 90;
Lewiston and Auburn Horse, $25 %; Port
land Horse, 1894 20; Kuox and Lincoln,
$719 So
| A convention of Insurance agents WAS
| held at Bangor last week. There were
present thirteen representatives of the
whole New England Exchange committee,
which numbers twenty-five members. They
were Joined by all of the local agents In
Bangor belonging to their companies,
which made the entire number In the
meetings about tweuty-three. Tho meet
ing was principally OF preliminary import.
apce, the deliberations Of the committee
being bv no means completed. The organ
ization of the local board Of Penobscot
county was completed as it has already
been In number of other adjoining coun-
ties. Their future work will be TO arrange
| schedule of rates for the different towns
| in the county. Some time later In the
| spring a committee of three or four will
visit Bangor, recanvass the city and revise
| the rates of insurance.