The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-10
STATE NEWS.

cry Tor cotton goods At Augusta.
James Leighton, aged Sc, living with
his daughter, Mrs Dole, in Yarmouth,
committed suicide by hanging in the barn
with clothes line Friday. No cause Is
assigned for the act.
Lawrence Bros. arc running their mill
eleven hours day. They are paying
their help summer wages. They have or
ders on hand from ice houses to the
amount of 100000 feet of lumber.
Secretary Bayard has decided that the
treaty between the United States and
Mexico will allow of the extraditon of
Thompson the Grand Trunk defaulter.
and has notified Robe Governor to that
effect.
The cotton mill owned by the Ports
mouth Manufacturing CO., located in So.
Berwick, Me-, which was shut down one
year ago, resumed work with full force.
Extensive Improvements have been made
while shut down.
The Lockwood Mills at Waterville, run
ming 10000 spindles, give employment to
HOO persons, use 10 tons of starch and
1900 tons of coal year. The pay roll Is
s32 600 month. The past year the mills
have produced l1,9s0000 yards Of cloth
Thursday noon forty loom flxcrs in the
Bates mill quit work in consequence of
| alleged grievance in the employing of a
new man aS fXer. Mr.. Pratt, the agent,
ordered the mill shut down and says the
machinery IS being cleared up for long
stop.
John johnson, aged % years, was
found, Thursday morning, in the out
skirts of Bddeford severely frozen. lie
! t.l Ia bf -, nj Il
| In 20 minutes afterwards He was seen
intoxicated, with another fellow, late
/ Wednesday night lie was barber by
/ trade.
The Norway 1drcriser says not tene-
ment or suite of rooms can be obtained
in Norway village at any price All the
/ houses now in process of erection were
rented before the foundations were laid.
A number will be built in the spring but
careful inquiry shows them all rented.
This is what manufacturing of shoes has
done for the place.
DIR. j. o. Webster, of Augusta, has
been rcappoinled on the State Board of
Health, this time for the term of six
years, his former appointment being for
the term of one year. He has proved
himself most valuable member of the
board. The work of the year will soon
be laid berore the public in the interest.
ng report of the secretary, DIR. Young
The annual meeting of the Maine
Steamship Company, in Portland, We'd
ncsday morning, elected the following
officers: President, c. NJ. Bailey; Vic,
President, Mark p. Emery; Manager, w
q. Davis; Treasurer and General Agent
j. b. Coyle, jr; Clerk, Henry Fox; Di
rectors, c. NJ. Bailey NJ. 2. Emery, W
&. Davis, II. J, Libby, John Englis o
New York, X. NJ. Richardson and W. +
Milliken.
The Portland Adreriser says: X. b
Swift was a postal employe through
whose carelessness mail bag was stolel
at Watervile and rifed of its contents
He was convicted of violating the rcgula
tons. but has lately been pardoned by tn
President. 1t was this case which Attor
ncy General Garland got mixed up witt
, that Of Silas NJ. Waite of Vermont, there
. by causing the astonishing reports to Z,
out that the notorious Handkerchief wa
to be let out of Jail
At an adjourned meeting of the direct
ors of the Kennebec Framing Co. las
/ Tuesday, e. l.. Briggs was chosen treas
urer in place Of W W. Rice. l.. l.. Par
sons, agent Of the company in Boston
Mr.. Briggs will have the general manage
ment of the company's business at Fair
| field. The company anticipate a goo
business next season. The complete OF
ganiZation is as follows: Directors, 10
siah Lassellc, Pres G. l.. Briggs, Treas
l.. J.. Parsons, Agent; +. j. Lawrence, S
A. Nyc, says the Fairfield journal.
: The lime manufacturers, Rockland, hay
suspended all work at their quarries an,
kilns because of the action of the Knight
of Labor in demanding an advance o
wages, and that members of the Knight
OF Labor organization should be given tn
preference in the several branches of la
Dor required in the manufacture of lime
The situation is a grave one, as it affect
a larger number of workingmen abou
Rockland than are engaged in any othc
single industry. The lime manufacturers
say they cannot pay any higher prices TO
labor and obtain any profit on their lime
The Lockwood mills have produced Z,
100000 yards Of goods, the past year
weighing 4,9G2, 900 pounds--or good.
enough to stretch from the Kennebec t,
the Ganges. The corporation distribute
S32 900 month among the people o
Wateryille. There are 100 persons EN-
ployed by the corporation, 600 females
and 40 males. The mills run 90, 00l
spIndlcs on shirtings shcctngs anC
twills, from 32-inch to l05-inches Cam
bricks are also produced. The mills us,
IS tons of starch and 1860 tons of coal
year. The power is 1850 h. p, furnished
by Turbine wheels. The capital stool
of the corporation is $500 900
During the past few weeks numerou,
burglar les have been reported in ditfrren
parts of Maine. Various valuables ant
sums of money have been taken In tn,
most daring WY, but no clue has evel
been obtained regarding the robbers.
was only Friday that burglars had bare
work anj small reward at Daniorth. A
special dispatch to-day states that burg.
l,rs entered G II. Haskell's store at Lee
Friday night, blew open the safe and Sc
cured 5000. ..
Collector Anderson has appointed Mr.
Thomas Boothby of Windham, deput,
COLI ctor End inspector of touchdown, Oh
the Canadian frontier, In place of Mr..
Weston, resigned. He has also appoint
ed Captain J. +. Jenner of Brdgton,
watchman and Inspector at the English
steamers in place of Mr.. Doothby, trans.
ferred. L R. Pierce is to fill David
"io"''ou p'n.e on 'he civil SERVICE tx
animation board.
Grand Secretary Davis reports there
are ITO Odd Fellows lodges in the State,
Il gait of six; 1920 members, gain OF
564. Amount paid for relief, Ss7, 900. 81
Invested fund, including real estate and
lodge property, s446,344.7l; annual re
ceipts, $l09, 274. AZ; Rebekah lodges 20, a
gain Of one; members 1851, gain OF l0S.
FOREIGN