The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-03-17
STATE NEWS

STAT NEWS
The Governor has rcapPoiuied A. q. |
Andrews Judge of the Augusta Municipal
Court
Superintendent C. \ Coomh~. of the
Knox and Lincoln railroad, has accepted
position a. superintendent OF the Great
Western division of the fitchbnrg rail
road.
At Miliken's camp ON Misery stream is
a fine large deer the pet Of the lumber
men The animal was captured alter
long chase through the deep snow and Is
50 tlmc as to readily eat food from per-
sons hand
Engineers in the employ of the lnterna-
tiunal Railway company have gone to
Grccnvilc to locate line from the term
mus of the Bangor and Piscataquis rail
road at West Cove to the point where the
Mcgantic line will cross Mooschead Lake.
The veteran Augusta matchmaker, 5 A.
Russell has a list of namcs of 5oo dcccas
ed person, for whom he has engraved
coffin plates. Among the number were
three who were one hundred or more
years of aye at the time of their death
1t is reported that Capt W. II. Boynton
of Bangor, formerly head clerk in the rail
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ton. has purchased onc-half interest in the
Dexter Gazette, and will in few weeks
assume editorial control of that paper.
The following Maine people left Boston
on Wednesday in Raymond party for
California: Mr.. and Mrs. + +. Boothby,
Portland Col. w. \ X. Boothhy Water
vile; Mr. and Mrs. q. X. Lancaster, Ban
gur; Mr. AID Mrs. David z. Percy, Bath,
and Mrs. y. \. StrOut Portland
The municipal election in Belfast was
entirely without political issues. Charles
Baker, the so-called tax payers candidate,
Was chosen mayor over Albert c. Burgess,
the so-called tax reduccrs candidate,
by two majority. The vote was the larg-
gcSt ever thrown.
Lumbcrmen say that this winter has
been hy far the hardest one "a to the
weather for several years. There is now
II depth Of snow of from three and one
half to six feet. Hauling from the yards
can be done with comparative ease, but
from the stump is difficult.
Hon. John A. Buck. of Orand died Fri
day. after brief illness of inflammation
of the bowels, He had been quite a prom
incnt man in Hancock county, for long
time, being engaged in the fishery busi-
ness. He had represented the town i'll the
Icgi stature and the county in the Senate
and had held other public positions.
The railroad commissioners are making
an inspection of the Maine Central and its
branches, this week beginning Tuesday
Tuesday and Wednesday in examination
of the western part of the line, Thurs
day and Friday will be devoted to an in
spccton of the Belfast, Dexter and
Bucksport branches, the Mount Desert
branch and the +. and y. \. division to
NanccborO. The commissioners are ac-
companicd by General Manager Tucker
and the heads of the roads various de
partments.
Gorlam proposes to celebrate. in May
the l50th anniversary of the towns settle
mcnt. So long ago was ii that Captain
John Phinncy, with his young son, pad
died up the PresnmpSeot in the month of
May, 1886, and began his clearing in the
forest which covered Fort Hill and it is
related that his oldest daughter aided in
the transportation of provisions from
Portland to the new settlement, rowing
the boat and carrying bags of corn and
meal around the falls. For two years the
only neighborS of the Phnncy family were
the wild beasts and the wild Indians.
The inquest on the death of Dana Rob
inS on of Winslow, who was killed on the
night of March 9Th by being run over,
was held Tuesday and Wednesday by Cor
oncr l.. ID. Carver of Watcryillc. tonn-
ty Attorney liaines appeared IN behalf of
the State and T.. +. Webb in behalf of the
Maine Central. The result of the inquest
was substantially, that the deceased was
killed while on his way home from Water
willie ON the night of March 9Th, by being
run over by the train; that the deceased
was intoxicated; that ms death was not
due to any negligence on the part of the
NJ. G. X X. Co., or its employees.
contritc letter has been received by
the parents Of the runaway boy at Bret
tan's Mills, livcrmore, who about Il
month or six weeks ago went to join the
Texas COW boys. The boy was captured
with his companion in Chicago, but es-
capped the custody of the officer who WAS
bringing them east. The boy stepped out
while the officer was asleep and has been
mourned rs lost or dead. The boy is in
Texas. He wants to come home. He is
out of money and is willing to own that
the way of the tranSgre>sor is hard, and
that it is bad walking between Texas and
Maine.
More than one republican otticc-holder
in Maine owes the retention of his place
till this time, to the fear of certain hun
cry democrats that the other hungry dem
ocrat may get it, 1t tranSpires that Pres
idcnt tlcveland had decided last June to
appoint Capt Chas Baker of Belfast to
the Office of L. S. Marshal of Maine; but
Mr.. kimball of oxford county and one of
the other candidates got wind of 1t and
they wrote letters to the President, urging
the continuance of MIR. Blshee in office on
the ground that he was "A brave soldier,
whom they thought ought not to be dis
turbcd, Then they went to work in earn
est each to get the Office for himself. The
result was that neither of them wears the
roScttc.