The Somerset reporter., 1886-03-10
STATE NEWS.

Dir. Thomas &. i.oring of Portland died
last week from the effect Of an injury re-
cciNed by ice falling upon him during the
ice storm in February.
Watervlllc voted for the third time.
Monday, upon the question of a city char
ter. The vote stood. yes, 265; no. 349.
and Nater,ille will still remain town.
I'm old lady named Wcleh, residing on
Knox street, Lewiston. had her clothes
take fire, Saturday morning. and She was
fatally burned.
The deficit of $4,000 in the san Fran
cisco sub-trcasury, docs not occur in the
accounts of a republican holdover. The
defaultcr is new democratic official who
has been less than six months in office.
Here is an opportunity for reformers To
repeat the slogan Turn the rascals out
Dana Robinson, while walking along
the track of the Maine Central Railroad
in Winslow Saturday night, was struck
by the Pullman train and instantly Killed.
He was known to have been intoxicated,
and is supposed to have fallen upon the
rack before the coming train. Deceased
was ? years old.
\ fire March 3 in the Toy and fancy
goods store Of Chas. Day on Middle
street Portland, caught from carbon
dropping from mn electric light. The
stock. valued at l7.OOo. Is nearly all ruin
ed. The loss will be about sl3.ooo: in
Surcd for sl3,ooo. The building is own
ed by r. II Weston and damaged about
81 1000; insured.
The journal publishes "A letter from IRA
| Cashman, of the firm Of \. Cushlnan 4
/ Co, who propose, to the employees of
| that firm plan by which they are To re-
ceivc "A dividend on their labor, in proper.
ton rs their labor contributes to the
amount earned during the year after
4 dclucting the expenses of management,
/ interest and depreciation on the plant.
The Republican State committee of Me.
/ has decided to hold the next State convcn-
/ ton at Lewiston, ON June 18th Each city,
/ town and plantation will be entitled To
one delegate, and for each - votes cast
/ for the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1884 an additional delegate, and for Il
/ fraction of 10 votes in excess OF - votes,
an additional delegate.
s. y Maxcy \ CO. of Gardiner have re-
Gently made their employees most gencr-
Gus offer. The company, after much de
liberation have decided To divide the
stock into shares thereby making Il stock
company of it, and Will sell the employees
any number of such as they may desire
Their object in 50 doing is that the men
will he more interested in their work ano
make the business more profitable. The
proposition is now under consideration
and will probably be accepted.
The relations between worknen ane
their employers continue strained ut Rock
land and Lewiston. In the former city
one firm of liinc-burners have signed tin,
r. of |. price list and resumed operations
70 an Inquiry from some of the othc
manufacturers rs Ia whether the Knight
of Labor will supmit 10 an arbitration b,
outside parties, the latter reply that thci
own board of arbitration has acted on thu
matter aud therefore they decline to cal
In outside arbitratorS, aS proposed Thu
situation in Lewiston is unchanged, an'
there Is no prospect of an immediate
settlement between the Bates mill an,
its operatives Some of the latter arr
leaving town in search of employment
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