The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-07-07
STATE NEWS.

The bod, Of Benjamin f. Staples Of Eliot
Me-, was found floating in the river Saturda.
night. There was suspicion of foul play. The
deceased was 30 years old and carpenter b,
trade.
A meeting of the Republican State Commit
tee will soon be held in Augusta to select TWEEN
| flour delegates to attend the National Confer
ance OF Anti-Saloon Republicans which is tc
meet in Chicago
At Buckfed Saturday, there was a ceebra
ton at which IA very sad accident occurred
Mr.. j. ID. Fuller was firing salute from an an
vii, when by premature discharge his right
arm was blown off above the elbow, and his left
hand above the wrist. His eyes were also bad
" injured and the physicians think he
can live but short time.
Joshua Gray 4 Son. the boycotted lum-
Der manufacturers, Gardiner, report bust
ness good and say they are unable to fill
the numerous orders they are receiving.
The base ball team of Colby University
won the contest ut Portland Wednesday
with Bates, and thus gains for Colby the
championship in the Maine State College
League.
An unusual amount of building is going
on in the city of Portland this year most
of it being in the better class of dwelling
houses. The majority of all buildings
are having slate roofs and iron cutters.
Messrs W. ii. Simoston & Son of that
city, who are agents for sale of Monsoon
aud Brownyille states, have furnished the
slate for these buildings and have already
delivered about eight carloads, with or
ders ahead for several carloads more
They are about to add paper, zinc and
nails for slate work and take orders for
skaters tools.
Nearly all the machinery at the Lewis
ton mills, except the weaving, is now
shut down The weaving will be nearly
closed out next week. Several parties
are looking ut the prosperity with view
of purchasing.
& \. r. Post was instituted at Den
nysvlle, recently. The Post will adopt
the name of the old post at Dennysyille,
"Theodore Lincoln, jr." The members
of the post reside in EdmondS. Dennys-
willie and vicinity, says the Eastport Stan
dard.
Mr. +. IL. Brown one of the leading
temperance men in oxford country, has
written letter stating that he shall vote
the Republican ticket this year because
he believes the cause of temperance has
been retarded rather than advanced by
the action of the prohibition party. Mr.
Brown very aptly remarks that any move
ment calculated to put the Democratic
party into power, will prove great dis
aster to the cause of temperance In
saying that he will vote only for men
who are temperance men and in favor of
prohibition, he says that he will vote on
ly for men who believe in the Republic
can platform.
Commander S. W. Lane, Maine G.. A.
r., has received Geographic information
that the Grand Army rate from Portland
to San Francisco will be reduced below
the sum of $6I 50 stated in his circular
letter, the reduction to take effect July 10.
Commander Lane and the Maine dclega-
ton will start from Portland July %.
Full particulars will be mailed to all who
write him. Parties who take the train
with Commander Lane and desire sleep
ing accommodations must apply to him
for the same before July 10. More than
$50 persons have reported their intention
of going to San Francisco.