The Somerset reporter., 1886-05-12
STATE NEW S.

The annual cncampmcnt OF the Maine /
Sons of Veterans was held IN the hall OF /
Custer Posi- AT Lewiston, Thursday last /
The following officers were elected: Col
oucl Edward X. Gould. Rockland: Lieu
tenant Colonel, Charles O. Wadsworth.
Gardiner: Major George \. Fields Lew
i,ton; Chaplain. II. |. Wright. Auburn.
Mr. Howard owen of the Farmer has
received and accepted an invitation 10 de
liver the Memorial address at litchteld.
The annual reunion of the 18th Maine
Regiment viii be held al Oakland, in Aug
ust.
Grand Master Weymouth contempates
having a meeting OF all the Deputy Grand
Master Workmcn of the Ancient order Of
'nited Workmcn of Maine, Mt Augusta
about the middle of Nay. FOR instrnctio
etc, to he followed in the evening by a
public meeting There will hc speaking
/ by Past Grand Master Barnes of Callfor-
MIA, Temple and Burt Of Massachusetts.
Grand Medical Examiner and Recorder.
/ Hugh Doherty and others.
| Messrs. f !. Fred Webster have
/ shipped their first cargo of pulp wood
/ from Bangor to IlaSrc de Gras and have
another nearly ready The schooner Lew.
1 * Clark has sailed with the first cargo.
Tie hftcth anniversary of the marriage
/ Of Philip NorCro~s To Susan :. Hihbard.
was celebrated saturday, III their home IL
/ New Sharon. Their two children w W.
/ Norcross Of New sharon and Mrs. Folsom
Of Somcr,illr. Mas. were present The
occasion WAS informal aud very pleasant.
The aged couple have liked since their
marriage in Industry. Starks. New sharon
and a short time in Massachusetts.
The new Maine Central Stops in Water
VILE will consist of two sets of shops
locomotive and car repair. The man
building will he 800 feet long, 100 feet
wide; another building will be 30oX50 feet
and two others 3olN7j and 250x75 respect
lively. They will require about 2,0oo.Mo
bricks in their construction and 800 yards
of foundation stone. The whole will cost
about 5000 900. \ crew of about 300 men
will be employed. Work on the new
buildings will begin as soon n possible,
says the Seminal.
Henry Higgins OF Concord aged 2l
years. shot himself Thursday with gun.
and died instantly. rnrcquitcd love was
the cause.
Leonard f. Foss. who is hound over in
the supreme Court for stealing baggage
on the Fitchburg railroad aud numerous
charges of petty larceny, i evidently try
ing to end his life by starvation. He has
positively refused food eight days until
Yesterday when he was forced to partakc
Of nourishmcnt 1t is thought that he IS
insane
Hon James G. Blaine has been invited
to deliver the address ut the North ArooS-
took Agricultural Society Fair, at Pressure
Isle, Sept 2jth. In letter to Hon, Ed
ward Wiggin Mr., Blaine says that the
condition of his business affairs is such
that he cannot make engagements ahead
but if practicable he will be present as a
locker on. In closing Mr.. Blaine says Il
have for many years taken profound in
tcrcst in the rapidity and ,olidity Of \ 'oos-
took 5 growth and development, and moth
ing would give me more pleasure than Ia
refresh myself once more with sight of
your progress.
The men of Lawrence Brothers, South
/ Gardiner. struck last week and they shut
down their mills They told their men
( they would give them week to think Of
| il, would start their SANS Monday next
and any men who would 90 to work then
would have the opportunity, but those
who did not may look elsewhere for work
in the future. Elias Millikcn 4 Sons of
IIallowcll and Joshua Gray x Son of Gar
diner have also shut down on account of
labor troubles.
Parties who were searching Tor May
flowers In the woods near Nancchoro,
came upon the remains of II man some
what past middle age The body was
somewhat dccomposed 1t had on two
oyercoats and fur cab, Indicating that
death must have cured in the winter
\ gold watch, and scycnty-tlve dollars
were found on the body. From letters
also found, it is supposed that the re-
mains are those of David Savage. of
Cambridgeport Mass. 1t is thought that
he straycd into the woods, wa, lost and
persisted in the SHOW.