The Somerset reporter., 1886-04-28
STATE NEW s.

TWENTY-FIVE men and boys employed IN
the picker and card rooms Of the mil II
the Edwards Manufacturing 20. struck
Friday for an advance IN Naae> Of eight
Ia twenty per cent, and are now ont
The mill i running ~ usual. the strikers
places being filled with Other men a. fast
a. they can be obtained The strike Aas
no connection with the Knights OF Labor
The annual Maine encampment of the
semi military order known n the Sons
of Veterans. will be held in Lewiston
next month According Ia the Bangor
Hhjq. Mr. f. X Gould Of Rockland bids
fair to be elected to the head Of the di-
vision and Mr. + W Plai>ted OF Pre>4ue
Isle 10 the lieutenancy.
Editor Rust Of the Belfast L. remarks
that the attempt 10 read Mr.. Bass ont OF
the party was piece of fooli>hnc,N- lie
Sav> Chairman Brown made A. hlg d
mistake a. Ba>, did when he lei the M
>lought on the Chairman.
The STATE Ear trustees have voted =
change the date Of holding the Slatf
Fair to Sept. 18th. This WIS done 10
avoid the week Of the odd Fellows cele-
bration in Boston.
Hon \. p Gould j. lying very sick at
his home in rhomastou-
Tie Mon>on Slate Company was organ.
led At Monsoon on the l~t inst. under the
general law of the state, Ia succeed 10 thu
property and business Of the lchran
Pond Monsoon Pond and kneo compau.
les
TIN East Dover Wooden Mil has start
ed up under it, new proprietor> My~>rs.
IYl ITaxt 4 and tRlIi frTufI1lHI-
~ increase it, force until running to full
capacity. The mill is now running on
ca>hmerets
\ Bath schooner ran down the Oregon,
and now President Cleveland i going Ia
marry girl who ha> cousin in Rrh-
mond. Sagadahoc county i happy, say-
the Lewiston Journal.
At Il recent meeting of the Maine Wa-
man Suffrage Association, a vote Of thanks
was passed to Hon. r. b. Reed for intro
ducing Il bill into Congress favorins NO
man suffrage.
The saw-mllS on the Pcnoh>cot are
getting under way G uld y Hastings.
F. ". Aver y Co. { G.. Sterns Company
and D. Sargents Son, have this week
started up their steam mills below the
city and Morse & co. on the kenduskcag
are also running Iludgkns. Hall Co.
intend ia starr their saws on "Wednesday
next, James Walker y Co commenced
saving ut the Basin Mills early the pres
emf week but had 10 cease ON H'rdue >,lay
owina Ia the hiph water The warm
heather of the INST week has tapidly
melted the SNOW in the woods and a. a
result the pcuohscat /, now at "A frc>het
uiirh Tho up-river mills will generally
have to remain idle until the water sub
sides.
Saxs the Lewiston Journal Rambler
The oldest business man in Portland i,
Mr. John MusScy. who is q years of aye
and has NOT lost hi. rntrrnri>e vet. \
few DAYS auo he had an interview with A
Portland architect and talked with him
about some land on which he proposed
To build The land i le.sed now said
Mr. Nussey. .hut The lease runs on in
five wears and when it is expired / IN 20.
inc tn build the hand.or,rst black in Port
land on that lot
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