The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-11-29
STATE NEWS.

ten new novel entitle The open Door.
The book is said to be more ambitious
one than any which She has previously
written, and the scene is laid in Germany,
where she has been living for some time.
The Canadian Pacific railroad telegraph
line is being built very rapidly to st,
John. one gang of men has been work
ing for several days past at McAdam
Junction, while another has been opera
ting at Fredericton junction. The crew
shifted their quarters last week to the
next station east of McAdam, Magaguad-
ayic. Men are erecting poles and string
ing the wire as they 90 along,
The winter term of the Eastern State
Normal School, at Castine, will com
mcnce Tuesday, Dec. Nth, with A, +.
Richardson as Principal.
The Maine Central Railroad Company
has issued its winter time tables in handy
pocket form.
Another case of diptheria is reported at
the Maine Insane Hospital, making three
cases there now. The last victim is a
male patient over seventy years of age
who was in the sick ward. Though the
case is mild one it is very doubtful if
the patient will recover as he is afflicted
with complication of diseases.
1t is said that twelve vessels will be
built in Bath during the coming winter
and most of them will be of large size,
/ Builders and contractors express much
satisfaction with the present state of af-
| fairs and confidence in the continuation
of the present prosperity.
The Aroostook Republican wisely adj
monishes its readers to beware of West
crn boomers who flood the East with
seductive circulars. This is good advice.
/ There is generally a boomerang at the
other end of such booms.
The directors of the Edwards Manu-
| featuring Company held meeting in Bos-
ton on Thursday. The subject of the
new mill to be erected at Augusta, next
summer, was under discussion. The work
will be vigorously prosecuted in the early
spring. Mr. Edwal It's who has been suffering
from IL severe indiSposition, was present
at the meeting, very much improved in
health.
1t is probable that the winter meeting
of the State Pathological Society will bt
held in Damariscotta the last week in
February, and arrangemei t. to that end
are now being perfected The society i,
making collection of choice apples fol
exhibition at the Worlds Exposition
WEIGH opens in Paris next May. The APP
plies are placed in "a preserving liquid in
Washington before going to their final
destinations and bar ell has lately been
forwarded to the national capital by the
society for that purpose.
The Maine Central now proposes, in
order to bring travel from the White
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lor car from Fabyaus to Bar IIarbor next
season, and sell tickets good for "a term
of days. Equally strong efforts will be
made to have tourists at Bar llarbor visit
the White Mountains on their way home,
The Maine Central now controls the
whole line between the two places.
The Canadian Pacific railroad trains to
and from Greenyllle each carry about 30
passengers just now, but the business is
fast increasing and when daily trains
commence it will become quite an i'm
portant matter. Bangor merchants are
getting the trade along the line.
Thirteen complaints were lodged
against liquor sellers in Aroostook cOun-
ty last week for selling liquor without
payment of the retail liquor dealers spec
ial tax. These Aroostook county men,
when caught doing illegal business, sci.
dom allow their cases to come to trial,
but pay their fines at once. There are
some half dozen parties along the line of
| the Mcgantc road who have been selling
without having paid the tax and they are
! likely to suffer for their unlawful acts at
no distant day.
great sensation was caused in
business circles at Pennington when
it was known that Officer Sylvester
had arrested George W, Russell, of Will
ton, on a charge of uttering forged pa
per. Russell has for several years been
doing large business, in manufacturing
shovel handles. most of which have been
sold to the Cakes Ames Go of Boston
lie is about sixty years of age and has
been generally considered square in his
dealings. 1t is said Russell raised money
to carry on business by notes at the
banks and has obtained some seven thou
sand dollars in this way, his notes bear
ing Cakes Ames' name as surety, which
was a forged signature.
The kennebec Journal is informed that
the Associated Press despatch from Nor
folk, Va, which states that the Haynes
x Dewitt Ice Company, of Augusta, had
a one third interest of Rawlins, White
hurst 4 Co., ice dealers, who are reported
to haye assigned is untrue. The Haynes
X De Witt company did at one time own
Il share in this firm but disposed of their
interest several years ago, and have had
no connection with it since.
A monster buck was killed on Han
cock street in Bangor, Monday morning.
The animal had evidently come into the
city in the night, as when discovered thi,
morning he was caught in board fence.
C. j. Gallager, who lives on the street
killed him with an axe.
The financial affairs of Colby Universi-
ty are reported: to be in a very prosperous
condition, as are those also of the three
fitting schools for that Institutional
Watervlle, Hebron and lIoulton. Some
time ago Mr.. B. +, Sturterant of Boston
pledged $40 900 for the erection of two
new buildings as soon as $4,000 could
he raised from other sources. All but a
few thousand dollars of this sum is al
ready pledged, and without doubt work
the buildings will be begun in the com
ing spring.
The Board of Trustees of the Maine
Baptist Missionary Convention met Mon
day, at the Baptist church in Waterville,
Of which Rev. VIM. ii, Spencer is pastor
The Board received the quarterly reports
Of the churches which it has aided and
made the usual appropriations towards |
supporting them for the coming three
months, The Board thoroughly discussed
he wants andlneeds of the denomination
throughout the ,state. The reports #,
,eived show that much earnest and faith
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