The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-11-08
STATE NEWS.

] was being USED To WASH the UDOr~. II
was not thought at last account tha, In,
could recover.
| Dphtheria is prevailing to such an ry.
| tent in Brooks that by order of the Board
Of Health no religious meetings are to be
| had, or schools OF any kind kept open nm
| til the quarantine" is removed by the
| Board.
| MessrS. Comfy and Shellmen, Represent.
| ing the Standard oil Co., have purchased
| the Gro-~man property at Lewiston con.
sisting of four acres above the Maine
| Central station. They design to MAKE
/ this distributing station for their oil
| 1t will be an extensive establishment
The State of Maine Slate COMPANY
which has leased the Blanchard Slate
quarry of the parties in this city fora
term of years, commenced work there
last week and are now making good pro
grcss.
Rev. Father Genereux who has been in
charge of the Catholic churches at Dexter
and SkoWhegan has enterd upon hi,
duties as pastor of the Orono Catholic
church lie is an earnest worker AMI
preacher. Rev. Father lIamakcr. WHO
has been in Orono, goes to Dexter. says
the Bangor Commercial.
Nov, , Ienas Thompson's large ear.
riage factory on Mon street, Portland.
WIS burned at an early hour the I'd inst.
rhe fire caught around the boiler near
the faot of the elevator shaft and was
quickly communicated to the five stories
above Every part of the factory includ-
in@ the work rooms and store rooms WIS
burned or flooded with water. There
vas Il large amount of stock in process
of manufacture which was all DESTROYED.
There were upwards of "A hundred car
riage> in the building, every one of which
was damaged more or less or ruined.
The kennebec journal remarks that ton
many trotting tracks have been built in
this state, aud some of them will sink
money. There can be no doubt of it,
And the ambition of every town having
race-track to hold IA estate fair threat
ems 10 make even more mischief.
Lincoln and oxford are the two most
peaceful counties in the State. The trial
of Llewllyn Quimby at Wiscasset was the
first murder trial the latter county has
had for many years.
Work will soon be commenced on
new relief station that will be construct
ed at Trundy's Reef, Portland, Harbor.
been lost, to aid distressed mariners
The station will be manned by men Of
of the life saving crew at the Two Lights.
Governor Marble will designate Novem.
her 18th as Thanksgiving day.
The New England Company of Bath
nave contracted TO build big side-wheel
steamer for the Portland and Boston
route. The new boat will be larger than
any on the coast north of the Sound She
will be 27S feet long and four feet wider
than the Cumberland. The New England
Company'> contract is to build the hull
The engines are to be built at the Port
land Company's works. The steamer IS
to be completed May LIST, 1880.
At am informal meeting of the princi-
pal stockholders of the Bodwel Wafer
Power Company, it was decided to re.
build the burned lumber mills at Milford
\ meeting of the company will be held
in two weeks to settle the details
Representative Milliken gives very
amusing Illustration of the persistent at
tcmpts of the Democrats to deny the re-
suit in Maine lie says the Democrats in
his case are like the man killed in a rail-
way smashup, of whom it was first tele-
graphcd to his friends: ",Iohn> neck
and both legs broken" and soon after
this Later and more favorable, neck
and only one one leg broken
The trial Of Quimby the Boothbay lnur-
dcrer resulted in a conviction of murder
in the first degree, Friday last. The jury
was out but n short time and returned a
verdict Of guilty of murder in the first
degree at l.50 I, NJ. Quimby was per
fcctly cool and said it was what he cV-
pccted. lie was remanded to Jail.
Edward Stephenson of Alexander wa,
accidentally shot and killed by Thomas
Whitelock of Midtown, Friday. The two
young men were cousins, about 20 years
old. They started for the woods near
Mcddybemps in search of game. After
trampng some time, Stevenson went
ahead to place an Impoverished target ON
a tree. Whitelock cooked his gun and
prepared TO fire, rs soon as his compau-
ion had stepped aside, but accidentlly
pressed the trigger, the shot penetrating
the lieshy part Of the leg and thigh Of
Stevenson, Whitelock carried his cou~-
in two mile through the woods huI,ta
raft and carried him across the lake. hut
the injured man bed to death bcfnn
reaching help.
w hen news Camp of tho seizure of an