The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-08
STATE NEWS.

At meeting of the college Y. N. c. 4.
Tuesday night. DR. Dodge, president Of
Madison University. MAS elected preacher f
for next commencement.
The Zetas of Colby and Young lady F
friends with guests, were entertained by
Mi. and Mrs, r. W. Dunn, at their resi- /
dence, Tuesday evening.
1t 4, stated upon good authority that
most important piece of evidence has
been discovered in the Bennett robbery
ca; c. \ man Ia, heen found. who drove
whitney in team from Pitt>iield four
miles away from the scene of the affair.
If this i 50 il will have "a hearing upon
the case
Adiniant General Gallagher has ordered
an election to MI the vacancy of lcutcn-
ant colonel in the second regiment VI Y.
NJ and any other vacancies that may be
caused by such an election. at the head
quarters OF the regiment, Bangor, on the
20fh day Of February. lssS, ut , O'Clock
=. NJ.
The bfanchos which the McCafIerty
brothers brought into the STATE during
the past season are giving To the stock
COMM ,sioncrS good deal of trouble and
+ if these little animals do not start many
ca,c~ of CHAMBERS in the State it will he
wonder.
The Governor having accepted the in
+ yitation rendered by the Grand Canton
Worumbus. Pa, triarchs Militant, to a
reception. drill, etc, in City Hall Lewis
ton, the 18th inst, the adjutant general
has Just notified each member of the gov
errors military family requesting them
10 be present to accompany the command
er-in-chief on that occasion.
Chas. L. Fuller the well known clerk
of the Star of the East between Boston
and Augusta died at his home in Halo
well the 2nd inst aged - years. He
leaves wife daughter, and Young sun.
The deceased was the son of Hiram Full
Ter Esq. of lIalowell and nephew of w.
H. Fuller of this place.
Steady progress has been made toward
building the horse railroad at Watcrville.
The cars are being built and all the ma
tcral for the construction of the road Is
contracted for, including 1900 IONS of
cohble stones for paving between the
tracks, and 5000 seepcrS. The stone Is
to be furnished by farmers in surrounding
towns.
The Gardiner Loan and Building AsSo.
citation is in very prosperous { ndition
six per cent This association has loan,
outstanding to the value of ST. 100, ane
taking into account lis age, Is a flourish
ing as any association in the State.
Tine tug Ice King forced its way
through from Bath and sailed for Boston
/, Saturday last, the first to leave Bath since
I the 29th ult.
Gardiner had a 1000 fire Sunday morn
ing last ON Water Street. The fire start
] ed in the shop of W +. Ladd, and is sup
. posed to have originated from Il defcc
, tive flue. Most of the property was in
surcd.
Mr. John +. Chase an Augusta veteran
claims to have solved the problem of aria
} navigation and has gone to Washington
to show his model to the House naya
committee. He believes his craft. whicl
is an air ship propelled by wings, can b.
steered in any direction. can 20 siXt
! miles an hour and can be built lars
: enough to carry ton for $4,000 ii
+ has been studying on the machine 70
+. five years and keeps his own counsel a
. to It's details.
l The electric light was turned on a
c llallowcd, Wednesday evening of las
week, for the first time. The incandes
cent system of sixteen candles power /
u used. ltV SLuTb WIFI 20 UlhCtS VI bHNl
c ness and the post office. In the sprin
! the company will light some of th
J churches and residences.
: One of the largest seizures of liquor
k which has been made at Bangor for year
+ was made Thursday afternoon, on tn
$ arrival of the western freight train at til
e Maine Central station of Constable May
Vile 1t consisted of one bar el of liquo
, hacked in saWdust, inside of IA rice ticrCe
three half barrels, one five gallon kel
l and one case of liquor, and eight hal
] barrels of beer.
! The body of Charles Alberts, an age'
l coored man Of West Gardiner, wa
found, Thursday, in that village, by part
, les breaking out the roads. He ha'
3, persisted in the severe snow storm o
last week. One hand grasped shove
: and in the other was small Kerosene can
The body lay near fence, which TIN
f, victim had evidently tried to get over
l The head was bare, the hat, which hat
Z fallen off, being near. 1t is supposed
D tn It he had set out for neighbours hous'
i to procure kerosene, and had taken thu
d shovel along to assist him in gettin.
e through the drifts, Coming to larg'
drift he had apparently become dis
couragcd and endeavorcd to turn back
and had become exhausted before reach
5 ing his home. He has one daughter liz
I ing in Boston.