The Somerset reporter., 1889-07-11
STATE NEWS

VIM $. Hume, tlrst lieutenant. Davis T.
lurlng, second lieutenant Of the com
pany.
DIR. Joseph Kicker, secretary of the
Maine Baptist Missionary Society, decln-
Ing to accept that position after the pres
ent year, Rev. DIR. Roberts of Rockland,
Rev. Mr.. Dunn of Portland, Rev. e. V.
Hanson OF Skowhegan, and Rev. +. s.
Small of Liyermore Falls, are mentioned
for the position
Hon X b. Dunn and wife of Waterville
celebrated their golden wedding, Thurs
day evening. The anniversary occurred
the 2Oth of last December, but the cele-
bration WAS deferred. Mr.. Dpnn Is IN
his eighty-seventh year. The children,
their husbands and wives, numbering
eleven, seventeen grandchildren and six
great grandchildren, with other relative.
and friends were present
An association of wool growers has
been formed in New Portland and vcin-
ty, by which 10000 pounds Of wool is
held to be sold In one lot, the assigned
object being to get the highest market
price for that staple PUtSf,h .idreriiser.
c. II. kilby formerly of the REPORTER
Is at work on a book entitled Binding
- w At'"hH' 'toI5 VI rory iehrS oi
GUY, reiio"shlp. An eultlon OF 7oou
o"P'eS "'ii DC ISSUED. MI hlIoy VIII
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OnanSe OF Time on Tue somerset rail-
toau went iheo ehect Mpnuay, july lSt.
"SHsnsei Tram ietVes hihpuen al 80 a.
VI, Noreh husoh, 'oZ-lilNed' Enbden'
''' p IA norm ahsoh 2-Io. arrive
i'n 10 -. ''''o", - w. d, u. H.''
.on q no :, -, "' r. p''1,u"I!' -''i'u
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Inc crach juvenile eIup from skoWhe-
eau ca,ne over saturday ahd mopped the
ground with our kids is to The
ooys IRON the shire are llne looking,
.hauiy iehows VINO know now 10 play
'a,i' our cruz lacked The practice to be
'oIc 10 cope WIN the VISITORS on equal
'er'lis'- tttE"e" haeeft'Ser'
There never was time in the history
OF the Maine Central, according to rail
road men, when the trains were 50 heavy
up'n 'nc ouin'iei cianee OF tilne as they
arc at p.esen. ~ usually requires week
- wv "i',' 'ne enahse LOT traFei 10 pe-
I'm. Sou''' nuu IL was therefore sutprls-
Jug noliuay " zee every tralh packed 10
oHei now nS. IL traVeI hoius on, as II
surely VIII tiie recoru Ior passenger bus
NESS WI NC p,phen On tne ROAD thlS sum
,her. ae raliroaa "iliclais are looking
'o' 'iii9 anu expect IL
Wallace Hamilton of Guilford was
drowned in Moosehead Lake the 7th inst.
He was out sailing with party, when by
spu'o ''iis' nn'or l'ie ooaC WAS overturned,
.,iio"ins al lnto oile laHe' Inc rest OF
'''o p"'' "'ie 'eHoueo'
considerable excitement has been
caused IN Ellsworth ey the war on the
liquor sellers. Sheriff Fields and Deputy
Marshal Sweeney have made tour of the
| town ana ordered the closing of the sa-
looms.
ne coroners jury upon the death OF
william Written at Waldoboro Centre
saturday rendered verdict charging
hlce smith, MS aSsailant, with man
slaughter. Smith was arraigned, PLEADED
not guilty and was taken to the county
JAIL at Alfred to await trial at the Septem
be. term OF the superior court.
Saturday morning a hat and shawl wer,
found in a boat on the river bank at Au
burn. An efforts nj Investigation faii.,
Till Sunday, when the body of a woman
was found floatng in the river, and iden
tined as that OF Clara Plunkett, who lief
her boarding house in Lewiston Friday
afternoon, and the shawl and hat wer,
pToveJ' TO be hens. She was twenty-siN
years old and widow. and had tw,
boys one of whom was given away ant
the other she boarded. She came from
Providence.
The special agent of the Bureau of La
Dor and Industrial Statistics has comnIet
ed a careful Investigation of the Grant,
industry of the State. having visited nj
the granite centres. and nearly all tn,
minor concerns. He reports / 400 men
employed, as follows; 400 granite cut
ters, 900 paving cutters. ?. 900 attendan,
laborers, which includes tool sbarneners
quarrymen, transfers, drag tenders, box
ers, (men who box the cut stone) drafts
men. engineers, polisheis, clerks, fore
men, superintendents, common laborers
&c. In addition to this number of work
men strictiy engaged IN the business
soliie ooo more are engaged III saiiinS tht
sesseis ai',ios' constantly ehpioyed II
.r' snt.ns .nc sranlte 10 the markets
nc nu.ip.i U. qua'rles operated 10 much
eAech' is aooue 'o'
The Maine Commercial Travellers Asso-
ciation to the number of loo went tC
Cushlng's Island, Saturday, ON their an
nual Held day and dinner. Tents were
erected for them Saturday forenoon
Dinner was served at the Ottawa at
O'Clock: The mayors of Auburn, Lewis
ton ana portland were present
Charles L. Wiggin, prominent citizen
of Bangor, engaged in insurance busin -
died quite suddenly Tuesday last, eyed
W years
Inc State treasurer has completed tht
apportionment of the School fund am ing
the towns, cities, anu plantations of tn,
state. The funds amount to about ) 50
per scholar, The number of scholars OF
Somerset towns is 10000, the money
apportioned Sis, l39.95
The strike is over in Bangor saw mill,
with concessions granted to the mrn.
As MANY of the men are busv havino +
will probably be some DAYS h.fora ,b,
mills are running with full onota of men
Tho IA, p,j,, fu,,. M,
proakuatar ,,ns 800 W, as ny nan li
nin~ E,tt.on I h,nh.ad , "Gu.tsuay eve
sant o,t and arnnn t ~ ~ ~, ,.a',o In, "el'
,,,ar. tha Cnrarr,,o ,, ' ~ ~ a.
cart dancino and hani,,,o. '..n, oon
th, foatnras ,f tha aa''' w. NJ, a'nuni
10 a nr;yata os,at1;eL an ne nus f
nlaasnra nnr,osos b,' ,,r'.nu, o""." ~
dred AZ tho nro,n,,o,, 'f ,,,i' VI r nu,
lond N'''''"' Va ''oNh
The railroad commissioners rendered
decision Monday DENYING the netition n
the Dexter & PiscataaIIis railroad T.
change the location of their line in th
town of Foxcroft.
The reason given for this action il TIM
by the blan submitted the Dexter & pis
cataquis would be Obliged to construct it
road at grade across at least six publ
streets now crossed at grade bv tn. Ran
COR & Piscataquis railroad tracks, and at
distance of fifty feet. Such violation