The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
Madison Street,
STATE NEW S.

William Freeman of Cherryfeld; j. S.
Hoxe, Fairfield, o S. Haskell, Pittsiield;
r. W Lord, kennebunk; G. w. Deering,
Gorham; |. T. Waterman. East Auburn,
the Milne delegates appointed by Cover
nor Bulleigh to attend the Farmers Ma
tional Convention at Montgomery, Ala
bama, and New Orleans, have returned
home. They are much pleased with their
trip and the hospitalities extended them
while in the South.
Rev. Frank c. Andrews, son of Mr..
Ira Andrews Of Mort Anson, was ordain-
ed to the cfllce and work OF the Christian
ministry in Cicero, New York, recently.
Isaac NJ. IIobson of Wi>cassett died
very suddenly Friday, at his home, of
rheumatism nf the heart. ----.---.----.
General Manager Payson Tucker. Of
the Maine Central, has informed the din
crent station agents that all freight trains
will run ON Thanksgiving Day. The bus
mess of the road Is SO large this yea
that trains cannot be cancelled on that
day as formerely without serious detri-
meut to business.
Gen. Hyde of Bath will put in bids on
the new steel gunboats of the lowest
possible cure for tlrst-class work, as his
object in securing some of the govern
ment work is to show what Bath can do
in the line of iron shipping. rather than
make profits.
Douty Post, G. A. II. of Dover have
voted to furnish United States flags for
the school buildings in Dover and Fox
croft whenever the town authorities or
other parties shall provide suitable poles
for the flags.
The industry of making butter in
creameries is quite well established in
Maine. There are crcameries in Spring
vale. Action, Limerick, New Gloucester,
Portland, West Paris, Bucktield, Rum
ford, Sebattus. Poland Turner, Liver
more, Rockand, Monroe, Monmouth,
East Plttson, St. Adams, Garland, Ban
gor, Skowlegan, Fuxcroft, and Fort
Fairfield. At Bradford and Brighton
creameries are now being established.
Edward Nj. Burrows, who has been
night nurse at the Maine General Hospi-
tai for three years, has been detected in
stealing large quantities of bedding,
crockery and small ware from the hos
pital.
Messrs. Wides, Bowers and Mortland,
the railroad commissioners, were at War
rem Friday and examined the location Of
the proposed railroad from Warren to
Union. They were very favorably i'm.
pressed with the route and one of the
commission informed Journal reporter
Saturday, that in all probability they
would approve it.
The Governor aud Council to-day com
muted the sentence of Charles IL. keenan,
from imprisonment for life to thirty
years This, with the deduction for good
behavior, gives Keenan, an early release.
The Aroostook Republican urges the
establishment of pulp mill at Caribou,
on the new power of the dam recently
built there. The Republican says Caribou
is the looming city of the new North
east" With the completion of the North
ern Maine railroad, competing lines are
assured and the problem of cheap trans
portation for Aroostook County's pro-
ducts will be solved.
The committee of the creditors of j. Il.
Hamilton held meeting at Garland, Sat
urday The farmsrs have lien on the
corn saved from the fire and this turns
out better than was expected, and will
amount to about 10 900 ears which can
be put into a marketable condition,
Appleton Webb of Watervlle has pur-
chased from Hon. George ID. Bisbee OF
Buckield the stallion Pickering 1894,
record 100, which Mr. Bisbee recently
purchased Of c. II. Nelson. Mr. Nelson
says he is the best son Of Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian in New England.
The funeral of the late Col. Darius AL
den was held, Sunday, at his residence In
Augusta. Special trains were run from
Portland and Waterville, bringing prom
inent men from all parts of the State.
Among those present were President
Arthur Sewal, General Manager Payson
Tucker of the Maine Central, Col. John
NJ. Adams, Gen. T. NJ. HYDE Harold
Scwall, esq. The remains we're inferred
in the family lotat Forest Grove cemetery.
Senator Frye says that he's more in
love with New England than ever, since
he made his IL 900 mile western tour.
A sad accident occurred at the Maine
Central RAILROAD station at this place Sat
urday afternoon by which Mr. Eugene
Penney, brakeman on the night freight
between Waterville and Bangor. narrowly
escaped DEATH Mr.. Penney was on his
way out from Bangor to take his train at
Waterville tonight and when at this sta
train, while it was still in motion, to
"help the boys In stepping from the
caboose to the ground his foot caught In
a switch, and losing his balance he fell in
such way that 1t brought the right arm
on to the rail and the car passed over 1t.
severing the arm at or near the elbow,
The injured man was removed to the
hotel and physicians summoned, who
deemed it imperative to amputate the arm
bet wern the elbow and shoulder. 1t was
only about one year ago that this same
young man lost two fingers OF the left
hand while at work on the railroad.
B. H. Beale Grand Army post, of
Bangor presented the high school with
a flag on Saturday afternoon, and Hon.
Hannibal Hamlln made the presentation
speech.
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