The Somerset reporter., 1889-12-12
8 TATE NEWS.


master Tor eight years.
The dates on which the State Encamn.
ment will meet have been 6.ed-Tue.dsv
and wednesday, Febury 4th and 9th.
The Portland Advertiser Friday pub.
lsned ietters from the Mayors Of Maine
cities, County Attorneys and prominent
Republican on the subject OF ballot 70.
form as applied TO this State. An ercen,
-FOUR favor the adoption Of the Austral.
AN system, and no one Of these four Oh
lectors Is Mayor. The Advertiser saws
ediorialiJ; Now that this system ba.
opefaNd successfully in Massachusetts.
theie can no longer be any doubt that the
next Legislature In Maine will pass a
similar Ia" Without serious opposition"
friday afternoon the son Of Charles
Frohock OF Lincolnyille. aged ~ wa,
accldentiy shot by boy named Jameson.
Inc TWO having been cunning, were
waking along the street carving their
guns on their arms. The charge entered
under the chin and caused almost instant
death. ''-'
The readiness Of Gov. Burleigb TO thov
tue weight OF his personal and official In
nuehce on the side Of temperance and on.
forced prohibition, indicates very clearly
Where the Governors sympathies are
HAD he the power he would as.uredIv
"pulyerize the liquor traffic" Upfortn.
nately, however, there Is little that IN.
chiei executive can do In the matter othe,
than by way of kindly admopition. which
sherins and county attornies NAV heed or
disregard as may best serve their burmese
Inc governor ought to be clothed with
the power TO act as well as talk.-H,i,In.
ton News.
hre started Thursday morning in
pooi Sons box factory 10 the rear ~
PooIs block. occupied by the following
an Oh whose property was more or le-.
damaged principally by water: Beckett
Co. candy manufacturers and bakery
rercy l.. Lord, druggist; Mrs. NJ. II
necke.t' crockery and glass ware: ST.
r to'A market; Fools box mandatory.
nc upper stories were occupied as resi-
u 9T ny 1eofge Lawrence, Frank Riley
w. ID. Clark and Miss Chick. mnsic
rooms. The losses are mostly ali &C.,
ed by insurance.
Inc owners of the Shore Line railroad
III new brunswick are taking steps To
connect their road with the shore line in
MAINE. petition Is to be presented to
tne next New Brunswick legislature for
charter Tor bridge across the St. Croix
at Calais. N''A
Hon. George p. Wescott, president Of
,he Northern Maine railroad told Hon
a. "A. burleigh OF Houlton the other dav
tna' there would be no let up In pushing
forward the progress of the work and
that tne road would be built In HouItop
Ia 1880. -'''o"
saturday morning the steam laundry Of
o, D. MrCausiand, Watervi!le, was burn.
en 70 the ground. The loss IL about
s2SO0O; insured for Sl4oO
Gardner has invested SS0. 900 in new
buildings this year. 1t is so and moro az
ID many other portions of Maine. Stay
az nome young man, and grow up with
The best all-around State In the aalaxy
-Btddeford Journal. e'
The National Trotting Association 4.
cldes that c. u. Nelson shall share tn,
$1,000 won at Charter Oak Park with D.n
DE Noyelies, who sold his entry TO Mel.
son and claimed one-half the winnings
special meeting will consider the Alcpv.
NELSON case, at Buffalo next Febru,r,
tlle Jay before annual trotting congress.
meeting. 'e''
~ IS surprising TO see the number Of
"wliu cat insurance schemes of yariou.
KINGS whose promoters seek to gain the
sah.,iou OF the state authorities 10 swim.
uie we puoilc. Companies are constant.
aPpiyihs LOT license to solicit patron.
aSe, .nat promise SO much in comparison
to what reason and common sense toll.
US they can do, that the fraud il seIf.nro
yoking. Much credit is due those rbo
examine these affairs for wedding ont IN.
= unworthy, says the hcnne5ec Journal
Mr.. S. w. Bryant of Arson left hi.
mouse one day recently to chop a little
WOOD. AS he did not return at noon
I search was made, and his dead body wa.
iounu py ms wife, lying face downward
pun OF water. He had been .ubject
10 its and 1t is thought that he fell in ,
fit and drowned '
WORK on the kennebec Central Rail.
7 road Is being vigorously pushed. TN,
grazing, which has been the main wort
j.. ior some weeks past, is now ASSUMING
r, tangible shape aud the road bed will pro.
3 naoiy be ready for graveliing by Januar,
q ilrst No steel will be laid this wear hu,
those who are interested In the schem.
ID anu VINO watch the daily progress of the
work declared That it will be ready ano
TX running by the first of April, 1890
~ Manager o. A. Dennen of the Kinec
!. House says that the practice of ,atIpu
trout IRON the spawning beds aroma
hoosehead has become a very pr.val,n,
r one this year 1t is practice which wa.
10 almost entirely abolished by the warden.
D. since they ceased their efforts it has com
menced again.
Inc Ice, weakened by the modrrat,
weather OF the past several DAYS. ha.
y oeen broken up and carried down rive,
oy the 1reshet CAUSED by the heavy rain,
OF sunday night, and the Kenuebec i.
again open. -
Capt. c. W. Reyes of Farmpeton ba.
been offered the SUPPLEMENTARY of ,
New Jersey park, at the salary of so5oo .
year. 1t Is park with a paid.up capita
OF S3o0,o 700, ard is under. to a large ~
tent, the control CT officers of this Unite,
states army. Capt. keyes's health
! permit MIN to accept the position.
Sportsmen are having good luck IT
Malne this year A S. Thompson. S. f.
lerklns anu Il. L. Cooling passed through
5. farm'nStoh TINS week with the carcasse-
Oh tnree caribou, one buck and two doe
ana tne aggregate weight was about 500
They shot them in Madrid
&c The fund for the new SIS 600 bni,diro
at the kcnt's Hill Seminary has receives
an unexpected BOOM AT the meetinp ~,
the trustees of the institution. held i,
fortiand December s. it was announce,
ny the president tina; when the sum suh
cribed had reached certain figure ,
certain Maine gentleman would complet,
the subscription by a magnificent gift o,
elV,oou- Inc announcement has causef
the scheme to boom, and new method.
Tor swelling the subscription to the de
sired inquire are on foot. Among them /,
one Tor the issuing of stock to Tho
amount of So 600, the same tn be takef
by the churches in shares of s25 each.
Conductor George L. whitney of tn,
Maine Central, wore cyclometer in hi.
lusiue pocket upon n recent trip from
Bangor. 1t registered at Portland ST,
and one half miles.
Edwards of Bitdeford has been an
pointed to complete The immigrant inves
tSs'lon begun by Amos l.. Allen. who
has been made Speaker Reeds pri,st,
secretary.
Eugene Herrick of Rspgely, according
to the Phillips Monograph, has invented
gun which will be great thing for the
inventor aud sportsmen. 1t will be a re-
volving gun, one barrel on top of tn,
NI..t