The Somerset reporter., 1889-07-25
STATE NEWS.

The strike Of the paving cutters EN-.
ployed by the Hurricane Granite Com
pany AMI Booth Brothers at Hurricane
Island, which has lasted for nearly -four
months, was terminated Monday, the
lb'h. 1t was settled by arbitration OF
Mr.. William ). White, mayor Of Rock
Ind, chosen to represent the company,
anl Messr7 James Grant Of West Sulli.
van, George Forsyth Of Clark's I-land
and Charles Lawrence Of Vinalh ven, the
committee chosen bY the Paving Cuttcr'-
Union The settlement was effected by
Dmproinise between wh4t tn. cutters
asked and what the company had pre-
NlOuSly offered. Arrangements were
made for regniar payday in the future
Gen Hyde, President Of the Bath Iron
Works, has decided to make bids on one
or more of the new government cruisers
soon to be built H. has 80 enlarged hi :
shops that he can employ 300 men and
the company owns Il wharf just south uf
these buildings which will make II yard
equal in sizn to Cramps.
Col. Solpn 4. Carter, who Is now serv.
ing his seventeenth year as treasurer Of
New Hampshire, visited Gov Burleigh.
Friday.
The annual reunion Of the l-l0-29 Maine
Regiment Association will take place al
Reunion Hall, Long Island, on August sth
The Executive Committe Of the Fif
tecuth Maine Regimcnta Association
have about determined to hold the annual
reunion of that regiment at Presque Isle
the last week in September. The Fif
teenth was originally an Aroostook regi
ment, and this location viii accommodate
many of the survivors.
DR.. Bailey, State veterinary surgeon
recently found a case Of tuberculosis al
Auburn. The doctor Inspected herd be-
longing to Mr.. Albert A. Young. and in a
registered llolstein COW named "Tryphe.
na' he discovered a case In the advanced
stage. The animal was condemned and
destroyed. The cows lungs, which
weighed over thirty pounds, showed a
marked tnbercular deposit.
1t IS evident that the movement to
close the liquor shops in Bangor is caus.
Ing difficulty 10 the tupcrs, aS a license
organ pf that city announces the circula
tion Of a petition for the repeal of the
constitutional prohibitory amendment and
the enactment Of Il local option and high
license law.
.l2el ls-asl -,.,4. sss Ike Cqa2l lis9s.l lq IL
through express is carrying n sufficient
number Of passengers across Maine t.
hardly pay its coal bills. The largest
number that has yet travelled is eighteen
and the average falls far below that
A new station has been established on
the Bangor < Piscataquis railroad al
Brownvile Junction to commence bust.
ness August lst. NJ V. lierrick. who has
been the Bangor 4 PiscataquiS station
agent at katahdin Iron Works will have
charge Of the new station. A new depot
building with freight sheds aud all the
usual conveniences will be erected.
A Kennebec student of nature SAYS I'll
prospect for large crop of tent caterpi
lers next season is unusually good. They
are having an immense number of egg,
the present season and nothing short of a
hard winter will kill them on
Hon, Edward Cushing died at Camden
Monday, of apopeXy. He was nativ,
of Connecticut and came to Camden when
a boy, and lived with his uncle. Most OF
his life was spent in the steamboat bu IL
ness, beginning As clerk ON the old Dan
iel Webster of the Portland and Bangor
line. He served also as manager of the
Portland and Machias line
The next reunion of the llth Maine In.
fau,ry will be held in Bangor. Sept 9th.
A large number of the members with
their ladies are expected to be present.
All comrades who expect to attend should
notify comrade r. I. Tabor, Bangor.
l. O. Winslow. proprietor of thc Font
Fairfield creamery, has recently shipped II
ssss!i ~; !s;,;' q Lsss.s 70 Boston
Frederick HardinE Patten, II leading Bath
capitalist, died suddenly Tuesday, nged 81
lie was son of James +. Patton. one of
Baths old time shipping maguates. He
leaves "A property valued at nearly $500,
600. He was largely interested in the
Worumbo WOODEN mills aud other manu-
featuring property.