The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
STATE NEWS.

The prospects for starting the Vassal-
| boro wooden mills are better than at any
time since they were shut down. nearly
two years ago. An agent, Mr.. S. L. Lee
has been secured. who has moved his
family here with the intention of starting
the mill as soon as 1t can be put In
- "vVaAoupui tns
Maine State Prison, made vacant by
resignation. Is to be filed by prisoner
William E, Gould, the ex-bank cashier.
Among the railroad experts of our
State is Roadmaster George Nevins, of
the Maine Central, who not only cares
for the road bed, ETC., but has found
time to invent several useful machines
and appliances, all looking to the main
tanning of good road bed and good
track along Names great line.
DIR. &. M. Twitchell of Fairfield has
been engaged to deliver several lectures
In Cumberland county and other points,
under the auspices of the State Grange.
Mrs. William Frye of Columbia gave
birth to four children last Friday, two
boys and two girls, all living and appar-
emily healthy. The mother is 40 years old
and during her married life of twenty
years has previously had only one child.
At special meeting held in Vassalboro
Saturday afternoon, 1t was voted 10
assess the value of the wooden mills at
North Vassalboro at $75 1000. The mills
cost nearly 81 ,000, 900 but were sold last
year for but little above their present
valuation. They will be started In a few
weeks.
1t is probable that at the next term of
the Law Court for the middle district which
begins May u, the knotty question as to
whether the ''act to regulate the practice
OF medicine from which Governor Bod
well erased his signature is really law,
Will be decided. Should the Court deter
mine that the signature was valid, the
law takes effect Immediately.
A. ID. Brown of Portland is in Norridge
wock looking after the repairs and ad-
ditions being made to his hotel the
Quinnebasset. Besides changing the
stairs leading to the third floor, adding a
bath room and painting inside, he has
built carriage house with rooms for help
over 1t, thus adding several rooms for
the accommodation of guests at the hotel.
James s. Spaulding has sold out his in
terest in the firm of Spaulding & ingalls,.
clothing manufacturers, to George II.
Bracket. 1t is understood that Mr..
Spauldlng will go into the same business
In Watervllle.
Chas. II. Hussey of the firm of Hussey,
Conant Co., will start, Tuesday morn
Ing, for an extended trip through the
West. He will go as far as Marion,
Ohio, on 1iarvey's Excursion and will
visit Kansas City, Fit. Scott, Sioux CITY.
and parts of Nebraska, Dakota and Iowa
during the two months trip.
Exercises in memory of the late Judge
Goddard were held in the Supreme
Court, Portland, before Judge virgin,
Tuesday. s. c. Strout ESQ.,, Judge John
A. Waterman and Hon. Chas. F. Libby
offered tributes to the deceased, and
Judge Virgin closed the exercises with
extended remarks.
Lightning struck barn In Atkinson,
Friday last, setting 1t on fire and DESTROY
Ing 1t, and also house connected. Loss
$1,000.
Knights of Pythias Hall at East Stone
ham burned Sunday morning. Loss
$500; insured for 800. III. Tibbett's
stock of goods was burned. Loss $1,000;
Insured for $1,000. The cause of the fire
IS unknown. The owners will rebuild at
once.
F. ii. Clergue, esq, will leave Bangor
'SA' ".ohHoJ, Aoi NtW IOTh, whence ne
Will sail for Europe on business connect
I'd with the Persian Investment. He will
De absent about six weeks.
1t is stated that during the summer the
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railroad
n connection with the Maine Central,
vii run buffet sleeping cars between Bar
aarbor and Chicago, leaving Bar Harbor
very day, except Sunday, at P. M.
The cheese factory at Livermore Centre
burned Tuesday forenoon. Loss about
$1,000. Cause of fire and amount of in
'urance not learned at this hour. 1t was
quilt few years ago at cost Of S25OO.
At special meeting Of the Maine Cen.
raj Directors 1t was voted to build con-
'ection between Fabyan's snd SCOTS,
,etweH now and January LIST. Payson
Fucker will have charge OF the work and
Will push 1t rapidly 80 that the work will
We completed without having to ask for
10 extension Of time.
Hon. Hiram Ruggles, Of Bangor, one
II the most widely known and highly es-
In this section of the State,
He'd Sunday night after . long illness,
!!gsd 70. He leaves . widow. He was
'ormerly Of Carmel, and represented
'enobecot County In the Executive Coun.
II during the war.