The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-10-31

GEORGE w. HAWES
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Maine has two venerable survivors of
the Thrtieth Congress, Hon. James S.
Wiley of Foxcroft and Hon. A. w. ii.
Clapp of PORTLAND. Mr.. Wiley visited
Mr.. Clapp recently and the two old gentle
men had good time talking over the old
James X Polk days.
In clearing away the debris of the
| Lockwood gas house blown up at Water
| vile last week, one of the gas pipes was
discovered having its valve partly open.
1t is believed that the gas escaping from
this was ignited by Washburn's lantern,
thus causing the explosion.
The Hallowell Granite Works have only
to sign the papers to secure another big
contract--to furnish the stone for the ex-
tension of the Massachu ,etts State House
The figure is reported to be about $4,000,
and the terms of the contract allow two
years for its completion.
Judge Peters will not run for Governor
and the story that he would is too ridicul-
GUS for anything. The parties original
ing the story evidently think that the
Governor makes the laws. He don't
Hon. Nathan Cleaves is one of the
seven officers of the Colchis Mining com
pany of Silver City, New Mexico, of
which Colonel Robert g. Ingersoll is
president The property consists of four
silver mines and one gold mine.
President A. w. Small of Colby uni
yersi'y will address the Cumberland
County Educational society, at Cape
Elizabeth next Friday evening.
Fred l.. Odin one of the special con-
hi hu 20,
enforce the liquor law lin Androscoggin
county, has resigned.
The Governor has appointed Hon, VIM
freeman, Cherryheld. Hon. Orrin Lean
ard, Burnham, Hon. O. F. Haskell, Puts
field, delegates to attend the farmers
convention at Montgomery, Ala. Din
Guilty has been met with in finding men to
accept these positions, as they must bear
their own expenses.
AT the State Sons of Temperance Con-
vention held in Waterville, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week Judge j. NJ.
Lirrabee was elected to the
highest Office in the order, viz: Grand
Worthy Patriarch. ii. X. Morrill, was ell
ected treasurer.
Mr. +. A. Elwell of Portland will con-
dnct another cycling tour through Eur
Ope, next summer.
A strange animal has been seen in the
vicinity of Pennington recently, and by
many it is thought to be q panther. One
farmer has lost % sheep.
James Blackhall, local manager of
Kingsley & Co.'S stock exchange, wa.
arrested at Watervlle Monday, on charge
of the embezzlement of funds of the com
pany. The amount Is $500.
Benjamin Hunter Strong, an aged and
much respected citizen of Pennington,
died last Friday. He had held important
town offices and had represented the dis
trict in the legislature.
Mr.. w. II. Clark, of the Carratunk and
Winslow Lumber Co, has purchased the
East Moxie township of Bradstreet Bros,
and will cut 700 900 feet of logs there this
season for use in the new saw mill at
Winslow.
Grand Secretary Bracket reports ten
new lodges |. .. of G. T., instituted in
Aroostook county within three weeks, at
Easton, Hodgdon, Smyran Mills, Sher
man, Linneus, Blaine, Houlton, Nonticel
10, Cary's Mills and LittletoD.
The large wool factory at Bangor
owned by S. A. Maxheld burned Tuesday
morning. The building contained 100000
pounds of pulled wool and large number
of pelts, valued at $34 600. This was
damaged so 1t will be almost total loss.
The building was entirely destroyed loss
$40 900. There was an insurance of
$50, 900 on the stock and building. The
fire started in the dry rooms; its origin is
not known.
Rocklaud shipbuilders have contracts
for five vessels to be built there this win
ter. Cobb, Butler & Co. have = vessel on
the stocks which will be launched within
thirty days. Early in December they will
commence work on 75O-ton center-board
schooner for Capt. ID. W. Look, now of
the schooner J. b. Holden. In May they
begin work on a 900-ton, three masted
schooner for Capt E. S. Farwell of Rock
land Geo. A. Gilchrist will also begin
in December on an 800 ton schooner for
Capt. j. A. Campbell of Rockland, and in
January will begin work on 400-ton
schooner for Capt. W. ID. Cover of Sar-
gentvlle. |. l.. Snow & Co have the keel
laid for a schooner of 200 tons. Wash
burn Bros, at Port Clyde, have just
stretched the keel of a 250t ton schooner.
Mr.. C, ii. Nelson of Waterville returned
last week from Kentucky and stated en-
phatically to those who asked him, that
he would not sell his famous stallion, no .
not for Sl50,000,
1t is thought the trains will be running
on the new extension from Dexter to
Foxcroft by Dec. LIST.
Mr.. A. f. Gerald of Fairfield Is the in
ventor of a new bit which has found
favor with horsemen and for the manu-
facture of which company has recently
been organized. DR.. Twitchell Of Fair
field has been elected president of tho
company and attractive illustrated cat
alogues are now being issued to boom the
bit. They propose to do large amount
of advertising and will be ready to place
the bit on the market In considerable
quantities by the first of January. 1t will
be manufactured at Fairfield and will pro-
baby be sold to the retail trade only.
At q recent meeting In Gardiner of the
stockholders of the Kennebec Central
Railroad Company the capital stock was
increased to $4,000 dollars. The con-
tract for building the road has been taken
by Michael O'Neil Of Portland, and work
has already commenced.
Portland had $4,000 fire Monday morn
ing. The cigar mandatory Of Thomas
Carey was damaged to that extent.
The cadets Of the Maine State College
have an exhibition drill Friday evening
Nov. I. The judges will be Col. Victor
Brett, Bangor, and Capt. +. l., Hoyt OF the
Frye Light Guards, Lewiston. The re.
fierce probably will be Lieut.. Z. E. Hatch
Governor BurleiRh has nominated Hon.
John l.. Cutler of Bangor, member of
the Commission authorized by the last
Legislature to enquire Into the system Of
taxation Of other States and this State.
The coroner's jury In the case Of Wash
burn, blown up In the recent gas house
explosion At Waterville, brought In ver-
dict late Tuesday night, exempting the
Lockwood Co., from all blame In the
matter. The valve found open WAS prob
ably the result Of Wsshburn's careless
ness.
The pay roll for the Granite Works, At
Hallowell ending Saturday last. was &c.
600. II is said BY those who know that
there WAS never . time In Hsllowell when
m ore money was paid for labor that at
the present.