The Somerset reporter., 1889-01-24
STATE NEWS.

The Maine Central railroad IL replacing
the iron rails on the Belfast Branch with
steel rails taken up from the Androscog-
gin road the latter having heavier ones.
The work Of Ia ing down the rails Is now
In progress and will continue for several
weeks.
Westhrook has voted to apply 10 the
Legislature for city charter.
Hon. Fred Atwood, OF Winterport, has
sent samples Of the sweet corn which Ii
prepared at the factory at that place u
the Paris Exposition.
There Is 4 movement In Bucksport fol
the establishment Of Loan aud Building
Association and it IL probable that II vii
be 90. Judging from the success OF
the other associations Of like character
an association at l3ucksp0rt would meet
with It's due amount Of prosperity.
Mrs Hepzibah Brazicr, Of Unity Is
very smart woman for her years. She Is
In her ninetieth wear and knit five pairs
OF stockings for Christmas presents. To
| al appearance she does not look to be
over sixty-fve years OF age, and besides
doing a considerable amount Of work, the
aged lady is in possession OF all her facnl-
ties and reads several newspapers with
ease and relish.
A new grange has recently been opened
In the town OF Hebron with forty charter
members. The order is rapidly increas-
ing.
Tuberculosis has broken out in herd
of cattle at kenncbunk belonging 10
Lord and Dane, BY order of the Maine
cattle commissioners a COW valued at
/ lao, al b.
missioners visit the herd to-day, and 1t Is
thought that IL of the cattle will be
killed.
There is talk Of a new spool factory at
foxcroft.
The Junior class at Colby have voted,
at the suggestion of Prof. Matthews, TO
have in place of the Junior exhibition in
the winter term prize debate,
At the request of students In Bowdoin
college, a course in Bible study has been
added to the curriculum. The instruction
will for the present be given by Prof.
Woodruff of Andover.
Next week the Union Publishing Com
pany will issue the first plumber of an
other new paper to be called the Newport
Mascot. 1t will contain the same matter
as the other papers published by the COIN
pany, with the exception of the Newport
news, and will be made up in a similar
manner.
The spring term of the Maine State
College will open February 3, with large
Freshman class. For the use of this
class in the department of mechanical en-
cheering fifty additional tables have been
placed in Wingate Hall, and much Of the
drafting work heretofore done in the
cramped quarters of the shop, will be
transferred to this hall.
The largest tow boat in the ountry
the Ii. + Morse, owned at Bath Capt.
Blair, was wrecked by striking tiarding's
ledge, in a terrific snow storm and hurri-
cane al II p m. Sunday last. Her crew,
all but one man, was rescued by the Hull
life saving crew. Two barges the Morse
had In tow, were also lost and several
seamen were drowned
The Lewiston and Auburn Gazette an-
nounces that Calvert & Walden have sold
their interest In the paper to the Gazette
company and the paper will be published
hereafter in Auburn, under the same edi
torial management a. at present.
The matter of forming State base
ball league was favorably talked over by
those present at the meeting at Lewiston,
Friday. There were representatives from
Portland, Augusta, Bath. Waterville, Au-
gusta, Bath, Watervile, Lewiston, Cum
berland Mills and South Portland The
league will probably be formed Anoth-
er meeting will be held some time in Feb
ruary.
1ckland had a S25 900 fire Tuesday
and Liberty had a store and mill burned
The State Pension clerkship matter has
been settled by the appointment of A. o.
Purington of Bowdoinham. Mr.. Pur-
rngton is a veteran and man well quail
flied for the position.
At meeting of the Portland com
mittees on the removal of the State Capi-
tai Saturday evening, 1t was reported that
the lot at the head of West street appear
ed the most desirable, 1t lis 474 by 800
feet, Is owned by Albion Little and James
=. Baxter and can be bought for about
$50 900. The committee then had a pri-
vate conference with the Portland mem
bers of the Legislature.
We are sorry to learn that the health
of Dir. Twitchell Of Fairfield who has
been delivering agricultural addresses in
continuance The st. John Telegraph
says: Owing to the illness of DIR.
Twitchcll, those institutes which were
to be held on the st. John river, will be
cancelled