The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-04-04
STATE NEWS.

1.
fora ~ ~ Most,s' me pans eau
~, ouu'S 'h"' WIN cost iIoih niOeen
lected is short distance soutb Of the
gymnasium. The comnletion Of This
building will yive souoe mncb roodad rac,
itation rooms "'0Ne''
The venerable Hon Noah Rorkor d;od
at his home in Corinib Thnraday a. ia
advanced ACE Of 81 war. IT, ,,a na o
of the best known and most hjgbIv re-
snected cit;zans of MAJ, '''s I nSny re-
of Hon. Lewis Barker of Bangor. He
held many town Offices in Exeter, and
was sent to the legislature from that
town in 1887, 1889 and 1896. In 1873 and
so he was member of the State SEN
ate. Mr. Barker also filed the position
as state Lana agent In 1869 and 1867.
Mrs. IIowes Robbins of Riverside, was
fatally burned Saturday, while kindling a
fire. She was 81 years old.
There has been a oreat dooI -, .,;so,s
sion A, to the railroad law nassed hu no
laat Taoi.Ia,,ra g pn isI ~ 'ie
legislated the railroad commissioner ont
of Office, and some claim that it did not
Governor Burleigh is not satisfied wheth.
er the old board holds over or he must an.
point new commissioners under the new
law. he has submitted the question to
Attorney General Llttetleld, who has it
under consideration.
Ice left the Penobscot Friday njpht af.
ter the river had been closed one HIM.
bred and seven days. Steamer Katahdin
came in Satnrdav ''"
Gen Neal Dow has been annoint.d nv
t,overn0f iSurIeign Commissioner tn tho
Paris Exposition. Gen. Dow acted in
the same capacity at the Paris Ernosition
in 1867.
Sunerintendept of School,
has issued circular Ito the superintend-
ing committees. in which he wives H..
following advice: That during the cnr-
rent year you make no changes in the lisis
of books used in your town.
a. ..
ton it was voted to instruct the assessors
to employ counsel and contest the case
of Geo. g. Smith VS.. Pennington VILLAGE
Corporation in the L. S. circuit cont
Portland, the 2}d inst. This il the fam.
Gus bond case.
The first tramps to he sentenced ,ndar
the new tramp law PASSED The last Iaa,o
lature, were given sixty DAYS at Bidde-
ford Monday morning They simply an
piled for lodgings at the station house.
oohh WHO was at BfuUS-
wick last Monday as being connected
with the murder Of Charles N. Eastman
of Berwick, had hearing before Judge
Doe Monday, The evidence showed that |
he was not wanted and he was discharp-
ed.
Waldboro's new shoo f,c,orv mil, ,o
started next week. a contract ,yoa ciosad
Saturday with W. H. Danie,s Nor,vau
Mass The factorv vos h',;,. W. VI WI
town and leased at . ,o,niro, ' na,. JIG
iel's pay roll will reach $50, 900 annually.
Can't. Cobsupb ,ate,v ,roosrror 80 ,h
National soldiers, Home Toous da u, tnd
this morning for Nav Ynrl Th anpa' I ho
will proceed TO WASHINGTON and than no o
West. visiting Kansas and or" ~. 'u paa, a.
coast. viz Ao'"'
tha mu,n1ei "a iulhoermen coming out OF
S Sno woou as,, Veca'ne engaged In hght at
nmy,n I'd .S WINS, SATURDAY: over some rum
ton Ia su Sar .ow ie.er Micnand OF Houl-
M WIS 1e.iousiy stabbed IN the breast.
haa u @ asrnaa anu several witnesses nave
ooo o,t n,nes.eu anu ioueeu In jan to await
U,ua So. '''ou ''onu"v'
~ tne SUNDAY morning, destroyed the
t tn,. iio. I "a at Luoec' with the CON
'on.' i.o' 9''oo' Insurance. $3,ooO.
Inc selectmen of Pennington commits