The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
STATE NEWS.

superintendent Tucker and President
Sewall OF the Maine Central, PresIden mt
Lord OF The Boston & Maine, Hon. Frank
Jones aud others after going over the
route OF The proposed Northern Maine
ialifoa1 went TO st Andrews from Uoul-
ION anu ih"nce to l. t>tpori where the mar.
y LOOK t1e Steamer for Pembroke. TIE
parry accompanied by Col. Greene lcft
Ienlpfokc ny overland conveyance for
sullivan To look over the proposed shore
line road
Mem'"r' II tte First Maine Heavy Ar.
u,ff ar IN ikins pr, paralions for their
ON reunion AT amp Benson. Nr,Vtt,ri
August LIT, air adv an ounced In the
Hmtiefei1l 1t Will he a basket picnic.
nut there Is restaurant on the grounds
Where meals will be served to those who
deslre. The secretary wishes the address
81 every living member Of the regiment,
and also to be Informed Of the death Of
any member. At the close Of the war
1867 comrades were supposed to be liv-
ing OF this number. 30l are known To
have died. The secretary has the address
Of l056, leaving uuaccOunted for but 2ll.
An Evening Post special says New
YORK Congressman who is here. brings
good news foi Tom Reed He saws that
the New York delegation will support him
unanimously for Speaker This is an
important piece of information, for none
OF the candidates for Speaker have been
able heretofore to ascertain how the dele
CATION from that State will vote.
The wooden mill at North Vassalboro is
now employing over one hundred hands,
and is constantly hiring more 1t has put
a wonderful degree of vim and push in
operation at that pretty village, and
everybody is happy because they have EN-
pluyment.
Modern improvements are crowdin. the
bears in Northern Maine. The log hunt
ing camps at Pleasant Island, in the
kanSeley region are lighted by electric
light
Governor Bureigh has received an in
vitation to be present at the New Era Ex-
position to he held at st. Joseph. Mo,
during the time commencing September
3, and closing October j, 1880 The ex-
position is held in honor of the creation
OF the department of agriculture and rep
resentation of the agricultural industry OF
the country in the cabinet of the Presi-
dent of the United States.
small sail boat was capsized at the
mouth of the Saco river Saturday, and
Falida Lavigne, aged twenty was
drowned. His companion swan ashore
As the evening train over the mount
ain division of the Maine Central was
nearing Hiram station Saturday night,
section hand discovered that land slide
mad covered the track for quite a distance
and Jagged the train just in season to es-
cape bad disaster.
The Allen Brothers store al Mt. Yer
non was broken into Sunday evening
Mr.. j. W. Allen was awakened by the
noise and getting up he frightened the
thieves away. They had a team near by
in which they drove away towards Wen
ma.
BY special request, Coroner Fisk of
Ellsworth visited lslesford and dsin-
TERED for examination the body of Mr.
Thomas Stanley who was found dead in
his boat on the fishing grounds, two
months ago. suspicious of foul play hav
ing been alleged since the interment
The verdict of the final inquest was that
death resulted from fit, rs no marks of
violence were found on the body.
The dam at Games Mill, Bonny Eagle
gave way, Sunday, and one hundred feet
washed away. The water was lowered
six feet leaving thousands of logs high
and dry along the shore of pond. The
mill will have to shut down till the dam
is repaired. The damage is estimated at
81 900.
The Lewiston journal says "A pas
senger on the Short Line of the Canadian
Pacific through Maine is rather rare
bird, but its freight traffic is said to be on
the increase. The Canadian Pacific man
agement have the government treasury at
their disposal and are serene" This is
directly opposite to the real condition of
things. Passengers are quite numerous
but the freight business is triie slow as
yet
Parties in Fairfield and other places
where canning factories are owned, are
buying up all the bueberres which they
can possibly obtain down river and along
the coast. They are used for canning
purposes and a large price is paid for
them.
The alumni of the Castine Normal
School began its fourteenth annual two
weeks encampment at Sherman Point
Saturday. The company CONSISTED, mostly
of school teachers from various States.
The recent rains so raised the Sandy
River that about twenty feet of the old
dam at New Sharon was washed out Fri
day night The new work now being put
in by X. Weld of Livermore Falls. is
standing all resistance made by the high
water. About twenty men are employed
under Mr.. Weld building the new dam for
the New Sharon Dam Co.
A shooting affair occurred at Oldtown
Friday afternoon. One George Parody in
Il quarrel at the saloon of David Leahy
fired a revolver, the shot going through
the door of the saloon. 1t is said that the
shot was fired at Leahy. Parody has been
arrested and was brought before the Old
town Municipal Court, Saturday. Parody
had been drinking. 1t is reported that
he has recently secured large pension.
There are more stores at Bar Harbor
than are required to supply the necesS
ties of the population. and the Bar Harbor
Record predicts thinning cut before
another season. In groceries and pro
visions the trade is light, because mary
hotels and cottages secure supplies direct
from Boston.
All the weavers in the Stone mill, Dex
ter, struck for a one-half cent on yard
rise Monday morning. The mill is the
largest in town and is now shut down.
Jonathan Clarke of Bangor. owner of
C and c flour mill, Spokane Falls, has
telegraphed contribution of $1,000
toward the relief of sufferers by contiag
ration.
Mrs Hannah J. Nickcrsou of Belfast
died suddenly while she was kneeling IN
PRAYER at her bkdside. For several months
she has been afflicted with Il religious
craze, imagining many queer things For
the past month she has eaten little, and in
the vast week nothing. Her age was 6.
years.
Professor Il. C. Stanley of Bates col
lege. diad Of heart disease Monday morn
ing, aged 50 He preached twice Sunday
and made no complaint of illness till ten
minutes before his death. He graduated
at Dartmouth and had been professor at
Bates % years. His is the first death
among the Bates professors. He was
man of sterling worth.
The Commission for the election of
regmental officers met at the State House
Monday evening. There was deadlock
between the two candidates for the Col
onelcy of the First Regiment j. }. Lynch
of Portland, and +. IL. Ballard of Angus
Ia, and compromise resulted in the cleo
ton of l.. H. Kendall, of Bddeford, a.
Colonel of the LIST Regiment. W. S
Choate was chosen Lieut.. Col, and F. II.
Storer, of Auburn, was elected Major
The gamblers with Gather < Shsllcross'
circus swindled Canton people out of sew
eral hundred dollars Saturday. One old