The Somerset reporter., 1889-10-17
STATE NEW S.

within Few months the saloons of
Bangor have stretched out three of their
victims on the railroad tracks near that
city, for the cars to run over. Three
deaths on the rails have been attributable
directly to these rum shops. In view of
these terrible illustrations of their sad
work is 1t not about time that we had
more law and less RUM asks the Wing.
An English gentleman is doing this
section of the State In the interests of
foreign company which is DESTROYS of
purchasing Maine grown apple and es-
pecislly Baldwins to ship abroad. Their
agent Is now offering $500 barrel for
No. fruit and furnishes new barrels at
his own expense.-heane1ec Journal.
G. NJ. Bailey, the oilcloth millionaire OF
winthrop, Is much troubled with begging
letters of late. An article recently ap-
peared In New York paper announcing
that he scattered his money right and left
to those who applied, and the beggars
seeing this have stepped promptly for
ward. Some of their letters cover sever
81 pages Of writing paper.
The dwelling house of s. X. Simpson,
North Monmouth, was burned Monday
morning. The fire WAS caused by the
burning out of chimney. Insured for
81 900.
Twenty four thousand six hundred and
seventy-three bushels of potatoes have
been shipped from the stations of Carl
bou, Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle, dur
ing the first six days of October. 1t Is
estimated that at least l25 900 bushels
will be shipped during the present month
The net earnings of the Bangor street
railway from the date of Its opening
May 2lst to Oct. l.t, were SG5Gl 60, being
the amount Of interest on the bonds of
the company and S23Gl 60 besides In only
little over four months, reports the
Commercial.
Mr.. S. c. Marley, son of Hon. j. II.
Manley, has received situation as clerk
in Manager fuckers Office of the Maine
Central.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons Blaine have re-
turned to Bar llarbor from Augusta
They will remain at Bar Harbor about ten
days longer
Hon. o ID. Baker, ex Governor II. M.
Plaisted, and Hon. Josiah II. Drummond
of Portland will speak at the Delta Kappa
Epsilon banquet at the Parker House,
Boston, this week.
Reports from the free high schools of
tendent Of schools Office for the fiscal
year ending June 3oth, show that 203
towns and cities maintained such schools,
an increase of forty-two The whole
amount expended was sl37, 79S, an in
crease Of S2l $40.
j O. Adams, deputy collector of Gus
toms at Vanceboro, was accidentally
drowned Saturday evening. He was last
nnar ha hriI 10 IL al,
is narrow and unguarded. When found
his arm WAS over a log. Probably becom-
Ing chilled he was unable to reach shore.
very singular accident was reported
at Pennington Monday morning. Satur-
day, In the western portion Of the town,
Joseph Hatch, "a years old, was thrown
from his carriage by runaway horse.
He struck on the right side of his head on
a rock, crushing in his skull the depres-
sion being one and one-half inches In the
center of the wound. The skull was bad
ly broken so that when trepanning was
performed pieces of bone were taken out
leaving cavity the size of dollar. The
old man is reported comfortable and like
ly to recover.
Gen. T. W. Hyde Of Bath has put in an
estimate of $50, 900 for the erection of a
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Togus, and Congress will be asked to ap-
Dropriate that sum at the next session
The hospital Accommodations at Togus are
entirely inadequate and far below those
enjoyed at the Homes In other sections
of the country.
n4gte. u sse:s &c: be ree-.,;,;rr II
electric lights, contract having been
closed with 7. II. Rogers OF Boston,
| Of hn
distance dynamo of the Brush pattern.
This will be put in at Libby's Mills and a
new Leflel water wheel will also be
placed to finish the required power.
Showing the magnitude Of the lumber
manufacturing interests of Maine, the
Maine Central Railroad reports that 1t has
hauled 20 900 cars Of lumber in one year
that was manufactured at mills situated
on its line. OF course that figure neither
represents the entire product of Maine
lumber mills nor the whole number of
cars hauled by the Maine Central II. r.
Ii is learned that the following lay del
egatlon has been appointed by the bishop
to attend the Catholic congress at Balti.
more: Hon. VIM. H. Looney, Chas.
Mccarthy, Jr., Thos. F. Donohue, Port
land DR.. O'Grady, Eastport; Mr.. Don
worth, Houlton, and John b Donovan,
Alfred. These gentlemen will represent
the diocese OF Maine. Bishop j. A. Heal
ey will also he in attendance
The Kennebec Steamer Company con-
tinue their excursion rates on their new
sreamer this week. Tickets good to re-
turn until Oct. 22 Fares for round trip
from Gardiner, Hallowell aud Augusta
$3.50; Richmond So 25; Bath So 90;
Boothbay $3.50.
Little Snowfall, owned by A. f. Saw
yer of South Norridgewock, won second
money In the 2.40 class at Farming ton
last week.
Donald Morrison, who was convicted
of manslaughter in killing United States
Marshal Warren of Maine near the Cana
dian line In the summer of 1888, has been
sentenced to Is years in the penitentiary.