The Somerset reporter., 1889-12-05


mas day. Big preparations are being
made for the event.
Hon. c. A. Boutelle Of Maine will call .
meeting shortly Of the entire New Eng.
land delegation In Congress and request
them to visit during the holiday recess
the International Maritime Exhibition In
Boston. Ar. Boutslle will also urge the
senaton and Representatives Of other
States 70 do the same.
A dozen vessels are loading ct Portland
with 7,025, 900 #. Of lumber for the
Argentine Republic and Uruguay.
The nrst train on the Dexter { Piscat-
aquis r0ad arrived at the Foxcroft termi-
mus Monday noon.
A new society Of "King's Sons" has
been organized In Portland. Its nrst
work 10 70 be Christmas tree for the
Maine General Hospital.
Col. J. Manchester Haynes, says that
the total cut Of the kenne0ec Iumbermen
this winter will show An increase over
that Of last season, and will probably be
some l96. .000, 900 feet or more.
The weight Of the clock on the Unita.
rian church In Wsterville fell, Sunday
night. dropping down on the organ, a.
most completely ruiuing It. The organ
WAS gift to the church some nve yeaes
ago from Mrs. Sarah N. Ware and cost
considerably over $4,000. The weight
weighed about 1000 pounds.
Winthrop 10 trying N secure . shoe
factory, and 10 offering tempting induce
ments, The Board Of Trade has the mat.
Ter In hand and 10 negotiating with N. A.
Packard, > well-known manufacturer.
Tho new rooms Of the Commercial
Travellers Association were dedicated. In
Portland, Saturday evening. Pres. Small
Of Colby was among the speakers.
The Cheessborough bark which
sailed from Bath, was wrecked on the
Japanese coast and 10 ont Of her crew of
IS wore lost. Three of the lost crew
were from Bath.
A sad drowning accident occurred At
the U. 8. Arsenal grounds. Augusta.
Sunday, resulting In the death Of Mar.
gsret, the twelve-year old daughter of
Major Michaelis. The three children Of
Major Michaelis were playing on the ice
which had formed upon an artificial pond.
when the loo gave way and they were
plunged Into the water. Their father
was nearly drowned In striving to rescue
them, and II now In Q critical condi.
tion. He became unconscious before
reaching Margaret, and help came too
Late 10 save her life.
1t u said at Augusta that George A. Al
den OF Waterville, the Eastern Superin-
tendent OF the Maine Central Railroad,
viii % elected director Of the road, to
NH the place made vacant by the death
Of bic father, Col. Darius Alden. It 10
said that It was tho wish Of Col. Alden,
and the proposition nnds favor not only
With the onacers. but the patrons Of the
road.
In the State Pension Department things
are moving smoothly. Out Of the 960 600
Appropriated for this department for the
year. there remains unexpended to date,
Just el0l6, which will, with due care, be
sumcient for the remainder Of the year.
Up 70 date there have been received six.
tesn hundred and seveuty.two applIca-
tions for pensions, and twelve hundred
and eeventy-ons certificates have been
issued. OF the remaining four hundred,
probably seventy Ave per cent. will not
be approved for good and suficieni res-
sons. The others will be attended to as
fast - practicable after proper invest.
CATION, says the EssHsbsc Journal.
Great excitement pervails at Rumford
concerning the finding Of gold at Coos
Bridge In Bryon. AeSsers. II, R. Swain.
=. 3. end N. D. Jackson visited the gold
diegtngs last Friday, and on Saturday
they returned laden with specimens. Nj,
=. 2. Jackson, who has recently spent
nye days there WAS one Of the nrst miners
who found gold In Colorado, and he
~ there was never any such digging 10