The Somerset reporter., 1890-06-12
STATE NEW s

| Jutse WhitehOuse ruleu IN the supreme
judicial court at Alfred Friday, that the
Biddeford municipal court was incompe-
tent 10 naturalize aliens Unless rever-
sed by the full bench this decision settles
the issue raised at the March election In
Biddeford and alienates considerable
number of men whose titles to citizen
ship are declared defective. This was
test case Mr.. Dean over two years ago
filed with the municipal court notice Of
| his intention to become citizen, and AT
the present term at Alfred he applied for
final papers. The application is denied
ON the ground, as 1t il understood, that
while the Biddeford court has common
law Jurisdiction and record and seal al
required by the federal statute for q
court of naturalization, 1t has no clerk
within the meaning of the law. The
cases Of all the naturalizcd voters Of Bid
deford stand or fall by the fna! decision
in the Dean case.
Maine has disposed Of nearly all her
canned goods, the stock in the hands of
packers, wholesale dealers and retailers
being practically exhausted. The AIMED
apples, squash, and pumpkin are all
gone, and corn nearly so. Large guam
titles are also sold ahead and the lookout
for big pack the present season Is very
hopeful.
Riley Cochraue, a pensioner OF the war
and formerly notorious TOgus, saloon
keeper, fell down stairs Monday morn
ing at Augusta. and died soon after from
concussion Of the brain. He was about
90 years of oge.
The new summer hotel, built on the
ST. Croix near Devils Head, in Calais,
Is to be opened the present week. 1t has
been most appropriately named Hotel De
Monts in commemoration of the leader
Of the French expedition which first dis
covered the locality two hundred and
eighty six years ago.
quite riot is reported from Ellsworth
where men became involved in bloody
tight, with some employees of Robbins
clcus. large number participated Ia
the fight with the result Of many broken
heads and severe bruises. After des
perate struggle, partial order was finally
restored.
Fifty-one vessels arrived At Bangor
last week; and among the departures
were twenty four vessels loaded with
Ice.
The Portland Company will deliver
this week to the Maine Central railroad
a heavy MoRnl lncomntiye. halnG nna .nt
four which the company are building
The engine is one Of the heaviest ever
built by the Portland Company, and hesv-
ler than any on the Maine Central. 1t
Is intended for passenger service on the
Mountain division.
The four Biddeford milkmen arrested
for peddling milk Sunday, were in court
Monday ready for trial. Their hearing
was continued until the latter part Of
week. Public opinion Is In their favor
and there Ia little likelihood Of their be-
Ing punished. even through the complain
ant, William II. Warehouse OF Dayton,
adpeais In court against them. Water
house has conscientious scrnples against
peddling milk Sundays, and he claims
that his business is injured by his fellow
milkmen who drive Sunday routes,
According to the Portsmouth Times
Badgers Island, In Kittery harbor, IL
the birthplace of the American navy. II
was here that the first American man-of-
war, the Raleigh was built In l776, by
order Of the Congress Of the rebellious
colonies, a. one of feet Of thirteen fri
gates. Next year the sloop of-W ar Ran
ger was built on the island. She was
the first vessel to hoist the stars and
stripes as the American flag. John Paul
Jones was assigned to her command, ana
1t was in this vessel that he made his
daring cruise along the English coast in
1918. On Badgers island, too, the first
American line of battle ship--the Amer.
lea, "a guns-was constructed Other
noted war vessels huilt here were the
frigates Crescent and Congress, the slOop
Of war Portsmouth, and the schooner
Scan mel
The four masted schooner Nimbus was
launched SATURDAY. Afternoon from the
yard of Mcdonald &Brown, Belfast. The
MIN nus is owned in Bangor, Belfast, NV
York, and Philadelphia. She will be Com
manded by Capt. h F. Yourg of Bangor,
and load ice at Bangor for New York.
Gen. Hyde of the Bath Iron Works Sat
urday closed contract with the Maine
Steamship Company for duplicate Of the
steamer Cottage City, to ply between New
York aud Portland in place of the steamer
Winthrop, recently sold. The vessel will
be a propeller of the tripl. expansion type,
and is to be completed next spring.
GENERAL NEWS