The Somerset reporter., 1890-01-16
S TATE N { W S.

The t,go Last remaining transformers Of
the War Of 1872, at Harrington, have
died recently; Aoner Nash, who was W
wards of 90 years of age, and Oliver
Lord, aged 30. There are PROBABLY not
more than ten Of these veterans now liv-
ing in Washington county.
CONGRESSMAN Dout.lle has heen maid
th,. unusual 9 mn lim-nt of belnginyited 4,
In, tb,. our.t of n. fn,unus Clover CIuh.
of Philadelphia, again this Year at ths
br4quet in Philadelphia Thursday. He i
also invited to he the guest of the Loysi
Legion of the United States at their ban
Duet at Delmonicos February 5th.
James Mulhelin of Fairfield. nineteen
vears old. whose ewes were DESTROYED by
chemicals in the Fairfield pulp mill, was
at Augusta, Friday, with his guardian,
State to pay his expenses at the New
York Institution for the Blind and the
council voted to grant his petition
netition at forty citizens of Bangor
wa. rrr.ented IN the Governor and CoIn.
NJ CO I.arrabne az Kin@mqn and
Robert Jameson of Ranp az special con
stohlns IN enfutr. no u,or law Nntiee
was ordered.
The lime bu~inc-s in K1ox comfy ha.
been unusually good the past year, &C
cording to the Ruckl.ud Opinion. Tn.
produce for the year is far larger than
for any previous one. The total number
of barrels of lime producnd In the county
is | $50 0GS 1881 1922 in Rockland, 22l, -
sii in Thomaston, and BOP ,e02 in Rock
port and Camden.
The cordage factory of T. r Donnell
4 co. Bath. was DESTROYED hv fire Tho
valuable machinery was TOTALLY destroyed.
Much OF the cordage IN the iron store
mouse was saved. Loss about $40, 0oo
insured ior sso, Aoo' ihe cause OF the
hre Is UNKNOWN III VIII De rebuilt.
The large wooden building at the head
of Browns wharf, Portland, was burned
Saturday night. The building was owned
by the Brown heirs. Loss, 5000; I'M
insured. 1t was occupied nv $. W LARA
pee 20 !umoef, loss Sl2'ooo insured
TOT S'ooo' MARX. L. Emery, Once, ISIS,
s2ooo; insured Tor sl5oo. Detrng Win
SLOW Il Co, loss 5000; insured. j,
Haynes once, small loss. Lirraoee 4
to. Iost cohsldefahie iuinoer Whlch wa
stored IN tle no'hiihg.
Gov. Bureigh has rc-apponted Hon.
Josiah s. HOBBS state librarian.
The Farmlnpton Chronicle il skeptical
as to the yalne of the Franklin Cnlntv
gold mines. and declares that the $500
worth of COLA which an milan woman
found there and carried to Portland was
nothing better than pyr'cs. Some OF
the accounts from the gold region have
been rather too elittering for belief
Parties in the rough always shines more
brilliantly than the true metal.
Saturday evening" the G. A r. Post nj
pittstield held puhlic exerci.e. in mt,
Hall the occassion hcino tho formal n,,
sentation of fI,ps to the VILLAGE schnnlz
districts and 4 The exercises consist
ed of sneoches and natriotic sopus /,
which the scbool children gang tho ,,I,sd
white and Rhine, Mrs Porter tho .,Sta,
Snano,nd Runner and ..Anar;con ,ya,
sung by the liience.
Last week Ratb sbinvard 1auocbe,
the largest sailing vessel ev.r hniit n,
the American Continent and now III,
Cramps of Philadelphia have inst re-
ceived An order for tho l.rgns. stoorot,i,
ever constructed on the Delaware Tb.s,
two interesting facts b.,r eloonnnt wi,
ness TO the 1ACL tnat The DrOsDgcfl
Amorjc.r sbin,;,o ora ,ooL;nu a., :, do,
Republican administration, says th,
Boston Journal.
Az to the cause of the fire there can be
no oouDc. III started ~ that elevator
wen. he iact IS attested by unlmpeach
aoie witnesses VINO saw the olaze at III
'hcepoion ana "a" IL shoot up TINS ois
coihoustioie nue. 10 the root, says thu
Lewiston journal.
Col. j. N, Greene is said to have fur
nished satisfactory bonds a. contracto
for building the Shore Line Railway
The work will be done under his direc
ton, notwithstanding the efforts of othe
builders to reap the benefit of his labor
for almost decade to carry through th,
great project. The road will enter Calai
within two years. That Is assured In au'