The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-01-30
STATE N EWS.

| DR.. David B. Strout, veteran dentis
of Lewiston one of the pioneer ci.izeus OF
this community, a native of Durham anC
man well known In temperance and
other reform throughout the State, dice
in Lewiston at l.30 A. M, Saturday, af
ter brief Illness of pneumonia at the age
OF rs years.
Robert Reed, young man who acted
as assistant ticket agent and telegraph
ooerator in the Name Cent raj ticket office
at Brunswick, has been arrested under
lie accusation of embezzling $llOO of the
company's money. He was brought be.
fore Judge Townsend of the Municipal
Court, and bound over to the May term
under ~ 900 bonds.
Mrs. Octavia w Remission, widow OF
William Remission, who was murdered by
Quimby, in May, 'S8, died on Friday
morning at the residence of her son In.
law, Nj. +. B. Greene Of Boothbay Har.
Dor. The Register says Mrs. Remission
has, ever since the murder, been subject
TO the most Distressing headaches, doubt
less caused by the cruel blow on the head
which the murderer gave her with the
iron bolt. Her Illness has been only a
few days. Mrs. Remission was 56 years
of age.
The question of annexation to Portland
has come up In Deering again, and An
enthusiastic meeting Of those In favor Of
the project was held at Woodford's Sat
urday evening. A committee of forty
one was chosen to push matters and 1t is
probable that lively canvass will be
made.
There Is good prospect now that Bath
will get the contract for the two gun
boats recently advertised, the New Jersey
firm which were the lowest bidders hav-
Ing asked to be relieved from the Job.
This will be good news, not only to the
Bath company but to the people Of Maine
generally. 1t is safe to predict that the
government will get no finer work than
the Bath yards will turn out.
Saturday saw the completion of the
brick and stone work on the outside of
the State House addition. The work of
putting up the iron and the slate roofing
will now 60 rapidly forward.
New editions of the State Board of
Health bulletins on the prevention of con-
sumption and typhoid fever are now be-
ing circulated from the office of Secretary
Young at the State House.
uC AoiOWiuk WCIC olcCVtu directors
Of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
Tuesday: Marquis F. King, Portland ;
VIM. A. Foster, Portland; Frederic Ro-
bic, Gorham; Selden Connor, Portland.
Mr.. l. d. Sturgis, who has just returned
from two weeks visit to his lumber
camps, reports that the grippe is making
sad havoc among the men. A large mum.
Der have been obliged to return to their
homes. The hauling is excellent now
and with full crews the work could be
pushed very rapidly.
A young man named Sleeper, suspected
a. being the cause of the death of negro
named Cornelison on Thursday, at
Houlton, WAS arrested Friday on q war.
rant and lodged in jail. A coroner's
jury wassummoned on Friday, but ad-
journed until the results of the post
mortem examination were ascertained.
This was made Friday by Drs. WILL
Jams, Cary and O'Halloran. The in
quest was held Saturday In the court
house before large audience, and occu-
pied nearly the whole day. County
Attorney Drew conducted the examina.
tion Of witnesses. and Don A. H. Powers
was present ~ counsel for Sleeper.
Sleeper remained lodged In Jail over Sum-
day. A hearing was held before Trial
Justice Briggs this morning, which occu-
pied several hours. The same testimony,
In substance. was given q At the inquest.
The hearing resulted in the discharge Of
Sleeper.
The Valuation Commission IN session
ct Augusta have found IN honest man,
whether Dlogenes did or not. He's Mr..
Omar Clark, the Somerset County Lum-
ber King, who admitted that much tim
bar land owned BY him was mot taxed 10
it full value and that be wouldn't think
Of selling q The figures Of the valuation
imposed BY the. State. The Wild land
owners who have protested against .ths
small taxes levied on sach property, have
Dade out weak consolidation Jovrnal.
A recruiting sGation u 10 b. establishsd
II Augusta for enlistnsnta n UDcls
6am's army. 0ergt. Deonis Ksllay, II 10
said. VIII have charge Of r. Kallay = the
man Who shot and killed . yoanr nan
from Boston q Iuet HophAn q 1853. he
was 1oa1d guilty Of llanGlnnghtse, bot
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