The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-04-16
STATE NEWS.

Enthusiastic meetings In aid of tb.
Aroostook and Bangor Railroad are beina
held all over Aroostook county. AMONG
the speakers are Hon. Albert A BurleiRh
FRANK a. Cram Hon. Edward Wiggin
non. E9en Woodbury., Hon. Lewellyr
Powers IN V. b. Wilson, E.q The vote
IN April 10th will surely be in favor OF
this great enterprise.
All winter the Maine Central has had an
agent travelling through the South and
West doing nothing but advertise the
beauties Of the Maine and New Hamp.
shire summer resorts. lu ~ season be
tore have Maine resorts been advertised
o generally a. this " inter in authorization
II the travel Of tie coming summer.
In response TO a call for The formation
# horse breedefs' association, about
two hundred prominent bret ders, repre-.
senting al sections of tie S safe. met IN
Lewiston Friday. The plan was dlscuss
ed with great enthusiasm and a vote to
form all association carried without dis
sent. Hon. Geo. b. Bisbee OF Buckfleld
WAS elected resident and Col. H. G.
Staples of Augusta Secretary. c. II. Mel
son of Waterville and DIR. A. NJ. Garcelon
of Lewiston were chosen to represent the
association at the meeting Of the National
Association at Chicago. The meeting ad
journed to May r.
Eliza j Peabbles, wife Of John A Pesb
b es of Cape Elizabeth, Me, sunday
morning, wake to the harbor, lay down
In the water and drowned he-self. She
was insane.
A venerable citizen Of Gardiner and one
OF its wealthiest men, ia a fit of despond.
hrnnnht h,t4 bn l.,
was coming to want, left his residence
the other night, with the intention of GO
ing to the river and drowning himself.
His daughter had heard him IN wing about
The house before he left, and upon going
to his room found a letter in his bed sd
dressed to her declaring his suicidal inten.
lion. Sessonably giving the alarm, he
was pursued aud frustrated N his pur-
pose lie said that he had been planuirg
to kill himself for six months.
II may now safely be stated that the end
of the Barron C Sc, 50 far as the courts are
has been reached and we hope
nothing more viii - -
c., ~ -~.,--: - of Sto'" ",'d rom.
the Dexter Savings Bank, the bank officials
have paid to Mrs. Barron the sum of 5000,
withheld ON the ground that her husband
WHO Hn tulbtLI'tI dllu shlfltt, hill lut
suit to recover which has been pending i'll
the supreme court for many years, is now
stricken from the docket
The New England Division of Railroad
Conductors rendered complimentary re-
ception and dinner to Pine Tree Division,
No. GG, of the same order, Sunday last at
the United States Hotel, Boston. The
Maine delegation numbered As, leaving
Portland Saturday night in a private pull
man car. Among the many pleasant
events which characterized the day was
the presentation of fun set Of jewel
to the Maine organization. They were
presented by W. Il. Mooney- in brief
speech, and were received by W.Sprague,
who made an eloquent acknowledgment
A postoilice has been established
Howes' Corner Andres cOggiu county
with George d. Humphrey postmaster.
The ollice will be SUPP lied by special ser
vice ON North Turner bridge, routes
l65 and 4i2, = ms N. +.
meeting for the organization of the
of the Krnnebec and Farm
ington Railroad Company will soon be
held in this city. Several prominent
gentlemen were in the city in cons ulip-
ton with the Gardiner corporat0rs in re-
gard TO the matter. and "a soon AS the o.
ganization is affected, the remainder #
The work will be pushed. Says the Ken
neDec Journal
The Waterville Mail doubts if there is
a station along the line of the Maine Cen
tr"', whose passenger traffic is increasing
SO DiclY as AT Waterville, Every month
81 ows large increase over the cores
ponding month last year. Last summer
for three months in suctession-July
August and September-the increase OF
each month over the same month last
year was, $500. Though THAT in the win
ter is not supposed to he SO mach as In
summer, the returns for January of this
year show an increase over last year of
SfO0; February, $500, aud March $500.
A circle Of Kings Daughters Mt Brewer
have placed mite boxes in two of the
stores in that city, for the puf
pose of obtaining money for Good VIII
Farm.
The faculty of Colby University have
decided to secure q special instructor for
the Glee Club; and they contemplate
som what extended tour of the State
some time in May.
A new charitable movement has been
started by the Kings Daughters in Ban
gor Me. A house will be opened, where
young women can be taken care of until
they have secured employment, and where
taCse who are not earning enough to sup
port themselves can he boarded and as
sisted.
John Lynch, of Midway, lost three Of
his cattle in siugu ar way last week,
He had driven four of them down to the
river to drink aud a. the animals were
standing on a cake of ice It suddenly
broke and flowed OFF into the river with
the cattle on board. In going through
some quick water the ice broke into pieces
and three of the animals were drowned.
The first salmon to he caught this year
on the Union Mills fishing ground on the
st. Croix was captured by Frank Todd,
April 2nd. 1t weighed over ~ pounds
The Calais people think this demonstrates
that the st. CroX is au earlier salmon riv,
er than the Penobscot.
Probate Court