The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-01-18
State and General News

In 1893 lhcre were 80 corporations or
gauized under the State law 1m- j. "A
falling of 81 - from y. due to he bus
ness ,tlndstill through the industrial
sections Of the country.
The grand jury ha. reported an iuiict-
ment for murder against Augustus i.
Prawda. Of farmomh. accused 81 -hpof-
ing Mr.. Meyers la-l NoYcmber In
triad ~ill take place nrAt week.
\ reduction Of - per ceut in lie
Wages Of 1000 employees went into 'tlrct
Tuesday at the Mount Clara, Nd. rrpair
shops of the Baltimore q Ohio Rairoad
co. The reduction may create 4 diz=
turbance.
Notices were posted at the irpprreil
aud Iaconia mills Tuesday notifying the
employees that general reduction i'll
wages of 10 per cent, viii take effect
Jan -. The mills have been running
fun time sine the STRIKE last Junr, AMI
together they employ about 2leD hands,
In the suit of Mr.. Edward Iam.on
against the New York Life Insurance
Company, on trial AT Biddeford. in which
the company claimed fraud was prlctie-
ed by the applicant for the policy the
jury. Monday night, after being out a.
hour, returned a verdict for the com
pany.
The death rate Of London last year
was 10 per 900; that Of Patis, 1864 :
of New York, 20 Il; of Berlin. 2O.5s; of
Chicago. ls95; OF Boston. y s. al
Dublin, q %: 81 Cincinnati. 1867; OF
New Orleans. 2s.72; of Milwaukee. 10;
of Louisville. 1850: of Minneapolis.
$50; of Denver, ll.Gl; Of indianapolis
was Is per LOCO.
The commission appointed by { owe Il
or CleavcS to examine the accounts Of
the State treasurer. began their llbors
Tuesday morning. The commission j.
Hon. Marquis +. King of Portland, chair
man; Hon. Oscar Jersey of Bnckii"ld
Hon. ;. y. Campbell of Chertyileld
Horace Little. Esq, of Auburn; aud
Weston Lewis, Esq, of Gardiner.
At The annual meeting OF the . Id
Fellows Mutual Graded Relief Assucii-
ton held at Norway Monday evening.
Hon. \. ;. kimball. Norway. was chosen
president G. y. Weymouth. Biideturd.
yice-prcSident, \. l.. +. Pike. Norway.
secretary. and ". ". Whitmarsh. Nor
way, treasurer. The report cf the see
rotary showed an increase in member
ship and funds for the past year.
Sunday afternoon Prince &. Trrfcthcn
of Peak. Island, his father and one com
panion, went cunning out to GreeI
island. They shot Il numberof birds aud
came back safely. They were pulling
their dory ashore when rrcfethcn pullet
his gun out of the boat, muzzle first
when it was discharged, the contents
entering his right breast and killed hin
almost instantly. He was - years old
| and had wife and one child.
Hon. :. W. Carr took possession of III,
insurance department at the Stat,
| House, Monday, in place of Hon. JOSEPH
o. Smith, who has held the Office niue
years to the satisfaction of everyone
concerned. During the efficient admin
istraton of the office, Mr.. Smith col
lected aud paid into the State treasury
in fees, $50 OPS, and practically ASSESSED
taxes upon insurance companies thai
We're paid tn the State treasurer, amount
ing to SIP, s96.3l aggregate, S2G9,92i.
81. The salary. clerk hire and travelling
expenses for the nine Years hav'
amounted to less than $40, Hepue
| her J1HTHu.