The Somerset reporter., 1894-07-26
State and General News.


Wiscasset and Quebec arrived SATURDAY
by the schooner Leggett from Calai-.
Perly Grams buildings in New sharon
were burned Monday morning. Cause
unknown. Loss 5000; insurance Sl5O0
Oscar W. Smiths buildings. at West
FrYeburg, burned saturday morning at
/ o'clock, Loss -, 800, insured for ST.
600.
Murray hotel. dwelling house, two
barns and an ice house in North Nassal-
boro We're burned early Saturday morn
ing. Loss 5000; insurance $4,000.
Lightning struck a barn on Hampton
Fairlield's place on Beach street, Saco
Saturday evening. The building and
contents We're burned. Loss ZOO ill.,
suranec 81 900.
The Democratic committee of the
Third Congressional District will meet
in W ateryille next Saturday for he pur-
pose of selecting a candidate in the place
of >. W. Could E,g., declined.
Hon. y. \. Luce. state supcrintend-
ent of schools. says that he does not de-
sire reappontment. He has held the
position Ii years, and has worked faith
fully in the interests of Maine schools.
Al Peoples party convention, held
in Bath, Tuesday, eight delegates were
present, aud Z. W. Boynton OF Augusta
presided No nominations were made
for attorney Judge of probate and clerk
of courts.
The post Office at Searsport was brok-
en- into about | a. m. Saturday. the safe
blown and about $50 worth of stamps
taken. \. J. Nickerson's store was also
IL, int, hut =, L.
was the work of experts.
The Lockwood Company, Waterville.
is a pretty good institution for "A city to
have. For instance ii pays the public
Golfers S2l.59S in taxes and throughout
the business depression, the LOCKWOOD
has kept its force steadily employed.
Counterfeit half dollars have been do.
ing rather too lively "A business in Water.
vile of late. The coins are finc imta-
ton, having the silver brightness and
the exact weight but are deficient in the
silver ring when thrown on any hard
substance. They bear the date of lS71.
Rev. X. b. Mathews, formerly of the
Bangor Theological seminary. and for
Il time pastor of the congregational
church at South Brewer, hut more re
Gently of the Skowhcgau Congrega.
tional church, has been installed as pas.
tor of the Newcastle Congregational
church.
The three story brick block on Water
street. Gardiner, owned by =. W. Tar
box. WAS damaged to the extent of $500
by fire saturday. 1t caught by the eX-
plosion of Il lamp in the chemical room
of kimball's photograph studio, where
the loss total with an insurance $500.
Other losses small. covered by insur-
an@e.
Hon. l. {, Libby has just pnrvnased
all of The land of DR.. Campbell between
Wateryile and Fairfield. This parcel of
Land. together with that which Mir. Lib
by has lately purchased of lar. f, {.
Thayer aud the Smell heirs, will be i'm
proved al once by artisticallY laying out
"A park ei 30 acres. which will he known
as Central park. The balance of the
land viii be plotted out into house lots.
Thc towns Of Whitcti-ld. Jefferson,
Washington and nifty, have deci ted
that theY will not live outside of the
world hut short time longer. aud pro-
pose 10 he connected by rail with tha
kcnurbac river They need bur - mile,
OF road to connect with the Gcorge>
River Railroad on the east, and the
kruurhec Central on the west. and stand
ready Ia contribute each their proper
tiouai part toward the expense.
II is paving dear for free wool when.
Just 10 gel that uliclr and nothing else
ON the free list, the Democracy has
forced an agitation that has cost the
country, one MY and another since it
brran. more than the war for [ he | uioU