The Somerset reporter., 1895-06-20
State News.

The seventy second annual conference
of the Kennebec Congregational churches
convened at Winthrop Thursda, and
Friday.
Mrs. J. 6. Blaine and her daughter
who have been detained in Washing
ton by the illness of Gail Hamilton
have come to Augusta, for the summer.
1t is said that the trustees of Column
ban University are in hopes 10 induce
President b. L. Whitman of Colby Uni
yersity to accept the presidency Of their
institution, Il position he declined last
winter.
f. A. Bailey, who resides about five
miles north Of Dexter, at a point known
as Gilmas Corner, attempted suicide
by hanging, Thursday morning, and up
to midnight lay in an unconscious state.
from Which it is doubtful if he rallies.
BY a vote of the Episcopal convention
at Portland, the women are to be given
suffrage in parish matters The vote
stood; Clerical, 10 ayes and 9 noes
churches, : ayes and noes The result
is decidedly encouraging to those who
believe in such matters and may midi
rectly prove of benefit 10 those agitatmg
woman suffrage,
A heavy thunder shower passed over
Pennington. Thu ~ afternoon
Lightning struck barn owned 10y
William Ttcomb on the Joseph Tit
comb farm and it was burned. Aharsc
owned by Mr.. Il. IIanley Smith. con
tractor of the towns poor, WAS killed,
and the fine, large, new store Of the
Ranger, MeCleerey Co, was struck
twice but was not destroyed
The directors Of the Maine Central
and Boston and Maine railroad have
just been making trip over the Ban
gor and Aroostook road. It was ru-
mored that the last named road was to
be absorbed by the other two bat this
was entirely without foundation. As
a result of this trip the future relations
of the Maine Central and Bangor and
Aroostook will be more friendly than
before.
The employees Of the Lockwood mill
at Wateryile each wore a happy smile
on their faces as they left the mill Thurs
dag night, for just before the CLOSE of
the day the management surprised them
by posting notices in the different rooms
of the mill, stating that wages would be
advanced to take effect june Il Cen
eral satisfaction is felt all over town,
for this notice affects the wages of over
1900 people.
1t will be seen from these census fig
ures that of the III, Isl males in Maine
in 1890 over 10 years of age, 257,096
were engaged in some gainful occupa-
ton. And of the PCS, SO women over
10 years of age, 45, 049 were also in some
gainful occupation. \ large proportion
of the women not reported in some gain
full occupation were married and heads
of families, as such just as truly in inn
portant occupation as those working in
so called "gainful occupations
Messrs. Hudson and Parson, attorneys
for the town of FoXcroft, have completed
their investigation of the complications
caused by the huge defalcation of Judge
Hale and are soon to submit their report
to meeting of the citizens called by
the municipal officers. The eXamina-
ton shows the outstanding notes of the
late trea ,urer to be about SIC, 600 less
than was at first supposed. All trace of
depression has disappeared Real es-
tate is changing hands, being bought
and sold at better prices than ever
known before in the towns history.
New buildings are going up on nearly
every street, sewers are being laid and
other general improvements are going
forward as though no cloud hung over
the municipality. The Hale indebted
foots up about Size, 900, according to
present adyices