The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-07
STATE AND GENERAL.

claims aggregated $4,000.
The Shah of Persia was assasinated,
Friday He visited shrine for devo-
ton and on entering theIinner sanetn-
AIRY WAS shot BY an assassin disguised As
"A woman.
Ten miles north Of Shanghai THUS
day. two big steamers collided, one of
them went down Immediately. 500
Chinese aud five English officers were
drowned.
Some Of the Aroostook shippers are
going to try the experiment of cold
storage Tor potatoes, and will keep the
tubcrs for late shipment in hopes of
securing higher prices.
The first of the meetings of the board
of state Assessors with the owners of
wild land throughout the State, has
been called The meetings will be
held at IIoulton, May -; Caribou May
-.
Governor Cleaves has nominated DR..
Edward j. Roberts of Augusta, as a
member of the board of examiners in
the practice Of dentistry, also Geo. ".
Cover. ESP of Skowhegan, for Notary
Public.
4 contract has been closed between
the Dominion Government and Franco
Beige Steamship company of Canada,
for Il direct line of steamers between
Canada, France and Belgium. The
company is to be paid an annual subsidy
of so, 900.
X. w. Rollins, editor of the Ellsworth
American, sailed from New York,
Thursday, for Bremen. He will meet
his wife and daughter at Berlin, with
whom he will travel about the conti-
nent. Mr.. Rollins will return to Els
worth about August /.
The Brock farm creamery owned by
Hon. Thomas laggett and situated two
miles from Foxcroft, was burned Friday
morning The house, two large barns,
IL
total loss. Some farm utensils, the
live stock and some household goods
were saved. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
1000.
Robert A. Vnal of Winterport, died
under suspicious circumstances last
fall. A coroner Investigated, but de-
cided that the death was from natural
causes. But now his nephew upon
whom suspicion rested as the poisoner
of the dead man, has voluntarily made
the statement that his father, Benjamin.
Roberts brother, is guilty of the crime
A family quarrel over note was the
cause. The county attorney is now at
work on the case.
|. G. Libby of Waterville, Amos Ger
aid of Fairfield, Galen G.. Moses and
Fritz Twitchell met at Brunswick
Thursday, to consider the matter of
constructing an electric railroad from
Bath to Lewiston. 1t is reported that
it was decided to build the road and
work will commence soon. Water
power will be purchased at Brunswick
and Lisbon Falls The charter has
been in existence some three years and
is controlled by these parties.
The Ellsworth residence of senator
Eugene Hale was burned Saturday
morning. Loss 81, 200; insurance
$40, 900. The fire is thought to have
been incendiary. The house was I'M
occupied, and was undergoing repairs
for summer occupancy. The valuable
library and the furnishings of the
maine house were saved. One death
occurred as the result of the fire.
Lewis Foster died from heart failure
caused by over eXertion in assisting to
move furniture from the reach of the
fire.
In order to have the new steamship
katahdin ready for service when the
ice leaves Moosehead, her owners the
Gov. Coburn Steamship Company, had
a large space cleared of ice and Thurs
day last the boat was launched, al
though the ice will not be out of the
lake for some time. The new steamer
is the. largest, best and fastest of the
MoOsehead Lake fleet. 1t was built by
ii. B. Harrington of Bath, and is Ill
feet over all. The boat will be used
principally for the passenger service
between kineo and Greenville.
One of the most notable Masonic
events for years in Kennebec county
will be tile celebration on St. Johns
Day, the 24th, of June, of its hundreth
anniversary by Kennebec Lodge of
Hallowell. There were but four lodges
in the State when it was instituted, and
its character has been in continuous ex-
istence since Paul Revere was grand
master then and his signature was upon
its charter which, with other valuables
belonging to the lodge, was destroyed
by fire in 1880. Nathaniel Drummer
was the first master of the lodge. The
eight lodges and two communicates in
the jurisdiction will be invited to par
ticipate. There will be a parade and
various exercises.