The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-30
STATE AND GENERAL.

Auburn had $1,000 ire Friday. the
property consisting Of Wood q Make
field b coal sheds and N. &. K i. car.
The Bengal chamber Of commerce has
sent an address to the government
urging that the time has arrived 10 ad9pt
the gold standard in India.
Commencing Jan. /, the great firm ot
jordan, Marsh d Co., Boston, will al
low all Of their employees one per cent.
Of their individual sales, in addition 10
their regular salaries.
The jury in the famous Olive Pecker
case has. rendered verdict Of guilty
As the Cast stands Anderson will have
10 hang but his counsel made a motion
for new trial and if this is not granted
he will carry the case up 10 the supreme
court, if the necessary funds can be Oh
tanned
A pastor Of one Of the largest congIe-
cations in Maine says lhat the cigarette
evil is one oil the worst he Las To con
tend with among his people. The boys
stop growing mentally and bodily.
They just wither and fall short Of their
best possibilities All teachers. parents
and friends Of good citizenship should
use all wise efforts to suppress the evil
A Franklin county deputy sheriff
handouts tramps to a wood saw in his
barn and makes them saw wood a day Or
two while he Is getting ready to take
them to the jail at Pennington HEY
never show up twice in that town, and
the fraternity seems to be getting onto
the scheme, for he says there hasn't
been tramp within four miles Of there
for six months
Governor Powers on Thursday Of last
week, made list Of nominations among
which were ). " Philbrick of >koWhe
gan as justice OF the peace and quorum
and Elmer Z. Spofiord. Deer Isle; Hor
ace Mitchell, kittery; David Boyd View
port; George \. Philbrook Augusta; f
A. Brainard, China; Robert Cleayes
Bridgton, commissioners To- examine Ia,
treasurer Of States accounts.
The Bath Times notices a state OF
things not wholly unknown in otAe
cities; some of the people who neglec
to pay their taxes until the last miunt,
are people seemingly best able To pa,
promptly, and are also the inst to com
plain of the city's expenditures and t.
kick at the poor condition ii tire streets
the defective sewer system ana poo
schools and school houses.
Blanche X. Bruce. the new registra
of the treasury, was a slave in Miss
issippi before the war, and when he Wa
the senior United States Senator from
that State he procured a federal ap
pointment for his old master, then i'm
poverished, but with admirable delicac,
he induced his colleague, the late Jus
tice L. c. Lamar, to father the appoint
ment. Tie emancipated slave did no
wish his former owner to know that b
was indebted to his old "niggeI" for
means of livelihood.
Gen. J. 2. Cilley, the gallant com
mander of the I'd Maine Cavalry. wa
married at Rockland, Thursday night
to Mrs. Abbie K. Burpee, Rev. Rober
W. Nankirk officiating. The eeremou
took place at tie residence Of Mayo
Butler, Beech street. a son Of the bride
and was private. Gen. and Mis-. ellie
60 at once to Housekeeping at ls6 Mort
Main street. Roekland. cen. Cillcy
apart from his war record, is well
known throughout Eastern Maine as
pension attorney, while Mrs. Cilley is
member of one of Roeklaud's mos
prominent families.
With reference to the appeal take
from the railroad commissioners de
cision regarding the grade crossing a
Durham with the Maine Central,
gentleman connected with the manage
ment of the ". y q. road stated Frida
that the officials were giving themselye
no uneasiness in consequence. Nor
would go on Just the same and il will b
necessary for the Maine Central to hay
an Injunction issued restraining tie "
~ q. from running trains, before an
) action would be experienced ami til
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