The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
STATE AND GENERAL.


mated to be from 1e, 900, 90 to 1000
900 bushels
The miners of the mines Of the ohio
and Mississippi Valley oal and Mining
Company have secured a raise Of ten
cents per ton for digging, and have re.
turned to work.
The actuary of the treasury depart
ment estimates the population Of the
United States on Aug. l. as 73,0Gs. 90,
and he places the circulation per capita
at S2Z.53.
As Mrs. A b Fletcher and Mrs. A.
A. small, aged respectively = ind -
years, were driving in WaterYille, FRI
day, their horse became frightened by
a train, the carriage was overturned and
both ladies seriously injured.
Professor w. a. Rogers, of Colby, las
been elected to the Babcock Professor.
ship of Alfred University, New York.
This is a professorship of physics which
has recently been endowed by George
H. Babcock of Planheld, y. j., with
100000.
All mint records were broken by the
receipts at san Francisco August when
s., 10000 were deposited for coinage.
OF this amount $50, GOO was the property
OF the Alaska Commercial Company and
the balance was deposited by various
miners and smelling companies.
The sea outlet of the Wiseasset and
/ Quebec railroad is to be at once utilized
/ by the Kennebec Steamboat Company,
who put on their new boat, the Lincoln,
Monday, to ply between Wiscasset and
Boston. The Lincoln is propeller of
some ], 400 tons, has IS state rooms etc.
F. |, Smith, the "Borax King. will
establish a million dollar refinery near
New York to employ 200 men. The
Dingley tariff bin placed duty of s. a
ton on imported borax giving Mr. Smith
an opportunity to compete in New Y DIRK
with borax imported from Turkey and
South America.
From information received by Secre-
tary Turner of the citizens G. A. K.
committee, 81 ,529 veterans will partici-
pate in the grand parade during the ma
tional encampment. New York heads
the list with 1000 veterans Pennsyl-
vania follows with 5000 while Massa-
ehusetts has ; 900.
There's Indignation in one Maine
neighborhood and why shouldn't there
be? What should you say if your hens
came home each with kernel of corn
in her crop and a string hanging out OF
her mouth, to the other end of which
was attached a card reading: keep
me at home. Eve been scratching NJ
my neighbours garden
The big battleship, Indiana, has sail
ed for Halifax, where she will be dock
ed, cleaned and painted. She is the
first of the battleships that has been
sent from the United States to foreign
dock for lack of docking facilities at
home, but it is probable that She mus
be followed by her sister ships, tn,
Massachusetts and the Iowa.
The funeral of Nelson Dingley, ST.
father of Congressman Dingley and F
l.. Dingley, was attended at the latter
home in Auburn Thursday afternoon
Rev I. S Pattons, pastor of the Higl
Street Congregational church, officiating
The funeral was private, but an oppor
tunity to view the remains had beef
given the public on Wednesday after
noon.
The shipment of second class mai
matter from the Augusta post office fo
the month of July was something tire
mendous There were Is 03 sacks sen
out, weighing 562,j74 pounds Tit
average is very much above that for tn,
year of 1896, which was 500, 600 a month
And for July, month when business i
usually comparatively light the ship
ments are all the more remarkable.
A report from Havana via Key West
says that the insurgents are encampeC
within three miles from the Havana
suburbs, and that the Spanish force
have thus far been unable 10 dislodg
them. The insurgents are succeeding
in harassing the forces of Gen. Weyle
and keeping the city in constant stat
of alarm, although their numbers ar
far inferior to the Spanish forces.
James Matheieon, the unlicensed
Rangeley guide, whose case is beiny
tried as a test case for violation of tn
registration law, was given a hearing a
Pennington, Friday. The court fonn,
probable cause and he was placed unde
500 bonds for the September grand jury
Afterwards the matter was fixed up be
tween Marthuson and the Comrs. H.
agreed to obey the law and was granite,
license.
The queerest colony to locate in Main
for many day is that of the Co-opera
tive Free Thinkers Association which il
trying to carry out the Bellamy idea il
Northern Aroostook Fifty men hav,
been selected from applicants hailin.
from Massachusetts, Montana. Ten
nessee and other states. and MI Arthur
Hilton Of Fort Fairfield, secretary o
the association. SAYS he has chosen only
those WHO he thinks will be industriou,