The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26
STATE AND GENERAL.
A factory at Waldoboro has been can
ming 1000 bushels of peas day for sew
eral weeks.

Canovas' assassin, occurred at san
Sebastian Aug. 20
Thursday and Friday were the banner
days at the y. +. fair at kgby park.
The attendance reached 10000 Thurs
day and Friday was about 20.0OO.
The Queen Regent Of Spain, Friday,
confrred the premiership upon General
Azcarraga, who is also minister Of war.
The cabinet will not be modified.
Portland's new theatre has been named
"The Jefferson" in honor of Joseph
Jefferson. That eminent comedian will
be present the opening night, Sept. Il,
and make the opening address.
An ingenious mechanical device just
invented pastes paper labels on 100, 600
cans in ten hours. Down a chute rolls
ceaseess procession of cans, and each
can picks up label as it passes
President b. l.. Whitman of Columbia
University, Washington, formerly presi.
dent of { olby University, is prominently
mentioned as the successor of Dr.. An
drews as president of Brown University.
Capt. H. L. Wood camp, Sons Of
Veterans has been organized at Dexter,
by Rev. Geo. f. Leighton lieutenant
colonel, Maine division, assisted by
Forest Chase of Skowhegan, acting as
@. NJ. S.
Many farmers have still large fields Of
grass uncut. Haying has been a slow
and laborious process this year, but the
crop is unusually large. They will have
to learn the art of navigation before
they can cut the meadows.
1t is reported from Bluehill that the
ed in the fall. The mines were worked
profitably some years ago, but the fall
in price of copper caused them to be
shut down. Now the price of copper is
up again and a New Y ork capitalist has
been negotiating for the Bluehill mines.
The Maine State Shooting Association
was organized at Watervile the past
week with the following officers: Pres
ident, George 5. Thompson, Bath; vice
president, q. Il, Hunnewell, South Dan
Vile; secretary, f. T. Wyman, Water
vile. An executive committee is to be
made up of each gun club of the State.
The case of the youthful moose slay
ers still interests the guests at Kineo
and hardly day passes but some refer
ence is made to the case. Many ways
ont of the scrape are suggested but
nearly all come down and say it would
have been better to have plead guilty,
paid the costs and then thrown them.
selves ON the mercy of the court.
Maj. j. L. Merrick's party for the
National G. A. X. encampment at
Buffalo, y. Y, left Waterville Saturday
afternoon. There were about $50 in
Major Merrick's party and from Port
land the excursionists had the sole oc
cupancy of four cars. The party i,
made up of people from all over Maine
from Caribou to Pennington and from
Kittery to Eastport
The officers elected at the annual re
union of the 18th Maine Regiment helC
at Long Island, Portland, Wednesday
are: President, Gustavus G Pratt
South Paris; vice presidents, c. W. Rich
ardson, Portland; John II. kimball
Montreal; secretary and treasurer, Geo
O. ID. Soule, Portland necrologist, Geo
W. Verrill, Portland; directors, Edward
More, Deering; c. W. Roberts, Portland
O. NJ. Hanseomb, Boston.
A recent British report from tn,
legation at Toxic reviews the foreign
trade of Japan during the past year. II
the supply of machinery, rails, nails anC
pig iron, the United States assumed
leading place. The British representa-
tive pointed out that the American rail
way engine builders were likely to re
ceive great number of orders during
the present year. An unusual demand
for metals, textiles and raw materials il
noted, going to show the growth o
manufactures in Japan.
The death of Prof. John Barton
Foster, late of Colby University, occur
red at his home in Naterville, Thurs
day, the 10Th inst, at the age of 10 years
Prof. Foster graduated from Colby il
'43. He entered the Baptist ministry
was at one time editor of lions Advo
cate for eight years, and in 1858 assume,
the chair of Greek and Latin at Cobb,
University which he held until 1894
For SO years he occupied the importan
| position of treasurer of the state Baptis
Mission. Few men attained the respec
and regard of their fellows SO eompletel
as did the deceased, who leaves wifi
and one son, John NJ. Foster, missionar
to China.
| The editor of the Pennington Chroni
Gle who has been making a carriag
/ drive through towns in western Somel
set and portions of Franklin county say
that these two things were conspicuou
by their absence while en.ronte; tn
roads were fine, shade trees abounded
making the drive enjoyable scarce
| ly any watering troughs, and no guide
boards were encountered The absenc
of these two important features O
country roads certainly was not agree