The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-28
STATE AND GENERAL.
Eva C. Langton has been appointed
post mistress of Kittery Point, Ne.

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will soon retire from the Cabinet, but
the report, when first made, was gener.
ally believed.
A despatch received from Leyte, one
of the Phillippin islands, says that place
has been almost devastated by cyclone.
Many persons have been killed. and the
damage to property is incalculabe.
Horace Purington y Co. have secured
the contract to build the extension to the
Hollingsworth Il Whitney company's
mill in Winslow. The contract calls for
about az, 600 worth of mason work.
The foundation for the new wing at
the Eastern Maine General hospital at
Bangor, is practically finished. 1t will
be boarded over for the winter, and
early next spring work will be resumed.
Mr.. VIM. K. Chapman, director OF the
Maine Music Festival, left Lewiston for
New York on Friday morning. He will
conduct several concerts in New York
State, returning to Maine in about
week
The vote of Greater New York city,
on Tuesday, Nov. 2, is likely to be about
$40, 900, or nearly four times larger than
the average vote of Maine, larger than
the whole vote of Massachusetts,, and
about the same as the ballot of Iowa.
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Chicago, has disagreed and has been
discharged by Judge Tuthill. The jury
stood nine for conviction, and three for
acquital. They have been deadlocked
for 38 hours. A new trial is expected.
Campaign leaders, as is to be expecc-
ed, insist upon the success of their re-
spective favorites and, whether it be
Croker for Van Nyck, Plat for Tracy,
Reynolds for Low or Abbott for George,
each gives reasons for the hope that is
in him.
Up to and including Oct. 21st, there
had been received or passed through
Bangor, $40 deer, 10 caribou and seven
moose. This number almost equals
that of last year at this time and it is
probable that the October record will be
greater than ever.
The Ashland Reporter says the idea
that the moose are being decimated and
becoming extinct is foolish nonsense.
On the contrary hunters i'll the woods
everywhere say that they find the moose
are more numerous and plenty than ever
before and quite as numerous as deer.
The executive committee of tie Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology has
elected Prof. Crafts to fill the chair left
vacant by the death of Francis A.
Walker, President of the corporation
and faculty. Prof. Crafts has perform
ed the duties since the death of Gen.
| Walker.
The Maine State fair trustees met at
Bangor last week to close up the bust
ness affairs of the last fair. Over $1,000
was paid out in premiums, which
Secretary Twitchell says is the largest
amount of any fair in New England
Another meeting will be held soon,
when the reports will be given out.
The Maine farmers outside of Aroos-
took County, have one thing to encour-
age them. 1t isn't often that we have
two years alike in succession, and as
this season has been an unusually poor
one, the chances are that the next one
will be at least fair one if not better
than the average, says the Aroostook
kTimes.
The manager of the Frank Jones,
which runs from Rockland to Machias
and neighborng points on the east coast,
says that the business done by this fine
steamer this season has far exceeded ex-
pactations and the freight holds on Sc
well that it is not at all probable that
the steamer will be taken off the route
before December first.
The report sent out from Fort Smith,
Ark, to the effect that the Cherokee
Indians are arming themselves to resist
any attempt on the part of the United
States to abolish their tribal govern
ment is positively denied by the attorney
for the Cherokees, Mr.. w. T. Hutchins
United States Indian Agent Wisdom and
United States Marshal Bennett.
The Belfast Age warns gunners
against MISLEADING pheasants for part
ridge, reminding them of the $50 fine
with an additional S25 for each bird
killed, by which the Searsporl pheasant
is protected. No one should load a guf
for hunting trip or get out hook and
line for a fishing expedition without
first making himself familiar with the
Maine game laws.
The firebug who has terrorized Rock
land, four months set fire Friday
morning, which destroyed lime shed
and two kilns owned by the Cobb Lime
Co, and $50 feet of trestle work of thu
LIMERICK railroad. The shed was IN
occupied and the kilns had not beer
burned for some years The burning OF
the trestle will cause a cessation oil
work in six other kilns.
There is probability that Director
Chapman of the Maine Music Festival