The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-29
STATE AND GENERAL.

Conductor John Mace takes the train
run by the late Fred A. McIntire and
Frank L. Gardner takes Mr.. Mace 5
train.
President Mckinley has been made
the recipient Of the biggest watermelon
in the south. L vas presented ~
party Of Georeians, who assured the
President that il contained no Office
seekers.
The thirty-foarth annual New Eng
land Fair 10 be held at Portland during
the week beginning August u, promises
to be by far the biggest exhibition ever
given by the Society 10000 are offer
ed in premiums.
The arbitration commissioners who
are trying 10 settle the coal strike have
finally got the consent Of a majority Of
the operators Of the Pittsburg district
to join in a general conference 70 dis
eass the true uniformity plan.
An Auburn physician says many fatal
cases OF typhoid fever might be traced
to defective plumbing, careless sewer
age and nuisanees Of various sorts. He
thinks the board Of health might do
more good work in the line Of preven.
ton.
1t will be remembered that some time
ago-when the hard times struck the
railroads the salaries Of all the employees
Of the M. c. K. K. were cut 10 per cent.
The management Of the road has re-
stored the old salaries to date from
July /.
The worlds fair on a small scale-and
not very small one either-will be
held at Rigby Park, Portland. during
the week beginning August 10 This
promises to be the largest exhibition
ever held by the New England AgricuIt-
ural Society.
Howard S. Webb. instructor in me-
chanical engineering at the University
of Maine at 0rono, has been granted
leave of one years absence from duty.
Prof. Webb will leave the first of Au-
gust. Perley Walker will fill the vacan-
cy during his absence.
Fort Fairfield has the most unique ar
rangement of Methodist church and
parsonage in the State. The church is
of the ordinary pattern with tall steeple,
but has two stories. The church aadi-
forum is overhead and on the first floor
is the parsons home. He can 90 direct
ly up the back stairs to his pulpit
The Newport Wooden Company are
to at once add an addition to their mill
which will make an opening for 50 more
hands. A second story of wood, Is by
l25 will be built. A wing - by - of
two stories, basement of brick, is to be
added, also a large store house. The
outlay will amount to some S12 900
G. W. Reynolds, the largest purchaser
of hay in central Maine, says: THE
heavy rain of Thursday did fully 100000
damage to the hay crop. The farmers
generally had large amount down and
while they will feed this to stock, its
market value is little. The crop is large
but thus far the weather has been most
unfavorabe for harvesting"
Lady Henry Somerset has resigned
the presidency of the British Women s
Temperance association, for the reason
that the branch associations refused to be
governed by her request that they should
not approve or sign petitions to Lord
George Hamilton, secretary of state for
India, against the renewal of the con
tageous disease acts for India.
DR.. David Malcolm Of Weeks Mills,
China, who was brought to Waterville,
for disclosure, his creditors believing
him to have some hidden property, died
from the combined effects of morphine
and sun exposure, Wednesday. His age
was IS years, and he was said to be toe
i'll to take the trip when he was taken by
deputy sheriff from his home.
, Dr. F. Benjamin Andrews has resign.
ed the presidency OF Brown university
and also his professorship therein. The
Brown directors endeavored to induce
him to change his financial teaching:
; which have been very pronounced fol
free silver, but he preferred to resign
rather than to cease promulgating hi,
views in regard to the money question
William K. Shaw, the Bath bank de
faulter, was discharged from the Maine
State prison, Friday, having served foul
years. He was sentenced, July /, IS93
to a term of 10 years, for the embezzle
ment of $4,000 from Lincoln Nationa
Bank of Bath. BY executive clemency
his term was reduced, last December
to five years, and he gets a year of fo
r good behavior.
l II. f. Gregory, of the United State
: geological survey, is in Mars Hill ant
will carry on prospecting quite exten
sively in that locality He has alread,
done some work on the mountain an,
e reports finding traces of copper and iron
He expects TO be joined by Prof. Il )
: Williams of Yale, and Prof Olof Ny
lander of Caribou, and the three vii
: carry on Investigations extending owe
several weeks.