The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01
STATE AND GENERAL.


for the past few weeks at the works of
the Hoe Press Co, in New York, has
been settled. Six hur bred Of the strik
lug machinists returned TO work Nor
day morning at the old rates.
The new furniture is being placed in
position in the senate chamber and the
room is already assuming strange but
greatly imp owed appearance. superin.
tendent Stevens thinks that the work
will be completed about September 20
The corn canning fac tory at North
Burnham was burned last Thursday
night causing loss of $4,000. Prepar-
ations had been made to start up the
next day. 1t is thought the fire started
from boiler. The building was in
su-ed.
The Thingyalle Line steamer Merge
sank the French fishing schooner La
Couquette of Bayonne, France, on sat
urday, Aug. 20, on the coast of New.
foundland. The captain and eight men
were all that were saved from crew of
twenty five. The cause of the collision
was the foggy weather.
The Bangor IL Aroostook Railroad
Co, have inaugurated a refrigerator car
service from Aroostook to Boston, the
first car leaving Caribou last Saturday.
and Houlton Monday, arriving at Bos.
ton Wednesday, This car on its return
trip will supply Aroostook with fruit
and perishable freight.
The goth Maine Regimental Ass )cia
ton held its annual meeting last week
at Portland. The election of officers
resulted as follows: Observation-Disclosures
H. S. Melcher Portland, Vice President
DIR. A. o. Shaw, Portland, Secretary
and Reconnaissance l.. Miller, Wal
Goboro. Gen J. l.. chamberlain and
Gen Ellis spear were among the dis
tinguished officers of the regiment pres
ent.
Paul fetraulf, the eloven-year old son
of Arthur retrault of Augusta, was run
over by thr west bound passenger train
Sunday ~, ming. The boy had been
selling candy and in attempting to alight
from the train While it was in motion he
lost his footing and fell. rolling under
the platform aud his right leg being
crushed Just below the kLee. The leg
had TO be amputated.
The battleship Oregon was menaced
by ire Friday morning. The blaze
started in the main coal bunker of the
vessel rs She lay in the Brooklyn navy
/ yard. smoke WAS discovered pouriu e
out of the bunker next to the forecastle
on the starboard side and AN alarm was
| given. The crew responded at once.
The work of putting out the fire occu
pied more than an hour.
Attorney General Haynes of Waterville,
will have busy season in September,
having two murder cases to try. One is
in the eastern part of the State, and the
other the alleged murdress is Rose
Carson White, who is alleged to have
shot her husband. In speaking of the
case Attorney General Haynes said that
although there is nothing new in the
case he had but little doubt about being
able to prove her guilt.
Two boys were arrested IN Waterville,
Wednesday, by officer George Simpson
charged with stealing old brass from the
Maine Central yard. This state of
affairs has been going on for some time
and an officer was set on the watch and
has succeeded in getting evidence
against the boys. They were tried,
found guilty and fined 500 and cost, in
default of which they were sent to
Augusta.
A. c. Kinds, clerk of Speaker Reed +
desk in the National House of RepEe-
sentative, whose residence is on Wood
ford street, Deering, instead of resum-
ing his position on the Portland Daily
Press, is busy at home, compiling re.
cord of precedents, for the use of the
House. The publication of such work
was authorized by Congress, at the last
session, and there is no man in the I'm
tied States more competent to compile il
than Mr.. Kinds. The book will contain
about 1000 pages.
Judge " ebb of the u. 5. district cour
has designated the following banking
institutions as depositaries for thu
money OF bankrupt estates: The Pitts
field National bank, Pittsfield; the Ma
rine National bank, Bath; the Belfas
National bank, Belfast; the Granite Ma
tional bank, Augusta; the Sanford Ma
tional bank, sanford; the Farmers Ma
, tional bank, Houlton; the Medomak
National bank " aldoboro; the First Ma
tional bank, Guilford; the Norwa,
National bank, Norway.
Rev. William I. Chase, d. D, of th'
Fifth Baptist church, Philadelphia, dice
August %, at Atlanta City, n. j., of ner
vous prostraton and catarrhal gastritis
Mr.. Chase was graduated from Cobb,
University in the class of IS, after hay
serve as chaplain in the 4th U. S. Vols
Vols. in 1868 "a. He was graduated from
the Newton Theological Institution il
1869 and Immediately entered upon pas