The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04
STATE AND GENERAL.
The annual reunion Of the Fifth Maine
Regiment will be held at Peaks Island.
Portland Harbor, August 10 and II.

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Regiment will be held at Peaks Island.
Portland Harbor, August 10 and II.
Mrs. Albert Bowker, for Y years pres
ident of the woman's board Of mission.
died at her home at Newton, Mass,
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Bouker
was the originator of the society of
which she was president.
Fire early Saturday morning destroyed
the buildings Of Chas K ellington Of
Albion. Mr.. Wellington also lost one
valuable colt The loss viii be nearly
5000 with a partial insurance The
cause OF the fire Is unknown.
Freeman II. jackson, who was confn
ed in the state insane hospital at An.
gusta, about year ago, escaped Thurs
day. He embezzled $500 and was CON-
mitted 10 the Bangor Jail and shortly
afterwards sent to Augusta.
One Maine man has been heard from
who has brought down the very salts
factory pile of go, 900 in gold from the
Klondike. This is J. Nash, whose broth
en- NJ. H Nash OF Bath has not before
heard Of him for over twelve years.
F f. Rogers, mil superintendent for
Z. II. Barnes q 20. Norfolk, Va, and
VIM. Il. Barron, manufacturing super
intendeDt were in Eastport, last week,
looking for suitable site Tor the cree
ton of box and shovle mill to be built
later in the season. IT Will furnish EN-
ployment for nearly 200 men.
Freeman II. Jackson, who escaped
from the State insane asylum July a,
was captured near Foxeroft Sunday
night. Jackson was arrested some time
ago on a charge Of embezzlement, but
was subsequently placed in the asylum
at Augusta. He had been hiding near
Foxcroft since his escape and will be
returned TO the asylum.
The funeral of Hon L. D. NJ. Sweat,
ex-member of Congress, took place at
Portland, Thursday. There was a large
attendance of prominent citizens. The
services were conducted by Rev. J. c.
Perkins of the First Parish church.
The pail bearers were: Hon. Thomas
B. Reed, Judges Putnam and Webb; ex-
Gov. Cleaves, General J. ). j. Anderson
and Arden w. Coombs, Esq. Interment
was at Evergr en- cemetery.
Friday noon a lady lost her seal skin
coat valued at 500, from the Portland
station She entered car and laying
talk with friend. The conversation
became SO interesting that when a sneak
thief came along and quietly took the
coat, the lady did rot notice il. She
notified Officer Sylvester, who made a
search of the trains, but was unable to
to find the missing garment.
The event of last week, at Bath, was
the successful launching of the big steel
ship ErsAin NJ. Phelps from the yard OF
Arthur Sewall Il Co. This is the second
and the largest steel sailing ship ever
built in the United States. The Sewalls
own the largest sailing ship line in this
country. The Sewall firm has beer
building vessels since 1S23, and during
that time have launched 90 vessels, oyel
half of them being 1000 tons or over
This firm Will at once begin work OF
another steel ship.
The San Francisco Evening Post says
that the United states will soon be con,
nected by cable with her newly acquired
Pacific acquisitions and the cable will
connect the United States from this city
with Hawaii, the Ladrones, the Philip
pines and Hong Kong. The paper says
that most of the surveys have been
made, the contract for the laying of the
cable has already been let and according
to the terms of the contract the work
must be completed within six months
The price to be paid is stated TO be $40.
100000.