The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
STATE AND NERAL.

The Cloudy Il Kent Co., of Portland,
has been awarded a contract to make
400, 900 pounds of hard tack to be de-
livered at the Brooklyn navy yard as
soon as possible.
The annual session of the Grand Divi-
sion, sons of Temperance of Maine,
convened in oxford, Wednesday. Sew
eral representatives were initiated. The
| reports showed the order to be in good
condition.
DR.. Geo. II. Bailey, State veterinary
says that he is finding more cases of
CHAMBERS in the horses throughout the
state than ever before. lie attributes
the cause to the large number of west
ern horses which are being brought
here. lie says that he never used to
have more than 10 or II cases a year,
and now it is 81 or go. Last month he
| had f. cases which he could trace to
western horses.
| A Standish correspondent hears that
the first steam engine to be set up on
| the island of Cuba was placed there by
| two Maine men-Gharles +. Chick, of
East Lmington. and, his brother Peter
time. While in Cuba, Charles saw
enough of the Spaniards to cause him
to hate them ever after. He came to
his death several years ago by being
| buried in a well.
Reports from Aroostook county indi-
| cate an increased acreage this year, not
only of potatoes, but of oats and barley.
| AroostooE found steady market for its
| 1897 crop of oats and it is exceedingly
doubtful if some of the farmers have
retained enough seed for the 1898 crop.
| Notwithstanding the barley question
has been pretty well ventilated by the
press and the raising of barley strongly
denounced by some of the oranges,
there will be quite good deal planted,
it is stated.
Bangor Commercial: Some of the
| Goulds as we'll as some of the Astors are
quick to manifest their loyalty to the
country. Miss Helen Gould, daughter
of the late Jay Gould, of New York,
offers to donate to the government the
princely sum of 100000 Should Miss
Could in response to the suggestion of
| the President, purchase and present to
the nation war vessel, andy leave
of "Sophie May'-she should be christ
ened "Our Helen," how the boys would
| fight for her and the flag above her!
The closing session of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars of Maine was
held in Waterville, Thursday. The cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year was
as follows: Grant Rogeas, &. c. T.;
Rev. +. V. Stevens, G.. c.; Miss j. A.
Hodgkins, q. Y. T.; George f. Bracket,
G. S.; F. G. Holt, q. T.; Rev. j. A. Buff
| um, &. C.; George G. Oliver, G.. NJ. Mrs.
+. G.. Munson, q. S. j. r.; Mrs. +. l..
Bracket, q. A. s.; sadie Lewis, q. d.
NJ; W. A. Rideout, G. G.; A. L. Hills,
G. S.; Rev. +. w. Weber, p. G. c. T.;
Frank Ii. Dexter, d. X. W. G. T.
General Manager Gerald of the Bath,
Brunswick and Lew iston electric road
has closed contract for $4,000 worth
of equipments for the big power station
in Brunswick. He also expects to soon
let all of the contracts for the construc-
| ton of the road. The contracts for
grading and laying the rails will be
made in four sections as follows: Lewis
ton to Sabatis, Sabatis to Lisbon Falls,
Lisbon Falls to Brunswick and Bruins
wick to Bath. In this way crews can
be put at work in each division at the
same time and can proceed with great
rapidity.