The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-15
STATE AND GENERAL.

four moose heads, besides number OF
smaller animals to be tanned. All the
moose heads are of good size, two of
them being exceptionally so.
John Anderson, the condemned MUIR
derer of Mate Saunders of the schooner
Olive Pecker, was executed in the city
Jail. Norfolk, Va, Friday last Because
of the parting of the rope the first time,
the hanging had to be repeated.
The Kennebec river was closed to
navigation above the Gardiner and Pitts
ton bridge the 9th, and is now closed
below the bridge to Richmond. Icemen
/ are jubiant over the freeze as 1t Is one
of the most satisfactory known for years
above the bridge.
The body of the woman rescued from
the Portland wreck, Thursday, was fin
ally identified as that of Sophie B.
Holmes, school teacher of Portland.
Her relatives were notified and her body
was sent to her home in Mercer, Me-,
Friday morning.
Landlord w. D. Blethen of the Blethen
house, Foxcroft, received telegram,
Friday, from Oakland, California, stat
ing that his brother, Charles D. Blethen,
had been struck by a train and killed.
Further details are lacking. Mr..
Blethen has been absent from Foxcroft
for many years.
The battleship Massachusetts,, soon
after leaving New York navy yard, Sat
urday for Hampton Roads struck an
obstacle near Governors Island and
three of her compartments were torn
open. She was at once taken back to
the navy yard where she will be dry
docked for repairs.
The Johnston Line steamer Veda-
more of Liverpool, Capt. Bartlett, for
whose safety fears were beginning to be
| felt, as she was several days overdue,
arrived at Baltimore the 9Th inst, with
45 shipwrecked mariners from the
steamer Londonian, whom she had pick
ed up at sea- Twenty five others went
down with their ship.
| General Richards is at work upon his
bill which is to be presented by Con-
gressman Burleigh at the present session
of Congress. This bill is for the reor-
ganization of the National Guard of the
United States. 1t is intended to bring
the guard, which would be known as
the Volunteer Army, great deal nearer
in touch with the regular army and
would place it under the direction OF
the war department.
While Peter Perry and Augustus King
were employed digging well on the
plains at Waterville, the earth suddenly
caved In and buried them both. King
was on a platform few feet above
Perry and was not much injured, but
when Perry was found there was no life
in his body Both men had been eau
toned not to work in the we'll without
having something put upon the walls to
retain the dirt which was very sandy
and liable to cave at any time.
A novel law suit will be instituted, ac-
cording to the Bangor News, concerning
deer shot near Slim Pond in Maine the
other day. John +. Crowley and Joseph
Dundy of Massachusetts will bring the
action against a third party, the issue
being which one really killed the deer,
all three having shot him. The plain
| tiffs had wounded the animal and had
climbed tree to escape the rage ef the
suffering deer when the defendant ap-
peared, shot and the deer fell dead. All
three claimed the carcass.
The sweet corn planters in this vicini-
ty of Norway acting on the belief that
they were not receiving fair pay for
their work while raising corn at one and
one half cents, on account of the superb
or quality over western product of Maine
corn sent committee to Portland to
confer with the packers asking that the
price to the farmers be raised to two
cents. The packers refused to make
any concession or even discuss prices
and the matter was referred to the
state grange for further action.
At special meeting of the citizens OF
Cornna, Saturday, to discuss the recent
defalcation of tax collector a. Seavey,
1t was decided to take no action in the
matter for the present Mr.. Seavey
said that he took the money to obtain
medicine and comforts for his sick wife
and family and the attitude of the citi-
zens of the town was of charitable
character. The entire sum missing is
S1,15e 1t is possible that the amount
of the defalcation may be made up to
the town by the bondsmen and citizens.
Rose Carson White of Augustv, who
was committed to Thomaston State
prison few months ago, for manslaugh-
ter, being convicted of causing her hus-
bands death and sentenced to four
years, escaped from that institution,
Saturday afternoon. With her went
Charles Plummer of Portland, who was
serving his sentence for breaking and
entering and larceny. 1t is thought
Plummer was in his prison garb, while
Miss White had prepared for the emer'