The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
STATE AND GENERAL.


the time Of the Bangor concert.
Ieeman Kowell, an aged citizen #
East Eddlngton, Was found dead in his
shed, early Friday morning. He war
hanging from beam. The man lived
alone and war poor aud Respondent.
Elliott, the Belfast shooter, was found
guilty Of assault with "A dangerous weap.
on with intent to Kill on Mrs. Kittie
Leayltt, by the superior court jury
He was sentenced to four years in state
prison.
a Washington correspondent to the
Press says that G. W. Curtis of Dexter,
is recommended by the Maine delegation
for appointment to the position Of Ma
tional bank examiner in place of Bion
Wilson OF. Portland, resigned.
Murat Halstead writing from the
scene Of the recent conflict at the Ohio
capital, says: at is fact that enhances
the victory of MIR. Hanna that he did
not use dollar to buy votes, and stern
ly denounced any line of policy leading
to that method"
The idea that Maine winter was too
severe for railroad building has been
badly wrecked by the work of the Wash
ington railroad surveying party that has
lost but two days work thus far, not
withstanding the - below zero weather
and deep SHOWS. In fact, hasn't our
Maine winter been badly slandered, any
way?
The operatives of the Lockwood Co.'S
cotton mills of Waterville, received
their first intimation of the amount of
the wages to take place, Monday,
| Friday, when notices were posted an
nouncng II per cent reduction. The
cut is to effect the entire force and will
probably be accepted
Hiram Bliss, Jr died at his home in
Washington, Me , Friday, from Brights
disease, at the age of about 81 years
He was one of the best known lawyers
of this section and was everywhere es-
| TENED He had served in the Maine
Legislature for several years, and had a
wide acquaintance throughout the State.
His wife survives him.
Moses p. Kicker of South WATERFORD.
was struck by shifting engine in the
Portland d Rochester yard in Portland,
Friday and killed. No one saw the ac.
cident but the victims appearance in
dicated that he had been struck in the
back. He was 20 years of age and had
been visiting his son in Portland Sew.
eral sons and daughters survive him.
His wife is dead.
Wateryille special to the Lewiston
Journal says that according to a well
known lumberman from the northern
part of the State, there is on foot a big
deal which contemplates the purchase
by New FORK syndicate of all the tim
Der land in the counties of Somerset.
Sagadahoc, Penobscot and Franklin.
The tidy sum of $25, 100000 is mention
ed as the amount of capital involved
! According to General Lees advice, no
less than 200, 900 people ON the island of
Cuba, are in the last stages OF destitu-
ton and are wholly dependent on chart
ty. To feed these poor people would
cost $4,000 per day, which sum is
double the amount so far received in
contributions during the past 10 days
by the state department. In the opinion
of General Lee no less than 20 per cent
of these poor people are surely doomed
to death from starvation and disease.
Allen Carter, who died suddenly on
Jan. 8, of heart failure, at his home in
Hampden, was the first person in Maine
to agitate the subject of a grange, and
caused the first one to be organized in
this State "a years ago. Mr.. tarter was
one of the original members of the first
farmers club in Penobscot county and
in the State. He has contributed m ny
valuable articles to the agricultural
journals and was a regular contributor
to the Farmers Bulletin, published by
the State Board of Agriculture.
! People who leave local and reliable
dealers to buy of unknown travelling
vendors sometimes get queer trades.
This fact was brought to the attention
of few Bath and Brunswick people
lately, when they read the story a
Bath tramp told the police, that he stole
a tub of axle grease, put it up in small
boxes and peddled it from house To
house as corn salve. He said he sold
two boxes of IT to the man whose axle
grease he stole, which man must be the
most disguised customer of them all
Hon. F. o. Beal of Bangor, represent,
ing the Eastern State Fair, and Alone
Libby, Esq, of Westbrook, representing
Rigby Park Association, met the new
board of management of the Maine
State Fair in Auburn, Friday, to agree
upon dates for future fairs. The Maine
State Fair trustees organized with Isaial
Pompilly OF Auburn, president, anC
George II. Clarke of North Arson, secre
tary. The following dates were agreed
upon: Rigby Park Association, August
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