The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
STATE AND GENERAL.

day, was elected to Congress from the
seventh Massachusetts, district, IL a
native of Maine
VIM. J. Gronin who on Tuesday. was
elected mayor Of Pawtucket, 4. l., is a
native of Portland, where he was born
Is years ago. He is a lawyer and a
| Democrat
DR.. Harold !. Coffin Of the Rhode
Island hospital and a native Of Addison.
Me, has been commissioned az assistant
surgeon in the LIST Rhode Island Regi.
ment to take the place made vacant By
the resignation Of Or. Rowland Robin.
son.
An overturned kettle Of grease caught
fire in the great Western Tin Plate com
pany's mill at Joliet, H., Thursday.
Owing to the hurricane blowing, the
plant was in ashes in half an hour. The
plant employed y skilled workmen.
Loss $4,000.
During fire at Hanover, Mass, Fri.
day morning, an explosion occurred.
wrecking the building and causing the
death of four men and severely injuring
ten others. The explosion was caused
by powder and kerosene which was
stored in the cellar.
The tug Potomac from Santiago de
Cuba, which has been visiting the
stranded cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa,
off Cat Island, reports that the cruiser is
ying one mile off shore and is in two
fathoms of water. The natives have
destroyed the temporary deck and have
carried away everything movable.
The experiment of raising sugar cane
in Delaware has been tried by Dr.. Ar
thur T. Neae of the Delaware College
Experimental Station. 1t is said that
the sugar grown from the cane in Della
ware will yield 5000 pounds of the rein.
ed product to the acre, compared with
$500 pounds the best results from beets
in California
Fire was discovered on the premises
occupied by Alton Bickford on High
street, Oakland, about Il o'clock Friday
night. The buildings were total los,
with no insurance. The property was
owned by Winslow Bros The loss it
$500. The fire is thought to be of incen
diary origin. The fire engine was taker
to the fire but no water was to be had.
Two horses belonging to S. {. Hazel
wood and George Gillispie of Auburn
were killed early Friday morning, by
coming in contact with live guy wirt
running from an electric post to tht
trolley wire which had given away anc
fallen into the street. One of the driver,
received slight shock in trying to hell
his horse up before discovering tht
cause of the trouble.
Frank A. Munsey, the great magazine
publisher, who was a Maine boy, hai
recently purchased Godey's magazine
the proprietors of which became bank
rupt. His popular magazine, The Puri
tan, has been placed in form like til,
"Munsey" and combined with Cooley
Thus The Puritan is is now a magazin,
of some $50 reading pages and one o
the most popular on the market.
The house and farm buildings of JOIN
Pinkham of Litchfield Neck, were de
stroyed by fire, Thursday forenoon
The fire originated in the barn. Th
livestock and most of the furniture wa
saved, but the farming utensils wer
lost. The set of buildings was one o
the best in town. The total loss is be
tween $500 and $1,000, with $500 insur
ance. The cause of the fire is unknown
The figures of the results of the wa
are interesting. The number killed an,
wounded in all campaigns are as follows
Officers killed, %; enlisted men killed
247; officers wounded. 1l3; enlisted me
wounded 1864. The total deaths fron
wounds and disease up to Oct. 8, wer
107 officers and 1903 enlisted men. TIL
great pIeponderance of the deaths fron
disease over these from wounds is tn
saddest feature of the war.
Before the clouds of stormy election
have fairly blown away, the friends O
Governor Frank S. Black all throug
the State of New York are uniting in
demand that he be sent by the Republi
can Legislature to the United states Sen
asserted that Governor Black would no
only be proud thus to represent hi
party, but that he is well fitted for tn
position and will have a strong support
Dewey's sword will cost $1,000, bu
the one to be presented to Admire
Schley by Pennsylyanians will eos
So, 800, and will be the finest sword tina
has ever been presented to either a mil
tary or naval officer of this government
The scabbard will be incrusted with da
monds, the hilt will be ornamented wit
a large opal, and the blade will be highl
wrought and embellished with etching,
With the exception of the blade all tn
metal work will be 10 carat gold.
Frank c. Metcalf, who was murdere
in Chicago, Wednesday of last week
was a Maine man and formerly lived a
Damarscotta, where his parents nov
reside. He was the oldest son of Deaeo
Charles f. Metcalf and was born at New