The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
State News.

Obed Merrill, prominent citizen of
Topsham, while walking on the railroad
track was struck by freight train from
Lewiston and almost instantly killed,
Monday last.
The knitting needles must be clicking
In Aroostook county where, according
to the Northern Leader, one man has
already bought more than 1000 pairs of
woolen mittens and socks to carry to the
klondike.
Augustus Fragin of Portland, whe
has been studying the Jewish faith for
the past four years, has renounced the
Catholic religion and on Sunday was ad-
mitted to the Jewish church. He
changed his name from Augustus to
Abraham.
DR.. Abial Libby of Richmond, Me-,
one of the oldest and best known physi-
clans in the State, died suddenly of heart
disease, at his home about o'clock,
Monday afternoon, aged rs years. He
had an i'll turn few days ago, and had
not been on the street since Monday
morning.
At about one o'clock, Sunday after
noon, an alarm of fire was given in Oak
land, and soon both church bells were
ringing furiously. The fire proved to
be 10 the building owned by D. G. Blais-
dell, and occupied by him on the first
floor as grocery store. 1t is story
and half structure about 90 feet long,
with tenement on the second floor.
The Indianapolis Monetary Commits
mission report radical scheme for re-
firing the greenbacks. The commission
go for single gold standard and substi-
tute therefor national bank notes to be
issued to the par value Of the bonds-the
whole body of legal tenders to be retired
In ten years as legal tender. The Com
mission recommends that all notes below
$40 be silver certificates redeemable in
gold.
The postoffice department has ruled
that an ex-Union soldier drawing a pen
sion under the dependent pension law,
may be reinstated in position he for
merly occupied in the service. The case
arose in connection with the application
of a veteran employed in the Philadel-
phia postoffice. In order to obtain a
pension under the dependent act, a
claimant must swear that he is without
means of support and is unable to do
manual labor.
A fine looking man was sentenced by
the Auburn court the other day to 60
days in the Androscoggin Jail and begged
the Judge to make it 80 days. He knew
what he wanted for he had been at that
hosiery before, in fact, had been re-
leased from there but a few days. He is
barber and drink is his weakness.
While in Jail the county boards him and
he shaves and cuts hair at cut rates max
ing a good thing out of it besides keeping
sober.
City Marshal Call of Waterville, found
young man about % years of age,
asleep, late Monday evening, near the
hedge of Hon. Nathaniel Meader on sill
yer street. or course the Young fellow
was intoxicated and had laid down there
while yet warm with the influence of the
hot stuff that is sold in that city. He
was taken to the police station. He was
almost beyond recall when the marshal
found him. In another hour there
would have been another temperance
lecture that would have shocked the
city.
DIR. F. c. Thayer Of Waterville, one of
the leading physicians and surgeons of
Maine, and Mrs. Thayer, will sail
Jan. ~ for the Mediterranean. They
will visit several of the cities after
Gibralter and will make stay of several
weeks at Algiers. They will then cross
the Mediterranean again for visit to
some of the European cities, the exact
route and length of the stay not having
been fixed upon. After rest gained by
travel Dr. Thayer will visit the German
hospitals and study their methods of
surgery.