The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
STATE AND GENERAL.

Vermont maple sugar makers report
an unusually early and copious flow of
sap.
The new Spanish minister says that
Spain does not want war and will do
everything honorable to avert it.
Chairman Dingley of the ways and
means committee has appointed Mr..
Everett Norton of Pennington, assistant
clerk of the ways and means committee
at salary of $500 year. This is the
place formerly held by the late Major Z.
l. Merrill of Pennington.
A syndicate of English capitalists has
secured an option on all the sardne
factories in the State. There are So
factories in Maine and the 90 days op.
ton on them is at figure representing
$1,500,000. The syndicate represents a
capital of nearly So, 100000.
A new admission scheme was tried at
a recent Portland church sociable. All
persons were charged according to their
height, three cents for each foot and
one cent for each inch over even feet.
This was snap for those who were
short in both height and cash.
A recruiting officer of the United
States army stationed at Chicago re-
ceiyed an order to enlist all men desira-
BILE and fitted for artillery service.
Within few hours after the telegram
had been posted on the bulletin board
over 500 men applied for enlistment.
1t is settled that the battleship Ken
lucky will be christened with bottle
of water. Governor Bradley has re-
quested James Speed of Louisville, to
get the water from the old Lincoln
homestead in Larue county. Mr. Speeds
father and Abraham Lincoln were close
life time friends.
Department Commander Southland of
the Maine g. A. r., has appointed A. NJ.
Warren of Dover, assistant quarter
master general. Mr.. Warren has been
in Portland and the property of the de-
partment was transferred to him by A.
M Sawyer, the assistant quartermaster
general of the last administration.
Spanish newspapers do not like the
United States appropriation of s50,-
100000 for national defense. A dis
patch from Madrid says: The anxiety
as to relations between Spain and the
United States which has alarmed finan-
cial and commercial circles for several
days eliminated, Thursday, in a heavy
fall in Spanish funds, all securieties of
the exterior and interior debts declining
one per cent
The Waterville people we're so sure
that they had devised a scheme for
building city hall that would circum-
vent the provision of the constitution
limiting the borrowing of towns to five
per cent of their valuation that they
went ahead with it before consulting
the court. Now the court has declared
that it does not circumvent the consti-
tutional provision and the contractor
who had already spent $1,000 on the
foundation of the building is at a loss
where to look for reimbursement.
Gen. Rosecrans died at Los Angeles
California, March IL. Gen. w. S. Rose
Grams was born in Kingston, o., Sept. G.
1919. Gen. Rosecrans reached a far
greater age than almost any heroes OF
the war. With few marked excep-
tions, the period of 60 years--a little
more or little less-has been the limit
of the great generals of the war. Grant
died at the age of 63, Sheridan at 81
Mcclellan at 80, George II. Thomas al
81, Hancock at 81, Logan at CO. Frank
p. Blair at "a, General Sherman linger
ed until he was 73; Admiral Farragui
until he was 90. Some. of the veterans
of the war still survive at a greater age
There is reason to believe that the off.
GERS of less rank and the private soldiers
show about the same average measure
of their lives.
Bangor Commercial: With the build
ing of the " Washington county railroad
and the new line of the Franklin, som
erset and Kennebec road to connect the
narrow guage system of upper FRANKLIN
with a new outlet to tide-water at Au
gusta, and to develop business in all tn,
rich Kennebec and Somerset town'
through which it will pass, we may ex
pect lively times in Maine the opening
season. Both lines will create new
business industries in extreme sections
of the State, and when the Wiscasse
and Quebec makes it's northern connec
ton with the Canadian Pacific and wild
ems its guage and the ArooStook roaC
goes through from Limestone to For
Kent, we may expect a greater Maine
several new counties and a brighter
future for our old State, than the mos
imaginative friend to her cq@ing impor
tance in the nation ever dreamed of,