The Somerset reporter., 1899-08-24


port, and the attendance was larger
than on Wednesday, when it was esti-
mated that 5000 people were present
The exercises of the day were among
the most pleasant of the entire week.
On Friday Judge Yose of the Bangor
Municipal Court ordered Arthur Sar-
gent, charged with the murders of VIM.
Goliath and Harry j. Quimby, at Stet-
son, committed to the Bangor Jail with
out bail, to await the action of the grand
Jury at the February term of the SUI.
preme court.
The annual convention of the Maine
Woman Suffrage Association will be
held at the First Unitarian Church in
Waterville on Sept. IA and Is. Among
the women who will be present and
take part in the exercises are Mrs
Lucy Hobart Day of Portland, the pres
ident, Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey of Win
throp, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Colt of
New York, Mrs Sarah Fairfield Ham
ilton of Saco, Mrs. Helen Coffin Beedy
of Bangor, DR.. Emily n. Titus and Mrs.
K. ). Osgood of Portland.
Friday morning at about 6 O'Clock a
seizure of ten barrels of alcoholic liquor
was made at the Maine Central railroad
yard in this city just as it was being
removed, by City Marshall c. B. Davis,
upon complaint of Horace burlington.
The barrels were marked tx Y X",
Waterville, Maine. This is the thiru
carload of liquor coming to the place
within two weeks, the first valued at
5000 was captured, the second lot es-
Gaping detection by about ono hour,
while very large per cent. of the car
load arriving this morning is said to
have been removed previous to the
officers appearance.
Secretary Young of the State board
of health says that there has been a
marked decrease in Maine this year over
last, in the prevalence of contagious
diseases. He says there has been a
steady decline of diphtheria in this
State compared with the other New
England states for some years. In
1897 there was an increase, but that
was owing to the epidemic at Fort Kent,
and since then there has been steady
decline. This is due in a measure to
the improved sanitary condition of the
State. He adds that while the climatic
conditions are about the same through
out the entire State, there has been
marked improvement in the minds of
the people regarding sanitary conditions.
Friday over five thousand people as
sembled in Durham on the west shore of
the Androscoggin river to dedicate the
great temple that has been erected by
Rev. f. W. Sanford and his adhereuts
as the headquarters of the Church of
the Living God. Rev. Mr.. Sanford says
that the completion of the temple has
been performed by miracle. He and
his carpenters claim that unless the men
had been inspired by strength not their
own, they could not have performed the
feat that they have accomplished. The
completed building is in the form of a
hollow square, inslosing courtyard 100
by 175 feet. The distance around the
building is over one-fifth of mile. A
large number of families have become
members of the colony that has been
established and have turned in all their
property.
The appalling conditions existing in
Porto Rico were made more fully
known to the War Department Friday
by Gen. Davis in dispatch, which says
the deaths outright in the island will
reach two thousand, while many are
dying daily from injuries and privations.
General Davis adds: "Dry split peas
very acceptable. Canned peas involve
too much transportation in proportion
to nutriment, but can be used near sea
coast, although there is much destitu-
ton in the interior, and deaths are
occurring from lack of food. Will not
be possible to reach those points with
pack before next week, for in many
cases the railroad and the rails are 80
destroyed that only men on foot can
get to and from those districts. The
stores coming on Mcpherson will be
in time, for am supplying most press
ing needs at all accessible points with
stores now on hand. So great is the
destruction of the roads that their is
no communication yet with one third
of the island