The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-08-17
STATE AND GENERAL.

Lev. William II. Littlefeld of Vina
ffaven. died Sunday afternoon, at his
island home at the age of 81 years lie
was the father of Congressman {. f
Littefield. lie is survived by five chill
dren.
It is understood that the strike in the
Worumbo mills, Lisbon Falls, has been
settled. Agent Gutmann agreeing to
give the weavers a 10 per cent increase
in wages, Oct. 10, and to adjust other
grievances.
A recent bulletin of the United States
treasury announces that during the ten
months ending May /, 1899, Ala Ameri-
can railroad locomotives were exported
to foreign countries. The value of
these locomotives was 100000.
Maitre Labor, counsel for Capt
Dreyfus. was ambushed and shot, Mon
day morning, while on his way to court.
Two men ambushed Maitre Labor, and
one shot was fired, hitting Labor in the
back. NJ. Labor fell in the roadway
Hon. Thomas b. Reed arrived at
Grand Beach, Sunday noon. He is in
perfect health and never looked better
in his life. He was delighted to meet
his old friends and neighbors and freely
conversed with them upon his European
trip, but Stunned the subject OF his
future course in connection with nation
al politics.
The Boston & Maine round house
at Lyndonville, Vt, was destroyed by
fire early Wednesday evening, August D.
and of the eight locomotives in the
house at the time, six were badly dam
aged by the flames. The fire is said to
ave started in the waste room. The
loss on the building is estimated at
$15, 900; on locomotives, $4,000.
The State Department at Washington,
has received from Gov. Foster of Louis
iana certified copies of the final natural
ization papers taken out by Frank,
Charles and Joe Difatn, three of the
men lynched at Talluah and claimed by
the Italian authorities to be Italian
citizens Gcv. Fosters final report on
the circumstances of the lynching has
not yet been received.
A triple drowning accident occurred
at Bremen, Saturday afternoon. The
victims we're Mabel and Lizzie Weston,
ged Is and Is years respectively,
daughters of Frank Weston, prosper
Gus farmer of that town, and Lizzie
Dodge, aged IA, daughter of j. Dodge,
formerly of Pemaquid, but who some
time ago moved to Boston. 1t is not
known just how the accident occurred.
Thursday afternoon, Guy Gleason,
the 15.year-od son of Frank Gleason,
was playing with toy cannon at his
home in Oakland, when, having put too
much powder in the cannon it went of
throwing the powder out through the top
completely filling his face and one hand.
Fortunately none of it went into his
eyes. He was also quite badly burned
about the face and has quite bad
flesh wound on his hand.
Deputy United States Marshal Hasty
arrived in Portland with Arthur b.
small of Southport and John Crassow
of Nova Scotia, who have confessed to
the robbery of the post Office at South
port Friday night. Crassow claims to
have been led into aiding In the crime
by Small's persistent coaxing Small
is a native of Southport, but had been
living in Boston for some time He
returned to the town six weeks ago
accompanied by Crassow.
The hail storm which swept over
Cass and Trail counties, No. Dakota
last Thursday partially destroyed the
crop on 100000 acres of land. Heavy
wind and rain storms completed with
the destruction of thousands acres OF
grain on either side of the path OF
the hail. Another storm is re-
ported at New Rockford, Eddy county
where it is asserted from % to 100 pei
cent of the crop on 10000 acres OF
wheat was laid waste. The total loss
will be over $1,000,000.
Admiral Dewey has declined the in
vitation to a dinner extended to him
by the officers of the Union League
Club of Brooklyn, The admiral excus
ed himself on the ground of poor health
and although he had improved some
what of late, his condition was MOI
what it ought to be. In view of thi'
fact he had concluded to decline al