The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-22
TATE AND GENERAL.

The surviving mem bers of the Fourth
Battery of Mounted Artillery raised il
of Giles, held their annual reunion fol
1899 in Pennington, "Wednesday, the 21st
inst.
After having served so years as libra
rian and so years as treasurer of the
Penobscot bar, Hon. Albert w. Paine OF
Bangor, has handed in his resignation
from both of the Offices, to take effect
upon the election of his successor.
Daniel Simpson of Winslow, 63 years
Of age, committed suicide, Sunday after.
noon, by shooting. He leaves wife
several sons and daughters. He was 8
quiet, worthy man. Ill health and de-
spondency are assigned as the cause OF
the act.
The days are here again when a girl
will take luncn of cucumbers, lobster
salad and lemonade, finishing off with ice
cream, a soda and half pound of choco
late candy and then blame the hot
weather because she feels Greatly ill.,
and declares that she must go to the
seashore to recuperate.
The Jury in the case of Frank Parks
charged with the murder of Mary Tarl
ton of Kittery, returned verdict OF
guilty of murder in the first degree
Thursday. They were out 81 hours
Thr prisoner did not show any emotion
when the verdict was announced Coun
sci for the prisoner has filed exceptions
They were allowed. The prisoner was
remanded to jail.
The Post Office Department has issued
its sixteenth statement showing the
readjustment of presidential post
of offices for the United States to take
effect July LIST. The offices where the
salaries have been increased number
1,709, the aggregate increase of salaries
being 900. The offices reduced
number oil The aggregate reduction
of salaries being S25, 200.
Elmer D. Bailey of Dover, committed
suicide late Wednesday night June 14th,
by drinking carbolic acid Mr.. Bailey
formerly was engaged in the furniture
business. Three years ago he suffered a
stroke of paralysis which made him
nearly helpless. He was the son OF
Dexter Bailey a we'll known business
man. He was about 30 years of age and
unmarried. Dependency is supposed
to have been the cause of the suicide.
Posters that were distributed
throughout France announcing the
judgme nt of the Court of Cessation
have been defaced or torn down in
many towns, and more or less turbu-
lence bearing on the Dreyfus case has
also been reported. These signs indi-
cate that many Frenchmen are yet
inclined to scott at justice, and that the
new trial at Rennes is likely to excite
grave disorder. We have not by any
means heard the last of the celebrated
Dreyfus case. France has the capacity
to make revolution out of it yet.
Gen. Otis is organizing three regi.
ments in the Philippines, composed OF
officers and men of the state volunteers
who desire to remain in the service. II
the full complement cannot be made W
from those discharged volunteers in the
Philippines, the regime nts will be organ
lied and otlicered in skeleton form unit
recruits can be sent from the United
States to fill them. These three propos
ed regiments, with three regiments OF
regulars to sail from San Francisco or
the 22d and oath and those under order,
for Manila will give Gen. Otis 80, 00(
fighting men.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, daughter-in
law of the late James q. Blaine, anC
daughter of the late Cyrus Mccormick
who bequeathed her large part of his
immense fortune has filed the largest
individual personal property schedule
that Cook county board of assessors hai
received, says Chicago dispatch
The total figure was S1,563, 900. Thil
action was taken in complying will
the new Illinois revenue law. Mrs
Blaine expressed the opinion that thu
law was equitable and that the obvious
duty of rich and poor alike was to com
ply with its provisions. She also sale
that in her opinion if the well to dC
citizens of Chicago obeyed the new Law
there would be less difficulty in per
suading the small property owners t.
file conscientious schedules.