The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-08
STATE AND GENERAL.

Another big gang of Italians passed
through Bangor, last week, to work on
the "Jumbo" pulp mill at Millinocket.
G. w. Robbins of the Old Town Eu-
terprise, has offered his newspaper plant
for sale, and, 1t is said, intends to move
West. This will be loss to Old Town
and to the Maine newspaper Paternity.
The London Daily Chronicle amour
ces that Mrs Florence Maybrck is
likely to be liberated shortly as the re-
suit of the pressure brought to bear by
MIR. Joseph II. Choate, United States
ambassador, in favor of reOpening the
case.
Miss Fannie Welch of Brunswick,
jumped from Topsham bridge into the
Androscoggin river Thursday. The body
was recovered about a quarter of mile
below the bridge. The woman was
about 40 years old and insanity is
thought to have caused her to take her
life.
william Hazelden Ellerbee, governor
of South Carolina, died near Dillen,
Friday. About two weeks ago he went
in the last stages of consumption from
the governors residence at Columbia,
where he had been an invalid for
months, to his plantation home in
Marion county.
Charles w. Mullen of Old Town, with
other capitalists, have organized the
Twin Lake Lumber Co. and secured the
lease of % acres of land for miles at
North Twin Dam, short distance from
the North Twin dams. Already several
millions of logs have been purchased for
the mill, the daily output of which will
be 10000.
The work of the court of cessation in
Paris, is practically finished Each of
the judges gave his opinion Friday, and
only formalities remain. The councill-
ors were almost unanimously in favor of
revision and the decision was given sat
urday, even more energetically in favor
Ballot de Beauprepare.
A smallpox case has been reported in
Jay. The patient is a Frenchman who
has been in Maine about three months,
having come from Canada and working
for time in Riley, where it is supposed
he must have contracted the disease.
DIR. Young says the case is in charge of
a very competent man and it is hoped
no further spread of the disease will
occur.
Congressman A. j. Hopkins has with
drawn from the national speakership
contest in favor of Col. d. b. Henderson
of Iowa. Nine of the IA congressman in
the Illinois delegation were present at
the general roundup meeting held Fri
day afternoon. After four hours dis
cussion it was decided to withdraw Mr..
Hopkins name and support Col Hender-
son.
The two colonies of the Maine Ma
tional Guard, Col. l.. II. Kendall of the
LIST Regiment and Col. +. f. Newcomb
of the I'd, are on their tour of their com
panies, each having been ordered by
Adjutant General Richards to visit the
company commanders and investigate
the exact condition of the companies
and the outlook for the establishment
of each.
). b. Thayer, a well known newspaper
publisher of Hallowell, was found dead
in bed Thursday morning. Mr.. Thayer
committed suicide by shooting. 1t is
supposed he was suffering from mental
trouble. Mr.. Thayer up to the time of
his death was editor and publisher of
the Hallowell News and Winthrop
Journal. He was 80 years old and was
never married. He is survived by an
aged father and mother.
During dense fog near Newport, Il.
l., Thursday morning, the schooner
Matte Holmes, Capt. Charles C. Mattox
of Bangor, was in collision with the
Rockland, Me-, schooner Ada Ames,
Capt. X. c. Emery The Holmes was
struck in the bow and so badly damaged
that she went down in less than five
minutes. The crew of the Ames with
great difficulty saved Capt Mattox and
his crew of five men. The Holmes was
coal laden, bound to Brewer, Me.
The cabinet at it's meeting Friday,
decided that there was no present
necessity for the enlistment of volun-
teers. The situation was gone over at
the cabinet meeting very fully before this
conclusion was reached. The President