The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30
STATE AND GENERAL.

lnufbddy moTnlDB. ne WAS ABOUT %
years old.
Little by little Maine is gradually
regaining her old supremacy in the
shipbuilding line. The latest announce
ment from Bath is to the effect that
work will soon commence there on the
first Six. master ever constructed in
that city. She will be the largest fore
and aft afoat and will have a carrying
capacity of 1000 tons.
Mr.. Hobarts wealth has been esti-
mated at from 100000 to 5000, 900.
1t is of character difficult to estimate.
as the major portion consisted of stock
/ in sixty companies. The life insurance
policies on Mr.. Hobart's life aggregate
about $4,000. 1t is understood that
the Vice. President made will and
named as his executors Col. William
Barbour and E. T. Bell, both personal
friends.
James Simpson, of Gardiner, commit
ted suicide Saturday morning about II
o'clock by taking an overdose of laud-
anum during fit of dependency. A
| physician was called when his strange
symptoms were noticed, but too late to
render assistance. He regained con-
seriousness long enough to say he had
taken laudanum. He leaves widow
and one daughter. He was about ~
years of age,
One of the oldest buildings in the
Charlestown navy yard, a building
which has witnessed for many years,
the evolution of the ship building art,
was reduced to a smouldering pile by
fire Saturday morning. 1t was that
known as the "platers building which
back in the early 70's was known as
the blending mill'. The loss is esti-
mated at between SIS, 900 and 800, 900.
No insurance was carried either on the
burned structure or on the machinery
SO that the loss will be total.
Secretary Long will recommend to
Congress program for new naval con-
strnction which will be in accordance
with the policy that has been pursued
for the past three years. He will ask
for three armored cruisers of about
$1,000 tons displacement, three protect.
ed cruisers of about 5000 tons, and a
dozen gunboats of 900 tons, making Is
ships in all. The armored cruisers
will be enlarged Brooklyns, improved
in many details, and will be the biggest
ships in the United States navy.
A meeting of the Maine Women
Indian Association was held, Wednes-
day, in Portland, and the following
officers were elected President, Mrs
Myra (. Fry, Portland; vice presidents,
Miss E. L. Libby, Portland, Mrs. H. j.
Bailey, Winthrop, Mrs. p. NJ. Blake,
Bangor; recording secretary, Miss Alice
Blanchard Portland; corresponding
secretary, Miss Addie Wyer, Portland
treasurer, Mrs. Eugene Baxter, Port
land; librarian, Miss E. l.. Hubbs,
Portland.
George l.. Welt of Waldoboro, has
closed contract for the construction
of five mastcd vessel for William F.
Palmer of Boston, to be commanded
by Captain George V. Williams of Well
fleet The vessel is to be the largest
ever built in Waldoboro, being eight
feet longer than the Gov. Ames, which
was built in 1888. She will be called
the Fannie Palmer in honor of Mr..
Palmer's daughter. sOrders already
have been given for cutting the frame,
which is to be of Virginia oak, and
the keel will be laid about the first of
next April.
The annual election to the command
will occur in few days. Col. Charles
E. Weeks of Rockland, commander of
the Second Regiment, will be elected
without opposition. Winfield S. Hasty
of Portland, commander of the First
regiment, has withdrawn from the
race on account of the fact that his
duties as Deputy United States marshal
would not allow him to devote the nee
essary time to the discharge of the
Militant commandership. col. Hasty
had the solid backing of Western Maine
and was generally supposed to be the
leading candidate.
The deed transferring the Dewey
home from Admiral and Mrs. Dewey to
the Admirars son George, was recorded
in the office of the recorder of deeds,
the 23d inst A life interest in the
property is reserved by Admiral Dewey
and his wife in the following provision
"Subject, however, to this express res
eryation, that the parties of the first
part do hereby expressly reserve to
themselves and to each of them during
and for the period of their natural lives
respectively, life interest and to the
premises herein described, which life
interest in case of the death of either of
the parties reverts to the other The
instrument bears date of Nov. IA, the
same date borne by the deeds from
Admiral Dewey to Lieut.. Crawford and
from Lieut. Crawford to Mrs Dewey.
Six Frightfui Failures.
Six terrible failures of six different