The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-02
STATE AND GENERAL.

Work was commenced, Saturday, In
Millinocket upon a large building for
the INSTRUMENTATION commission OF
Maine, to be used for religious and edu'
catioDal purposes.
Hon. Jos. F. Snow, ex-mayor of Ban
por died of neuralgia of the heart at his
home in Bangor, on Thursday morning
at 7 O'Clock; he expired almost instantly
after the arrival of the attack.
A locomotive ran into the caboose of
a freight train at Milo Junction on the
Bangor & Aroostook railroad, Saturday,
and John Melville of Houlton, brake
man, was killed. The accident occurred
while man who had been sent to flag
the head of the train was in the caboose.
The farm buildings and blacksmith
shop of Frank Staples, near Winslow's
Mills, we're destroyed by fire, Thursday
night. One COW, two hogs. 20 hens, all
the farming tools and 20 tons of hay
were lost. The most of the household
furniture was saved. Loss, $1,000; In
sured for $1,000.
John Goldman Robes, author of several
historical works and widely known in
literary circles, died at his home in Bos-
ton, Friday night, as the result OF
shock suffered, last Monday. Mr.. Robes
was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in
1885. He was graduated from Harvard
College in 1857 and Harvard Law School
In 1851.
A syndicate of moneyed men, with
Thomas Sampson of W.inslow at their
head, have arranged to build wooden
mill In Waterville. The mill structure
will be 80 by 120 feet, of three stories.
The material used for building will be
wood. The mill will be of four-set
capacity, giving employment to some
120 hands.
The largest pair of overhalls ever
made In Maine was made to order, this
week, by Belfast clothing factory.
They measured u inches around the
waist, 90 inches length of leg and re-
qnired Ia yards of drilling. Think OF
the form that would fill such pair 1t
is fair to explain however, that the gar
ment was made for sign for Boston
store.
Many Bath people have been swindled
by magazine scheme. A slick agent
canvassed the town with fine book
containing engravings of the different
articles which, he claimed, subscribers
would receive after they had purchased
95 copies of the magazine at ten cents
copy. All that was required was to
send the coupon on and the premium
would be forwarded by express. One
lady ordered couch. They claim the
express charges were about what the
article was worth.
John N. Fulton resident of Montreal,
was arrested at Boston, Thursday, by
inspectors of the bank squad and De-
tective Cosse of the Montreal force,
charged with the embezzlement of
$4,000 in money and bonds. The COM
plainant in the case of Elizabeth Reid
Halves, widow of Thomas j. Corristine
of Montreal, who stated that after her
husband died, leaving $4,000 in money
and bonds to his widow, who gave Full
tou power of attorney as sort of adj
minstrator to look after her interests.
Capt. George II. Starbuck, U. s. super
vising inspector of steam vessels, has
modified the order of the local board of
inspectors in suspending the license of
Capt. Frederick II. Watkins of the
American line steamship Paris for two
years, because of his running that vessel
on the rocks near the Mannales, off the
coast of Cornwall, on May 6 last. The
supervising inspector suspends the
license of Capt. Watkins for six months,
dating from Thursday, Oct. 26. This
action was taken on the plea of Capt
Watkins that the grounding of the Paris
was due to an error on his part and not
to carelessness.