The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-13

The bullet passed through his left lung
and lodged under his left shoulder
blade. The boy was playing with lad
named Gerald Hall, and they found the
rifle In closet in Keene's home. 1t is
thought that the wound will prove fatal.
Owing to lack of instruction of the
officers of the Maine regiment in regard
to the dispensing of railroad tickets,
when the troops were waiting to be sent
to Chickamauga, the State of Maine is
several thousand dollars out of pocket.
Unless the ruling of the War Depart
ment is modified Maine will be obliged
to bear quite an item of loss accruing
from it's lack of knowledge of what the
government would expect in regard to
the transportation of State troops.
The report of the parliamentary COM
mittee on Indian currency, at London,
just issued in the form OF blue book
approves the decision of the government
not to revert to silver standard. 1t
argues that it would be impossible to
maintain the status quo permanently,
and, therefore, recommends that meas
ures be taken to introduce gold stand
ard with the British sovereign as legal
tender and advises that the Indian minis
be allowed to coin gold without restric-
ton on the same terms as the Australian
minis.
At the next State election, remarks
Abel Russell of the Secretary of State
Office, the town of Phillips will have
representation by itself, Weld, Avon,
Strong, Salem and Perkins plantation
not voting. Harpswell will not vote,
the representative coming from Scar
boro, and some of the politicians talk of
Farmer Mclaughlin. The town of Lin
coin doesn't vote for representative, but
Lee, Burlington, Lowell and Great Falls
plantation of that class will elect the
representative. Mechanic Falls voters
will continue to vote in Minot and Po-
land.
BY the race between the new cup de-
fender, Columbia and the old one, De-
fender, sailed July g, over triangular
course of 30 miles, 10 miles to leg, it
has been plainly demonstrated that no
matter how skillfully constructed a
yacht may be, her sailing and ability to
go to windward may be killed by imper-
fectly setting sails. The Columbia won
the race by "a margin of minutes So
seconds (unofficial time). There is no
doubt she would have won by a larger
margin if her sails had fitted as well as
as the Defenders.
Names two appointees to the Marine
corps, under recent law, have just re-
ceived their commissions, both as first
lieutenants, which starts them as officers
at salaries of 81, 500 each and certain al
lowances. The mon are william Cliff
ford, Jr., of Portland, for whom Senator
Hale secured the necessary permission
to take examinations, and James Lynch,
of Bangor, a grandson of the late Repre-
sentative John Lynch, of Portland.
Senator Frye secured for Mr.. Lynch the
permission to take the Marine corps
examinations.
Through some flaw in the construction
of large casting ladle at the Oakland
machine foundry, Saturday afternoon,
the bottom dropped out letting the
contents, consisting of $50 pounds of
molten iron, fall to the ground. The
clothing of the shops crew who were
assisting in pouring the metal, caught
fire, and they all we're forced to plunge
into the river. The injured men are
Ed. Blackwell, Fred Robinson, Arthur
Bannor, Frank Farr, Ernest Bell and
Walter Welsh, the latter being the most
seriously injured, suffering from bad
burns on his back, abdomen and feet
The 25th annual reunion of Sd Maine
Regiment Association will be held at
Merrymeeting park. on the Androscog-
gin river, between Bath and Brunswick,
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1899, in accordance
with the vote of the association and the
executive committee. The business will
be called at 10 o'clock a. M, at the
Casino at the park, where arrangements
have been made for a banquet at rs cents
per plate, at ! O'clock p. m. Tickets by
boat from Boston 20 Bath at 50 the
round trip, good for the season, have
been secured from the Kennebec Il Bos.
ton Steamship Co. The Maine Central
Railroad will sell tickets at one fare the
round trip to the park from all stations
on it's lines; sale of tickets, Aug. and 0,
limited to return, Aug. 10, and reduced