The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-02-16


as commander-in.chief to serve till the
next national encampment,
Duns commercial report for the week
says the volume of business does not
shrink and exchanges through the prin-
cipal clearing houses show an increase
of u per cent over last year and 80 2
per cent over 1892.
The annual dinner and meeting of the
Massachusetts, alumni af the Pennington
State normal school was held at the
United States hotel in Boston Saturday
afternoon. Miss Mary h Townsend
presided and speeches were made by
Miss Susan X. Tobey, '66, Miss Moore,
IS, and F. o. Stanley of Boston.
The supreme military court at Madrid
which had had under consideration the
loss of the Spanish squadron at Santiago
de Cuba on July 3 last, has decided to
prosecute in connection with the disas-
ter Admiral Cervera and Commandante
Emilio Daz de hOreu, formerly captain
of the destroyed cruiser ristobal Colon.
Albert :. Legrow, of the firm of
LegrOw Bros, lumber dealers, died
Saturday night, aged 50 years. He was
native of Westbrook, served during
the civil war as a member of Company
E, 25th Maine regiment and since the
war engaged in the lumber business
until two years ago, when illness com
PEELED his retirement from active life.
lie was a member of Bosworth Post, g.
A. r. He leaves widow and one son.
Within few days many Maine Cen
trail conductors have received orders to
closely examine the mileage books pre-
scented to them for fares in order to as
certain exactly, if possible, whether or
not the book is in the hands of the per.
son whose name is written within it.
There has been suspicion for some
time that mileage books have been used
by persons other than those whose
names were written in, and this is
against the provision under which the
books are sold on the Central.
Uriah W. Woodward, a well known
and highly respected citizen of Dam
ariscotta, died Sunday night, just
eight hours after his wife passed away.
They both took a bad cold about week
ago which terminated in pneumonia.
At their bedside was Mrs. Woodward's
brother and sister, Mr.. Frank Cox of
this town, and Mrs. Moses Chase of
Newcastle. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward
were both born in Bristol. They we're
united in marriage in Nobleboro SO years
ago and have always resided in that
town.
( Hon. jeremiah Dingley, one of Au-
burns most prominent and wealthiest
citizens, passed away Sunday forenoon,
aged II years. Mr.. Dingley had been
prominent in municipal affairs. He had
served several terms in both branches
of the legislature as well as in the city
government. He was a successful bank
er and business man. At the time of
his death he was president of the First
National bank and member Of the
Dingley. Foss shoe company. Mr.. Ding
lev was an uncle of the late Congress-
man Dingley. A widow and two daugh
tiers survive him.
mob of 300, mostly Americans en-
tered the little town of Leesburg, Ga
Saturday night, broke into the jail and
took three negroes and lynched them.
The sheriff offered resistance, but was
powerless to protect his charge and the
doors were battered open and under
cover of revolvers the sheriff released
the negroes VINO we're marched to strip
of woods and their bodies riddled with
bullets. The governor of the state re-
ceived advices that alynching was feared
and ordered company of militia to
proceed to Leesburg and protect the
place, but they did not arrive in time.
One the most horrifying fires in the
history of Yankton, S. D., occurred,
Sunday morning at the State Insane
Asylum, when one of the cottages took
fire in the basement, completely running
the building and causing the loss of the
lives of seventeen inmates confined
there. Fifty two persons were in the
burning. The attendants escaped, az
did the others who were saved, with
uone of their personal effects, many
losing all that they possessed. The
weather being intensely cold added
much to their suffering. The exact
cause of the fire is unknown except that
it originated in the laundry room. The
loss on the building is estimated at
$4,000.
Literary Notes.
"America's Working People is the
attractive title of series of articles