The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-23

The supply of this shell fish is unlimited
in the neighboring bays and a quantity
of barrelled CLAIMS were shipped to Bos
ton frequently during the year. The
small clam factories on the Canadian
coast are operated successfully and the
local packers expect to put up superior
brand at fair profit.
Hon. Weston F. Milliken, collector
of customs for Portland, and president
of the wholesale grocery firm of MILL
ken, Cousens & Tomlinson, died at his
no me Saturday evening, after sudden
recurrence of an illness that had pros
trated him several times during the
at Minot, Me-, in 1920, coming to Port
land in 1856.
The officers elected at the Maine State
Pathological Society held last week at
Newport, are as follows: w. w. Man.
son, president; S. II. Dawes, Harrison,
d. P. True, Leeds Centre, vice presi-
dents; Elijah Cook, Vassalboro, secre-
tary; Charles Pope, Manchester, treas.
urer; j. w. True, New Gloucester, r.
Ii. Libby, Newport, E. F. Abbott
Lewiston, with the president and secre-
rotary ex ofiicio are the executive com.
mittee. Hon. Il. A. Gilbert of Greene
was elected auditor.
A collision occurred Saturday, on the
Rockland & Camden Street electric
railway which resulted in the injury of
one person. The large four motor car
from Thomaston, became disabled
The car was repaired and resumed its
journey, but met relief car at sharp
turn in the road near Maverick square,
Rockland. The large car escaped
damage in the collision, but the relief
car was not so fortunate, the front
platform being torn away and Motor
man Hanley injured about the head.
The Hamburg American line steamer,
Patria, while on the way from New
York to Hamburg, was discovered on
fire, the 18th, and after fighting to sub
due 1t, five hours, the passengers were
ordered on deck and boats were lowered
and passengers taken off. The crew
stuck by the vessel in hopes of putting
out the fire, but later abandoned it on
the Kentish shore. L. II. Duplace, who
has been for twenty years consul at San
Juan de Porto Rico with his wife, were
passengers upon the vessel and were
taken to Dover, where the consul died
from the effect of the shock.
Chas. E. Smith, we'll known farmer
of East Orrington, caught a civet cat
in trap, recently. Civet cats are rare
hereabouts. Smiths is probably the
first that has ever been captured in New
England. The American variety is
is native to the Pacific coast country
and 1t is exceedingly rare to find one
far away from that section. The civet's
natural home is south Asia and south
Africa. The cat is about the same size
as the domestic animal but has spotted
body and striped tail like the leopard.
Mr.. Smith will have his curiosity
mounted.
Lawyers Hamlin and Peters have com
pleted the work of obtaining the five
pieces of property on Frenchman's bay
which was under consideration as site
for coaling station. Rear Admiral
Bradford is expected to visit there soon
to examine the bonds and make his de-
cision which, if either, of the pieces of
property will be purchased for coaling
station says the Ellsworth American.
The five pieces of property under con-
sideration are at Salisbury Cove, West
Gouldsboro, Hancock Point, Long Por-
cupine island and Lamoine Point.
Roscoe Holmes of Ellsworth, at his
farm near the Branch Pond road which
has yielded many Indian relics, recent
ly found a stone implement which was
used by Indians in dressing hides. 1t
is about foot long, and symmetrically
fashioned. A similar implement was
used by the Indians of the Western
plains In dressing buffalo hides. 1t is
said that dligent squaw could, by
the primitive methods employed, dress
ten hides in year. Then their good
friend the white man Indian agent,
bought them for SO each, brought them
East and sold them for $40.
Frank l.. Given, of the firm of Leonard
& Given of Oakland, grocers, committed
suicide, Sunday morning, at 8 o'clock,
by shooting. No reason can be found
for the deed. He had for some time
been very respondent at his home, but