The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-12
STATE AND GENERAL.

james Emery, a prominent resident
aud member OF the firm of Emery d Co.,
of Bucksport died last Thursday, aged
go.
Alexis Cakes, 80 years of age, was
convicted of murder in the first degree
for the killing of his son Oliver, Aug.
81, in Houlton, Friday.
The total amount of fines collected at
the term of the S. j. Court just finished
at Auburn was $10,3e0.56, said to be
the largest amount ever collected at one
term.
The Maine Central is to build new
station at Rockland, Me. The station
proper will be 80 feet by 10 feet. The
awning In front of the station Is to be
20 feet wide by 200 feet long.
Tho Dewey house fund at the disposal
OF the committee amounts to about
$50, 900 and 1t is earnestly desired that
this sum may be substantially increased
during the time remaining before the
purchase.
Frank MoCsrville, aged 80, was
drowned in tho Kennsbsc river back Of
the Hollingsworth d Whitney Co.'s
plant, Waterville, Thursday morning by
. boat being upset. His body was re-
covered late in the afternoon.
Hon. I. c. Libby, waterville. and his
partner, G. H. Merrill, are reported AZ
holding oyer ope million pounds OF
wool, taken from the $4,000 sheep on
their great ranches in the west. They
are now feeding $4,000 lambs at st.
Paul for the market.
Dewey will be in Boston a week from
Saturday and the city is In 1utter OF
excitement over the prospect Of enter
tanning the hero of Manila. Portland s
turn may come by and by and when 1t
does the admiral will find what q genu-
inc Maine welcome feels like says the
Eastern Argus.
At present there are 234 ''guests" at
the State prison and the prospects are
that the number will be increased to $50.
Last year $3.50 were on the books, which
was the largest number since the prison
opened. Warden Smith says he has got
all he can accommodate now, but he
never turns anybody away.
Hiram Maxim too has given up his
American citizens hip and has become a
British subject. But unlike William
Waldorf Aston, Hiram Maxim thinks
that America Is the best place after all
and would live with US here in Maine
were he not called upon to stay in
England and make their big guns.
According to the Montreal Star Cana
disns are disguised with Sir Wilfred
Laurier's indisposition to send Canadian
troops to the Transvaal. 1t styles his
objection "a miserable constitutional
subterfuge" and declares it is not con-
stitutional authority that the government
lacks, but moral courage to do its duty.
Mrs. j. G. Blame, and her daughter
Mrs. Damrosoh, and three children,
arrived in Augusta, last week. They
are stopping at the Augusta house and
calling on old friends. Mrs. Beal came
later, completing the family party.
They left Augusta Saturday to visit
relatives in the vicinity of Boston.
In about a month now the passenger
can take cars in Bangor and ride due
north over the rails to Van Buren, on
the border. The Bangor & Aroostook
extension from Caribou to the line is
nearly completed. Trains will be run
ming in a few weeks. At the present
time 1000 men and 100 teams are hurry
ing the work.
The Maine Baptist Missionary con-
vention adjourned Thursday. The at
tendance throughout was large and the
proceedings marked by an unusual
degree of interest, particularly in the
cause of education. The executive
committee of the Baptist Educational
Society acted favorably upon the project
to raise ga, 900 for Colby college, upon