The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
STATE AND GENERAL.


Carl, the 4-year. old boy of alter Law
renee of Brewer, was 80 severely scalded
by falling into a pail of hot water that
he died few hours later.
Edward Bates Gilett, aged 80 father
of Congressman +. II. Gillett, and in his
Younger days one of the most distin-
guished members of the bar in Massa.
chusetts, died at his home in Westtield,
Mass, Friday evening.
One of the factory owners of Lubeo
recently estimated that not less than
35O, 900 cases sardines, 100000 boxes OF
smoked herring, 10000 boxes bloaters,
4, 900 barrels potatoes and 1,o00 barrels
pickled fish are sent from that port by
steamers and sailing vessels each season.
Fire in the Industrial school building,
No /, at Hallowell, Thursday morning,
damaged the building to the extent of
from $4,000 to $1,000. The building,
valued at S15 900 WAS insured for $4,000
in Macomber, Farr & Whitten's agency,
and the furniture was covered by an in
surauce of 81 600.
Commodore John W. Philip, u. 5. N,
was presented with a sword and album,
Friday night, on behalf of friends and
fellow citizens of New York, at the resi-
dence of Gen. Daniel Butterfield, IN
honor of his services at the naval battle
of Santiago, July 3, 1895 Gov. Roose-
welt made the presentation speech,
which was preceded by remarks by Gen.
Butterfield.
A serious fire was discovered early
Friday morning, in an establishment for
the manufacture of gas machinery at
Philadelphia, which called out % fire
companies who worked under great
difficulty owing to the street being torn
up and ground excavated for a subway.
Two large blocks of building were de
stroyed, an aggregate loss of about
$4,000
The Penobscot lumbermen are greatly
concerned over the prospect OF several
more immense pulp mills being built at
various points along the river, and some
of them express the belief that should
the pulp industry continue to develop
during the next few years at the present
rate. the time is not fay off when the
greater part of the Penobscot log crop
will be eaten up by the grinders and di-
gesters leaving little for the saws.
A meeting was held in Portland on
Saturday to organize society OF Span
ish war veterans in Maine. The com
mittee having this matter in charge,
consists of Major j. b. O'Neil, Captain
Butler of the signal corps and Charles
Lunt of Calais. AS soon as the state
organization is completed the Spanish
military heroes of the other states will
be communicated with and national
society will be formed similar in all in
tents and purposes to the Grand Army
of the Republic.
A man who is supposed to be John
b. Mcdonald, whose home was in the
provinces, but who is thought to have
been working at Monson, was run over
and killed by Bangor Il Aroostook
pillow train on Sunday evening about a
mile from Shirley. oroner Pooler held
an inquest today. The verdict exone-
rated the railroad from all blame.
County Attorney Hayes appeared for
the State On the body of the victim
was found letter addressed to John
l.. Mcdonald, Monson, and 10 cents in
money. He was man of about middle
age.
Pres. Smith and DR.. Young of the
State board of health were called to
Wateryille last week to diagnose several
cases and after careful examination
pronounced them to be smallpox. The
disease was brought to Waterville by a
Frenchman who was volunteer in the
Spanish American war and proper pre-
cautions of isolation not being taken
cansed the disease to spread among the
French people in Watervile and princi-
pally in Winsow where the people are
most wholly mill operatives Quaran-
tine is now being strictly enforced and
the citizens are undergoing general
vaccination at the city's expense.
The late Congressman Dingley's Con.
gress district, the End Maine, of which
he was a native, was also the original
home of three other congressman who
attended his funeral. They were Repre-
sentative Alexander of New York; Ste
vens of Minnesota, and Boutelle of
Maine; Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
and Senator Eugene Hale. 1t also pro
duced Franklin Simmons, the sculptor;
ex-Postmaster Horatio King, ex-Gov-
ernor Perham, the Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott, j. 5. G. Abbott, the historian,
Secretary Long, Emma Eames, Nine.
Nordica, Annie Louise Cary, and the
Washburn family.
The first shipment of boxes ever sent
from Maine to California, went west
Thursday, on the way to Redwoods in
that State The carload was shipped by
Rowland W. Stewart, OF Bangor, and