The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
STATE AND GENERAL.


The Spanish warship Condo de Yer
nadito, with the reputed remains of
Christopher Columbus on board, has
arrived at the Azore islands from Ha-
vana and is expected to reach Cadiz
Jan. Is.
At a special town meeting held Satur-
day afternoon in Pennington, the voters
rejected the proposed annexation of a
part of the town of Industry. Those
favoring the annexation will, however,
take the matter to the legislature.
The safe of the First National Bank of
Ashburnham, Mas, was blown open
Monday morning by burglars and the
interior of the bank badly wrecked
They succeeded in getting away with
about $1,000 and leaving no clue to their
identity.
Dexter W. Berry of Saco, one of the
best known ship carpenters of Maine,
died Wednesday, Jan. 4, aged GO years.
His death was the re,ult of a paralytic
shock suffered on the train while
enroute from Portland to Saco few
days ago.
Joseph l.. Buck of Bucksport, died,
Friday of pneumonia. His age was so
years. He was shipbuilder, having
built more vessels than any other
builder on the Penobscot river. He was
lineal descendant of Col. Jonathan
Buck, the founder'of Bucksport.
A big boiler while being tested in
Hewitt's ship building yard at Barking,
Eng, burst, Friday, and the superin.
tending engineer and eight men were
killed. About 40 persons were injured,
some fatally The bodies of the dead
were frightfully mutilated. The whole
shipbulding works were wrecked. A
lad was found dead 300 yards from the
scene of disaster.
Gov. Smith, Saturday, formally ap-
pointed Ben. F. Fifield of Montpelier, to
fill the unexpired term of the late Sena-
tor Justin Morrill, of New Hampshire.
Mr.. Fified was rendered the position
two days ago but as he wished to con-
slider the matter before making known
his decision to the governor his answer
was not received until Saturday and the
appointment followed.
Bank clearings in Canada for the year
1898 aggregated $1,390,019 344, gain of
IS per cent over the preceding year and
the heaviest total there is any record of.
For the first week of January tanadan
clearngs aggregate S29.963, Ala an in
crease over last week of 30 per cent and
an increase over last year of 7.6 per
cent. Business failures in Canada num-
Der 20, against 49 in this week of a year
ago.
That the letting of teams along the
line of the Washington county railroad
is business of the past to q great ex-
tent there is no doubt, and the once fat
pocket book of the livery man is being
reduced to fiat piece of meaningless
leather with scarcely anything TO keep
the sides from sticking together except
for few old worn out accounts of
teams that had been let and not paid for
and probably never will be.
Gov. Powers, Saturday, made the fol-
lowing nominations: Treasurer of Y ork
county, Charles II. Adams, Limerick
treasurer of Lincoln county, Eben 'hase,
Edgecomb; judge of the municipal
court of Old Town, j. f. Whiting, Old
Town; public administrator, Albert w.
Paine, Bangor; pilot, Penobscot bay,
Joseph Fifeld, Stonington; fish and
game warden, Robert Phillips, Eustis.
Leslie H. Foley, popular young man
employed in Sangerville wooden mill at
Sangerville where he had charge of the
weave room, committed suicide Friday
morning by hanging. The act was sup
posed to have been caused in a fit of
temporary insanity as he was temper
ate in his habits and his domestic life
and associations at the mill very pleas
ant. The coroner from Guilford did
not deem an inquest necessary.
The marine insurance companies
which had written policies against the
i'll fated steamer Portland, which was
lost Nov. 81, are preparing to settle the
n nf 1oA af hn
are being forwarded to the Portland
Office of the company as fast as they are
received by Agent Williams. Most OF
the insurance on the hull was held in
Maine agencies, and large percentage
of the cargo was insured in Portland.
Hon. Austin Harris, a prominent citl-
zen of Machias, and we'll known through
out the State, died suddenly of heart
failure at his home Saturday Mr.
Harris was preparing for his breakfast
when he was taken violently i'll and fell
to the floor. He expired in a few min,
utes. Mr.. Harris had held many re.
sponsible public positions, having served
several terms in the legislature both as 8
member of the House and the Senate
At the time of his death he was treas
urer of Washington county and also &
director of the Washington County Rail
road Company.
The worst wreck ever witnessed or
the Lehigh Valley road occurred Mon