The Somerset reporter., 1899-08-31

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Waterville; chaplain, F. p. Thurber,
Clinton; executive committee, T. 6.
Libby. X. T. Carver and w. w. Kit
tredge, Vinaihayen.
The Eastern Maine fair at Bangor is
said to have secured one gruesome at.
traction-the wheel of the wrecked
steamer Portland, which was carried to
Bangor on the steamer Penobscot this
week.
According to reliable reports received
at Lima, Peru, from Chilli, property
valued at more than 100000 has been
destroyed during the severe storms that
have swept the country during the last
fortnight.
Considerable gold must be circulated
in Passport The Sentinel reports that
So, 900 in that metal was paid to the
employees of the sardiue factories last
week But it didn't come from that
neighboring salt water gold mine
A report from a reliable source has
reached the office of the game commiss.
toner's of the report of the killing of a
cow moose within four or five days in
close proximity to Moosehead lake.
Everything possible is being done to
find the perpetrator of the dastardly
deed.
Bath is to have a new penny daily
which will make its first appearance
early in September. 1t will be called
the Shipping City News and will be an
evening paper printed on every day in
the year except Sundays. 1t will be
published by J. F. Upton, publisher Of
the semi-weekly Bath Enterprise.
Secretary B. Walker McKeen has near
ly completed the arrangements for the
evening meeting at the Maine State
fair. 1t will be held Wednesday, the
second of the fair, in a large tent pur-
posely provided by the fair management
for the meeting The principal speaker
will be Dr. A. w. Harris of the Uniyer-
sity of Maine. Just who the other
speakers will be has not been decided.
A letter recently received in Bidde-
ford by Howard Hooper's parents, con-
tains the particulars of his drowning in
| Alaska. He was out with a party OF
prospectors, and attempted to land at
Cape Nome in small boat. The boat
was swamped and the others chung to
the craft and we're saved, but Hooper
started to swim ashore and was so en-
numbered by heavy boots and clothing
that he went to the bottom within hail
| ing distance of the shore. The body
will be brought to Bddeford for bur
ial.
Gov. Powers last week appointed as
delegates to attend the National Con
vention of Civic Federation to be held
in Chicago, September 18th to 10th, to
represent Maine. Ex-Governor Henry
B. Cleaves, Mr. O. II. Gardiner, Master
of the State Grange; DR.. Nathaniel
Butler, President of Colby University;
Hon. j. 2. Bass Bangor; Col. Charles
II. Prescott, Biddeford; Professor Hen
ry C. Emery, Bowdoin College; Hon.
William II. Newell, Lewiston; Hon. c.
n. Blanchard, Wilton; General 5. D.
Leavitt, PASSPORT; Mr.. Victor NJ. Mac
farane, Greenville.
This story of the latest confidence
scheme for fleeing the unsophisticated
farmer is going the rounds of the
country press: A man who represents
himself as travelling preacher calls
and asks to remain over night. Before
the hour for retiring a young man and
woman come along and ask if there is
not a minister in the house who can
perform a marriage ceremony. OF
course there is. The young couple
join hands and the farmer and his wife
are asked to sign the marriage certifi-
cate as witnesses. The certificate after
ward turns up as promssory note.
Maine Farmer Never in its history