The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-29
STATE AND GENERAL.

The Catholic church In Pressure Isle
WAS burned Friday night, together with
the barn of Henry Howard near it, The
loss on the church is $4,000; insurance
$4,000, and on the barn $500.
The Piscstaquis Observer of June 9Th
acknowledges the receipt few days
previous of twenty-five varieties OF ap
ples from DR.. Fl. A. Robinson OF Dover
The apples were from the Doctors Gel
lar, and we're in perfect condition.
Secretary of war Alger arrived a
Chicago, Friday, from Detroit, confirm
ed the statement made by Governor
Pingree that he would stand for election
to the United States Senate. Secretary
Alger declares himself opposed to trusts
and is heartily in favor Of the election
of Senators by the direct vote of thu
people.
The fourth Maine battery which hello
its annual reunion at Pennington Wed
nesday, will meet in Augusta next year
The following officers were chosen
President, Silas Perham, Pennington
vice-president, C. Fl Dearborn, Mt. Yer
non; secretary, James A. Jones, Au
gusta; treasurer, Joseph B. French
South Chesterville.
Three young sons, the only children
of Henry Robash of Rangeley, wer'
drowned in Rangeley Lake, near thei
home on the west shore, Tuesday after
noon of last week. Two of the bodie
were recovered that evening and thu
other was found the next morning. O
the children, the eldest was twelve year
of age and the others were twins, aget
nine years.
The class of '02, Colby College, ha
voted and agreed to omit next year thu
issue of 1.-THE War Cry" in the expecta
ton that this omission will result In 1T
permanent discontinuance. The actor
Is taken with the belief that this publ
cation disturbes the good order of thi
college, is an injury to its good NAM
and hinders it's legitimate and usefu
activities.
Gov. Roosevelt authorized Local Man
ager Richards, of the Postal Telegraph
Cable Co., to give to the press substance
of telegram which he filed will
that company, Friday, to President Nc
Kinley in which Gov. Roosevelt inform
ed the President that in the event of
call for volunteers being made, New
York was prepared to furnish all thu
men the government might ask fo
and asked that an opportunity b.
given New York State to do 80.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review o
Trade, Saturday says: In the grea
staples there is turn for the better
Exports of wheat, -four included, fol-
the week have been 3,633,672 bushel
against $500, $50, last year. Corn ex
ports also continue large, 1927, S66 bush
els against 2,574, 1928, last year. A sharl
fall in cotton also encouraged exports
These are facts which preceded ORDER
for gold exports, this week and do no
result from them but show the prospec
of a larger outgo of merchandise il
coming months.
The following members of the class o
90 of Colby College have been elected
to Phi Beta Kappa: Harold LIB.
Hanson of Skowhegan; Henry Russell
Spencer of Watervlle; William Olive
Stevens of Waterville; Misses Heller
Hortense Bowman Of Sidney, Alice NJ
burlington of Watervile, and Jesi'
Annie Toward of Waterville. Thos'
receiving prizes at the Sophomore decla
nation June 10 are announced by tn,
judges as follows: Robert A. Bakemal
OF Chelsea, Mass, first prize; Richart
w. Sprague of Skowbegan, second prize
Marion S. Reed of Benton, first prize o
women's division; Lou w. Peacock o
Lubec, second prize.
All of the Eastern railroads leadin,
out of Chicago, made heavy reduction
in the rates on oats and corn, both ex
port and domestic. The rate on boil
these articles was II cents per 10
pounds to New York, with proportion
ate rates to the other Atlantic ports
Beginning Monday last, the rate is i
cents to New York; Is cents to Boston
and IL cents to Philadelphia, Baltimor
and Newport News. On the same dat
the corn rate was changed, the rate h
New York being II cents, to Boston i
40 Philadelphia, Baltimore end Newpor
News 8 cents. These changes wer
agreed upon at q general meeting o