The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-28
NEWS II BRIEF.

cison over Kid st. Pierre of Detroit il
siX-round bout at Milwaukee.
W. j. Hoffman, United States consul
at Mannheim, Germany. has arrived at
his home in Reading, Pa, 50 i'll that there
is no hope for his recovery.
The management of the Hamilton
Wooden company. Amesbury, Mass. an
nounce that the capacity Of the mills
Will be increased by 100 looms.
Schooner Mary T. Quimby, one OF the
finest built and most modern equipped
vessels of which Maine can boast. was
successfully launched al Thomaston.
During the absence of other members
of the family, Mrs. Maria Leach. in some
unknown manner, fell down a flight Of
stairs at Fail River and was instantly
killed
The navy department has concluded
to make a change in the small arms used
in the service and will adopt the army
rifle, or what is known as the kfag
Jorgensen.
The Church of the Messiah. Univer-
salist, al Portland. Me, has extended d
call to Rev. John M Atwoods. who is at
present at the Canton theological sem
mary. New York.
Captain Coghlan, commandant of the
Port Orchard dry dock has been ordered
east to attend the Dewey reception. He
was in command of the Raleigh during
the battle of Manila.
The firm of S. Newcomb & Co, shoe
manufacturers, of Biddeford Me. are to
close their factory and go out of bust
hess The present factory has been oe-
cupied by the firm since 1862,
John Kelly. aged 10, an elevator boy.
was killed at Boston by the elevator OF
which he was in charge. In some man
ner unknown he was crushed between
the car and the wall of the elevator well.
Although d passenger train on the
Boston and Maine railroad was derailed
near Parson station. Me, no one was
badly hurt, The engine and passenee +
car were thrown from the track and
capsized
Frank II. Morehouse, wool mer-
chant, aged 20. committed suicide at a
Boston hotel. The only reason assigned
for the act is mental alteration. as H.
had recently recovered from an attack
of malaria
The 42nd annual Worcester music fes-
tival began with fine performance of
=
wick conducted and the Boston Symph-
ony orchestra, 65 pieces, furnished the
accompaniment.
The new bronze statue of Colonel
Thomas S. Cass, commander of the old
Ninth Massachusetts infantry in the
Civil war was unveiled on the Boston
public garden. under the most appro-
pirate conditions
Miss Ethel Sigsbee daughter of Cap
tain Sgsbee, commander of the Texas
died of heart failure at Rehoboth, Del,
where she had been spending the sum
mer. Her remains will be sent to Wash
ington for burial
Men at work on a new avenue on
Gulps Hill, on Gettysburg battlefield
found a trench with II bodies. From in
dications they are the remains of Unior
soldiers, and they will be Inferred in the
national cemetery.
The trustees of Wabash college elected
DIR. William p. Kane of Evanston. Ills.
president of the Winona assembly. as
successor to DR.. George Stockton Bur-
roughs. who resigned the presidency Of
the college in June.
Archbishop Chappelle has received
pointment as apostolic delegate for the
Philippine islands. He Is also an apos-
tolic delegate for Cuba and Porto Rico
besides being archbishop of New Or
leans.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Bath Iron Works. Vice President E W.
Hyde was elected president. and j.
s. Hyde was elected vice president.
Thomas w. Hyde resigned the office Of
president because his health necessitated
his being away
II. f. Kendall of Cambridge. Mass
and c. X. Eastman of Saginaw, Mich
capitalists, are reported as lost from
near Nipigon Man, several days ago.
AS they were without necessaries of life,
anxiety is felt for them. Indians are
searching the bush.
The cornerstone of the new edifice of
the st. James Episcopal church at
Amesbury, Mass, was laid by Bishop
Lawrence of Boston, assisted by Arch
deacon Van Buren, of Lynn, Rev. Father
Braddon of Haverhill and Rev. Arthur
Wright of Newburyport.
Medical Director Tryon. formerly sur
geon general of the navy, and chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery has
been placed on the retired list of the navy
on account of age Or. Tryon did good
service with Admiral Farragut and in
epidemics in Yokohama and Pensacola
New York and Boston capitalists have
bought the Silver Lake gold mine. near
Silverton Co. for 81 600 900 The sole
owners of the big mine were Mr.. aud Mrs.
A c. Stober. The name OF the purchas-
ing company is given as the Round
Mountain Mine company, with 81. GOO 900
capitalization.
Frank =. Haggett. cashier of the Rail
road National bank. Lowell Mass. for
many years committed suicide 10y taking
corrosive sublimate. His wife was re
Gently burned to death. and il is he
lievsd that the husband was influenced
to a great extent by brooding over the
loss of his wife.
The war department has been advised
that this government cannot secure the
charter OF the transport Anglo Ahstra'-
ian, for which an option was recently
secured in San Francisco owing to the
demand Of the British government for
her services. The Anglo is
owned by a British company
Papers were served on the city OF
MANCHESTER, n. II. by attorney for the
Timothy f. Lynch estate, to recover
$157S.54, for liquor fines imposed ny he
local police court between April II 1Saa.
and March %, 1897. alleging that The
money was received illegally ard wrong
fully, the court having no jurisdiction
over the offenses alleged
The new specifications for the League
Island dry dock have been issued by the