The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-21
STATE AND GENERAL.

injured, at Philadelphia Sunday, by an
explosion of gun powder and dynamite
used In the manufacture of fire works.
Out of the 100000 pieces of regis
tered mail handled annually in the
United States the loss has been one
thousandth of one per cent, and In the
transmission of ordinary letters it is
only seventh ousandths of one per cent.
Aberdeen (Scotland) las become the
great center of the rcotch fishing in
dustry No fewer than 40 steam traw.
lers, rs steam liners and 80 other boats
are engaged in fishing These land on
an average something like $40 tons of
fish every week.
Nachias has been asked to raise $751;
600 to give to shoe concern that
locate big factory. They agree to hire
100 men the year round. But Machias,
after talking the thing over, has decid-
ed that the price is too high
The Maine Ice Co, organized to fight
the ice trust, is selling ice at 10 cents a
hundred The schooner Henry l. Whit
ton unloaded 1000 tons of Maine ice.
The company has &C, 900 tons of ice and
1t is said to be packed by business men
in Maine. Aston Sargent is manager of
the company in New York.
The Italian cabinet has resigned. In
the Chamber of Deputies, the premier,
Gen Pellous, announced that the cab
met had resigned owing to the deadlock
arising from the opposition's uncompro-
missing attitude on the question of the
rules of procedure. The House adjourn
ed pending the formation of new
ministry.
A fire at Rookport at two o'clock, sun
day morning destroyed the bridge be-
tween the kilns of the Rockland and
Rockport Lime Co., cutting the build
ing occupied by shipping commissioners
Burgess and undertaken W. o. Cothell
and damaged the rear of the grist mill.
Cotbell's stock was totally destroyed.
The building was owned by the Rock
land and Rockport Lime Co. The loss
will not exceed $4,000.
Somerville, Names bankrupt town,
cheerfully reports that it has grown
poorer the past year and has increased
its debt by $1,000. 1t now owes $31, 900
and doesn't know any way out of the
scrape. The State assessors dou't know
either and the Governor doesn't know
and the Legislature wont take hold and
help because that would be inviting
other hard.up towns to make the same
appeal. And so there you are!
From accurate reports covering the
more important peach growing sections,
1t is gathered that there will be no repe-
tition of last years shortage. 1t was
feared that the damage done to the
trees in the early spring of 1890 would
extend into this season, but such does
not seem to be the case Peaches will
be plenty and cheap this year. Georgia's
yield is estimated at 5000 cars and the
Delaware crop is roughly fixed at
5000, 900 baskets.
Auburn was the scene of fire Satur-
day afternoon, which destroyed the
Auburn Stove Foundry works and
slightly damaged surrounding buildings,
1xnofrIinu ha A Mnrbla Il Manu
mental Works and a tenement house
occupied by George Merchie. Mrs.
Merchie was taken from the room in an
unconscious condition. The fire started
on the roof of the building, and is said
to have been set by spark from loco
motive. The loss, which is estimated
at $1,000, is covered by insurance.
Friday night the barn of F X Bell |
eau of Lewiston, was burned with about
six tons of hay, horse, several CARR.
ages and lot of farming tools, besides
damaging one end of his house quite
badly. The barn of Robert Owen was
burned, a long ell and good sized end
of the main house. Ia this barn was a
COW, about eight tons of hay and con.
siderable portion of Mr. OWENS farming
implements, which the resouers were
unable to save. The damage to both
pieces of property was not far from
$1,000.
A longshoreman by the name of
Patrick Ii. Flaherty was found on one
of the wharves at Portland, at an early
hour Sunday morning, unconscious from
a fractured skull and loss of blood. He