The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-04-19
TUB TRUTHS.

pect more fishermen than ever before,
and that there is going to be rush for
he lakes as soon as the ice goes out.
At 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the
yard of Kelley, Spear g. Co, Bath,
occurred the launching of one of the
finest and most expensive four-masters
afioat, the Calumet, built for the John
Emery Co. of Boston. Work upon her
began early in the winter and the cost
of her construction is figured about
100000
Capt Thomas j. Hogan, Co. f, First
Maine regiment, has forwarded his res
ignation as captain of the company to
Adjt. Gen. Richards at Augusta. This
action on the part of Capt. Hogan was
made necessary on account of business
pressure and was done contrary to the
wishes of many members of the com.
pany, of which Mr.. Hogan has been cap
tain for many years.
Mrs. George B. Greenleaf of Dennis,
Mass committed suicioe by drowning
during Sunday night. Her body was
found on the beach about midnight.
Mrs. Greenleaf, who is % years old, had
only been married four months and is
thought to have been temporarily in
sane through illness. She was the
daughter of Mrs George P. Howes of
New Sharon, Maine.
Bulletin No. 81 of the Maine Agri-
cultural Experiment Station is now be-
ing sent out. 1t contains notes on the
specimens of insects and plants sent to
the station by correspondents during
the year 1899. 1t also contains full &C
count of the Brown tail Moth, new
pest to fruit trees and shrubs, which is
reported as established in Kittery. This
bulletin (61) will be sent to all residents
of Maine who apply to the Agricultural
Experiment Station, Orono, Me.
Notice has been served on the city of
Saco of an action brought against it for
abatement of taxes for '98 on property
owned by the Laconia and Pepperell
Manufacturing companies in that city.
The valuation was raised that year,
that of the Laconia being fixed at $780,
600 and of the Pepperell at $4,000, The
corporation appealed to the assessors
for an abatement, but their request was
refused, which resulted in the appeal to
the supreme judicial court from the
decision of the assessors.
A case of smallpox was discovered,
Thursday, at Portland. The patient is
man named Bert Loveitt, about 80
years of age and recent graduate of
the county Jail, where he was Ill for
several days with diphtheria. Whether
this is in any way connected with the
smallpox case on the steamer Vanoou-
yer, which recently arrived in port, is a
m after of speculation among the off,
cials. There are six families in the
building, which has been put under
quarantine restrictions. The patient
was removed to the pest house.
The San Francisco Call says: "Thou-
sands of hinese are passing the barriers
of the custom, house and not only are
being landed, but are being made native
born citizens of California, each with a
vote and qualifications to participate in
the political affairs of this city and state.
1t is asserted that during the past Sd
months over 10000 Chinese have been
landed and of these at least 100 month
have been admitted on the ground that
they were born in this state, which fact
being admitted entities them to the
rights of citizenship. Charges are made
that this influx of Orentals is only made
possible by fraudulent evasions of the
restriction act"