The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-22

the complaints and was placed under
!, $500 bonds for appearance at the April
term of the superior court. He fur
nished the bonds at once and was re-
leased.
Gen K. p. Williams, who served with
distinction in the Mexican and Civil
wars, and had the honor of raising the
! flag on the citadels of Chapultepec and
City of Mexico, died at Harrisburg Pa,
Friday, aged SO years.
! Col. John Printable, a member of
Governor Powers staff, is to be Port
lands next shipping commissioner. He
received word from ashingtOn, last
week that he is slated for the place,
and that the appointment will come in
due time The Office pays 1920 year.
George l'olman is the present incumbent.
The resignation of Gen. Webster of
Newport, as commander of the Army of
Maine, U. V. u, promotes Gen. Warren
of FoxcIoft, to the head of the order in
this state, and other promotions that
will make Col. Cralbe of the Beale Regi-
yment, Togus, junior brigadier general.
This will involve the election of new
major by the Beal command, which is
the largest in the State. Gen. Selbing
of Augusta, also goes up in rank.
At the directors meeting OF the Maine
Central Railroad Co. held Saturday at
the company's office at Portland, a
revision of the passenger tariff rates was
unanimously agreed upon to take effect
March /, which makes a material re-
duction in the passenger rates over its
main line and branches and reduces the
fare, which in some instances was as
high as 5 cents a mile, so that in no case
will the fare after the first of March
exceed cents per mile.
There will be- 70 ,000,000 feet of lumber
in the west branch of the Penobscot
drive next spring. This is one of the
largest cuts made on the Penobscot
river for many years. OF this amount q
paper company has already purchased
81, 600, 900 feet, and it is likely that the
company will make other purchases be-
fore the driving begins. All of the logs
for this company will be stopped az
North Twin dam and the remainder. of
the drive from there into the Penobsoot
boom will amount to about 100000
feet.
Dennis Sullivan, spinner in the Hill
mill at Lewiston attempted to kill his
wife, Sunday. He threw tea kettle of
boiling water at her striking her in the
breast and knocking her down. She
was severely bruised and will be unable
to get around for some days. In the
evening he made another attempt on
her life by attempting to strike her with
heavy piece of iron. A little girl
rushed into the police station and noti-
fed Patrol Driver Angel who went to
the house and arrested sullivan after
struggle.
The second anniversary of the des-
truction of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor was suitably observed
there Thursday. The program was
arranged by Mrs. Rathbone, president
of the Ladies Name Memorial AS
ISOLATION. AT o'clock several hun
dred Americans boarded launches and
tugs and went to the wreck of the
Maine, over which the United States
flag was flying at half mast. Every
available piece of wreckage above the
water was banked with laurels and the
searchlight platform was used for short
prayers by DR.. MCGEE of the Episcopal
church, and Father Jones of the Catho-
lie church.
Charles Radley, who is visiting at his
former home ON Beal's island, Jones'
port, after an absence of twenty years,
went away from home in the year 1870
when lad of only IS years of age. He
went to Bath and joined ship and
when Is he had made voyage around
tno WoTiu III 1ooi Mi' i'ouioy Joihoo
the United States navy at Hong Kong
and was on board the flagship Olympia
in the battle of Mania bay He was
the only man from the State of Maine
on the Olympia during the battle. Mr..
Radley's station was captain of the
second battery in the main top. He
was member of the Olympia's crew
until she went out of commission in
Boston last fall. He has two medals
one of them was made of the brass from
the Spanish guns and the other was
presented by the city of Washington.
doctor, q friend told me that drinking lem
on soda will cure sc sickness. Is 1t trueY"