The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
TATE AND GENERAL.


age caused in Texas by the recent floods
will reach 10000 bales, worth at least
$20,000,00O.
The directors of the Caledonia Ma
tional bank of Danville, VT, have elect
cd Asa Wesson, cashier. Mr.. Wesson
is q years old and he is believed to be
the youngest bank cashier in the State,
If not in New England.
The census bureau have announced
officially the population of Arkansas the
first of the States to be enumerated.
The population is 1871 ,564. This is an
increase over the population of 1890 of
183,3s5 or 1926 per cent.
Supreme court closed az Rockland,
Wednesday of last week, after one of
the most uninteresting terms in the his
tory of the county. The feature of the
term was the granting of 81 divorces,
which considerably exceeds any former
record.
John Muldoon, member of the
Brewer horse racing team, fell from the
third story window of the Dirigo club
at Ellsworth, Friday morning. His fall
was 80 feet and he struck on the stone
curb. Both arms and his jaw were
broken. That he escaped death is re.
markable.
The large saw mill of E. P. Grimes of
Caribou was burned to the ground, FRI
day evening. The mills are situated on
Madawaska stream, four miles from
Caribou. The fire originated in the
boiler room. The mills are very busy.
The loss is fully $4,000; partially in
sured.
Owners of cumberland in Hancock
county estimate their loss by the recent
forest fires to exceed $75, 900. Lumber.
men say that 1t will not support another
growth In rs years. The heaviest losers
are Mrs. M. A. Austin of Franklin.
1900 acres; Gideon L. Joy, Hancock,
1900 acres; Whitcomb Haynes & Co.,
1000.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
Adventist Mission Society, held in Wa
terville, Friday evening, the following
officers were elected for tire year: Rev.
A. W. Taylor of Rookland, president;
Rev, A. H. Kerney of Westbrook, vice.
president; Rev. T. j. Colbroth of Dover,
secretary; Rev. j. A. Libby, West Port.
land, new assessor.
Col. Nathaniel S. Purinton of Bowdoin,
has been appointed private secretary to
Governor elect John F. Hill. He will
begin his new duties with the new year.
Col. Purinton was made messenger to
the governor and council by Gov.
Cleaves and retained his Office during
the administration of Gov. Powers. He
lie Grand Army man, having served In
Co. K, 21st Maine regiment.
The returns of the agricultural de-
partment, this month, show that the
potato crop In Aroostook county will
fall off at least % per cent. From
Washburn the report comes that the
crop has fallen off to So per cent. In all
sections there is report that the pota-
toes are rotting badly, this being the
principal reason for their falling off.
This rot, 1t is understood is due to the
fall rains. Up to that time the outlook
was fairly good.
Very few people are aware of what it
meant to the Boston & Maine Railroad
Company when they agreed to furnish
the conductors and brakemen of the
passenger trains with two new uniforms
each year. The employees are now be-
ing measured by the Continental Cloth
ing Co. of Boston, which has the con.
tract, and the new uniforms will be
ready for delivery on Dec. /. Now that
the Fitohburg has come under the
management of the Boston & Maine
system the contract calls for uniforms
for 1400 persons.
Augusta is just now in the first stages
of temperance crusade, the police hav-
ing been making searches for contra
band liquor at the rate of about two
day for the past few days, with sue
cess in all but two cases. 1t is under
stood to be the direct outcome of the
recent open letter of Chairman Manley
of the Republican State committee, and
it is said that clean sweep is to be
made. The plan of closing all the
hotels and restaurants has been talked
of in some quarters but does not seem
to meet with favor by all the proprietors
of such places.