The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-13

Miss Augusta Moore, the we'll known
authoress, died suddenly, Sunday of
last week, at the home of Mrs. Asher
Barton Of Benton Falls. Miss Moore
was resident Of New York, but of late
years had made her home during the
summer months With Mrs Barton. Her
age was about 20 years. Miss Moore
was an authorizes and poetess Of con-
siderable note. The funeral services
were held al Benton Falls, where the
interment took place.
The man who committed suicide at
Portland On the steamer Governor
Dingley, Thursday, was Edward w. S.
Peters Of Portland, who was boarder
at $50 East Fifth street, South Boston.
He is not known to have any relatives
In Boston. lie left his boarding place.
Wednesday night, stating that he was
going home 70 see mis- relatives in Port
land. Il is stated that for some time
the man had been very poorly physi.
cally, and it ID thought that he brooded
over bis i'll health until be finally de-
cded to put an end to his life
Addison Dolly Of Wateryille, who has
been i'll for several weeks, dropped dead
from heart disease, Thursday, while at
work about his home on Boutelle ave
nue. Mr. Dolley was citizen Of Va
aerville for II years and was at one time
a member Of the common council of the
city. He was veteran Of the rebellion
and was an earnest member Of the q.
A. Z. He was also a Mason and an odd
Fellow. He belonged TO the Methodist
church for many years and serving
in it the capacity of steward He is
survived by widow and seven children.
Recently a communication was sent
from the Post Office Department at
Ottawa, Canada, to Washington asking
if the United States postal authorities
regarded the Philippines as coming
under the domestic postal rate or, in
other words, whether the Philippines
was United States territory, and the
reply was in the affirmative. Accord
ingy the Canadian postal authorities
issued notification to all postmasters
that on and after Oct. ! next the do
mestic rate will apply to Porto Rico,
Hawaii, Guam, the PHILIPPINES and the
American islands of the Samoan group.
At the business meeting of the 18th
Maine Regiment Association at Cape
Cottage casino, Thursday, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President Capt James NJ.
Thompson first vice president, Daniel
E. Mccain; second vice president, Col.
lllsley; third vice president, George Z.
Andrews; fourth vice president, j.. W.
Thompson; secretary aud treasurer,
William Hodsdon. Executive COM
mttee. Nathan Kendall, Biddeford; NJ.
j. Milliken. 7. NJ. Thomas, j. ".
Thompson, William Hodsdon The
next reunion will be held in Portland,
-ept. 10, 1901.
Reports from Sharpsdale, a small
town near Mount Blanco, in southern
Colorado, says that the feud over the
use of the range, which has long exist
ed between cattlemen and sheepmen,
reached climax, last week, when the
cattlemen drove 5000 sheep over a high
precipice, killing nearly all of them.
The trouble has grown out of the scar
city of water along the water courses.
Where grass still remains the sheep
were pastured and after they had once
passed over the ground, cattle refused
to eat on it, and either died or became
very poor 1t is said that the entire
country has taken up arms.