The Somerset reporter., 1901-08-29


of the Boxers last summer. Minister
WI Ting Fang and his entire staff will
be IN New York where he will arrive, to
welcome him. Prince Chun will spend
80 days in this country.
A Copenhagen paper says: ut is cur.
rently reported in Russian circles that
the car has decided to breach South
African intervention to Emperor VII
liam and President Lonbet. He consid-
ers the time opportune for friendly med
itation. The paper adds, under reserve,
that the car, during his stay In France,
will receive Mr.. Kruger in private audi
ence and obtain from him direct state.
ment of the Boer position, with the view
of formulating plan for action
With five wooden mills being run to
THEN full capacity and some Of them
lacking help and unable TO supply the
demand for their goods, furnishing en-
ployment to about 500 hands, a machine
shop providing employment for 10 more,
to say nothing of Eldridge Brothers, the
canning factory of F. H. Hayes, which
for a number of weeks during the sum-
mer will give employment to about 30
hands, Dexter is feeling about as pros
porous as at any time in her history.
One of the largest fraternal gatherings
ever held in Kingfeld, occurred Thurs
day evening last, when Masons from
North Arson, New Portland, New Vine
yard, Wilton, Temple, Pennington,
Strong, Phillips, Bigelow, Straton, Eus
tbs and Flagstaff to the number of $50
assem- bled to help institute Mt. Abram
lodge which had been working under
dispensation for over year. The work
was carried out in an impressive manner
and at the close banquet was served.
Mrs Mary II. BODICE of East Corinth
attempted 20 commit suicide in the stair
way of the Exchange building, State
street, at 445 o'clock Thursday after
noon, by taking a quantity of Indian
hemp. The amount taken was not stuff
cient to cause death and she was soon
pronounced out of danger by physi.
clan. She was taken to the home of
friend at 725 Union street in public
carriage. This is the third or fourth at
tempt which she has made upon her life
during the past few years.
The fifth annual meeting of the wooden
mill overseers of Eastern Maine was held
In Dexter, Saturday. About 100 were
present. At the forenoon session the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, John Kenefa,
Madison; vice presidents, j, o. Morg
ridge, Dexter, Joseph Dodge, Pittsfeld;
general secretary, c. P. Gilman, Dexter;
treasurer, j. T. Davidson, Guilford.
This meeting of the wooden mill over.
seers was one of the best ever held in
the history of the organization. The
next annual meeting will be held at
Hartland, Me.
Milton B. Bucklin of Providence, X.
l., was drowned while swimming in
Narrow Pond Wentworth, Thursday.
His financee saw him drownd. Buckin
was "a years of age and had been guest
there of N. N. Knight. Young Bucklin,
accompanied by his finance, had been
out on the lake in boat. He dove from
the boat and on coming to the surface
appeared to be struggling and called to
the young lady to throw him an oar.
She threw the oar but the young man
sank almost Immediately. The body
was recovered at p. M, being found in
about 10 feet of water.
The fire which started at the works of
the Atlantic Refining Co. at Point
Breeze, on the Schulkill river front, in
the southwestern section Of Philadelphia,
burned itself out Friday. Vice Presi-
dent Lloyd of the company estimates
the loss at about $500,000 Fourteen
tanks, containing about 100000 barrels
of oil, were destroyed. One pumping
6tdllOu ANU luOuSdnub Vi locl Vi pipo
were rendered useless, but the most i'm
portant machinery is intact. 1t was defiR-
itely learned that the two employees said
to have lost their lives, Tuesday, are
safe. This reduces the death list to the
three firemen. The total number of in
jured will nearly reach 200.
Major w. Il. Clayton of Bangor, com
mander of the Department of Maine, G.
A. R., was quite severely injured on
Wednesday night of last week, at about
6 80 O'clock in attempting to stop a
runaway horse. Mr.. Clayton sat in
front of his place of business in Park ST.
when horse standing close by started
to walk away. Mr.. Clayton stepped out
into the street and had reached the
animals head when it gave a spring,
knocking him over, his head striking
upon the edge of the sidewalk. He was
assisted into the store and DR.. Sanger
called He was found to have suffered
a scalp wound, some injuries to his knee
and bruises about the body as well as a
severe shock DR.. Sanger dressed the
wounds