The Somerset reporter., 1901-01-17

has been sailing under the American
flag since her disaster, having obtained
her registry under the ordinary law ap
plicable TO foreign vessels wrecked in
American waters and repaired in Ameri-
can ship yards
The sale of seat on the Stock Ex
change for $4,000 is announced. Wal
ter II. Cramp of Philadelphia, of the
family of shipbuilders of that name, is
said to be the purchaser. That is the
second time that a sale has been made
at this high record figure, the other
case being that of a transfer about ten
days ago. A little more than four years
ago seats sold as low as $4,000, and
they commanded only 1925, 900 as late as
1898.
A fire which broke out, sunday morn
ing, in Eaton's block, Calais, burned the
building to the ground, before the fire.
men could extinguish the flames On
the second story of the structure, which
was of brick, the rooms were occupied
by the st. Croix Club, which loses
$4,000. The club carries an insurance of
$2200. II. +. Eaton & Sons suffer loss
of $1,000 on the building and $1,000 more
by the burning of Office furniture and
number of pianos and organs which
were stored in room on the third floor.
twrfl 81 hn Int InV
bury has been filed for probate. The
estate is estimated at S150,000 or more.
All the real estate was disposed of by
deed before his death. Requests of
public nature are: Maine Historical
Society, $1,000; Maine Bible Society,
$1,000; Bangor Theological Seminary,
$1,000; Augusta Congregational Church,
$1,000; Bowdoin College in trust, 5000,
the income of $1,000 to provide elocution
instructions, and the balance for prizes
In oral debates. The executors are
Oscar Holway, James o. Bradbury and
Louisa H. Bradbury. A codicil pro-
vides that the public bequests shall be
paid in six months after decease of
testator and sooner If possible
Miss Marietta Simmons, teacher in
the public schools at Friendship and
Misses Nettie and Fannie Murphy, are
| i'll at their homes there with a malig
nant form of diphthera. Last week
these young women went to Round Pond
to call on Miss Flora Weber, friend
who was i'll, and after remaining at the
house some time, returned home, after
each had kissed the sick girl. The fol
lowing day Miss Weber died and it was
learned that her death was due to diph-
liberia. A great many persons had been
exposed to the disease, and for time
the village of Round Pond was greatly
/ excited, but prompt action on the part
of the board of health had good result
and only two more cases appeared until
Miss Simmons and the Murphy sisters
| were stricken.
Rear Admiral Thomas F. Phelps of
Washington, ID. G., died at the New
York hospital, Thursday night, of pneu
monia. He was taken to the hospital
only Wednesday, from the hotel where
he was stopping. He had gone to New
York to be with Mrs. Phelps, who has
been sick at the New York hospital for
the past three weeks. Thomas s.
Phelps was born in Maine and received
his appointment to the navy 81 years
ago. He served with distinction during
the Civil War, being selected for some
specially hazardous services on the Po-
tomac river. He received his commits
sion as lieutenant commander in 1862,
was appointed captain in 1871 and com
modore in 1870. During 1883 "a he was
in command of the South Atlantic sta.
ton, being made rear admiral, March l,
1884