The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-22
STATE AND GENERAL.

| A system OF lnchangeaDle mileage toi
use on railroads west of the Missouri
and Mississippi, east of the Rocky Noun
tsins and from Canada to the gulf, has
been agreed upon.
Alfred j. Booker, a well known resi-
dent of Brunswick, died, Thursday noon
after a long illness. He had long been
superintendent of the grounds and build
ings at Bowdoin College.
The Hallowell board of health has
been notified of the existence of five
known cases of smallpox at Granite Hill,
the extensive quarries of the Hallowell
Granite Works. The board has estab
lished rigid quarantine.
King Alphonso was crowned at Mad
rid, Saturday, having attained the age
prescribed by the constitution 10 years
There was an exhibition of much in
the way of pomp and ceremony. Fine
weather favored the event.
J. Fl. Hamlin Co, of Portland, Thurs
day, announced that the fund raised in
that city by popular subscription for the
relief of survivors of the Martinique dis
aster, already amounts to $1,000 The
money has been forwarded to the scene
by cable.
The Bay View Hotel at Waterville
has again been sold, this time to A. D.
Remick of Monmouth, who formerly
managed the Exchange Hotel of that
city. The new proprietor took posses
sion, Monday, C. c. Tibbetts, the for
mer proprietor, goes to Kennebunk.
Miss Helen NJ. Dunton of Belfast, a
graduate of the New England Conserva
tory of Music, class of 1901, has accept
ed the position of instructor of the
pianoforte in the department of music
at Munroe College, Forsyth, Georgia.
Miss Dunton will assume her new duties
in September.
Complication have arisen that will
make it impossible for the promoters of
the Milbridge q Cherryfeld electric
road, to commence work in June as was
at first intended. Offers to finance the
road have been made, but an old trouble
has arisen among the townspeople along
the proposed route.
Ester Dowie, daughter of Or" Alex
ander Dowie, proprietor of ZION, died,
the 18th instant, of burns, having suffer
ed for hours without medical attendance
while elijah H." prayed over her, his
supplication lasting all day. Miss Dowie
was % years of age and student of the
University of Chicago.
Roland B. Molneux will not be tried
next month, as was originally planned
by the district attorney. His case will
go over until the latter part of Septem-
Der. The postponement will be made
at the request of counsel for Molineux,
who think the interests of their client
will be advanced by delay.
Rep. Allen says that daily fast mail
train from New York to Portland and
return diminishing the present time by
four hours is now assured. 1t will be-
gin on the fifteenth of June There
will be close pouch service between
Gotham and Worcester, and mail car
with four additional clerks the rest of
the, way.
Only one member of President Nc
ip1a ~ l.,
March, 1897, now commissioners Will
son, secretary of agriculture. Since
that date there have been three secre-
taries of state, two each in the depart
ments of the treasury, war, navy and
the interior, three postmaster generals,
and three attorney generals.
A car became separated from Conduc
tor Patrick f. Gillin's train on the B. g.
A. r. K at Houlton Wednesday of last
week, and the brake being off it started
to go down grade AS it passed Mr..
Gillin who was standing near the track,
he jumped for the car platform in order
to put on the brake, but missed his step,
and his foot went under the car wheels,
taking it off at the ankle.
The next new industry at Rumford
Falls will be the printing of wrapping
paper and paper bags for the retail
trade. These commodities are now made
there and shipped to New York to be
printed. Arrangements are being made
to do the entire work at Rumford Falls,
using the first story of the big ware
house on Haverhill street for printing
This work will give employment to $50
people.
Impressive ceremonies and an assem-
blage of more than $4,000 people made
notable the dedication of the Indiana
state soldiers and sailors monument at
ten O'Clock Saturday morning, the cor
ner stone of which WAS laid in 1889 in
the presence of Benjamin Harrison and
his cabinet The total cost of the mon