The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-04-17

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and If the latter road is started 1t will
be connected with the line in this city.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has decid.
ed that its experiment in operating its
small branch lines by electricity is a
failure, and has ordered the demolition
of the power house of the Burlington
and Mount Holly Line, which was re-
Gently partly burned.
The cholera situation in Manila con-
tinues much the same but the conditions
in the provinces are becoming alarming.
The total of cholera cases In Manila up
to date Is 246, while there have been 1872
deaths from the disease. In the pro-
vinces there have been 418 cases and 31S
deaths.
Dr. William r. Shepard, one of the
most prominent member of the medical
profession in Bangor and one of the
leading practitioners of the Homeopathic
school In Maine, died, Saturday after
aoon, at his home, in that city, after a
short illness, from pneumonia His age
was 81 years.
DR.. r. r. Kicker, one of the oldest
physicians in Lewiston, died early
Monday morning from a shock he reciev-
ed Friday afternoon. Mr.. Kicker has
been resident of Lewiston nearly 40
years. He is a native of Acton and the
son of Nathaniel Kicker and one of IS
children, of whom he is the last one
living.
Word comes from Greenville that the
Ice in Moosehead lake Is rapidly break
Ing up and probably will leave the lake
this week. At Big Huston and Little
Huston, Analogous and schoodic there
are signs of rapid weakening and it is
believed that these places will be opened
within few days At Northeast Carry
the lake is partly open and at Chesun-
cook, although the ice to all appearances
is firm, 1t is likely to give way at any
time.
There Is report that President Roose-
velts order to investigate the British
mule purchases in America, includes an
examination of the mule yards at La
throp, Mo. Mules are sent from there
to New Orleans, whence they are sent to
South Africa. Ten British officers are
at Lathrop. They declare that the
British government does not own a dol
lar of the property in Clinton county and
that no horses have been bought by the
British war department in the United
States. The purchases were all made in
South Africa.
An Argentine paper says that when it
was learned in London that Argentine
and Chill were purchasing additional
warships, Lord Revelstoke called on
Lord Lansdowne and asked him to in.
tervene with President Roca of Argen-
tine, and President Riescoo of Chill.
They accepted his good Offices 1t is
understood that the outcome will be an
arrangement which will provide for
limiting the ornaments of Argentina
and Chile, and cancelling the orders by
Argentina and Chile.
J. w. Smart was convicted in the Do.
yer municipal court last week for illegal
sale of liquor. Smart is lame and pro-
badly unable to do much work, yet this
does seem to have occasioned much
sympathy. He has been before the
municipal court within a few months up
on the charge of selling liquor, but es-
capped on account of the evidence pre-.
sented being deemed INSULT cient by Judge
Smith to hold him. The officers have
been watching him carefully and they
found large number of casks of five,
ten and 20 gallon size back of his build
ings, also a large number of empty
bottles.
At the session of Grand Lodge of Good
Templars at Waterville the 10th inst,
the following officers we're elected Grand
chief templar, A. II. Newbert of Rock.
land; grand counsellor, w. A. Rideout of
Calais; grand vice templar, Mrs. j. o.
Plaisted of White Rock grand secretary,
George E. Bracket of Belfast; grand
chaplain, Rev. John NJ. Kelley of South
Gardiner; superintendent of juvenile
templars, Harry E. Record of Auburn;
grand marshal, Harry K. Fsrnum of
Bangor; representatives to the supreme
lodge at Stockholm, Sweden, Frank W.
Gowen and Samuel Osborne of Water
vile; alternates, l.. p. Lincoln of West
Kennebunk, and Mrs. j. r. Pollard of
Kepnebunk. The grand lodge recon-
mended Frank Fl. Dexter of Springvale
to be deputy grand worthy chief tenn
plar. The new officers were installed at
$50.