The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-03
STATE AND GENERAL.

cOnurm tue nrst reports OF damage uonei
the loss being placed at 100000.
Camden will celebrate the Fourth in
grand style. Gov. Hill and staff will be
present, and an address will be made by
Congressman Littlefeld of Rockland.
Among the passengers on the steamer,
New England, which arrived in Boston,
Friday, was Rev. F. W. Sanford of the
Holy Ghost and Us Society at Shiloh,
Me. He has been abroad to secure con-
verts.
Edwin B. Kicker, aged 80, was found
dead, Wednesday morning, at his home
at Springvsle. Coroner Charles F.
Moulton of Sanford, was called. He de-
cided that it was a case of suicide, caus-
ed by drinking laudanum.
The first consignment of Boer prison
ers, numbering Ats men sailed from
Island of st. Helena Thursday, for South
Africa. After taking the oath of allie
glance to Great Britain the prisoners
marched to the boats singing the national
anthem.
All the unskilled employees OF the Car
negie Steel Company, nearly $1,000, have
had their wages voluntarily raised ten
per cent. This will make the wages OF
the lowest laborer 81 65 day. Tonnage
men and men working under scale are
not affartad oop,ao aut;ra o,tY.
prise to the employees.
The treasurer of the Mckinley memo
rial fund for Maine, VIM. II. Dow OF
Portland, has made his final report to
the national treasurer at Canton, Ohio,
and forwarded check for 90, 469 SO. 1t
will be remembered that the allotment
for Maine was but $500, so the amount
was over-su bscribed by nearly $1,000.
Selden o. Martin of Foxcroft, Bow
dom, 1908, has been appointed by Prof.
Calender to be his personal assistant in
Junior Economics for the coming year.
He has also won the second prize in the
Junior Prize defamation and is the win
ner of the class of rs American History
prize, amounting to S120 or more.
Heller N. Lineham of New Auburn,
who has just graduated from Edward
Little High school, has been presented
with an Irish point handkerchief of the
most elegant lace, and collar and pair of
lace cuffs of the same pattern, of which
many another girl might envy her. 1t
took ten girls eight months in the Newry
Convent, ireland, to make these articles.
The passengers on board the Domin-
lon line steamer, New England, observed
the coronation day of King Edward at
sea Thursday, the first intimation of the
Kings illness and the postponement of
the coronation having reached them
when The vessel reached her dock at
Boston Friday. The celebration includ-
ed salute of 81 guns and in the evening
a display of fireworks.
The Democrats of Kennebec county
have made the following nominations
Senators, Albert Fuller, Winslow; AL
bert w. plummer, Oakland; JOHN e
Cunningham, Gardiner; sheriff, Howard
w. Dodge, Clinton; register of deeds
Chas. w. Abbott, Albion; treas John e
Cuskley, Monmouth; commissioner
Chas. A Hill, Augusta; county attorney
Jos Williamson, jr., Augusta.
President Tuttle, of the Boston &
Maine Railroad, says that the oiling Of
the road has not been discontinued be
cause of any complaint on the part oil
the passengers that the dust from the
track was so saturated with oil as &c
spoil their clothes, for no such com
plant, 80 far as he knows, has ever been
made, but because the oil has penetrat
ed to such depth that oiling for some
time to come may be dispensed with.
For the first time in 88 years a regular
session of the cabinet was held today
outside the White House. When Presi
dent Roosevelt arrived from New Lon
don, Friday morning, he was driven to
the temporary executive mansion in La
fayette Square. Senator Kean of New
Jersey was the first in fetal life to visit
the new home of the President A mum.
Der of others called at various times
throughout the day for no other pur-
pose than to inspect the premises.
Many big congressional lights will be
seen in Maine this year, after the middle
of August. Representative Amos Allen
has been going around the House, pick
ing out the fine speakers and inviting
them up to his bailiwick for a campaign
of speaking. The following have al.
ready agreed to come: Representatives
George A. Peatre of Maryland, Elmer j.
Burkett of Lincoln, Neb., David j. Fos-
ter of Burlington, VT, "Sam" Powers of
Massac h usetts, and Frank A. Currier of
New Hampshire.
The democratic nominations for Cum
berland county are: Senators, Thomas
j. Douglas, Bridgton; Charles G. Wood
man, Yarmouth; Joseph A. McGowan,
Portland; John M. Kaler, scarboro
County Attorney, John F. A. Merrill,