The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-05
STATE AND GENERAL.

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the last season.
Huston's bakery and candy factory at
/ Auburn was damaged by fire early Sat
urday morning. The loss was about
1000, covered by insurance.
The Canadian Pacific R. r, has just
placed an order for SO locomotives
which makes 90 ordered this year and
the company now have close on to 1000
engines.
B. c. Jordan, Esq, of Alfred, may be
truly styled the lumber king of York
J county. He employs 100 men, his
monthly payroll amounting to $4,000,
has six oasw d. :
loads of lumber, mostly pine, yearly.
Theodore Cary, founder of the ARGOS
took Times, and for forty years its edit
or, retiring in 1898, died Thursday, aged
81, He was one of the original members
of the Maine Press Association. A wild
ow, one son and brother, DR.. Jefferson
Cary of Caribou, survive.
Edward D. Anthony of Auburndale,
Mass, was found dead in room of the
Penobscot Exchange Hotel, Bangor, Fri
day night, from taking an overdose of
morphine, to the use of which be was
addicted. An inquest was deemed I'M
necessary. He was 20 years of age.
A telegram from U. S. Consul General
Hanna at Monterey, says that the re-
mains of the late United States Consul,
Arthur II. Williams, who died in the
hospital at Monterey, Tuesday, will be
shipped to his home in Manchester, n.
Il. Mr.. Williams married the daughter
of Senator Gallinger.
The birthday of King Edward, (who
was born Nov. o, 1s4D was officially
celebrated in London and on the home
stations, May 80, as being the most suit
able time for a military display. On the
other hand, foreign stations will cele-
brate it Nov. 8, the actual anniversary
of his majesty's birth.
A defective chimney in George
Grounder's boarding house at North
Jay caused fire which threatened a
large amount of property early Friday
morning, but the flames finally were ex'
tinguished with a loss of only $1,000.
Three buildings, the boarding house
and two small wooden structures were
burned.
William G.. Holden, principal of the
Manual Training school in Maiden,
Mass, and formerly of Portland, has
been offered the position of principal of
the Manual Training school of Hartford,
Conn Mr.. Holden is one of the most
successful manual training school men
in New England. He is graduate OF
Maine University.
Representative Allen has been inform
ed that a mail car will be run on the
fast mail train all the way between New
Y ork and Portland, after June Is, in.
stead of a closed pouch service between
New York and Springfield, and car
between Springfield and Portland. There
will also be a branch of the fast mai
service to Quebec.
. 1t is reported that the Great Northern
Steamship company, of which James j
Hill IS president, has decided to build
three more ships for the Oriental trade
between Seattle and China. The com
pany now has two ships under construc
ton and it is proposed to launch then
during June or July and have then
commissioned before the winter season
opens
Edward j. Blake, who is reported al
killed In railroad wreck at A lima, Wis,
by an Associated Press Dispatch, was {
graduate of the University of Maine il
, the class of 1879. He was native o
J Bridgton, and was a member of the Q
T V. society at the University. At thu
time of his death he was employed al
consulting engineer of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.
:. TTobluouI IOOboFoll ndn uhuCA tdhou u
make two trips through the western
country this fall. One will be in the
Southwest and the other in the North
west. About the last of September the
President will GO to Springfield, ILL.,, and
to Detroit, stopping en- route at some
other points not yet determined upon
In the latter part of October he will &C
as far into the Southwest as San Anton
10, Texas.
A fire which started in the Central
hotel at Machias, Saturday had gained
such Roadway before it was discovered
that some of the guests escaped with
difficulty from the burning building
The basement was entirely Quilted and
the lower part of the house was badly
burned. A dry goods store owned by
Mrs l.. Andrews in the same block was
damaged $4,000 by smoke and water.
The loss on the hotel was $1,000.
What is generally considered to be the
final scene in the strike among the rail.
road men at North Vassalboro which
, has been in progress the past ten days
or so was enacted, Saturday afternoon
when, as promised, the company settled
with the men who had not, up to that