The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

these souvenirs was taken from the
Spanish ships Rena Mecedes, which
Admiral Cervera sunk in the harbor of
Santigo In 1898, and which our govern
ment afterward raised. She was repair
ed at Kittery.
Corydon Page, lumber operator
widely known in Maine and Massachus
sets died the 18th inst. at his home in
Abbot as result of taking aconite with
suicidal intent. Page was found uncon-
scious and died few minutes after
physician arrived. He had swallowed
the contents of two ounce bottle of
aconite He is survived by a widow and
six children. He was 81 years old.
Gen. Augustus p. Martin, former may
or of Boston and also former police COM
missioner of the city, died at his home
in Dorchester, the 18th inst. Gen. Mar
tin, who at the time of his death, occu-
pied the position of water commissioner
of the city, was born in Abbot, Me-, in
! 1885 He began work in a shoe factory
and after the Civil War, in which he
served with great distinction, he enter
ed into partnership with a number of
men in the manufacture of shoes.
Through the united efforts of repre-
sentatives of the great mercantile bodies
of the city, ably seconded by the chief
executives of city and state in confer
ence with the recognized leaders of or
ganized labor, the great strike of freight
handlers and kindred trades represented
in the Allied Freight Transportation
Council, was broken, Thursday night,
and the men, fully 10000 of them, re-
sumo their respective occupations Fri
day morning.
The Daily Mail says it learnr that
! General Delarey, prior to the release of
Lord Methuen, telegraphed his intention
to do 80 to Lady Methuen through the
British 1t also understands that the
British have thanked General Delarey
for his treatment of Lord Methuen and
will shortly give some proof of their
appreciation. They will not, however,
surrender any prominent Boer prisoner.
In Brussels it Ia said that General Botha
ordered Delarey to release General Me-
thuen, as Delarey had no doctor to treat
the British commanders wound.
The co Cooperative store, situated on
Grove street, Dexter, was broken into
Wednesday night and quantity of
cigars stolen. A warrant was placed in
the hands of Deputy Sheriff Curtis, and
search of the premises of Frank Down.
ing on Main street, revealed the cigars
Downing was Immediately placed under
arrest and taken before Judge Brown of
the municipal court. He made no at
tempt to deny his guilt, and the crime
not coming within the jurisdiction of
the court, he was asked to furnish sure
ties in the sum of 5000 or be taken to
Bangor Jail pending the action of the
grand jury at the August term of court.
The first four. master schooner ever
| ouit az lhio poit 10 W 10 oohsb uOlou
this season In the yard of < & L K.
Stetson. The vessel Ia to be of about
1000 gross tons, and will carry 1000 tons
of coal. She will cost $4,000, and the
shares have been taken up by New Y ork,
Boston and Bangor men. A novelty in
the construction of this vessel will be
that abe will have no knees of any kind
their place being taken by belt courses
or strakes of hard pine, locking over the
deck beams, top and bottom. 1t Is
claimed that these belts will give her
more stiffness than would any number
of knees, while leaving more space for
cargo and allowing of better stowage