The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
STATE AND GENERAL.

Lubec ranks az the banner sardine
town of the State, having packed 1885,
600 cases during the past season. East
ports pack was 440, 900 cases.
The four-masted steel ship Atlas, the
third of series of ocean-going carries
built at Bath for the Standard Oil COM
pany, was launched from the Sewell
yard Sa 'urday Afternoon without any
ceremony of any kind
Seventy seven indictments, the greater
part of which are supposed to be for
grand jury of York county at Saco at
the January term of the supreme Court
that reported Saturday.
Improvements to be made ON the Bal
timore & Ohio system during 1902 will
cost fully $4,000, 900, according to a
statement made by the Record Herald.
A large portion of this sum of money is
to be expended on the lines west of
Pittsburg.
amouS ihO fiObiiho VI tbO lol lOlO lnIA
road accident in Park avenue tunnel,
New York City, Wednesday, was II.
Franklin Crosby, son of Horace Crosby,
formerly of Bangor and now of New
Rochelle, N. Y, and nephew of Wilson
Crosby of Bangor.
John +. Allen, florist of Bangor, &C.
cidentally shot and instantly killed him
self, Thursday forenoon, while clean
ing revolver. The bullet entered his
right temple and death was instanta-
neous. He was "a years of age. A
widow and daughter survive him.
The annual report of Gen. Frank l..
Hoyt of Lewiston, inspector general on
the staff of Gov. Hill, shows that the
aggregate strength of the state guard is
1910. Gen. Hoyt says that the class of
men applying for enlistment is of bet
ter quality than in former years.
The revolution in Paraguay broke out
at Asuncion, the capital, caused by the
question of presidential succession.
President Aceval resigned, but a COLI
sion occurred in the chapter of deputies,
during which the president of the coun
Gil was killed and several were severely
wounded
The appointment by the President of
Benjamin Daniles of Tuscan, Ariz to be
u. 5. marshal of Arizona was received
with surprise as Daniels is generally con-
sidered to be a pronounced democrat.
Daniels was trough rider" and was
San Juan Hill.
The Chilian congress has authorized
a loan of 100000 pounds The news
papers, commenting upon the official re
ports of the Pan American congress in
Mexico city, point out that the attitude
of the United States and Chile has alone
prevented the congress from being
failure
Former President Grover Cleveland
has so far recovered from the effects of
his recent attack of pneumonia, as to
have arranged for hunting trip in the
south. lie will leave his home at
Prineetown, January %, for an island
off Georgetown, 5. c., where, with
party of friends, he will remain several
days.
In spite of the heavy expenses of the
Lambert trial, Piscataquis county re-
mains with coin in the treasury. Teas
urer Caleb II, Cushing, who has looked
most carefully after the finances of the
county, has made his annual statement
from which it appears that the county
received, in 1901, S27,37007, snd ex-
pended 500 113 10, thus having balance
on the year of 81 1856 81.
The dwelling and stable of Charles
E. Sinclair of Ellsworth were burned,
Sunday afternoon, together with six
horses, one of which was a valuable stall.
lion. The loss is estimated at $500
with insurance of $1,000 on the buildings
and no insurance on the horses The
stallion was three-year-old, while one
of the Others was mare by Dawn r.,
2.19, valued at $1,000
Antonio Rocco, an Italian, was
brought to Bangor from Brownvlle,
Thursday, where he was frightfuly in
ured by the premature explosion of