The Somerset reporter., 1902-01-30

proved to be tiZZle. The burning pow
der ignited the gas and the explosion
followed Part of the top works was
torn away and the fans and cages were
partially wrecked. This made the work
of rescue slow.
The big five masted schooner Prescott
Palmer, one of the largest vessels OF
this class ever constructed at the New
England yard, was successfully launched
at Bath, Thursday. The vessel was
christened with flowers, the sponsor
being Mrs. William F. Palmer of Boston.
A large party of Boston people attended
the launching.
Senator William B. Allison, who is re-
elected for the fifth time by the Iowa
Legislature, will reach the highwater
mark of service in the Senate should he
live until the end of his term. Justin
aorrill served thirty-one years and
Thomas Benton thirty, of which he left
very interesting memorial, but Mr..
Allison is now booked for thirty-six, and
as he will be only eighty at the end of his
term, there may be another one to
follow.
Over S150,0OO worth of taxable prop
eIty will have been added to the valua-
ton of the town of York when the con-
tractors who are now building summer
cottages have completed their work.
Never in the history of the town has so
much building been done at any one sea-
son as at the present time. In all, 81
cottages, costing from $5 900 to $35, 900
are in the process of construction, and
will be ready for occupancy when the
summer season opens at York Harbor,
York Cliffs and at York Beach.
Rev. Seth Bradford Chase, retired
clergyman, died Monday Jan. goth at
Rocky Hill, Conn. He was born in
North Paris, Me-. Nov. 30, 1918. He
was educated at Kents Hill, and at the
age of twenty five was transferred to the
Providence Conference. From 1861 to
to 1881 his ministerial work was in Mass.
achusetts and Connecticut. In 1881 he
gave up active church work and located
in Rocky Hill. He married Mary E.
Holmes of Monmouth, Me-, and in 1897
they celebrated their golden wedding.
Grover Cleveland left Princeton, N. j.,
late Thursday afternoon for the South
Carolina coast, where he will spend two
weeks recuperating. He may incident
ally do some hunting He was accom-
panied by Rear Admiral r. D. Evans,
Gen. Anson G. Me- ook, E. G. Benedict
and Herman May Mrs. Cleveland went
as far as Philadelphia, with her husband
Mr. Cleveland has been gaining strength
rapidly during the last few weeks and it
is thought that, after a short stay in the
south, he will have recovered entirely
from the effects of his recent attack of
pneumonia
A naval retiring board has declined to
recommend the retirement of Captain
Richmond P. Hobson. He has com
planned of his eyes which suffered from
heat and glare while working the span
ish vessel sunk at Santiago and after
ward in the dry dock at Hong Kong
where two vessels of the Spanish fleet
sunk by Dewey were repaired. Captain
Hobson himself applied to be retired
but the board of physicians which ex
amined him found his eyes were not per
manently injured and refused to recon
| mend his retirement. He has been or
dered to. return to duty in connection
with the Charleston exposition.
To clean straw hats which have los
their freshness. dissolve cents worth
of oxalic acid in a pint of cold water
Lay the hat upon fiat surface, and
scrub briskly with an old nail brush
Rinse well in cold water to remove
every particle of acid, as it might eat the
straw then lay it out in the bright sun
light to dry, taking care 10 still keep il