The Somerset reporter., 1902-01-02
STATE AND GENERAL.

United States Senator VIM J. Sewell
died at his home at Camden, N. Y, Fri
day, at 8 30 a. m lie suffered from
diabetes. complicated with stomach and
heart trouble.
The cruiser Olympia. which is now
undergoing repairs at the Boston navy
yard, will be placed in commission at
that yard shortly. Capt. Lyon has been
assigned to command the vessel.
Fred G. Ball, the head of the COM
mercial department at the Bangor high
school since its organization three years
ago, has been elected to the snb-master-
ship of the English high school in Lynn,
Mass
Riley Spinney, prosperous and well
known farmer of Unity, committed sui
eide, Friday morning. His age was about
90 years. He was in the village THUS
day, and was apparently az well as ever
No cause is assigned for the suicide. He
leaves a wife and one child.
The death of Mrs Sarah Elizabeth
GiddiDgs, wife of Hon. Moses Giddings,
occurred Dec. 25th The deceased had
long been prominent in city and state
benevolences and had been associated
with various charitable institutions both
in Bangor and in other Maine cities
Mrs Anna Sargent Eunt, president of
Matn EaH g "a he
states that the mid winter session of the
Federation will be held in Dexter, on
Tuesday, Jan. 81. 1t will be devoted to
business. The autumn meeting was
practically a literary session The Fed
Grafton will meet with the Noman's
Literary Club at Dexter.
Former President Grover Cleveland
has accepted appointment to the indus
trial department of the National Civic
Federation created at the recent peace
conference of labor and capitalistic lead.
ers. His letter of acce lance in which
he approved the plan of industrial peace
was Thursday delivered to Oscar strauss,
who was chairman of the conference
A handsome painting of the portrait
of Rev. Samuel Harris, who WAS presi.
den, of Bowdoin College from 1857 to
1871, has recently been presented to the
college. This Ia one Of the three port
rats of Bowdoin's presidents that are
lacking, the others being those of Gen.
eral j, l. Chamberlain and President
William Dewitt Hyde. The portrait
has been hung in Memorial hall
A big lot of liquor seized by Sheriff
Pearson's deputies from the Portsmouth
& Portland Express %, at Portland,
last Saturday, was returned to the
claimants, Monday. At first the sheriff
stated that he was prepared to hold the
liquors and fight the case, but the prose
cutting attorney advised that they be
returned, as IL of the Is packages we're
addressed to private families.
Edwin A. Hamor, one of Elsworth's
elderly and respected citizens, died,
Thursday, at his home on East Maple
street, at the age of "a years. Mr.. Ha-
NOR came to Ellsworth many years ago
from Hull's Cove. He was master
shipbuilder in the Ellsworth yards until
a few years ago, when bis age and fail
ing health prevented his continuing in
the trade. lie is survived by two daugh-
tiers and one son.
During the session of the State Teach
ers' Association at Topeka, Kan Carrie
Nation attempted to address the teach
ers. Going up TO the speakers stand,
Mrs. Nation told President >iDclair that
she had been requested To speak. The
president informed her that he had
heard nothing of such IA rquest. With
out waiting for an introduction Mrs.
Nation began to address the teachers in
her usual style. She was forcibly re-
moved.
The coroner's jury which has been in
quiring into the cause of the death of
three Italians, whose bodies were found
in the debris of burned h,N. At MILL
nocket, Christmas eve, has decided that
the men came to their death by acct,
dental burning; that probably they were
asphyxiated by coal gas before the fire
broke out. The jury was unable to find
any evidence to support theory of foul