The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-09
STATE AND GENERAL.

Inc BlTlKo Oh culleI5 duu BllcHtEb III
Lynn, Mass. has been called off. 1t has
been long pull.
Hon William T. Hanes heads the
list of Waterville's individual tax pay.
ers the amount being $l,256.
ASt. Petersburg paper says British and
Japanese ministers at Pekin have d.
manded Russia evacuation of Manchuria
The stable of D. II. Thing in Mt. Yer
non was struck by lightn n Thursday,
and burned. The house was saved by
great exertion.
hail storm in Porta Rico, July 3rd,
was a genuine surprise to the natives,
causing many of them to pray for pro-
lection from harm.
Hon. Bourke Cochran, the eloquent
Irish orator of New York. addressed an
audience of 500 people at Fourth of
July dinner in Paris.
Importation of precious stones to New
Y ork for the fiscal year just ended was
the heaviest On record, reaching a total
of more than s27 100000
The Car has abandoned his proposed
visit to Rome, Professionally fixed for the
autumn. The Gar aud Czarina will
spend the autumn in Crimea.
The United States Philippine commits
sion has authorized the issue, through
the secretary of war, of certificates of
Indebtedness to total of 50, 100000,
1t is an Interesting fact that the
number of Civil War veterans in the
army is now 1875. Before the war with
Spain there were fully 600 or 700 if not
more.
The town of Milo, Piscataqus county,
celebrated it's centennial anniversary,
Saturday last, with an Grafton by NJ. l..
Durgin, Esq and all tue usual etcerteras
in the way of amusements.
Opponents of the Canal treaty in the
Columbian congress claim that they
can't defeat it. The sentiment in and
out of that congress is said to be over
whelmingly against the treaty, at pre-
sent
1t is now believed that the naval re
serve of Main, which is commanded by
Lieut.. Harry NJ Bigelow of Portland,
formerly of Augusta, will probably be-
come part of the enemy's forces in
the war game which will IKE place off
Portland, in August.
During the fiscal year just ended, the
money order department of New York
post office handled S218,3l3,000 This
is an increase over the previous year of
S31, 1926, 900. The greatest increase was
in the Italian money orders, which were
s., $40, 400 greater than last year.
The regular annual examination of
candidates for State certificates 10
school teachers will occur Friday, Aug
ust Is, 1903 Persons desiring further
information regarding this examination
should send for circulars to w. W. Stet-
son, Supt. of Schools, Augusta, Ne.
The K ng of England has replied in
courteous terms to King Peters Motif.
cation of his ascension to the throne,
wishing him prosperous re gn, and
hoping it will bring peace, order and
justice to the country. King Edward,s
reply has caused great satisfaction.
new order of the Board of Agrcul-
ture has been gazetted in London, revis
ing previous orders, and prohibiting the
landing in Great Britain of any hogs
from the United States, besides prohibit
ing the importation of cattle from New
England. The order goes into effect
August l.
A strong gust of wind flattened one of
the big tents of a travelling circus which
exhibited at Machias, Me. July 2, during
the afternoon performance and some
thirty persons out of an audience of 2500
were more or less injured. There were
no fatalities and none of the injured are
likely to die as the result.
An important banking merger went
into effect in Portland last week, when
the good will, business and assets of
Swan & Barrett were acquired by the
Portland Trust Company. The firm of
Swan & Barrett has been in existence
80 years, and has been long known as che
most conservative and successful.
The summer colonies at NoctheAst
Harbor ard Seal Harbor are up In arms
against the erection in those villages of
what they regard as unsightly electric
light poles. Bishop Doane of Albany
is the leader of the protest, and at a
mass meeting held lat week, commit
tees were appointed 10 see what can be
done about it.
In a speech at his capital King Peter
EXPRESSED his satisfaction that Servia to.
day stood high in the esteem and respect
OF Europe. Speaking of the future of
Servia he pointed out the necessity for
devoting his whole solicitude to the
regeneration of the economical life of
the nation, and the development of the
army.
The season. big log drive for the
section emptynA into Moosehead lake
is 85 600 900 feet IN all That in ton