The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24
STATE AND GENERAL.

discuss the cotton situation.
Pope Plus has been made the recipient
of nearly s11 900 900, the savings of his
predecessor. Pope Leo, which the latter
directed turned over to his successor
after four months from the date of his
death
The law term of the Supreme Judicial
court at Augusta adj ,urned Friday after
a long and important session which be-
gan Tuesday, December 6 Thirty-nine
cases were argued orally and five were
submitted on briefs
The official estimate of the wheat
yield of New South Wales is % $40, 600
bushels, an increase of II SOC, 900 bushels
compared with the record of the year
1901. About 18,50O,O00 bushels are
available for export.
Rev. F. D. Hardy, pastor of the M. E.
church at Eastport died, Friday, aged
81 he was firm advocate of temper
ance and took an active part in the en-
forcement of the prohibitory law. He
was born in Vermont and is survived by
a widow and three children.
Business has been fairly brisk in the
Maine shipyards this year, but the new
tonnage launched falls about 2500 tons
short of last years aud far below the
output of 1901 The total tonnage
launched was 36,055 and that now on
the stocks is about 80, 900 tons.
The report published by the Journal
of Paris that the Princess Charlotte of
SAKE Meingen, sister of Emperor Will
liam, is suffering from cancer and that
the verdict of the physicians has created
CONSERVATION in the German court, is
off cially defined as "nonsense The
princess is not even ill.
Agent Nourse of the Lawrence Mfg.
Co has made statement ON the local
mill situation which is regarded as
highly significant l. makes it appear
that curtailment of production or of
wages or both, may be inevitable in
Lowell, but that the burden will be
borne by the mills alone as they can
8 and the loss
The six troops of United States
cavalry which have been stationed at
Fort Ethan Allen for nearly two years
left Burlington Vt by train Friday for
New York to sail on the transport
Fitzpatrick for the Philippines on sun
day. The troops were |, B, d, A. X,
and c, in the command of Lieutenant
Colonel robert Schuyler.
Frightened at the prospect of an over
stocked market and serious financial
loss, the Christmas tree syndicate at
Philadelphia decided upon the destrue-
ton of thirty full carloads OF spruoes
and pines that were lying in the Vest
Philadelphia yards of the Pennsylvania
railroad. thereby cutting the supply in
half Altogether 1000 trees were con
sumed.
Business is decidedly better than At
any recent date and the Improvement is
not confined to activity in holiday goods
although the bes. reports concern those
lines. Confined low temperature stmu-
Iates retail sales but jobbers are re-eig
ing supp. mentary orders for seasouabIe
goods, and collections are more prompt
On the other hand there Is no improve
ment of the situation in the cotton To-
dustry Confidence is Increasing in the
iron and steel industry Failures tbs
week numbered 80 n the Uoited states
against 267 last year said Dun's review
for last week
The London Times correspondent At
Pekin cables that the Russians are still
employing every means direct and IN
direct, TO induce hina 10 come TO an
patton of Manchuria. The Chinese min
listers at 1t Petersburg and Toxic have
both telegraphed the government urging
1t TO agree with ia adversary quickly
on the ground that nov or never Is the
opportunity. The Chinese govern ment
is aware, however the correspondent
adds, that tho messages we're prompted
by the Russian foreign Office and by
Baron Yln kosen, the Russian minister
to Japan, and is not deceived
The Lewiston. Bruoswiok and Bath
street railsaY company suffered a severe
loss, early saturday morning by nre IN
the car houses - leelstou There
we're iu the bnidiaF uiue sIuter aud lB
open summer cars. three snow plows
including tbs b,g rotary piar, aud three
trAilefs, several spare armAtares. ali the
tools. picks sa= equipment recently -
cured Tor handling snow sod much
other property belonging 80 the COM
paay rwo cars ~ers Boz the street thus
making i've saved 10 The company out
% the sutire equipment located ia Low.
lston. FRIDAY aight Tbs building ~ss
uew brick structure ~ltb steel roof.
Wa leosl 81 MILLS frem The city proper
Aad COS $1,000 other losses ~nl
probably buas the total ap a. YEARLY
t50.oo
RKAL EsrArs TRANsFgas The fol
.awinE are fhg real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded ia the county registry
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