The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-24
STATE AND GENERAL.

have gone on strike. The manutactur-
ers will hold meeting next week to
decide whether they shall close their
works entirely.
The increase in the State valuation
this year, outside of the wild lands, will
be in the vicinity of $4,000, 900, and per-
haps little more. According to the
assessors, this Is a conservative estim ate.
Minister Beaupre has abandoned all
hope of the ratification of the Panama
canal treaty and cables the state depart
ment under date of Bogota Sept. IT,
that the congress probably will adjourn
Oct. 20
Thursday night the old Butterfield
buildings, situated a couple of miles out
of the village of Danforth, were destroy
ed by fire, and one of the children of the
occupant, Fred Smith, lost its life in the
flames.
The Montreal Star announces that the
Canadian railways have agreed to ad-
vance the freight rate on pulp wood to
United States points one-half cent per
hundred pounds, beginning October /.
No reason is given for the increase.
Walter J. Abbott one of the proprie
tors of the Abbott wooden mills at
Dexter, died suddenly at Silver lake,
the 18th inst With party of friends
Mr.. Abbott was engaged in duck hunt
ing at the lake when he was stricken. A
widow and daughter survive him.
The most violent earthquake since
! 1885 occurred at Santiago, Cuba, Sept.
10 The earth shook for Is seconds but
there were no undulations. Many people
rushed into the streets and cried and
prayed. Bricks and plastering dropped
in all directions and a few walls fell.
Nobody was injured.
The 46th semi-annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars
of Maine will be held at Calais, in G. A.
K Hall, October IA and 15. Reduced
rates for railroads and hotels. On Tues
day evening, 18th, there will be re-
ception to grand officers and prominent
workers, at G. A. r Hall
War between Turkey and Bulgaria is
not now regarded as imminent by
the foreign Office or other diplomatic
centers in London. 1t is stated that
| ~ . kn
permit Turkey to occupy Bulgarian
territory, hence Turkey has nothing 10
gain by hostilities
! An automobile speeding at the rate of
| SO miles an hour at the Galedonian coun-
ty fair grounds, st. Johnsbury, VT,
! Thursday, dashed over an embankment
Is feet high. causing the almost instant
death of Herbert Lamphere. DR.. John
NJ. Allen, who was operating the machine
was severely injured, aud another man
named Fred Carrick was hurt
Mrs Ruth Curtis died September IS,
at the home of her daughter at Kenne-
bunkport, aged 104 years. Mrs. Curtis
probably was the oldest person in Maine
She was born December II, 179S, and
had srent her whole life in that town.
Early last spring, Mrs Curtis fell and
broke her hip and since that time had
been confined to her bed.
The State assessors report a decided
increase in the amount of stock in
Maine the year. TN the whole State
said Chairman Pottle, there will be an
incr ase in the number of cows
| kept by farmers of from 10000
| to II 600 and it is one of the best pieces
of evidence of the most prosperous con
dition of the farmer that can be asked
for.
At Auburn the grand jury reported at
s 80 p. m, Friday, after having found
10 indictments in less than four days
This is thought to be the most work
ever accomplished by grand jury in so
short time. The list of indictments
includes a murder, several burg glaries
besides the usual number of nuisaLces,
search and seizure and other common
crimes.
Out of the % in number who present
ed themselves for admission to the new
normal school at Presque Isle IS were
received after taking the examinations.
These are all high school graduates and
with the efficient corps of teachers the
state has furnished, there is every reason
to hope for a successful school and that
1t will be largely increased in numbers
in the near future.
Thursday the last day of the W. c. T.
U. at Dexter the election of officers
occurred. The old officers were re.
elected as follows: President, Mrs. l..
n. n. Stevens, Stroudwater; correspond
ing secretary, Miss Cornelia M. Dow,
Portland; recording secretary Miss Clara
NJ. Farwell, Rockland; assistant record
ing secretary, Miss Jennie NJ. Brown,
West Paris; treasurer, Mrs. Adelaide S.
johnson, Fort Fairfield.
Captain Fred Allen, his wife and
niece and eight members of the
crew of the British schooner Sparton,
were brought into Southwest Har
Dor during the night of Friday by a
Gloucester fishing schooner They had
been picked up while drifting in yawl