The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-26
STATE AND GENERAL.

Labor at Boston, Saturday, with John
Mitchell one of the vice presidents.
Thirty.one men were killed and at
least II injured in a head-on collision
between freight train and work train
on the Big Four between Iackinaw and
fremont, III Thursday afternoon the
10Th inst.
Mill agents in Auburn and Lewiston
say the scale dow in wages at the Au-
gusta cotton mills will not be followed
by similar cut down there. Augusta
mills manufacture print goods, the same
as Fall River Factories.
Several municipalities of the republic
of Panama are following the example of
Panama in declaring DR. Amador their
'fayorite SON. His great popularity
and prestige among all classes make his
friends believe he will be the first presi-
dent of Panama
AT the primary municipal elections
held in Boston the 10Th inst, the Demo-
Gratis nominated as a candidate for
mayor at the regular election next
month, Hon. Patrick A. Collins the
/ present incumbent, the Republicans
George n. Swallow and the Socialists
DR.. George w. Calvin.
Notices were posted in the cotton
mills of the Edward Co, in Augusta,
Friday afternoon, notifying the employ
ees that there would be reduction of
wages TO the schedule which was In
effect before they were raised. April IA,
1902, the same to date from Monday,
Nov. 30. About 1900 employees affected.
The Central Maine Fair association
was organized today with choice of
these officers: President, Edward P.
Mayo, Waterville; secretary, Elmer E.
Smith, Winslow; treasurer, c. g. Hume,
Shaw Thirty directors and an ex-
ecutive committee of II members were
elected. The exhibitions will be held in
Waterville.
Warden Smith of the Maine State
Prison on Tuesday received telegram
from Attorney General Knox from Wash
ington, stating that President Roosevelt
had committed to term of 30 years,
the life sentence of Ephraim Clark alias
William Smith. This with the time al
lowed for good behavior gave Clark his
freedom on Nov Goth.
George H. larke, president of the Au-
burn board of trade, said that during
his recent trip across the continent he
spent Sunday in San Francisco. Barber
shops gambling resorts and saloons
were open. He said he never should
spend another sunday in San Francisco
until it was reformed if he could help it.
Maine is the best State in the Union.
A sequel to the discovery of an Illicit
distilery at Portland, Maine, on Tues
day of last week, occurred in Boston,
Friday, when Myer Norman and Samuel
Addison, both of SO Wall street, Boston,
we're arrested by Revenue Agent Kin
caide. Both were arraigned before U.
S. Commissioner Fiske and pleaded not
guilty to the charge Of carrying on
distillery in Portland, Me. They were
each held in 81 900 bail.
AZ a special session of the Grand
Lodge of Maine, Ancient Order of Unit
ed Workmen, Thursday, it was voted to
accept the new assessment rates as fixed
by the supreme lodge. The vote which
ment late in the afternoon was 103 in
favor and 80 opposed. A previous vote
on the question was declared void for
some reason not made known. OF the
90 lodges in the state all but two or
three we're represented by delegates,
umbering $50.
Constables James BARLEY and c. NJ.
Woods, assisted by posse of four or five
citizens, Sunday, captured Robert Utter
son and Ralph Reynolds, charged with
breaking into the general store of A. A.
Crafts in Greenyille and secured mer-
chandise TO the value of $500 Most of
the goods were found on the shore of a
lake three miles from the village, Satur-
day, together with canoe used for
transpoI tation. but the two men escaped
into the woods. The officers we're rein
forced by the citizens and succeeded in
capturing the men at l o'clock sunday
morning. They we're taken to M0ose-
head for preliminary examination.
Asgr and council of the Royal Arcanum
was instituted at Union hall, Thursday
afternoon. A constitution was adopted
and officers were elected as follows;
Grand regent, K. +. Thomas of Topsham;
grand vice regent, s. l.. Fogg of Bath;
grand orator, j J. Maher, Augusta :;
past grand regent, +. II. Taylor of Ban
gor; grand secretary, Rev. II. G.. Wilson
of Lewiston; grand treasurer, F. Rich
of Bangor; grand chaplain, ". T, Mari
of Boothbay Harbor; grand guide, II. A
Door of Oldtown; grand warden, A. II.
BRIGHAM of Dexter; grand sentry,
Charles Moulton of LivermOre Falls;
trustees, E. w. Conant of OldtOwn, H
&. Marden of Belfast, G. r. ook of
Yarmouth; representative to Supreme
council for two years, Harry R. Virgin
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