The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
STATE AND GENERAL.

A son was born to ex-President and
Mrs. Grover Cleveland at their summer
residence, at Buzzsrd Bay, the 18th
instant.
John Ross of Auburn, committed
suicide, Saturday forenoon, by jumping
into the Androscoggin river, near the
Oak Hill cemetery, below the city.
After suffering from Ill health for
many years, Rev. Leroy B. Bean, pastor
of the First Parish Congregational
church of Saco, died July 10 in Parsons
field.
Among the passengers who arrived at
New York Sunday, on the American
Line steamer, ST. Paul from Southamp-
ton and Cherbourg was Senator Hale of
Maine.
The Seth annual meeting of the Ken.
nebec Valley Campmeeting Association
will be held on their grounds, near Rich
mond beginning August I and continu-
ing until August II.
A fire believed to have been of ncend.
larry origin, Saturday night, Quilted a
large frame building on Tillson's wharf,
Rockland, occupied by SIMMONS, White
d Co., wholesale grocsrs, and caused a
loss of s14,500.
A big bull moose grazing on the lawn
less than 100 feet away was the remark.
able sight witnessed by early risers at
the hotel at Kineo, Saturday. The
moose gave no sign of fear. but walked
leisurely about the premises and finally
went slowly down the carriage road.
The muster of the Maine regiments
which will occur at Portland this year,
from August 21-29 inclusive, will be
more than an ordinarily musical event.
The muster will be in charge of both the
naval and land forces of the regular q.
8. A. and several famous regimental
bands from other states will be in evil
dence.
At the Charlestown Navy Yard, last
week, function was observed such as
had not been witnessed there for the
last 80 years The United States navy
tug Pentucket, modern steel naval tug,
was launched, under the direction of
Assistant Naval Constructor Blssett,
amid the usual dignified arrangements
which attend such events.
The futile search for the body of
James Myers of st. John, n. B. a men,
Der of the woodsmen's crew on the lake
steamer Reindeer, whom it ia alleged,
was pushed overheard, two weeks ago,
by Joseph Scribner, was discontinued,
Saturday. Scribner is in Jail at Dover,
where he is held for trial at the Septem-
Der term of the supreme court.
The Rev. Frank w. Sanford, organizer
of the unique religious colony at Shiloh,
has just hit upon a new idea for spread.
ing the gospel and driving the devil out
of New England, and while con-
verified representatives of his faith
chariot, drawn by milk white horses,
another delegation will cruise along the
shores in gasolene launch
Albert Fl. Slater, who his comrades
thought was killed at Antietam Sept.
IT, 1862, has suddenly appeared in
Webster, Mass, his old home, and ia
visiting his mother, Mrs. Samuel G..
Slater. He is a retired lumber merchant
of Pttsburg, Pa. At Antietam he was
wounded in the face with bullet, and
was left on the field for dead. After
months of suffering he recovered, enter
ed into the lumber business and amassed
fortune.
A dispatch from Lisbon, says that a
number of officers from the LIST Port
uguese Infantry have been arrested on
the charge OF conspiring against King
Charles. They will be tried by court.
martial. Suspicious of widespread
conspiracy against the dynasty have
been entertained, for some time, the
instigators being officers who were
cashiered some time ago. Other regi.
ments are said to be involved.
A very heavy thunder shower passed
over Monson Wednesday, of last week,
accompanied by a high wind, while
rain, and In some sections hail, fell In
torrents. Mrs. H. F. Bray. a living
about one mile east of the village,
brought up pail full Friday forenoon,
taken from back of the buildings where
it fell to the depth of 10 inches Crops
were badly damaged in and around
Monson, one man having ten acres of
beans.
P. NJ. Arthur, grand chief engineer of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, dropped dead at midnight the
18th, while speaking at the banquet of
the closing of the annual union con-
vention of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. Mr.. Arthur had
just arisen TO respond to toast and
repeated the words: SIT may be my
parting words to many of YOU" when
he fell backwards, and expired few