The Somerset reporter., 1903-10-22
STATE AND GENERAL.

that a controlling interest in the FORT
land Daily Press has been purchased by
prominent man in eastern Maine.
The strike of the 800 freight handlers
which has been on at Kansas City, Mo-,
since June, has been officially declared
off Men were imported to fill most of
places of the strikers.
The annual convention of the Union
Veterans Legion, concluded its session,
at Dayton, Ohio, Thursday, with the
election of officers, headed by W. Il.
Manning, of Dayton, national COM
mander.
Dan Patch, Friday, lowered the
worlds wagon record against time, at
Lexington, Ky, going the mile in
l 59i The former wagon record, OFT,
was held by Little Boy and was m de at
Memphis.
George A Parker, who for eight
years was postmaster in this city, died
today, aged 81 years. He was well
known in Grand Army circles, both
state and local. He was born in Lake
port, N H., but passed the greater part
of his life in Lewiston.
The Bangor board of health has de-
cided that it was unnecessary at present
to close public places because of small
pox. Although there have been several
cases reported the health officials think
that there will be no difficulty in stamp
ing out the disease as extra precautions
are being taken and many people are be-
ing vaccinated daily.
A district meeting of the Ancient Or
der of Red Men will be held in Auburn,
Oct. oath. Delegates will be present
from tribes at the following places:
Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls, Liver
more Falls, Lisbon Falls, Wilton,
Pennington, Bath, Freeport, Lewiston
and Auburn Grand Officers will be in
attendance.
Thursday was the 103rd anniversary
of the birth of "Aunt" Salome Sellers
of Deer Isle, and as usual for many
years past, the Martha Washington
Benevolent Society, of which she is the
oldest living member, and one of the
two surviving charter members, which
was organized SO years ago, met with
the venerable lady to fittingly observe
the day.
One of the concluding acts of the
Union Veteran Legion, which closed it's
annual meeting at Dayton, Ohio, Friday,
was the adoption of resolution by
them protesting against the plan of
placing a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee
in the Hall of Fame. The resolutions
assert that such an act would be an in
suit to the Union soldiers now living
and to the memory of soldiers dead
A new feature in higher education is
announced. A department of dress
making has been established at Rusk
university and the new chair has been
rendered to Mrs. Olga Goldzier of Chi
cago. Mrs Goldzier, who has accepted
the post was awarded the gold medal by
the international exhibition of fashions
in Vienna last year against competitors
from the Austrian capital, London and
Paris.
Because of the frequent accidents
during football practlpes which resulted
in 1--WE students being injured in the 10
days, one SO severity that he was sent
home, the faculty of Carroll college has
forbidden the game. This action was
taken after putting the question to vote,
first to the football team and then to the
students of the college. Failing to Sc
cure their approval the faculty peremp-
torily ordered the football eleven to dis
band for the season,
Contrary to the general belief the post
Office Investigations are not yet com
pleted. Orders have been given by the
President to Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow and his in
spectors, to continue the Investigations
into every division of the department
where there has been the slightest
chance of wrong doing. No new indict-
ments are expected but 1t is thought
that the exposure of many methods
used by certain employees will result in
Wholesale discharges from the service.
A prominent Kennebec lumber oper
ator when asked one day recently IT.
garding the lumber cut for this year
id that it was too early yet to tell
abou the operations for the coming
winter. He was referred to dispatch
recently sent out from Augusta which
stated that much larger amount would
be cut than last year, and he laughed
"You can say" said he, that there is
no one who say this with any degree of
certainty at present, aud there is no
STRnNCEST EVInENcE 1E FAITH