The Somerset reporter., 1904-09-01
STATE AND GENERAL.

The bodies of the four miners who
were imprisoned in the Pine Hill colliery
at Pottsville, Pa, Thursday night, were
recovered, Friday. All the men died
from suffocation.
The 10Th annual reunion of the 26,h
Maine Regimental association will be
held in Belfast, Sept. 14th, rain or shine.
| The secretary, d. y. Billings of swan
Vile, issues the call
George Whiting. sergeant of co. G.,
| Y e. 5. NJ, was shot through the head
Iwhile acting as marker on the company's
shooting range, at Bangor, Friday after
noon His companion, who was shoot
| ing at 200 yards, says that no danger sig
nal was hoisted.
Samsonoff, the assassin of NJ. Won
Plehve, at st. Peterburg, has been SEN
fenced to death and the sentence is now
before the Emperor. The reports which
have been circulated about Samsonof
having escaped and also that he was
dead, are declared to be false.
Fred Smith of Vinalhaven, has been
missing since starting for home from
Rockland, Thursday, in his boat. Wreck
age found off Hurricane Island seems
to prove coLclusively that he WAS drown
ed on the way. Mr.. Smith was aged 35
and is survived by wife and child
1t 10 announced that Secretary of State
Hay will make an attempt to be present
and make at least one address at the in
| ternational peace congress which opens
in Boston, Oct. 8 1t Is thought he will
discuss the subject of the reduction of
ornaments, for which the international
peace congress is working.
Elmer Sessions of Milton Plantation,
committed suicide at Bryant's Pond,
saturday. He shot himself in the breast
| twice. The man lived about 20 minutes
He was about thirty five years of age.
He had been Respondent for some time
and had twice before attempted to take
his life. Sessions is survived by wife
and several childIel.
The most successful reunion in the
history of the simpson Descendants
association was held last week at the
Domhegan House, Simpsons point, near
Brunswick, on the spot where William
and Agnes simpson, who came to this
country about 1928, from Scotland, built
their first home. 1t was the fifth annual
reunion and the first that had been held
at the point.
Robert Parrott, discoyerer of the rich
Parrot mine at Butte, Mont, died at
De Moines, Iowa, saturday, at the age
of IS PARROT went West when young
man, and while prospecting discovered
the great copper mine which bears his
name He did not profit greatly by his
discovery, and his estate will not exceed
$1,000 He sold his mine in "a few years
to Marcus DAILY.
Mrs. Rebecca X, Phlbrook of Lewis
ton. died Friday, aged 80 years aud 10
months she was direct descendant
OF Peregrne White, said to be the first
white child born in America. One of
her brothers attended Colby College,
and during his course the sister kept
along with his studies. This gave her
an education which was remarkable for
woman in those days.
Albert Perkins for 20 years superin-
tendent of the springfield Knitting
Machine company of springfield, Mass
committed suicide at Biddeford, Me,
Aug. 25th. He arrived in the early ev
ening, probably from Old Orchard went
into the orchard of Richard johnson,
near Laurel hill cemetery, hung his
glasses on a fence aud shot himself
through the right temple.
Dun's review for last week states that
trade has improved somewhat, chiefly
because OF better crop prospects and the
| fact that last weeks variations in prices
of steel products failed to demoraize
| that industry. The industrial atmos-
phere is still disturbed by labor contro-
versies, however. Dispatches from
leading cities indicate irregular condi-
tions, but there is increasing confidence
in the future.
Owing to the extremely bad state of
trade in Russia, the Lodz cotton manu-
facturers have decided to try the expert
ment OF exporting yarns and coarse
goods to Germany. They will establish
a selling agency at Augsburg, the lead
| ing cotton centre of South Germany.
The Society of South German Cotton
Manufacturers has called a meeting to
discuss the steps to be taken as defence
against this Russian invasion.
The annual convention OF the Maine
State Christian Endeavor union will be
held at the Peoples Baptist church in
Dover, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week. A program of excep-
tional interest has been arranged for the
meeting and prominent speakers of the
State have been secured. Gen'l Sec. X.
A. Jordan of the Y. NJ. C. A. and Rv.
d. B Lothrop of the Essex street Free
| Baptist church will be among the speak
er5.
| Reports to the International Mercan-
tile agency refleot distinct improve
ment in business CONDITIONS during the
week At the west these gains have
been specially noted and are partly &c
counted for by increased orders from
retailers who were careful not to over
stock with summer goods and are conse-
quently in an unusually strong position
with reference to securing fall supplies,
Good orders are being received from
country merchants.
| Hon. A. W. Gilman, commissioner of
agriculture, has closed the series of in
stitutes which he has been holding in
Hancock, Washington and Aroostook
counties, eight in all, which proved to
be the largest, most enthusiastic and far
reaching ever held in these counties
When, in the busy season, 800 or more
leave their duties to attend an educa-
tional gathering, it speaks volumes for
the interest in the vital questions relat-
ing to our agriculture.
The report is revived at Ottawa, Ont,
that the Duke of Marlboro may be APP
pointed governor of Canada When
first mentioned, some months ago, the
report was received with incredulity,
bur since then it is said that develop
ments have occurred which render the
appointment more probable One of
them is that the duke has been training
at the Colonial Office. There is also the
fact that he stands in high favor with