The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-06
STATE AND GENERAL.

Eight Maine girls are among the $50
who entered Smith college, last week
Hon. Nelson S. Allen, for many years
prominent business man of DEM s.
Vile, died suddenly, Thursday. His
age WAS "a years.
At Democratic headquarters In Now
York, Friday, the announcement vas
made that ex-President Cleveland would
not speak during the campaign.
Hon. VIM. w. Thomas, American
minister to Sweden and Norway, who
has been on brief visit to his home in
Portland, Ne sailed for his post Thurs
day last on the steamer Deutschland.
The post office at Bolster's Mills, Ne,
was broken into Tuesday night and a
bout twenty-seven dollars worth of
stamps, and change were taken. Two
desks were broken open but nothing of
any value is missing
Another victim of the railroad acct
dent died early, Monday morning, at the
Central Maine General hospital. This
was John X. Chase of Portland, the
baggage master, who was 30 badly
scalded in the wreck.
afternoon, the residence of William
Allen in Brunswick was struck by lighs-
ming and burned to the ground, together
with all the out buildings. One COW
persisted in the flames.
BY the accidental discharge of a re-
volver in the hands of a playmate, Sun
day afternoon, the l1-year old son of
George Worster, farmer of East Ban
gor, is in a critical condition, the shot
taking effect in his lung.
The Minister of Agriculture at Paris
estimates the wheat yield of France at
l04 523, 453 hectoltres against l28, 1886, $50
last year. The official estimate settles
the controversies growing out of the re
cent unofficial estimates of the National
Association of Millers.
Bath for the first time in year ia
now clear of diphtheria and it 10 to be
hoped that the dread disease from now
out will not make re-appearance. 1t
was an up hill fight, but the stringent
measures of the board of health &C
complishod the purpose at which hoy
were aimed.
Elmer Randall of Pennington, lines
man employed by the New England Toll
cpuOhO hhu ioioBihph NC"P~HJt 3" -
killed, Friday forenoon, in Augusta by
falling onto live wires. Randall was
working on pole fixing cable box
and In some way he slipped and fell
across the wires, his plyers catching
on live wire and holding him there
and causing his death.
Senator William P. Frye, president
pro tenn of the United States Senate
named the following senators to
represent the upper branch of Con-
gress at the funeral of Senator George
r. Hoar, on Monday. Senators Lodge,
Platt of Connecticut, Hale, Depew, Dry
den, Spooner, Beveridge, Foraker, NC
Comas, Stewart, Cockrell, Bacon, Daniels
German, Morgan and Blackburn.
The Panama canal commissioners, 1t
is reported, are seriously considering
the scheme of changing the plan so as
to provide a sea-level canal, instead OF
one with rise by means of locks OF
eighty feet above the sea level. 1t Is
said that the construction of sea
level canal is entirely feasible, but ii
will cost more-$240, 000, 900 instead of
$140, 900, 000-and, of course, it will
take longer to build it.
Over 1000 employees of the Pennsyl-
vania system northwest and the Penn
sylvania system south west, left the
company, October LIST, because of a gen.
eral order that has been issued and mad e
operative. No employe of the company
who WAS hired after he reached the age
of IS is to be retained. II a man was