The Somerset reporter., 1904-03-03
STATE AND GENERAL.


the extent of $3, 600.
The American House at Ellsworth,
Frank T. Grows, proprietor, was badly
damaged by fire, Thursday evening.
Dxfeld is jubilant over the prospect
of two tookpick mills 1t is reported
that both the Foster estate and Maurice
Foster are TO build toothpick mills there.
Holman F. Day has just completed
thirty-thousand word serial for the
Youths Companion. One of his forth.
coming stories to appear in tho Leslie's
Monthly relates to Elijah Kellogg.
The year 1908 was record making
year for Machias in the matter OF num-
Der of births. The number Is largely in
advance of the two previous years the
number in 1901 being Is and in 1902, AZ,
while in 1903 the number was IS.
The State Board of Trade by invitation
of the Portland Board of Trade, will
hold it's semi-annual meeting in the
Council Chamber of City Building, Port
land, commencing at 2 p M, Wednes-
day, Mar. Goth, 1904, and all local boards
are cordially invited to send delegates.
Bangor Democrats have named Will
liam B. PIERCE, Esq as their standard
bearer In the coming city election. A full
ward ticket was named In every ward
In the city and the hopes of the leaders
of the Democracy in Bangor have never
been brighter than they are at present,
says an exchange.
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Massachusetts G.. A. RS, it
was decided that the parade which is to
be the feature of the national encamp
ment in August will take place on
Tuesday, the sixteenth. On the same
night camp fire will be held in the
Mechanics building.
The London Daily Chronicle hears
that the English government does not
intend to remain In office longer than is
necessary to get through the supply vote
and that parliament will be dissolved on
Easter Tuesday The Chronicle adds
that the government did not originally
intend to appeal to the country at such
an early ldate but the recent divisions
are believed to have driven it to new
decision
The Wisconsin state capitol building
was practically destroyed by fire, Satur-
day, with loss estimated at $500, 900.
The state carried only partial insurance,
being In process of changing from insur-
ance 10 companies to system of state
insurance. The fire involves the build
ing of now capitol, a special session of
legislature and the probable renewal OF
the agitation in favor of the removal of
the capitol from Madison to Milwaukee.
Elmer Dover, assistant secretary of the
Republican national committee, and pri-
vate secretary of the late Senator
Hanna, will succeed Perry 8 Heath as
secretary Of the committee. The APP
pointment will be announced this week
by Acting Chairman Payne Mr.. Dover
will serve until the new committee meets
at Chicago, and it is now altogether
probable that II he cares to serve he will
be chosen as the permanent secretary.
Wallace H. Ham, manager of the Bos-
ton branch of the American Surety com
pany of New York, treasurer of st
Luke's Home for Convalescents, Rox-
bury, and until recently treasurer of st.
Pau's Episcopal church in this city,
was arrested today charged with larceny
of Sl04, 900 from the American surety
company, He was arraigned in the
Municipal court before Judge Ely late
this afternoon aud held in $50, 900 for
hearing March 8.
Messrs Cyrus W, Davis of Waterville
and A. B. Page, ). A. Nye, E j. Law.
renee and A. r. Gerald of Fairfield went
to Lewiston, Saturday, to look the
ground over with view of leasing the
Lewiston, Brunswick & Bath Electric
Road and running it In connection with
the Brunswick & Portland, the latter
road now being controlled by them.
They we're met in Lewiston by Henry
M. Soule of Boston, who lie interested
with them in various electric roads of
the State
Among the nominations made by Gov
Hill last, week, we're the following :
Commissioner OF harbor and tidal waters
c. II. Farley, Portland; fish warden,
Fred A. Mitchell, Portland; inspector Of
flsh, Moses B. Linscott, Harpswell; COM
missioner of wrecks and shipwrecked
goods, c. II. Mansfield, Jouesport;
coroners, L. J. Addition, Skowhegan;
Omar L. Keegsn, Van Buren,; George NJ.
Phoenix, Alfred; trail justices, j. II.
Littlefeld, Rome; William q Moody,
Liberty; Augustus Pease, Fayette.
The ice cutting season of 1904 has
now closed, and one of the smallest crops
for many years has been harvested along
the Kennebec and In Maine generally.
For the whole State about 485, 900 tons
of ice have been harvested this winter.
OF this 1921, 900 tons has been cut by the
American Ice Co, upon the kennebec.
Last winters crop was about 100, 1000
tons for Maine, of which $50, 900 tons
was cut upon the Kennebec. The Ice