The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-04
STATE AND GENERAL.

Thomaston, Saturday evening last.
Hon. e. E. Littlefeld was the principal
speaker.
The new Carnegie Public Library
building in Auburn is completed and
was opened to the public on Monday,
Aug. LIST.
Moses w. Farr, for many years one of
HallowelPs most prominent citizens, died
Saturday, after an illness of some weeks
aged 73 years.
The town of Hope is getting ready
for its centennial celebration, which
will take place Aug. 10. At the next
meeting of the executive committee the
full program will be arranged.
1t is now thought to be definitely set
tied as to the time that the several YES
sells of the North Atlantic squadron are
to visit Portland harbor. The time is
understood to be between August IA and
IS.
Portland expects the North Atlantic
squadron to make her call somewhere
about Aug. 14th. The feet will probab-
y not remain In this harbor more than
two days, as they are due in Boston the
18th.
A copy of the Prohibitory Law, COM
! piChC3 10 bCihS lnoiiOd llOC VI Shoi BOS
by the Christian Civic League of Water
Vile, Me-, to every sheriff, deputy, con-
stable, selectman, city marshal and edi-
tor in Maine.
A white whale has been seen in Cas-
CO bay. Everett Sinnet of Bailey's is
land said he saw the "critter" and be is
positive as to its identity. He said
others saw 1t and they, too, are sure
! that 1t was a whale.
The steamer Grand Republic, in New
York harbor, sister ship to the Inflated
General Slocum, which was burned sew
eral weeks ago, with the loss of nearly
1000 lives, has been ordered tied up un-
til she can be re-inspected.
A new irrigating canal being built on
Williams Fork, near Hot Sulphur Spring
Col, will be twenty miles in length. 1t
will bring under water about 10000
acres of land which is now worthless,
being merely sage brush fiat.
Captain K. L. Van Chalk, Federal
Steamboat Inspector Fleming and For
mer Inspector Lundberg have been in
dicted by the federal grand jury in con
nection with the disaster to the General
Slocum on June Is last, when nearly
1000 lives we're lost.
The New York banks now have a
surplus reserve of $50 600 900 the largest
for ten years. They also bold over
$107, 600 600 more deposits than loans.
A year ago the excess Of deposits was
but 81 900 600. This shows that the
banks are in easy condition to meet the
crop moving period.
The large boarding house at Rsngeley
village. owned and run by G. Z. Spiller,
took fire, Thurday night July %, and
was burned to the ground together
with two other dwellings and three out.
buildings. The fire was stopped at the
Simon Cakes hotel which was damaged
some. 1t looked at one time like con-
f1agration.
Five Thousand persons in Cooper
Union cheered themselves hoarse Friday
night over the death of the Russian min
lister CT the interior Won Plehve, and
shouted praise for his assassin. The
who in frequent frenzies OF excitement
waved red bandannas aud voiced their
approval of the assassination.
Miss Lillian Carllsmith, daughter of
Wesley G. Smith, of Portland, has been
tempted by large salary to enter the
ranks of vaudeville stars the coming
season. She has signed with Robert
Grau for a season of Is weeks at $3.50
per week and will have her own grand
piano and accompanied and sing the
highest class Of songs and ballads.
The Coal pocket at the Portsmouth
navy yard was completely destroyed by
fire, Thursday night July 2Sth, together
with 5000 tons OF coal The loss is es-
timated at S125 600. The cause OF the
fire is believed to have been spontaneous
combustion. The pocket was quite new
having been accepted within the past
two months and had a capacity of 10000
tons.
The Bar Harbor Republicans fired the
first gun of the campaign, Friday night
The event was flag-raising accom-
panied by battery of rapid-fre speeches
from the county stalwarts. The scene
of action was on the Grand Central lot,
where a speakers stand war erected
An immense crowd gathered and the
Bar Harbor band played loud, long and
frequently.
The Massachusetts, Democratic State
Committee has voted to hold the Demo
cratic State Convention to nominate a
Governor and state ticket on Friday, Oct.
7th, accepting there by the recommends.
ton of a sub committee appointed to
bring in date. The convention will be
held In the Boston Theatre, The Repub
lican state Convention will be held on
the same date In fremont Temple.
Edward Mclaughlin of Sherman Me,
%, and married, was instantly killed,
Saturday, being shot through the head
He was mistaken for bear by CON-
panion, Granville Frank of that town.
The men in company with two Others
were on their way to Macwahoc lake
through the woods when the members
of the party became separated, Frank
saw some bushes move and fired at what
he thought was a bear
Etna, Maine is getting great reputa-
ton for the fine peas which are raised
by the farmers Of the town snd not only
Is there demand for them from Maine
markets but hundreds Of bushels are be-
ing sent regularly to Boston. The mag
nitude of the new enterprise may be
realized when it is known that from
July 8 to July 10. the shipments 10 Bos-
ton, alone aggregates 2eS56 pounds.
The annual reunion of the Seventh
Maine Regiment Association will be
held Wednesday, August "a, at the reg
mental cottage on Long Island, CascC
Bay. Reunion week will be observed
and several of the comrades are to
assemble at the cottage Monday. Au'
gust % and remain through the week
The annual business meeting will be
held on the oath and the regimental
dinner will also be served on that day