The Somerset reporter., 1904-05-05

A point in favor OF the Maine potato
Ia that on account Of the shorter season
it is superior In edible, nutritious and
keeping qualities, being finer OF fibre,
less watery, more mealy and having a
greater proportion of starch than the
large and coarser product OF localities
having longer season.
Ten thousand socialists celebrated
May day at Madrid, Spain with demon
istration at which violent speeches were
delivered. Afterwards crowd number
ing 90, 900 marched with banners to the
residence of Premier Maura and to the
town hall, where they demanded an
eight hour day and for workmen.
Shipments of ivesto ok from Portland
Me. for six months ending May 80 were
the largest ever known, according to a
statement given out today. Previous
records were bettered by 2l99 head
The total shipment was % 922 cattle,
25, 500 sheep and IA horses. Indications
for future shipments are considered d
favorable.
1t is learned at Berlin that the Rus
sian government is about to moderate
the anti-J e wish legislation. The great
est change, it is added, Is likely to be a
relaxation of the restrictions on res
dence, 1t is not expected in any quarter
that the revision will result in placing
the Jews on entire equality with the
Russians,
Senator Knute Nelson and Congress-
man Lind have been appealed to by the
Swedish National Association of llli-
nois "to determine authorityely aud
finally where the honor of having de-
signed the first monitor belongs" 1t is
said the request of a decision is made
to silence "the imprudeBt pretentons OF
false claimants to the honor of A. e.
Ericsson's invention.
Bradstreets state of trade stated Satur-
day: Distrbutive trade continued quiet
at most markets and April trade the
country over has not tqualed year ago.
The absence heretofore of the usual
volume of spring demand is depressing
to dealers " ho fear they will be obliged
to carry surplus stocks. A favorable
development of the week has been the
breaking of the drouth in the south
west.
The Kennebec jail was the scene of a
remarkable event, saturday afternoon,
in the shape of wedding. Weddings
are very rare In the Jail, and the one in
question was of very quiet nature,
only those directly interested being
present. The groom is VIM. e Casey,
who is in for selling liquor, and the
bride was Miss Marcia cunningham
The ceremony was performed by a
Justice of the peace.
Two of the prominent and influential
members of the Fort Fairfield Congre-
gational church last fall invested quite
sum of money in potatoes, privately
vowing that. IL they made profit, that
profit should be given to their church.
The amount made was over 5000 and
last Sunday morning the pastor, made
the cheering announcement that that
amount had been received from the
transaction, by the church.
Owners of Maine spool mills and
birch woods are interested in the an
nouncsment that serviceable spool has
been made from spruce pulp. For a
number of years the American Thread
Co. has been spending lot of money in
the effort to produce a spool from pulp
which would stand the heavy pressure
of the winding machine. Up to very
recently they have failed in each at
tempt, but now 1t ia said that such a
spool has been produced.
Mary Corey of Vassalboro was tried
before Judge Hall OF the Superior court
Saturday on the charge of manslaughter,
her dead infant having been found last
February. The government failed to
establish case, and the Judge ordered
the jury to render verdict of not guilty
rhe woman is an Assyrian and worked
Ia the wooden mill. She is % years of
age, and has been in the county Jail wi h
her handsome little two year boy since
last February.
The strike of more than 400 bakers
in Boston, Cambridge and Chelsea went
into effect at 6 O'clock tonight. Every
bakery in the three cities mentioned is
affected with the exception of the He
brew bakeries The daily output of
bread in Boston is from 100000 to $50
600 loaves and this supply will be pract-
ically cut off. The larger hotels and res
tauraunts will not be affected as the en-
ployees of those places that bake their
own bread are members Of the Cooks
and Walters union and will not be
called out.
An accident took place in the yard of
INC N aiuo Nou'iai haiiEodu aI NoWpoTt,
Saturday afternoon, when a tramp who
was trying to jump one of the freight
trains WAS thrown underneath the
wheels of the train in such a manner as
to nearly sever one Of his feet. The in
jured man was taken to the Office of DR..
Croxford and 1t was decided that the in
jured member would have to be ampu-
tated. The man gave his name as Miller
and said that his parents lived in Provi.
dence, r He was taken to the
Maine General hospital in Portland on
the afternoon express,
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Bad blood and indigestion are deadly enemies
to good health. Burdock Blood Bitters destroys
them.
little life may be sacrificed to a sudden
| attack of Group, II you don't have Or. Thomas