The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-23
q comma In the statutes reduced the
time sales could be made by one hour.

%, 600, 900 greater than In 1907, although
less than for the years Immediately
proceeding 1902. The total imports of
-four into the United Kingdom in 1903
amounted to ll,588,175 barrels, valued
at SAT, 800, 1872 of which 0,27O, 651 barrels.
valued at S37 OTIS, 440, were imported
from the United States.
The Augusta Water District has closed
a contract for the pipe to Carleton pond,
from which the new water supply will
be taken The contract is with Phlla
delphia firm. 1t will be 20 and 24-inch
pipe anC st miles of it will be required.
The work of excavating will commence
as soon as the frost is out of the ground,
and the pipe will be- shipped as soon as
the river is open to navigation
The jury in case of James Z. Lawless,
charged with manslaughter, reported
Saturday morning at the opening OF
court that 1t was unable TO agree. Inc
jury was discharged. 1t is understood
that the jurors stood Q for conviction
and for acquittal. The jury retired at
i a. m Friday and remained till mid
night. Lawless was remanded. Inc
case probably will be tried again at the
August term.
The Kansas House of representatives.
without a dissenting vote, has passed
the bill making oil pipe lines common
carriers. This the second of the series
of bills directed against the Standard
Oil company. Without this bill, the re.
finery plan could not have been carried
out successfully. owing to the lack OF
pipe lines owned by the state. Now,
however, the state oil can be piped
through the Standard Oil company's
lines
Several patents have been granted
Maine inventors recently. The A-Iaia
Corporation. of Portland and Boston,
have been granted patent on medi-
cine for topical application. John A.
Ldbsck of Portland has been granted
patent on roller bearer. Harry 4.
Plant of Biddeford, Me has been
granted a patent on an adjustable dress
chart. William NJ. Mack of West Bnx-
ton has assigned to W. U. Pike OF Bux-
ton his rights in patent to a vending
machine.
A special feature of Friday in Wash
ington was the acceptance of the statue
of Francis K Willard the distinguished
temperance advocate, which had been
placed in Statuary hall, in the National
Capitol by the state of Illinois. Not
withstanding there are about 40 pedes-
tails in the hall the statue of Miss
willard is the first of woman to find
place there, and the members of her sex
showed their appreciation OF the compl-
ment by turning out in large numbers to
listen to the eulogistic address made in
connection with the ceremony.
1t will come as good news to the
friends OF Harvard College to know that
the plans OF certain of the alumni, to
benefit the college finances by raising
some kind of an endowment fund, have
now taken definite direction. The
leaders in the movement have under
taken to get together a fund of $780,
900, to be turned over to the college on
commencement Day next June, for the
specific purpose of allowing the college
to increase the salaries of its teachers to
a point where allurng offers from with
out will not draw away its valued men.
James w Alexander and James II.
HYDE were reelected president and first
vice president respectively of the Equit-
able Life Assurance society at the
adjourned meeting If the directors Fri
day. All the other officers whose terms
had expired were he elected. A iesolu-
ton was adopted recommending that
policy holders be given the right to vote
for directors and committee which in-
cludes President Alexander aud Vice
President hyde was appointed to carry
out this step. which IL practically the
policy of naturalization advocated by
President Alexander.
Representative Townsend of Michigan,
one Of the authors of Esch Townsend
freight.rate bill had talk with the
President Friday, regarding the pros
poets for enactment of the measure into
law MIR Townsend who has canvassed
the situation pretty thoroughly, express
ed the opinion that there is a chance for
the passage of the bill by the Senate at
the present session After his talk with
the President Mr.. Townsend said that
in the event of that legislation on the rate
question was enacted at this session, an
extraordinary session of Congress would
be- called by President Roosevelt for
next autumn, perhaps in October
The sundry civil appropriation bill, as
reported to the House at ashington.
carries an appropriation of 1882, 900 for
the Soldiers Home at Togus The com
mittee allowed $28 000 for repairs aud
$1,000 for alterations and repairs to the
library building. Other appropriations
for the home are; For farm, $15, 600; for
transportation of members, $500; for
subsistence, 1884 900, for household,
S77, 900; for current expenses, S35 800;
and for hospital, $4,000 The same
bill carries an Appropriation of 800 for
the purchase of "a little spot of land,
ad jacent to the Ames Ledge light in the
Kennebec river on which to build an oil
house. ! his is for the purpose of stor-
ing oil TO be used in the range. The
structure itself will cost about $3.50 and
can be paid for out of general appro-
priation.
Brunswick has a driven well system
just put in operatiap, to supply that
town and Topsham With water Bruins
wick now owns the only driven we'll sys.
tenn in Maine and II has practically I'M
limited supply During the dryest
seaeon of last year a 30 days test of the
system was held and every day over
1000 900 gallons of wafer were pumped
and that without ma erially lowering
the wa er in the wells, although
over town the wells we're drying up.
The water will be supplied from so
driven wells each from Is to 35 feet
deep varying with the surface of the
ground Each we'll is two and one half
inches u diameter. Each we'll is fitted
with a prass strainer, which effectuaily
prevents any sand from reaching the
pipes. These so wells are located on 40
acres of ground and ample room is left
for so more wells To show that all the
welIs are MT In use when water is bang