The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-02-16
STATE AND GEN EItAL.

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Portland's new postmaster, Fred IL.
King, is the youngest the city ever had.
| He is 80 years of age and is native OF
| Calais.
William +. Webster was nominated
! for mayor by the Democrats Of Lewiston
! Friday afternoon by a vote OF $40 to 4l5
for Michael 7. O'Bren.
Dr. Daniel A. Robinson WAS nominal
cd for mayor at the Republican caucus
at Bangor, Tuesday evening, receiving
all the votes cast 592, there being no op-
position.
A Il. 5 Davis, a former editor of the
Pennington Chronicle died at his home
in Washington. February lst He had
| been foreman of the government print
ing office since 1877.
Early Saturday morning, the farm
buildings, with all their contents, 10
cows and two horses belonging to Will
liam Edwards of North Gray, were total
| ly destroyed by fire.
The fifty wells driven for Brunswick $
water supply have stood test OF thirty
/ days without any appreciable dimnu-
ton of supply. The new municipal wa.
ter works are therefore an assured sue
4 cess.
The trial of Mrs Cassie l.. Chadwick
in the United States district court has
been set for Monday, March She will
be tried before Judge K W Taylor and
District Attorney sullivan, in Cleveland i,
Ohio.
Albert H Gilman was indicted by the
U. ;. grand jury at Portland. Thursday
| Lat a.. nGlsys laFr ant faf
post Office money order funds to the
amount of 5000 while postmaster at
! Veazie.
! There will be rousing welcome at
Names Capitol for the 20 Maine-born
members of the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture who are coming, Feb. "a 1t Ia not
the first time such a pilgrimage has
| been made.
Rev. H. S. Burrage, d. D., has pre-
sented the colby College library with a.
bout $50 volumes Most of these are ethc-
al and religious works although number
of historical works aud books of refer
ence are included. The collection will
be of great value to the library.
Rev. Frank W. Sanford, who was con-
victed in May last on charge of man
trial by the law court, has been in the
Supreme Court at Pennington, and
recognized for his appearance at the
May term and the case was continued to
that time.
| President Fellows of the University of
Maine announced at chapel, Thursday,
that Andrew Carnegie had offered to
give the University $50, 900 for a library,
Internationally. He also said that
plans would be made Immediately and
the building completed within year, If
| possible.
The members of the cabinet have all
rendered their designations and on the
sixth of March they will all be nominal
ed for reappointment with the exception
of Mr.. Wynne, who is TO be appointed
consul general at London. Mr.. Cortel-
you will be nominated on March for
postmaster general
There is danger of a shortage of water
in Portland and suburban cities and
towns unless there is break in the long
continued cold weather. An official of
the Portland Water Company stated
that not before in the history of the
company has there been such u continu
case this winter.
Train No. % east bound, was wrecked
abeut a mile and half east of Rurnham
shortly afrer II O'Clock, Thursday fore
noon, by the breaking of the fisnge on
the wheel of flat car which was loaded
with cord wood. Eight cars were
thrown from the track aud more or less
damaged, but no one was hurt.
James A. Reynolds of Boston who has
been nominated by President Roosevelt
to be assistant secretary Of the treasury
has for several years been executive sec
rotary of republican state committee of
Massachusetts. MIR. Reynolds previous
y was An active newspaper writer, both
in Massachusetts and Washington
Stanislaus Dana, Pleasant Point
Indian, showed himself to be made of
heroic stuff one day last week. BY
standing guard at broken trestle he
saved a passenger train from destruc
ton. The train was over An hour late,
and it was bitter cold day, but the no
BILE red man never faltered in his duty
to humanity.
Attorney General Moody has appoint
ed Judson Harmon of Cincinnati. who
was attorney general during the second
administration of President Cleveland,
and Frederick N. Judson a prominent
lawyer of st. Louis, to investigate the
alleged action of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad in granting re-
bates to the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company
President Roosevelt was urged Thurs
day, to take some action looking to the
termination of the Russo-Jspsnese war
The request was made by the Interparla.
mentsry Union through the president
of the organization, Representative
Bartholdt of Missouri. The President
gave DR.. Bartholdt no definite assurances
beyond promising to consider the matter
with Secretary Hay
The interruption of cooking main
followed by fist fight between the
participants and two sturdy officers dur
ing which eighteen men were placed
under arrest and subsequently fined by
an impromptu trial justice court con
vened in the cock pit, was the unusual
proceeding that occurred just before mid
night last night at York village. Sher-
id George o. Anthony and one deputy
did the work.
re w. - Vice.