The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-23
STATE AND GEN EKAE.

of steel construction.
| Alexander Mead, negro, lilo years
DID, died at Toledo, o., Friday. Mead
was born in slavery Oct. "a, 1850, In
Greenup county, KY.
jay Cooke, whose fame as a financier
Ia world wide, died the 10th inst, at the
home of his son in-law, Charles ID. Bar.
ney, at Ogoniz, a suburb of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cooke was So years old.
Capt. James NJ Black, formerly
deputy marshal of Portland, died, sat.
He served IN the 10th Maine Volunteers
during the war and was promoted to
captain. He was 10 years of age
Norris L Bragg, one of Bangor's most
prominent business men, died very sud
denly at 10 O'Clock Thursday night. He
had been at his place of business during
the day, and appeared to be in his usual
health.
The Empress of Russia has received
from the women of Moscow an address
piteously appealing to Her Majesty as a
woman and mother, to use her In
| fiuence with the Emperor TO secure
peace.
The Pennsylvania r. r. will buy new
equipment costing not less than $23, 600,
90 this year for its lines east and west
of Pittsburg and if the entire program is
carried out, as arranged, the cost will be
S27 100000
The managers of the FrancU-R Russian
| dockyard, the Nevsky thread work, the
Russo American Rubber Co., and other
establishments at st. Petersburg, have
decided to close their works for two
months owing to the attitude of the
strikers
The rock-yard at the county Jail at
Houlton that has been abandoned for
four or five years has now assumed a
business aspect. The commissioners at
| their last session decided to set the pris-
oners at work and advertised for 500
cords of green hard wood
The annual egg and poultry product
in Maine is worth about three millions
of dollars, and the Maine Poultry
association is doing good work in sd-
vancing breeds. Its ambition is to lead
our poultry raisers to take better care of
the hen that is good for 200 eggs year.
The body of Foster Blaisdell, aged u
was found crushed and with the skull
broken, in horsepower elevator at his
home about tour miles north of Fort
Fairfield, Thursday last. His death
which must have been instantaneous,
probably occurred about noon when he
WAS alone.
Gen Lew Wallace, author, former
American minister to Turkey, and veter-
an of the Mexican and Civil wars, died
at his home in Charlottesville, Ind i,
Wednesday night, the 18th inst, at the
age of - years. General Wallace has
been in i'll health for several years.
Charles Manning of Boston, an en-
ploye of the Kennebec Water District,
died in East Vassalboro, Friday. from
injuries received, Monday, by the acct
dental explosion of dynamite. His skull
was fractured, one eye destroyed and
head and face terribly lacerated by rock
and dit
In view of continued attacks on and
criticism of Gen. Kuropatkln which are
prejudical to the Russian arms, the
Novoe Vremya in an extended defence
of the tactics of the thief
proposes that commission composed of
retired officers be appointed to pass
judgement on the general.
Arthur Curtis, aged 49, was caught in
belt which furnishes power for the
cementing machine in the sole leather
room of the Eaton shoe factory at Au-
gusta, Friday, and sustained injuries
from which he died within few hours
He was wound about the shafting and
his body was terribly mangled.
Health officer Spratling, at Cristobal,
Panama canal zpne, reports that it has
not been shown that yellow fever has
existed in Colon since he assumed his
duties of health officer of Colon, on
July Q, 1904 This report is in reply to
statements that yellow fever exists at
Colon and is concealed or unrecognzed.
Collector of Customs Leach has so
infinitely traced the operations of Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick during the last four
| years that he is in position TO know
that the item saved from her many
financial transactions is 81, 900, 900 in
cold cash In addition to this sum, the
woman has just as safely placed $1,000
worth of jewels.
! The present winter is said to be the
most severe in the maritime provinces
in 40 years For weeks train service has
been demoralized, business everywhere
has been curtailed by uncertainty of
transportation facilities and Prince Ed
ward leland has been practically out of
steamship communication with the main
land for month.
President Z P. Mayo of the Central
Maine Fair Association, has in his pos
session a relic which he values very
highly, it being the pen with which Gov
Cobb signed the resolve giving the fair
the $1,000 asked for by it from the State.
The pen will be placed in an appropriate
case and will adorn the office of the
Draaidapt of tho association
Mrs. Samuel Antworth, % years old
and her two children, girl of three and
a boy year old; Mrs. John Shorey of
OakfieId, 25 years old, and daughter of
years were burned to death in house
at Howe Brook, about 30 miles from
Houlton, early Saturday morning The
house caught fire and the women lost
their lives in attempting to rescue the
children who were up stairs in their
beds.
The Congregational church in East
Buckfield, Mass has changed it's faith
by unanimous vote and has united with
the Episcopal church diocese of West
ern Massachusetts. Following the vote
of the 400 members of the church a
petition for this union was sent to the
proper committee of the diocese and
was accepted by that commit ee The
society owns a large and handsome
church building and is free from debt
This is believed to be the first time in
this country that 80 large a church body
has changed it's faith without division
| among it's members.