The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-16
STATE AND GENERAL.

The death of Elson Bond of Lewiston,
a cripple for twenty-five years, occurred
by suicide on Thursday evening at
Auburn.
The Congress of Chill has voted $12,
$50, 900 for improving Valparaiso's har-
Dor, and 81, 465 900 for improving Talca
huano's
Congressman and Mrs Burleigh have
arrived from Washington and have set
tied at the home OF their daughter, Mrs.
Robert Martin.
A seat on the N. Y. Stock exchange
has bee sold for S82 500 This is the
high record price. The name of the pur-
chaser Is not disclosed,
Henry Norcross Mum, editor of the
Scientific American, died at his home in
New York city March 10. He was a
member of the firm which publishes
that paper.
Fred E Ponds creamery building
with contents, also engine house and
two engines were burned to the ground,
at "iscasset, Friday morning. Loss
probably $4,000.
According to semi-official statement,
given out at Schwerin, the marriage of
crown Prince Frederick William and
Duchess Cecilia will take place ia Ber-
lin Germany June
Count Benkendorff, the Russian am
bassador to London has paid 1925, 900 to
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne in settle
ment of North ga claims and the Incl
dent has thus been closed.
The Gardiner Improvement Society
-
for the capture of the nests of the brown
tail moths provided the nests are taken
in Gardiner or Farmingdale.
Portland will. during the coming sum-
mer, be the place of meeting of another
educational convention, the American
Institute of instruction, which will hold
its 10Th annual session in that city, July
1913
The anti-pass bill reported from the
committee on salaries makes it unlawful
for railroads to permit state, county or
town officers to ride free. 1t Is assumed
that this includes me 10 bers of the legis
lature also.
The school children OF Saco have
started crusade against the brown tail
moth. There is good natured rivalry
between the scholars as to which school
shall secure and burn the largest num-
Der OF meats.
Medical Director George A. Bright,
United States Navy retired, died at
Washington, Sunday He was 81 years
OF age, He was appointed to the navy
from Maine. A widow and two daugh-
ters survive him.
King Edward has written a letter to
our Admiral Davis, congrstulating him
on the work of the Dogger Bank COM
mission and expressing regret that he
couldn't stop over in London on his
homeward journey.
The general staff at Tokioi estim ate 8
the number of Russians engaged In the
present battle at 800 600 infantry, 26, 600
cavalry and 1908 guns. The infantry
calculations allow for 376 battalions
with an average of 800 men each.
While seven men were being hoisted
in the carriage In the Clear Spring COL
liery at West Pittston in the Wilkes
barre, Pa. coal region, the Iope broke
a distance of $50 feet. All were killed
Justice A. M. Spear of the Supreme
Court has handed down a decision in
the Pease-PaysOn election case sustain
ing the election of Clarence ID. Payson,
the Democratic candidate for register of
probate in Knox county, over Harrison
G. Pease.
The city of Portland las offered a
bounty of two cents for each brown-tail
moth nest found within its limits. There
are comparatively few nests supposed to
be in that city, consequently the high
price they are willing to pay to get rid
OF them.
Pennsylvania has appropriated $780,
600 for participation in the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. A building costing
$50, 600 will be erected and the remain
der OF the allotment will be utilized for
transporting the exhibit, and for enter
tainment purposes.
The peasant movement against the
landed proprietors Of central Russia 10
growing stronger. Bands of armed
peasants ara marching through villages
and destroying property. In the town
Of Pensa, the police force 10 not sufa
cient to cope with them.
Mrs. Cassie L. ChAdw wick was convict
cd. Saturday night, in Cleveland, Ohio,
OF conspiracy to commit an offonse
against the United States. In that abe