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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-17
MOTHER SYMPTOMS PROPHECIES.

A curious superstition has come to llghl
in Mid-Somerset. Ii seems that the labor
INC classes in that locality, like those OF
most other rural districts in England. hold
or held sacred certain supposed prophecies
of .mother Shipton," whose Topographic
cal knowledge. if we are to believe All
that is said of her. must have been little
less marvellous than her insight into the
future. OF these prophecies the most
widely believed in had reference to the
fate of Ham Hill. large stone quarry III
the neighborhood of Ieovil, and prom
inent feature of the landscape for miles
around 1t was to the effect that. at twelve
O'Clock on the Good Friday of 1879, Ham
Hill should suddenly he swallowed up by
AN earthquake, and at the same time leo-
vii should be visited by tremendous
food. With such real anxiety was last
Friday looked forward to in consequence,
that people actually left the locality with
their friends in other parts of the country
until the dreaded "visitation' should be
over: others, whose faith was less robust,
nevertheless thought it advisable to re-
move their pots and pans from the shelves
of their cupboards and to stow away their
clocks and looking glasses in places where
they were not likely to be shattered by the
shock of the earthquake; others again,
suspended gardening operations for day
or two, thinking it mere waste to commit
good seed to the earth, that was likely to
behave so trcacherously. On the morning
of Good Friday itself larger numbers of
people-many of them from distance
tiocked to the spot as they dared venture,
to await incredulous and half in terror,
the stroke of twelve and the fufilment the
prophecy. When, however the appointed
hour had passed. and Ham Hill still stood
unbashed, they began to look sheepishly
in each others faces and to move away
At present i'm Mid-Somerset Mother Ship
ton and her prophecies are somewhat lat
q discount
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State News.

Newell Nicolar, an Indian, has recently,
at the risk of his life, saved four men from
going over Oldtown falls.
At the recent term of the Supreme Court
in this city there was divorced woman who
claimed to be cousin of the Empress Jo-
sephine, Napoleon Bonapartc's first wife
The divorced couple were Capt. and Mrs
Suel b. Fletcher, of Isleboro. Mrs. Fletch-
er's maiden name was Refine Elizabeth
Chroner de Lassichcrc. She is a native of
st. Peters, Martinique, where She married
Capt. Fletcher, in 1873. Not long since
while at Islesboro, Mrs +. learned of her
mothers sickness at Martinique, and left for
that island. During her absence the captain
sued for bill of divorce on the plea of de-
sertion, but failed to obtain II decree. On
the return of Mrs. Fletcher, recently, she
applied and obtained bill. Mrs. f. is about
~ years of age, below the medium height
stout, and not very prcposscssing in appear
ance. She will return to Martinique. 49, BEL
fast Journal
Our worthy sheriff keeps large and
watchful dog which feels quite II weight of
responsibility from his masters official po-
sition. A few days ago the sheriff sold pig
TO one of our citizens, and as deputy Fields
was coming down town, he took the pig in n
basket and delivered it TO the citizen, who put
it in his pen. The dog had been Il careful
observer of the whole affair, and when the
deputy started from the citizens house a
violent sguealing was heard in the direction
of the pen. An investigation showed that
the dog had seized the pig and started for
home with it, and it was some time before
he could be WINGED that it was no longer
his masters property Ellsworth Americon.
The knife grinder is around with his grind
stone treadle. He will touch up your knife
for you nicely, and charge you but little more
than the price of a new one.-B Belfast Jour
anil
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pailp krnnfbrr oournal,
THE HAPPY LAND.

We wish we were an EskymO
4 driving of the deer,
with snow and tempest all around
And ice and icebergs near.
We'd chase the walrus and the seal
And feed upon their gore
We'dncver think of palm Leaf fans
And never sweat no more.
We'd gather in our dill Of ice
BY ton or hundred weight,
Instead OF running up a bill
With nary cent TO pay't.
The baby's milk would never sour,
The butter never spile,
The CAV mosquito never come,
Our temperament TO rifle.
For there no torn mosquito bars
Invoke our abject scorning.
ohies would buzz and cuzz and fuzZ
And wake us in the morning.
q where's the human would not live
Where live the EskymOze--
Where prickly heat is never known,
And everything il froZts
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NEW RICH BLOOD F..

Parsons Purgative Pills make New Rich
Blood and will completely change the blood in the
entire system in three months. ANY person who will
take pill each night from to Il weeks may he re-
stored To SQUAD health, ii such thing be possible.
sent by mail for letter stamps. I. =. JOHNSON
d co.. Bangor, Me. apr23-4w
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G RAN D LAR &c n Y
Good Name.

Everybody remembers the Great Sui
phur Cure for Diphtheria that went the
rounds of the entire press of the United
States and Canadas. of the wonderful sue
cess that followed its use, and the enOr-
nous decrease of the Death Rate. Dir. Or
lando Robins sent the treatment to the
New York sun. and il was universally
copicdbythe press. Doctors ofall SCHOOLS
were loud in lis praise. and DR. Robins
claims the honor of its discovery. We are
of course glad of the great notoriety ii
gained and its incalcuablc benefit to hui
mainly. But we do not propose to have
our good name stolen by Medical humbugs
(for such they are that steal our good
nance. Now we will put $1,000 in the
hands of the Mayor of Boston. provid-
inc DIR. Robins will place $1,000, the
--~~<~~~-
money to be given to any charitable in
sAs~H~-nnn1a08--s. A-a<sN---a<sN-=zs-4s
stitution the Mayor may elect. that the
treatment DR.. Robins sent the New York
sun was taken Ono, not taken, but stolen)
from the circular that is around each bot
tlp of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-17
Argal ADVERTISEMENTS.

kkNNkhEr COT NTr'-i" Probate court at
.iHgusto, o" TIE f,p,h Hoadag of .iprH, IS79.
MEL ;. DRAKE, Guardian Of Henrietta
i Lewis of Albion in said tuunty, ua>uuntl, hay.
ing lttion"d for license to s, ut public auction or
priv ate sale. the following real estate of said
ward the proceeds To be placed ON interest viz. An
the interest Of said ward IN the homestead of her late
husband Wentworth T.. Lewis, deceased, being her
right of dover therein:
bIntEEn, That poticc thereof he given three
weeks successfully prior 10 the fourth Monday of
May neat, in the paily kcuuebcc Journal, Il news.
paper printed IN A"gu 'ta that all persons interested
may attend nj court of Probate then To be holden
~ Augusta, ans. show cause, il any, why the prayer
Of 'aid PETITION should not be- granted.
II, IL. BAKER, Judge.
Attest I UAi.liN III WINS, Register may lOtIW
r., ne Hoa. CoaHty Commissioners al froosiook
,i'liE undersigned. inhabant, of Letter Il, Range
=. in suid county. respectfully represent that q
county road j. much needed. commencing ON Tia"
south line Of the Brown lot, -ocaed. stating al u
point near The IUurN brook follow ing the old road
near II, practicable, on thu south side of the str,HIn
10 III" Burnt Brow, called. thence running IN u
southasterly direction until it strikes In. mill road
leading from Met onncll's mill to iIoultun thence run
ming the most practicable route TO in,escc the county
road On iic corner of Belfast aud Letter Il, line laid
out hN the .uutV commissioners ON petition of Il,
I .tapcuttr and others.
The cr-i.uod therefore lday Your !onor~ to,i,w
III" route and locate ,ad read, or such part thereof
~ may be- deemed \pcii,nt.
ISAAC HNRKEH, and Others.
Feb. Is, 1917.
"rS, JHH"0rH Wij""rncI I'fH, i>7y.
ON titc foregoing petition, ORDERED, That notice
lie given that the tolnis >ionCr> viii meet >atur
day, june y. 1872, at 10 A. NJ, AZ Met onuels Mill
III said letter H. and hear all the part, interested in
SAID road, aud ON The sahc day proceed to view the
route mentioned IN said petition, and take such fur
tief action IN the premises ms they judge proper.
said notice To he given by serving aic>trd copies Of
the petition and this order upon Jane, e. Madigan
+. Worthy, j. taEcron, j. Hall, l.. Jameson, e..
Jameson, \. T. Hammond, VI. iugan. H. sullivan,
+; }. Carpenter, :, Davidson, l.. >ncli aad }. q.
Mctonncll, supposed uw ntfs of lands in said town
ship Il, tho other owners being unknown, and the
commissioners being unable to ascertain by
reasonable diligence who they are; and by publish.
ing the same three successive weeks in the ArOOs-
took Times. a newspaper published ~ iIoulton, in
said county of Aroo>took, aud .X successive weeks
in the kcnncbec Journal, the State paper, the last
publication aud said service and posting TO be- at
least thirty days before laid meeting, that all par
ties interested may attend and be heard il they
| iii.
Attest HANSON NORTON, Clerk.
\ true copy of petition and order.
owls Attest: -RA\SDM NORTON, Clerk.
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TIE,
NEW ENGLAND
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF Boston.
TIE OLDEST MASS. COMPANY.
1900 Members. so 10000 Insurance.

The features of the Company are
Its entire mutually.
THE character of its investments.
3-The liberality Of its treatment of retiring mem.
bcrs.
Its selection of risksas developed by lis past
favorable mortality.
5-fhe application of the Mass. Non-forfeture law
tots policies, whereby every member Is entitled to
insurance according 10 it, provisions.
Information to rates can he obtained on applica
ton AT the Office of the Company of of ii. agents
in the principal cities and towns of the Common
wealth. 18th annual report now ready for distribu
tion.
BENZ. +. STEVENS, President.
marl3tcodfm JOS. VI. GIBBENS, Secretary
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DR.. KaufmanS
SULPHUR BITTERS,

and that he used the exact words. and that
his whole treatment was stolen in ITS en-
tircty from our circular, and that this exact
treatment has been pnblishcdby Us for the
past three years which he claims was new
err known until he gave it to the world,
through the New York Sun, last Septcm-
Der.
Physicians look with astoniShmentatt the
wonderful cures that SULPHUR BIT
TIERS are daily performing. SULPHUR
BlTTERS are compounded of the richest
juices Of the best roots and barkS combin-
ed with the greatest of all discoveries,
Ext sulphur.
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Ntm advertisements.
NATIONAL LIFE

Is the title at n Pamphlet of - pages II con-
tans the biography of all the Presidents ufiho netl
States from Washington 10 Hayes with their por.
traits ~ in ALL engraved expressly for this work
also II portraits of Canadian notabilites The Ma
tiona Life will be sent TO any address by mall on re-.
cript of ? ct. stamp. Address II. Il. STEVENS, Bos.
ton, Mass. mayS.Iw
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and HAVE THEM SHARPENED
WHAT WE OWE THE .ETNA.

Familiar to business is the name oftbe Eft
ma Fire Insurance Co., of Hartford few if any have
ever considered the important part has sustained in
the development of this country the aid and comfort
it has rendered its entire business interest and
the heavy debt of gratitude the country it in
turn BY its pledges of indemnity tens of thousands
of our business men, have been enabled undertake
and conduct successfully enterpri SEES of all degrees of
magnitude, unsupported by which no prudent
would for "a moment have considered. Thousands
upon thousands of risks il has assumed for our enter
prsing people since its organizations which no indi.
Ndua could have carried, and no could have been
found who would furnish much capital and then
stand behind to guarantee against the perils of fire
ana water rs this great corporation Look at its
ord. Organized in june 1919, with capital stock Of
Sl5o,1D. This was increased TO $500 900 in ls49 and
II 1871 to SJ0,W0. Its assets We're then S.73o73. In
ls51 its capital was doubled, making it sl,UOO,OOO
with assets of 81 ,506,>S. In 1859 $500 900 more was
added 10 its capital and in lst it was again increas
ed to So 900, lis assets then being 81 500 40 In
1896 its capital was advanced to s0O00 its assets
then being Si,41s,l 100 Five years later (is.D its as
sets had reached s6, lO0,jU3 Then came the Chicago
fire, which made a hea, Ter call upon the .l.na than
any hre insurance company has sustained since the
world began. $3.S66.f2 was the amount tn.
E'na alone contributed to rebuild Chicago and
enable its business men to resume their business and
start afresh More than 40 companies failed in thi,
fire alone but the .Etna built II shanty on the burnt
district before the bricks were cold, and paid every
loss against them as fast presented at sight Not
II year later came the Boston fire and losses to tn.
.Etna amounting to Sl,G0I jig, which promptly
paid. The records of Fire Insurance furnish no
parallel. since its organization it has received in
premiums in round numbers Ss0,000O00 and has paid
S5oooooo Tor losses and i'll dividend, stock and cash
sE'Wooo Its capital is now S300U,0D, and by
recent act of the Legislature, permit given in
crease this TO S5,Ooo0o. Its present assets are
S6,9l4, li7.79, being the largest in the United
States It's total liabilities are but ; ISIS,
$3.50, while its gross surplus in favor of poll.
cy holders is SJ,Of5,ios.D4 and its stock sells
at S2.25 and upwards. The -Etna takes risks upon
good manufacturing and mercantile property, dwell.
ngs and contents, churches, school and college build
ings at equitable rates. Call on or address Geo r.
Macomber, Agent, Market Square Augusta Me-
who also represents Springfield, Hanover, North
British, Commercial Union, Connecticut and other
Companies unsurpassed for promptness and fair deal.
iuy. anrst lu,A .lAyS lnnl2
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hfNNEHEf COZ NIl.-h PTobdfe court, at
.i"yHSfd, Oatht t0hrh NODddBof IprU. IS1J.
4 CERTAIN IN>IRl MENI, purporting to be
"A the last will and testament oft harlcs r. Barker,
late OF West Gardiner, in said County. deceased,
having been presented for probate:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior TO the fourth Monday oi
May next, in the krnncbec journal, n newspa-
per printed IN Augusta, that all persons Interested
may attend at Court of Probate then to he holden
~ Augusta and show cause, if any, why
lhe shni 'truncnt should not be proved approved
anu allowed, as the last will aud testament of the
said deceased H. IA RNkTD .Jud,o
Attest CHARLES IIEWINS, Register gwlO
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lfgal ADVERTISEMENTS.

NyoTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that the sub.
y scrber has been duly appointed Executor
OF the last will and testament of
WINFIELD :. GROVER. late of lichhcd,
in the County u kcnnebec, deceased. testate aud
has undertaken that trust by giving bond as the law
directs; All persons, therefore, having demands
against the estate of said deceased desired
hibit the same for settlement; and all indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate payment
to LEWIS II. HAfNE>.
3wig
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G1000 returns in 30 days ON 500 invested. Of
IkVU fetal Reports and information free. Like
profits weekly on Stock options of $40 to $50 Ad.
dress 7. Porter WIGHT < CO., Bankers b Wall
ST, y. \. apr!34w
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CEEtRINt: NEN-Fur sale w1nd,riu lucky
- '1AtL." Never failed to bring In X or sue
c"s.ful voyage to wtar,r Lock l,oN iii, Penn Nann
y. Y apl2l-lw
on Fancy Cards, Chrome, Snowflake, Sc, no >
" alike, with name, lOc. j. Miuk.er y CO., Mas.
sau, " y apr2l-iw
CT month aud expenses guaranteed to Agents.
vi outht free. SHAW CO., AUGUSTA, MAINE.
aprl6-iw
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49,, II, ~, -. II N DNhTTi IUUEt.
-NltNt' 'hNhLES iEWlNS, Register. 3wl9

hENNEBEf tOtNTr-M Probafe Courf 0f
.i"gn,Is,,9,; "n Me Lo"rM Nond0y Of .fprH, 1879.
CERTAIN INSTRI MENT purnorting tn M.
"A the last will and testament of MrI,itnhi r,, ,nr
att OF keadiicld, in said County, deceased, hay.
ing been presented for probate: - ~
ORDERED, That notice thereof tc given tbrcc
weeks successfully prior to the fourth Monday uf
May next, in the kennebcc Journal a nrwspn
per printed IN Augusta, that all persons Interested
may attend AT curt of Probate then TO be holden
~ AnEu'ta' and show cause, il any, why the laid
instrument should not be proved, approved and MI.
l""ed as the last i'll and testament of the snd t'
ceased. II II it,LEW It ~ "''
Attest: CHARLES IIEWI\S r,ai.,.r -,
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NoiIt j. HEREBY GIVEN, That the subscri
~ Der mas been duly appointed Administrator ON

ELIZA A. PARKER, late of Benton.
IN the ounty OF kcnnohcc, deceased interstate and
ma, undertaken that trust by Civ ing bond as the law
"u'rtH WI persons, Therefore, having demands
aEalhNt Tie estate OF said deceased are desired 10 x
h tr same Tor settlement; and all indebted TO said
estate are rrqut st'd to make iinnodia puyn,u tn
April y, $50 a,,'n
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hLNNEHEf tOtNTl-TH PruIaie (oyyf M
i"gn,Sta on Me tonM Noadag Of .fprN, 1919.
"A last will and testament of Holman Iohn.n,
late OF WAYNE, in said County dec,ns, d.
having been presented for probate.
ORDERED. That notice thereof be-. given tbr,,
weeks successfully prior TO the fourth Monday of
May next; in the kennchec journal, a new.pa.
PER printed III augusta that all persons interested may
suslA' ana sho" cause il any, why the said nstru.
menu should ~" be proved, approved and allowed,
rs the IhSt VIII and testament Of th. said deceased
,.., , H. h. BAKER, Judge.
-'''1'' '"N'-f+N uENINN Register. Nv
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hhNNEBEf COfNTl-fH ProJate court ,heIy at
Ihg"'fd, on Tie to"rh HoH,i,,y az 1DrH,
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II. X. BAKER, Judge
Il :-tliNEIE> IIEwIN>, Register. 3wlQ

hENN EHFF COZ NTl.-In P,phatt CoHrf, h.ld
az I"g"Ni0, o" h' toWrh Hon.iay Of iprH
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g"stn an n, tonrth Moaddg # iprH. 1871.
VI. WEEKS, canadian uf Alic, n Now
~ ell OF Nn->aiboro in sai,. County, minor
hN ing lrtilionrd Tor license to sell ~ rublic auc
non or private >al" the following real estate of snd
M"r' tht proceed. 20 be placed on interest viz: An
Tue interest OF said ward in the hnIucs nd of her de-
ceased father, situated in Winsluw:
'Hi'tfth, mat notice thereof be given three
May, neat, in the hcnncboc .Jour,nl a m.u,
paper printed Ia Augusta that all person., interested
may attend nj curt OF Probate, then to IL, holden
ot SAID petition should not be- granted
II. n BAKER, Judge.
Register IN.
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oEhEltp That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior 10 the fourth Monday of
May next, in the hcnnehec journal "A n.wsnap,r
printed in Augusta, that all persons interested NAV
attend AZ Probate curt then to be held at Angus:
"a ana SHOW cause, If any, why the same should not
be allowed n n RALEp Id.
Attest; CHARLES iIEwiNs, Register. 3Wl4
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w lLLlAMP. SEARI.S. Executor nrtbc last ~ III
W and iestaIrcnt OF Thomas >car> late uf h.lsca
IN ~alu 'hhhtN deceased, having presented his
rst account IL Executor of said i'll for allow
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior TO the fourth Monday Of
MAY next IN the kruurbcc journal a nrwslrp.r
printed in Augusta, that all persons interested may
attend AT Probate court then to be- held at All.
fu,a and sho" cause, if any, why the same should
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State News.

The Belfast Journal saws Business is de-
cidedly improving. Coal freights are better
and lumber freights at Bangor are very
quick. Our coasting people feel encouraged
Our local enterprises are also buoyant. The
sash and blind factory people are driven with
work, and extra hands are being added. The
shoe factory, which usually shuts down at
this season of the year. is busy, and receives
orders almost daily. The fall sales COM
mence next month, and the probabilities are
that one sale will run into the other. giving
no slack time.
The Wing correspondent at Calais
writes: Dennis Warren attempted suicide by
jumping from the steamer Bella Brown, on
her trip from PASSPORT to st. Andrews, Tues
day afternoon. Warren has been sick all
winter and about two weeks ago went to
Portland for medical advice. The physicians
did not give him any encouragement and
since then he has been Respondent. His sis
ter was on the boat with him at the time of
this rash act.
The man who thinks 1.-The moon is made
Of cheese" has no doubt that the planet is in
habited.'
A gentleman in this city, scventy-tive years
of age, has got something to boast Of. and
that is, some new teeth, such are not fur
nished by the dentist, and he is happy. 1t is
really something very unusual, though not
wholly without precedent, for aged per-
sons to cut a new set of teeth.-Bath Times.
Hon. James Bates. who represented the
Somerset district in the Twenty-second Con
gress--serving from December 8. 1851, to
March 3, lS53-is, with the exception of
Judge Peleg Sprague, now Of Boston. the
oldest ex-membcr of Congress from Maine
now living. DIR. Bates now resides at Var
mouth at the of nearly 80 wears.
Rev. Dr. Tenney during the years OF his
residence in Ellsworth, has married six hun
bred and seventy five couple. and attended
over twelve hundred funerals.
The past week there has been an extended
piece of nonsense going on over 10 the back
bay under tent which may he called the
tournament of the tramps. There have been
called teams from Maine Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island These teams are made
up of several men from each State, and the
State team doing the most extended amount
of useless walking in given time, was to re-
ceive silver bean pot valued at $500 Maine
won the pot. The walking mania has had its
day in Boston, for which let ps be- thankful.
- Boston Correspondent Of Somerset Re
porter.
The Lewiston Journal says Auburn shoe
shipments made another good exhibit this
e week. The total number of cases shipped
during the week by all the factories is ! $50.
This number is about the same as last week :;
40 more than were shipped in the cores
ponding week of last year. The leather re-
ceipts continue very heavy and the factories
will have to keep busy to work them no.
Lewis C.. Robinson of Durham came very
near meeting with sad accident Himself
and hired man were hauling stumps and Lew
is got caught between large root of the one
they were pulling and another stump and was
held as in vice. The movement of the oxen
one inch more would have crushed his leg.