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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10

State LlbTarian f1ouus mas oeen Summoned
81 his old home in Lowell by a telegram
announcing the dangerous illness of his aged
father.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10
NRERLASp.

The Portland Press SAYS that Mr.. F. N.
Bisbee Of the Maine State callege, class Of
1876. has been given a position at $1,000
year and expenses on the Mexican Central
railway.
Herbert Winston is erecting mill AT
West Falmouth for the manufacture of ear
rage wheels The building will be 81 by 40
feet in size and will he completed in a few
weeks. \ twenty horse power engine will
run the necessary machinery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10
OXFORD.

At Bryant's Pond the other day a trial
of skill. Galen Curtis shot an apple of from
the head of C T. Sessions at distance OF
from forty to fifty feet. Mr.. Sessions thcr
did the same from Cnrtis's head. The shoot
ing was done with a rifle. off hand. Portland
Argus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10
W ALDO.

The Lewiston Journal says Willie aged
IA. son of John Simpson of Brooks, died
last week of typhoid fever, and was buried
SUNDAY There are two cases LEFT in town ::
both patients considered convalescont.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10
SAGADAHOC.

The Portland Advertiser says of the wreck
of the jamestown. found in Arctic waters
and supposed to be from Boston There new
or was a Boston vessel of that name. In
October. 1890 the ship jamestown, of Rich
mond. Ne. was in Boston harbor. The last
record of this vessel shows that she sailed
from ST. John. \. B., for Liverpool. Nov
10Th. 1880. was abandoned at sea in latitude
43 40, February 18th. 1881. and again seen
drifting April 9th. The vessel was loaded
with lumber This NAV be the vessel
spoken of by Mr. Wadleigh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10

l.. b. Paine, of Waterville, has purchased
the fine farm in Fairfield formerly owned and
carried on bv Mr.. Hall G. Burleigh the well
known breeder and importer of stock. The
farm Mr.. Paine has bought is about four
miles from Watervile and the same distance
from Fairfield and West Wateryille. 1t now
cuts over sixty tons of hay, and Mr. Paine
proposes to give more attention to the raising
of cattle and sheep than to the thing of the
soil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10

The Pioneer says that Alden A. Green.
who owns about forty acres in the southwest
portion of Houlton opened street last spring
from Court TO the Military road leading to
Bangor The new street i one-haif mil- in
length. and upon each side are many desir
able mouse lots. During the present season
ne has sold twenty one lots Ia actual SET
tiers" who are erecting comfortable iwellings
npon Tn. same There are about fifty more
lots 10 be sold.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10

The Journal saws that Burke. the mailman.
who ran from Lewiston to Portland in un-
dress. and who has recently beea in the Au-
gusta insane asylum. is becoming better. and
has written a rail- nal letter to his br1ther,
The French people of Lewiston. propose TO
raise by subscription the sum of $40 oas, for
the purpose of erecting an immense strurture
on Lincoln street TO serve a school, So
ciety ROOM gymnasium. reading-ronm. etc.
The sum of 5000 las already been sub
scribed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-10

The Argus says that Thursday. Calvin d.
Roberts, a LAWYER of Caribou. was arrested nv
United States deputy marshal. on charge
of fraud in pension transaction. According
to the statement OF Mrs Sarah Barber, Rob
erts secured from the government Sl.4en
back pension money for her. Instead of
paving the money over to her he gave her
small sums at various times. and then. when
she grew camorous. gave her the deed to
lot of wild land, claiming to have paid her in
money and land 81 900. The balance she
saws, Roberts claimed for his services. Rob
erts was taken to Bangor. and brought before
a commissiO He waived examination
and gave bail in the sum of 81 001 for ap
pearance at the December term of the dis
trict court in Portland
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
Pins, Past and Present.

Ia, s~.&r IA
ouarsl ;rt o ;. SnId z, ~ rsn,r | Az hIa fo,ds hv
$3.50 usoa ..;ra - = 49,. :aa,. harJsh;,, thot
@ luz. ra"r,s pI, - siins.n.a m ss - I n;n. g on1w T
aS nSa 1 hmnJrad oo ~ - sucHy
- ho,rau.r v' :. tha a oaso v;th @ ..oh I ;nd;v;dnai
=, a. na;.s g. Ss"1 ~. 80 a1,,;tal,Ia
eo ~ eI NHoe ~ an =. a.
Msls.on ~ Oh sne pms ysaIly :ou N wlas 1lls
county. DuS tde lnolahs ra ans ~ s.M Ino ,a GOV
aIe nos ppeeu ..S..n ~ use snen .o. - om u.
anoo All al o.a. ua.sI. n"to 70 ~ 4lsn, ,au uao
a".y wi1n Il. N. ase - " pms Ty so
seneiy suas snc otnS lauy 10y p,
nnPs plovioe r nerSeH WIN some on1 Us
allowance. The pins made IN the United
otases are mage Dy IonI'eSn I': iacoor,es, Is,
oI:asM eW:a' =; NJ SoasE1,e Tsa,.s " rso; S,,r,.S |
Sn.c Snna,..;a, - .Ne" ss spnai -. .st ha.
PooucIon io1 oo" sesesS non oDo eats pAS' T;s nas
oeoL aou' a,vo,ovO,ooo Rus as S
humoer mas NOV vaIieu n:ucn lul sone az =
years sne demana re"s,nS no9 Soon no0o ooo @ Ile'
same. a ieW OF tnese f'vVo,ON,oV re ale
s"ailowed oy cneoren, n"!.oe. ~
oe9' up IN SCHOOLS anu Piaceo Ia 1:ans !nDan.
ana lnviung cnas, ano scme ~ nIns LII. sus
ges lnso cracks Oh noo1s, alu sIe % Ies' Az lol
tne most part are eca1.ereu a.ons ne
pyways ana nlgnways wner9 tney naxe
dropped from dresses and been iett 70
Work tneir way lnto tne ealtn;
Two years ago me coMPeu.,on ancne
tne nihe pflnclPat coMPaliss 'nen eAist,
ing 1or tne manuiacture Oh OAes plIs iee
to such q acuttlng OF prices that the pusi-
ness became unprontaoie ana t1e mar
ket was noooeo WIN guS' 9ea.s;A s;
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
The Dog.

The dog is digitigrade carnivorous
mammal. This will be news to most
persons, who had always supposed that
dog was simply dog.
1t has been bruited about that the dog
is the best friend to man among the brute
creation.
He pants after the thief. When once
he gets hold of the thief's pants he makes
breaches.
A barking dog never bites; that is to
say, when he begins to bite he stops
barking. Conversely, biting dog never
barks, and for similar reasons.
The hair of dog Will cure his bite.
This is a cure-ious superstition among
ir-brained young men who are fast 60
ing to the dogs.
Dogs are dentists by profession. They
insert teeth without charge.
The sea dog loves his bark. Did you
ever see dog that didn't?
The bark Of tree il unlike the bark
of dog. Even a dogwood know this.
Dogs are not always kind, though there
are many kinds of dogs.
Every dog has his day, although dog
days last but few weeks in the year.
There must be Sirius error here.
The dogs star is the dogs planet.
They planet so that their days come
while the star is in the sky.
They do not fear it. It is not Skye
terrier.
When dog enters pitched battle he
uses the dogs tar. ..-.
Brutus said, 81 had rather be dog
and bay at the moon than such Ro-
man."
He had seen the dogs roamin' around
on the bay.
They never get over the bay.
Sea? ,-'
A living dog is said to be better than q
dead lion. There's no lynn about this,
but dead dog is dog gone bad
Tray was a good dog, but trays worse
than the duce when held against you.
Dogs were the original Argonatuts.
They have never given over their search
for the feas.
The bull dog is a stubborn fellow. He
is not easily cowed.
A great many stories about the dog
have obtained currency. The man who
has left part of his clothing with the
dog has cur rent See?
Puppies are born blind. They are not
see dogs then.
There are many types of dog, includ-
ing the doguerrotype.
But perhaps we had better paws
here.
Howl this do for the dog2-Boston
Transcript.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
what i. ela.. OF Beer Dla.

A correspondent at Canton, Ohio, writing to
the Cincinnati Commercial, says: 'Joseph Lit
tie, young man aged twenty-one years, was ut
Dorn's boarding house and saloon, and from
what information can be gathered from his
companion, he drank one glass of whisky and
two Of beer. While drinking the second glass
of beer he was noticed TO gasp for breath and
his head fall forward on the counter. His COM
panions, supposing him to be slightly Ill, vol
unteered to take him home; but ct his request
he was removed to q summer-kitchen adjoining
the saloon, where he reclined on some old car
pet, and in q few minutes was q corpse. At an
autopsy held to-day by Drs. Cook and Whiting
death was found to have been caused by fer
mentation Of the beer in his stomach, causing
the formation of carbonic acid gas, which
caused paralysis of heart, lungs, and brain.
The occurrence is the absorbing topic Of con-
versation on the streets. Little was an unusual
ly healthy and vigorous young man. An in
quest Ia being held"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
PRESIDENTS PLURALITY.


The Spirit Of the Times says: 1--WE announced
several weeks since that owing to unexpected
discrepancies in the footing Of the popular vote
for President in various political almanacs, we
wore unable, even at this late day, to decide
whether Garfield or Hancock had plurality in
the counting. Relying upon tho first almanacs
received by us-and We arc obliged to depend
upon these political textbooks for political
statistics-we had decided . few questions to
the effect that Garfield had . small plurality.
But few days after the appearance Of that
issue We were staggered by table from the Gin
cinnati Enquirer showing plurality for Ham
cock Of 9, ,109, and further doubt was cast upon
our first authorities by the appearance Of
later almsnacs giving the Democratic candi-
date . small plurality. In the meantime We
were flooded with questions ON this point; no
compilations of ths vote could be found to
agree, and hence we determined to address the
several Secretaries of State ourselves and pub
hsh correct table when full returns were re-
ceived. These we have now. As the only just
method of ascertaining the vote or plurality in
the State in the Presidential election, We have,
in all cases, used the highest vote cast in that
State for either Republican or Democratic Elec-
tor. In Virginia the Funder and Readjuster
vote Is added together, and in Maine the Fusion
vote is credited to Hancock. Tho complete
table In As follows:
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07

House bill No. 924, by Mr.. Patton, to repeal
an act making appropriations to rebuild locks
and to repair that portion Of Miami and Erie
Canal between Junction and the Indiana State
line, WAS reported back from the Committee on
Public Works, read the third time and passed
yeas 90, nays 10. House Bill No. $40, by Mr..
Spetnagle, TO authorize the Commissioners Of
Ross County to submit to the qualified electors
of said county, at regular or special election,
the proposition to levy an additional tax for the
purpose of building . Children's Home, was
amended and again passed-yeas 69, nays o.
[This bill had been passed before, but the
vote whereby it passed was reconsidered, in
order that it might be amended
House bill by Mr. Snyder, amending section
3O5, so as to provide that the miners at each
coal mine shall appoint Q committee to make
monthly reports to the State Mine Inspector,
SO that the latter can be advised whenever his
presence or attention is needed, passed
The House concursd in the Senate amend
ments to the House bill by Mr.. Price, allowing
Muskingum County to build railroad by the
transfer Of $150, ZOO Of Ohio Central stock.
House bill by Mr.. Bishop, for the relief Of
the sureties OfA. NJ Robinson, late Treasurer
of Clermont County, was lost-yeas 2S. nays SO
The House refused to concur in the Senate
amendments to Mr.. Sawyer's bill, making it .
penitentiary onense to steal timber. 49,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
Stick TO the Farm.

In my mind, one of the most alarm
ing evils of the times is the tendency
the people everywhere to leave the rural
districts and flock to the cities-leave
the quiet and happy homes the country
and the villages afford, or should afford,
and congregate in dense masses-plunge
into the life of strife and turmoil which
such situation imposes.
This tendency is draining the farms of
their young men; it is drawing them
from the country to the towns and vii
lagos, from the workshops and fresides
in these to the great centers of popula-
tion-where thousands by thousands
ride the waves for time, and by thou
sands go under the seething current.
The great majority of young men, it
would seem, are seeking to become pro-
fessional men-lawyers, doctors, preach
ers; or if not some of these, middle-men
of some sort-clerks, tradesmen, agents,
etc., of that far too numerous class that
can not in any sense be ranked with the
producers. As consequence the coun-
try is teeming with humbug institutions
to qualify them for these positions,
where unsophisticated young men are
'taken in and done for" and who, in
forty to sixty days, come out completely
ground over-that is, fitted for swapping
jack-knives, computing the interest, and
making a living out of the profits, or
qualified for standing behind counters
and dealing out ribbons and small talk to
nice young ladies.
And SO, all the large cities, from Dan
to Beersheba, are becoming filed to
overhowing with an ever-swelling tide of
non-producers, hustling, crowding elbow
ing each other, and going under some
of them to come up again in the country
whence they started; others, and the
largest portion, in the alms-houses,
benevolent asylums, and penitentiaries
broken fortune and broken in consti-
tuition. And the cry is, still they come!
An advertisement for clerk, book
keeper, or agent, in any one of our large
towns, will usually bring from 100 to
1000 applicants for the place; while a
farmer or blacksmith may call for q
hand to make his living by the sweat of
his brow, and find no repose.-Gara
Francis in Prairie Farmer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07

Trouble has broken out in Presque Isle
County, Michigan, among 3 large settlement of
Poles. The Sheriff, who undertook to arrest
ten men for threatening to burn a mans
house down and kill him, was attacked by q
mob Of 200 or 800 and driven from the place.
They then attacked and destroyed the complain
ing witness house, and drove the wife with a
babe of fourteen months into the snow. The
Sheriff appealed to the Governor, who tele-
graphed to use every available man in the
country TO suppress the incipient rebellion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
A Stolen Good Story.

The London Telegraph has made q
pretty good Original" story of Germany
out of one the late excellent Judge
Hyde, of Sudbury, Vermont, used to tell
to the thousand and one who passed the
summer season at his hostelry in the
valley Of Lemon Fair, before he was
elevated to the Bench, and the Tribune
copies it with credit to the Telegraph.
Judge Hyde's fathers geese got drunk
on about o peck of rum cherries that had
been thrown out as too old for further
use, and it was thought they were dead.
In fact they were dead drunk, and the
hired help did not know it. So they set
about to save the feathers, taking off
even the down after they had plucked
them clean out of their clothing. AS fast
as they were picked they were piled up
in the constable, and there left for the
inspection OF the older Mr.. Hyde, when
he returned from Ticonderoga, over lake
Champlain. He did not return that day,
and early the next morning the girls
went out to milk and found the geese all
up and dressed, as far as not one feather
to put on would permit. They seemed
rather confused about themselves, and
looked upon each other as strangers. As
the milkmaids put it: cit looked as
sheepish as gander party after Fourth
of July dinner, and one or two of them
must have had the headache as they sat
down and tried to fan their ears with
their webbed-feet. It took oil summer
for the geese to regain their coats, and
the growth of their tail feathers was o
source Of continual wagering among the
guests of the house, some of whom are
now living in this city and Philadelphia,
at the good old age Of threescore years
and ten. There is no reason why the
London Telegraph and the Tribune
shouldn't acknowledge the corn" of the
geese that were temporarily ''corned" on
old rum cherries. s.-Net0 York Conan,er-
ciaI Advertiser.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07

The following are the States that hold their
elections in November hereafter: Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (on first Tuesday,,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. In tie
Presidential year Iowa also holds her election
on this month-the Tuesday after the first Mon
day-twenty-four in all, counting Iowa. The
October States are Colorado, Georgia, Iowa (ex-
cept Presidential Year,, Ohio and West Virginia.
California, Maine and Vermont vote in Septem-
tember, Alabama and Kentucky in August,
Oregon in June, Louisiana in May, and Rhode
Island in April
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
Totals. 49,: ,446, ,62s 4,44s, 1O6
GarfieId'a pluralitv q 519

We have in our possession statements in
every case from the Secretaries of State. These
have been carefully checked with the totals.
The footings are accurate, and it may now be
considered as established for the first time
that the actual plurality Of Garfield over Han
cock, based upon q comparison of the highest
vote given for the election of each party in
a aehr a sn ess
numerous questions we have received on this
subject, as it will be accepted by the country
generally as finally settling this much-vexed
question. There are political lessons to be
drawn from the fact of SO small q plurality in
SO immense a vote, which we leave to others
to point out.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
Arming His Adversary.

James Brown was at social dance
given by Yellow jacket Hose Com pany
in the old Capitol saloon building, got
drunk, and became noisy. Town Mar
shal Kennedy told him to keep still, or
he would arrest him. Brown said: "H
1 was heeled you couldn't take me.
Kennedy pulled his pistol out of his
pocket and handed it to Brown, saying:
''Now you're heeled, what are you going
to do? You are afraid to shoot" Brown
had scarcely taken the pistol in his
hands before he fired, mortally wound
ing Kennedy Virginia (Nev.) Chron-
icle,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
NUMBER l.


On meeting, March 20, at the close of the tri-
weekly adj journment, the Senate adjourned to
take action on the death of State Librarian
Kerr, COMMITTEES being appointed to draft ap-
Senator Entrekin, of the subcommittee on
the Aenia Orphans Home scandal, has pre-
pared a report summing up.the result OF the
investigation of tho Rosa Matthews abortion
case: 1t exonerates Superintendent Shaw of
any knowledge of Miss Matthews condition ut
first; cellsures DIR. Brundsge and Mrs. jain,
inasmuch rs they had q knowledge Of the dam
aging and demoralizing state of affairs, but
failed in their duty BY not reporting it, Objec-
ton was made to censuring Mrs. jain by the
Democratic members of the committee, as she
Is not now employed in the institution SO her
name has been omitted
The Senate passed the following bills:
House bill, BY Mr.. Wolf, to annex other ter
ritory to special school district In Nillville,
By NJ. PrinsIs, 10 require County Auditors
to report delinquent and forfeited lands to the
Auditor Of State. -
BY Mr.. IPringle, for the relief of the sureties
Of Theodore Wick, late Treasurer of Clarke
By Mr.. Io'Hagan, to authorize Salem Town
ship, OTTAWA County, to build railroads and
lease and operate the Same.
BY Mr. Strong. to provide that when the
State militia shall be called into service by the
Sheriff or Judge Of any county, they shall be
treasury, and if called into service by the
Mayor, they shall be paid out of the municipal
treasury. ....T ,.sst
Senate bill by Mr.. Van Cleaf, amending Sec
tion 1905 Of the Code, 30 that Boards of Educa-
ton shall pay judges and clerks for the extra
work done In keeping separate tally-sheets and
ballot-boxes in certain cases, was read the third
time and lost-yeas II, nays 1a
Senate bill by Mr.. Wilkins, or Tuscarawas
amending Section s527 80 that when Judgment
Peace, it will be sufficient to attach . sworn
statement to an account that it ID correct,
passed. ..-,-q
Senate bill Of Mr.. Entrekin, authorizing the
Council of Chillicothe to transfer certain funds
passed.
Senate bill by Mr.. Pond, amending Section
1865. 1866, 4O67 and 4068, SO that the State
Board of Examiners shall consist of fifteen
members, to be appointed by the State Com
missioner Of Schools, three from Northwestern,
three from Northeastern, three from South
eastern. three from Southwestern and three
from Central Ohio, for terms Of three years
each, and the three from any of the five To-
cal1ties named will constitute q quorum and
meet yearly at such place as will best suit the
convenience Of that section. 1t is general re-
organizing bill and was passed without opposi-
ton. ~
Senate bill by Mr.. Marriott, amending Sec
ton 4O13, so that persons paying tax on prop
erty within the corporation limits, and living
within q given distance outside the corporate
limits can send their children to the schools
of the city or town, was lost-yeas -. nays II.
motion for final adjournment April 8, was
lost by vote of yeas IL, nays 19.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
a Strange Case,

A remarkable case Of abstinence from food is
now in existence at Battle Greek, Michigan.
Last October Mrs. Henry Ingram had some
teeth pulled. This brought on nausea at the
stomach and inability to retain food. The
woman is said to be still alive, having eaten
and drank nothing since October. She is
nourished by being bathed in beef tea, milk,
ETC., which act by absorption, the pores Of the
skin thus absorbing nearly quart day from
these baths. She feels . sort Of hunger, which
Is soon allayed by bath, after which she feels
az II she had eaten. A bath of water will
quench her thirst. How much longer she can
live is problem. Her stomach Is said to be
totally paralyzed. There seems to.be no doubt
Of the entire genuineness of these remarkable
facts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07

The Worlds Fair Commission have resolved
that the Executive Committee deem it ex-
pedient to take no action in relation to .
Permanent President until after April Is, when
the Finance Committee will report subscrip-
tons to the capital stock. The members are
to use their utmost endeavors to raise the re-
quired amount, $1,OOO,OOO, by April 49, pro-
vided the transportation companies subscribe
81, ,000, 900, and the citizens of New York ST.
100000. The commission has already raised
81, 100000.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07

At o meeting at Newcastle, Natal, Of English
and Dutch refugees from Transvaal a petition
to the Queen was drawn up, stating that
with confidence in the public declarations Of
Gen. wolseley and Sir Bartle Frere that the
annexation of Transvaal was irrevocable, they
invested capital there, and their property is
now worthless and their capital lost. A resolu-
ton was carried summoning the English and
Dutch residents Of Transvaal not to surrender
the towns to the Beers, and promising their
support in event Of Q civil war. One colonist
promised to subscribe f1, 900 to the war fund.
An intention lis also avowed summoning the
natives of Transvaal and also the Swazies and
Zulus to assist in the resistance to the Boer
supremacy.