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The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The Standard this morning confirms the
statement that Russia has abandoned her
claims to Zudlcar Pass and says peace Is
thus secured.
Information Is received Of great massa-
ere at Berber. The populace are starving
and have seized the city treasure.
The estimate Tor the wheat crop In France
Is 100000 hectoliters, the yield Of an or
binary year and leaves nothing for exports.
France will DO required TO import II, 0O0, 900
hectoliters. Advices from Italy estimate
the wheat crob ct only 50 per cent of that
OF an average year.
After ruling thirty years and attaining
the age Of l44 years, the Sultan Abdul Mu-
min, of the Kingdom Bruncil, In the Island
Of Borneo, Is dead. He was more or less
familiar with the German, English and
Spanish languages, having been educated
In the Dutch settlements. At the time of
his death he was the Oldest sovereign In the
worlq.
A great anti-Germau demonstration was
held In Madrid yesterday. procession
marched through the streets, and enthusl-
| astic speeches we're made denouncing Bis
mark for annexlng the Caroline Islands.
Prince Bismark Is surprised at the pre-
vailing excitement 10 Spain over the Caro-
line affair. 1t Is thought that comprom-
ise Is probable, as BlsmArk, 1t Is said, will
prefer to abandon his claim, rather than
permanently offend Spain.
In Marseilles the cholera is assuming q
new and alarming type which the doctors
are unable to coutrol. Throughout Spain
Saturday there were 5,67S new cases Of
cholera aud 1928 deaths from the disease
Snce the beeiuuing Of the epidemic there
have been 1867 cases and 81, 1921 deaths
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas James Davis Of Mercer In the coun-
ty OF Somerset, by his mortgage deed dated
the nineteenth day Of November A. d. 1884,
and recorded in the Registry Of Deeds fOs
said Somerset County, Vol 1O7 on page 26, conf
veyed to one George Cover certain parcel oil
real estate situated in said Mercer, County audi
State Aforesaid, and described rs follows to witt
homestead, on which be lived at eaid time, con-
tanning sixty acres more or less, with one ball
the dwelling house, and nll the buildings on
the farm, and including oil the land that wa!
conveyed to said James Davis by Richard and
Samuel Look by their deed, bearing date Oct
30th, 1S47. and and recorded in Vol. 81 Of tho
Somerset Registry on page 6z3, and by Sam
uel and John Dickers0n and GeOrre
W. Mnncey by their deed dated April
II, 1851, and recorded IN Vol. "a of said somer
set Registry on page 2A5; and whereas said
Cover to Daniel HOwes by his deed of assign.
ment dated Aug. 20. A. D. 1857, and recorded ID
said Somerset Registry Of deeds, Vol. 1ss, on
page 1889; and the said Daniel HOwes by hs
last will and testament devised and bequeathd
said mortgage deed and the ella i'm, demand o.
debt thereby secured, to Mercy @. HOwes, ana
the said Mercy q. HOwes assigned said mort
gage deed and the claim, demand or debt
thereby secured to the undersigned by her
deed Of assignment bearing date the twenel
day Ct May, A. d. 1915, and recorded in v@
10l; and whereas the Condition of said mors
gage has been broken, now therefore, by reasoa
OF the breach Of the Condition thereof clalu
foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated Mt skowhegan this twenty sixth day
Of August A. D. 1885
CORDELIA FARRAND.
3t34 By Merrill & CONN her AttyA
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26
State NeaUa.

Rev. ]. r. Day, D. D., Of New York, now
at Monmouth, declines to preach at camp
meetings on the Sabbath, on the ground
that they are, as he claims, fruitful Of Sab.
bath desc cration.
The little village Of South China, lying
at the foot of China Lske, has been quite .
summer resort. Among the guests at pres.
ent are several Providence, X. I. people be.
sides many from other States, as well as
from Maine. .l,,..s
In the Supreme Judicial Court at Bangor
Saturday, James Newcomb, who was con
victed Of arson one year ago, spd.l,.whose
attorneys have used all possible legal means
to get u new trial was sentenced to State
prison for life by Judge Dsnforth. a
Arthur Hersom,of Boston, while gun
ming 10 Lebanon, Me-, was shot BY an acct
dental discharge Of his gun, the charge en-
terlng his breast and inficting dangerous
wound, which, the d, ctors say, must prove
fatal.
The friends and relatives of Frederick
Allen Cover, who reside In Farmiugton
and vicinity, place no reliance whatever on
the report of his death. cablegram, re-
deived fr0m friend Of Cover upon the
continent, states that there is no truth
whatever In the rumors OF his death. Mrs.
Amanda Allen Norton, mother of Mrs. lii
lisL Norton Cover, Is still in Farmingsop
visiting her grandfather, Rev. Csmpmeeiing
JOIN Allen.
Mr.. Fred Atwood has erected building
especially for the exhibit Of improved farm
implements and machinery, and very kindly
devoted q special room for the free use Of
representatives of the Press, during the
New England and Eastern Maine fairs It
Bangor.
Wilkinson, the Bath murderer In State
Prison under sentence of death, has recent
~ written letter 10 which he says that II
be wsre an American 'thsrs would b some
hope for Z commutstion. Of biz sentence,
but being torsigner, and public ssntlmsnt
being % deep-assted against foreigners, Il
wss NOT pro6abls the clemehcy would bs
extended 20 him.
Il u said that Waldoboro man has Z
new way OF raising potatoes which requires
no blowing, cutting, w6edtng or hosine.
h sjmply seettsEs IL go asoand whoIe
N ptono ~ gfaee Groan1, Govern diem
eboat ~ 4ne1oe oesp Nh osaWssds ao6
tAea - $50 GroW. n tth 1annsr ~,
esiqlll 1s61 Orr su1ost ) 1ae sGSaI
= 5o13o - ~. ].
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

John Ware was the first and most sue
cessful trader In NorI idgewock. He came
here from Grotton, Mass, IN 1857. A
cooper by trade, he turned his cooper shop
into store, and by his industry and ener.
gy he amassed large fortune-some $780,
900 at the time of his death In 1929. He
never found time to get married. His fort
une he left by will to his nephews and
nieces, one half of it to one nephew, John
Ware, late Of Waterville, while one
nephew, Caleb, he cut Off with shilling.
Caleb had offended his stern old uncle at
sundry times In various ways, and fiually
be killed one OF the old mans hens, and
this, 1t is said, was the last feather that
broke the camels back. Coz. Plaisted In
augusta Age
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Just before the President vanished into
the wilderness dispatch In the Globe stat
ed that soon after bis return to Washington
Miss Sweet would be removed from the
Chicago Pension Agency, and . certain
Democrat, who WAS named, would b given
the appointment. Now dispatch In the
Gsobs purports to give summary Of an
s.investiga:ion" Of the Chicago agency,
which ID alleged to show that 10 . number
Of instances pensions have been improperly
paid to persons whose names should have
been stricken from the rolls. Il IL couced.
cd that II 10 mot the business Of the Penaion
Agent TO investigate frauds unless there u
reasonable ground for suspioiou, hut that
this duty belongs TO the special agentos
~ Il doe not Fsquirs prophet % prsdleS
that tAlo report VIII ~ slado 3 present. cog
NJ oWee4e remeval. It'll coWos1lv buo1-
pss1y-1eape ybsssel
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26
The NesUS.

The New Hampshire senate has past the
bill for the abolition Of the present grab
law. relating to assignments in bankruptcy
In that State.
John Russell Young, ex-minister to Chi
ma, has arrived at Chicago, very Ill Of ma
larial fever. He is on his way from San
Francisco to Washington.
]. H. Walker, of Connecticut, filed his
application for appointment to post office
inspectorship and forwarded strong en-
dorsements from prominent men IL the
State. He went to Washington few days
since to see about the matter and was sur
prised and annoyed to learn that his pa
pers we're not on file. Some one suggested
that they might have been mixed with ap-
plications for postmasterships. NJ, Wal
ker went to the Office Of the first assistant
postmaster general and continueAs the
search, resulting in not only finding his pa
pers, but also that he had been appointed
postmaster at Westbrook, Conn.,, fourth.
class post Office, and one for which he was
not an applicant.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

WE DON'T BLAME THEM.-Thirty Eve tel
ephone subscribers at Gardiner, 10 ans wer
to the circular of the Telephone Company,
increasing the rates, have sent commune
cation to the manager Of the company,
which reads - follows: "your circular
notifying as that the yearly rates for the
use Of telephones will be raised on Sept.
LIST, next, to (e46.00) forty-five dollars, has
been received. You will therefore please
will not pay any advance on them or keep
them even at the old price, unless your
company will guarantee to rs better con-
dition OF wires in the future than In the
past, and full use Of the telephone be-
tween Gardiner and Bath"
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26
At the reunion OF the First Maine Heavy

At the reunion Of the First Maine Heavy
Artillery Association held at Ellsworth,
Friday, about 200 members were PRESENT.
The business meeting waa held u ten O'Clock
ct which the following officers we're chosen:
President, Col. z. A. Smith, Boston; Sec
Rotary. A. G. Sawyer, Bangor; Treasurer,
Capt. =. A. Cumninss, Bangor. A public
Mayor Redman, Senator Hale, Col. 2. A.
Smith, Rev. DR.. Tennsy, Representative
Aillikin, Gen. Charles Hsmlin, J. O. Chill
colt, Capt. Fernaid. Quartermaster Shaw,
Capt Cummings and Col. CrossmAn.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

3be New York 6vn reviews the quasi
endorsements o. the President BY Demo
csaate Conventions and says: ''Ths no.
tieoab1e agreement In these four declare.
tieas = that in not . single line 10 there
~ ~ most measrs refersnos to tho new
lhne3ed doctrine Of civil service reform, 20
eolls6. Il n lot cited - blessing for
WhiaA Dsnecrats should b thankful, nor
aoes y apDeor - foundation for Demo
ers1is apesovGl Of ~. CLEVELAND. The
Denep1n1s ~ - dist spon III subject
- r. 49, - = - Naaiaasl Oosvss-
11onNk $500 ~ - aaSU onuAa11eally
- - r.! - es.-
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

SMALL Pox IN MoNTREAL.-Thirty-fi five
new cases of smallpox were reported.
Hundreds Of people are hocklng to the
public stations to be vaccinated. Five
thousand more vaccine ''points" are ex-
pccted from Boston in the morning. Diff
fculty Is being experienced In procuring
nurses. The Sisters of St. Margaret
(Protestant) and the Catholic sisterhoods
have volunteered. The neighboring NUM-
cipities Of St. Jean Baptiste and st. Henri
are badly afflicted. The drainage In both
Is shocking.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The Portland Advertiser correspondent,
reports that the title to the lot in Augusta,
Maine, whereon II was proposed TO erect
the now government building, 10 SO clouLe ed
that new site must be chosen; and the
commissioners are now searching for an
other location. It seems that the nrst lot of
land selected for the building is cucumber
cd by . mortgage, and also by rights Of
'prospect" and rights Of "passage" which
would not be released or surrendered by
the adjoining property owners. The Ken
nebec Journal says, that this is incorrect,
that all the conditions have been complied
with, and the government will accept the
site.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The Fairfield Journal is responsible for
the following able bodied lie: John Drake
of Benton has pair of horses that have
done all the moving this season without q
driver. Last week they were set to work
on four-acrc piece and 10 three hours had
cut it down, no person going rear them
during the time. The grass was well cut
ana no patches or laps Of grass left.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The sensation Of the season at Bar Har-
boz y challenge to fight duel alleged to
have been sent to lieutenant on naval
vessel In the harbor, by A. B. Conkling,
nephew Of Roscoe Conkling. Nobody
killed and nobody hurt.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

at must paralyze John Sherman to dis
cover that the Almighty can raise big
crop without his aid and that Of the repub-
lican party, but however wonderstruck and
incredulous he may be such is the fact"
The Lewiston Gazette which Is ordinari-
lya bright paper, Is responsible for the
foregoing drivel. 1t don't even have the
merit Of fresh idiocy. 1t Is sample Of a
line OF bosh us ed through several cam
paigns by certain democratic organs. Give
rs some new nonsense.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The citizens OF Northern Aroostook are
very much In earnest to secure q railroad.
A public meeting was held at Presque Isle,
last week. The Aroostook towns would
be greatly benefited BY railroad and they
can stand loauing credit to the constitu-
tional limit to secure one and then make
money out Of the operation.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Cattle Shows and Fairs, county and
town, are likely to be numerous this au-
tumn in this county. The Reporter pro.
poses to take them all In. VIII our friends
in the several towns notify us Of the time
and place of the shows, and names Of Off.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Editor Fuller, Of the Courier-Journal
and Judge He'll of Rockland, have returned
from their European Tour. Fuller has
written ssrivs Of interesting sketches of
his experiences while travelling, for his pa
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

During the three weeks past many OF
our subscribers have responded to the ia
vorable Inducements held out for settle
mept Of arrearages and many others
have paid In advance. Our experiment
has been successful thus far and
we hope it may be more SO during the
month Of September. The REPORTER is
also taking lots Of new subscribers this
week. And still there is room.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Mrs. Nettie N. Taylor, Of Yarmouth, re-
verses the general order Of things and
posts her husband, refusing to pay any Of
his bills. This woman should be talked to.
She don't seem to have any regard for her
husbands feelings. 1t must be very dis.
coursging to the poor man.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

There u danger the Small pox scourge
coming down upon Maine from Canada.
The dread disease prevails In Montreal in
. malignant form. The authorities Of
Portland and Lewiston are taking meas
ures 10 guard agsinst 1t and 1t behooves all
70 take precautionary measures. A gener-
q vnsinasiop Of our Inhabitants would do
10 haem and might do mach good.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

have heard not little Of the poverty
and wretchodness Of the jewellers at Five
York and have always supposed that this
condition Of things was confined to the
great swarming cities. Judge then Of my
surprise the other day when saw Five
Points distanced entirely and In Somerset
County too. Drive from Athens village to
West Athens most any day and you can
see all that saw and perhaps more. There
Is good deal going on about US that We
little dream OF, Isn't therep
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Chairman Brown has explained the Lin
colnville postmaster incident to the salts.
faction of the appointing power and has
again established his bureau at Washing
ton.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

President Is going to make tour OF the
principal cities OF Ohio. Democrats hope
by this course he will ovorshadow the Of
forts Of Blaine and Logan in Foraker's In
tereet,
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The fellow who thinks these are not hard
times had better take batch Of bills and
start out and try to get some money on
them. Yes, its fearfnlly hard but somehow
or other certain class Of people manage
to get along pretty well. In fact some peo-
pie are always busy and doing well. The
other day dropped into store and coull
not find anyone In except the flies. They
were In and looked as though they were
there to stay. looked for the proprietor
but failed to find him till stepped into q
bac. room where he lay sound asleep.
elbows business" qoeried. elbows bust
ness" he snorted. II should think you
could see without asking" And SO could
but l sort Of asked him from force Of hab-
1t, but 1t was an unnecessary question and
my call was an impertinent intrusion.
soon bowed myself out and as closed the
door l saw him curl himself up for another
nap. next called on his dearest neigh
Dor and saw quite another scene. 1t was o
hot, muggy day, but instead Of being
curled up In back room In the store
asleep, the proprietor was quite wide
awake and was engaged in loading deliv-
cry wagon with eatables OF all kinds.
elbows business" said l. "Don.t say q
WOIu uo kdSpCuy v0 OCCu LULU cluSC
half past four, and the women are yellin'
at me because l can't get their orders
around before noon. I can't see you q
minute, not minute until I get this load
delivered. Just 60 In and ask the clerk
how we are of for stuff and will be back
10 half an hour" As the last words we're
delivered the horse had got under good
Roadway and driver, load and ALL disap-
peaied in q cloud Of dust to make glad the
heart of many housewife. The conduct
of these Two neia hbors illustrates finely
how business is 10 many of our towns No
one would leave an order with the first one
If possible because be had rather sleep
than attend to 1t. The other one was
working with all his might and main to
satisfy his customers and they appreciated
his labors and made him work still harder.
And this makes me think of little some
thing. In one Of the many towns west of
Skowhegan, there were no delivery wagons
man bought half bushel Of potatoes he
had three ways Of getting them home.
The best way was to go and get his or
someone's else team and haul them, the
next best was to borrow wheeloarrow
and wheel them home, but the surest aud
most common means Of conveyance was to
"shou.der" them and start along. All At
once there was change came over the
spirit of the dreams Of these old fogy
traders. A young and enterprising man
from neighboring town, dropped In and
set up in business. He put on modern
delivery wagon "manned" by boy. All
orders left at that store were delivered
promptly and cheerfully. As result in a
short time be had to employ two clerks
and two horses had all they could do to
deliver the goods. About this time the old
fogies woke up to find that they had moth
ing to do but play checkers and tell lies.
Their best customers had become tired Of
sacklng home their purchases ami had gone
where they were saved the trouble and In
convenience.
MORAL: The wide awake merchant
never gets left; old fogies are liable to be
run over.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Tho Bath Times holds that In endorsing
tho President, Democratic conventions en-
dorse the Augusta Postoflce matter and
says amen to It.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Summer travel In Maine Ia at Its height
now. Somerset County's quiet resorts are
getting their share. Trouting Is reported
to be excellent this year.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Acting Postmaster, General Stevenson,
removed III posslnasters Monday last, and
appointed others in their places. Seven of
them were Maine officers.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Chairman Brown has gone to Washing.
ton to finish up his proposed clean sweep
Of offensive partisan postmasters Of Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Mrs. Mary A. Hall, Of Bath, was acquit.
ted Of the murder Of Eieazer King Mon
day last, for which she was indicted 10 Au-
gust last.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The treasurer OF Framingham, Mass,
savings bank has committed suicide.
Cause crooked accounts and supposed de-
falcAtion.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The Womans c. T. Union hold temper
ance meetings at Old Orchard the 2Sth Goth
and 30th Inst. An attractive program is
announced.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Roscoe Con King is to be invited to de-
liver an eulogy on Gran. in New York
city.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

NEW ENGLAND FAIR.-It is said that the
New Epgland Fair, to be held at Bangor,
Aug. 3lst, and Sept. LIST. I'd, Sd and 4th,
will eclipse anything of similar nature
ever known 10 this section Of our country.
Not only do the New England States show
great interest, but the Maritime Provinces
are entering largely. Immense horses, i'm
ported cattle, famous breeds OF sheep and
running stock will be present and partici-
pate In the contests for the large premiums
which amount to 10000. The people of
Bangor are fully alive to the fact that
thousands are to visit them and are max
ing extensive preparations for the comfort
and convenience Of all. Hotel accommo.
dations are ample. The Boston & Bangor
Steamship Co. have daily line to Boston
and one Of their magnificent steamers is 10
Bangor each night They will be open to
the public and can accommodate 800 persons
each. All the railroads, steamboats,, &c.,
are advertising very low rates. The Maine
Central aud Bangor Piscataquis Railroads
run special trains from all points Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Secretary Manning is reported to be in
favor Of retiring coin certificates, and fore
ing silver into circulation.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

There were over 5000 new cases Of chol-
era in Spain Friday. and the scourge Is
spreading at Marseilles, France.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The Kennebec Reporter says the pink eye
Ia prevailing amo ng horses In Gardiner.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Summer travel to Maine Is reported to
bold ont well On the principal lines.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26
DR.. R. c. FLOWERS
Scientific Remedies
RIP VAN WlNkLE.

Joseph jefferson, the great actortwhose equal In
the character OF Rip Van Winkle We shall never
see again. states that he visited DR. Flower In a
very low state of health. He had given up the
stage on account of his health being utterly
broken down. DIR. Flower entirely cured him.
and he Is to-day enjoying the very best OF health
after having filed last season heavy profess
iODal engagement. The two great remedies
used IN this celebrated cure were DIR. Flowers
Liver and Stomach Sanatlve and Nerve Pills.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Muster attracts lot of people to the State
Capital this week.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

President Cleveland Is reported to be Ia
the woods well and happy.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The failures for the United States the
past week were 1853, q slight advance over
tho week before.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Salvation Campmeeting at Sebago Lake
commences tomorrow and lasts several
days.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

Seven hundred cases Of small pox Is the
estimate for Mon. real, Canada
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

There ought to be some fat cattle and
sheep this year as the frequent rains make
grass abundant
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

William H. Vanderbilt Is having a buck.
board made at Ellsworth. 1t is to be .
sumner.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

The combination, proportion, aad pro-
eea1 u peeperlag Hood'6 oaSsaparills, are
psesilF y ~ nsdleia9 I'D ushnovs 70
The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26

There is divergence of opinion in re-
gard to the Grant Memorial, both as 10 the
location and the structure. Outside of
New York city, there appears to be gen.
eral opinion that the location should be
either Washington or West Point, and If
one is erected where General Grant re-
mains now lie, 1t will have to be done
largely by New York citizens. The North
American Rerie,o has articles written b,
eight different writers upon the subject,
"Grast's Memorial, What shall 1t be-"
One suggests sarcophagus and an
equestrian statue; one n bronze or marble
statue, enclosed in building as shrine,
with pleasant interior and grand exterior;
one the grandest mausoleum or temple II
modern times one a simple monument
grand and lofty, surrounded by statues and
bias relief telling the principal events OF
his life; one grand mausoleum imposing
from Its simplicity rather than its elabora-
ton, enclosing In its rich interior mas
sive and highly wrought sarcophsgus OF
enduring stone; one q temple like the Par
theum or Temple of Diana; another a
lofty tower using In stages equal to the
hight of Trinity, serving as d canopy to
a statue Of the hero.
This shows the wide range of ideas, or
notions on the subject at this time.