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The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09
dnOth"r Maine 7'rnOpdU,

The Bangor Wing gives the following particu-
lars OF a recent tragedy:
A man named Ed. Whitney Of Lincoln. AGED
twenty -four, employed in a stable at that place,
was married about three weeks ago to a Young
woman named Lauretta Clark, about eighteen.
who Will be remembered by those conyersant
with the Staceyyille murder trial which took
place last February, as the young woman who
was the cause Of the homicide for which the
murderer, who was convicted of manslanohter
IN now serving n sentence of one wear in the
state prison. Owing to the fact that this tragedy
occurred thrty-hye miles away, and nine or ten
miles nom where the parties belonged, we have
oeen unable to learn the commencement of the
difficulty between Whitney and his wife. hut il
Is ascribed to jealousy 1t appears boweyer
that some time Monday afternoon, Mrs. Whit.
hey, with "A girl about the same age, whose name
we could not obtain, but who is said to have also
peen connected with the Staceyvlle affair, left
Lincoln and walked to Enfield, where they ar
rived about nine O'Clock in the evening and stop.
pea al night, saying they were on their way
from Houlton to Hallowell. Tuesday morning
they DID not proceed, for the reason, as they
stated, that it was too cold
About one O'Clock Tuesday forenoon the two
girls went out for a walk. While out they were
met by whitney, who had walked down the
track from Lincoln, and who asked them to walk
with him, to which they consented and went
down the track as far as the gravel pitt about
SIXTY rods below where the main highway cross
es the railroad. Here they had some talk
which resulted in Mrs. Whitney's telling her
husband that she would not live with him anoth.
er day. Upon this he drew a revolver, a 80 cal
ioer fise shooter, and fired three shots at her,
one striking her in the body, another in the
back OF the neck the third missing. He then
placing the revolver against his own heart and
discharging it., fell dead out side the rails, still
clutching the deadly weapon. His wife fell be-
tween the rails badly wounded, but not suffi-
cienty so, it is believed, to cause death.
The screams of the girl brought assistance
and the wounded woman and the dead man
were carried into the nearest house and doctor
and coroner were sent for.
whitney as before stated, belongs in Lincoln,
where his father and brothers reside.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

". A. Paxton. wcll-known cattle king.
writes thus to the Meer Dream.
The cattle business is on such basis
now that man must have money as we'll
as luck To do well in it. In other words.
1t has passed under the control of big
companies, and therei i at present but one
owner where few years ago there were
forty Last year was a bad one because
OF the depreciation of prices, but be.
ieve that We have now reached bottom
and that the reaction will soon be felt
At least | have been PLAYING it that way
have bought over 40 900 cattle, in three
herds, on the strength of my opinion 1t
may happen that | have gone in year
too soon, but feel that have only got
IN III time to take advantage of the rise
next year, English cattlemen, | should
judge, are not of my opinion. ANYWAY,
they have not been investing much money
III our country this year, but that is where
they have made mistake"
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09
Orange Blossoms,

An old subscriber in Augusta, Ca, re-
quests the publication of the following
in the REPORTER:
beautiful marriage scene and cere-
mony were witnessed last evening at the
uptown residence of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H..
Strickland. Their accomplished and lovely
daughter, Miss Hattie, was on this ausp-
cious occasion married to Mr. ID. c. Stell-
ing, popular and prosperous young mer-
chant of Augusta. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DR.. Lansing Barrows
The wedding scene was floral picture
of taste and beauty, and the young couple
were united under the traditional mar
riage bell. The supper room, too, pre-
sented a festal scene of enjoyment and
happy people, and the congratulations of
friends were shown in substantial fashion
in the parlors. The young couple are well
known and are favorites in the city, and
we join in the myriad and mystic good
wishes for their future.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

AsPHALr.-A correspondent says he
never looks at an asphalt pavement or
rolls along over its smooth surface in a
carr age without thinking Of the curious
island and the still more singular place
from which the material is procured. In
about the center of the island of Trini
dad, a dot in the Caribbean sea, just off
the coast of Venezuela, there is an asphalt
lake. 1t is said to cover about 100 acres,
and is apparently inexhaustab e, Ii is a
black, sandy substance, and is believed to
be crude rott' petroleum. singular
feature of the substance is that, although
$4,000 tons are taken out of this lake an
nually, 1t constantly fills up, so that there
is no lessening of the supply. This sing.
ular lake of paving material is owned by
the Venezuelan Government, but is leased
to company inWashington. They have
a feet of schooners running to Trinidad
and, having monopoly of the business
they import vast quantities Of the materi-
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09
His Beginning.

1t now appears that Wilkinson, who
was hung at Thomaston, Nov. goth, start
ed in his criminal career by burglary
at Pittsfeld. Deputy Sheriff Nickerson
OF P1ttsfleld tells the history of this mat
ter, in the last number of the Pittsfield
Advertiser grst mill was robbed in
that town, and tracks led from the mill to
logging camp, where Wilkinson and a
man named Simohds were at work. ST.
mondS' wife and child wore an unusual
amount of jewelry, the Sheriff thought.
The woman told him Wilkinson gave it to
her. Her husband was absent when the
sheriff first arrived, but he soon returned
with bag on which was the stamp of the
Pittsticld miller, and in which was the
stolen wheat, that Simonds had carried to
Newport and had ground. Wilkinson and
Simonds were arrested. The latter was
placed i'll charge of a man named Went
worth and escaped by jumping up and
running from the supper table. Wilkin-
son confessed to the Sheriff that he and
his partner had been concerned in num-
Der of robberies, and offered to show him
where they had hidden lot of plumber in
the woods. The two set off together the
prisoner marching ahead of the sheriff
who carried cooked revolver. Wilkin-
son proceeded to an old cedar tree and
begun to dig away the moss at the roots
The sheriff took this job into his own
hands, and soon unearthed bushel bas-
ketful of jewelry and other booty. In
other places in the woods, nineteen or
twenty webs of cloth were found. Will
kinson confessed that he and Simonds
stole these goods from stores in Palmyra,
Newport, Dover, Hartland, Fairfield,
Clinton, Winthrop and other towns. All
the goods were restored except heavy
gold ring, which the sheriff wore for
many years. Wilkinson was tried and
sentenced to prison for seven years He
maintained that he had nothing to do
with robbing the miller, which might be
true, but he had confessed his guilt in
other robberies, and his sentencewas just.
He was known as Daniel Wilkinson at
Pittsfeld.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09
Important Decision.

Hon. T. K. Simonton of Camden, has Just re-
ceived the rescript of important case, the
first of the kind ever decided in court. 1t is the
case of the town of Camden against the Camden
village corporation to taxes for the years
1890 1872. The tax amounted to 500 for
each year, and was assessed upon the village
hall, owned by the corporation. The whole tax
for 1880 was paid by the officers of the village.
The action was to recover the taxes for 1881 and
1882. The contestants submitted an agreed
statement of facts to the full court as
to the taking Of the village lot. The rescript
sets forth that buildings and other property own
ed by municipal corporations and appropriated
to public uses, are but means and instrumental
tiles used for municipal governmental purposes,
and are, therefore, exempt from general taxa
ton. not by express statutory prohibition but by
necessary implication. This decision saves
Camden village Corporation one hundred dol
lars year since 1880 for future time. Hon. 7.
h. Simonton was attorney for the Camden vii
lage corporation, and A. P. Gould for the town
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The follow
ing are the real estate trans ers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week:
Fairtleld-Sumner Osborn to Charles S.
Flanders. $3.50. Eben S. Fogg to Virgil
II. Conner. Sl15. Fairfield Savings Bank
to Sumner Osborn. 5000. William H.
Emery to Eben s. Fogg. S275.
Detroit-Calvin Wyman to William l..
Lovina l.. Wyman. $50. Charles o Hox-
lie to Calvin L. wyman 5000.
No. Anson-Charles b. Fillebrown ct al
to Charles Crymble 81. Charles Crymble
to Charles b. Fillebrown. 81.
Brighton Sullivan Russell to w. j.
Foss. 500.
Township No. r. 16 Charles Weston
to William II. Strickland ct al. 1925.
Harmony-Lizzie May Spaulding to d.
II. Bartlett $500,
Skowhegan-James Wright to Joseph
G. Cover. 1924. Joseph Moody to Fred
l.. Moody. $2l00. James A. Hoxie ct al
to Olive Boston. $25. John b. Nutting
to G.. b. Haryell. $500 Gardner Malbon
to Seth Getchell. 500. Seth Getchell to
j. f. Loomis 1925. Hiram Burrill Ed
win &. Coffin. 500. l.. L. Thayer ct al
to Edwin G. Coffin. 81. Edwin &. Coffin
to estate of Thomas c. Ross. Decd. So,
600.
Madison-Cyru' d. Morrill, to Sarah +.
Beal. $40.
Pittsfeld William d. Atkinson ct al to
Allen Hackett $500. Alonzo b. Shaw to
Margaret d. Atkinson. S2.7s3,62. Henry
A. Libby ct al to Emery Whittier. $500,
Cornville-Herman Hunnewell to David
Hobart ct al. 1925.
Anson-John Tinkham to Mary s. Full
Ter. Sl00
Ripley-John Currier to Forrest f.,
Steward 5000. Forrest L. Steward to
Horace Frost 5000. Samuel L. Stone to
Roscoe w. Felker $40.
Moscow-E. J.. Webster ct ais to Char
les f. Webster 800.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09


If ANT 30 different from farming or any
athef occupation. Wv amt such a fool
az - think field vii keep yielding II I
snl. eneieh il onre and plant 1t once;
hate IA 20 OYER the same ground every
ssa-9a. and here ! supposed you was a
gong - always DO a. you did when We
Here occurring without me doing my
parf AZ all
II I hadn't changed any maybe you
aHaH always have been a. tender as you
usfd q b. pleaded his wife.
Perhaps - and perhaps not; but
aah mean - leave you to try no such
pan tell You what II i Jane, feel as
Il Ne hadn't never been married till to-
Ia L -eem- a. II We ought to take
welding tour
] N afraid wei nave 70 wait until next
SUMMER for that wa. the smiling re-
spuu.c
! suppose We shall. but we'll take it
tAen certain and i tell you where well
% "ife-that's to chautanquy."
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09
STATE NEWS.

During the past year he Maine State
prison has done about its usual amount of
manufacturing in its two departments Of
harness and carriage making although 1t
has a larger number than usual Of earria
ges and sleighs on hand. Twelve humid.
red harnesses have been made.
Sturgis, Lombard & Co, of Augusta,
shut down December list, having run a
longer time than for ten years. They
have sawed 200, 900 feet OF pine and s.,
600, 900 feet of spruce lumber, and have !,
900, 900 feet to start up on In the spring
Prices have been trife better than last
year. The prospect for the lumber bust
ness next year is fair, but there will be an
oycrstock of logs cut this winter all over
the State
Deputy Sherifs Cobb & Ames had a
chase last Friday night after one Of the
noted rumsellers Of Chelsea. who was nn-
der six hundred dollar bonds, named Geo.
Bird reports the Gardiner Journal 1t
seems Birds bondsmen got hint that he
intended to clear out and leave them to
pay the bills. They notified the officers
who got on his track and followed him to
Gardiner where Cobb saw him boarding
the night train for Boston. lie was arrest
ed and taken before Judge Stevens Satur-
day, and sentenced to ninety days in jail
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

Hot salt and water il tho best
thing with which to clean mating.
Give it dry thick coatign Of var
nish when dry. This will preserve
1t and improve its looks.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

Ben Bunker OF the Fairfield Journal in
dulges In an illustrated sketch of the jour
ney of the Hon. J. p Bass to Washing
ton The Illustrations and the explana-
tions thereof are not complimentary,
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

Deaiers report smart advance In pig
non. Iron Is something Of business
barometer.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

Citizens of Portland will ask Congress
for 0lOO, 900 to deepen the harbo-.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09
GEO. D. ARN0LD'S,
FL WATER ST
Harper's Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED

HAmxR.s WEEKLY has now for more than twenty
vears maintained It's position as the leading illus
irated weekly newspaper In America. With CON
etaDt increase Of literary artistic resources 1t is
able to Oler for the ensuei Y year attraction une
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capital illustrated serial stories, one by Mr. THos.
HARDY, anoDg the foremost OF living writers OF
fiction and he other by Mr. WALTER BE.ANT, one
of the most RAPIDLY rising OF Edglish npyelis's;
graphic illustration. Of unusasl IN crest to readers
In ai sections of the country; entertaining shor!
stoTies mostly illusrat d. by the best writer's, and
important papers by high Authorities on the chief
TO, ics OF the day.
ksery one who desires Trustworthy political
guide an entertai ming and Instructive family
Journal entirely free IRON objectionable features in
features In either letter.pless or Illustrations.
should Subscribe to HARPER'S WEEKLY.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

We ask you to examine, have never before had
such variety, and shall make extra low prices for
Christmas. Our stock of Silver Plated Ware must be
reduced and we shall sell without regard to cost for
the next 30 days few pieces Statuary closed out
at one-half the regular price Come in and look over
our stock before making your selections.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09


she was a model young lady, and
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

,t.,,,, "a Rriuht's Disease has
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

The Volumes Of the WEEKLY begin with the first
Number for January of each year When no time
10 men toned It will be understood thai the sub
sctiber Wishes to commenee with the Numoer
next after the receip' OF order.
Bound Volumes Of HARPER' WEEKLY, for three
Year, hack In neat CT 18th bnh ngs, will c soit by
mai, postage paid, or by express. iroe of expense
provided tie freight do. not exceed one dollar
pvs volume), for q o. p, volume.
clio Ca.es for each volume, suitable for binding,
will b ssnt BY mail, p. sspsid on receipt OF $i.oo
each.
Remiitaucss should be made by Post-Ohlcc Mon.
~ Or isr or Draft. 10 avoid ch.hces OF loss.
HsUsp1psrs are not 10 copy this advertisement
se<&Aous a. esprsss order VHARrER BRoTHSR'
Adde'S. HARPER 3 BROTHERS. New York
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

P. 81 would also call atleotioa 10 Il
lot of accounts now overdue ard would
request all who are owing me to ca ard
settle.
A. G.. BLUNT.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09

Z Florida oranges which they propose to
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

In recent paper presented before the
New York state medical association, DR..
w. "A. Hammond stated that the increase
in the quantity Of opium consumed from
1910 to 1880 was 513, 450 pounds. 1t is es-
timated that in 1868 there were from So
900 to 100000 victims of this habit in this
country now they number over 100000.
This rapid growth is ascribed largely to
the invention of the hyperdermic syringe,
which is favorite method of administer
ing the drug. The ratio is about three
women to one man who are addicted to
the habit, the reason given being that
women are subject to more painful all
ments than men. From the year 1921,
when DeQuincey's Confessions of an
English Opium Eater" appeared, the
medical faculty have, until within a few
years, overlooked the Importance of this
habit. 1t is now commanding more at
tention.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

From the Pittsburgh Dispatch, Sept 25th, 1880.
Every seldom do we read of an actual
case of recovery, where hope had alto
gether been lost, to parallel that which
was Monday investigated by a Dispatch
reporter, who had heard in various quar-
tiers persons talking to their friends of a
cure, seemingly little short of marvellous,
that had been performed. The plain facts
in the case referred to, without exaggera-
ton, are these, as they were learned from
the mother of the young man. his pastor
and other persons well known in the COM
munity:
William Lincoln Curtis is the name
of the young man in question. He is now
employed at II. K. Porter & Co.'s loco
motive works in PittsEHrgh. Pa A year
ago he resided with his mother on Grant
street. About that time he went to bed
one evening with a violent pain III his
shoulder, the result, he thought, of cold.
The next morning the shoulder was
greatly swollen, the pain was intense, and
aches were felt all through his system.
His case was speedily developed into
violent form of chronic rheumatism,
among the first notable features of which
was the paralysis of his left arm.
"He gradually grew worse, and in few
months the elbow and knee joints and
both ankles became enormously enlarged
In March last the cheek bones began to
enlarge, and upon his left side particu-
larly, spreading his face out of all resem-
blance to his former self. The pain in all
his joints became intense; fever, with its
deteriorating effects, was now added, and
he became rapidly reduced to the semblance of
a skeleton. while vitality reached its lowest
), ossible condition, and his sufferings were of
20 an indiscribable character that those who
sun suea ed him sometimes thought it would be
i.a.s 49, ~. ',e was called away. At this time
re-, !. III known in Pittsburgh informed
bis We they could give no hopes of
recovery. s,.,,,, .o,,r,.nced +.L;,a
that 1voy Jsrs nan lie. PERuNA. In two
weeks quite change for tls eniargement had
Eeptioie In six weeks all the - IS spirits and
neen reduced completely, while s. rs he had
slrengtn the patient was quite as We. -.se ago
ever been in his life. Nearly three we.. sae.
ne resumed work as machinist at his old pta.S
anie 20 Perform as much labor as everfn his Iifc
: Inc smother of Willie Curtis in stafino- ALI
these facts, said Indeed, car, not Look :; non
much less than as a miracle. do not
fsuase n sounding the praise of PERuNA. aud
S1raA lending it to all my friends. 4,
n r. trastef of the church where the voun a
nc g. sded ). ,bbath school was visited. an &
raad;I.. rn6rfs d the facts of the deforme
nes M :, Saciateo condition from diseases,
d Of the doct. rs havil@ given him up. He's
IS greatly surpr sed at his improved condition:
id he, :. If he ha..s not sp.hen; ! would not
We known him.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

The mothers, wives and sisters of the
volunteers in the Canadian service, re-
joice over the official action in Parliament
as to serving out liquors to the troops.
Upon the question being asked by Prof.
Foster, whether intoxicating liquors are
served to the volunteer troops in the
northwest, as any part of their rations,
or are allowed to be taken with them as
private supplies, and whether canteens
are allowed under the supervision of the
commanding officers for the sale to the
troops of intoxicating liquors of any kind, y
the minister of militia, Hon. M. Caron,
replied emphatically in the negative to
every part of the inquiry.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

Amherst Democrat: Mr.. S. J. Turner,
Jr., had his tobacco barn and tobacco
burned few nights since, also cow
which was in shed close to the barn.
The only horse owned by Mr.. William
Turner was in the house at the time and
was burned to death. The fire is thought
to have been the work of an incendiary.
The loss is quite heavy on Mr.. Turner,
and it is to be hoped that the guilty party
will be arrested.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

In the West Virginia Institution for the
Blind recently lad Is years of age and
blind from his birth was opesrsststari Ifinon
anu il'aoe 70 sess perfectly by a physician
wsllag>came to the conclusion that the optic
nerves were perfect, but covered by double
congenital cateracts, and who proved the
correctness of his theory. When light had
been gradually let into the room the lad
was shown book and key. but was
wholly at sea as to which was which. He
did not know his relatives until they spoke
to him, and when they did SO went home
with them very happy youth.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11
Wives! Mothers!! Dauhters!!!

BE YOUR OWN PHYSICIAN. A Lady,
who for many years suffered torments
worse than death from Uterine troubles,
such as Falling of the Womb, Leucorrhoea
[Whites,] painful and suppressed Men
situation, finally found remedies which
completely cured her. Any sufferer from
such diseases can take the remedies and
thus cure herself without revealing her
condition to anyone, or subjecting her wo-
manly modesty to the shock of an exam
ination by physician. The recipes with
plain directions, will he sent to any
address FREE OF CHARGE securely sealed.
Address Mrs. M. J. BRABIE. 252 S. 10th
ST.. PHILADELPHIA. Pa Name this Paner
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

The sure effects of Ayers Sarsaparilla
are thorough and permanent. If there is
a lurking faint of scrofula about you,
Ayers Sarsaparilla will dislodge it, and
expel it from your system.
A new evangelist, the Rev. Sam Jones,
has just developed in Tennessee who is
taking the country by storm with his vig-
orous, rugged and honest eloquence and
earnestness. The Rev. Sam Jones most
likely will not accord the new revision of
the Bible his cordial support, for he is
credited with having gotten off an epigram
like this in one of his addresses 'sSome
preachers are SO elegant that they always
refer to hell as the burnt district This
sort of dignity is the starch of shroud. y
Mr.. John Coghlll, aged 80 years, died at
Anderson, w. Va, on the 23d, from the
effects of paralysis.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

Palpitation. Dropsical Swellings. Dizziness
Indigestion, Headache. Sieepliness, cured by
"Welfs' Health Remover
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

Mr.. Samuel M. Page and DR.. ]. R. Har-
rison had dispute over seat which each
claimed while Mr.. Aylett was speaking in
the Cluverius trial on Monday, and came
to blows. They were afterwards placed
under bonds
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

Eastern Tennessee capitalists are pre-
pairing to develop some of the marble beds
of that region. There is an abundance of
marble there, easy to oe had and of supe-
rior value. A company is also to be formed
to work the marble quarry at New Market,
Va,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

ROUGH ON CORNS.
Ask for Wells Rough on Corns. " I5c Quick
complete cure. Hard OF soft corns, warts, bun
ions.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

Ponds Extract, all users tell us. is
without an equal for. Piles. Sprains,
Gout OF any INFLAMMATION. Try it.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder.
Gravel Catarrh of the Bladder. 81. Druggists
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

ROUGH ON RATS.
Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies. ants bed
b1oR
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

While Union Pacific train was stuck
in snow-drift last--week, the passengers
paid one dollar apiece for sandwiches.
Wanted them for snow-shovels, probably.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11

1t is passing strange how man who
owes you thirty cents will have his atten-
ton suddenly attracted to the cornice of
the tall block across the way whenever
you chance to meet him ON the street.