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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08
March Term of Court.
IIBBEN, j., Presiding.


Wednesday, april I.
The case of Lavony Higgins VS.. John l.
Downs, reported last week as on trial. was
settled by the parties.
L. l.. Morrison VS.. Oscar Williams,
Action to recover pay 70" 700 pounds OF
p csphate furnished def. in May 1881.
Defence. The phosphate was furnished
by pill as the agent of J. Winslow Jones 4
Co, aud was TO be paid for when the com
pany paid deft for sweet corn brought to
the canning factory In Skowhegan.
Pin. denies that he was the agent of j.
Wipslow Jones Il Co Verdict for def.
Kuowlton. Walton, Merrill.
Tuesday April z.
State VS.. Asa Mason. Indictment for
breaking and entering the hotel at Hart
land, the 18th of OctoQer last, aad stealing
therefrom rifle. On the 2Slh of October
the rife was found in the stable adjoining
the house occupied by def.
Deft. says that last fall he was hauling
wood from Hartland to Newport for one
Robert Lynn and this rifle he found In q
load of wood when he was unloading at
Newport. Verdict not guilty.
Bradbury County ANY. S. j. Walton.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08
Fast Day.
GOVERNOR RoBIE's PROCLAMATION.

The Governor has issuedthe following procisma-
ton -
The faith of our ancestors In the power oil prayer
IN mighty God and q realz ton OF entire depen-
dence upon Tvs mercy. led them early to SET apar
a dsy OF public fasting, humil aton and prayer.
which has become an honored usage, and when
accompanied BY an humble and sincere oeiei lnat
He lie one who heareth prayer, Is pron'ao'e III It's
continuance. ,.,,,
therefore by sd vice and consent OF the executive
council appoint Thursday, the Esd day OF Apri next
to be obrerved by the people of this stare Tor That
pious purpose; and do urge thht It II be kept 10
the private home and public sanctuary as becomes
Christian people who have been the gr'tefsl recip-
tents OF 90 msny varied blessings. Let us continue
10 pore the favor Of God the forgiveness OF sna
the general prosperity Of our state and country ana
the triumph Of correct faith throughout ,ne w9fa.
1.-The Lord taketh pleasure In them thAt lear h'm'
In those that hope In His mercy"
Given at the Council Chsmber at Aug usta, TINS
twenty nth day Of March, in toe year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty,
Ave, and OF the Independence Of the United
States OF America the one hundred and ninth'
BY the Governor fRkDsMCk hohiH'
ORAnANpxL SIXTH, Secretary OF State.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

THE MILITIA ORG ANlzATIoN.- -The Legis-
lature of 1885 falling to re-elect Major
General of the Militia of Maine, the fol-
lowing order has been issued from tn e Ad-
jutant Generals Office. Paragraph l Of
General Orders No. Ill, series OF 1880,
dated January 9Th, establishing First Di-
vision Militia Of Maine, is hereby revoked.
Th. Commanding Officers Of the several
organization composing the Reserve Mi
litia will report direct to this office.
BY order OF the Commander-in-C Chief,
S. J. GALLAGH Err,
AdjuGant General.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

MADIsoN.-The business outlook for our
village the coming summer, is very en-
couraging. About fifty thousand, of the
seventy-hve required to build new mill,
is subscribed. There seems but little
doubt that work will begin as soon as the
ground is in a suitable condition. Misses
Manter and Blaze, spoken of in the RE-
PORTER last week, will occupy the larger
the new stores under Old Point Hall, and
we understand that Mr.. Merrinan of Read
field, has engaged the other one, in which
he will put stock of dry goods. boots and
shoes and room paper. 1t seems to be an
assured fact that we are to have a local pa
per, called the Madison Bulletin" to be
published weekly by Mr.. Mprriman, who
has been connected with the Kennebec
Journal for several years past. 1t Is to be
general newspaper, neutral In politics.
Nearly every man in the village subscribed
for the first issue. Price Of subscription,
one dollar and fifty cents year. lowing
to the pressure of other business, which
needs his attention, B. P. j. Weston would
like to dispose of his stock In trade and
leave his store. This il good opportuni-
ty for an enterprising man.. Our new
druggists, Messrs Kent & Stearns, are just
getting established In their new quarters,
the stor lately occupied by c. w. NOVEL;
.Messrs. Z. T. Spear and G. X. Evans
have formed co-partnership for enlarging
and carrying on thebusi ness, in which.
Mr.. Spear has been engaged for several
years past. They will move into the store
under Lincoln Hail. 80. m. P. Ward, our
popular building contractor, has begun
WORK on new house for Mrs. Creation, In
the place of one burned last fall. Ward
will have all the building he can attend to,
this season. Other parties are preparing
to put up dwellings, as soon as the snow
is of. RHEUA.
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E. New Portland, March 25th 1885

The American Express Company are
selling money orders from all the offices of
the Company throughout the country, pay
able at $500 places. Receipts are given
and the money refunded if the order Is lost
The rates for these orders vary from five
cents for s. order to twenty cents for
$50 order; which is about twenty per cent.
cheaper than postal money orders on
amounts over $5. They are also much
more convenient, because there is not so
much red tape about obtaining the orders
and cashiug them. The rates from 81 up
to $50 will be found in another column.
This system of sending money has proved
great success, and is growing in favor
every day.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

RETRIEVE. The Governor and Council,
In session at Augusta Wednesday, have re-
proved Santore Capone for two weeks.
Rev. Fathers BOniface and Harrington
have again visited the condemned Italians
at Thomsstun, and Santore has furnished
them statement Of how the murder was
committed, which does not differ material
ly from the reports already published. Be.
cause Governor Robbie signed the warrant
for the execution Of Santore and Capone
on day fixed by judge OF the Supreme
Court, year previous, and that day hap
pened to coincide with movable feast Of
the Catholic church, the Argus character
lied the Governors action as "gross af-
front" to large class Of his constituents.
Col. Bradbury, counsel for the prisoners
and feading Portland democrat, writes
the Argus that Governor Robbie did simply
what the law required Of him, "as the
statute obliges the Court to FIX the dag for
the execution Of the sentence in capital
cssss, and probably the Judge In fixing the
day-more than year alphabetically
set Il for Good Friday, which last year fell
q week earlier and next year will be three
wesks later than this year."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08
a Card.

On the afternoon and evening of March
Goth, there were over 80 of the good peo-
pie of Starks, gathered at the house of
Mr.. Augustus Spinney, to express their
kindly feelings to the subscribers, and to
donate for our benefit. The very enjoyable
season seemed to increase the happiness of
all present. A sum Gall money!, of over
$40 was donated for our benefit; which Is
in addition to salary. Since our services
began with the f. Baptist church in June
1882, we have received many tokens of re-
gard, not only from the church, but from
the members Of all religious societies in
town, as also from those belonging to no
religious society. Special thanks are due
to Mr.. and Mrs. Spinney, who for two
years In succession have generously opened
their house for similar gatherings for our
benefit. May God bless all who have so
kindly remembered our needs.
LEONARD HUTCHINs.
ABBIE HUTCHINS.
e. New Portland, March 25th 1885.
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The Spring Months

Are undoubtedly the best in which to puri
fly the blood and strengthen the system, be-
cause at this time the body is most suscep-
tible to the beneficial effects of reliable
medicine like Hoods Sarsaparilla. The
feeling Of debility, languor and lassitude,
caused by the changing season, is entirely
overcome, and scrofula and all humors are
expelled from the blood by the powerful
reviving and purifying influences of Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
Do Not Delay-Take Hoods Sarsaparilla
now. 1t is made by C. l. Hood Co.,
Apothecaries, Low ell, Mass. Sold by all
druggists. 100 Doses One Dollar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

The Arkansas House of Representatives
unanimously adopted a resolution express
ing profound regret at the dangerous and
continued illness Of Gen. U. s. Grant, and
declaring that the members Of the House
extend their sincere sympathy to the dis
tinguished citizen and soldier In his great
affiiction, and expressing the hope that
kid Providence may restore him to per
feet health,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08
Spring Medicine

At no other season is the system so sus-
cent,ble TO the beneficial effects OF re-
liable tonic and invigorant. The impure
state of the blood, the deranged digestion,
and the weak condition Of the body, caused
nv It's long battle with tho cold, wihtry
blasts. all call for the reviving, regulating
and restoring influences so happhy anu
effectively combined in Hoods Sarsapari''a,
floods Sarsaparilla did me great uea,
Of good. l had no particular disease pu.
was tired out from overwork, and II toned
me up." Mrs. G. L. SIMMONS, Cohoes, NJ l.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

The Machias Republican, after suspen-
sion OF three months caused by combina-
ton OF adverse circumstances, "a fire de.
stroying the Office Of publication, and the
election Of the editor and proprietor to the
legislature), is out again looking as well
as ever. The REPORTER has been burned
out several times but has never been elect
ed to the Legislature. Success to Bro. Fur
bush and II disasters must come, may they
overtake him singly hereafter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

When the weather grows warmer, that
extreme tired feeling. want Of appetite,
dullncss, languor, and lassitude, afliict
almost the entire human family, and scroll
MIA and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. IL Is III,
possible to throw of this debility ana eApel
humors from tho blood without the aia OF
reliable medicine liz Hoods Sarsapariiia'
al could not sleep, and would get up III
the morning with hardly life enough TO get
out of bed. l had no appetite, anu my
face would break out with pimples. oought
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

The latest from General Grant indicates
that the disease is progressing and that he
can live but few days. He had hemor-
rhage Tuesday morning.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

PITTsFIELD The Advertiser says: Tho
Peltoma bridge will come up before the law
court at Augusta, next month for final
action. J. o. Brad bury, Esq, County A.
torney, will represent the petitioners. 1t
now looks as II the matter which has been
agitated for SO many years will be happily
settled at last, and new bridge across the
Sebasticook will be an addition to the
scenery at Peltoma Point before long.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

The Commissioner of Pensions asks
Miss Ada C. SWEET to resign as pension
agent at Chicago, but the lady says she
will not. She cannot be charged with be-
ing an offensive partisan and has conduct
I'd the office with entire acceptance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

A new cabinet has been announced in
France. Mr.. Henri Brisbane is president
of the Council.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

Olives Of great men always remend US
that we are all subject to die" says an ex-
change, but never cough yourself away a.
long - you can raise twenty-five cents for
Q bottle of DR.. Bulrs Cough Syrup.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

1t is far better to be poor and possess
bottle of Jadwiu's Tar Syrup, than to be
rich and not know how to cure Cough or
Cold. 25 cents and 81 per bottle. For sale
by Geo. Cushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

Pure blood is absolutely necessary In or
der to enjoy perfect health. Hoods Sarsa-
darilla purifies the blood and strengthens
the system.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08
Hoods SarsapariIIa

"For seven years, spring and fali' haa
scrofulous sores come out on my legs, ana
for two years was not free from them al
ALL 1 suffered very much. Last May began
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and before had
taken two bottles, the sores healed and the
bumor left me-" G. A. ARNOLD, Arnold, Me.
"There is no blood purifier equal to Hoods
sarsaparilla." IS. PHELPS, Rochester, NY.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So Made
only by c. l. HOOD g. CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

Gladstone sees no reason to doubt the
peaceful settlement with England's Difficult
ty with Russia.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

All aloug the worlds highway Is the ev.
idence that Jadwins Tar Syrup cures oil
Cough, Colds and Consumption. Sold by
Geo. Cushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

e0T8-An FitA stopped free BY D.. xNas's Great
H.Yvs fssaree No Fits after nrstdays use. Marvel.
ouo cures Treatise and $500 trial bottle free to Fit
eases. Ssnd 70 Dr.. Kline 9ai Arch b., Phila Pa.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

Floods on the Hudson and Susquehanna
are damaging property and impeding trsf-
&c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

a bottle Of Hoods Sarsaparila, and soon
began to sleep soundly; could get up WIN
out that tired and languid feeling, and my
appetite improved" u. A. SANFORD Kent "
al had been much troubled by general
debility. Last spring Hoods sarsapariiia
proved Just the thing needed. l derived an
immense amount of benefit. never iei'
better" II. F. MILLEr, Boston, Mass
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So. Made
only by c. l. HOOD s. CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-11
Odd Things About sleeping Gar Ex.
DeEses


One of the principal expenses Of the
sleeping car is the laundry bill AZ
Boston the monthly wash list includes
5000 pieces of linen, and the bill Is OF
corresponding amount. Each car con-
tains twenty-foEr berths, ard its outfit
includes 100 sheets 100 pillow slips, so
hand towe.s and 10 roller towels. The
entire equipment of the Pullman Com
pany includes $4,000 sheets, 46. 600 pill
low slips, 10000 hand towels and 5000
roller towels. The company also uses
about 1900 blankets. A sleeping car
is emptied and cleaned as soon rs it
reaches its destination, and the soiled
linen Immediately sent to the laundry.
The Pullman Company washes and re-
pairs lis blankets in the cities where
the principal offices are situated. q
The Wagner Company, however,
send theirs to be cleaned at the mills in
Pittsfeld, Mass. where they were
made. The total equipment Of the
Wagner Company is 4.000 0woolen blsn-
kets, Is, 851 linen sheets, IL, 302 pillow
slips, 5, 740 hand towels and 2,342 role
Ter towe,s The aggregate expenses Of
keeping the beds of this company clean
amounts to from $1,000 to $4,000 q
month, or $4,000 a year. while the
Pullman Company is SO, 600 to $40. 900
a month, Notwithstanding the reduc-
ton Of cost to the lowest possible
point Sheets are washed for II cents
piece, and pillow slips and towels for
cent each.
An addition to other expenses Is that
of providing the sleeping cars with
combs, brushes. whisk brooms, feather
busters, soap and other toilet articles,
and this item is largely increased BY
the incessant thefts committed by pas
sengers. 1t is not an uncommon thing
for an apparent gentleman, after using
a hand-towel. to slip it into his pocket.
and if detected. say, ''Why, mistook
it for my 'kerchief Elevated RGilsOGy
J0strnGk
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Living in a Cell.

The cloister was really the living.
their daily avocations, here they taught
their schools, they transacted their
business. they spent their time, and
pursued their studies, always in socie-
ty, cooperating and consulting. and,
as rule, knowing nc privacy. ''Rut
a monk always lives in a cell!'' / think
you will be inclined to object The
sooner you get rid of that delusion the
better. Until Henry III, founded the
Carthusian Abbey Of Witham, In 1873.
there was no such thing known in Eng
land as monks cell, as we under
stand the term. 1t was popularity
of the Carthusian order, and when it
was first introduced it was regarded as
starting novelty for any privacy or
anything approaching solitude TO be
tolerated in monastery. The Carthu-
sian system never found much favor
in England The Carthusians never
had more than nine houses all told;
the discipline was too rigid, the rule
too severe, the loneliness too dreadful
for our tastes and for our climate. In
the thirteenth century, if mistake
not, there were only two monasteries
in England in which monks or nuns
could boast of having any privacy, any
little corner of their own to turn into,
any place where they could enjoy the
luxury of retirement. any private study
such as every boy nowadays, in q
school of any pretensions, expects to
have provided for himself. and with
out which we assume that nobody could
read and write for an hour The
Nineteenth Century.
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Tongue Tying.

An ingenious method Of putting g
check upon chatter has been devised
by schoolmaster who was recently
charged in London police court with
assaulting one of his pupils. The de-
fendant, it appeared, being displeased
with boy who persisted in talking du.
ring lesson-time, fastened strap with
slip-knot around the tongue Of the Of
fender, and then tied the other cad by
a string to q chair, thus effectually pre-
venting continuance of the nuisance.
After hearing the evidence, the magis-
trate dismissed the summons on the
ground that the tying of the boyls
tongue was not any real punishment.
The boy seems to have been very much
given to talking, and il was therefore
thought advisable to degrade him the
same as By putting FOOLS cap on his
head, or lying the arms of boy given
to fighting.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-11
Too Much for GlrIs, Braine.

Think of an undeveloped brain get
ting up book knowledge on ten differ
eni subjects all the same day, and this
going on day after day for several
years! 1t is altogether contrary to the
principles of sound psychology to Inn
agine that any sort of mental process,
worthy of the name of brain thinking,
can take place in that brain while this
is going on. The natural tendency OF
good brain at TINT age TO be inquisitiVe
and receptive is glutted to more than
safety. Tie natural process of build
ing up fabric OF mental completeness
by having each new fact and observa-
tion looked at in different ways and
having it suggest other facts and ideas,
and then settle down as part of the
regular furniture of the mind, cannot
possibly go on where new facts are
shovel d in by the hundred day by day.
The effect of this is bad on boys, but is
worse on girls, because it is more alien
TO their mental constitution. -PopsslGT
Science M01f,7n
The red sunsets continue to bother
the minds of the scientists. Professor
Cassamajor, Of New York, offers the
latest explanation, which is to tho. Ell
feet that ring similar to that Of Sat
urn is forming around the earth .
EQUATOR. The volcanic hypothesis how-
ever, still seems to be received with
most favor, though the impro5abllity
ot volcanic matter being maintained at
eo oroat an elevation for . period Of
/ Eve months, to say nothing Of the din
Guilty Of its motion through the atInos-
phefe mains to disparage suea .
theory.
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He was dude of the extreme kind.
He couldn't have been more so. His
oVercoat was short, his undercoat long,
his collar high, his trousers so tight that
it twould seem he must have creased bis
legs to get into them, his shoes pointed.
AS he entered the reading-room at the
hotel every body looked at him, and 3
smile went round. There was brindle
dog in the room at the time. As the
dude paused at the news stand the dog
went up to him, shifted of him, looked
up at him once and walked away with
dropping tail and an air Of intense dis
gust The disgust probably arose from
the fact that the dude wasn't the person
the dog was looking for, but the ami
malls whole appearance seemed to say:
This let's me out. / can't stand that
thing!' And the crowd howled with
aughtcr.-BOstOn Post.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-11


Frank Haralton, State Librarian OF
Georgia, describes cyclone which he
lately witnessed in the mountains.
The cyclone seemed to bound over the
Blue Ridge in all the fury of its convul-
sions, while all below was quiet and
peaceful. 1t was a terrific battle OF
awful-looking clouds. oYerspreading
nearly the entire heavens. The tenn
pest was in an incessant boil, the
clouds lashing each other with fury
and darting about as if jerked by some
resistless force. An immense bank Of
cloud would sweep down with light
ning-like velocity, dart up again, bal-
ance itself for a moment On the edge
of the cyclone, then be jerked into the
whirling mass and dashed into pieces.
While this was going on it began to
rain pine brush, boards, planks, bed
ding and every conceivable article OF
household furniture. In Gaddistown,
Union county, the people found all
kinds of wearing apparel, and near
Blairsyille the bottom of a wag~
on body was found. A large
amount of lumber cut by a circular
saw was found, this circumstance be-
ing remarkable by the fact that there
are no circular saws in all the county,
so that the lumber must have been
blown very great distance. As soon
as the cyclone passed great amount
0i nAiI and rain s-
Yonkers editors are proverbial for
their gallantry to the fair sex. but one
of them got discouraged on New Years
Day and swore of. He found one of
the 160-pound fairies of his city trying
to pick her way across a muddy street.
What else could he dog He took her
in his arms and landed her high and
dry-shod on the other side, when she
smilingly exclaimed: .'Oh. that is TOO
lovely for anything. Lets 90 back. =
That editor h:ss zone into w.nter quar-.
ters. l. 0c .Mtss t'r.ss.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-11
NJ MOUNTS & co.

Prolrietors of the Geyser Saloon. For
meriy run by Ponsford & sanborn, next
door to the I.acledo Hotel We keep
only first-,.lass goods. and request a liber-
al share of the PuDI patronage. lOtf
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-11
THE GALL ATTN VALLEY NATIONAL
BANK OF BOHEMIAN.
PAID UP CAPITAL, 100000.

We transact a general banking BUSH
ness. Buy Territorial, County and Gov
ernment securities.
Buy and sell exchange ON the CONNER
cial centres of the United States and
Europe. Collections receive prompt at
tcntiOn.