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Smyrna times., 1886-11-10
G.WORRELL.
CarpetingS!

Our preparations for this
season are more extended
than ever before. We keep
full lines of all kinds of Car
petings, Oil Cloths, Mattings,
Rugs, Shades, Mats, &c. AS
cost next to style is to every
person a matter of interest,
we name the prices on the
most prominent goods. Body
Brussels 9Oc, s1OO, $1,15, S1.25.
Tapestry Brussels SOC, Csc,
75c. Ingrains 4Oc, SOC, 6Oc,
75c, 85c. Rugs 37Ic, SOC, 55c.
Cottage 25c, 35c. Oil Cloths
25c, 371I, SOC, 75c.
Shades, SOC. complete, best
goods, on rollers.
We have a full assortment
of Shirtings from "A widths
to 10-4 wide. Towels, Quilts,
Blankets, Table Linens, Nap
kins, &c, &c, in fact a full
line of Housekeeping Goods
and always at lowest prices.
In Upholstery Goods we
carry almost every thing.
Mattresses, 1925 to S25.OO.
Woven Wire Mattresses, $5.
Pillows, &c, q.
Curtains in Lace, Turc0-
mans, Plush, Tapestry and
ValOurs; ; the largest assort-
ment you can find here and
but few stores any where
carry more. They come as
low as $1.OO per pair in Lace
and $500 per pair in heavy
goods.
Our entire business is de-
voted to House Furnishing
and we think we offer super
iOr advantages in price, quail
ty and general service.
20 and 822 Market ST.,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
sep 22-3m
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II The
W "Wire Twist"

The "Ironclad" suits that we told Won
about-the cloth almost impossible to break or
tear-we are full of orders.
We want to acquaint you with another
uncommonly good article-our "Wire Twist"
~ What is it? Sounds like putting-up-fence
talk or enclosing farm.
It's quality of cloth we got a manufac-
turer to make and the wool is of so stubbornIy
strong character, and all wool, in warp and woof,
that we name it Wire Twist"
1t has cheviot face resembling the fash.
lonable Scotch and English fabrics, and you will
ind it out incomparably good in wear
Because of the great quantities we take.
we are enabled to make very little prices, and it
will be popular.
More than dozen patterns of the goods.
Mems suits, SI4OO; Big Boys, $1,000;
Overcoats, $I2.oo
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FARREL q CO..

O37 Chestnut Street, Phila.
Only makers in this State Of Herring's Patent
Champion Safes, the victOrs in a thousand
lirna In.
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Freight received in Philadelphia, Daily.
-4OI-
THE STEAMER
JOHN E. TYGERT."
Smyrna (ROthwelps Landing) and Pier 9,
Race Street Wharves, Philadelphia,
as follows:

Leave F7emings Landing, hour later
Rs-Hack leaves Smyrna three-quarters of an
hour before the Boat starts
Smyrna times., 1886-11-10

Philadelphia and Smyrna Transpor-
tatiOn Company.
J. E. TYGERT, Pres't.
W. G. PIERCE, Sec'y and Trea'r.
A. Z. JARDINE, General Manager
oFErCEs. (No. 40 S. Delaware Avenue, Phils.
and Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1886-11-10

"The heat was intense and severly tested yO
safe. 1t was opened three days after the fiji
Books and papers were all preserved"
Smyrna times., 1886-11-10

Connected By Telephone aOith Wyoming,
Camden, DoUer and Caytoa.
Smyrna times., 1886-11-10

Fare to Philadelphia IS Cents. Round Trip, 81 25.
No charge for conveyance to and from
ROthwells Landing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01
The Fire Protection OF Maine
Towns.

Since the occurrence of the late disas-
trouS conhagratpns az Pennington and
PASSPORT. Ne the residents of many Of
the other towns and villages of the State
aroused to sense of their danger have
been actively discussing measures for
more thorough fire protection As to the
present condition of affairs. inquiries re
Gently made in seventy of The smaller
cities and larger villages. elicit the follow
ing facts. The larger cities being gencr-
ally ~ell protected against fire. are not
considered. OF the seventy places, but
nine Skow hogan, OldtoMn. WaterVille
Thomastown, Calais, Fairfield sanford
Houlton and Bar Han bor-are provided
with steam fire engines. OF these Bar
Ilarbor and IIoulton also have water
works. and those II Calais are nearly
completed. Nearly all line above towns
also po,sc>s hand engine in addition to
the steamer.
Thifty-uine other towns rely for pro-
lection principally upon hand engines and
hook and ladder trucks. 9r in few cases
such A. prcsqnc ISL. Fort Fairfield and
Caribou. upon Il Bennington. or horse
power engine; while t.ydrantS supple
ment the hand engines in Bridgfon.
Pitt>feld aud Oakland IN occasional
chemical engine j. also found.
Winthrop. Norway. South Paris. Bruins
wick Saccarappa. Cumberland Mills aud
Woodford> have walcr-wprks n well as
hand engines, while Richmond and Pres
que Isle will have systems completed be-
fore many months
Ellsworth. Belfast. North Berwick.
South Berwick. Dover, foxcron, Orcuo
Waldoboro. Machai, Bucksporl, Rich
mond, Bowdoingham, Dexter kcnnc-
iscotta, Warren Winterport. Pittston.
Top>ham, Camden. Scar>port, Lisbon
and Lisbon Falls RELY entirely upon hand
engines, and in many of these places the
department would be unable to control
such fire "a may occur on any windy
day. In some instances there are no res
eyoirs at all-in others tho cistcrns are
too few, or they are / conveniently
situated.
Bucksport, PHILLIP and few other
places are talking about watcr-works and
steamers: but at the moment probably
thirds OF the towns which are with
out steam fire engines or adequate water
supply systems and profess To be prop
erly protected, are in more or less dan
ger. In Belfast, about month ago, the
Mayor announced that the water in the
reservoirs was so low that. were it all
coilecteu IN one clsJern- II steam nre en-
ginc would exhaust II In one hour
Norridgewock, Frceport, Millbridgc.
Cherryneld, Newport, NewtSharon, tam
ton, Yarmouth, Buckfleld. Madison,
China, Pembroke, wilton. Jay, Unity,
Limerick, Orland, West Buxton, Cape
Elizabeth, Mechanic Falls, Cornish and
North Arson have not even hand engines,
a few places only Ike North Arson de-
pending for protection from hydrants
and force pumps operated from some
mill or factory. Even in places. too,
where hand engines are owned, it some
times happens that there is no organized
fire companies to man them.
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PROBATE NOTICES.
To all persons interested In either of the
Estate bereinn fter named.

Alta COURT OF PROBATE held at skow-
1 \ hogan, within and for the County OF Somer-
our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and eight
six the following business having been present, d
for action there upon hereinafter Indicated, sis
hereby Ordered: That pu0lic notice thereof be
given 10 all persons Interested. that they may
appear at Probate Court to be holden at said
Sl<owhegaD, lat the Probate Office on the second
Tuesday OF December next ut nine of the clock
in the forenoon. and be heard thereon and oh
ject II they see cause.
WESTON h. NUrTER, late OF Skowhcgan,
deceased " i'll presented for proba 10y Rose
A. Nutler, nameh Execnrix therein. Declina-
appointment OF Bryce NJ Hight Admin TRAITOR
with the will annexed flied.
MELINDA c. BENSON late OF Anson. de-
ceased. Nh presented for Probate by Frank
l., Powers, named Executor therein.
JOSEPH KIMBALL, late OF Skowhegan, de-
ceased. First account Of Clemcntine A. IVES
ton, Executrix, presented.
WILLIAM II. CURRIER, late of Madison.
deceased. First and final account of William
ID Hayden, Executor presented.
SARAH JONES, late OF Brighton, deceased
Second ana final account of Martin Jones Ad
Illustrator presented.
sILAs ?, BOYD, late Of Harmony, de
ceased, First and final account of Sherburn
Leighton Executor presented.
ABIGAIL COLLINS. late of Harmony, de
ceased. First account OF Johu Collins, Dr. Ad-
ministrator presented.
EMILY ADAMS. late or Fairfield deceased.
First and final account of Newell Hoxie Adj
minsirator pre-ented.
NAOMI QUiNT, late OF New Portland, de
ceased. First account OF Stephen Qnint, Ad'
mini-rator. and his private account against
said estate presented.
NANCY BATES, of Madison. First and n
nal account, and his resignation presented by
Hiram Moore, Guardian.
LODOISKIA WILLIAMS, late OF Mercer, lie
ceased First and flnal account of A e. EN-.
cry, Administrator, with the VIII annexed
presented.
HENRY WASuBURN, late OF Anson, de
ceased. Petition Tor License to sell and con
vey real estate presented by T. j. Moore, Elk
ecutOr.
IRA B. HURD, of Skowhegan. Minor peti
ton for license to sell and convey real estate
presented by Benjamin Hurd. Guardian.
JOHN BURNS, late OF Concord. deceased
Petition that VIM. W. HAmblet, Administrator
have license to convey real estate according
TO contract presented by Calvin II. Ellis
HERBERT W. EDMUNDS, late Of Canaan
deceased. Petition for Judge to estimate VALUE
of Widows dover. presented by George Wey-
mouth, administrator
TURNER BUswELL, Judge.
Attest: .. II. GOODAIN, Register.
Post Office address, Judge, Scion; Register
SkowheRan. 3w46
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01

A reporter, curious as to the purpose for
which so many live pigeons in an adver-
tisement we're needed, called at the above
address and elected from the advertiser
the information that they are used to sup
ply gun clubs at their shooting matches.
GLOW many birds are used at match
of this sort"
"Well, from 200 to 300 for n shoot;
of course more are often used for
big match, but that is about the average.
The various gun clubs about Brooklyn
hold shooting matches throughout the
year and use up in that space of time n sur-
prising number of pigeons-35, 600 at least.
There are three trn9 here that supply
them, including myself We get our pig
cons from all parts of the country through
agents who drive through the farm dis
tricts and thus gather large numbers
from the farmers. There are no breed
ers who make a speciality of supplying
birds to shoot at, although some breeds
are better for this purpose than others.
The Antwerps, for instance, are pre-
ferred, because they are quick flyers and
difficult to shoot cen show you pigeons
that start so suddenly from their posi-
lions that it is almost impossible to hit
them. They are trained especially. OF
course, these furnish better sport for the
marhsmen."
"How large a proportion of the pigeons
escape unhurt?'
Fully onc-third. The rest are either
killed outright or so badly wounded
that they can easily be caught and dis
patched, which the law requires to be
done. Where they re not hurt badly
enough to prevent their escape they are
followed by retriever5 aud an end put to
their suffering
''What is done with the dead birds'''
"Thcy are, sold to the restaurants. -
Brooklyn Eagle Interview.
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Florida Oranges.

The annual announcement that the Del
aware peach crop has been ruined by
frosts, or that the ice crop is a failure,
come round with prompt regularity; &C.
casionally n wall is heard that the cram
berry crop has been destroyed by some
act of Nature and other predictions of
similar character arouse fears of incOn
venience from these causes. But usually
the predictions are not realized, and the
supply of these Injuries or necessities is
found to be sufficient.
The severe cold weather Of last winter
was very destructive to vegetation in
Florida, and finally it was announced that
not only were many thousands of oran-
ges ruined by frost, but that trees also
had been killed by the cold waves that
swept over this section of perpetual sum-
mer 1t was then declared shat the des-
traction was so general that few trees
survived and that for several years the
orange crop would be very limited.
Fortunately, this prediction has not been
verified. The Florida orange crop is the
earliest in the market and although the
heaviest shipments are made later, the
receipts up to the present time, together
with the reports from owners of groves
in Florida, show that this years crop
thirds, as large as that of last year. The
first oranges received in Boston were I'M
ripe and sour but they have improved
during the last two or three weeks, and
the latest consienments are sweet and
heavy.
The fact that the price ranges from So
to three and quarter box-about the
same as last year-is an indication that
the principal dealers do not anticipate a
special scarcity. The Florida oranges,
when at their best, are superior to any
others in the market, and the demand foI
them has so increased that, while few
shipments were made ten years ago, they
are now sold in large quantities. The
Valencia orange will be the first of the
imported oranges to arrive, the season
for the Messna fruit reaching its height
in February. The best of the Florida
crop is received about Christmas or q lit
tie later, and the great golden globes,
filed with the sweetest of fruit juices
are as delicious and wholesome.a 49,
fruit to be found-nourishing &
and equally inviting to the healtfisS n E Il
petite. X41
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Early ThanksgIvlngs.
As FOUNDED ny THE PURITAN FATHBRs-
THE HIGH PRIEST OF ALL FESTIVALS.

Perhaps in the thousands who duly OBJ
serve the day, there are many who do not
stop to think of the antiquity of Thanks
giving, or of the manner In which 1t was
observed In the old Colonial days. Writ
ing on this subject. Harriet Beecher
Stowe SAYS;
Our good Puritan fathers intended to
form state of society Of such equality
of conditions, and to make the means of
securing the goods of life free to all, that
everybody should find employment for his
faculties in prosperous seeking of his
fortunes. Hence, while they forbade
thcaters, operas and dances, they made
state of unparalleled peace and prospect
ty, where one could 20 to sleep at all
hours of the day or night with the house
door wide Open without bolt or bar, yet
without apprehension of any to modest
or make afraid.
The Fourth of July took high rank
after the Declaration of independence,
but the king and high priest of all festi-
walls was the autumn Thanksgiving.
when the apples were all gathered
and the cigar was all made and the yellow
pumpkins were rolled in from many hill
in pillows of gold, and the corn was
husked, and the labors of the season
were done, and the warm, late days of In
dian summer came in dreamy and calm
and still, there came over the community
sort of genial repose of spirit, a sense
of something accomplished and of new
golden mask made in advance on the cal
endar of life.
''ln those days there were none of the
thousand ameliorations of the labors of
housekeeping which have since arisen, no
ground and prepared spices and sweet
herbs; everything came into our hands in
the rough and in bulk, and the reducing
of 1t into state for use was deemed one
of appropriate labors of childhood. Ev-
en- the salt we used ia cooking was rock
salt, which we were required to wash
and dry and pound and sift before it be-
came fit for use.
Great as was the preparation for dim
ner, every thing was SO contrived that not
soul in the house should be kept from
the morning service of Thanksgiving in
the church, and from listening to the
Thanksgiving sermon, in which the min
lister was expected to express his views
freely concerning the politics of the
country and the state of things in society
in general"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01
Clubbing Rates.
The Christmas st. Nicholas.

FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNErTs new
fairy tale, 1.-THE Story Of Prince Fairy
foot" begins in the Christmas ST. NICn-
oLAs and will be run through three num-
bers.
There is also short story by J. T.
Trowbridge, which is called THE Ban
berry Boys and their Flock of Sheep"
which tells Of famous dog-trap; and
Frank X Stockton contributes the first
half Of another Of his interesting ship
wreck stories.
The most striking feature of the num-
Der is the article on GLOW Great Battle
Panorama is Made" 1t is written by
Theodore II. Davis, who was Interested
in the production of one of these popular
exhibitions, and it is copiously illustrated
with sketches by the author and with re-
productions of photographs. The entire
process of producing the marvellous
effects obtained is described so as readily
to be understood.
A Christmas ST NICHOLAS without
Christmas stories would be an anachron-
ism, and, accordingly, there are two ex-
ceptionally good ones in this issue. The
first, entitled "A Schcming Old Santa
Claus" is by John X. Coryell, who is as
excellent in fiction as in his entertaining
natural history sketches. The second is
by Rose baltimore Alling, author of the
clover short serial, Mans Revolt ut is
called "a Christmas Conspiracy" and is
as fertile in suggestion as its predecessor.
1t will be concluded in January The
frontispiecc- charming Christmas
picture by Reginald b. Birch, illustrates
an old-time Christmas poem by Helen
Gray Cone, which appropriately opens
the number.
Besides all this, there are some quaint
verses and pictures by Alfred Brennan,
and verses by Mrs. Dodge, J. G. Francis,
Mary Bradley, Mrs. f T. Corbett, and
Z. Whitney, while Illustrations are drawn
by George Foster Barnes, r. B. Birch,
Alfred Brennan, Jessie McDermott,
Henry Sandman, w. A. Rodgers, II. A.
Ogden, Irving X. Wiles, and others.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01
TOWN OF SHOWN EGAN.

BAPrIST.-MAINE STREET, Rev. {. NJ. G..
HARwooD, PASTOR. Preaching service IS p. NJ,
Sunday school nj r. NJ. Prayer meetings Sunday at
6 r. NJ. and Thursdays at ! =. III.
CATHOLIC-WArER STREET. REV z. GESER-
EAUx, PASTOR. Sunday services, Mass at 10 A. NJ
Sunday school at p. NJ. and Vespcrs at p. NJ
GATfONAI-IsLhNpA AVENUE, REV.
A. J. RAcKLIrF, PASTOR. Preaching service 10. 90,
A. NJ, Sunday School II NJ. Prayer meetings,
Sunday at r. NJ. Thursday at 1902. NJ
METHODIST EISCOPAI--ss- ASHLAND AVE-.
NUE., REV. J. NJ. FRosr, PASTOR. Residence Par
sonage, island Avenue. Preaching service at io.45
A. NJ, Sabbath School at I1.f5 P. NJ. Praise meet
ing at p. M. Prayer meeting at go. Class meet
ing, Tuesday evening and Prayer meeting Thurs
dry evening in the vcstry at 100 P. NJ.
UNIVERSALTST-CoR. LEAvIrT AND NORTH
SITS, REV. J. II. LITTLE, PASTOR. Residence
Shirlv House, Water Street. Sabbath service Io.4s
A,SM. Sabbath School at IL
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01

Hon W. w. THOMAS. JR.-IIon. w. W.
Thomas, Jr., has returned to Portland af-
ter some six months absence in Sweden.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Thomas
and his father, accompanied by DIR. Ad-
ans, left home last May ON account of
the health of Mr. Thomas, senior, and
went directly to Sweden where they were
very cordially received, and among other
incidents of Interest were granted pleas
ant lengthy audience with the king.
Mr.. Thomas has been gathering mate.
rails for his book upon SwedI life and
manners which il to be published simulta-
neously in Sweden aud America. The
passage home was stormy one of eleven
days, In the City of Chicago, which en-
countered during the most of the time
head winds sometimes AS violent as forty
or fifty miles an hour. Mr. Thomas ar
rived In New York Sa' urday and learning
there Of the death Of ex-Presidcnt Arthur,
stopped over to attend the funeral.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01

w Il. Proctor, ccpresident OF the
Singer Sewing Machine company, was
walking in broadway dag or two ago.
He has just returned from a summer in
Europe. Most of the time was spent in
France, whore his observations appear to
have been pcssil1;stic. He said; ~ have
been in France often and | know the
country pretty thoroughly. 1t is not
making the progress that | have been
led to believe it would make. The poll
tics of the couatry have much to do with
it. The people are all split up in fac
tons, and there is no one strong party.
Then moro than anything else the people
Of France are lacking in moral honesty.
The country is not going ahead, nor even
holding its own for this reason. New
York Tribune
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A Good Oner.

During the months of November and
December we will give advance paying
subscribers, the REPORTER IA months for
IL months pay-Sl.50 Subscribers in
arrears can have the privilege of settling
arrearages at the rate of $l.50 per year
during those two months and If they then
desire 10 pay one year in advance can
have the paper IA months for Sl.50 This
offer holds good until January /, 1887 crl
no longer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-01
ONE OF eRAzlL's AFFECTIONS.
A Terrible Plague Of Mice With Extra
ordinary Appetites.

ordinary Appetitcs'
In the colony of Lornenco, Brazil, in
the months of May and June, 1870, mice
suddenly appeared in enormous num-
bers. They invaded the grain fields in
such large numbers that the corn seemed
literally alive with them, destroying IN
few days everything that was edible; ana
where, but short time before, oushels
of grain might have been harvested, not
an ear remained, and the noise produced
Ia their nibbling and climbing was audi
BILE for a considerable distance. Aver the
corn fields were devastated the potatoes
next received their attention Only the
largest were eaten in the ground; such
as were transportablc were carried away
and hidden in hollow trees or other re-
treats for future use. Gourds and pump
kius. even the hardest, were gnawed
through and eaten. OF green food, such
as clover, oats, barley, not a leaf was left
standing; even weeds were cut down anu
the inner parts eaten out.
In the house the struggle for existence
OF these long-tailed invaders was truly
amazing. In many Of the dwellings
hundreds were killed in single day.
The cats could contribute but little aid
in lighting such plague, for not only
were many of the rats so large that it
would have been an unequal contest, but
by their great number they drove the cats
actually from the houses not to return I'M
Ill the plague was passed. Nothing, ex-
ccpt what was composed Of iron, stone or
glass was spared from their destructive
ness. Furniture, clothes, hats, books
everything-bore the traces of their
teeth. They gnawed the hoofs of the
cows and horses in the stables, literally
ate up fatted hogs. and often bit away the
hair of persons during sleep They pene-
trated all apartments and gnawed their
way through boards and walls of houses.
bitches that were dug about granaries
did not suffice; the mice would climb
over each other and thus reach the top.
The foregoing account of one occurrence
in Lourance will suffice to show to what
an extent the plague reached. The same
province had suffered similarly in 1o43
and 1883, and in all probability will again
in1SS9 Similar plaques, though far less
in extent, have occurred in Europe in
which the field mice unaccountably APP
pcared in greatly increased numbers.
One may well think what would be the
result were these little, almost insignifi-
cant, creatures everywhere in such wise
to take the ascendency. When one con-
siderS that an average of every one or
two months from five to eight young are
born, and that these young became ma
turc in few months themselves, he will
be surprised to know that a single pair Of
common field mice in the course of q
single summer would increase to 1000
rodents Could all the conditions which
now keep them in check be removed
evoiy living thing on earth would be con-
sunled In half n dozen years.-Science.
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THE TRI-WEEKlY

Argus, published Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday mornings, Is now greatly improved and
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Latest Market Reports from all the principal
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Ship News, Local and State intelligence.
WEATHER REPORTS, dc', the same ms APP
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columns OF anec Iotes, stories, poetry, &c, &c.
Tho improv ements in this edition have largely
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TERMS One copy $50 a year. or $500 in
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