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The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

f sweet POTATOES ATT : Cairns
George Cushing bas a new advertise.
meni this week See What II Is about
Robinson Hall slll take Green Hard
waod IN exchange for Dry Goods.
Constitutional Cough syrup Is war-
fanted 70 cure. sold only by George
Gushing Try IL
The old folks are Ia hase m assembly
a. Hotel Heselton on Thursday evening
u this week with mn-le By Joy
Z T. snrteYant Of this town, has
photographed the ice gorge at Carratunk
falls solan The falls are nearly obliter-
atea hY the iee formation.
Yesterday. Candlemas Day. was bright
aud clear. and according Ia the eouplet of
oldeu time. Ne ARE yet To have some Sc
we're winter weather
The manager of the skating pavilion
aifer t. our people Dolly. the skating
horse a. M attraction ON Monday even
lug ucxt Music by Skowhegan full band.
Mr. Elmer Smith. of Portland, dangh-
ter of the Hon. \. ]. Moore, one of our
County Commissioners. was guest of
L. J Addition and family last week.
Mrs. r. W. Brown and son left this
morning for New York city. Mrs. Brown
goes 10 receive medical treatment and it
is to be hoped that she may find health at
her destination.
e rrahassett Lodge, No. "a, !. q. o. +,
viii meet at their hall, Friday the 18th in
slant nj = clock, to make arrangements
for attending the funeral of Eugene Fer
gerson, of this village, Who died yester
day morning.
The seats for the Mariana English
Opera Company who appear at Coburn
Hall, on Saturday evening next, in the
opera Of that name, are having a fine ad.
vance sale, very few of those that were
reserved being left.
The Mariana opera company gave fine
entertainment at the Dudley Street Opera
House The opera .Maritana" was the
piece rendered, and the same was pre-
scented in very satisfactory manner
Leon Reach was musical director, and
Myron Clark acted as stage manager
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
The Harmony Post Omce.

A Democratic friend writes the RE-
oRTER as follows:
Mr.. EDITOR: Being subscriber to
your paper, allow me short place to let
the outside world know the truth con-
corning the post Office at this place, as
there was concerning the Augusta Office.
As soon as G. ID. Laughton found New
York had gone for Cleveland, up he
jumps and writes his own petition and
goes and gets ii man to get signers never
consulting any other democrats whether
they would be satisfied with him having
the office and long before his petition was
sent in to Washington, he had building
engaged, but finding the Office only paid
Sl75 to $500 a year, he got sick of his
bargain, and went and hired Mr. Pencil :
house, and as Mr.. Z. gave up going West
the no Sc he could not have still there
was more chances than one for the Office
there were some of the leadnd democrats
signed petition in favor of H. " Bart
lett the Republican Postmaster
Now the last week the Neir .ige saw we
needed postmaster. and has no ohjec-
ton to Mr.. Bartlett, but don't think Mr.
Laughton has done as he ought to have
done, after having the assistance Of the
democratic party; but not all the demo
Gratis were in favor of his appointment,
for they did not think MIR. Laughton
qualified enough to MI the office. NOW
Mr. Laughton comes out and says he got
his commission in November. three
months have passed and still he has not
had time he says to get place. Mr..
Laughton says he can lind democrat to
take the Office, the reason Is, no man of
sense would sell of his stock aud leave a
good farm, to move to a village to keep a
petty office and pay rent and support a
family at so small paving office ~ this Is.
advise my brother d mocrats to select
their own man and get ont petition and
have Mr.. Lsughton removed from Us all
now he has disgraccd his party, for sell
| Ing out.
\ DFNDIKAT
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
GIVEN AWAY
-D y
SATURDAY. FBB. 6.
AID fof
ONB WEEK FOLLOWING
Or until the entire lot is
disposed Of
3S DOZEN
SILVER PLATED SPOONS.
SHELLS
BUTTER KNIVES
&c

These goods are tripled plated
with pnfe silver on white metal
body. Every pound Of Tea will
contain one or more pieces. the
prices viii lac a. usual. aud the Tea
81 warrant the best 70 be found in
SkoWhegan.
We have got Special prices on a
choice grade OF RIO COFFEE.
which We shall otief for sale. 2LBS
FOR - CTS. We shall also Offer
graduated Snsar. lilb>. for q 90
And to Close ont our entire stock
Of LAMP GOODS. We shall ofler
at the following unheafed Of prices.
Hanging Lamps. besi polished bras.
trimmings with u inch. Shades.
only - 90. Sold By other- dealer
Tor - o0 and %.
Alnty large tall faney Lamps.
with shades and Illumator> al CON
plete - cts. also a large assortment
OF Stand and Hand Lamps WITH
Burner and Chimney - cents.
We are going To rednce Our Stock
Of large ware i'll order 10 make room
for Stock Of ,. II x p cent bargains.
as we are about to open tie largest
Stock III this line ever shown III
ihe State.
II will bay Won IA call and $50 a..
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
Corrected Weekly by yosnr~ \ ralllpp)
Maine Pension Agency.

The commission of the Pension Agent for
Maine expires February |. There are four can
didates in the field for General COnnor's place.
They are John ID. Anderson of Gray, Col.
Charles b. Merrill OF Portland, and Gen. PlaiS-
ted and Col. Morton Of Augusta. Some Of the
rival candidates suggest thu John d. Anderson
should not be appointed, because the Anderson
family is pretty well represented already under
this Administration. Samuel Anderson, Col
lcetor, is his cousin, and the Anderson who i
Consul at Montreal although appointed FROM
Wisconsin, Is his brother. All tie candidates
are ex-,uldicrs, with the exception OF "Co.onci"
Morton, who acquired his title Il IeIunrr of
the Glrtrlnn hrigaae.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
Disease lis Misery.

"Diseasc is a deviation from Health II BDdy /;
D,sordar, Distemper, Haiqdg, hregutar,tg d
the system" No matter shat The disease may
be termed, it is caused by soine disturbance II
the Kidney, Lirer, Blood or he,,es. Any
medicine that does not ae, directly en thesc, and
especially ON the Btood, R,dasy u i'rer, can
accomplish 10 permanent rafe. ) thorough
knowledge Of the functions of those organs -
necessary to produce remedy for their ILL.
Browns Sarsaparilla il made from formula
written by the late Vim. H. brown, n. b..
graduate Of B0wdoin College and Harvard Mod
zeal School, and a student IN lit5pean m-'.ta-
tutions.
Dr. Brown was the finalf p4yslaiaH II tho
present Chjet Jost,ce Of Maae as ~aa H. otber
prominent men Of our day, and highly re-
spected, alike for his virtue and xii. It will
be seen. therefore, that VIZ present MT cum
mon patent medicine, but sete"ttfs prepofa-
Of Uouicroas Pouer whereby
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
CIR EAT
BARGAINS !!
Kendall Bros.

Have taken possession Of
the Priest Store and in or
der to get the money out of
the goods and clear the
Store by the 10Th. of this
month, they will sellthe en-
tire stock Of goods at a
great sacrifice. and those in
want OF any frockery or
Glassware will find il for
their advantage to call
We shall still keep the
same assortment Of Crock
cry, Glassware. Lamp goods
Chandeliers, Garpetings.
Room Papers Borders,
Spring Beds. Mattresses
&c. Etc. at the old stand
as heretofore.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

SILVER WEDpING.-Thc twenty-tifth an
uivcrsary of the marriage of our esteemed
fellow citizens. Mr.. and Mrs. y. G.. Ord
way, was celebrated at their residence in
this village on Saturday evening last by
gathering of relatives. friends and neigh
b6rs. A bountiful repast was prepared
by the hostess, to which over fifty sat
down. A large number of valuable and
useful articles in silver were presented.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
MAR RIED

skowhrgan-Jau. 18th by Rev NJ. Frost.
Mr.. G.. g. Nichols of Industry aud Mis- Mar
garrett i. Hewey If SkoW hogan
Ilallove.l-Fch l>t by Rev. { +. 1To'hr ok
MI. Greenwood +. Eaton oi Nauchc.trr and
Miss Ada Rankin- eli Iial1Weu
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
To Prevent Small Pox,

To Ae Editor u he Reporter.
A sure preventive OF small Pox without vac
cinAtiou may be found la DIT. re. Flower
Nerve rills. prepared by The Flower Medicine
Co, AMI sold by all druggists
This hes b~en proven BY practical experience
during QUE Of the most dreadful epidemics Of
thts d1sease ever knowu In America n. ID.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

South Carolina prohibits the sale of
liquor In the rural districts, allows 1t In
the towns, with the privilege of local OPP
ton, of which about half the town avail
themselves. 1t forbids the running of all
freight trains and all passenger trains ex-
cept such as carry the United States mall
on Sunday. 1t classes duelng with muir
der, aud DISTINGUISHES the lottery-ticket
dealer.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

NORRIDGEWoCk.-Ou correspondent
writes; a delegation of Old Point Lodge
made Il visit to No Arson last Tuesday
evening in slcighS to visit Somerset
Lodge, the party returned soon after
midnight, having enjoyed pleasant time.
as. b. Wcthcrcll received last week n
solid polished steel axe from l.. d. Elmer
son, of Oakland. rs II token of friendship,
in remembrance of his joth anniversary.
The prospects for business the com
ing season promise. to be better than for
many years. lit is reported that the
Lawton Granite Company is negotiating
with \. Y. parties for half million job
this season, should the company be She
cessful it will give employment to Il hun
tlrcd men or more, and make things boom
in town. The churches were well at
tended last Sabbath in spite of the bad
condition of the roads Old Point
Lodge held an entertainment at their hall
last Thursday evening. There WAS read
ing speaking by l.. Buflum, of Mercer,
and other exercises. after which the
Lodge partook of Il collation., consisting
of an oyster supper Fifteen of the MEM
bcrS from Somerset Lodge, North Arson
came down in Il special train 49,. Four
persons went TO Oakland last Thursday
evening in the special train to attend the
odd Fellows dance and ball. The fol
10 ing officers of Old Point Lodge We're
elected last Thursday evening for the en-
suing quarter: W. c. T., d. l.. Taylor;
W. V. r., Matte Hale; Chap, Rev. Mr..
Pepper; Sec, Arthur Brown; +. s,
Clara Hilton; Treas, Annie Beard; |. e.,
Vantie Clark; O. g., o. g., Moorc...,.
4 r 4
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The follow
ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week:
Lexington-Enoch T. Fish Jr. to Abijah
Tufts Jr. 1926.
Skowhegan-Hattie +. Ward ct ais to
Alvenus Goodrich. $40. Cynthia Doro-
thy to Sarah Vosmus. 81. william +.
Linnell to Alvirus Osburn. $3.50. Emery
Written to Frank b. Heselton. $1,000.
st. Albans-William S. Sanborn to l..
L. Lang-$8OO. Russell M. Nyc to Leon
ard Tibbctts. $l2S.75.
Canaan-Moses Nelson to Gideon
Wells. S400.
Cornville-Wlliam +. Richards to Afile
VI. futile. 1856. Benoiel Tuttle to Will
liam f. Richards. $50.
Harmony-Frank l.. Chadbourn to
Cyrus Chadbourn. $500. J. F. Tibbetts
to Mary A. Leavitt. 5000,
Anson-George w. Walker to Charles
A. Wilbur. S2l50.
Bingham-Samuel a. Smith to John
Miller. $1,000.
Smithfleld-Simeon Morse ct al to
John p. Spaulding. $1,000.
Pittsfield-Lillian Tilton ct al to George
w. Martin. S400. George w. Martin to
Irena Jewell. S400
The annual meeting of Maine Depart
ment G. A. II. will be held in Skowhegan,
Feb. 10th. The election ofla successor to
Department Commander Hall of Damaris-
Gotta, is at present exciting great interest
among the members of the order through
out the state. Among those prominently
before the order as candidates are S. W.
Lane, of Augusta, and ID. II. Holman, of
Lewiston. The Rockland Grand Army
men strongly favor Mr.. Lane, and CLAIM,
that he is fairly entitled to the position.
Repeatedly nominated for the position
and as often defeated, notwithstanding
his undoubtcd qualifications for the posi-
ton, he has quietly acquiesccd in the will
of the majority, and retained, undimin
isned his interest In the order. The
Rockland delegates and their friends vii
warmly champion his cause.-Conrier Ga
zette.
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| pouk runt stock wonlans selliug al hal
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
BORN.

Cambrdge-Jan 2ith, To- the wifi q; Den +
Morrell. Twin Boy ana Girl.
Contradiction. 3l,t, to wife Of Edwin g.
Bailey ION.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
COUNTY NEWS.

ANsoN.-The Adrocate says The quar-
terly election Of officers Of Somerset
Lodge Of Good Tcmplars, of this village
took place Jan. 20th and are AZ fol
lows +. l.. Farnlam, w. c. T.; Mrs. F..
i. Farnham, W. V. T.; 0lin 7. Taylor,
w. S.; Earnest Walker. w. +. s.; Mrs.
II. Ware, W. r.; Mrs. S. Bunker, W. G. !;
Pcrlcy Thompson, W NJ: Qucenie Ware,
w. l. G.. Willie Bodlish, w. y. q. Geo.
Spluldng, =. W. G. 7, At the meeting
there were seven lodges represented, and
over one hundred present. The lodge is
in prosperous condition and constantly
receiving acccssions to its membership.
The business meeting in Bunker ;
Hall last Monday evening WIS largely at
tended, and reports of the committee ap-
pointed at the previous meeting were
presented. Remarks were made by scv-
eral gentlemen, and II committee consist
ing of Samuel Bunker, Mark Emery, aud
+. + Collins were appointed to effect the
organization of a water power company
in this village. with Il view to erecting Il
dam somewhere on the Carrabassctt, and
get in readiness site for Il factory Of
some sort. If a water power can be got
ready to sell, there is no doubt that
enough outside capitalists will buy it and
improve it. Meeting at the same place
next Monday evening
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

FITS An RI. Stopped free b. d. uiaAI arssi
NsIvs 1sNsesf. No Fits alter frst GAYS ne. har-
vsloas cares. Treatise and ts0o irsl hostis lres
10 NJ cases. EsaA 70 DR.. Kline 81 Arch 81
mia, Pa.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

CAMBRIDGE.-Dancca at Union Hall on
Friday evening. PROF. J. II. Taylor be
gins his leadership with the band Feb. |;
he goes to Harmony two nights in
week to give instruction there. -. The
friends of Elwin Folsom met and hauled
his year wood up. Mr.. +. having been
laid up with IA lame hand. Miss Mabel
Clark returned home last week having
finished her school i'll Parkman. Mrs,
L. L. Bunker intends to have a spring
term of school at her house. Quite Il
number will avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to attend. Bad weather and
bad roads
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

The Bullctih says: Arson ranks among
the very best farming towns in the state
and in sheep raising probably takes the
lead of all others. 1t is estimated that
there are 30, 900 sheep now owned within
the limits OF the town. Almost the whole
of this entire number are either grade
MernoS or thoroughhreds. and the num-
Der of the latter now owned in this town
will reach very respectable figure and
compare well with the best fiocks in Yer
mont. Brown 4 Hilton nave now 300
thoroughbred McrinoS and have every
facility for breeding up to the very high
est point of excellence. They now own
three farms, on which they cut 225 tons
of hay yearly, and have all things relating
to feeding and management reduced to II
pcrpcCt system.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

being restored to Thousand. Tie wife d Nj.
Hathorn Foreman Of the "tantdn Lumber Gu
was given up to die The daughter ia Bangor
wrote for the father to eoiue home. He CANT,
filled with sorrow. Hope had been abandoned,
when By accident Mr.. lIathprn heard II
Byorn's SarsapariHa for hidaey Daeasef. IL
bought it. Mrs. Hath9rn began tn ase u it,
began to recover, and finally arose from what
was thought to be deathbed rnd resumed her
family duties. Rev. Theo. Gerrsh. Pastor Pm
Street NJ. +. Church, Bangor, viii a''est The
truth Of this wonderful recoyert-
Hon. ]. p. Bass, Ex-MAYoH OF BANGOR, sAYs
"Some two years since, ! was afflicted with
Dyspepsia in its worst form. consulted thu
best known physicians in this section, in Boz
ton, and in New York, without auy beneficial
results. About one year ago began 10 use
Browns Sarsaparilla, and from that time have
continued to improve. have got back 10 my
usual weight, having gained since | beean t.
use Browns Sarsaparilla, over % pounds. !
consider Browns Sarsaparlla the best remedy
for Indigestion have ever used.
All admit that
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
For Sale.

Tea and Coffee store in manuiacturins cry
of 1OOOp inhabitants near Boston. Dong u
good Paving business. Owner has other bust
ness that takes all his time. The nneSt store
and Tho best location in the city. One chance
in n thousand To get strictly cash paving husl
mas. No brokers. For Information aud price
address. T. o. Box. 1899 Boston Mass. Ito
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

BfOWn'S SarSa paula
aiken is asuc me- now NTH cured
Or
all part Of
o p
%. Prop
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
DIED.

South Soon-,Ian. 2jth. Mr- Hannah +.
Eames aged AZ years.
Brightun-Jsn. l2ih. Miss Eliza a. Cam phcll
daughter of Asa and Martha j. campbell aged
20 years
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was Child she cried for astoria,
Whom she became Miss, she chung to CastoriA,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-03
SKoWHECAN MARKET.

rrucird Weekly by FRANZ :. CAiR>-, Grocery
aud Provision Dealer, IL Natef street.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-09
Washington's Unpublished Let
terS.

The third in the series of original en-
cravings, which the American Agrtcut-
turist is presenting to its subscribers,
appears with the December number.
1t is Is by % inches in size, illustrat-
ing Mount Vernon, Washington's
birthplace, farm, tomb. etc. Donald
q. Mitchell ok MarveD writes the six
column description, which contains
unpublished letters of Washington !.
Send six cents to publishers for sample
proofs of the engravings and sample
copy of the American AgrjculturtSt.
The next engraving in the series illds-
trates the early home, farm at Mentor,
stock, etc., etc., of President Garfield,
together with description by a promi-
nent writer.
We will club the american Agric,tl-
turist with the AVALANCHE for 50. rs
per year, every person who immediate
ly subscrbes, to receive the cngravings
free for next year an this year also.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-09

The AVALANCHE takes pleasure in
commencing to the public THE DE-
TRoIT TRIBUNE as one of the newsist
and best family papers published,
The TRIBUNE under its new manage
ment has been enlarged and greatly
improved, and at the low price of One
Dollar year for the weekly and SIS q
year for the daily cannot fail to great
ly increase its circulation, which is al
ready rapidly growing. THE TRIB
UNE's offer to new subscribers of the
weekly edition three months on trial
for 90 eents ie ethH open. 1t hos result
ed In adding many thousand names tc
their subscription list since the an
nouncement was first made.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-09

The net result of the Congressional
election this year is as follows: The
republicans have gained thirtv-three
districts from the democrats and lost
nineteen to the democrats, one TO the
labor men, and one-in Rhode Island
vacant, a net republican gain Of
twelve; while the democrats have
made net loss Of sixteen districts
fourteen to the republicans and two to
the labor men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-09
The December Century.

There is hardly a reader OF TIE
CENTURY that will not turn first of all
to the Life of Lincoln" so unique In
IFS interest have the graphically writ
ten opening chapters proved to be-
from all parts of the country, and
even from Europe, THE CENTURY has
received innumerable evidences of the
deep hold which this enterprise has al
ready taken upon the reading world.
The art paper of the number is the
first OF several articles on "Contem-
porary French Sculpture
The latter half of DIR. Martins "Old
Chelsea" contains chat in regard to
the literary and historical associations
of this part of London.
1.-The Food Question in America and
Europe" is a vital and suggestive
study, by Edward Atkinson, of Il most
practical subject, the victualing ques
ton as related to labor and wages, the
comparison being greatly in favor OF
the United States.
A curious article is "a Little Miller
lite, by Mrs. Jane Marsh Parker, being
"reminiscences of Millerism in 1913 and
1874, the time set for the end of the
world. The writer conveys the i'm
presslons which the movement produc-
ed upon child, tie daughter of Il con.
vert.
The topic in the War Series is ''The
Second Day at Gettysburg" treated
by Generals Henry J. Hunt and T.. M.
Law, the latter with special regard to
"Round Top and the Confederate
Right" The thoroughness by which
this series is being carried through is
perhaps no better exemplified than in
the papers devoted to Gettysburg.
The number also contains two short
stories by American writer's one Lon
don society sketch, IAN American
Beauty" by Mrs. Poultney Bigelow,
the other n tale of the Far West, en-
titled "a Coward" by new writer,
Miss Ellen Mackubfn, and Mr.. How
ellis novel, 1.-The Ministers Charge, y
comes to conclusion.
Sonnets are contributed by Robert
Burns Wilson and Henry Tyrrell,
''Songs of Christmas, by Louise Both
Hendriksen. end 'Hric-a-brac" verse
by Maurice Perkins, Margaret Deland.
Charlotte Fisk Bates and otheys.
In Topics Of the Time" are edItori-
nj articles . To our Readers 1.-The
Eight-hour Working-dayy and ''Appro-
priations and the veto.p
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-09
Saved His Lifo.

Mr.. d. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
Ky, says he was, FOR many year,
badly afflicted with Phthisic, also Dia-
bctes; the pains were almost unendur-
able and would sometimes almost
throw him into commissions. He tried
Electric Bitters and got relief from the
first bottle and after taking six bottles,
was entirely cured. and had gained III
flesh eighteen pounds. Says he posi-
tivelv believes he would have died, had
it not been for the relief afforded by
Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents q
bottle by N. II. TRAyER.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-09

The appointment of DR.. Dabney,
who was one of the guards at Ander-
sonville, where Union prisoners were
shot down in cold blood and subjected
to privations ana nTuIgnrrIes urfnus'
beyond conception, as member of the
Medical Board of Examiners at the
Pension department, to pass upon the
claims of soldiers who escaped his dead
ly bullets, is not being received with
great enthusiasm by veterans.