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n. c., and place in South Carolina we spent
three or four days finally bringing up in that
notorious Libby prison, where, by JEFF Davis
and his followers we were starved and NAL
treated as none but barbaraus delight to do.
As natural consequence of starvation and
filth, was sick a great deal of my stay at the
Davis boarding house l think l was in this
prison seven or eight weeks. but was finally
paroled and sent home to st. Louis by the way
of Annapolis. Soon after my return home l
enlisted II recruits, and took them to St Louis
to be sworn into service, and from there we
went to my regiment. Thus, after an eventful
absence of between three or four months | found
myself back to my regiment again, ready for
duty. But there was one very unpleasant thing
found charged against me on my return. aud that
was that was marked as deserter from parole
camp at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, No; but
my parole papers arrived soon after / did and
the error was cancellations w. TUCKER,
Cos. ID and Z, 81 III. Cav, McCune, Kan.
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FORTS Snanlsh and RIakeIr.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE see several
communications TO our great soldier paper from
a good many comrades concerning the siege and
capture Of Forts Spanish and Blakely, and have
thought for some time that / would like to put
in a shot Is I was thar"
Comrade PcnnOck's map places the divisions
Of the Sixteenth Corps correctly. The First
Division lMcArthur's) on the extreme right Of
the line investing Spanish Fort and the Third
Division Cars next to tho First while the
Second Division lGarrards was on the line with
steele 81 SEVENTH Corps investing Fort Biakely.
and the Thirteenth Corps was at Spanish Fort,
TO the LETT OF tue tWo divisions Of the Sixteenth
Corps. My recollection, even at this late day,
is very vivid and distinct that our artillery
on the afternoon OF the Sth Of April, in obedi-
ence 70 an order from Gen, A. J. Smith, the
honorcd commander Of the Sixteenth Corps,
bomD2rdcd Spanish Fort, firing 80 guns in
honor Of Gen. Wilson's victory at Selma.
That day the 9Th Iowa occupied the riac-pits
covering the front OF the First Division, Six
teenth Corps, and the g5th III. performed the
same duty covering the Third Division The
canEgHading ceased about sundown. tt had
driven the rebels into their heIes aud the S.h
Iowa thought Il good time to take the fort;
50 without orders left the riie-pits and made
FOR the fort.
The 95th H., seeing the 6th Iowa making fer
the fort, ieapcd Gus OF their riGe-plts aud went
headIong for the same place; aud / want to
claim right hc:c that tic 9Th Iowa is entitled
10 the honor d being the first regiment to scale
the walls OF Spanish E0st, with the 95th H. a
good second, just in the evening twilight Of the
9Th day OF april 1863
Early the nett morning Gen Smith sent
word 10 Gen. GarFaFd that if he wanted the
honor Of taking Fort BlakcIy he must do it
that day, as Ac should bring over the First and
Third Divisions Immediately, and If the troops
that were then there did not take BakeIy,
he would do it with his First aud Third Diyis.
ions.
We left the vicinity of Spanish Fort about l
o'clock p. N. OF the 9Th, and marched over to
Blascly and went into line of battle in support OF
GsTrard's and Stcele's troops, while they made
the charge and captured the fort, deciding the
fate Of Mobile.
The Sixteenth Corps wasuot allowed to enter
Mobile for some cause, but was ordered TO take
up the line O. march on the 18th Of April for
Montgomery, IJ3 miles away, where we ar.
rived on the 2Jth. The storming OF Blakely
were the last hostile shots we heard, aud to US
was the end Of ho5tiIities.-JAs. S. ROBBINS,
Co c. 55th Ill
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Inherited Diseases.

No fact OF nature "a mora prsznasa
with awful meaning than the fact OF IA
Inheritance Of disease.
Modern science, which has Illuminated
30 many dark corners O nature. has saad
anew light on the Gmiuou5 words OF The
scriptures, Tho sins OF the fathers,
snail De visited upon the children
unto the third and fourth EeneraLiOn.i -
Fifty per cent. Of cases OF Consumption.
cancer and scrOfula. run in families
through inheritance. Insanity il hered.
itary n a marked degree, but, fortu-
nately, like many other hereditary
diseases, tends 70 wear itsalf cut, TIE
stock becoming extinct. A 6istin-
guished sclen, So truly says. NO organ
or texture OF the body Is exempt from
the chance OF being the subject OF
hereditary disease Probably more
chronic diseases, which permanently
modify the structure and functions OF
the body, are more or less liable 70 ba IN
hCrited. TIE .Dportal and far-reachinR
practical deductions from such facts
are obvious TO rejecting minds, and tia
best means Tor preventing OF curing
these diseases "a q subject OF intense in
terast 20 all Fortunately nature haa
provided q remedy, which experiences
has attested as infalEbls, and the Fems-
dy IS the worlt-famous SwifJ's Spaciac,
pure vegetable COmpound-1asurs's
Gntidote for all blood pOisoas. To tha
anl'cted II IS blessing OF inestimAbls
value An Interesting treatise on
"Blood and SKIN Diseases win -
mailed free By addressing
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ca.
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CHICKAMAUGA.
Col. Hunter Admits His Error in Regard to Van
Deryeer's Brigade.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the issue
of your paper of May 3 l notice an article
from Gen. Boynton, in reply to my article on
the battle of ChiCkamauga. In that cOmmu-
nication ! spoke OF the part taken by the SD
Ind. in that battle. As a matter of course had
to speak of the part taken by other brigades
and regiments in order to bring out more fully
what the sd did. In thus speaking of them
am now convinced | did Gen. Van Derveer's
Brigade injustice; but l assure you it was not
intentional, for | always regarded it as one of
the best brigades in our army. What intended
to make prominent was the fact that after the
fight began our brigade, which was in the rear
was divided; the 18th and 3Ist Ohio was sent
to the right to the support Of Gen. Croxton's
Brigade, and the SD Ind. and 4th Mich battery
were ordered to the left to support Gen
Van Derveer's Brigade; for it was said at the
time we were divided that each of the brigades
had attacked superior numbers and were hard
pressed. The SD Ind. aud 4th Mich. battery
were marched but short distance until we
came to the brow of small hill, where we
could see the fighting distinctly. The troops
in front of US we could see were outnumbered,
and were giving way slowly. We did not go
any farther. The battery was ordered into
position, and the SD Ind took its place on the
right of the battery to support it. l ordered
the men to lie down, and not to fire until the
troops that were going back had passed over
us. / always supposed the troops that passed
over us were Van Dcrveer's, for at the time
they were said to be his, and we did not go to
the support of any but his, and did not know
of any other troops in front of us but his. I
therefore spoke of them as his troops, and sup
posed it was all right. While preparing my
address ! talked with Maj. Perry, of the 3Sth
Ind, one of Baird's regiments, very intelli-
gent gentleman, who said that Baird's Division
was driven back, and was away to the right Of
US.
When I got Gen. Boynton's reply to my
article | again went to Maj Perry and said to
him there was mistake somewhere, and for
the life Of me / could not see where it was. 1
told him Gen. Boynton said most emphati-
cally that Van Derveer's Brigade did not give
back; that he was in the fight in command of
the 35th Ohio. He further said that the official
report showed it was one of Baird's Brigades
that gave back and ran over the sgd Ind.
In talking with Maj. Perry further, he re-
membered hearing one of the officers in the
battery which belonged to the Regular Brigade
say that when they lost their battery in that
fight that the 9Th Ohio charged the enemy and
retook it, and that the 9th Ohio was not in
Van Deryeer's Brigade That being the fact,
am now satisfied that it was that brigade that
ran over my regiment and not Van Derveers.
take pleasure in making the correction
MORTON G. HUNTER, Bloomington, Ind.
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ROANOKE ISLAND.
Lieut.. Goodrich Says the Hawkins Zouayes Did
Not Take the Guns.
IToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

S a humble participant
in the operations of the
Burnside expedition,
and, as a member of one
of the regiments of Gen.
Reno's Brigade, you
will l hope allow me a
few words in reply to
the remarkable nara
tive published in your
issue of May 3. 1888,
from the pen of ]. II.
Whitney, Sergeant, Co.
B, Hawkins Z0uaves,
detailing the achieve
ment of that gallant
raGimpnt at Roanoke
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In "Picket
Shots Of April 5, c. Flanders. of Paola, Kan,
wants to know what the letters mean that he
saw engraved on a headstone in the cemetery
at Little Rock, Ark, in 1865. If 1 remember
right the letters were G. F. j. d. A. r. T, T. u,
and mean" Claiburne L. jackson died a trail
tor to the on."-ALBERT ELLIS, Co. K, 18th
Kan, Newton, Ill.
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The Kind Of Bird She Meant.
tbVstVH LouTEcrI

The charming dsmse had 40 appetite:
Her health was delicate, her mother said:
Eut az tle table sac put out Of sight
A mach a. would hgyetwo longshoremen fed.
&" ] eat no more than would n bird, laughed she;
Bus when sue rose AID rom tie table went
The landlord frOwncd auG blt his lips; said he
guess an ostrich was tine bird she meant"
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5 near as / can Temem-
Der. il was about the
10Th of April, 1868,
when our regiment,
the Sd III. Cav. was
ordered from German
town. Tenn, 10 Cold
Water, Miss. There we
met Gen. ChalmeFs's
force and had quite a
fight with them, but
they were too strong
for us, and drove US
back. On the retreat,
Warren Durham and
], both Of the same
company, were detailed
on rear guard, and
when within five miles
Of camp, a squad Of 20
rebels cut us off from
our command, taking
nnnhanl and lnYself
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Fooled.
RViieNs
MinnedpoIis Tribune. I

E'-1'F''ET7IIVVF5- VO"ItV'I
Albert Foss, New Hampshire man, bought
a tombstone and had the fact put on that he
died April 2, 1888. On the I'd he took poison
and tried to die, but the doctors pumped him
out, and now he has a useless slab on hand
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PORT HUDSON.
How Gunner Swanson Spoiled the Rebels Sunday
Euv
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

ILBER n. Weber,
Co. H, 9Th Mich, in
his report of Port
Hudson is not correct
as to his statements
concerning the attack
of the fleet on the rebel
stronghold.
On the 14th of
March the fleet =" up
anchors " at s o'clock
in the evening, and
proceeded m the
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A. ibs cessHa Esh5,g two last Csr1d given
y ht Naa York sts.s AH'. sesiy aul has been selected
i5 5r.' and i1'irsti @ra dsseSi IA that rsat work
nn -orfia n FFd Nyrhesren Cstsf-E sen n e.
Mention Tbs Rational Tribunfs
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Mention The National Tribuns
a HTGH-CLASS
MINING INVESTMENT |
TIE SAN MIGUEL GOLD PLACERs Co, OF
COLORADO.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
Hon E S. Nlts.el0 late state Engineer Of Colorado
President
e. L Parker. Fi-e-Erasident.
Hon 2z.er " s;gaaet state Treasurer ofColorado<
judge WeSiuTlGE :. Decker.
Hon Franz Church County Trelsure- Denver. Colo.
James f. Benedict United states Internal Revenue
Collector OF Colorado.
Thomas Henry Eisa Esq. Counsel for the Colorado
Midland Eair1i lUte OF the law irm Of Bunuing Ed
sail, Hart & rg'Cilr. 81 Wal. street, New YORK
Gen. JOAN IS. Browning, Secretary.
: J. D;c<ersGH. ASS. stan1 Secretary.
c. F. Parker. Treasurer.
a Good stock 10 Keep for DIVIDENDS AGENTS
WANTED address &. r.. Pa x 4 Err,
Patterson & Thomas BIOcz, Denver
Mention Ile National Tribune.
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Gire Them Their Dne.

Give Them Their Due.
S. Groves, Co. d, 18th Me-, is waiting anxious
" for the Nation to fulfill the promises it made
to the soldiers when they went forth to do
battle for the Union.
Z. w. Hanes, 18th n. Y, Candor, N Y COM
plains of the injustice done soldiers in the way
of pensioning. He thinks it hard for starving
comrades to see those who have no need of
Government aid receiving enormous pensions.
ID. A. Snowman, Co. II, 4th Me-, Caribou,
Me-, is disguised with the dilatory and unfair
manner in which Congress handles pension
legislation.
Thomas c. Fowler, Corporal, Co. d, 84th Pa,
Washington, D. c., considers the per-diem pen
sion bill beggarly, contemplate measure"
George W. May, 10th Kan, Burlington juno
ton, No., considers the recent bill introduced
in Congress to refund commissioned officers of
the late war the five per cent. deducted from
their pay by the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue an emnently fair piece of legislation,
and one that ought to be enacted
b. +. Fritz, Co l., 1st Mich. Eng, Mason, Mich,
cannot conceive why there should be any trouble
about disposing of the surplus in the Treasury
while so many old soldiers are waiting for their
dues.
w. D. Adamson, Co. A, SD Ohio, thinks that
every living soldier and sailor should be paid 40
per cent. Of his monthly pay, including Govern
ment bounty received by him dV5ing the
period Of time he was i'll the service.
Jerry Piier, Montrose, ILL.,, says it is about
time the soldiers got down to business and de-
mandcd their rights.
Samuel II. Rook Cherryvale, Kan, calls for
the difference between gold and the deprecated
currency in which the soldiers were paid dur
ing the war.
Urias II. Smith, Croton Falls, N. Y, Sergeant
4th H. Y. battery, calls for the comrades to
support Members of Congress who will stand
up for their rights.
D. w. Adams, Co. E, 1st Me. H. A., Caribou,
Me-, thinks it extremely unfair that when the
soldier, at the commencement of hostilities,
underwent a rigorous examination that he
should now be compelled to furnish proof of
prior soundness at this late day.
Fordyce r. Melvin, Co. K, oath n. Y, Brook
Ign, Wis, calls upon comrades to write to their
Representatives urging the passage of the Ii. r.
Bill 1892.
Ed Griner, Co. II, SD Ohio, Amanda, O., is
not III favor of the Dependent Pension bill,
and cannot understand why the Grand Army
Pension Committee should have recommended
such measure.
A. L. Bennett, Co. A, Goth Ohio, St. Johns,
Kan, thinks it strange that the people of the
country seem so ayerse to pensioning the sol
diers to whom they owe so much.
Patrick Judge, Co. i, Goth H., Homer, H.,
thinks it hard that the old soldiers should be
neglected, while large pensions are voted to
the widows of Generals and great sums of
money appropriated for swords and other use
less relics.
The e-cent-a-day pension bill is in the es-
teen of w, A. Swami, the most equitable meas
ure yet prepared for the relief of suffering sol
diers.
Daniel Fritz, Benton, Pa, considers the one
cent-a-day pension bill an insult to the old
soldiers.
w. R. Vaughn. Lieutenant, Co. F, 31st No,
Owensyille, Mo-, wishes Congress was made mp
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M AkIED-By ]. D. Edwards, Pawnee City Neb-
w The address of Thomas Jaggers OF Co. A. 59th Ill.,
or any member Of said company who remembers John
/. Gilmore, 355-2t
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns
cowARDLY CAPT. HUNT.
How lie Murdered and Robbed Union Prisoners
Committed 10 His charge.

EDTToR NATIoNAL TRIBUNE:
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w ANTED-By r. A. Patterson Santa Fee KGn.-Ihe
w present address or any information of James Belt
He was last heard from at Corning, Iowa
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XYTANTED-By 0. c. Sinclair, WellsyiIle. o-The adj
w dresses of Capt Elmer J. Senate Lieut. Robert w
smith. or any member 90. \, 9th Ohio. 85l.at
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-07
The Library Located.

The Trustees of the Bloomfield Acad-
envy met Monday last, and voted to buy
the Parlin lot on Elm Street for the pre-
posed Library building. There were siN
of the nine trustees at the meeting and
the vote was unanimous, The bargain i,
closed for the lot and thus the matter i,
definitely settled. The lot is 30 feet
front by 1870 feet deep. The price paid is
$3.50. 1t is a splendid slightly lot with
river view of unsurpassed loneliness
close to our business centre and as soon
as our people become accustomed to il
they will be charmed with the location.
Indeed there seemed to be no other avail
able location. We understand it is the
purpose of the trustees to make all the
necessary arrangements, get plans and
specifications, and give contractors ample
opportunity to get their material 10 adj.
vantage. Little has been done in regard
to plans, in fact little can be done as
we view it until the town takes action
upon the proposition to make an appro.
priation for Memorial room. We think
this should be attended to at an early day,
the sooner the better.
We congratulate our people upon this
favorable result and trust that the struct-
IRE will be built early next spring, and
that before the season ends we shall have
our new Library and Memorial Hall fin
ished, furnished and in good running
order
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-07
The Now Passenger Station.

w A. Allen, Chief Engineer of the
Maine Central Railroad, and II. c. Robin.
son, assistant, were in town Tuesday last,
and laid out the ground for the new pas
senger station. B. L Eaton has purchas
ed the old building that has done duty as
passenger station so long, and will re-
move it from the ground within a week
He will move his ticket Office to the room
in the south end of the freight house, ant
occupy that until the new building is
ready for occupancy.
The company have endeavored to buy {
small corner of land from Mr., Otis Far
rington in order to straighten the track
and run platform the full width from
the square near the post Office to lllgl
erect 1t is said that Mr.. Harrington i
dsinclined to sell the piece Of land
The bell for the new building came b,
the Wednesday morning freight. |
weighs 1850 lbs, and is one of the bes
that can be made
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Death of Henry Smith.

Mr.. Henry Smith, baggage master Of
the Maine Central railroad at this station
died at his home in this village, Friday
morning last, after Il brief sickness of
but one weeks confinement to the house.
His disease was dropsy and the progress
of the disease was remarkable for its
rapid development and swift fatality.
Mr. Smith was well known in the State,
having been connected with the Maine
Central road for many years, and for a
time was a conductor. He leaves wife
AID young daughter who have the warm
sympathy of our citizens in their bereaye-
ment.
Mr.. Smiths home had been at Water
vile until within "A few years, upon his
employment here, and his remains Were
taken to Watcryille Sunday morning by
special train for burial in the family lot
in the cemetery in that city, after brief
services here conducted by Rev. Miss
Haynes About 30 relatives and friends
from this village accompanied the re-
mains to Wateryille where funeral ser.
vices were held, conducted by Rev, Mr..
Sheldon.
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James MaIbon
HIS SUDDEN DEATH TUESDAY LAsr.

Mr.. James Malbon, one Of the bes
known of Skowhcgan's citizens, departed
this life Tuesday last, at about II 80 p
NJ. lie had been somewhat unwell foi
several weeks, suffering from the effects
on severe Illness Of pleurisy aud bron.
chial trouble. His friends were alarmed
at the time, but from this he recovered
so that he rode out, aud only "A few days
since was seen on our streets driving his
own horse as hc had been accustomed 10
before his sickness. About week ago
he took cold which brought on "A re-
lapse Of his plenrisy also pneumonia in II
mild form, from which he seemed to be
recovering, and on the morning of his
death appeared to be better than the day
before, but died suddenly evidently from
failure of action Of the heart.
Mr.. Malbon was Gs years of age at the
time Of his death. lie was native Of
Skowhegan and had resided in town all
his life Forty years ago he had the mis-
fortune to injurc foot while at work
driving logs on the Werrunsctt stream so
that amputation was necessary. In his
early days he followed farming as Il busi-
ness until the year SD when he came to
this village and engaged in various bust
ness enterprises. In lSGl, he engaged in
the meat and market business continuing
therein 10 years Since that time he has
not been actively engaged in any business
excepting the carrying on Of farm he
owned in town and looking after his
property in the village.
Mr.. Malbon was twice married in IslG
to Miss Sylvia Stanley. and in ls5s to
Mrs. Hulda Jewett who survives him.
lie leaves no children, his only child, n
daughter by his first wife, dying while
quite young. james Malbon was one of
a family of five children; one sister
Mary and one brother, Samuel, are now
living. He was thrifty, Industrious,
energetic business man of strict integri-
ty, kind, obligng ncighbor, good citi-
zen and leaves many friends and rela-
tives to mourn his decease The funeral
services will be held this afternoon at the
family residence
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-07

Resolutions OF Respect.

IlhTedS;- In view of the loss SUSTAINED
in the dccease Of our friend and associate
William F.. Goodwin, and of the still
greater loss sustained by those more closc
ly connected than we, therefore be it
ReSolced By the f.. b. A. that Will,
we bow in humble submission to the vii
of the most High, We not the les,
mourn for our brother who has beer
taken from us and deem il but iust
tribute to the memory of the dcpai ted t.
say that in regretting his removal, w
mourn for one who was in every way
worthy of our respect and regard.
ReSoircd:-That in the death of VII
liam p. Goodwin, this association lament,
the loss of brother. who WAS ever ready
to prohcr the hand Of aid and the vote,
Of sympathy to the needy and diStress cd
an active member of society who's,
utmost endcayorS were eNertcd for it,
welfare and prosperity; friend ant
companion who was dear to us all
citizen whose upright and noble life was
Il standard of emulation to his fellows.
ReSolred That this association cX.
tended it, heartfelt sympathy 10 hi,
family in their atiction.
Re@red THAT IA copy of these Resolu.
tions be forwarded to the fam ly Of the
deceased
r. H. ANDERSON Committee
A. c. lloUsTON of the
AlnEur +. DYER Z. b. 4.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-07
June 18th.

Twenty years ago, Deacon John Bick
nell, Of Scion, hltched his horse up II
this village on the 10th of June. | wa
the first tp meet aud greet him, VIII,
spoke first, by snying, IS. d. / have don'
my duty" Having known Deacon Bick
nell for many years, aud knowing him u
have been very good man, ! responded
by saying, deacon. | should expect duty
from you every time, now tell me what
you have been doing" Ny corn ground
was not ready to receive the seed till yes
terdav. the 18th. ] put the seed in. !
have done my duty
Theron blanchard Of Madison, planted
his 20 II seed on the 18th Of the same
month, aud the Two men Of duly gather
ed bonnlful crops.
Fourth of july This side Of twenty
years ago, S, ". LaMton aud myself
planted few hills Of sweet corn in our
gardens on the Fourth Of July. anu gath
cred good boiling corn from our plants
Do not be discouraged granger. because
Of cool nights at this date. but do your
duty" :. u.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-07

DENTAL NolIeE!-To the people of
Athens and vicinity, | have rented til,
building lately used by the sclcctmen oil
Athens and fitted it up for Il dental office
and will be prepared to do dentistry in al
it, branches shall be in Athens every
Thursday and anyone in the need of den
tai work would do well to give me call
satisfaction guaranteed.
/. A. Leavitt. SkoWhegan. Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-07

Johnson Boothby, one of the oldest
engineers of the Maine Central died at
st his home In Waterville, Tuesday night
He died from paralysis Of the BRAIN
which was no doubt brought on by an
injury 70 the eye, about two years ago.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-07
Skowhcgan, June |, 1883.


Gen. j. Manchester Haynes gives no
tice of a change in the date, the trains
leaves Boston for the Republican Conven'
ton at Chicago from Friday June 10Th tc
Thursday June 18th.