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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22
The Great Storm

Until the blockade was raised the peopl,
of Maine had n very inadequate idea OF
the severity of the great storm of las
week In New York, the other middle
states and many parts spf New England
Not only were railroads blocked but
telegraph lines we're broken down aud
disabled so that all wire communication
between Boston and New York and cities
| further south and west was suspended
for As hours and then but one or two
lines were in working order. The first
news by wire between Boston and New
York was via Liverpool by cable from
New York to Liverpool thence to Boston.
The storm begun in New York Sunday
evening, first snow, then rain then snow
again accompanied by high wind, the
storm continuing at Intervals Monday,
Tuesday and part of Wednesday. The
snow fell TO Il depth of two and half
feet on level over all the country within
Il radius of thirty miles of New York.
1t lay in drifts of six and eight feet high
on all the streets When the medium
early risers-those who get up at 7.3U to
30 O'Clock in the morning were ready
to 20 to business Monday they found the
horse cars gradually being tied up. The
snow which had fallen after the heavy
rain froze down hard, and had rendered
the use of snow plO rs futile There was
much suffering for fuel even in the hotels
for there was a scarcity of coal, and in
many restaurants provisions ran short
because they could not be got from the
markets 1t took until Friday and Sat
urcay to get the railroads all running in
to New York and even as late rs Satur-
day one main line the New York and New
England had not got 10 running it, train,
regularly. The storm center seemed to
be in the vicinity of New York city.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22

oar esteemed postmaster, Peter Walk
rr, is in failing health. and much anxiety
is felt by his friends at his condition
He declines medicine, aud remains AZ hi,
Office day and night cared for By his sou
Petley. Hi, daughter. Mrs. Hall OF
Scion, visited him last week. She triao
to persuade him To leave the Office for
time, and have medical treatment but he
prefers to remain at his post.
L. Il. Libby and wife leave town Tues.
DAY for Sidney on visit to Mrs. Libby,
relatives.
Ernest Decker is attending Somerset
Academy at Athens.
Seth Young of Dexter was in town the
past week.
A photographer named Smith is in
town.
Mrs Martha Penthen has been spend
ing several weeks in Greenyille She Is
at home.
Fred Hayden has gone to Cornvile to
work.
Mrs. A, +. Decker and her daughter
Cora, have been visiting in Cornville the
past week.
Daniel Strickland has gone to Mass to
work.
The little daughter of George Hayden
of Athens died Sunday morning. 1t was
about five mouths old aud LA suffered
from lung trouble from its birth. Mr.
Hayden has lived in Brighton, until his
marriage few wears ago and his parents
and relatives still live here together with
many friends who sympathile deeply
with them in their sorrow.
allow can IN others heart fee cold or weary
Knowing her deirer self safe, happy, warm?
How she feel her road So dark drcary,
Who knows her treasure sheltered from the
Storm
We may not see her sacred crown of honor,
But all the angels fitting to and fro
Pause smiling as they pass, they look upon her
As mothers OF an angel VIII ON they KIN, NV"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22
Court Decisions.

A decision ina Somerset County ca,
has recently been made public
William G.. Heselton VS.. John Harmon
Judgment for Defendant.
Rescript-1f one sells parcel OF real estat,
bounding it on u strip Of land reserved for
street, such a reservation operates as dedica
ton Of the land so reserved for the purposes o
a street and neither the grantor, nor any on,
holding title derived from him, aftcrwart
maintain action Of trespass against the
geantee, nor any one holding under him, for en-
tering upon the land so reserved and prcpar inl
it for use n street.
The following case has also been pub
lished:
PgNoBsCor CouSrI.--Statc of Maine VS.. A
II. Towle.
Rescript-A written agreement between an
association and its members, which provides
that if member pays an initiation fee and Ger
tain annual dues for nine years and until he is
married, and also an assessment on the mar
riage of any associate, and promises on pain OF
forfeiture Of all rights under the contract that
he will not get married for two years. the COM
pany will pay one thousand dollars to his wife,
the amount to be collected by assessment upon
the associates, if not already in the treasury
is not contract Of insurance, but n contract
in restraint Of marriage, unlawful and void.
The insurance commissioner has no jurisdiction
in such business. Plaintiff nonsuit.
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Chamber Sets from $500 to $4,000
OVER 100 SETS IN STOCK.

Made up from Pine Ash Cherry, Mahogany Walnut
limitations special feature this low price ntqne
and Antique Oak PaIor $780, Upholstered Rame
fuSh Crushed Plush Moa Plush, and locatee The
Oak Cherry, Walnut, Mahogany and the limitations For sitting
We have all kinds Of qualities and prices pieces
Chairs from $500 to SO Lounges and Sofas
SO For halls have atrees all $3.50 SO
We can beautiful atIee for SO Then
and odd Hall Chairs and Tables that match For dining
give Extension Table from $50 and
high wish SileboaIds to
Chairs from 80 $50 each Dinner So
SlNeware all Water Pitchers from $50
Kitchen we can furnish you Ranges at and from that $50
We also have all the requisites of the kitchen all
crpeng probably excel all other Dealers
purchases larger than all other dealers put together
New England Here have Cotton Carpets ranging
AWoo Carpets from 40 cts up Tapestry Carpets from A ID
up Body BRUSSELS Carpets from 80 Velvet Carpets
Administer Carpets from S up Wilton Carpets
All these carpets that is the Tapestries Body Brussels,
STEERS, Nclyets, WiltOns furnish borders
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22
How manufacturers View II.

The following petition is signed BY a
very large number of firms engaged in
all kinds Of Industries, among whom We
notice the following Maine manufactur-
ers;
John Aver. Trca~. Dunn Edge Tool Co;
b njamin & Alien l.. 4. Emerson. Ire8s
Of Emerson q Stevens Manfg To: q.
II. Bryant. Treas Of Dustin q Blake To-
John -. Hubbard, Pres. OF Hubbard and
Blake VI ~. Co; C. +. 4 johnson, j. ".
Bolton, +. II. rhair :. w Collins, Ala
Holmes. starch manufacturers Hm j.
pennel. J. G. Coburn and many other
AIT, of Cotton Mill, at Lewiston. Auburn
aud Biddeford, also Of Lewis Anderson q
Co. Robert D0h-on < Co Drnuisou
Walker aud many other Wooden Mani
facturer, In Maine; Weston and Brain
ara. X. II. Mitchell W X. ShurtleT q. 4
/ NJ. Nolin, John 7. Richards and others
representing many industries We notice
some Democrats among the Maine pcti-
TONERS aud naturally wonder whether
they will vote as they petition.
ToHe Hoao,alie the Se,,ote anil Hop,e ~
Representatives If He Itft,ch roHqfe,s. as
( SeHtbkcds
The under signed manufacturer, iu Nov Eng.
and, recognizing tae principle OF protection a,
national ana Il IT provincial, and CuUscg usntly
equally applicable 10 all the industries Of the
United States rcpadia,ug any distinction il
this connection between so-callcd raw materials
Of com stie production and FINISHED ruducts,
whether the output Of mines, farms or wHrh
shops; Ginning that the American policy >houiC
benefit alike all citizens, whether engaged II
agriculture, manufacturing or mining; that III
Industries Of the country are intcr-depcnden
and mutually sustaining, and the people of The
different sections co-customcr' and eo-cousutn
trs;
DO therefore respectfully submit that no ar
tielc raw OF Otherwise, Of home production
should be added to ;hc frec-iist or ineqtitahli
changed in the tariff rates.
The undersigned also submit that for du,
> understanding Of the premises the following
Official records Of the Government should b.
kept IL mind, to wit
free hports. Increase ia 20 years, lSGe Il
1887, from S29,00o 900 to 253,ooo,ooo, or 700 per
centum
Dutta5ic hpo,ts For the same prriud, in
crease from S323,o91,poo 10 Si5o,pJj,0o0, ur 3
per centnm.
CustoH,s Duties-For the same period Ia
crease from Sl6i ,Od10JD to S2l40DO011, Or -
per ccntuiu.
Also, that the expenditure, Of the Govern
mont iuciuGing the sinking fund, for the last
fiscal year, wcfc about : un0,uJ0 in excess o
the customs receipts.
Believing that the existing tariff policy, both
free and dutiabc, is working in harmony with
the industrial and productive interests OF all
sections Of the country, the undersigned d'pro.
cate any departure from this policy, whether di-
recicd against raw or FINISHED American
products.
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SnnithGeid.

Mr.. Edwin Tracy il now moving back
into town, after an absence of about tw,
years, having bought the I. 5. BigrlnW
farm situated on Nj. Tom, price plid
said to be $500.
1t is reported that Mrs Annette Tubcl
Of Nnrridgcwock, has very recently pur.
chased the Robert Taylo farm for which
She paid about Stops
Mrs Ohed S Allen has been affected
with lung trouble. this winter, from
which. she has not, as yet, entirely re-
covered,
J. n < I. J, Smith of Skowh"gaa have
recently put into Masonic Hall n Nor
ridgrwpck, a very fine chapel organ
catcIogued price SLOT
Mrs Sarah Gould, daughter of 4 w.
Gould. has. of late been suffering from
an ulcer of the cyeball.
The Administrator, appointed for til ,
ChaS Peavey estate, has been qualified
and is now taking steps preparatory to an
early settlement.
We are pleased to learn that the sick
ones in the family of Goe. S. Cuulief are
apparently improving.
Tho snow Is now from two 10 five feet
in the roads, and most excellent sleigh
ing for the last DAYS Of March
Mr. Ed. Mrlntire of NorridgcWoa k
short time since, sold an OK. to Mr.
Jones of Fairfield, weighin" 1915 pounds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22
Somerset Club.

The meeting of the Home Market Club
at Hotel Coburn, Tuesday afternoon was
attended by Republicans from about one
half the towns in the County.
The report Of the executive committee
raised at the organization of the club to
prepare 4 code Of bylaws Vas accepted
AMI the bylaws adopted. The gentle
men present subscribed % the same and
became members The club i now il
good working order with live officers am
energetic committees An ENecutiy,
Committee with the vice president Of tn,
CLUB FOR that town a, chairman. was ap
pointed in each town
Remark, were made by \. K Bixby. b
. y. Alien. V. K. Conner George Flint, c
L. Warren, c \. Hartman. George b
Stafford. George Gushing. George Week,
T. b. Goodrich X & Gray, + 7. Pcnnel
| q. Win~low and l.. !. Anderson Til
remarks were Ell tau-iastic and were W.
received and remarkably good deere
Of interest IN the central idea of the cln
-protertiou Ia our rlrisd Industrial i5if,
esfS-wa> manifest
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Or. r. C. Flowers Great Work.

The many thouSan1. of our renders who
have been bcnetItrd bv the rqmark,bl,.
lin of Dr Elowrr yin IA. nlna.a1 :,
know that the Snrctator pnbli him com
many Of Rostnn Mass hay,. iu,t i.sna
a beautiful new pamnhl,4f cont,ininr
among other interesting matter. n record
If many recent cnr.. wrou,h he br
Flower ON prominent prr,onagr4 Thr.,.
ruro, are in many Instance, startling in
tbeir notnrr having been nerfnrmed af.
Ter thr biuh.st authorities and mnst
l.arnad r4nre.rntatiyrs of the OLD school
nf nractice had pronounced the FIAT of
damn and declared them tu he hrv1nd
tho li,,it Of the ruralL,. So tnarveilou.
arr tbrs. .,tranoe stories of live, rescnnd
from the Jaws Of the prayp. thai werr
+ .nnr related by the iu,livi,lual. than.
s.lves with their names and addresses
.iv.n and in many instances the rariies
haing Jjs,iroui.hcd nrrs,na0.s yylIn are
NOEL and known far and near. one would
almost imanine he was in the mids, of
.,mp orient al tale. with the sweet fls-
riu.iin,, of tho u,iracuIou. and mystery of
mystic hanoin1 DER him.
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the State
At w ashington.

Senator Plat has reported the bill for tn,
admission of North Dakota, and Senator Stew
art reported the bill for the admission of Wash
ington Territory.
The Chinese Treaty has been signed. 1t pro
hibits the entrance of Chinese laborers into
this country; gives indemnity of $4,000 fol
violence of the Chinese; it allows Chinese hav-
ing families here, or property of the value OF
5000 or more, to go to China and return to this
country on proof of fact.
The Senate passed, Wednesday, Senator
Hale's resolution ordering an investigation OF
the civil service, since the democrats cine into
power, under the national administration.
Mr.. Hale, is in the Senate has, introduced a
bill authorizing the President TO appoint and
retire John c. Fremont Major General
The money circulation of the country de-
creased during February 81 ,043,7S2 1t is es-
tmated that the Government receipts for
March will exceed 49,, 100000.
The House Republicans are preparing tariff
bill. 1t will remove all tobacco taxes. except On
cigars and clgaretts; the. tax on achol used in
the arts; One-half the sugar duty giving Lou
isana planters bounty; will adopt the Wool
Association tariff on wool.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22
Atkinson House Furnishing Co.

| In this issue may be.ahs4nd an advertise.
tment that cannot fail t. isteHt. We re-
/ Ter to what the Atkinson HOUSE, Furnish.
ing Co. have to say. It is certainly log-
cal to presume that this company. with
Me advantages they possess, and their
long experience in catering to the wants
of the people of New England give them
such an insight into the purchase and
! handling of goods as to place them at
the head of the house furnishing business
of the country. They carry Enormous
stocks, and are always trying to buy that
which will best satisfy their customers,
catering in every instance to the tastes
and wants of the people. Their system
of freight delivery is one that must com
mend itself to purchasers of household
goods. What is there more annoying
than to have to - to the depot, look up
your goods, and 20 into the matter of
freight bills, and half the time feel that
you are being charged more than YOU
ought to be. Then again there is the mat
ter of breakage. Of course if you buy
goods of a concern, and they ship them
in good order from their store, and the
railroad breaks them, you mnst look to
the railroad to pay the bills. But in this
instance the Atkinson House Furnishing
co. look out for all that, and if your
goods are not received in good order
they make them SO. Their contract syS-
TEN, to those who are not fortunate to
pay cash, has also proved a blessing and
We have no doubt that thousands of peo-
pie throughout the State have reason to
thank them for their liberal treatment.
They are also in one sense of the word
educators, because to the growing up
what lesson can be impaired than that
which comes from home enjoyment ana
the quiet motherly advice that is impart-
ed in the family circle. Whereas if the
home is not acceptably furnished, and
CRATES upon the tastes of the Younger
members, they are liable to seek the same
enjoyment in other places. Read the adv
ertisement of this progressive house.
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korridRewock,

f. \ Spauldng has purchased IL drug
and medicines Of Couant & ilu~srY ami
moved them 10 liz drug store hr
Spaulding will enlarge his from room
by taking away the PARTITION IA d making
room for more shelves.
Grofiam < Simon- are painting The Dad
Fellows block.
The notorious Frank Stain was IN tpWu
last week and remained over night
The willing Workers Of the Bap' i
church cleared over one hundred dollars
by their recent Fair and entertainment in
Sawt"llc Hall.
\ letter was recently receive. in Nm
ridgcwock addressed Serene lli2Iue>s
Grand Duke Of Nordge~ock.
llcarn, the photographer, Of Portland.
Me, has built "A building OF the pruuN
lot, and will be prepared to take and copy
pictures.
The Rcbccea'~ had a very pleasant time
at Geo Sawycr's. Tuesday evening. \
bonntiful supper wa~ served
scuooG Rrronr The village school Of
Nnrridgewock clascd FEBRUARY 2Sth.
Present every dag Gertrude VI Black
vail. Evje ". Worthy, Maud " Adams.
Seldcn T.. Adam, and Warren Blackwell
Those who received the highest rank in
each of the following classes were; st
Arithmetic, Grttrudc VI. Blackwell; 2nd
Arithmetic Alice \. Wyman and Nelson
+. Jones: I'd Arithmetic, Alfred d.
Adams; 4th Arithmetic, Frank 4. French
Mental Arithmetic, Sedcn T.. Adams .
Book keeping, Gertrude NJ. BlackWeil
LIST GeographY, Emma l.. Dpyen aud
Frank \. Trench; 2nd Geography, Selden
T.. Adams and Warren Blackwell Physi-
olo9y, Gertrude u. Blackwell; History,
Alice A. Wvman; Isl Spelling, Gertrude
VI. Blackwell 2nd Spelling, Warren y
Glac kwell; Sd Spelling Scllen T.. Adams
SARA ALLEN FREDERIC, teacher
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Canaan

Politics were made the issue ut the town
meeting held on Monday last The Dem
OcratS managed to yet some votes from
the Republicans and came out 20 vote,
ahead on the first anl second Selcctmrn
The Collector will pursue the same policy
he did three years ago in collecting the
taXes-will not 90 around after taxes
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Weeks,
widow of the late Jackson f. Weeks
took place at the Church on Sunday.
Rev James TibhettS assisted BY Rev Mr..
Shurtleil, conducted the services. Cen.
trial thought Of sermon: that the Spirit
of God gives to man eternal life when he
is converted to thr Advent faith an
when the Christian dies this spirit of God
which he has so received returns to God
who gave it and there remains until the
last day, when the body is rcsurectft and
the spirit returns to the resurected body.
None but Christians are to he rcsurected
the wicked sleep an endless sleep. God
cannot punish II part Of himself, hence
there is 10 punishm mt for any one and
The doctrine If cnrlleSS punishment is cx-
ploded What next?
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22

The murder and suicide briefly narrat-
ed in the REPORTER last week was one of
the most unhumln acts ever perpetrated
in Maine or in any other State or country.
There can he no Doubt but what Darius
NJ. Warren m1rdcled h wife and that he
was outrageOnsly cruel to her for years.
While this was the case no one looked
for the desperation that he manifested
after his arrest and the officer, in charge,
while expecting that lie might make an
effort to escape, aud was desperate
enough to use any means in his power to
do SO were not prepared for the sudden
movements by which he so quickly shot
his two innocent children and himself. 1t
is a mystery how he could do the work
with manacled hand, SO efiec tually. War
rem has long been hardened wretch and
dang rous man and no one seems sorry
that he is dead.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22

Please mind what We
OF New England Tor pretty nearly 10 formerly
h. Atkinson Co, under
Corporations and known The Atkinson
instance have advertised what did
have $4,000 worth of stock Portland
house. that have that much
all these leads
select and how to buy order that these
ke satisfy that duplicated in
other establishment New England This strong state
nen but remember the amount of business do which
million We $4,000 any other
IN the City OF Boston other know
do the amount of business This benefit 70
customers Now, to those who all
selves ready and all times to sell them popular
which
chase and the balance weekly monthly
We do whether the store the Bd
ford the Auburn the ockland Bangor store
will receive like treatment in them all You will get uniform
them ALL and
ngs,y o establishment first
1T WILL DO YOU NO HARM TO SEE THE STOCK oet Soma
aud If we have
somewhere else but and
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-03-22
STATE EW S.

Charles F. Bailey, better known as l,ttl,
BERTHE. was tried for Arson last week, IL
burning the buildings of Mr.. Henry S
Brown and Messrs +. X and J b. French
at Chesterville. The trial awakened con,
siderable interest. The case was submit
ted to the jury without argument, and a
quickly as they could file out and back
again returned verdict of not guilty.
The estate left by the late Mrs. Belcher
to Bates College is appraised at $50, COL
81. An inventory of the property has
been made and returned to the Probate
court. The personal is valued at s25 :
1861, and the real estate Sl3,9 1925.
1t is authoritatively reported that a
physician residing in town in the neigh
borhOod of Newport was concerned in
the robbery of Peter Bennett and has fled
to California with the bulk of the stolen
money. 1t is said that requisition has
been obtained for his arrest.
Thomas Smith, a druggist of New
Sharon, dropped dead in the street, Mon
day night, while on the way from his
house to his store. The cause was heart
disease, and he had been in his usual
health. His age was sixty years. He
leaves wife, two sons in the West, and
one daughter in Massachusetts. He had
represented this district one term in the
legislature as republican.
Attorney General Baker is reported by
the Kennebec Journal as saying, in regard
to the case of Stain and Cromwell, that
he has not seen anything to change his
opinion of the guilt of the prisoners, or
anything which leads him to think that a
new trial will be granted them
A committee has been appointed by the
Executive Council to confer with the
Commissioners of Fish and Game and
adopt some method to prevent the alleged
wholesale slaughter of moose by Can
ada" Indians at the headquarters of the
AroostoOk River.
Freeman b. Prince, an old resident of
Auburn has been arrested charged with
forging the will of Calvin p. Davis who
died in Hebron on the 18th of June, 1886.
he leaving property valued at $1,000, his
heirs being three brothers.
The thlrtieth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars will be
held In Bangor on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, April Gath and 25th. Full particu-
lars will be sent out to the Subordinate
1odOee from the 0rAnd Secretary's office
- Apsll
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Palmyra

Ran. Stray ha- gone 80 Portland On hu,f
nc>s He viii remain away some tim
Hiram Whucn las gone 10 LeWi~' II
whctr h. has secured desirable position
in 5Hc Of tUe mills in thai cItY.
J mmie Boyneld, of st. Adams has hea
tae rcesrl ef making shovel haniIe-
On d.y lat week he, aioue, made, il
seven hour ~ doz. This would br max
in- at Tn r4ti Of - doz per day. WI
"ii hc4. tbs record?
David lIraa Who cut hi foot qujt'
>evrr Is 4 -'seft tine ago. La, got owe
liz aWeHo-- and is out again.
Mr. Jos ia Pltten has been qeitr i'll re-
Gently. but We are glad 10 report. that hi
condition ha, improved yer, much.
No mails WIRE received ut this place
Tuesday on account OF tie blockade
condition Of ne roads
A>uir NJ !. an has gone 10 Boston ~
short Wit
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Who is Your Best Friend

Your stomach of course. Why Be
cause if it is out of order'you are one of
the most miserable creatures living Give
it fair honorable chance and see II 1t
is not the best friend you have in the end.
Don't smoke in the morning Don't
drink in the morning. If you must smoke
and drink wait until your stomach Is
through with breakfast. You can drink
more and smoke more in the evening and
1t will tell ON you less. II your food fer
ments and does not digest right,-if you
are troubled with Heartburn, Dizziness OF
the head, coming up Of the food after
eating, BiliOusness, Indigestion or any
person can use 1t without immediate re-
relief.