davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
Mr.. MjIIlkep'S Bill.

We published last week, the full text
Of Hon. Seth l.. Milliken's bill ito reduce
the internal revenue and tariff taxes, ="
which is meeting with much favor, and
we hope, against expectation, that it
may become law.
The effect of the passage of the bill it is
estimated would reduce the revenue as
follows Tobacco tax, S3l 900 900; Sugar
duty, SIS 900 600; Bounty to sugar grow
ers. $4,000, 900; aggregate, S9G ,00000o
This is fully as much as the revenue can
be reduced without creating a deficit or
mourning the danger of creating deficit.
1t would not injure any American indus
try because the bounty would be as good
TO the sugar grower as the duty. If not
better. Tobacco would be relieved of
SIG. 900, 900 of taxes which is a great
inconvenience to the dealer, and tax
upon the consumer that many can i'll af-
ford to pay.
Probably no one measure would save
money to the pockets of the people to the
same extent, and that would be so uni
versaly felt as the removal of the sugar
duty. The amount produced, or that can
be produced in the United States, in pro-
portion to the enormous amount con
sumed is so small fraction that il is not
good craftsmanship to require the people
longer to pay this tax when the sugar in
dustry can be so well protected by the an
nual expenditure of - 900, 900
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
COUNTY CLIPPINGS.

Brass lock exchanges have been estab
lished from Skowhegan Me, to Athens
to commence January 3lst. Route 1911
Lakeside to Smitbheld. Leave Lakeside
daily except Sundays ut 800 L. NJ, or on
arrival of train. Arrive at Smithteld in
q hours. Leave Smithteld daily except
Sundays at $50 A. NJ, or in season t.
connect with tain, Arrive at Lakeside
ln24 hours.
Rev. J. w. Carr received seven young
people into the church at East Skowhe-
gan last Saturday afternoon at their
church conference, thus adding great
strength to their working force.
Mr.. Lawrence reports that there is a
good prospect that a ten ton bisulphate
pulp mill will be erected at Somerset this
season. The Boston parties who are in-
terested in the project are coming here in
a few days and it is expected that the
contracts will then be executed. If so
the machinery which has to be made to
order will be ordered at once and work
on the mill will commence as soon as the
frost Is out. There seems to be a very
good prospect that pulp mill will be in
operation at Somerset early in July next.
The paper mill will be decided upon later
but that has got to come Off too, says the
Fairfield journal.
The Water Company examined the ny
drants at Fairfield, Tuesday morning and
found them all right. The opinion seems
to be that if hydrants will stand it the
weather we have had of late they are
proof against frost.
Fairheld's veteran collector, II. 4.
Tuck, settled the taxes of 1887 and paid
over in December the entire amount due
to both town and corporation, 1t being
So, AGO 50.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
The Great Storm.

The heaviest snow storm for several
years struck Maine, Thursday morning.
at an early hour and continued during the
whole day, the wind blowing lercely dur
ing the time, piling the fast falling snow
in huge drifts, completely blocking coun-
try roads, and also many of cities and
village The Maine Central freight trains
were all cancelled Thursday, and the few
trains that did get over the the road we're
hours behind time. The other roads of
the State were no more successful and
but for the fine equipment and complete
preparations to cope with such storms
the blockade would not have been raised
nearly as early as it was. Friday the
through trains on the Maine Central, by
the river route from Waterville to Port.
land all got through but were several
hours behind time. The upper route
through Lewiston was not so fortunate.
The train that left Skowhegan Frjddg
morning got stalled at Greene. The af-
ternoon train ut Oakland and the noon
train from Portland started at 4 =. NJ,
but did not get through to Skowhegan
until the next day.
Conductor Andersons train that left
Skowhegan, Thursday morning did moi
reach Lewiston until 80 u. NJ. Friday
1t had on board 81 passengers and was in
one drift in Greene % hours. The cars
were heated by the Lowell car heater anC
were comfortable. Conductor Anderson
did all in his power to make passengers
comfortable. In the depot waiting room
at Lewiston the passengers met and pass
ed vote of thanks to Conductor Ander
son and the train men.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
Tragedy at Sydney.
AMAN suof WITH REVOLVER ~ the

HANDS OF Ills son.
Edwin A. Wentworth about forty-two
years of age, a poor man with very
large and destitute family, was shot in an
alteration with his sou, by the discharge
of a revolver.
Sunday evening about eight O'Clock,
Wentworth became for some reason very
much incenscd at his daus htcr Hattie, a
girl about nineteen years of age, and
dragging her from the sitting room into
the kitchen, began Kicking and pounding
her in most brutal manner and in the
blind fury of "A perfect paroXism of rage
His son Quincy, young man about
twenty years of age, fearing lest his
father, in his uncomfortable anger, would
shoot the girl, entered the room and Sc
curing the old mans revolver from vest
which hung on the wall. attempted to cs-
cape from the house with it. His father
observed the act and releasing his daugh-
ter pursued the young man, and overtak-
ing him attempted To wrest the weapon
from his grasp. In the struggle it was
discharged aud the bullet penetrated the
breast Of the old man. lie sank to the
iloor lifted his head slightly, gasped
good bye" and died almost before the
words had left his lips. During the war
he was member of Company +, 30tl
Maine regiment and has been member
of the j. W Lincoln Post q \. H. lib.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
Musical South American Race,

The Venezuelans are musical race.
They love music, they play the guitar and
the piano and they sing charming songs,
composing appropriate verses on the spot.
Nothing can be more interesting than one
Of the evening parties, even among the
lower people, where several persons
always play their guitars and sing songs
referring teasingly TO the love affairs and
little secrets of those present. What an
amount of wit and good natured humorl
And the ladies do it SO gracefully and
coquettishly that you cannot be cross
with them for exposing your little weak
nesses. Music Is Unborn with them. They
do not need to learn it, which, however,
does not prevent them from having pi
ano in every other house, on which they
practice Wagner and Beethoven for hours,
not always to the delight of their neigh
bors, whose windows are equally wide
open. Singing and guitar playing are to
be met with in the huts of the poorest vii
layers. 1t is their favorite amusement
during the evenings or during the dull
hours of the midday heat. Many of the
donkey drivers, travelling with their cara
vans through the country, carry guitar
slung over their shoulders, and one day,
far inland, | met n fellow, riding on
heavily packed donkey, playing the guitar
and singing to his hearts content. What
good humored peoplel-Cor. New York
SIM
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01

Mclntire, Is very fine Hereford OK,
measuring some seven feet and nine
inches.
Last Thursday there occurred the big
gcst snow and blow storm of the season,
SO far: about 10 inches of snow fell dur
ing the storm, accompanied by high
wind which piled the snow up in huge
heaps making the roads impossible for
several days, and drove 1t into buildings
through every crack and creyice.
Lumber is now being hauled in by the
quantity to the saw mill at Smithheld
village, and the prospect for good
springs work looks quite tattering.
This mill is now owned by |. NJ. lib
belts Co, and we learn Is to be run by
the veteran mill man, Alvin Piper. This
MILL in its primitive st te, was built by
VIM. Newcomb, who was one of the
pioneers of Smithllcld. If not the first set
tier, more than seventy years ago. 1t has
passed through many different owner.
ships, and undergone very many changes
and repairs since that time 1t now runs
circular saw for long and short lumber
also cutting off saw and shingle ma
chine. Its power is derived from the
waters of East Pond and its tributaries.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
Industrial War and National
Defense.

We are without navy, and although
millions of trained soldiers of tried and
proved discipline and courage fill our
workshops and till our fields, we are with
out an organized army or military APP
pontments for foreign war. Yet no Turk
ing fear for the national life haunts the
dreams of any American citizen. The
dangers that threaten our country belong
to an industrial age, and will come, if
come they must, from cntangling diplo-
matte alliances, or unwise legislation
touching international traie; for if our
navy was as strong as that of Britain,
and our organized army as numerous,
well disciplined, and as ready for mobil-
ization as that of Germany, Austria or
Russia, they won d not enable us to de-
fend the rights of our people to employ
and improve their aptitudes, genius, or
manual skill, and to earn their subsistence
by the employment of their gifts and
of otherwise unused and Improbable
raw materials into wares and fabrics for
their own use and for commercial inter
change with other countries.
But one means has yet been discovered
of protecting and defending in the en-
joyment of these elementary rights the
people of any country which may engage
in International trade, and that is by the
enforcement of a system of custom du-
ties high enough to secure the home mar
kets to its own laborers THIS is the only
available defense in the warfare between
industrial nations. TO be effective, it
must provide system of duties, ascend
ing in rate with the additional labor in
volved in each advance Of the material
used, and sufficiently high to secure the
home market in all ordinary times to the
labor and capital of the country, so that
the nation may grow in wealth and pow
or by the constantly increasing number
and productive ability of its people
Hon U'm. u. KeVeg, in he February Fo-
rum
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
Sober Facts for Poultry Raisers.

Jack Smiths old roam hen has recently
developed considerable mercantile ability.
The other day Jack heard some noise in
the chicken yard aud went down to inves-
tigate. In one corner of the yard the
roam hen Bette was standing by match
box full of bugs. There she was ped
ding out to the other fowls, bug for
four grains of corn. The big Dorking
rooster, Jim, was standing by to see fair
play. The purchasing fowl would place
grain Of corn by each of Bette's toes.
Bette would examine 1t critically, rake 1t
to one side and then pass out the bug
When Jack got there she had only two
bugs left. The corn received would have
filed pint cup.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01

The Democratic papers of the South
are waking to the fallacy of President
Cleveand's tariff policy, and to the dsas-
ferrous effect it would have upon the bust
ness of the country more especially the
industries of the Southern States, many
of which are in an experimental stage
and need protection. The Atlanta con
stitution says the message was unwise
and involves wrong political and bust
ness policy. Senator Brown of Georgia
and Senator Vance of North Caro-
lima also differ from the President, and
argue in favor of repeal of internal re-
venue taxes he would leave in force
The result of revenue agitation and ac-
ton in congress If any legislative is eff
fected will probably be compromise bill
some slight change In the tariff law, and
the repeal of the tobacco tax with perhaps
the reduction or repeal of the high tariff
on sugar and the payment of bounty
thereon. If this course is pursued it will.
be a rebuke to President Cleveland for
leaving everything else severely alone in
his message, and giving his entire influ-
ence in favor of such radical changes in
tariff rates as would demoralize the in
dustrics of the country and disturb bust
ness generally.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
SmIthHeId.

We should judge by the string of pick
erel we saw brought in a few days ago,
that fishermen on North Pond are having
quite good success this winter,
School in district No. closed last Sat
urday. This school has been under the
instruction of Fred II. Clark of Smith
field, and it is reported that he has given
very good satisfaction.
The typhoid fever is raging In the fam
lily of Mrs. Roberts. One son has lately
died. and two more Of the family are
dangerously Ill.
Mr.. f. McIntire was obliged to slaugh-
ter quite valuable OK, last week, on ac-
count, 1t Is thought, of an over feed of
meal the mate, now owned by Mr..
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01

If we knew all the methods of ap-
proach adopted by the enemy we are the
better enabled to ward of the danger and
postpone the moment when surrender be-
comes in vitable. In many instances the
Inherent strength of the body suffices to
eoable it to oppose the tendency toward
death. Many however have lost these
forces to such an extent that there Is lit
tie or no help. In other cases little pain
to the weakened lungs will make all the
difference between sudden death and many
years of useful life. Upon the first sym
ptoms of a Cough, Cold or any trouble of
the Throat or Lungs, give that old and
well known remedy-Boschee's German
Syrup, a careful trial. 1t viii prove what
thousands say Of 1t to be, the "benefac-
tor of any home"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
N orridgewock.

Mrs. Waldron Remission of Waterville,
returned home Tuesday having made a
two week visit with her mother, Mary
Remission.
There was no service at the NJ. T..
Church last Sabbath, the pastor being un-
able to reach there on account of the snow
blockade.
The chicken pox has made its appear
ance in the village. Five cases are re-
ported.
Mrs Seldom Wade is sick with pucu-
monia.
The measles are yet raging, and several
families are sick with them.
The Somerset road was opened to trav-
ell last Saturday afternoon, when two
large engines with car came Steaming
from Oakland bringing the mails and a
few passengers.
The Mercer stage came through from
Mercer last Thursday morning, driven by
our plucky driver, Chas Horn, with two
horses ahead of him. He reached Skow-
hogan about noon, and had not made mis-
appearance up to Monday noon.
Several families on Main Street are
without water, the hydrahts falling to
neighbours well for water.
Elder Jones and Pepper preached ex
celent sermons last Sabbath, to fair
sized congregations, in spite of the snow.
Edward Perkins, with large gang of
men and six horses, were out Sunday and
Monday clearing away the snowdrfts
ilson Davis was the first man to come
through from Skowhegan Monday,
John Townsend, who has been sick
with the measles several weeks, has re-
covered so as to resume the painting
business.
The schools were all closed last Friday
on account of the snow.
j. w. Hathaway and wife did not leave
last Wednesday, as reported in last
weeks issue, on account of the approach
ing storm. They left town Monday, this
week.
A number of the coat shop hands are
sick with the measles.
Miss Cora Fernald of Lebanon Me.
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
Chauncy Boynton, returned to her home
Tuesday morning.
Sheriff John II. Mitchell has returned
from visit to New York and Massachu-
sets.
The Old Point lodge did not have their
sociable last Friday evening as adver-
tised but will take place this Friday even
ing. All are invited to mask,
James Spauldng and Henry MurpK
have bought the interest of Fred lNn-
forth in the coat business.
Alden Washburne, seventy years old,
died of Brights disease last week, and
was buried Sunday.
A woman, young in years, was seen
through the snow last Friday
morning after Justice to make out a
writ to have her sisters husband arrest
ed. The latter, she said, was choking
and abusing her sister and trying to get
possession of S. bill which the woman
had put aside for stormy weather 1t is
reported the woman did not appear at
court, 50 the case was postponed,
Fred Remission is clerking in Spauld-
ng's drug store.
George Gilman is sick with the meas
es and pneumonia.
Mrs. Watson has recovered from her
recent sickness, and is able to attend
church.
The oldest settlers say the late storm
was the most severe known for twenty
years,
There is to be masquerade dance at
he Quinnerbasset, this Wednesday eve
1ing.
Measles are very prevalent in town.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
At Washington.

The attorney of the Calais, (Me.) Bank, who
is here to defend the bank against violating the
internal revenue law in circulating notes Of St
Stephens Bank, Canada, says the Calais Bank
officers did not know they were violating the
law.
1t is now probable that the Committee on
Ways and Means will report tariff hill to the
House within two weeks. The Treasury De.
partment is preparing some schedules for the
committee which will be finished in few days.
There is no reason to doubt the accuracy of the
forecasts of the bill that have already been made
Neither House is in session to-day.
The House Committee on Commerce has dc.
cided to report adversely the resolution propos.
ing an investigation by Congress on the Read
ing Coal Companys strike, and the cause that
led to it. Four of the members of the com
mittee, however, dissent from the report of the
majority
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
GEN ERAl,

Intensely cold, High northwesterly winds
have prevailed for several days in Virginia. The
thermometer Saturday morning registered 4
degrees below zero, the coolest of the winter.
Broadway city, New York was visited at 5.45,
Monday morning by the most fierce and dis
astrous fire that has occurred in that thorough
fare for fifteen years. In an hour and half,
despite the sending out of a general call for
fire apparatus, four immense business houses
were destroyed and other seriously damaged.
The total loss is estimated at 3 600. About
half an hour after the fire was discovered, an
explosion occurred by which one fireman was
fatally injured and several hurt
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
DIRECTORY.
SOMERSET COUNTY OFFICERS

SOMERSET COUNTY OFFICERS.
Clerk OF Ccurts-L. H. Webb, Skowhegan.
County Attorney-E. +. Danforth, Skowhcgan.
Judge Of Probatc--Turner Rus~ell, Solon
Register of Probate-S. IL. Goodwin, Skowhcgan.
County Commissioners-lIram Moore, Madison
Center; A. IL. Chase, Lexington; Albert LeaVitt,
Athens.
Register of Deeds-Wm II. Emery, Skowhegan.
County Treasurer-Geo Cushing, Skowhegan.
Sherif-Zenas Vaughan, Skowhcgan.
Deputies-E. p. Vilcs, n. New Portland, s. ii.
i, Mosher Pittsfcd; Geo. + Moore, No. Arson !;
r. S. Williams, Iiartland Lyman Grant, Solon
Augustus Bradbury, Fairfield. c. II. Jones,
Athens BENZ. A. Sawyer, Stlrks.
Jailer-Iohn ii, Mitchell Norridgowock.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
TATE NEW S.

The Maine colt stakes will be trottcd al
the State Fair track in Lewiston this year
| Trustee b. +. Hilton was in Fairfield
Saturday, Dec. 2lst, and there arranged
| it with Amos + Gerald, 1.-THE society to
offer such liberal purses that the best cots
| in the State will be brought out. These
stakes have been announced.
Mr. Adam S Green, the young colored
man who graduated at Colby last June,
and who created such sensation last fall
by being driven out of Aberdeen, Miss,
for his attacks on certain people there, is
now lecturing in New Hampshire on the
negro race, and meeting with much sue
cess. Next month he will lecture in YER
mont.
FIX Vice President IIamlin has accepted
an invitation to deliver the address before
the William II II. Rice Post, of Ellsworth
Me-. next Memorial Day.
The recent heavy snow will prove big
bill of expense to kennebec icemen. FRI
day the water flowed upon the fields
so as to nccessitate much additional labor
in scraping. 1t is estimated that the to-
tai cost of removing the snow which fell
in the late storm from the kennebec fields
will reach $4,000, not mentioning the
delay of three or -four days. Most of
the companies expect to resume running
ice Into Their houses soon. The
roof of the Great Falls house at Greene's
Lodges, Pttston, fell in Saturday after
noon, falling upon the engine. 1t will
require several days to repair the dsmage.
The houses on the river are about half
filled with ice.
at was a triumph for the young men, y
says the Waterville Sentinel, speaking of
the adoption of the city charter by Water
Vile.
Master Workman A. A. Beaten, will ac-
company the general lecturer, who is to
be employe by the knights of Labor on
his tour through the State.
Governor Marble and several of his
Council were ice bound at farm house in
Woolwich, Friday night. They crossed
on the ice to Bath Saturday noon.
l.. c. Wood only son of Councillor
Eliot Wood, of Winthrop, died, Monday
night, of typhoid fever. He was four
teen years of age.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
Brighton.

Colds are quite prevalent here.
Mrs. John Brasier has been very sick
for the past few weeks, but is now con
valescent.
Il. II. Foss and Dellie Hutchns were at
home last week from the woods, but have
returned.
Mr. Tailor Davis buildings were burned
last week.
Mr. f. I. Farrn's hotel caught fire one
day last week in the chamber, but the
flames were extinguished before much
damage was done.
The home of l., l., Forbes is glad
dened by the appearance of little girl.
II. c. IIutchins is at work. for Mr.. Far
81
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
East CornviIIe.

| understand that Mr.. NJ, Messer is
quite i'll with the measles; it being the
first case of measles, in this part of the
town this winter. Others are expected to
have them.
Several have had the mumps.
School in Dist No. 4, has been stopped
for week, and perhaps longer
A little stranger came to Chester Mes
scrs, Jan. Is. 1t was a stormy day
They think they will let the little boy re.
main with them
Mrs. Ruel Robinson, died Jan. %, and
on account of the storm her funeral did
not occur until Jan. 30.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01

Twenty-three Skowhegan passengers
assembled at Waterville station Friday
evening coming on different trains up to
that time, and were passing away the time
g patiently as possible awaiting the
train from Lewiston to Skowhegan known
Is No. Is. After waiting until IL O'Clock
and there being NO prospect of the Lew
iston train, they wired to Portland and a
special train was kindly furnished that
took along the passengers. and large
amount Of ekowhegan mail that had &C.
cnnulatsd there, reaching this village
without much dlflculty about midnight.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01

At the session of the Woman's Relief
Corps Department of Maine, at Lewiston,
Monday, the following officers were elect
ed President, Mrs. Inezetta A. Small of
Lewiston; Senior Vice President, Mrs.
Anna L. McCrills of Dexter Junior Vice
President, Miss Isadore Baker of Nor
rdgewock Chaplain, Mrs. EstherVaughan
Skowhegan; Treasurer, Mrs. Azuba Bag
ley of Lewiston.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-01
skowhegan Post omce.

Until further notice the Office will be
open on Sundays, from to $50 A. NJ,
and from - NJ, to 1890 p. NJ. The lob
by will be open during the forenoon, but
mail will be delivered only during the
regular Office hours above named.
The regulations of the Post Office De-
partment, will be strictly maintained and
enforced, in regard to loungers, and
maintaining order in the lobby.