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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-14

Rev. Albert Palmer of New Hamp-
shire. occupied the pulpit OF the f. b.
church last Sabbath. He is spending q
few days in town with his mother, Mrs.
DR.. Palmer
On account of poor health Rev. Mr.
Laughton has beeh Obliged to resign the
work in this part of the charge, but still
retains Scion and Bingham.
1t is expected that Rev A. +. Parliu
of Madison will occupy the pulpit of the
VI. i. church, every alternate Sabbath. at
: 80 7. NJ, the remainder of this canfer-
ence year.
MIR Horace Savage of this place is sic
with typhoid fever at Madison.
Mrs. W. c. Simmons has been quite
sick the past week, but is now improv-
ing.
1t is very sickly around town at pres
cnt. German measles are quite prevalent
at this writing.
i Somerset Lodge |. o. G. r.. installed
the following officers, Tuesday eve, Feb.
ruary 9TH: c. r., Charlie Fail brother
V. r, Mrs. A. II. Ware Chap, Emma
III. Mayo Sec, n. b. Abee Asst Sec.
Jennie Hilton; +. S , Lena Atkinson
| Treas, Mrs. K. Fairbrother; Supt, j. r.,
Peal Standish; Marshall, l.. Il. Durrell
Dep. NJ, Lula Durrell: Guard, Annie
/ Fairbrother; Sentinel, Fred Moore.
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Miss Ida Armstrong and Miss Edith
Newton of Moose River have been tn,
past week, the guests of Miss Dora IIol.
way.
Nellie X. Durgin has gone to Water
vile to visit her sister, Mrs. j. A. Pack.
ard.
=. S. Longley of Scion, registered al
Hotel Frame one day last week He was
on his way into the woods where his
fathers numbering crews are.
Mrs. Carrie Searle is very busy sewing
As she is a fine sewer and very tasty IL
her arrangement of dresses, and hel
prices are reasonable We hope she viii
have good patronage.
Here is a smart record for a girl seven
years of age. Her name is Sadie Durgin
She knit in four days a double mitten
the first double work she ever knit
Who can beat that,
Lizzie X. Giles has gone to Skowhegar
to work.
Lille IL. Durgin, Johnnie Lockwood
and Harry Williams are attending school
al Carratunk.
Henry Kennedy recently purchased OF
c. A. Coleman very fine colt.
Mr.. James Bartlett handles the rens
of the Moose River stage now.
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East Skowhegan.

Last Friday about three o'clock p NJ,
an old fashioned Maine blizzard started
up and continued till dark growing cold
for the time.
The past week was good shedding and
well improved
The school closed last week at Has
kell's corner with only three pupils in at
tendance, there being 90 in the District.
What is the cause of their non attendance
and will the S. S. committee reportI
Stafford Eaton is wintering "A horses
and colts and has plenty of hay The
horses and colts are valued at about
s2500. Mr.. Eaton has very nice yok,
of oxen girting over feet, and is hoping
to get fair price for them about the 4th
of March next.
Mrs. Vela ID. Richardson has received
nice ladiys watch as prize from j. p
ireland.
Edmunds 4 Go. will sell more corn al
the Ferry this week for jG cents per bush
al.
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FOREIGN

Commissioner Ives gave notice Mon.
day that he will ask to have a selec,
committee appointed to inquire into and
report on a measure the most expedien,
of all transit lines passing through tn,
United States, in view of the possible alb
rogation Of the clauses of the treaty OF
Washington which permit the carriage
Of merchandise through the United States
is bond without payment of duties.
The tragic and mysterious death OF the
Austrian Crown Prince will result in a
separation of the crowns of Austria and
Hungary. The Sale law which prohib.
its females from inheriting the crown
prevails In Austria but net in Hungary
To the imperial crown Of Austria, the
next In order Of succession Is the brother
Of the Emperor, the Archduke Charles
Louis, who Is said to be q very narrow
and unpopular man. His eldest son. the
Archduke Francis, is . young man OF
twenty-seven, who is SO terribly afflicted
with epilepsy that on several occasions
1t hes been necessary to place him under
restraint Ohio, brother Of Francis. II
10 one Of the most brutal and dissoiute
representatives Of royalty In Europe
whose inbumanity to bis Young wife. Z
Saxon Princess, forced her to return to
live With her perents within . wear Of
thsir marriage.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Lon.
doa Daily Telegraph says It 10 certain thai
~ 0og1lae Consul ct Samoa viii be ne.
noved. Pnnce Bismarck 10 extremeiv
enoSye1 ~ ~ Consul exceeding the In.
1tfSG(aooe.
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So N orridRewock

Mrs. Cullen Ward arrived heme from
Augusta last Saturday. She has been
treated In the Hospital and is much i'm
proved in health better than for many
years.
There is much sickness i'm town at the
present time. There are more than a
dozen cases of pneumonia.
Sawyer Brothers had quite a mishap
Saturday night, two young men hired a
sleigh and went on spree to Skowhe-
gan, but did not return with the sleigh or
horse, but came back on foot, while the
horse WAS crippled and sleigh damaged.
A warrant was out for the arrest of one
on Monday morning.
Chas. IIussey is reported interested in
the new coat shop, which il to start at
Bangor, Frank futile will be employed
in the Bangor shop. He is now working
in Spauldng x Ingalls, shop
Mr.. Conant, of the firm Hussey 4 Con
ant, will be Interested in another shop to
start at Wa'ervile soon, under the name
Spaulding x Conant.
George A. Young was in town over
Sunday.
Spaulding and ingalls, employees will
navy ToSiuDlt tNtHiuS at
their coat shop.
The Old Point Lodge held public en-
tertainment in their hall last Thursday
evening.
The electric wires have all been strung
on the posts in the village, and about one
mile and a half have been strung between
here and Skowhegan. A delay of few
days will be made to wait the arrival of
more wire.
Rev. Mr.. Racklif of Skowhegan occu-
pied the pulpit in the Congregational
church last Sabbath.
Stephen rockingham and +. A. Spauld-
ing are filling their houses with good Is
inch ice.
Taylor 4 Smith are doing good bust
ness in the manufacture of their patent
presses and cookers
One more evening of singing school.
when Mr. Brown closes his class here
Mrs. Rachel Holt died Thursday even
ing. She was "a years of age.
Mrs. Maggie Longley is sick with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Frank Wade is improving.
A new boarding house is reported to
be opened in the Baker house.
The citizens were glad to learn that
the Norridgewock Cornet Band, recently
disbanded, have reorganized under the
leadership of +. A. Hobbs. and will be
known as Hobbs Military Band. Mr..
Hobbs has been leader of the Norridge-
wock Band eight years, and we doubt
not that under his tuition we shall have
band unsurpassed by any country town.
Members were assigned parts as follows:
Chas, Harmon, LIST + Flat cornet; S. B
Tibbetts, 2nd + Flat cornet; +. A. Hobbs,
LIST b Flat cornet and leader; Chas Gil
man, End b Flat cornet IL. +. Hale, solo
B Flat cornet; A. l.. jenkins. solo alto;
Chas. X. Sawyer, LIST alto C. f. Davis,
2nd alto; G. l.. Moore, LIST tenor; Henry
Rogers, I'd tenor; Il. w. Allen, baritone !;
=. ID. George, b Flat bass; j. l.. Spauld-
ing, 4. Flat bass Chas. Ward, bass drum ;
Perry Thomas, snare drum; J. Benson.
cymbals. Henry Murphy is president
and Chas. Ward, collector and Treasurer
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CORRESPONDENCE
Scion

Rev. c. A. Laughton, pastor of the NJ.
L. Church, during his paStoraie of nearly
three years here has by his kindly, genial
and Christian bearing endcared himself to
the people, not only of his own church.
but TO all others As well. regardless of
church affiliations. II was feared that on
account of his health, which has been
poor for several months past. he would
be obliged 10 give up H. work here, but
we are pleased to announce that the pro-
spect is that he will be able to continue
here during the remainder of the confer
ence year, and we hope much longer. On
Thursday evening last a number of his
friends Of this town, Bingham and Emb-
den. met at the town hall and partook of
bountiful antiquarian supper given In
his honor Although the weather was
stormy, yet there was large number of
people present-n fact more than the hall
would conveniently accommodate. Dur
ing the evening there was music furnish
ed by double quartettes and male quar-
tette; remarks and prayer by the pastor
remarks by Hon. Moses French; iustru-
mental music by DIR. and Mrs. Pease anG
5. L. Wilson, followed by a social and
good time generally The supper was
rendered to the Rev Mr.. Laughton by
the people, as slight testimonial of their
appreciation of him, by old and young
alike, and by all denominations. The net
proceeds of the evening were forty dol
/ lars.
/ Rev. Mr.. Bates has been holding very
successful meetingsIat theCongregational-
st church during the past week, and is To
continue them this week.
We are glad to see Mr.. Sumner Rowell
again on our streets. Mr.. Rowell has been
laid up for sometime with IA broken leg.
Henry Washburn of Skowhegan has
been in town for few days.
| The spring term of free high school
will commence In District No. under the
instruction of Mr.. j. l.. wilkins.
The village school closes this week
/ The terms work, under the instruction of
/ Principal wilkins and his assistant Miss
Irvine, has been particularly good.
Mr.. VIM. l.. Whipplc, who has been at
home for few days, returned into the
woods on Thursday last.
Mr.. Luther Rowel of Fairfield was in
town last week.
o. b, French has been confined to the
house for several days by sickness.
The horsemen are preparing a half
mile track on Fall Brook, just above the
village, and on almost any hne afternoon
may be seen speeding their trotters.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. follow
Ing are the real estate transfers, recorded
in our county the past week.
Fairtleld-Charles f. Gray to ALFRED
Flood, $500. Thomas A. Trask to Edse
A. Warren ct all. $3.50. Roselinda S.
Farnham to Emma s. Stevens, 5000.
st. Albans-David II. Grant to George
w. Goodale, 81 400.
Athens-William G. Heselton to Rodol
plus IL. Boothby, $500.
Skowhegan-Louisa A. Moody ct al. tC
Abel Prescott, S775. Robert futile to +
N. Merrill Si,5O). James Lumsdeu te
Mary +. Lumsden, 81.
Atheus-Judson q. Irish to Albert AL.
len, 81 900.
Detroit-Joseph s. Davis to Joseph H
DaviS, g.. 800.
Han tland-David d. Stewart to Charles
T. Skinner, 2,l95,7O
ittsteld-Samson Hart to Ensign
Bickford, 5000. Miriam A. Wright tc
Thomas 5. Dexter ct al, 5000.
Madison-Thomas H. Weston ct al. to
Emily Greenleaf, Sl40.
Starks-L. V. Pomroy to Prudence B
Smell, Sl25.
No. 2-Ira ID. Sturgis ct ais. to Augusta
Land & Lumber Co., S2O, 900.
Palmyra-Obed C. Jaquith to Charles
A. Wyman, 1926.
SOlon-J. s. McIntire 10 Sumner A.
Holway, 500. John Irwin to Joel II.
Gray, $500.
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A Social was given at Cars Hal
Friday evening. Dancing and cards en-
tertained those present Refreshments
consisting of bushel basket of king
Tompkns' were served.
The Good Templars gave supper and
entertainment on the 9Th anniversary OF
their organization.
Monday evening the Chautauquans me-
with Miss Emily Danforth The subject
of the lesson was Greek History and Bun
yam.
In the course of month a concert and
supper will be given to raise funds for
repairing the Institute building. The
"Rebekahs, too have au entertainment
on foot.
The S. =. C., L. have planned ride t.
Mr. Henry Spaulding's next Tuesday
where they are invited for social even
ing. If stormy, the following Friday.
Wednesday evening Branch Lodge of
the Order of the Iron Hall was organized.
Twenty-three men were initiated.
Friday night tie younger pupils at the
Institute attempted to surprise one OF
their teachers, and gathered In force fol-
that purpose, but he refused to admi,
them. The little ones were much disap
pointed at this checkmate.
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East Madison.

The weather for the past week ha.
been fine for the farmers and those that
have lumber to haul.
Mrs. A. M. Thompson who has been OF
the sick list Is improving.
Miss Jennie Fendison is home from
Lew iston attending her mother who has
been sick.
Mr.. Ernest M. Ames has gone to South
Gardiner.
Reed Thompson are running their calk
shop night and day.
The home Of Mrs. Chas. Hewett has
been made happy by little daughter.
Hiram Mcdonald Is home from Port
land for few days.
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Mr.. Jones from Skowhegan, was in
town Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Ruth Burrill is visiting her nephew
Benz. Hutchins.
frankie Baker from Skowhegan is
visiting his Aunt, Mrs. T. J, Wyman.
Ernest and Hattie Decker entertained
party of young friends at their home
one night last week an oys er supper was
served and good time was reported.
Miss Amy Strickland is thought to be
improving.
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West PIttS0eld

The good shedding Is being well i'm
proved by the lumber men hauling logs to
the steam mill at the village.
Those thatidid not get up their years
supply of wood the first of the winter.
are now rushing business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farnum of Levant
were here last week, visiting relatives.
Messrs. Frank and George Lucas from
MINI. formerly of st, Adams, visited ID.
l.. Osborn last week.
l.. +. Reyes, is at work at Waterville.
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Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria,
died recently, from the effects of pistol
shot. There is much speculation wheth-
er 1t was suicide, or whether he was shot
as a supposed burglar when he was leav-
ing the house of his game keeper, where
he had been visiting lady 1t is report
ed that the lady, a young baroness, com
mitted suicide.
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Cipars.


sonally superintendent by Mr.. Haines, and
after the final dish had been served ex
ercises were commenced by vote OF
thanks to Mine Host, for his skill and
energy in preparing so exceptionally fine q
treat, to which MIR. Haines replied briefly
Then came the reading Of the Club let
ter, which perhaps may need some ex-
PLANTATION In order to be understood A,
the reunion In jan 'SS the Secretary was
instructed to prepare list Of the mem.
bers alphabetically arranged and, having
penned a short note about his own affairs
to forward 1t together with the minutes
of the last meeting to the member whose
name comes first on the alphabetical list
This member In turn writes a letter CIV
ing an account of himself, occupations,
prosperity or ieverses, and future plans
and forward to the next member on the
list, and then during the year the letter
goes from one brother to another telling
q strange story of varied experience, of
we'll laid plans carried to successful and
happy result, of pleasantimes enjoyed or
sorrow patiently endured, brave strug-
giles on the stage of life for education,
fame, aud fortune, of sympathy asked
and most sincerely profiered, all extended
with happy confidence that 1t will find
each brothers heart sad at each comrade g
sorrow or rejoicing In each brothers hap
piness.
The history of the Club for the pre-
vious year includes one member married
and one deceased. Following the read
ing of the Club letter by the Sec. various
speeches were made IN which many al
lusions were made to the death of Mr..
w. P. Goodwin. which were q noble
tribute to the place he occupied in the
hearts Of bis Club mates, q most touch
ing testimony Of their sorrow and made
plain the fact that time could not erase
the memory of his life and deeds.
At late hour the reunion for 80 was
declared over with renewed and repeated
promises to meet again 10 Jan. 1890.
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St. Adams

The village schools have closed a sue
cessful term of seven weeks under the
instruction Of Mr.. Dunn and Miss Annie
f. Leach of Castine, The three years
of town system of schools have shown Il
decided Improvement over the old dis
trct system and the people are not pre-
pared to 20 back to the old system, and
Mr.. |. q. Winslow our popular superyis-
or for the last three years, deserves the
thanks of the town for the able manner
in which he has conducted the schools
under the town system.
The lumbermen are improving the nice
shedding in hauling in wood and lumber,
and the shovel handle makers are rushing
in the blocks to Mr. Turner's factory.
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MONEY DOES IT.

Now you have the long and the
short Of it. DO you know that
every day people call on us, and at
ter examining floor after floor OF our
vast establishment, they nearly all
wind up with "Well, well, | declare
| had no idea that there was such IA
store as this in New England, or
that furniture could be bought so
cheap. How do you do it! Why
down to our place we would have
had to pay SO and So" And We
tell them as we tell you, MOney
dOes IT," How is dealer with Il
capital Of 81 900 or 81 800 going to
compete against IL company with
half IL million almighty dollarss He
has the .jobber to pay, he has the
manufacturers drummer to pay, he
has heavy freight to pay, and the
whole sum and substance OF 1t is
Nou who deal with him have TO set
tie Your portion of all these extras
in the price, or in the quality of the
goods. Will anybody with common
sense tell us why people will deal
with pettifogging, one horse con,
Germs, when they can come or send
to place like ours and get variety,
substantial goods, auction prices
and terms liberal enough to suit
even chronic growlerss you live
in Portland or can make the jour
ney, come and see our store. III
you can't, write us for cuts, prices,
samples, Or any information. We
have a special DepaI tment for an
swering letters, and selecting goods
oruered by letter. We do a large
business in this way. You cant
ask us too many questions Or write
too often; we take pleasure in an
swering your correspondence:
We are going to surprise you by
telling you OF a few specalties:
$40 Sic Piece CRUSHED ZluSh
Iutl0r SUITS, S45.
SIS H0ndsomely 2ainied Cham =
6e, Sets 10 pieces SIS.
scr QMu1'er R0ngeS, noihing 10
eguai item, SCI.
81 2urior Doap DrHsSei Ca,pciS,
fire /,ume, 81.
55c Uooi carpets T.yard Wide,
SOC.
55c 2upesi1y CARPETS. 55c.
81 SO/ia DI0ck WulNUt Eaten
sion /u6leS, per /OO/, ST.
Soc S0iid .dSh Extension Ia6les,
per /oOt, Soc.
At these prices we deliUer free
to your nearest railroad station ana
your own time to pay it in. We
want to see everybody with a good
comfortable home. Think of the
quarter you spend on this nonsense
and that foolishness, that if put to
good account would Ienovate your
homes without Your missing the
money. We don't often moralize,
hut when Company of your own
N ople get together and offer you
opportunities such as we do, we
can't understand why you neglect
to avail yourselves of them. Turn
this over in Your mind aud profit
thereby. Everything you need for
the house we keep: Pianos, Organs,
Stoves, Ranges; Parlor, Chamber,
Dining room, Kitchen, Library and
Office Furniture; Carpets, Oilcloths,
Mating, Rugs, Door Mats, Draper
les, Silver Ware, China Dinner and
Tea Sets, in fact, everything that's
I Al 4
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So, 300 has been subscribed for the new
dam.
Mr.. John French of Weld, formerly OF
this place, was buried here last Sunday.
Walter Showers has closed his schoo
in Rome on account of dlptheria.
MIR. Lancaster intends to start a star
singing school here soon.
Our village school, taught by c. P
Greenleaf, closes one week from Friday
with sociaole at Lancaster Hall in the
evening. Refreshments will be served
All are invited.
The weekly sing occurs at Mr.. f. B
Bakers.
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LuCAs COUNTY, S. 5.
FRANK j CHENEY makes oath tina. he is the
senior partner Of the firm of F. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL.
LARS for each and every case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CArARRH
CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. d. SO.
(@ A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
Gus surfaces Of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
@-Sold by Druggists, rs cents.
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Carrie Lime entertained a party of
her small friends, Monday evening Feb.
4th, the occasion being her 10th birth
day,
Union meetings are being held this
week at the NJ. Il. Church, by Rev. Mr..
Hamilton, and Rev. H. +. Dexter
Dr. Martin of Augusta, was in town
professionally, Monday night.
c. Z. Sawyer y. ID. s. of Skowhegan
was at the Park House, Saturday Sunday
and Monday.
Mr.. Charles Collier of X. |. was In town
Monday.
Mrs. Clara Turner and son were visit
Ing relatives here Saturday and Sunday
Miss Francis Gee goes to Sawyeryille
this week for an indefinite period.
The Misses Townsend of Wateryillo
visited Miss II. t. Fuller, last week
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Athens.

Mrs. Lafayette Lincoln, who has been
very low with pneumonia is little bet
ter.
DIR. c. p Sawyer of Skowhegan was in
town Tuesday, to practice dentistry.
DIR. Ellingwood has returned from New
York.
Several of our tcwnsmen are In Au-
gusta trying for a railroad charter.
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Embden Centre.

There is snow enough for good sled-
ding now, and all kinds of business is
booming
j. l.. llodgdpn has gone to Chain OF
Ponds with his horses, to haul logs for
b. +. Bailey.
Roswell Thompson is looking for beef
cattle; he bought ten head in this vicinity
to-day CHE ith).
There are few cases OF G rnau
measles this week in school District No
1.
The winter term of school In this
District will close Friday the sth.
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Notice.

To the Subscribers TO stock and articles OF
agreement IN The Athens Hall Association:
You are hereby requested by the undersign-
ed subscribers to said stock and articles of
agreement, to meet at Somerset Academy, in
Athens. ON Tuesday February 2lst A, ID. 1888
at O'Clock p. IN. for the following purposes
viz -
LIST. To choose n Clerk and President.
aud. To see If said subscribers Will vote to
organize themselves INTO corporation.
SRI, 1oadopf corporate name and seal,
Tx Tue amount OF capital stock. and divide the
same INTO shares define the purposes of said
corporation and determine the manner of yot.
| ing by proxy.
| 4th. To adopt II code of BY laws.
5th. To choose Board of Directors and all
other necessary officers
bth. TO pass any other votes and transact
any other business necessary to perfect the
organization.
j. r. HOLMAN, ALMON L. LOCK,
FIG. GREENE ID. b. COOK.
January IS, Is o.
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Tho Population Of skowhsr. r

Is about $500, spd we would say at least one
half are troubled with some affection ION the
Throat and Lungs, as those complaints are,
according TO statistics, more numerous than
others. We would advise all Que readers not
to neglect the opportunity 10 call on their drug.
gist and get bottle Of Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs. Trial sise Free. LARGE
Bottle 60c and tI. Sold BY all druggists.
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The Railroad committee of the legisla-
ture gave hearing yesterday afternoon,
on the petition for extending the charter
of the Waldo and Somerset Railroad to
Scion. The following gentlemen appear
ed in support of the measure: j. f. Hol-
man, Albert Leavitt, c. IL, Jones, Henry
Stickney, and Alanson Locke of Athens
T. b. Barrett, V. X. futile and James
Harmon of Canaan.