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The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Browns Corner, Canaan.

Mud-muddy-m roads that ever
were known in these parts.
Friday night about / O'Clock the build
ings owned and occupied by Warren
Phelps and family, were burned together
with their COW, one sheep and number
of hens. Mr.. Phelps was not at home,
having gone to Augusta to see about his
pension. His wife and six small children
barely escaped in their night clothes, hay
ing list their all In the flames. Being In
destitute circumstances this is sad mis-
fortune to them, having twice before suf-
fered in the same way. Mr.. william
Richards took them under his hospitable
roof and mnistered to their temporary
wants until they can receive aid from an
other source.
DR.. s. L. Blake, who has bean visiting
his parents, babe them goodbye, to re-
turn to his home In Weaverville, Cal,
Monday afternoon; his business would
not admit of longer stay. His father,
Mr.. N. +. Blake, is very low and the DR..
regrets that he must leave him thus.
Mrs. Levi Bean, who has been with her
mother, Mrs. Geo. Crocker, living In the
south part of this town, was moved to
her fathers place last Tuesday. l hear
she lies In critical condition and re.
quiIes skillful treatment to insure recov-
cry.
Chas. Morse has moved his family onto
the place formerly occupied by Albert
Flagg.
The biddies seem to be trying to cause
q sensation by laying big eggs this spring.
Your correspondent has hen which re-
Gently laid two (not in one day. the larg-
est Of which measured 7 IA BY s IA In.
Mrs. Lysander Corson is stopping with
her sister, Mrs. Lucinda Blake.
J. L. Woodbury. has gone to waterville.
|. Crowell recently sold yoke of oxen
to Ryan Fairbanks Of w. Pittsdeld.
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Bonrd of Tyado.

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"onuas evening pursuant 10 cail ny inc
Secretary. President Anderson WAS alb
sent and neither of the vice presidents
h.,,y nras.nt III. .,i,, os oa,o, 90
~..t u ,,"s voc
o'uc' ny u H. Bachelor the secretary
and on motion of l.. L. Morrison, l.. W.
Weston was called To the chair.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

C. A. Boston's dwelling in South Can
aan, and part of the contents were con-
sumed by fire on Sunday last. The
house and barn ard contents were insur-
ed in Charles F. Jones agency of Skow-
hogan, for $500, the barn was not burn
ed. The insurance covers about one
half the value of the property. The fire
originated In ell, probably from defect
i've chimney.
A small house and barn In North Cam
aan occupied by Warren Phelps, was
burned on Friday OF last week. Mr..
Phelps was at Waterville, his wife and
family of six children barely escaped in
their night clothing. The town author
tiles were called upon the next day to
provide for the family.
On Monday there was quite a scare in
the village caused by the burning out of
Sprague Goodridge's chimney.
Bcnois futile, late of Lawrence, Mass.
is moving his family goods into Charles
Crommett's house in East Skowhegan.
1t is said that futile & Frazer are to
take an interest in the Chas. E. Robin
SON pant factory and Mr. Frazier's moth
er is coming and will occupied Henry
Rickers house.
J. c. f. Powers has hired the Ira Good
ridge place.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
.Yo/ice Of FL, ecl0suz-e.

q, Whereas Lnnira b. Traiton of Brighton in
me county or Somerset by her mortgage deed
dated the tweniy.second day of MAY A D..
1872 and recorded In Somerset Registry Of
Deeds, book i79. page 227, Conveyed 10 Joseph
=. Leavett OF Harmony In said county. n Ger;
IAN parcel OF real estate. situated In sad
Br ght0n and described az follows: The South
west quarter Of lot No. t5) five IN the tentn UOl
Range. containg nifty acres more or less. Also
the west half OF the Southeast quarter OF the
same lot, contanlnp twenty-five acres more or
less, excerpt small piece sold to Ivory White.
hons"' containing about threequarters OF an
acre. Ana the said Joseph K. L+avitt there.
afterwards gu the fifth day OF November A. d.
lss3 sold aud assigned said mortgage and
debt thereby secured to one Wa lace 4. Stine-
lord which assignment Is recorded In Somer,
set Registry OF Deeds Vol. Isl. Page ala, and
the said Wallace sliueford OH the sixth day
Il April A. ID. lssa sold and asst ned said mort.
gage and debt thereby s.cured to Warren j.
foss OF said Brighton which assignment Is re-
corded IN somerset Registry OF Deeds Vol. l@,
page IH And whereas the condition OF said
mortgage has been broken, now therefore by
reason OF the breach Of the condition thereof
claim foreclosure OF said mortgage Dated
Ut skowhegan, this Eth day OF April A. y. 1855
wAkREN j. FOS,.
3w17 BY Merrill d COtiiu his Atty's
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Notice of Foreclosure.

whereas. Lucicn Phinney, of Westbrook, in
he County of cumberland. state OF Maine, by
liis mortgage deed dated the sixth day Of
April, a. ID. 1888, and recorded in the Registry
OF Deeds iii and for the County OF Somerset,
!" 'aid state of Maine, in Book 1896, Page 1874
conveyed to me, the undersigned, the ful.
lowing described premises. to wit: A certain
parcel OF land. with all buildings thereon,
situated in ST. Albaus Village, IN said Comfy
of somerset. 1t being part Of the w. ). Lowell
l.. &. Dillingham;, bounded and described ~
follows. namely: Beginning at tue northeast
corner OF Isaac Osborne's lot running west
nlhetv,seYen feet, thence north nineteen aud
one nalf degrees east tine e hundred aud tifty
one feet thence cast twenty degrees soutl
slxty-one feet; thence south far enough to make
the lot Two hundred feet wide; thence south
nineteen and onehnlf degrees west to point
on line with the first ment Oned line: theme,
west to the nlrt mentioned bound Of
starting point. Excepting "a right of wa,
across said and to land OF said Emery said
night OF way having been reserved by sad
Emery; but including right OF way across
said Emerys land to the rud leading to the
hill. Being the same premises conveyed to
said Iucien Phinney by the SAID Emery by
deed daied April 2hth A. ID. 1887, and record.
ed in the Registry OF Deeds for raid County Of
ooiner-et IN Book ly7, Page 100, And whereas
the condition OF SAID MOI tgage has b. ell brok-
en-: Now, therefore, by reason of the breach
or the condition OF said mortgate, 1 claim \
foreclosure thereof.
Portland, Maine. April ~ ID, 1889.
RICHARD U. CONANT.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
RIpley.

ON Friday April ), the farm buildings
of Herbert Addition Of Ripley, Maine,
were burned. The family, after losing
the house and all the contents, were al
most completely disheartened, but their
neighbors told them that they should
soon have dwelling, and a Ripley car
penter. Mr.. Seth Ramsdell, at once set to
work to draw plan for new house and
ell. Tuesday noon following the fire
most every stick OF the entire house and
ell was standing In the woods and men
and teams began cutting and hauling to
Felkers mill. Wednesday morning Mr..
Ramsdcll struck his first mortice and the
work of framing began. Saturday night,
April Is, just eight days after the fire, a
main house and an ell were all up, board
ed and shingled and a cellar about half
dug. By this time they have been entire
ly completed and all through the efforts
of the people of the village.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
From Others Who Have Tried It
SHERIFF SlfLE.

STATE Of Maine Somerset SIS.
Taken this twenty second day of April, A. D..
1852 on execution dated April thirteenth, A. D.
1889, issued on Judgment rendered by the
supreme Judicial Court for the said County Of
Somerset al the term thereof, begun and hold
IN al skowhrgau within and for the county Of
Somerset on the third Tuesday OF March, A. d.
1881 in favor of Adeihrrt o. Frederic of Nor.
Ildgewock, against Lyman Rowe of said Nor.
ilugtWock, Tor one hundred and two dollars
aud nifty five cents debt or damage and eleven
dollars and twenty eight cents cost of suit and
Will be sold by pubic auction on the twenty
second day OF May, A. ID. 1889 at ten O'Clock III
the forenoon at the office OF c, A. Harrington
IN NorridgewUck in said county, all the right
In equity which Lyman Rowe has III and 10
the same, or had on the twenty fourth day Of
December A. ID. 1883, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon the time when the same WAS attach.
ell on the writ i'll the same suit, to ie.
deem the following described real estate
situated in Nerridgewock in said county to
wit: certain parcel of land situated in Nor.
iidgcwock III said county with the buildings
the con, bounded as follows: northcry by the
road leading from Nurridgr wuck to Walervillc,
caslely by land of John TobeN; southery ny
anI OF Alonzo Davis, westerly by land OF q.
VI. Iobey, containing sixty acres more or less,
subject To mortgage recorded in Registry Of
Deeds. book one hundred and forty -four, page
five hundred ana fifty seven, given hy Oilyer
III. Otis to Ebru TaA Tor of Norridge wock, to
secure the payment OF Il promiss DRY note for
Two hundred and five dollars, dated November
twentieth. A. ID. lsIi, payable in two years from
date with interest annually al eight per cent.
on which there IL now due the SUN of one
hundred and fifty five dollars.
Dated at NorrldgeWock the tweuty-second
day OF April, A. ID. I-s9.
j. IL. MITCHELL.
5wlI Deputy sheriff
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
PittsNeld.

The members of the second class are TO
entertain the first class Wednesday even
ing, the oath. Ice cream aud cake is To
be the treat.
The town boys are going to play the
nine of the Maine Central Institute, Fast
Day.
The teachers and the students of the
VI. c. /. went on walk last Friday after
noon. They met at O'Clock at the In
stitute and appointed Prof. q. IL. Drake
rs leader. after which they went along
the shore Of the Sebasticook to the place
called the Pinnacle, and returned at j
O'Clock. The walk was enjoyed very
much by all.
The roads around the village IL fast be
Ing improved by teams hauling in gravel.
The entertainment that WAS to be given
Saturday the 10Th. WAS postponed until
next Saturday evening.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

SPECTATORS, ADVENTURES, SQUArTERs
ETC, ENTER THE TERRITORY IN
CROWDS.
Probably the greatest rush for the oc-
cupancy of land that ever occurred on
this continent took place on Monday last
across the line of the tract of land known
as Oklahoma.
For many months the squatter, specula-
tor and adventurer has been longing to
enter this tract to take up quarter sec
tion for home or for speculative pur-
poses. This immense crowd of 1O0,O 600
people have for weeks eDcamped upon
the border, already to advance across the
line the moment the hour of high noon,
April 22, should arrive.
The towns along the border in the
States of Kansas, Arkansas and Texas
have been overrun with these boomers
occupying temporary houses, tents and
wagons. The border had been guarded
by u. S. Marshals and detachments of
troops, cavalry and infantry and squads
of boomers had been repeatedly driven
from the territory and were held with the
utmost difficulty from crossing the line.
Monday at noon the embargo was
raised and advance was made. The Atch.
inson, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
poured thousands in, composed Of specu-
lators, adventures, sight secrs, thieves,
gamblers and sprinkling of the demi-
monde. The farming element was not
largely represented, as all homesteaders
have gone on before. There was not
State or territory In the country which
did not have representatives.
At Arkansas city rs cars were packed
Tor start for the promised land. There
were many scenes of tumult and violence
in attempting to get on board the trains
and into locked cars.
At the last station outside Oklahoma
territory was great crowd of boomers
who had fOrsaken their teams hoping to
get there quicker by rail. There being no
room inside they climbed to the top of
the coaches. The entire train from one
end to the other was lined with them,
The line was reached at 1905. Before
the last dead line was reached the great
transformation scene had begun and was
plainly visible to watchers from the train.
A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, In Guthrie, stated that be
saw man one hour after noon ~ miles
from the line driving stakes and turning
sod, and that there were 800 people occu.
plying town sites. These people held a
meeting and adopted . town map. He
thinks there was collision between these
men and the U. 8. Marshal and deputies
or they could not have got this advance
upon other settlers.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Deafness Can't be Cured

by local application, as they can not reac
the diseased portion of the ear. There i,
only one way to cure Deafness, and that i,
by constitutional remedies. Deafness u
caused by an infamed condition of the mu.
Gus lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infiamed you have a rumb
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and when
It is entirely closed Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation eau be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an nhamed
condition of the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any ease of Deafness Caused by Catarrh)
that we can not cure by taking Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, o.
by Druggists, Toe.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

With the fair weather we have had the
prospect is good for an early spring.
Many farmers have already sown early
peas and others have sown oats on dry
land.
o Hight finished blowing a ten acre
piece last Saturday for sweet corn and
has bought three tons of superphosphate
to be used on the piece with manure. Mr..
Hight will try hard to beat
Charles French has 4 lambs from 30
sheep. 1--we pairs of twins.
J. Currier has a nice flock of lambs
and Is feeding his Tolman sweet apples &c
his cows which are looking very well.
He is trimming and grating his or
chard as usual
Frank Goodrich is still on the sick list
and improves very slowly.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

cause which greatly magn fed the imagi-
nation.
W. +, Emerson returned from Law
renee, Mass. recently, where he was EN-
ployed through the winter.
Mrs. Wit IAN and her son-in-law, l. +.
Reyes and family moved to Somerset
Mills last week
There has been some painting and re-
pairing done. MIR. Smell shingled hi,
barn recently. Mr.. Garfield painted one
Of his buildings, and is also having some
inside work done. W. F. Patten is hay
ing piazza built to his house.
Miss T. w. Powers from Canton, Mon
tana, arrived at her old home, Monday
after an absence of IL years.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
West plttONoid

There has been but little done at farm.
Ing. The cold wave ct this writing is
rather discouraging for early planting.
Il the weather IL favorable there will Be
some seed planted this week.
Pittsneld 10 big place 10 some peoples
eyes, or was to . couple Of Canaanites
who started for Bangor one day last
week. Il was aaid they went - far a
Pittshsld and after looking the place
over. returned to Canaan, saying they
bad been 70 Bangor. IL was presumed
they became - meWhat mbtl6ed BY some
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

Farmers begin to stir the ground lit
tie. Rain Is needed to settle the roads
and start the grass.
The local Board of Health appointed is
c. M. Jewett, G w. Hanson and N. b.
Douglas. They met last Saturday and
organized. G.. W. Hanson was chosen
chairman. and C. II. Jewett secretary.
C. r. McCrillls has given his buildings
new coat of paint, which improves them
very much.
N. b. Douglas, who has charge of the
hearse, has carried nineteen to their last
resting place within the year
X. w. Crawford has sold out. He and
his family have gone to Lowell, Mass.
1t is quite sickly In town. Some who
have been reported on the sick list are
improving, while others seem to hang by
the brittle thread.
DR.. John Brown of Hartland has quite
a number of patients in the west part of
the town; all seem to be doing well.
Mrs. c. M. Jewett has been visiting her
daughter. Mrs. A. L. Chase of Newport
G. w. Hanson has added some 20 feet
to his barn, making 1t IS feet.
Mr.. J. II. Mahoney, who has been so
seriously i'll, is failing very fast and can
not live great while.j
Our honorable townsman, Mr.. John @.
Adams, who has been III with complica-
ton of diseases, is reported as being on a
fair way to recovery.
Mr.. Fred Patten has been enjoying
very severe attack of mumps.
Mr.. W. S. Seavey has gone to the Hub
where he has secured lucrative position
on the horse cars.
Mr.. John Adams is making extensive
improvements In his house by the addi-
ton OF another story. IT Is intimated
that another story will be necessary, az
his son, Homer, Is the happy father Of
baby girl.
Farming, which had so fairly COM
menced, has received q sudden setback
10 the shape Of cold snap. Mr.. C. H.
Folsom planted one and one half acres of
potatoes one day last week.
Suckers are running, and now the bank
OF the stream is lined with boys both day
night.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Adnliu iStr0tOy.'S Sale.

BY virtue Of license from the Judge 81
Probate OF the County Of Somerset / shall sell
NJ public auction on Saturday the 2sth day OF
noon on the premises the homestead farm OF
Anson Jewell. late OF Canaan ~ said County.
deceased, situated In said Canaan containing
one hundred acres, more or less, subject 10
tue Widows dover therein and mort gage a.
ABEL Prescott on which there Is due about
$500. Dated April 20th 1850.
3wl1 TIE. BARRETT.
Administrator with the will annexed.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Smithneid.

Mr.. Edwin Tracey has maple grove
from which he has made two hundred
gallons of syrup this spring 80 reported
Mrs. G. N Simonds has been In quite
poor health for few weeks past.
Farmers have already begun to do
quite business on the land
Mr.. G. W. Bigelow has quite nice
pair of matched oxen, seven feet in girth.
The grass begins to look green on the
hillsides and the pastures will soon af-
ford feed sufficient for sheep.
Mr.. Joseph Buker of Skowhegan was
In town Friday last.
Mr.. Chas. Watson, blacksmith on
Bangs quarry has returned to his home
in Rome.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
NorridgeWock.

Mr.. John Diggles Of Nerridgewock,
formerly Tor many years engaged In the
manufacturing Of clothing at Mercer, died
Saturday Of softening Of the brain. His
age WAS "a years.
Hobbs band gave Us some good music
ON the street Friday evening. What's
the natter with having band stand this
summers They are TO give . band con-
cert. May lst. Proceeds to buy new uni
forms. They are engaged by the G. A.
4. (Bstss Post) for Memorial day.
d. b. Reyes, who has been for msuv
ysass subject to epilepsy, died Friday.
The body Of J. etsward Walker Wa
brought homo for burial last week. he
diod q The Insane Hospital, Of which he
I'D been ~ inmate so6s eight years.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Harmony.


Farmers are busy at their springs
work.
Mr.. VIII Allen, Of Wellington, last
week lost his wallet containing about
$500 in money and notes. In the road in
this town. 1t was found by Frank Cool.
ey's boy and returned to Mr.. Allen, who
generously gave the boy five dollars for
his trouble and as tribute for his homes
ty.
Mr.. Whitehouse has moved his Bates
shop from High street to the east side of
Water street near his other shop where
he is going to ut up shop for general
blacksmith work.
The Grange Is In good healthy condl-
ton, there being several new applications
recently, and good attendance when prac-
ticable.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

The village of HoultOn was saved from
a REPETITION of former conflagration by
its system of water works fire broke
out In the stable connected with the
Houlton Exchange, and although sur
rounded on every side by wooden build
ings, the nozzles of eight hose were play
ing on the stable within very few min
utes and the village saved many thousand
dollars. Thus is the wisdom of the en-
terprising citizens of Houlton In putting
In water works, proved.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Wednesday The 18th Day Of May next
ARROR DAY

And earnestly advise that the people OF this State
duly regard 1t by engaging in "the planting of
trees shrubs and vines, in the adjournment of public
and private grounds" not only for the purpose OF
Identifying our villages, towns. parks and pubic
vays but also for the encouragement OF forest
culture and the growth Of woods and timber. which
will be OF ncstimahe Importance 10 the fertility,
health and future prosperity OF this extensive com
unnwealth. Experience IN various foreign coun-
tries as well as in several of the American states,
proves the practical advantage as well as the moral
and refining influence of tree planting and trust
that the spirit and intent OF the legislative act Tor
its promotion may be carried out with general
unanimity and patriotic good will by the entire peo-
pie OF Maine.
Given At the Council Chamber, at August, this
fifteenth day of April, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty hne'
and of the Independence Of the United States
OF America the one hundred and thirteenth.
EDWIN {. BUKLEICH.
b. IuI Cow RSoR.
ORAMSNuNL SMITH Secretary of State.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

Swapping" 6 per cent bond for 3
per cent bond and getting per cent
boot" is a pretty good transaction for a
corpo ration that is Obliged to have a
bonded Indebtedness. This Is practically
what the State of Maine has done in ex-
tending its debt. This indicates that the
credit of the State of Maine Is A l..
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Aartjand.

Mrs. Mary Robinson's house was de-
stroyed by fire early Tuesday morning.
They were awakened by tho cracking
about half past four. 1t is great loss to
her as but few of her things were saved.
many of them Of value. She had just got
it finished for two families. Her loss is
partly covered by insurance. Mr. Math-
ews' family, who lived In her house,
saved most of their goods.
Mrs. I, W. Page and Miss A. A. Withee
left for Boston Monday, to buy their
spring millinery. Mrs. Isaac Stedman
went with them to visit friends in Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Tucher closes his school this week
and has a vacation of two weeks, when
he Will again be with us as teacher.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Fire In North Arson.

HOUSE AND LIVERY STABLE BURNED.
Robert Wasson's house and livery sta
BILE, North Arson, was burned Saturday
afternoon. The fire caught In the hay
loft. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The furniture and other household goods
were mostly saved.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25
Badly Beaten
HE MASSACHUSETTS, PRoHIRITORY
AMENDMENT A 900 SuoRT.

AMENDMENT A 900 SHORT.
One hundred aud tifty-eight towns, out
side of Boston, give the following vote
on the constitutional amendment Yes,
45,394; No, 80, 1928. The Constitutional
Prohibitory amendment is defeated by a
larger vote than its opponents anticipat-
ed. Totol vote Yes, SO ,392 no 1872 ,943 /;
with the towns of Norwood, Gosnold and
Seekonk to hear from, these towns poll
ing but 449 votes last fall on the license
question. The Quincy vote was: Yes,
49l no, 1863. Quincy voted no license
In November by $50 majority. Somer-
vile Is the only city in which there was
a majority for the amendment Yes, L.
Sl2; no, LAG. In Fitchburg. Newton
and Northampton the vote was very close
and the amendment was defeated ~ less
than 60 votes in each.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

Mr.. William Preble is confined to the
house, is very poorly. The DR.. calls
every day.
Mr.. 4. w. Moore arrived home from
Portland, Oregon Saturday night, having
been absent about two years. All glad to
see his smiling face again; hope he has
come to stay.
Rev. Mr.. Lawton gave an Faster ser
mon on Sunday at Union Hall. The dec
orations and notices were beautifully ar
ranged.
Mrs. A. N. Burke has stylish stock of
goods. Give her call.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-25

In the twenty-four days that the East
Dover Wooden Mill was run in March, hav-
ing been closed two days for repairs, more
than 25, 900 yards of cloth were taken of
Thirteen looms were run. In February
the full complement Of 25, 000-generally
regarded as All average months work
was Innuu factured