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The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

Mrs. Martha Colby who probably was
| ,strumental In starting the Journal aud
who did great deal to make 1t success,
died at her home in this village last Tues
day night after long Illness. She leaves
an aged mother to mourn her loss.
Mr.. T. II. Head and wife who have
been spending the winter with their sons,
T. G. Head of this village and p. S.
Head of Waterville, started Tuesday In
company with number of others from
this vicinity for Dakota.
DIR. Fellows of Skowhegan was in town
on professional business Saturday.
The village Corporation annual meet
ing was held Monday last. Voted to
raise $500 and interest toward corpora
ton debt. $500 for incidental expenses,
5000 for Fire Department, $3.50 for night
watch, $3.50 for lighting the streets with
electricity. Voted to leave the matter of
leasing the hearse to the assessors. Vot-
ed to pass over the article In regard to
the sale of steam fire engine No. B.
Upon the matter of an appropriation
for a survey of the village relative to put
ting In q system of sewerage there was a
warm discussion. Messrs Connor
Twitchell ane Nye lead the fight for the
measure and Messrs Burrill and Judkins
opposed. The contest was warm but
good natured and the victory was almost
overwhelmingly In favor of the survey
and 800 was raised for that purpose.
The funeral of Mrs. DR.. Chenery of
Wayne, took place from the home of her
father, c. ID. Lawrence, on Tuesday
forenoon. The services were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Ford, her pastor at Wayne,
assisted by Rev ID. b. Holt of Skowhe.
gan, and Rev f. l.. Allen of Fairfield
The family have the sympathy of very
large circle of friends here and at Wayne.
Many here remember Lizzie Lawrence as
one of the most lovely young ladies IN
our village, and in the few short years OF
her married life that she has been from
us she only added to her many friends.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
DICK LIGHqAEhRT, 292y


Public Trial N Fairfield IA 2.42 ~ ~ an. Old.
Bay horse. no white. 10 hands high, weighs
1850 lbs; foaled June 7. 1888. sired by DR..
franklin 2.3l. sire OF Lawrence 2.25i2 Dam by
Gen Withers 2.3OA, sire OF John s. AL; 2l dam.
Miss Morrill,. the dam of Lawrence 225l6. and
Lady Lightfoot a.32; by Morrill, Champion,
sire VI the dams OF Lawrence 2.25ta, George
Jones. 2.26A. Dick Lghtheart ia a horse Of
perfect beauty and great style, and can show a
2'30 gait. He Is sound and smooth with perfect
feet and legs, long body and short back and
carries himself In fine style IN harness. Dick
Ltglthehrt Is getting some fine colts. His old.
est colt 10 three years old this spring. There
has been but two OF his colts trained and start.
ed IN races.
Vanderbilt Is the first, and was started in
two races, First Mt Fairfield in the colts
stakes, where he got second money with six
colts III the race. Next race was at the Maine
State Fair at Lewiston III 1887, where no won
the race In two straight heats with six in the
race AMI got first premium az best one year
old stallion. VanstOne is the other coli in0w
dead) be was started IN the year old colts
stakes at Lewiston last fall, and got third
money IN the race with eight starters, and was
second In the first heat
~ Free Free! Free! The service of Dick
Lightheart. to 10 Standard Bred Mares, season
OF 1859. e"'"'
Terms,-S2J,OO to Warrant.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Athens.

The Cemetery Corporation have settled
with Freeman Tuttie for the colt he lost
last fall by jumping on their picket fence
Mr.. Fred futile has moved his machin.
cry back to West Athens to saw up what
lumber he has while there Is plenty OF
water, after which he will move back to
his steam mill where he has II large guam
tity to saw.
Mont bore has gone into the grist mill
Besides doing custom grinding he intends
to keep q stock Of grain feed etc, for
sale.
The mills are all running to their full
capacity.
Our druggist has got to have new
hat.
Our stage driver, Mr.. Stafford, met with
quite an accident Sunday night when one
Of his horses died.
Mr.. Eugene Cole has returned to his
business In Massachusetts after several
weeks visit to his old home.
Mr.. Joshua Dunton returned from
Washington Territory last week.
Mr.. Hartley Pomeroy met with an acct
dent by log falling on him at Clark
saw mill Tuesday morning.
1t is reported that Mr.. H. w. Bartlett
has been appointed postmaster.
Our citizens we're startled last Friday
morning with the report that Mr. Horace
Emery had a psralytic shock. At mid
night he awoke his wife with q singular
groan. She spoke to him. Receiving no
reply, she Immediately lit the lamp AMI
found her husband breathing, but laying
In senseless and rigid condition a. though
he was dead DR. TObey WAS called He
is gradually improving, and the DR.. thinks
he will recover.
A. S. C. Hall Esq, has been on the sick
list nearly all winter, but Of late has been
fast improving and last week appeared on
our streets apparently In his usual
health.
The snow that fell Sunday afternoon
and through the night made quite good
The lumber teams have been
lively closing up their winters work.
Hiram Moore passed through the place
today with his woods teams, on his way
home from his lumber camps.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Murat haistead.

The nomination of this gentleman. one
of the leading journalists of the country
and a man of great energy and ability, a.
minister to Germany by President Iisr-
rison, and his rejection by the Senate
after debate, is the one event that has
created more than ripple upon the poll
tical sea during the pas. week.
The cause of the rejection appears to
have been the treatment in IIalstead's
paper of the failure of Senate to in
yestigate the charges against Senator
Payne of Ohio. He used vigorous langu-
gage against the action of the Senate al
that time and the Democratic members of
that august body with a few exceptions,
and half dozen Republicans resented the
plain words he used by voting against and
defeating him for the German Mission.
1t is reasonable to expect the opposition
to use pretext Of this kind to punish a
man who has been thorn in the flesh 10
their party for many years, but the Re
publicans In the Senate should be above
resort to such measures. They say they
care nothing for it personally but tho
dignity of the the Senate of the United
States should be maintained. 1t would
seem that the dignity of the Senate could
be much better maintained, by the confr.
nation of nominee where fitness for the
place Is beyond question, rather than BY
l. 1.
to reflections upon the action of the
Senate upon matter in which the puplc
is concerned. Unless the Senators can
give better reasons than appear upon
the surface at this time, their action Is
entirely without justification, and seems
TO prove the theory that even great mer
are subject to foibles,
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

Most of farmers have prepared their
wood for the stove while other have just
commenced.
few banks of snow still linger, but
with a few warm days they will disap-
pear. Farmers are anxious for an early
forward spring as many failed to do but
little of their pioughing and other work
last fall.
Now is good time to trim and graft.
Early grating is always best although
there is but little sale for apples now
Probably the largest crop of apples was
raised in 1888, in the world.
Invitations were sent for miles around
Canaan village to attend a house hauling
near where Furber'S buildings were bum
ed recently, and the building moved along
quite smoothly until the road was toe
narrow, and it was left opposite A. X
Chase's house for another pull.
A little cider drank by few at tn,
hauling and consequently there was toe
much noise.
Mr.. Henry II. Richardson of Skowhs
gan and Miss Alma NJ. Davis of Canaan
we're joined in marriage At his fathers
L. Richardson's, on the 9th of March
| 1000 ~ EaoI oho"hesau, ny "A. h'ch
ardson, Esq. A party of 80 guests
relatives and friends were presen
filling all the standing room when tn,
nuptial knot was tied.
A social chat was beld till cake AM
coffee were passed around, and such cak
and coffee would never fail to make
lard heart smile, and a tender heart re
joice. Quite number of nice present
we're brought to the happy couple AM
more to follow.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
The State Ronda.

The bonds for the extension of the
State debt were not negotiated without
some difficulty. When the bids for the
new bonds were opened last week, the
question of their constitutionality was
raised and the successful bidders pro.
cetded to New York to ascertain If the
banking authorities there would allow
the New York savings bank to invest Ii
them. The reply was. that the bond,
would be admitted II the Maine Suprem,
Court would pronounce them sound. Ac
cordingly at the request Of the Governor
the Judges met at the Augusta Hous,
and rendered the opinion given else
where.
The premium paid for the bonds which
bear 3 per cent. Interest was IA for tn,
June bonds and three for the Octobe
bonds, and the State may be consldere,
very fortunate in extending the debt a
such favorable rates!
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Fairfield Centre

Business has been very quiet for long
time. but there seems to be little stir
just now. Farmers are getting their
teams ready for summer, and those who
do not keep them through the winter are
getting horses Of s. A. Nye.
VIM. Jones and Lester Holway have
each bought pair of oxen.
Some of our horsemen have gone to
market with their horses. Freeman
Jones has gone to Worcester, Mass,
with four that he has been fitting this
winter. Zimri Tozier has gone with
three, one q very nice five year old mare
by Daniel Boone.
Nahum Tozler & Son have gone to Bos-
ton with eight horses. He took along
with him q nice seven-year-old mare by
Locomotive for Watson Jones.
Elihu Lawrence has been confined to
the house about three weeks. He had
bad cold 10 the first place and then slow
fever. He Is improving. Cows are
changing hands quite often In our neigh
borhood. They are very cheap, thirty
dollars buying about the best with young
calves.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
HARMONY,

party of our boys have been spend.
ing a week in the northern part of Maine
hunting and fishing, but have returned
without much game. They report plen-
ty Of snow.
Mrs. Richard Marble died last Sunday
morning alter sickness of several
weeks. Her daughter, Mrs, Rael Reed
is very III with consumption.
1t is very sickly in town.
Hill Bros are all ready to commence
manufacturing. We understand they
have purchased several hundred thousand
of sawed lumber to manufacture.
The snow is fast passing away, and
will soon be numbered among the things
Of the past
Wagons are in common use now.
spring work.
There have been two deaths in t,wn
during the past week, the first being Mrs,
Richard Marble, and the other, Mr.. An
drew W. Davis, both highly respected and
much liked by their neighbors, friends
and towns people. They both leave fam-
lilies Of grown up children, who have
much sympathy.
Inere mas Deen an unuSdl amount OF
sickness especially among old people this
winter and some are seriously III at this
writing, among them being Mrs. Charles
Leighton, Mrs. r. II. Reed, Jacob V. Her
| rick and Mrs. Eda Adams.
Elmer X. Brown has taken J. V. Her
rick's farm for the coming year.
John Foss has come out Of the woods
and with his family goes this week tc
ChesuncOok Lake, to work year on 1
farm for John Eveleth of Greenville.
Lester Chadbourne has returned fron
Bangor and bought of George Rhoade'
the farm recently owned by his brother
willard, and moved onto 1t ready to be
gin work.
School In district No. 10 closed Friday
after very successful term Of 20 weeks
taught by Ellie b. Dorr, Of Parkman
This Is Miss DORIS third term in towr
the past year, 81 weeks In all, and show,
that she Is making u success Of that Al
which so many fail The pupils who
have been neither absent or tardy during
the term. were Charlie Cookson, Annie
Cookson and Rosy Cookson. Absent on
ly on account of sickness, Cleo Chad
bourne.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
West haYtland.

Niallie Stedman has returned from the
woods, where he has been at work with
four horses.
+. +. Wright had chopping bee last
Friday, and John Osborne had one Mon
day.
Mr.. Browns singing school will close
April 18th, with concert and box socia-
BILE In the evening.
District No. 10 had its school meeting
last Monday, chose N. S. Wright agent.
There will be only one term of school
this year, commencing the third Monday
in November.
Frank +. Wright was called home from
Willlmantic last week by the sickness of
his wife.
A Mrs. Wheeler stopping at All Wood
bury's is on the sick list.
Elder James TiDDetts received consid-
cradle injury last Thursday night by his
oxen kicking and thrashiDg about in the
barn. They became frightened by a bas-
ket he was carrying on his shoulders.
John Barton has been quite sick all
winter, the result Of a shock in the fall.
Among Hartland's many good horses
we notice one owned by Fairfield Nevens,
Gen. Gordon, sired by Daniel Boone.
Mr.. Nevens purchased the horse last
June of +. T. Goodrich Of Cornville, for
$500. He is five years old, and weighs
1925 pounds, stands sixteen hands high,
bay, we'll proportional finely gated, and
strikes forty clip handsomely upon our
streets.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

We still have some quite cold weather.
About two inches of snow fell last
night aud this A. NJ. the LIST.
Mrs Al Moulton has been suffering
from neuralgia.
James Murphy, f. +. Bosworth. Elm
Berry, j. L. Hodgdon aud Carol Caswell
got out Of the woods last week They
report good paying operation where
they work, d.
Geo. \. Gordon, who has been at Au-
burn the past year, is about to locate in
the west part of this town.
II. G. Hodgdon has moved back on to
his farm. We are glad to see his slender
frame and genial conntenance In town
again. He left his farm about veal
ago with the hope OF improving hi.
wife's health, but we are sorry to say she
returns with but very little, If any, i'm
provemtn'.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Correction.

4uF. EuttOT -
MY DEAR IR:-In your issue of last
week, tin report of case, Merrill VS.,
LOOMS, you say: plaintiff charged o. q
visit. This statement is misleading to
the public and detrimental to the plaintiff.
The facts are Is testified to.
l charged one dollar per visit with mil
age added at two shillings per mile, the
regularly established price, Is agreed to
by the County Medical Association.
There was also . charge for extra
supplies" making for professional ser
vices and medicines furnished % per
VISIT"
I would like further to state, that my
charges have never, In any instance, been
In excess Of the prlces established BY the
County Medical Association, and that
have never bid for patronage, when call
cd 10 consultation. BY under-chsrging the
established prices and the attending ply
sician. j. N. MERRILL. N. d.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

New Portland,

The sub-senior exhibition of the High
school at North New Portland WAS held,
Friday evening, at the Union church.
The following were the speakers
Charles y. kimball, Alice NJ Bartlett,
Hattie NJ. Strickland, Scott X. Knowles,
Angie A. Jacobs, Morrie W. Clark, Ina
NJ. Parsons, Guy X, Walton, Elsie l.
Bartlett, Henry Parsons, Nellie NJ. Young
Maud g. Hutchlns, Flo.rie l.. Williams
and Rose Voter The church was full
and the exercises passed of to the salts
faction of all interested
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
N adtson.

B. P. J. Weston is going to repair the
upper part of the old sash and blind fac
tory for use of the Masons, Odd Fellows,
United Workmen and Golden Cross.
The Good Templars and some of the
other orders will occupy the room over
the Bulletin Office for the present.
Last Sabbath was quiet day, no SER
vices being held day or evening at any of
the churches, on account of the preva-
lence of scarlet fever. Several have had
the disease In mild form and there are
four sick at the present time, on this side
of the river.
CD Wyzanski has gone to Boston on
business and will be absent several weeks.
C. W. A. Stearns has returned from
his fishing trip with several beauties TAX
en- at Rowe Ponds.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
The charter for ths ..link" hat,.e

The charter for ths "link" between
Norridgewock and Skowhegan has been
secured. and why not have the road con.
structed this season a. 1t Is q public ne
cessity. Nearly . dozen people went
from here to Norridgewock on the train,
thence BY stage to Skowhegan, while sew
eral went via. Somerset railway to Wa.
teryille, thence by the Maine Central to
Skowhegan, to attend court. In these
days Of easy travel people will not do
this great while before they will seek
court relations accessible BY rail-
Skowhegan may wait TO long, Is 1t has
done before. to retain the business of
West Somerset.-Anson advocate.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

Mr.. Gorham Wing has gone to Cali
fornia where he expects to make
home.
Mr.. Jessie Boston and wife started for
the West, April list.
Mrs. Joseph johnson died quite sudden
ly last Friday night. Mrs. johnson has
been in poor health for quite while but
none of her friends expected she was so
near death. She leaves husband and
son, an aged father and two sisters to
mourn her loss. They have the sympa-
thy of all In her great bereavement. She
was ~ years, 26 days old.
An aged lady of this town died sudden
ly Friday morning, Mrs. Nancy Mcclure.
sc year old, living with her daughter
Mrs. Alonzo Parkman.
Mr.. Herbert Brown has returned from
the woods, he will go to Gardiner in a
short time to work for Mr. Closson In
his mill.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Favorite Remedy, Rondout,
M Y prinn lt.ll E.lI l.,..l .x.xi..
Gan You Read These Letters and
Doubt
Wallaston, March, 81, 1889.
DIR. CoNANT:-
DEAR Silt

Papa wishes me
to write you In regards to Thomas
Cochran the man that had lost the use of
his arms eighteen months ago, and since
then has been In the Massachusetts hos
pital, and thep tried several of the best
doctors In Boston, without any aid or
help whatever. His arms were apparent
ly dead from his shoulders down. Now
after seventeen baths can move all his
fingers, and tan raise both arms so he
can lay his hands on top of his head.
This is something he has not been able to
do for more than year. He believes the
baths will surely bring him out all right
in the course of two or three months.
This is very interesting case as nobody
believed that he could ever have the use
of his arms again.
We hope and believe he will come out
all right. Yours Truly,
MATTE G. CoRrHEIL.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Misses Jones and MAY HAYDEN returned

Misses Jones and May Hayden returned
to Norridgewock Tuesday.
mistaken informant caused us 10
mention Asa Strickland as Supervisor of
schools. Instead, l.. d. MATHEWS was
reappointed.
Dora Hayden Is at work at Athens.
osgood Forbes is serving as Juror at
Skowhegan.
There was chopping bee at Mr. Leon
ard Gilman's last Saturday
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
WANDER lLT.


VnsysSs7a EseW0s nAu muo l.46 IL
winner at the Maine Slate Fair in 1897. Van.
derbilt Is a Che smut colt years old, is 81 hand
high weighs 1850 lbs, sired by Dick Lightheart
as above. Dam by Somerset Knox 81, by Gen
Knox. I'D dam, the dam OF Lawrence SAL H.
Vanderbilt Is o very handsome colt aud by
some Is called haudsOmer than Dick Light
heart. All sound and smooth and can show a
go gait with to men two sleigh.
Terms On Vanderbilt SO. to Warrant.
BILE Of E. s. Foster & Son, Canaan, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, having known r. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In an business transactions,
and Hnsnciylly able to carry out any obligations
made BY their firm.
West q Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan 4 Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
&. n. Van Hoessn, Cashier. Toledo National
Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catasrh CuFs-is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
slrfacss Of the system. Price, 7sc. per
bother Sold b. ~ DFaGgiafs. -
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Maiden, Mass, Mar. 9th.

DIR. COnant:-
Dear Sir:-Will you please send me q
bundle of your papers, Anidrosis, to dis
tribute among my friends who are In
curing into the cause Of my wife's i'm
provement. You may remember she
called on you at Crawford House, Bos-
ton, to inquire about her eyes which were
much Unframed, aud your treatment which
she had been warned from using daily In
her weak condition.
She Is wonderfully improved by prompt
treatment as you advised. Her health,
and strength Of nerves and muscles have
wonderfully improved. The muscles are
firm and nerves much stronger. My
father Of whom l purchased outfit, Is
Rev. G, w. Brown of Orrington, Maine.
Very Gratefully Yours,
CHAs. A. Brown
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Brighton.

Ernest Russell has been appointed agent
for the village school.
John Campbell was home from Dextsr
last week.
p. 2. Hilton. Esq., b 1t homo from
Choeuncook Lake.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Tho staIn-cromwelI Case

In the Supreme Judicial Court, Tues
day morning, Chief Justice Peters, over
ruled all motions for a new trial of the
Stain Cromwell case on the ground of
newly discovered evidence. An appeal
WAS taken to the full court, but 1t is un-
derstood the motion for a new trial will
be withdrawn.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

President Pepper Of Colby University
Gen. X, b. Shepherd and Hon. Il. +.
Webb have been appointed a building
committee to erect an Observatory and
Physical Laboratory on the College ground
at Waterville from funds contributed
for that purpose by Col. X. C. Shannon
OF New York. The estimated cost Is 0l5,
900 and work will be commenced al once.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

Shipbuilding in Maine looks well for
this year. From the best Of information
obtainable there wiz be large amount of
ship-building In Maine, this year, confln-
ed almost entirely to the construction of
schooners and steamers, with perhaps
one exceptions ship to be built by A.
Sewall & Co., Bath. This is good news
for our coast towns particularly,
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

Hon. James Weymouth and DR.. J. W.
DearbOn, trustees of the Insane Hospital
haye resigned and the nomination of ID.
o. Bowen lately made by Gov. Burleigh
for reappointment on the board of trus-
tees Of that institution, has been with
drawn.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Hobart w. Richardson.

Hobart Wood Richardson, editor and
principal proprietor Of the Portland Dai.
~ advertiser, died Wednesday noon, OF
Brights Disease, which has afflicted him
for more than year, but which has been
acute only for q few weeks,
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
A Card.

The legal voters Of School District No.
3 In Bingham hereby wish 70 tender their
heartSelt thanks 70 Mr.. and Mrs. Am.
hsret 0po1brd. for their donation Of
twenty-ave dollars, for The purpose Of
painting the school house In ecid bIatrict
CuA1L1s b. GILMAN, AT.
Dn IN, March ssh, 1859.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04
Bloomington, Ill, Mar. 2sth

My Dear DIR. =
The lady | wrote you
about, as being so bloated with dropsy
has been slowly recovering. and as she
finds the bloat Is going down without in.
jury. she is taking two baths day, and
is now happy over the rapid change,
while at first she complained of its being
slow, and fear of injury prevented her
from taking the treatment as you direct.
ed. told her If she had to take one ey-
cry day Of her life, it was better than to
have DR.. and pay nurse Sl2 per week
have had good success so far and every
bath leaves good impressions.
Truly Yours,
Mrs. Il. A. BoTFIRLD
The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-04

Gen. r.. B. Shepherd, exGov. ROBBIE
and Hon. Lyndon Oak have been nomin-
ated by Gov. Burleigh for Trustees Of the
Insane Hospital.