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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03
APRIL Bird, 1890.
STATE NEW

The total cut of lumber for the season
on the East Branch of the Penobscott il
20, 600. 900 feet; on the West Branch o.
OOO,O feet Piscataqus $4,000, 900; Mat
tawamkeag, $1,000 900; Passadumkeag
and various brooks, II 900 900, making a
total for the river of l57 DOC, 900 The
winters work on the Penobscot has given
employment to about 1900 men and :.
900 horses and oxen, and 600 river drivers
will be required this spring to bring the
logs to the boom. Logs are likely TO be
90 cents per 1000 higher than last year.
Governor Burleigh has nominated w.
I. {. Runnels, of Searsport, for county
attorney of Waldoboro, in place of Albert
f. Sweetsir, resigned
Judge Webb has rendered very inter
esting decision. He rules that the mum
cpal court of Lewiston has authority to
naturalize foreigners This does not set
tie the Biddeford case however as the two
are somewhat differently situated
The Republican State Committee held a
meeting in Augusta Thursday of last
week. The State Convention will meet
in that city June u. The committee
voted to invite +. A. Powers, ESQ, of
lioulton, to preside.
The last act in the historic case of
Stain and Cromwell, convicted of the
murder of Cashier John w. Barron. of
Dexter, came off in Bangor, Monday.
when the supreme court for Penobscot
came in. AS soon as the court convened
the two prisoners We're brought from the
jail to the bar of the court room and
Chief Justice Peters sentenced them both
to State prison at hard labor for life
They will he taken to Thomaston at once.
Mr. George II. Libby has been elected
Treasurer of Portland. Me, to succeed
the late Henry w. Hersey.
In 1880 the valuation of the wooden
mill property in Maine was 81 ,2G2, Oo0
it is now S2,016, 665 There is no partic
uar evidence here of that widespread
destruction of the wooden industry which
our free trade contemporaries are so fond
of telling us about.
Emile Barber, u well-known citizen of
Augusta, died Saturday morning. aged G5
years. Mr. Barber was native of
France, and represented Maine at the
Paris exposition.
The Farmers National Bank, Houlton
Me, is authorized to begin business with
capital of $4,000,
Department Commander Anderson of the
Grand army has appointed the following
officers for the department of Maine
department lnspector--James c. Chilcott,
of Ellsworth Judge Advocates. b.
Murray, OF Pembroke. Chief Mastering
Oificer-J. Wesley Gilman, of Oakland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03
SUPPLEMENT-
State Valuation

The Valuation Commissioners adjourn
ed Thursday last to meet again in Nov
ember, after the valuation of the towns
and cities for 1890 is recorded from the
assessors.
The total valuation Of the State of
Maine as returned by the assessors of the
cities, towns and plantations of the states
is S25S 80 1874 The value of the wild
lands which is to he fixed by the com
mission is to be added. The total valua
ton reported to the commission in 1880,
was $22s $3.50, 6jG.
One of the most important discoveries
in connection with the work of the Com
mission was that of the large decrease Of
shipping property held in the State. Ten
years ago it was IS ,67S 063, now by the
Commissions figure it is but ST., 523 ,626, a
decrease OF 50 ljl 40. This Is supposed
to come about by the workman ship of a
large amount OF shipping being trans
ferred TO states that do not tax this class
OF property.
The valuation of live stock is returned
as fellows:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

Memorial Day Announcements. The
following announcements of Memorial
Day engagements have been made Au-
burn, Prof. W. W, S:etson; Bangor, John
L. Parker, of Lynn, Mass; BiddefoId,
Rev. c. A. Southland; Brunswick, General
Luther Stephenson, of Togus; Caribou,
Rev. N. T, Button, of Houlton; Fairfield,
DR.. G. M. Twitchell; Fryeburg, Prof L..
C. Bateman, of Searsmont; Dexter, Rev.
A. G. Hill of Dover; Harrison, eX Depart
ment Commander +. NJ. Drew; Lewiston
Gen. C. p. Mattocks, of Portland; Liver
more Falls, Rev. G. X. Palmer of Angus
ia; Monson, Rev. j. +. Locke; Norway,
ex-Department commander II b. Bur
bank, of Saco; North Whiteheld, s V. C
NJ. G. Wardsw orth, of Gardiner; Oak
land, Major J. H. II. Hewett, of Thomas
ton; Phillips, Rev. Newman Matthews
Rockport, DR.. +. NJ. Eveleth, of Waldo
boro; Randolph, Howard Owen, of Au-
gusta Rockland, Rev. G. S. Cummings
Richmond, Col. L. ID. Carver Of Rock
land; Vim, Col. T. G. Libby, of Vinal-
haven; Winthrop, S. L. Miller, of Waldo.
boro; Vinalhaven, Rev. S L. Hanscom,
Of Boothbay; Thomaston, Il. NJ. Lord,
of Rockland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03
GENERAL N EWS.

That Secretary Blaine favors CONNER
cial reciprocity with Central and South
American countries is understood to be
an admitted fact.
Governor Hill has appointed Major
General ID. E. Sickles as sheriff of the city
of New York, in place of James Flack,
resigned.
Gen John c. Fremont has been placed
on the retired list with the rank of Major
General The bill passed the House
without amendment. although some of
the Southern members attempted to make
the rank lower grade-that of Brgader
General Few living men have served
their country better than John C. Ere
mont, and the honor conferred upon him
by Congress is richly deserved.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

A Calf Story

When | lived In Bloomfield, Capt. Joe
Weston was my next neighbor In
spring and summer. the season for young
calves, he had pen built on one side of
his COW yard, to keep the calves in, but at
the time of my story there was only one
in the pen. Night aud morning the
mother COW waa let into tie pen for the
calf to get his sustenance, and this was
done in such way that the little animal
was not handled at all; and the conse-
quence was that he was utterly untsmed.
Joe Kidder, boy of seven or eight
years was living with his uncle Joe, and
one day he went into the pen to have a
little play with the calf. Unused to ia
miliar treatment, the calf took fright,
dashed out of the pen through gap the
boy had left open, and ran down by the
house into the road. They took no pains
to hunt him up, supposing Of course that
he would come back before night, when
he got hungry; but he did not nor the
next day, nor the next. No one had seen
him, nothing could be heard Of him. i'll
recollect right it was the sixth day that
some man had occasion to 20 on to the
Ten Acre Island, so called, opposite Hen
ry Whites farm, and there was that calf,
terribly pinched by hunger, but as wild a.
a deer. The owner raised posse aud
went for him. They could not get near
him, but drove him to the head of the is
land and closed in around him. The calf
took TO the water again towards the East,
In direction still farther away from
home; Decatur Kidder who was one of
the party dashed In after him, and though
he had to swim for it seized him by the
ear, and turned him back to the island,
when they got rope around his neck and
led him home. This happened early in
May, and everybody knows how cold the
water is at that time of the year
In those days road fences were very
close, and that calf must have run about
half mile to Capt. Whites farm, where
the oars were down, as he rad rad ibcun' iI ttv.
ing his team through, then it was nearly a
quarter of a mile to the river, and the
channel on that side of the island Is about
20 rods wide. 1t is very strange that the
animals fright should have lasted so long
and carried him so far But strange as
the conduct of the calf may he, that of
the mother COW was still more unsccount-
ture on the evening of the calf's disap
pearance, she showed no signs by looing
or in any other manner that she regarded
the loss of her offspring, or that she had
any to care for; but behaved during all
the time as any cow would who had no
calf. Bnt after hel calf was brought
back, while she was yet ten rods or more
away, she began to loo and hurry her
pace, and showed oil the instructive
marks of affection used among snimals.
Here is question for biologists, psy
biologists, or calf-ologists, to speculate
on. Was there some Mysterious, subtle.
magnetic or clairvoyaut power which
,, made it known to that cow that her calf
had secreted himself somewhere to Sc
cure his safety from some threatened
danger; and that she must keep silence
for fear of calling him from his safe hid
ing place? This question was started and
debated at the time; it is too hard Tor
me, give 1t up.
EBEN WESTON.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

fault too common i'll the parlors and
slitlng-rooms is the too great profusion of
furniture and bric-a-brac crowded into
them. 1t is a pleasure to have lots Of
pretty things for the rooms and tile store
is constantly being added to. but they
need not all he displayed at once. One
lady who Can afford to buy whatever
pleases her fancy has a large store room
filled with choice brio .brac and every
fortnight shs brings forth dozen or so Of
these TO adom tbs rooms. putting away
those that have been on duty Thus her
room always has about it au air of elegance
vastly unlike the bazaar appearance 1t
would pres sent if all were on exhibition at
once.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

ne tOflI VaTUltlUn OF OAnk StOck re-
turned is SIS 1886 2sl railroads 50 800 900.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

There is great excitement at Scow
Greek, Smith County, Tenn. Several at
tacks have been made on the post Office
by armed men and the postmasters son,
Riley l.. Fun, has been crippled for life
while assisting his father to protect the
office The American flag was cut from
the staff on the post office and torn into
shreis. Those opposed to Finn say they
will never tolerate a Republican postmas-
ter. Eleven belligerents have been ar
rested.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03
Postal Change

The following changes in the postal
service in Somerset County is announc-
ed -
Route 1877. Concord to North Arson.
Leave Concord Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at 8 A. M. Arrive at North
Arson by $50 A. NJ. Leave North Arson
Tuesdays, Thursdays aud Saturdays at s
A. M, or on arrival of train. Arrive at
Concord In 2 IL hours. Adopt immedi-
ately.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

The Democratic organ continue to at.
tribute every abandoned farm In New
England to the protective tariff, but not
one OF them have yet responded to our
invitation to rise and explain how free
trade in hay, potatoes, fruit and dairy
products would benefit the New England
farmers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

All parties indebted to Vim. Tucker, on nc.
count, are requested to call ut his former place
books may be found for . limited time.
ekOwhsGan, Aug. y, 1S0o.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03

Twill write ont Jims on's bill :" asked
the clerk. mo, think you'd better get
it printed-get about hundred copies or
so. I'm need that number before he pays
IL, and time and money will be saved in
the end"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-03
Fire at airneld
Two STORES BURNED FRIDAY NIGHT AMI
TIE WHOLE VILLAGE THREATENED.
S25S,9io.9a,

Two STORES BURNED FRIDAY NIGHT AND
THE WHOLE VILLAGE THREATENED.
Fire broke out in the store owned by
Mrs. j. II. Nye and occupied by ID. W.
Foye on Main street, Fairfield, at 10 20
Friday night. 1t spread to the adjoining
store owned by Miss Mary Owen and oc-
cupied by T. F. Files, dry goods dealer.
Both stores were nearly destroyed and at
one time the entire village was threaten
ed. The goods were removed from sew
eral stores. The upper story of Mrs.
Nye's store was occupied by Mrs. Abbie
Brown for a boarding honse. Mr. Fred
Davis lived up stairs in the other build
ing. The losses are $1,000 on each build
ing. Miss. owen had 81 900 insurance.
Mrs Nyc was also insured, 4 +. Files
loss was 5000; insurance $1,000. ID. W
Foye's loss was $500; insurance $500,
Fred Davis loses $500; no insurance.
Mrs. Abbie Brown $500; no insurance.
Mrs Brown lost nearly all she had aud
some members OF her family barely es-
capped in their night clothes.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
COIOred Teachers Institute.

TUsCUMBIA, Ala July End, 1890.
| Editor GazetiP:
The colored teachers institute of
Colbert Coun y was opened Monday
June 23rd at the colored city school
Of this place with Prof. w H. Coun..
Gill of Huntsvill Ala, conductor.
Devotionals were conducted by
Rev. T. w. Coffee, after which w.
I. Breeding Principal Of the city
school delivered the 'welcome ad
dress in very appropriate manner,
which was responded to by Prof. H
Hopkins Principrl Of the Sheffield
city school.
AID organization was then effected.
Notwithstanding mistake in the
date of The meeting the enrolment
of teachers was between 20 and 80.
Prof. w. H. Council the able con-
ductor of the Institute spared no
pains in making the work interes
ting to all.
Several visitors were present,
among them, Miss Fannie Holston
of Blount Springs and Mrs. Parrem
of Athens Ala.
A motion was carried to have only
one session day opening at 8 a. m.
and closing at Up M. The teachers
manifested great interes! in the In
stitute. Methods Of teaching reading
writing, spelling, arithmetic, geog~
raphy, history, grammer and phys
ology were discussed by quite num-
Der of teachers.
On Thursday night at the meeting
Of the the Institute held at the A. Al
church the Program was very inter
esting.
At the close of the Institute reso-
lutions were adopted rendering
the thanks of the Institute to Prof.
Councill. Mr.. w. L. Breeding and
to the citizens of Tuscumbia for fav.
ors and courtesies shown the dele
gates and visitors. Also resolution
Of confidence in and acknowledges
ment of the fidelity and effective SER
vices of Mr. James r. Alexander, the
retiring county superintendent.
REPORTER.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
COMBINING FOR DEFENSE.
Inc Argentine Republic, Peru and Brazil
Chill Has the SweII-Head

The Argentine Republic, Peru and Brazil.
Chilli Has the SweII-Head
CHICAGO, July 4.-Inis Mendenoza. Of
Beunos Ayres. who was in this CITY
Wednesday, speaking on South Ameri-
can affairs said that AN alliance between
the Argentine Republic, Peru and Bra
zn' exists, but that its object is defen-
sive.
There is no thought of All attack up
on Chill, he explained, but that little
country Is acting 50 badly that it is nee
essary to restrain it. The citizens OF
Chill think thei. interests predominate
over all others in South America: in
fact they think Chill is South America,
and this alliance is only formulated to
check the violation of international
rights. Now Chill will understand that
there are no more conquests and that it
cannot attack Peru again without meet
ing with opposition from these big
countries. 1t is all the little nations
fault. for this alliance would have been
formed if Chill had taken part in the
Pan American congress. The situation
Is SO one sided it would lie impossible
for an actual war to take place"
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
Teachers Institutes.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA, June IS, 1890.
Under the auspices of the Stat OF
Alabama, and DIR. j. l. M. Curry,
the Agent of the Peabody Fund, the
following Institutes for colored teach
ers will be held:
ruscumbia, June %, "a. 25. 26, 27.
Elknont July T. 8, 10, II.
Birmingham, July q, %, %, "a, %.
Columhlana, July %, 29, 80.
Hartsell, Aug st and 2.
Florence, August l3. IA, -. IS.
Courtland, August 20, II. 22
Huntsville, August %, 2G, u, 49, %.
Let every teacher turn out. Coun-
ty aud Observation-Disclosures are
encouraging the work, and will al
low you pay for the time you are at
the Institutes. The best methods of
teaching and all other subjects of in
terest to the live teacher viii be dis
cussed. Respectfully,
w. H. COUNCILL,
Condnct0rl
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
Yesterdays Temperature.
The following is the temperature of the
weather at the hours named:

The glorious fourth was more generally
observed as holiday in the city this
year than ever before. After 12 O'Clock
yesterday nearly every store on the
square was closed and scarcely person
could be seen on the streets.
Our people are getting somewhat sloth-
full in their movements. For the week
ending to-day we have been sleeping.
By way of rarity suppose we build a
rail road or another million dollar cotton
mill this coming week. Let the mind of
our people be cast in that direction and
fine results may follow. There is moth
ing like trying.
Supt. Blake took half holiday yester-
day and went up to Monte Sano. This
is the first time in the memory of the
oldest inhabitant that Mr.. Blake has been
known to be "otf''-of duty we mean.
1t is rumored that the Monte Sano
Railway will have new engine soon,
one that can pull three loaded coaches to
the top of Monte Sano without "a bobble.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
'AE LOGAN MONUMENTS
Talk With Mrs. Logan on the Prorre
of the Work

q Aaih with Mrs. Logan on the Progress
of the Work.
NEW YORK, July Airs. John A
Logan is at the Fifth Avenue hotel Sne
came over to see her daughter, the wife
OF Mag. Tucker. depart for Europe on
tue steamer Brittannic. Her son. John
a. Logan, Jr., is undergoing the ozone
treatment for his lungs Some weeks
ago ne had a hemorrhage. and came
neIe Tor treatment. Mrs Logan said
only one of his lungs was affected. and
the doctor thought there was no danger.
a reporter met Mrs. Logan and ha6
quite an informal chat with her. When
asked about her husbands monument
to be erected in Washington. She added.
"A site has already been selected in
Iowa circle, and the models for the de-
sign VIII be soon submit. ted. The fund
Is getting along splendidly. and will
soon be raised. 1t will be an equestrian
Dronze statue, and intended to represent
Gen. Logan as volunteer. and / think
the idea excellent jackson park has
been selected for his statue to be erected
In Chicago. st. Gaudens has been busy
az work on the statue. or rather the de-
signs. | saw his drawings not long ago
Gen: Logan will be on horseback and
the four columns of the base will be sur
mounted by eagles On the columns
VIII De pictures Of the battles he plrtic-
ipated in.n
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
4 Condensation Of Interesting Items .,
Various Subjects.

Condensation Of Interesting 1t ems -
Various Subjects.
lightning burned out about l,alf the
telephone boxes OF Salem, Mass.
Thomas w Means, father of Hon. Will
lam Means, is dying at Ashland KY.
Reports are to the effect tina: wheat IN
Missouri is not promising for good crop.
The Democratic state convention Of In
diana will be held at indianapolis Aug. 49,
NJ E. Women's Home Missionary soci-
ETY. of Cincinnati conference meets at
Dayton.
Valparaiso, Ind, has twenty saloons
running At their sweet will, without leave
or license.
violent sand storm passed over Car
man, ILL.,, doing much damage to crops in
that vicinity.
John Flood and Michael Cody. working
near New Lexington, O.. were struck by
lightning and killed.
Two men were perhaps fatally scalded
by the bursting of "A mashtub in the Sny-
der distillery at Milton, Ky.
The deaths from the storm disaster at
Bradshaw, Neb., are reported at fifteen,
and the destruction of property at $225,
600
The street railway strikers at Column
bus, o., have succeeded in persuading the
new men 10 quit, and the cars are neces-
sarily stopped.
Wealthy New York and Brooklyn capt.
talists will esta lish a race course at Fort
Hamilton, eclipsing both Westchester and
Monmouth park.
There are reports of the swelling of
streams generally over the northwest and
much destruction of property as the result
Of the late rainfall.
Ohio wool growers met at Columbus
and requested Mr.. Mckinley to make
plain the clause defining carpet and cloth
ing woods in his bill.
The remains of a man, WHO is supposed
to have con .nitted suicide in suburb of
Jacksonville, Fla. has been identified a.
H. House, of Piqua, o:
During the progress of the brotherhood
base ball game at Cleveland, the grlnl
stand was struck by lightning, and three
occupants badly stunn.4:
Samuel Hester Of Hopkinsville, KY.
brakeman on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, had his left leg crushed SO badly
that amputatioh was necessary.
The Ancient Order uf Hibernians, In
convention ut Springfield. O., passed reso-
lutiops indorsing the efforts of Gla 'stone
and Parnell ia behalf OF Ireland
While attempting to drive vicious hog
from his orchard, near Gallon, o.. Will
lam Linn was attacked by the animal, and
had leg broken by being knocked down
Rollin Beers, a young lawyer of Bridge
port, Conn, is an embezzler 70 the extent
OF $4,000, large part of which he had
secured from his brother and sister to in
vest.
At Marion, Ind, Coroner Hamilton ex-
onerated the conductor and engineer Of
the train that struck Mrs Poe Wimmer
and Mrs. .. j. Stone and two child;hn,
last Friday. "
An employe of the. Calumet and Hecls
copper mine laiiiheds Peter Olsen has in
eesteI his twenty years sayi9ss ii the
stoet IF the company. and he aow owns
SiOO,0 900 worth OF it.
The senate committee on military affairs
has amended the Chicamauga park bill %
as to take in that portion Of Lookout
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
The Maiestic's New Record.

New YORK, July 4.-The Majestic,
Of he White Star line. came into the
harl,or Wednesday. having made her
be western trip Her time from
Queo onstown was 6 days, hours and 9
minutes. The next best trip was made
by her last month, when she made the
run in 6 days hours and minutes.
On her last trip, fog off the Newfound-
land banks delayed the steamer for
three hours. Her daily runs were:
June q. 430 miles: June %. 410 miles;
June 30, All miles: June 80, 44J miles;
July /, 49, miles; July ,, 53l miles.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
Monuments Dedicated mt Gettysburg

GETfYsBURG. Pa, July 4. The twen-
ty-seventh anniversary Of the .;econd
days battle wa Observed here Wednes-
day by the dedication Of two New York
mo- uments at the granite shaft of the
Eighty regiment, on Hancock
avenue. The sp, a,ers were Col. John
t. Prior and Gen. james O'Beirne, Of
New York city The SiAty-lourth had
Col l.. II. fassett, Of Franklin, Pa, AS
pre-. iding officer. Gen. William Glenny,
of New York city, was the orator J.
H. johnson. If Randolph. presented the
monument to the Battlefield association
and the seer tary, Lieut.. Calvin Hamil-
ton, received it.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
GIVEN AWAY FREE 4!

Beginning next Mon
day and continuing for
a limited time, we will
give away free a hand
some lot Of goods such
as Figures, Vases, Or
naments, Paper in Fancy
Boxes, MIRRORS, Doll
Baskets, Manicure Sets,
Comb and Brush Sets,
Jewelry Cases and hun
dreds of other articles
suitable for ornaments
and use.
With every purchase
of 81 worth Of goods, we
give free, an article worth
20 cents.
$3 purchase, we give
an article worth SOC.
So purchase, we give
an article worth 75c.
$40 purchase, we give
an article worth $3.50.
$40 purchase, we give
an article worth $500.
The above goods will
be displayed on our Sec
ond center counter.
M. M. Newman & Go.
wv Trade Pushers.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
Double Drowning.

ROCHESTER, n. Y. July Mrs.
James Z. Hammond, Of this city and a
young woman named Wissner were
drow ed at Cnta,i, lie :ch " ednesday
hey weie rowing wifi IA Young man
and one of hem lost her fan i'll the
water. In leaning ovey the size of the
boa. 70 rec,Ae e. it ,he capsized the boat
The man escaped. Int was unable to
help the women. Mrs. Hammond was
the V ife of travelling shoe saleeman.
and was last heard from at Marion, Ind
4 son also survive, her.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
A New Canadian Law.

ST. JonN, n. B., July 4,-Nagle and
Power We're ednesday tried under a
new law on charge Of leaving Canada
10 engage IN prize fight, which is a
lnisdelhean'r, They pleaded guilty and
then counsel stated in extenuation that
there had feen little or no fighting
They We're fined 500 each. and We're
given warning against such conduct in
the future. They were tried under a
new law Poweis' winnings in the stake
will just pay his fine.