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The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
Fairfield Centre.

Fine weather and hard roads. the travl-
Ing is dangerous for loaded teams with
wagon sleds, the roads are all ice, side
ling and the hind part of the loads slews
out, and over they 20.
The Grippe has not got through here
yet, some are very sick with It,
Mr. Henry Green Is very sick with lung
trouble.
Mr.. n. X. Blackwell has been quite
sick with the grippe.
The two daughters of J. s. Blackwell
have nearly recovered from the grippe.
they were confined to the house some two
weeks
Our young folks have good times
skating aud coastlng, they can slide more
than mile.
Henry Green and Frank Corson have
sold their gray mare, Susie Boon, to Mr.
George Alden Of Waterville. for six
hundred, Mr.. Iimro Tozier has sold his
driving mare to J. C. Horn of WateryiIle,
price three hundred. There was a good
many of our local horse men went TO
Waterville Monday to show their shippers
to Mr.. Bishop Of New York.
Our school is closed for the present.
the teacher, Miss Hoxle, is sick with ia
grippe.
The first course of six lectures was
given In the meeting house last TUESDAY
night, by Mr. kendell of Bowdoiuham, on
Superphosphate, Mr.. kendell is fine
speaker, the farmers paid very close at
tentiDn to his talk for two and one-half
hours.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
About Pianos.

"very few know how to take care OF
q piano." said musical man to Q re-
porter who visited his warerooms.
"How do you do It here?" asked the
scribe.
ut Is a popular notion that pianos
ought to be kept very dry. Nothing
could be more fallacious. Pianos are
not nearly 30 much affected BY heat OF
cold as they are by dryness, and, re-
versely, BY dampness. It is not general
y known that the sounding board, the
Life Of piano, IL forced into the case
when It Il made 80 tightly that It bulges
up In the center, ON the same principle
- . violin. The wood 10 supposed to b
- dry - possible, but, Of course, It con-
tains some moisture, and gathers mora
on damp days and In handling. Now,
when . piano d put into IN ovsrheated,
dry room all this moisture = drisd out,
and the board loses it, shape and gsta
Aabby and CRACKS. Even II II dossnt
ceack tie toae lossq ~ resouancs and
grows thin and tinny, IL felt closh and
Isathsr used n H. octi6n dry up, and
ths whols machine r4ttlss."
"How % you prevs1t tAiSr'
esp : growing liS = your room
andeo lcng = Ayeur laant thriy1s yog1
rtane oasht y, - - tAoeo = eomo'
llAG Wxuag Win r. ~ a1eq11 = 49,
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The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
PI0hon'e Ferry.

The sick list Is still quite long one
here. Mr.. Grant Is sick and unable to
attend at his store. X. r. Parker has
been quite sick. Percy Kicker, the black.
smith has also been unable to work In the
shop: Mr.. Elijah McNelly is sick. Mrs.
Irena Burrill seems to be falling; she is
now confined to her bed.
The Union League was entertained
Thursday last by Mrs. Richard Wells.
assisted by Miss Carrie Pettigrew. Forty
persons were present.
Miss Mlnta Goodwin with her sisters.
May and Emma, Of Canaan, made a short
visit at j. M Pettlgrews last week.
Miss Carrie Pettigrew spent few DAYS
at Skowhegan recently, with Mrs. Clara
Smith.
Died In Clinton, Feb. 3, Mr.. Daniel
Wells, aged nearly sc years. Mr.. Wells
was for many years an active business
man, engaged largely In buying and ship
ping stock for the Brighton market. He
was lifelong resident Of this place.
His later years have been spent quietly at
the old homestead where he was born and
which has ever been his home. He leaves
widow and two children, a daughter,
Mrs. Harfed Morrow Of Hartland, and a
son, Mr.. r. B. Wells Of this place.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

Some Of the Kennebec pulp men are
becoming so deeply Interested IN new
departure In the manufacture of fibre
from wood that they are willing to invest
their money. The agent employed In
reducing the wood Is electricity and 1t is
claimed that the fibre is manufactured 80
cheaply that the entire pulp business will
be revolutionized and the dlgesters now
In use will be driven out. Kelner OF
Germany has been experimenting for
several years with electricity In this d.
rection and has now succeeded in per-
fectlng the process. A patent In the
process has been applied for In the
United States and our Kennebec men
have an interest I'm 1t and are making
plans to erect pla for the manufacture
Of fibre by electricity.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
Maine Pension Repovt,

State Pension Agent burlington makes
the following Interesting report to Hon.
George L. Beal, Treasurer Of State: The
applications and allowances fer 1889 are
shown by the following: 1.-The whole
number Of applications for the year has
been I7i0; number Of allowances and GER
tifcates issued, 1882; the average month
1y rate Ia $3.50; amount appropriated,
$50 900; expended, s6O,0l2. My expert
ence In the Pension Department Of the
State impresses me with the grand work
it IL doing. Since the organization OF
the department in 1866 the State has paid
S9i4.000 to State pensioners.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
North Anson.

La GIlppe has not quite finished Its
work at this place, as DR.. Kent and wife
were both taken suddenly with 1t last
Thursday. The DR.. was out again on
duty Tuesday P. M, but has lost much
strength. being confined In bed for three
days. Mrs. Kent is left quite prostrased
by her attack.
The Universallst society is at work
again on an allegory tableaux and farce
to take place next Friday and Saturda,
evenings.
A dam TO be built on the Ca,rabasset
river at this place, is one Of the sure
things Just now, and call has already
been posted for lumber for said purpose.
With mills and good water power to
back them, why cant North Arson work
into line with the other villages on the
river?
The new steam saw mill has all the
work 1t can do for some time, aud It's
shrill whistle adds quite . business as
pect to the place.
North Arson must wake up, or 1t will
soon become thing of the past now
that 1t Is no longer railroad terminus.
Mr.. Webster williams recently pur.
chased beautiful large roam horse from
parties at Palmyra. It is said that he
can trot In $40; and ought to, as he is
sired by Gideon.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
Bingham.

The "Romans" C. L. S. C. entertained
few OF their friends on Saturday even
ing In A. c. Dinsmore's rooms, Union
Hsll. At eight o'clock the company
numbering thirty-fve persons, proceeded
to the discussion Of a nicely ordered sup
per, which was richly enjoyed BY all.
Following this the committee Presented a
half hours entertainment consisting OF
readings and Rotations interspersed with
music by Bakers orchestra Of six pieces.
From this on the evening was given up TO
games and amusements which were en-
tered into with much spirit aud "all went
merry as marriage-bell'', until the
lateness of the hour warned the company
that 1t was time TO seek their homes.
Much credit Is due the entertainment
committee for the arrangements being so
well conceived and so successfully car
ried out.
Miss Bell Colby is ln town spending
her vacation with her parents.
Miss Nellie Moore of North Arson is
visiting relatives, and we hope she will
succeed In getting a large class In decor
alive painting, which she is canyasing
for.
Mark Savage is still visiting the camps
with clothing.
Calvin and Warren Colby left home
Tuesday morning to visit the numbering
camp.
Charles Bray Is very low.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

During his wonderful sledge journey
from Hudson bay to the Arctic ocean,
Frederick Schwatka had abundant op.
portunity to learn the habits and the
disposition Of the Eskimo dog. He
started out with sixty Of them, using
them to draw the sledges, and only
nineteen were alive when he returned
to Hudson bay. The others had died,
mostly Of starvation. He says:
"They were through all this horrible
time perfect respecters Of their human
allies, and the little children used to 20
among them and play with them by
pelting them over the back with their
toy whips; and yet ths same dogs were
starving, and should one Of them die his
cosmrades would eat him. / notice this
particularly, - some sensational writers
have tried to make their readers believe
that the Eskimo dogs. arr liable to b.
come dangerous fellows, even 70 .
powerfully built man, when dmply
hungry. and to - WORSE than Wild
bsasts when ravsnouA Any onslaught
q Eakimo dogs = unkncwn among ~
nosthsrn natives whaes I travelsd.
1T was pitiahls a ~ extrsme 10 ~
thelr sul1srings = tAW - dsvptsdly
eolped " alongs 91anyef tAam mp ~
~ VIZ minufb 49, laAkte T. &C.,
llum ~ kasnsup - a6andsasd = u
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The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
School Supervision

The REPORTER believes In the one man
power in school supervision and In many
other things, II you can get the right man.
There seems TO be difficulty In getting
a man that can do justice TO this impor-
tant work In our town. The abolition Of
school districts very largely increases the
financial business Of supervisor and the
furnishing text books by the town adds
further to his duties and responsibilities.
This is all right II we can find the man
to do this large amount Of work, but
upon the superstition that we cannot the
REPORTER makes the following sugges-
ton.
Elect schoo, board Of three. Let one
man attend to the finances Of the schools
and the other two members, one of whom
may be a lady II thought preferable, have
charge OF The other duties Of the Office,
prescribing course Of study, visiting
schools, etc. Let the board act az a unit
..s 81. Important business matters, that may
come before 1t and individually In the
lines Of work agreed upon among them
selves.
II any one has better plan than this
we would be glad to have 1t made public
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
Notice of FOrecLOs,xre

whereas Rufus H Longley OF Norriigevock.
~ the County of Somerset and state OF Maine
oy MS mortgaxe deed dated the twenty second
uny OF May 1885,. and recorded In the registrv
OF aeeds Tor said County Volume lIO Pagc 6o@.
conveyed to the undersigned q certain parcel
OF nina situated In said town OF NOrridgewock
ana bounded AZ follows. to wit: Beginning at
the south West corner of lot Letter d. on the
county road, thence running on said road
aDont eighty rods tn land OF sias T. LOueiey.
inenee running North, $50 East, about thrse
hundred rods 10 the east line of said lot Letter
ID, thence running o said East line 10 the
south East corner OF said lot to land formerIv
owned by Obediah Withere,l Jr., about eirhty
rons. thence running on the dividing line hss.
tween lOf letter ID. and SAID WitherelI. abont
three hundred rods, to said County road. Tho
dred acres more or less. Also another lot ~
land situated 10 said NOrridgew ock and bein .
the same conveyed by Benjamin LOng,ey ia
william P. LODgley by deed dated March Il
1870. and recorded ID Somerset Registry o1
Deeds, Vol. IL, Page Al, which deed NAV be re-
fered to for q description Of said premises
and whereas the condition Of said mortgsQe
has been broken, now Therefore, by means of
the breach Of the condition Their OF, I claim :
foreclosure OF said mortgage.
Feb. 1880.
MARY =. LONGLEY.
BY Walton & Walton, her Attorneys, swo
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
The FORKS.

The logging business is quite lively in
the woods about this vicinity, there are
l-2 feet of snow and our veteran lum-
bermen are sleding the spruce to the land
Ing very rapidly all the trouble there
seems TO be is La Gridpe which is SO prev
alent among camp crews.
Ed. Crotto has large carbuncle on his
neck DR.. Piper lanced 1t last week and he
Is some better now.
Sarah Gorden Of Parlin Pond has been
visiting relations the past week.
About town one of the attractions is a
couple Of dogs owned by Arthur Durgin.
He has harness and sled for them and
they haul him from the camp where he is
to work to his home a distance of six
miles. 1t is very pretty tamden team.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

Messrs. Pennell Longfellow have
been cutting their years stock OF ice.
They secure about a hundred tons to pro-
vide fort cir use In their store during
the summer.
Sickness about town Is on the decline,
bad colds, infoenzas, and few cases Of
la lppe. have had quite run here.
Mrs Bachelor, at Mainstream. has been
very sick with Typhoid case OF the
grippe bat fortunately is recovering.
6. W Laughlin of West Cornville
who is engaged in breeding blooded aud
valuable colts. was here last week visit
ing his brother.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

Hon. o. &. Hall, Chairman Of the State
Tax Commission, In the Waterville Sen
tinel makes the following very compre-
hensive and concise summary OF the
principal points In the taxation question
to be considered:
Should there be taxation on incomes?
Should the poll tax be fixed and uniform
In amount and should payment be re-
quired before man Is allowed to vote
Should list Of taxable property be re-
quired on oath or affirmation from tax
payer with penalty for omissionp What
Is the best method for reaching money
and mortgagcd property and the debt
secured by 1t be taxed so as to avoid
double taxation? What specified meas
urcs are advisable to relieve the farm ?
What about further taxation, of savings
banks, loan and trust companies and loan
and building associations; Of railroad,
electric. water and other corporations?
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
CORRESPONDENCE.


The follo~ing is the Programme for a
Special Meeting Of Somerset Co. Pomona
Grange, at Madison Bridge, Feb. 18th.
lsa0;
l0a. mist. General Business
I'd. Address of Welcome by Mrs. Marx
Getchell, and response by Eugene Dan
.orth.
Sd. Topic-Whst can be done N any
thing 10 make the raising Of neat stock
profitable for the farmers Of Somerset
Co. Opened by paper to be read by
Fred Bixby.
4th. Papers DO farmers overlook the
value Of general literature, which tends
10 deyelope noble thoughts and senti-
ments. Mrs. Ella II. Crowell and Mrs
Elmore Walker.
9TH. How can farmers OF limited means
make 1t profitable TO hire help. F.. Mllley.
e. +. Warren, Horace Eaton, T. Ii.
Houghton.
Music to be furnished by kennebec Val
ley Grange. LECTURER.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

Pension Agent Purlngton recelveda let.
ter from an old and needy veteran
Thursday last, In which 1t was stated
that he paid out Sl3 to get the 936 grant
ed him by the State. OF this expense all
but about % WAS charged him by the
town officers on fees. The matter will be
investigated. Town and city officials are
not entitled to pay for the disbursement Of
pensions, and are expected to do 1t as a
part of their official work.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
Palmyra

Mr.. Abram Leavitt of Palmyra. 70
years old, was found by his son In the
woods the other dav lying on the ground
and unable to move. While chopping of
limb. the log on which he was stand.
ing rolled, throwing him backward. lie
struck ON log, breaking one Of his ribs
He was unconscious for some time.
About one foot Of snow In the woods,
sleding never better, and is well i'm.
proved.
Sickness In this town has become al.
most alarming, hardly well ones enough
to care for the sick.
A. B. Taylor, aged IS, died last week.
he was sick but few days.
George Crosby buried child five
months old last Saturday.
Mrs. Stlllman Dexter is very sick, her
recovery Is doubtful
o. L. Soule who has been sick some
five weeks, Is Improving slowly.
Religious meetings for the last SIX
weeks have been thinly attended.
Mrs X. w. Crawford and children left
here Sunday for Lowell, Mass, where
she will Join her husband, who has a
lucrative position as foreman in wood
working mandatory.
c. X. McCullis lost a valuable colt q
few days ago. Five hundred dollars had
been refused for him.
DIR. j. W. Jewett and daughter Bessie
OF Skowhegan, were visiting at C. NJ
Jewett's last week.
Joseph Folsom is on the sick list.
7. W. Thompson is buying some very
nice oxen for Brighton market, a slight
advance In stock.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
SoIon.

The oldest inhabtant can not remem-
Der of better winter for teaming than
the present and a large amount Of sled
ding is being done.
Parties are hauling spruce for the pulp
mill. The price is 81 80 per cord we
hear.
Fred Rowell is still very low.
There Is great deal of sickness In
town.
North Somerset Grange met with Eu-
gene Danforth the first Saturday of Feb.
Thomas Boothby Of Leeds was in town
Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

We are careless of our strength, yigor aud
energies in youth aud early life. We use them
up in business, work, pleasure. or dissipation,
aud suddenly find ourselves old before our
Time: broken down In heslth, exhausted in
bralu aud nerve power, aud LEFT without ply
.ic4l enerSies, nerve, strength. or ambition.
Then foil MS that ttrf1bs dependency that
gloom and depression of mind " hich is IA tbous.
aud mes harder to bear than pain. II blois
nut hope. hsppine,. and ambition. and makes
LIE seem scarcely worth living, turns the night
into sleepless, restless anxiety, and days Into
almost hopeless despair.
Luckily, there is a great and wonderful re-
.torative which will give back TO the weakened
system, the strength 1t has lost: a marvellous
remedy which inparts strength and vigor to
the wbsls system, vltalizss and invigorstss all
the hyscsl powers, di.pels. as II by magic,
the dsspondescy sas gloom of niud. and re.
stors. Us TO that grand degree Of lusty strength
Of bounding pulse, aud strong physical and
nerve power which 10 ignorance or folly we
have exhausted.
This wonderful discovery il Dr.. Greene's
Nervura, the great brain, nerve and strength
restsrer. 1t is paIey vegetable and perfectly
aud can be procured a. aUy drug
sists for 81 per bottle. ills an absolute specific
for nervous AID physical debility. Persons
with weakened nerves aad exhausted vitality
Ar regain perfect and complsts strength by
is use. II restores Leaf energy aud invigorates
the weakened vital forces in old aud young
~ $, i-4 - VII -.vr us:a...
Positive Proof.
was afflicted for five years with nervous
debility, and last winter | was down sick with
1t. had good doctor, but got only tempo
rary relief. / then took fix bottles OF Dr.
Greeue'r Neryura and it cured me.
". W. CORNELL,
1924 Ward street, Philadelphia.
Dr. Greene, the great specialist in the cure
Of nervous and ehtonic diseases, can be con.
sul Ell free at his office. 81 Temple Place, Bos.
tnu, Mass personally or by letter. Call upon
or write him in regard 10 your complaint
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
.1cHsDnDer DerisjDnS.

/ ANY person WIN takes paper fcg1laf rom
the o'Ice-whcther directed To- his name ~ An'ii'
eris or whether he has subscribed OF notis resp"n'
sihle for the payment 49,
A. II person orders his paper Discontinued ne
must pay all Arrearag.s, or tic publisher may e"',
tinue u, send il until payment i made and cniieci
the whole amount whether the paper Is taken IRON
the Office or not.
The Courts have decided that refusing 70 take
papers and periodicals from the post otfiee and
removing and leaving them uncalled for, ia p'tn'd
fdcie evidence OF fraud.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

The County Commissioners report will
show the excess OF Assets OF Somerset
County above the liabilities Dec. 81, 1889
to have been ss, 23G,5l. The year before
1t was e7,0ls.7l. A gain Of l,2l7.78.
The County, Is going In the right direc-
ton. This is accomplished notwith-
standing there have been some extra ex-
penditures at the Court House, Electric
Lights, two new furnaces, Insurance,
etc.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
Canaan,

Santa Goodrich died on Thursday last
after long illness. Kindly In feeling,
he will be missed by his many friends.
His funeral occurred on Sunday, and
called out very large attendance. The
services was conducted by Rev. C. v.
Hanson Of Skowhegan. An excellent
choir rendered the tribute of song. His
death Is sad blow to his widowed moth
er. He was Unmarried.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

The Good VIII Record comes to our
table this week enlarged and greatly i'm
proved, with q comprehensive descriptive
article Of the institution embclllshed with
a cut of the building and picture Of the
founder, Rev. G. W. HInckley.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

The village school closed Feb. I, after
term Of thirteen weeks. Whole number
Of scholars attending school, fourteen.
The following pupils were not absent one
day Caddie Farrin, Mollie Farrin, Tom
my Farrin and Flossie Tomlnson.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
The Proper Care of a Watch.

In order that watch free from the liza
by of stopping and
half will Ave without
injury but such the result pivots
aud jewels and to the more
the long than regularly intervals
No machinery should ong and this
Set which the machinery found in locomotives
mills etc. and intricate machinery
of our modern watches Another people,
that watch that has been good running and after that
been laid aside for several being laid
order to without injury During the oil has been
ting and hardening with
out injury The old maxm"A nine"
true as ever it therefore, time
do not neglect to leave
perfect order and wely
peetaces for and leading
jewelers. that you wish to purchase obliged
Their for they have just what you depend upon
goods being they carefully
pectac and eyeglasses price peda
themselves 'oeuls and opticians"
- Don't make mistake in the place. but
New Brick Building Waite Street.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

The policy Of removing Ill pension
o6cials whose pensions, were re-rated
under Corporal Tanners direction has
besn applied TO First Deputy Commits
sionsr Smith. He received more than
5000 arfeaeasoe.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
St. Adams.

The corn factory meeting at st.
Adams came off and 1920 Of the $3.50
was pledged, Saturday, and the rest will
be taken at once. 1t is thought.
A. T. Bigelow Of St. Adams has Just
received diploma from the Dirigo
Commercial College at Augusta.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13
Libel For Diy0A.ra-

To the Hon. Justice Of the Surname J.a,c,a,
Court next TO ee holden at skowheg Within
Tuesday OF fe ssr oShny Ct Ssnsssst ON tho ID
xtta =. Elsmors Of said stowhegan nbels
ana x,ves this Hon. Court to be informed that
s sss,S "ss married to George A. Elsmore, whose
august. A. D. 1881. 10 ssid skowhegsp, by Kev.
MI roe'. person duly authorized BY law to
vsa az mar isses That your libellant has
4. 70 .aid akowhegAn ever rince her mar
riage with hin up to November It'll, 1854 and
has has atwas behaved herself towards the said
oror9e ElenOre. - faithful, chas and
se9ecti0nate wife. but that the said George A.
H soso wncI'y reserdless Of bis marriage COW
e s ana "nsS SS t1s 18th Day q A..
petween That day and the 7th day OF Novem.
Der; A: D. 1850. committed the crime or sduitry
Wis uo aiv ,s, LEVIED women whose names were
guilty OF cruel and abusive trsatmest toVards
nr , iHl6sliant. and % said m day a Novem-
Der Serr iSSs. 10 wholly deserted ard abandoned
iigont search for his place Of fsssasrce. che
ca11ot nne the same, end tbas his plaeo OF
r rssiaspS @ BY the ne q tsas6aabls diligence
that the bonds II msttimSny bstvssn - and and
the said Georss 4. 1isness IS dsSssea ssd ~
u s SsSss sssse ~ s,' IT,. *. e;.'
so..sn.. =: Fob. 90. lss-subseribsd
isss Won '''''. r; ~; * Sa.y q Feb
Justice sf The Peace.
STATE or NAME - 81.
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The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

We are under obligations to Congress
man Milliken for 4 copy of the Official
Directory Of the 5lst Congress.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-13

Wingate Hall 1t the State College was
burned Sunday. Loss go 900. Insured
10000. Some Of the students lost their
room furnishings, books etc.