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The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

Seator James b. Beck of Kentucky
dropped dead In the Baltimore 4 Poto.
mac railroad station at o'clock 6stur.
day afternoon. He had Just arrived on
the limited express. from New York. and
WAS accompanied by his daughter, Mrs
Goodloe. wife Of Msj,r Goodloe the
United State marine corps. The seDa
tor suddenly turned pale, and. with TIE
remark 81 feel dizzy" fell into the arms
Of his companions. They could moi
support his weight and he dropped u
he fi9or, where he swooned away His
daughter was natural, alslmrd aud
screamed for help. Willing hands weto
anln ron-, A. the station vas Gro Aded Il
thu lime and the linu aud helpl..-s bnd,
vas borne into The flee Of The station
master, about twrntv feet away
Great excitement ensued, and although
1t WAS arparenl that the Senator was
dead, half "A dozen messengers were I'm.
mediately disp"tcht d for physicians aud
all the remedies at hand were applied
but ali to no feet, A superficial exam.
ination only was possible at the time,
but this WAS sufficient to satisfy the ply.
-icians that death resulted from paraly.
tis of the heat, and Immediately follow
ed the attack.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER IN NEW
ENGLAND FOR APRIL, 1880.

SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER IN NEW
ENGLAND FOR ApRIL, 1880.
The month of April was characterized
by change from the cloudy, unsettled
weather which had prevailed in NcH
England for some months. A long sp,l
Of generally clear. cool weather, lastc5
from the 10th To the 2ith, with the *
ception of brief light rain on ia" lf,h
and 10Th The amount OF precipitation
WAS ON the whole below the average fol
April of other years the deficiency vary.
ing at different stations In Northern
New IL mpshiie and Vermont. IT. W.,
nearly two inches: In most of Ma~-a
chuset's ahnnt nnr inch while on tnp
Cod and along Long Island Sound, I'll,
precipitation was about normal.
The temperature was slightly below th'
average IN the northern, aud above In til,
southern section The prevailing clra'
weather caused stroog daily variations in
temperature, but there was no strongly
marked maximum or minimum.
The dates of highest and lowest TEN
peratures as reported by the observer OF
the Society, varied in different parts OF
New England. In northern sections s
maxima Of "a to 70 degrees occurred or
the 18TH oath, and 30th; and in th'
southern, a maxima of from ~ to "
degrees, on the 18th and oath. Minimum
Temperatures occurred on the End, 18th
18th, ami 18th On the last date strong
frost was felt in Rhode Island and Con
necticut, doing damage to peach trees.
The weather was affected by nine
cyclonic storms and eight antlcyclonic
ones, during April. The month opcuei
with snowfall OF from one to two inch
es, followed by two days of fair cool
weather. An inch of rain fell in Rhode
Island on the 4th. From the 9TH TO the
9th, moderate rains were general and
well distributed. Light rain fell u2aai
on thu 18th, "a h, aud 25th. The heaviest
81 orm occurred from the evening Of the
2Gth to The 9th; some stations reporting
over | IL inches OF rainfall. II WAS
accompanied by thunder in southern
New England; and by snow in northern
VT N. H. and Me, to the depth of from
three TO six inches.
The crop-reports o! the month an.
nounce a generally favorable opening o.
Spring.
PRoF W. Ii. DAVIS, Director,
New England Meteorological Society.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
THIS :" Az
Is The Easy Way to Get Home
Comforts.
What we have to Sell,

l'arlor Suits +3J.rU
Chamber Srts. l-Ov
The Best Plush Pdllor Suit ever
offered for 80, six pieces, all col
ors, fine crushed plush a splcn.
Silk Plush Suit for s7j.oa.
PaIlOr 5 tits are not always
wanted. Some people prefer the
old-time sitting room, 30 We always
keep the cosy Easy Chairs and
Rockers, the comfortable Lounge
and the Cane Seat Chairs.
In Chamber Sets, too, tastes diff
fer. Many prefer Painted Sets,
others dislike them, 80 We keep
all kinds, from the painted, at $lS,
to the finest, at two or three hun
dred dollars.
In carpets We have Brussels and
Nelyets. Tapestrys and WOODS,
mons, and Ilemps, from II to
: ~ "a yard, and plenty always to
select IRON.
Rugs at all prices. Baby car.
r.sges and Hefrlgcratols are season.
able goods.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

Everything is getting full at Good Will
Cottage. The family now numbers eight
cen persons. The most we can possibly
do is to increase the number by one
That will be done in few days If con
sidered wise and safe. To go beyond
that number will be to incur much add
tonal expense, for slight increase ia
usefulness. The store. the cooking uten
sils, kitchen, dining room, capacity every
where is taxed. We expected it, Any
one who has studied the needs of human
ity, or given any attention to boys less
fortunate than the most favored, must
have forseen il. Give us helping
hand" is the cry that comes from every
direction. The farm purchased for the
foundation of this benevolent work
would not have been selected had it not
afforded good sites for other cottages
Good Will Cottage does not occupy the
best situation on the farm but | expect
another, with capacity equal to it, will be
built al no very distant day. 1t has been es
timated that just such a building as is
Mt eded could be built for $500. Thi,
means double the number of boys who
now thrive at Good VIII Farm, at less
than double the cost. Toward such al
increase IN the work look. Aud | look
In prudence G0od WI Farm.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
WHEN YOU BUY

You want t0 have the newest
sly les To select from.
You want the very bert Icu can
get for the money
You want to 90 about the bust
ness Of furnishing as econ omically
AS you can.
You want your goods delivered
by careful men.
You want to meet gentlemanly
statesmen who will attend to your
wants carefully.
All these wants you can have
filled at our store.
We keep no old stock. We buy
in large quantities, pay cash and
can afford to mark our goods low.
We do not believe in pushing
goods to the annoyance Of custo.
mer', but believe every one knows
best what they want themselves.
Our statesmen are most attentive.
Our terms are as liberal IA YOU
could wish.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
our New Barn

1t could not he expected that on n farm
purchased Mt tn" prlce paid FOR Good Will
Home one could secuIe all the buildings
needed, or the best buildings possible,
for such opcrat ons ms we lIaye tanned.
The Cottage is full. We wnHt and need
another. We can say ne To- boys ~.
my IL chance at the furs if We cannot
opsn home to th,n. But W. cannot
neglect to arrHnps facilities for farming
operations, whereby w. expect tn proNid'
III part the support of the family air, adg
there. Aud SO one of the Important unit
tiers considered ~ the meeting of Direct
ors. April 18th, was the hnilding of II
barn, 1t WAS decided 10 huild, uni the
site for the barn WAS selected. The barn
now standing will b. moved, and an nd
dition built. making building about one
hundred feet in l,ngth. This will he sniff
cient for all purposes horses, COWS, car
riage house, &c. 1t will he necessary, Of
conise, to have this structure completed
before JulA LIST hope work on it will
soon be con ntnced; and That the mem :
with which 10 pay for it will he promptly
provided G0od VA Record
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

The spruce lumber market is strong
and appears to be growing more firm ev.
cry day. Random cargoes are quoted al
$50 to 10 90; easy dimensions, 1880 to
10. Good dry boards are still a strong
feature OF the market, with the quota
lions at; underfoors, l3, to ID 80; kiln
dried, clear, % to "a; second clear, 90 to
%. Dry hemlock boards are wanted
Dimensions bring 10 to IA for eastern
boards, IL to l3 for rough, IL to IA fol
planed. Western pine continues very
quiet. The demand for southern pine Is
excellent. Whitewood is quiet; walnu,
is In good request. Shingles are scarce
with the market tirn er; extra sawn cedar
3 45 to $50; clear, 3 Lathes are strong
er at 2,l5 to 220 for cargo and 9 80 tC
80 for car lots. Clapboards are very
1rm, and the best posted in the trade
think that they will continue so until wei
into the summer. There are few off-r
ing however, at extra, Al to AZ; clear, 81
to 40; second clear, "a to 80; pine, sal
extra SO to 50.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

Hereafter sellers Of cigarettes in Mary
land must pay an extra license Of SO
yearly and make oath that the cigarettes
which they sell contain ~ luxurious
drugs" Their situation is not pleasant
one. for it is impossible for them to know
what cigarette contains, and the phrase
injurious drugs" Is capable Of very
varied Interpretation. For that matter
tobacco is class.-,i by many as an "injuri-
Gus drug, and there Is ample expert wi
dence to sustain their position. But this
is Il minor point Boston Post
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

Mr.. George II. Newhall, a prominent
citizen of Fairfield, and well known
throughout the State, died at his home
Friday morning. Mr.. Newhall was the
son of Henry c. Newhall one Of the ear
ly settlers of Fairfield village, and prom
inently identified In the history of the
village Mr.. Newhall was a member of
the lumber firm of Lawrence, Phillips &
Co., and has always been Interested In
the lumber business, adding considerable
wealth to the large property left by his
father. His death was the end OF
short but malignant attack of blood pois-
IN virile type. that completely batiled the
best physicians In the State. He leaves
wife, son and daughter, and large
amount Of property including a fIe
homestead In Fairfield village.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
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The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
Shore Line Railroad.

The outlook for the building of tn,
;;if.s.t ..s,.s y II ST, -e~..a. II ,a very
favorable at the present time, and itlook-
az though IL would be n 20, as Col. J. N
Greene has recently received encourage
ment which seems to be of substantial
nature. At any rate the surveying party
il 10 at once continue the survey u
Cherry field, completing the survey of the
line, which If built will run from Han
cock to Eastport. Messrs. s. C. Mill,
and l.. +. Lawton, of Norridgewock, the
well known contractors. are IN the city tC
consult with Col. Greene In relation tC
the building of the road. Quite number
OF bridges will be required for the road
and 1t Is estimated that 1t will take $3.50
600 to build them.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

Secretary Window has written letter
in reply to an article in financial news
paper on the general subject of the cur.
rency in which lie refutes the assertion
that the administration favors the contrac
tion of the currency. He gives the fig
ures in regard to the circulation of the
treasury holdings on May l end makes
comparison with the estimated circulation
of the principal countries of Europe
showing that the circulation per capita In
the United States is larger than that OF
any country In Europe except France.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Telegram says that there Is nc
doubt now an effort il to he made to have
the remains Of General Grant brought
here aud buried at Arlington. The ap.
preparation OF slOO, 900 proposed for the
erection OF an equestrian statue to Grant.
Will be the occasion, when it comes be.
fore Congress, for proposing that Con.
giess pass resolution requesting tine
family to YIELD their assent to the remov-
al, and to placing the remains under the
charge OF the government
There is also a well founded rumor that
Colonel Fred Grant has written from
Vienna letter to General Bealp, saving
II the rqnrst for the removal of his
fathers remains TO Washington came
from Congress he thought thu family
would Consent and acting on that state.
ment some proceedings will be taken in
Congress to secure that end.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
The Easy Way We Ger.

Every = Mt frepueI ~ sg.l5 -
o 900 IN casA, 50 ~ s,y, pay u. one
fourth Of tAe amount u Jp4r BIB. ana let
the rest stand IL 'qasI monthly paymeut4
We will arang. the terms - SUIT yau. Il
is the way that hundreds If peorle have
started homes with. ItisI way thai e..
courage laying by on certain sum e..
cry .eek that would probably be spent IN
some nonsensical way. How many quar-.
ters We waste and look back .ner year
and say, i wish II had more s,nse. w
get huadfets 81 letters thanking Il. aud
blessing Us for the opportunity T. gather
together re-l Home, Sweet HON.. Cine
aud sc ii Or write. All .etter. aazAeteI
BY retuih mail. ~ trouble t. u.
Ne Keep n Sb>ei0I DHTce pr uDfh-
my rise tut onsHe< my Ie//>fs uH1
l., /y.x=
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

A. c Kinds, the talented Washington
correspondent of The 2 rtaud Press
gives the following story in illustrate II
Of the minute details of the work of oui
Congressman -
"SDmewhere In Main" the baby Of the
family got hold of dollar bill and chew.
ed up one half of it before this contrac
tion of the national currenc; WAS stop
ped by prudent grandpsrent, 1t WA.
expected of the Congress nan that his in
tiuences would persuade the United
States Treasury to issue a new bill for
the mu'iaied half This bill WAS taken
to the Treasury and half d 'llar was
given for the half bill with the informa.
ton that the loss could not be repaid in
full except on presentation of an ali la
Wit setting forth the true story of the re-
suits of The baby's inordinate appetite for
greenbacks Such duties as these wear
away the Congress time; but II he
neglects them he is liable TO be regarded
in his district as Indifferent to the inter
ests of his constituents
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
Accidental Shooting at Dexter

sad shooting accident happened here
Saturday. Forrest Parsons, clerk i'll
Carr, hardware store, was examining a
self cooking. loaded revolver, when 1t
vas discharged, the ball passing through
he palm of pAr>ou', hand aud entering
he groin of Asa Spooner, landlord of
;he Merchants Exchange, who was
standing near. Meic2l assistance was at
once called but the physicians have doubts
Of ssvjnp mis- life.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
Census Enumeration.

Supervisor Wright, of the Census Emu
meration Commission, says that the
districts have been made small, 80 tina,
the work may be done quickly and &C.
curately. The work of enumeration, in
all cities of more than 10 600 inhabitants
must be done in two weeks, and in all
other places inside the month of June.
The work will commence on the first
Monday In June In every district. Enum-
orators are prohibited from divulgiDg
any of the information gained to any one
not nuthoriz d to receive it. under q
penalty. so that all people need have no
hesitation in freely giving the informa
ton asked for by the enumersiors As
SCISSORS of taxes are ineligible as enum-
orators
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

A freak who died in Iowa a day or
two ago had the body of IA 2-year-old
child but head as large as that of the
ordinary man. He was 80 years old,
and WAS never able to speak. For thirty
years he was tied in chair and fed
with spoon by his mother, whose con-
slant fear was lest she should die before
her boy and no one be left to wait on
him.-PhiIadelphi Ledger.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

General Manager Tucker of the Nain,
Central has issued an order to all agent'
of his road concerning the shipping Of
cattle, which will commend itself to ever,
humane person. The circular says
Your attention is called tn the manner
in which live stock (horned cattle. sheer
and calves is loaded into cars 1t is OF
the utmost importance that this matter b,
given prompt and careful attention
Calves must not be put in car with larg
er cattle in any case, unless separate
from them In some way which will euSurt
their not being trampled Gu o. mus
there under any consideration be NOR,
sheep or cattle of any description ! "A les
into car than such car will comfurtahl
hold" This is couched in human,
spirit and is just what h Society TO
thu Prevention OF Cruelty would hav,
asked.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
m a jor Mich aells Dead i.

AFTER AN ILLNESS OF ONLY SEvEN DAYS
Major o. Michaelis, of the t. S
arsenal Augusta, died al / o'clock THURSDAY
lust after MI illness of seven days, of in.
ilamation of the spine. He has been com
mander of the arsenal three years in July
coming here as captain, from Watereylist
arsenal, New York. He was promoted tc
major few months ago. He was exceed
lngy popular. He leaves wife and SIX
children.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
The Maine intercolIeg late
COpte

Maine Is deeply interested this year in
the intercollegiate base ball contest. 1t
il too early for the cities to get their
teams into the field, and As a result the
public mind Is content on college base
ball The contest will be IL hot one.
While Maine State College is not looked
upon as n possible winner, the other
three teams are well matched aud are all
working for business. Three games
have been played thus far, Colby has
defeat, d Bowdoin 10 to s. and has van
quished NJ. S. G. by a score of ~ TO j.
Bowdoln has defeated the Bates, last
years champion, 10 to 3. This puts Col
nv in the van
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
AYoung Woman's Success.

One Of the brightest women In New
York, Mrs. Isabel Mallon. who, perhaps.
knows more shout woman's dress and fix
incs than any woman in America. has
been added to the editorial staff of The
Ladies' Home Journsl, of Philsdelphia.
Mrs. Mallon is an experienced editorial
writer. and will conduct one of the fullest
and strongest fashion departments in the
Journal ever attempted in general maya
zne. Her new position makes her the
best paid fashion-writer in the country:
Mrs. Mallon is young, pretty, and one OF
the best-known women in New York So
cietV
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
kennebec and Boston Steamboat
COMPANY.

At the srnual meeting of the kcnne-
bee and Boston Steamboat Company
held NAV at its flee In the Gardiner
National Bank, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year; j. Is
Drake, Bath, President; f. l. Smith
Gardiner, Clerk and Treasurer; Direct
ors, j. B. Drake of Bath, f. c. Allen and
o. Holwav. OF Augusta, Capt Jason Col
Inns of Gardiner and +. +. Pierce OF
Portland.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

The Mckinley tariff bill makes most
substantial reduction in the revenues
and does it. as we have pointed out, in
such q man-er as not to sacrifce any
American industry. 1t was gigantic
task grandlv performed. The bill will
-urely be passed aud, uudrr It's wise pro-
visions the country will enter upon new
ere Of grow'h and p-osnerisy.-KeRwebec
! jOuraG!
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

In the cas-. of Johnson against the
George Hammond Packing company. a
suit for o,o0o damages. alleged To have
been received hy the plaintiff by kicks
from a runaway mule owned ty defend
ants, Dir jury rendered verdict award
inI the plaintiff damage, in the sum Of
$i.7jd.-omaha Republican.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
Hail Columbia, Happy Land.

The United States Is the only Que Of
the leading nations of the world that
ddu't call out the military u guard a.
ganst possible labor riots on the tirst
of May, and In no country was there
better order OF more peaceable conflict.
This shows that the strongest govern
meit In the world is a government of the
people. by the people, for the people.
Hail, Columbia, happy land.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

Part second Of the Annual Report Of
the Msine Experimental Station fer l..s
has just left the Press, and forms pam
phlet OF about one hundred pages 1t
embraces results "f avsis uf cattle
foods, aud Of feeding experiments with
swine and dairy cows. The laboratory
WORK has been done generally by the Sta
ton chemists, Messr>. Bartlett aud der
rill while Mr.. A VI. Shaw, the Farm Su
petin'et Ut, has had direct Oversight. Of
the feeding experiments ami dairy work
All the results, geuerslill'ions aud sum.
msrie' have been computed by Prof W.
H. Jordau, the able director Of the Sta
ton l. is understood that third nun
Der. Is to be issued later, Will complete
the report for lssH
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

The Tennessee Land Company approp
rates S20, 900 for advertising their tow
of Cardiff newspaper in an Eastern
town may advocate local enterprises unit
Gabe blows lis trumpet and never ge'
anything for it; on the contrary, the lead
ing citizen" Is more apt to find fault thar
to commend. Appreciation of newspaper
work had had much to do with the pros
perity of many a Western toSn.--Roek
{und Courier Gazette.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
We Keep Everything.

aud Try t. plea-s eseDhoIy aud IN.
rfali: ut th.te. W. have QgAKEf
FAA1ts f9f :le kitchen that nl4ke es,5k
~ my al tx h-- fnel A spleu4id
lins pi bH'ns am f.eis lh salsH5sr.is.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

State Lecturer 6 VI. T~i,cbea i now
ON a trip through Lincoln and Knox
counties in the Interest Of the Maine
State Grange. Hi, subject Is. The
order Of Patrons Of Husoandry and It's
Relation to The Agriculture Of To-day. n
On June G.h ne Wi. start Oh Tip
through Franklin. oxford. Y5rE and
Cum 7erland counties. occupying the
entire month. Friday. July Dist. viii te
Grange Day al the Maine Chsutguqua
Assembly Frveburg and the speaker.
will be DIR. 6. H. Bower. Master Of the
Connecticut State Grange. and State
Lecturer Twitcheil, the l4tters subject
being The Discipline Of LABOR
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08

The Standard OIL IN sny has rur
against n snsg down in OHIO in the snap,
of an irdvprndent company which trot'
tight alongside of the big corporation. T.
not little ahead. and doesn't seem to bt
worried much in so doing, either. As
result of this rivalry the producers of III,
crude oil are getting all the best of it, for
The price Of their product has gone NJ
$50 per cent and Is still booming Their,
is tim, according 10 an Old adSge
when honest men get their dues. Thi'
time seems tn have come to the oil pro
ducerS through the fight between the OF
com 0anics.