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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
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TO GRACIOUS.

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HANDSOME, WELL MADE,
WELL TRIMMED BABY CAR
RIAGES in the very latest fashion
from e8.
DRY AIR REFRIGERATORS,
three different makes and fifty diff
erent styles to select from.
GRAND OIL STOVES that will
bake biscuit in IL minutes at less
price than the ordinary oil stoves.
CHINESE MATING in fine
patterns at 35 cents, very superior
quality. Mating at all prices, neat
patterns, plain goods.
CARPETS at very lowest prices
Wool Carpets, fine goods at As cts.
Wool Carpets as low as 80 cts.
Body Brussels at 800
Elegant Tapestry Brussels, so cts.
SMYRNA RUGS at all prices from
70 cents each.
CHAMBER SETS in Ash from
II.
Chamber Sets at all prices. Paint,
ed Sets very cheap.
PARLOR SUITS from $35.
6 #. Dining Tables $500.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A
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particularly in carpets, but the large
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public. And we are proud to say
that our books show that we ar,
pleasing regular army of custom
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05


A graphic history of the new library
building at Washington is being pre-
pared. At regular intervals, from the
top OF the building, occupied by the
experimenting architect and his force Of
draftsmen, q camera is turned upon the
work, which at present consists only of
. great hole dug out in the square east Of
tho Capitol grounds.
The resulting picture shows every de.
tail Of the condition Of the work. the
height Of the foundation wall, the pilee
ok material On hand. etc. It 10 proposed
TO 10 thass photographs away, properly
laheled h such form that they can be
pEoducod eny question azisssas to what
~ AnnA was nj dons MANY stage Of
the Noek.- Carpentry and Building.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

Portland is making grand preparation
to entertain the Army Of the Potomac
July Sd and 4th. Go ernor Burleigh has
accepted the invitation to attend with
his staff and the Msine Militia will be
there fresh from the muster fields al
Augusta. Gen. Sherman has slgnified
acceptance but President Harrison Is
Obliged to cline.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
PROBATE NOTICES
Te all Perseas lnterested II either If the
Estates heFeisaftsr named,

Te all Pcrse.s interestsd b. either Of the
Estates hereisaftsr aaned.
Alta COURT OF PROBATE held At skov.
set on he I'd TUESDAY o. MAY in he ys v%e Of
oar Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine the following business having been prsssn,-
"a lor action thereunon hereinafter Indicated, 10
hereby Ordered: That public notice thereof be
given to all persons interested. that they may
appear Ut Probate Court to Be holden at said
skowhegan, ut the Probate Once on the second
Tuesday Of next JUNE at nine Of the clock In
the forenoon. and be heard thereon and object
II they see cause.
CYRUS FIELD late of Palmyra. decessed. win
probate BY Lucinda II. Field, the EIecutrix named
SETH CUTLER late of Norridgewock, DECEASED.
WIN presented for probate by Sarah j. Cutler the r..
JOHN sPAULDING, late Of Palmyrp decea.rsi VIII
Presented ios probate by Ann spauding, widow Of
GEORGE B. OSBORN, late of st. AIbans, deceased,
ecutOr named therein.
ABIGAIL J. STEWART, late Of Fairfield, deceased.
WIN presented for probate by Walter A. Steward The
MARY 8. COOK, late ofsko whesan. dece...d. WIN
msnt q dssrsie A. Cam admini.trdtG with tie viii
w1LLIAn v. GOULD, late of Norr,ds,voc. Al.
eea:ed Petition for the appolntment Of an sdninis
4 N: = -, csds.
ceased. Petition fsr the appointment n Hsnry e
Po.ers :smuissrat.r presented By ssbeoca !. Ksys:
Scf Dissiiousion to heirs presented.
:, AnnAM Z. PEAsE. late Of Fairfield, dsceased.
r ~, tor ne.sse to se aud convey real sstats
cd By y. =. AePadden, adminlstrator
:, hlRAn 9. WATSON. late Of New Portland, decsasd
r sst r. ~ t1 Ell and convey raj pre-
HANNAH HILTON. late Of skovh.,.n a.....,
Petition br hcense to sell and convey rea eststs m
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

The republicans OF Madison are hereby notified
and invited to meet at the Atkinson school house
in said town, on Saturday, the 9TH day OF Jnnc, al
. o clock =. NJ Tor the purpose oil choosing hvt
delegates to attend the State Convention. held al
Granite Hall. Augusta, June Isih, at u o'clock,
NJ a lso to choose five delegates TO attend the Dis
trict Convention, held at the same place at Ia.Jo
O'Clock, p. NJ. Also to choose a town committee
to serve the town for two years.
Per order,
Tows COMMITTEE.
Nad;.a, Nav NJ
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

Speaker Reed Is receiving the thanks of
the puDIic generally Tor closing the par IN
the House restaurant In the capital. There
is no good reason why the capital should
be turned into grog shop.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

Speaker Reed and Congressman Ding
ley were guests Of the Home Market
Club OF Boston. Saturday evening last.
Speaker Reed was received with great
enthusiasm and made a telling speech.
Mr. Dinglcy discoursed the Mckinley
bill very effectively.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
West M addison

Mr.. Albion Thompson of No. Madison
IL sick with bilious fever.
Roads are considerably out of repair.
owing to the frequent rains this spring.
Now and then q farmer has got through
his springs work. but there are lots of
them that have hardly made beginning
vet
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
Notice OF Foreclosure.

Whereas. joel Richardson, on the seventh
day Of February, A. II. 1885, by his mortgage
deed OF that date, duly executed and recorded
IN the Somerset Registry Of Feeds, Vol. 1852,
parcel Of land, situated In the town OF Hartiand
Ia said county. Of Somerset, and bonded on
the north by Main street, (Hartland village).
on the west by the Pittsfeld road, south and
east BY land now or formerly of the heirs OF the
late Sewell Prescott, and being the premises
conveyed to said Richardson, by john Page on
rep. 2 1885, aud recorded In Somerset Registry
OF said MORTGAGE hus been broken. by reason
whereof clam foreclosure Of said mortgage
and give this notice for that purpose,
of May, A. D. 1890. ~
3w22 VIM FOyaOH
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
ReDuDtic M Caucus.

The republican voters Of Skowhegan are hereby
notified to meet at the Engine Hall in said skow
hogan, on turday the 7h day Of June, at o clock
T.. NJ for the purpose of selecting eleven delegates
20 attend the State X District Conventions, which
will be holden in Granite Hall, Augusta, on
Thursday the I1th day of June, at 10 oclock y. NJ.
Per Order,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

The nomination of Hon. +. W. Hill
by the Democratic State convention yes
terday put man at the head Of the ticket
concerning whose democracy no question
can be raised. He Is a representative
party mar, will not have to be introduced
tn Maine Democrats.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
ollppln0o,

Roger Q. Mills Of Texas kindly informs
as in the columns of the Forum that the
protective tariff is running New England.
But isn't it somewhat singular that THE
fact has been left to man all the wsy
from Texas to find out?
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

Chauncey N. Depew says he would not
sit down with thirteen at table. Three
times in my life have been one Of . din
Nor party Of thirteen. On each occasion
one passed the joke to another that hs
or she would be the victim. In every
instance one Of the guests died within
the year. 30, in my experience, the
truth Of the adadge was proven."-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

Waltham, Mass. June 81, 1890.
am using your Baths and find crafty.
Ing benefits from them. A young Mr.
Goodwin from Maine has been taking
treatment for hip and knee trouble called
rheumatism. His physician on learning
that he was under this treatment told
him that 1t would do no good as the
joints were ossi6ed. When he began
his right knee was swollen to IA | 2 inche.
bu: now much reduced and the excruci
sting pain nearly gone.
W. C. WILCOX.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

The Forth district democratic conven-
ton was held In Bangor Tuesday after =
noon, and unanimously nominated Hon.
Josiah Crosby of Dexter for Congress.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

The Oregon election resulted IN choice
OF Pemoyer, Democrat, for Governor, by
1900. Herman, Republican. for Congress-
man by 5000. Legislature strongly Re-
publican which ensures Republican U.
y. Senator.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

School book agents are on the war
path and school committees are getting
a large amount Of information and ad-
vice about school books. gratis.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

The public debt statment issued Mou-
day shows decrease Of the public deb,
during May Of %, G6l, s7l total cash in
the treasury, 8638, 1862, 175.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

We publish elsewhere notice Of the
first meeting Of the bkowhegan and
Norridgewock Railroad Company, to b
held at Engins Hall In Skowhegan 6stur.
day afternoon the llth Instant We hops
II viii BE- well attsaded and productive Of
favorable results.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

John Clarke of WATERFORD made use of
an interesting relic Memorial Day. He
was the drummer for the procession, and
the instrument which he used was one
that went through the Mexican war and
came out with whole skin.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
GG NIDRGSIFSS
Lawrence, Mass. NAV 30. 1890

Lawrence, Mass, May 80, 1890
Dear DR.. -
have been giving baths to
q Rheumatic patient. He was the worst
cripple ever saw. Eight baths brough,
him to his feet In good shape. 1t took
IL hours TO give him the first treatment
had to lift him into the chair and place
the cabinet down over his head. At the
seventh bath he walked into the cabinet
and out and stood erect.
Yours Truly,
JOHN A. DEARBORN.
43j Essex St.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

The State and Congressional Conven
inst. giving Republicans Of Somerset
towns OPP ortunity to attend them and
return the same day. We trust both
Conventions will be fully represented by
representative delegations from all the
towns and plantations of our County.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05

The Law Court has given decision In
the some what famous Mike Burns orig.
nal package lease, sustaining the excep-
tions to the ruling Of Judge Witch ouse
In the Superior Court Of Ksnnebec
county. The opinion was written by
Chief Justice Peteres and is 10 accord
with the late decision OF the U. s. Su-
preme court In the Iowa case.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
.3eHsDaDer Decisi0ns.

Any person who takes paper regular rom
the ofhee-whcther directed To his name or anoth-
ers whether he has subscribed or n"t-is respon-
siblr for the payment.
a. III person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may CON
tinue to send il until payment Is made and collect
the whole amount whether the paper IS taken from
he Office not.
The Courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the post Office and
removing and leaving them uncalied for, is l.riN'd
fdrie evidence OF fraud.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-06-05
c. =. Court, March term, 1883

ORDERED, that the SoNHEsgT REfoRTxR, pub
lie newspaper printed at skowhegan, in the County
OF Somerset, be designated, appointed, and made
he County PAPER IN which hereafter all public no.
ces are to be printed, until further order OF Court
l.. II WEBB. Clerk.
A true copy OF order.
Attest, l.. II. WKBs. Clerk.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-21
PRESS OPINIONS.

Senator German, Of Maryland, pro-
poses to appropriate lump sum. to be
placed in the hands of the secretary of
war, which shall be used for river and
harbor improvements. Now, why isn't
that better than the present plan?-
Buffalo Express, Rep.
The law cannot make good its claim
to be an agency of civilization or sup
port of human rights until 1T puts JUS
tiee within reach Of every common man.
While it can impoverish man to Sc
cure declaration of his innocence it is
little better than a relic of govern
mental barbarism.-Pit Dispatch,
Ind.
Ii Speaker Reed has time in the inter-
walls of governing the house without
quorum to study history, he may find an
interesting subject in the fate of FOX's
India bill, which was intended to secure
the Wings in Office without regard TO the
vote of the country, and resulted in their
exclusion from power for twenty years,
and consider that it is possible that the
American people may resent too smart
party maneuyers in very decisive man.
neF.-Providence Journal Qnd.)
There will be little surprise in the
public mind at the announcement which
is made In the Times washington dis
patches that President Harrison's re-
movals from and changes in federal
offices during the first year of his term
are nearly double those during the first
year of President Cleveland'S term.
The grand total is $500, against Cleve-
lands 20,500 Nothing is more gener-
ally accepted as a matter OF course now
than that the Harrison administration
is thoroughly given over to the spoils
view of public office. There is no longer
any pretense in the muzzled organs of
the Republican party that the civil
cervice reform pledges of the candidate
and the party's platform are observed
by the Observation-Disclosures York
Evening Post, Ind.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-21
PUBLIC OPINION.

Senator Blair feels the want of news
paper support, and attacks the press, as
the crazy bull attacked the locomotive,
which passed along, leaving the bull
kicking.-Hartford Times Oem.)
If courts would refuse to set aside
just and honest verdicts because of
fiimsy technicalities there would be
fewer crimes and fewer criminals. No
one blames the shrewd lawyer for TAX
ing any advantages for his client, but
the court should see to it that justice is
administered according tOthe spirit and
letter of the statute. Chicago Inter
Ocean Rep.)
Failure to enact needed and sensl-
BILE measure of tariff reform this session
would be disastrous to the Republicans
in the congressional elections next No
vember, while the chances of failure
are seriouly augmented by every days
delay in reporting the bill to the house
which occurs from this time onwards-
st. Louis Globe-Democrat (Rep.)
In view of the policy that has been
steadily pursued by the majority of the
lower branch of congress with refer
ence to contested seats, the announce
ment that the Republicans who are des-
ignated for the senate by the rump leg
islature of Montana have secured the
Endorsement of n majority of the senate
committee isn't at all astonishing.
Might makes right i'll Washington now
adays. Wrong consists in being in the
minority.-Boston Herald Qnd.)
If any portion of the globe is conse-
Grated by the hardshlps, heroism and
sacrifices of patriots, Valley Forge has
strong claims to recognition. 10 per-
thncn hnapiyO thn fnOtNrinfc
and radiant with the memory of the
noblest army the sun ever shone upon,
to be ueSecrated by brewing watts would
be serious calamity. Congress should
appropriate moiety of our surplus to
the purchase of those hills and valleys,
and so earn the gratitude of the whole
American people.-New York Herald
Qnd.).
Executive proceedings are necessarily
and properly secret. Legislative pro-
ceedings are necessarily and properly
open. A legislative body has no busi-
ness with executive functions, and in no
country except our own are such fGnc-
tions intrusted TO it. The anomaly
is an inheritance from colonial times,
when an imported governor was assisted
by "conncil'' of residents, who could
inform him about local persons and
affairs, and whose 'advice and consent"
with regard to appointments was really
of value. The upper chamber of almost
all our legislative bodies, down even to
boards of aldermen. have retained this
feature, which has become useless and
meaningless, and it is even embodied in
the Constitution of the United States.
1t is not on that account at all desirable
that the proceedings of the senate, in
executive session. should be withdra wn
from public knowledge, or secured from
public criticism. There is no business
of the senate which is not public bust
ness. and which cannot and should not
be- transacted with open doors.-New
York independents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-21
HONESTY AND HARMONY.

Mr.. DORIAN having been quoted by
some OF the newspapers of this city as
being disinclned to aid in the election
of a Democratic municipal ticket at the
approaching election, unless certain
conditions of his own imposing were
complied with, and there having been
contradictory statements as to what Mr..
DoRAN wanted or did not want, the
GLOBE has afforded him the opportunity
to speak by the card, and accordingly
we publish an interview with him this
morning, in which he is quoted literally.
There can be no further miSunderStand-
ing as to his position, nor motive for fur
ther misrepresentation. Mr.. DoRAN
speaks for himself, and the GLOBE has
no disposition to review or criticize his
expressions of opinion further than to
say that the GLOBE stands with him,
and so does every Democrat in this
city so far as our knowledge ex-
tends, i'll support of an honest primary
and clean ticket. This is the ground
that the GLOBE has always occupied
and will continue to occupy. At
conference of the local Democratic lead
ers at Market hall the other night, it
was unanimously agreed to apply the
Australian system to the primaries, SO
we have no fear but that there will be
an honest primary and suitable nominal
tons. We know that the expression OF
the Market hall meeting in deciding to
enforce the Australian system at the
primaries-a system that was adopted by
the state legislature for the purpose OF
purifying the general elections, was the
honest reflection of Democratic senti-
ment III this community. and will be
universally respected by the Democratic
voters of the city when they assemble
in the primaries. If there have been
abuses and dishonest practices at the
primaries heretofore. they will all be
eliminated under the operations OF the
Australian system. With an honest
primary aud clean ticket there will be
no justification for any Democrat to
withhold his support from his party in
the approaching municipal election, and
although Mr.. DORIAN is a citizen OF an
other borough it will still be gratifica-
ton to ST. Paul Democrats to have his
active support and sympathy in the
municipal campaign. The GLOBE favors
honest politics both in and out of
the party, and will denounce dis
honest methods whether in or out of the
party. We are proud in the conscious
ness that we are sustained in this posi-
ton by all the leading Democrats of the
city, without regard to their past fac
tional differences.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-21
THE TIN PLATE RAISE.

One of the parties who appeared be-
fore the committee that framed the tar
if bill reported was Pittsburg manu-
facturer named CRoNEMEYER. He had
in contemplation some tin plate indus
try. and lis plea with the tariff archi-
tects was that it was needful to raise
the tariff to 21a cents pound on the
plate. Being genial man with COM
promising disposition, he finally con-
sented to scale his demands down to
2 2-10 cents, which is the figure reported
in the bill. The same man, two or
three months earlier, sent out printed
circulars over his signature, in which
he said: ut is fact we can prove by
figures that tin plates can be made
here and sold with profit at present
selling prices" There is no reason to
doubt that he was correct in this state
ment. There was no occasion to recall
it in asking that the tariff should be
raised 35 per cent. The need was in
the larger profit. 1t is true this would be
pretty serious to a good many other
industries. 1t would come out of the
farmers, the tin bucket brigade, the
housewives, the canning works, and
everybody who uses tinware, but the
Pittsburg man and a few others would
get cent a pound more tor their plate.
The men to operate this industry, if in
augurated. would be imported, as this
country has none with the requisite eX-
perience. But isn't it the object of pro-
lection to give men larger dividends on
their investments? A circular largely
signed by the tin plate workers and
consumers presented this view to the
tariff revisers:
''If the present duty is advanced, the
tin roofing, canning. manufactured tim
ware industries, etc., would be ruined,
and the growing export of canned goods,
fruits, meats and vegetables, would be
destroyed, and every one here, espeei-
ally the poorer classes, would have to
cease using canned goods"
But the few hundred thousand people
who talk this way are selfish enough
not to be willing to bear ruinous bur-
dens to enrich few people at Pitts
burg and elsewhere. The protective
system is calculated to inculcate the
high moral lesson of bearing the bur-
dens for others, and the tin plate case
is specially pertinent.