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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-11

The number OfpOiicics issued
during the year. % 800
The amount OF insurance az.
lectcd thereby ..................... 3I3g5DI ID,
The amount Of premiums rr.
celved during the yeur....... 15I 30 81
The amount ~ interest zee
ceiyed. aud all other re
ccllts.......t ................ 81 4IB
The amount OF losses plil
during the year. ......-..-- 0I.007 OF
The amount Of LOSSES unpaid.
NOT due.................... gl4DI Of
The amount Of cApeuses........ lUS23I s.
The whole number OF pOu-
clcs iu force, ~ 27i.
The amount Of liabilities or
risks thereon. and all other
liabilities. Including Zee
.c serve. ........-: .......;,..... 3j2,s07 b.
lne amount OF capital stock,
u auy.................. ............~ 100000 O,
how invested
Cash on hand and In the
hands OF agents or other
persons, s37.0Ol 23, real es-
tate unincumbcrcn, s0O22-
IL. Bonds owned Dy tAs
company. bearing Interest
az the rate 81 A percent. sc-
cured rs foliows. United
states bonds, market value,
$4,000 Loans Ou bonds
and mortgages Of Zeal os-
tate, worth double the
amount for which the same
Is morigaged, and free fIOm
any prior .Itumbrance,
32o2. 1Sh.2l debts other
wise secured. ss5Sls.0O:
debts for premiums. 500
2l5.s3. all other securities.
s7.OOO.04. Total assets....... 4-io04 O.
Amount OF dividends ............ 5.s-G sd
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-11

Thor Origin and Growth--DatIng Back
Over Three thousand Years Early styles
aud Deviccs-iiuilt To Suit the Tastes Of
the Day.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

the same number--but they were elected
by only "A, 053 votes. The state of New Jer-
sey also elected seven Representatives, who
required 229,373 votes for their election;
while on the other hand Georgia's ten repre-
sentatives were elected by 27,475 votes
Connecticut elected four representatives by
1913, los votes and four representatives from
different Congressional districts from the
state of Ohio were elected by ISL, 525 votes,
while only 1906 votes were necessary to
seat the representatives from foar Congress
sional districts In Soute Carolina. The Sixth
Congressional District of Ohio elected one
representative by $500 votes, or 11,445
more votes than the whole state of Georgia
gave her delegation of ten representatives.
Ii required SO, S64 votes to elect one repre-
sentative i'm the Twelfth District of Ohio;
1884 more than Georgia cast for the ten
members composing her delegation. The
Thirteenth District of Ohio gave its single
representative 80, 315, votes, or 1,S40 more
than Georgia cast for ten. OF the eleven
Congressional districts of Michigan, ten cast,
each of them, more votes for their represent
sentatives, than were found necessary for
the election of the ten from the Empire
State" of the South. Oregon's one repre-
sentative was elected by 4,954 votes, or
more than double the number pOlled for the
whole Georgia delegation. In the Eleventh
District of Illinois ID required 80, 266 votes to
elect one representative; while in Georgia
81, 465 elected ten. No less than 80, III bal
lots were required to send only one repre-
sentative to Congress from the Second Dis
trict of Connecticut. IL, 742 more than elect
ed the whole Georgia delegation. The great
state of Indiana sent thirteen representatives
to theFiftieth Congress who were elected by
461, 1897 votes while Georgia and Mississippi
sent together no less than seventeen repre-
sentatives to the same legislative body, who
were elected by only ~, 42S votes; while in
Vermont it required more votes to elect her
two representatives than were required in
Georgia for the election of ten.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27
A SANDER.

TIE Independent occasionally brings forth
the name of COL Bliss for Governor. Well,
he might make a good candidate from a
Democratic standpoint but woe to the Re
publican party should they nominate him.
Although this is the banner Republican
township i'll this county we hardly think any
of his friends here would guarantee him over
10 per cent of the vote of his own party
Col. Bliss standing as politician and man
throughout this county and district, Except
at Saginaw, possibly is not such as would
recommend him for any public office what
ever.-Perry Sun.
The above item is from the pen of III. G.
Spaulding, editor of the Perry Sun, who
claims to edit an independent paper. 1t is
little short of deliberate SANDER. While Col.
Bliss may not have pleased the bombastic
editor of the Sun, he has been remarkably
succcssfulin suiting his constituents without
regard to party, and stands well all over
the district.
More than that. this bogomile editor
should remember that Mr. Bliss is serving
on his first term and that it is not just to
expect of him what may be reasonably eX-
pected of Mr.. Burrows, Mr.. Brewer, Mr..
O'Donnell or any other man who for years
has been member of the House. But it is
not too much to say of Mr.. Bliss that no man
Michigan ever sent to the House made q
better record during his first session, and
that, so far as we know, no man ever stood
higher with his constituents. The TIMES
does not believe he is candidate for guber-
Material hOnOrs but does believe that he
will be re-nominated and reelected to the
house, by majority which will make the
eyes of these assistant Democratic editors
stick right out of their heads.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

Our people are sometimes told by the
Democratic and mugwump papers that the
protective principle is not endorsed by the
Republicans of Massachusetts, but now
comes the Springfield Union, one of the
ablest of the organs of the party in any in
land city, and it says: 1.-THE tariff question
is more important than the currency issue
and that honest elections are of more signifi-
canoe than either" and it calls upon the
Republican majority in congress mot to en-
danger the Federal election law and the
Mckinley bill by anxiety to check the silver
craze" 1t further says 1.-The present stua-
ton of these bills in congress is important
and great deal depends upon the way it is
met"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

President Harrison's Secretary of War,
Hon. Redfield Proctor, of Vermont, was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm at West Point
during the late commencement exercises.
Well. he deserves such recognition. not only
because he is member of one of the ablest
administrations that has. ever honOred the
Republic, but because his administration of
the War Department has been cOnspicuously
able, as was his administration as Executive
of Vermont, while his personal character
admiration.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

There seems to be an unnecessary amount
of grumbling about the census enumerator's
work. 1t is all right to go behind the emu
meratOr's returns to make them accurate,
but it IS all wrong to abuse the enumerators
because they cannot find heads enough in a
given city to make good the unwarranted
anti-ennmerator's boast of its enthusiastic
sDonsOr
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

The Concord, n. H., Monitor says that
''the wild and woolly' west has become
wild and silvery." We guess a better
description would be 'Insane on the silver
question:" But we do hope the House will
stand firm. The free coinage of silver, of
412H grains dollar, in our opinion means
imitation, business prostration and universal
bankruptcy
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

Tie Republicans of Vermont have nomi-
mated Hon. Carroll 5. Page, for Governor.
1t is grand GOD selection, and he ought
to receive a vote that will in some slight
decree equal his merits, say 20. 600 majority.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

The Senate has concurred by vote of "a
to 18 (the Is being all Democrats) in the
passage of the pension bill as reported by
conference committee. The report had pre-
viously passed the House and the bill is now
in the Presidents hands.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

A school year marked by decided progress,
and Astounding in the very best results, ends
to-day. And it is fact, not an idle boast
that wa assert when we say that the schools
of Owosso, and the buildings in which they
are held, challenge comparison with any in
the state, and the schools of Michigan are
second to no free public schools in the land.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

The Republicans of the State of Maine
met in convention one day last week and re-
nominated by reclamation Gov. Bureigh and
adopted platform that is a credit, that
should be recognized, to the Republicans of
the Pine Tree State
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

The effects OF the proposed legislation for
the protection Of the tin plate industry is
being felt already, and factory for the
manufacture of tin plates has been put in
operation at Derwonler. Penn.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

Reports from the northwest say that
memorial day was observed in the distant
territory of Alaska, and the graves of fifteen
Union soldiers decorated.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27
owosso. JUNE 81. 1890

Howard asks in the N. Y. Press: "Poli-
tics aside, is ii the square thing to poke fun
at Grover Cleveland because he has a big
stomach"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27


There were 600 pounds in the load, grade
Shropshire. Globe.
The Detroit Evening Journal says that:
Geo. M. Dewey, Jr., of Ow0sso, has pass
ed the examination at West Point, and can
now don the handsome uniform and
make sleeps eyes at the girls" that
Congressman Burrows doesn't think the
house will recede from its position in favor
of free sugar, and The TIMER hopes it will
not, and III. ii. Kinds, of Stanton, has just
lost 25 sheep that were killed by dogs. In
Michigan the dog is nearly as fatal to the
wool business as British free trade
The Grand Lodge of Missouri, |. o. o. F.,
has instructed each subordinate lodge in
that jurisdiction to expel from membership
all members of their respective lodges who
are engaged in the liquor traffic This is a
glorious step, and we hope and expect to
see it the law in every jurisdiction, within
five years.
THE TINES notes with pleasure that the
First Regiment of n. III. Patriarch's Militant
has voted to attend the triennial at Chicago
in August. And as all sensible organize
tons in New England generally do, has
voted to go by special train, via the Grand
Trunk route.
A. w. Prindle 4 Co. are showing the
finest water sets in the city. They are
cheap.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

The official count of the votes cast for the
election OF Representatives to the Fiftieth
Congress shows that the state of Kansas
elected seven Representatives by poll of
271,57l votes. while Mississippi also sent
seven Representatives to'the same Congress
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

We do not believe the newspapers of the
south do justice to her people, and it is GER
tainly not complimentary declaration on
behalf of their constituents. when southern
Democrats in congress declare that Federal
election law cannot be enforced i'm the late
confederate states without the aid of troops.
If true it is a confession that the people of
the south are so lawless that they propose to
resist even to bioodshed, measure which
simply proposes that every legal voter shall
be permitted to cast one vote at every cleo
ton, and that every vote thus cast shall be
honestly counted, and properly returned.
This is all the bill pending in the. House
proposes. and we trust it will be passed and
rigidy enforced. if call for 600, 900 more
is necessary to secure its enforcement.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

Col. A. Il. Bliss, the popular and able
representative in congress from this district,
made SO excellent canvass i'm the last cam
paign and is winning so much admiration
by his record in congress that he is being
prominently mentioned as q candidate for
gubernatOrial honors. There is no question
but that the Colonel would fill the governors
chair with credit to himself and honor to the
state, but we believe the people of this dis
trict would prefer to see him represent them
where he is. Col. Bliss was at his home in
Saginaw on some private business few
days ago, and being questioned by the Sagi-
nav Courier-Herald about the pressure
being brought to bear upon him to accept
a nomination for governor. he said:
Yes, but would rather not discuss the
matter at present have been solicited by
many leading republicans all over the state
to permit my name to go before the people
as candidate for governor and the pressure
has been quite strong, but up to the present
time have not given the matter serious
thought. / have simply told my friends
that want to do what is best for the party,
and this gubernatOrial question should be
discussed fully and frankly before the nomi-
nation is made. III the party wants me to
be its candidate for governor L believe it Is
my duty to acquiesce, but / am certainly
not candidate in the usual meaning of the
word. Ii is for the party and not for me to
say who is wanted, and believe 1t the duty
of every republican to abide by such a de-
cision. L recognize that my friends in the
eighth district are DESTROYS that | should
continue in congress for at least another
term, and 1 certainly appreciate their many
warm expressions of approval of the record
have made. / have tried to do my duty by
them to the best of my ability, and l have
had the good fortune to accomplish every
thing have undertaken in their behalf. My
relations with the people of the district are
OF the most pleasant character, and i have
their assurance of their most cordial support
should seek reelection. In all Of which
thank them heartily. Twill make up my
mind ina few days what shall do, and my
friends will be duly informed through the
Courier-Herald of the result. This is all
can say on the subject to-day"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-27

On Thursday Stone, Atwood IL Co.,
bought of a Shiawassee county farmer by
the name of ii. Hawley, a load of unwashed
wool for which they paid "a cents per pound
There were 600 pounds in the load, grade
Shropshire. Globe.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
County Commissioners

The October session of the County
Commissioners was held at the Court
House Friday and Saturday last large
amount Of routine business was transact.
ed and notice was acted on two road peti.
tions, viz Petition of j. +. Holman and
others for changes in county road in Ath-
rns and petition for change of county
road in Ripley. Hearings will be given
on them in accordance with notice, giver
in the REPORTER this week.
The Commissioners also reported favor
ably on petition for road in New Port
land commencing at the house of N. S
Jacobs thence running southerly to Col
umbus Hilton's, awarding damages as
follows C. NJ. Niles S60 S. j. Walton
S3j; +. Walton. s.; +. IL. Healey, $40
Morrill, Cook, SIl0.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

We are informed that the Selectm IN
purpose to build a sewer on Court street
from Water street to High The County
Commissioners will bear part of the ex-
pense and the abutters will be assessed
for part of the expense remaining to
the town. There appears to be urgent
need of this sewer. The old sewer is I'LL
ed up so that it IS useless, and unless the
town proceeds Immediately to construct
a sew er the Commissioners say they must
build one for the Court House indepeud-
ent of the town.
sewer to answer the purpose of the
County would not need to be as expensive
as one for all purposes, and would not
have to be put in 50 far below the sur
face as would be required to drain the
cellars Of the residences on the street,
and would be Of no other benefit Therefor
the selectmen purpose to go ahead with
the sewer while they eau avail themselves
Of this offer of the commissioners
believing it to be to the advantage of the
town to do so.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
STATE OF MAINE.


Somerset SIS: court Of County Commissioners
Oct. 4djd Term, 4. D.ls9o
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory evi
dencc having been received that the petitioners are
responsible and ought to be heard touching the
matter set forth in their petition, 1t is ordered that
the county Commissioners meet at the dwelling
house of George NJ. Nuttrr, in Ripley, on Nednes
day November, 10 y. ID. $50, al o'clock p. m and
thence proceed to view the route mentioned IN said
petition and Immediately after hearing OF the
parties will be had At some convenient place in the
vicinity. and such further measures taken in the
premises the Commi, siDncrs shall Judge proper
And it is further ordered. that notice of the time
place and purposes oi the Commissioners meeting
aforesaid, be given 10 all persons and corporations
interested, by publishing an attcsted copy OF tht
retiton aforesaid, with this order the con, three
weeks successfully in the Somerset Reporter, a
public newspaper printed at Skowhegan, in said
county, and also atesitd copies OF the same 10 be
served upon the Town CLERK OF the town of Ripley
and to be posted in three public places in said town
the publication, and serving and post
ing of the be at least thirty days before tht
time appointed for said view, thlt all interested
may then appear and be heard. iithey think proper
5w4l Attest: ". Il. BROWN, Dep. Clerk
y true copy OF the Petition and Order OF cour
thereon.
Attest: W. b. BROWN Dep. Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

/
Judge Buswell's Court was In session
Tuesday and Wednesday. The usual
amount Of business was transacted, In
Guiding the following:
The Wills Of sarsn P. Bartlett, Sslome
Hart, salvlna Holbrook, Jerry McCarty
and John Tantish were proved.
The accounts In the following cases
were settled; Frank l.. Bean, Mary A
Plnkham, Samuel Poland, Helen NJ. Rlx,
Roscoe W. Stevens, Betsey Woodcock,
aud Hiram K. Watson.
john Burns and II. W. H3ibrook wcre
Judged ~ be Of sound niu1 and fe!i yed
from guardianship.
Administration was grau'ed In slls cast
OF Joseph w Carr. Tbs account Of *
ecutor allowed in the case Of Gardiner
Greenleaf. The petition for right 10 sell
real estate was granted in the case oi
Wallace Kicker
The following new business was pre-
scented WIS of Micah W. Norton, JOIN
Iuttle, Josephene Berry, Steven W. Bry.
den, and John Drew presented
Accounts filed in the estates Of Han
nah Hilton, Sullivan Spauding, Hiram X
Watson, Newall Hoxie, Olive Jones, Per
SIS B. Williamson, Laura Z. York, Eliz.
Boies.
Widows allowance asked in the cases oil
Frank T. Bray, Abram S. Pease, Benz
B. Phillips, Joseph W. Carr
Petition for right to convey real estate
presented in case of Samuel L. Fogg
Charles p Bray.
Guardians appointed in the case of
John 5. Longfellow, Cephas a. Far
well.
Administrations granted in the case OF
B. b. Phillips.
Report of Committee of Insolvene,
hled Is the cases Of Hannah Hilton and
James h. Whitman.
Distribution decreed in the case Of Amos
X. Wells.
hearing was granted on the petition
Of Charles +. Robinson, insolvent debtor
for an allowance under the Statutes
Some twenty or more interested parties
were present in opposition to the slow
ance and made the court room llyel,
place for a time. 7. b. Barrett, Esq .ap
peared for the petitioner and Walton Z
Walton fer the remonstrauts.
--~
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
7 WANT

To exchange Dry Goods, at the
lowest cash prices, for l, . or 500
pairs Mems Domestic hand knit
all wool stockings, provided they
are good enough TO i'll an order
from out West. n. B: Doetored
Ravellings will not pass at the
West.
WANT No: 20 pounds domestic
spun yarn from the pelts of black
Sheep, and % pounds each, Black
and White for men and boys wear,
of medium thread and to be well
secured.
To Mrs Isaac Ames, Skowhegan:-
You have sold me, for a number
of years, your white wool spinning
of a nice grade for ladies wear, but
last fall you had the hard hearted
ness to tell me mot to expect any
more such spinning from you.
Please notice my wants, if you spin
such grade white yarn now as you
have sold me many times, l will
pay you : 1.D in cash per pound.
If you connot do it and your neigh
bors can duplicate your past spin
ming they can have the money for
25 or less number of pounds on
delivery.
S. d. ARNOLD.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
1t beats them all. The ladies' vest that
White & Wildes sell for so cts.
AIi-so 2 20 Ia

Mr.. I. Pooler's fine Kentucky stallion
'All-so" was put on the track at Mystic
Park, Friday, to beat 2.3o and made a
full mile in . 20i. The second quarter
was trotied in 32i seconds. All-so had no
previous record, and when the small
amount of work this horse has done is
taken into account, the speed he made
Friday is wonderful
We congratulate Mr.. Pooler upon this
grand success and are proud to have a
horse of such achievements and promise
hail from Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
RO1D NOTICE

To he Hoht raJic CoUlt of comfy Commission
erS for he County Of S0a,orSet;
We, the undersigned, Sclectmen OF the town c
Ripley, by the authority vested in Us by vote o
the town, at its last ANIMAL meeting do hereby IT
spectuly request you To appoint time and place
To meet to make change in the location of th'
highway in said town ni ripley from some feasible
point west OF the De Wit hill, 50 Called to som'
feasible point east Of said hill.
Dated at Ripley this oh day Of October. 1890.
JOHN H. LANE Secotrusn
. a. PAGE, OF
[. L. TRIP, Ripley.
STATE nE MAINE
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Some Bricks

II. Purrington & Co. of Waterville have
manufactured 4,sOO,0 900 bricks during the
mast season In their yards, one each In
Augusta, Winslow, Waterville and Skow
hegan.
In this town they made 100000. Thir-
ty. Ave thousand of these were pressed
brick. The brick In the Morrison BLOCK
we're of this lot and are superior ones
Mr., Horace Purrington informs toe
REPORTER that the clay at Skowhegan is
the best he ever saw for making brick.
He has sold all but about 100000 OF his
out put here and will hold these for win
ter and early spring calls.
The place to buy corssts Is at M. b.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
usw ADVERTISEMENTS


rhe lob Printing Establishment connected with
s SoyrpsET RKPoRrER is preparedto do all class
Of work. the richest as well as the most common
a.aoved and large stock OF paper, envelopes, and
np;s}}np. wedding and business cards In great va
~ Orders of dances, bills of fare, programs
reV etc. printed in great variety of styles shor
u.;ce ewi, Commercial printing specially. Order:
~, ~ nail will receive careful attention.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
BORN.
DIED.

Carratunk-Sept. Is, to the wife OF Mr. a. {
Spaulding, son, weight ! pounds.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Notice

This Is to certify that, for a valuable consld'
GRAFTON have this'day given my snn, syivest,
er E. True his time during the remainder OF
his minority, and shull CLAIM none oi his earn
iugs nor pay any debts Of his contracting after
this date.
Brighton, Oct, Is. 1890 3%!2
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

Iinsmore & Bickford, ms. Agts. and
Music Dealers, have secured the agency
of the celebrated Chicago Cottage Organs.
They are said to have made the largest
number of organs last year of any Co. in
the world. Call and see them. 31tf
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Business and Amusement Notices.

Many valuable horses die with cole
which might be saved If Browns Instant
Relief was used as directed.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

Having made quite an extensive addl-
ton to my buildings, have few desira-
BILE rooms to let with or without board.
Enquire of M. II. Spring, No. lG Leayitt
street. wv
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

Solon Oct. II, Mr.. Daniel Roberts. aged u yrs
and mos.
Bingham Oct :. Mrs. Ada V, wife of Dr. +. A
I.eavitt, aged az years, 10 months and days.