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CHURCHES.

M E, GHURCH-Sunday school at O'CLOCK A.
M n Jobn n March. superintendent. Preach
inf at 10 O'Clock A. NJ and 1880 O'Clock z. NJ; Class
meeting at IL O'Clock A. NJ. General prayer meet
ing Thursday at 7:3O O'cloekP. NJ Ladies, prayer
7neetinp "Wednesday at O'Clock P NJ. Epworth
League meetings Tuesday at 7:3O O'Clock P. NJ.
cordial invitation is extended to all.
o. y. MAXON, Pastor.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

Thereby announce myself a candidate for the
office of Representative subject to the Trego county
Republican convention. WI KING.
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MO. PACIFIC TIME TABLE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

I am n candidate for the Office of superintendent
of Public Instruction of Trego county, Kansas,
subject to the decision OF the Republican nominal
ing convention. A. ). PEACOCh.
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FOR COMMISSIONED.

will be a candidate for Commissioner OF the
First District subject to the decision of the Repub
lican convention. THOMAS TARPEX.
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TwRNTY-FHIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
For Judge, S. J. OSBohN
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SIXTH DISTRICT.

For Congressman, WEBB McNALL
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Foreclosure Of Mortgage.

MThereas. Turner II Lord OF Ripley, Coun.
w ty OF Somerset, State of Maine, by his
mortgage deed. dated Jan II. 1857. and rec d d.
ed IN Stmerset Registry OF Deeds book 100. page
40, conveyed to Francis W. HILL then of Ex-
eter, county of PenObscot, State of Maine, since
deceased. a certain tract or parcel OF land stu.
ate In said town # Ripley, County OF Somer.
set and State of Maine, and at the head OF the
Rodgers Mill Pond, so called, IN Ripley and be.
Ing part OF lot numbered eighty five, and
bounded as follows: West by SAID pond above
named; North by the town road running
through said lot; East by land formerly Rich.
ard Nutter's; South by lot numbered forty. five
aud being the same premises decided by Joseph
Dewitt to the said Lord by his deed Of date of
May .. 1868, and Ia recorded in Somerset Reg.
stry of Deeds, Vol. l24, page 442, to which deed
reference is had for q more perfect description
OF the premises. Also three acres north and
adjoining this lot, same then owned and occu-
pied by the said Lord.
Also one other piece Of land situate South
ofathe above described pieces, containing elev-
Ell acres, more or less, bounded North by K. G.
stones land formerly, East by the Gerrirl
farm; South by land OF K. q. Pratt; West by
land formerly Of John A. ShOrey. and being
one fourth OF lot No thirty. seven and contain.
ing twenty acres and being the land, and all
the saine land and premises occupied by the
prior to the date OF faid mortgage.
3NOw, therefore. heIeb give notice that the
condition OF said mortgage, has been broken,
and remains broken,by reason whereof claim
a foreclosure of the said mortgage, and give
this notice OF foreclosure according to law.
Dated at Exeter this eighth day of October
A. d. $50. 3w4f
Administrator OF the goods and estate OF
Francis W. Hill.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

Our druggist has had an electric night
Call put into his store, and other buildings
are being wired for bells.
J. l.. Taylor has closed his engagement
with f. j. Watts 4 Co. and left for Boston
Monday morning.
The north end OF the toll bridge has been
thoroughly repaired.
There was social dance at the Quinne-
basset Wednesday evening.
Henry Reece, the genial landlord of the
Quinnebasset Hotel, will close the house
about Nov. /, and, with his family, will
spend the winter in Boston. He will re-
turn and reopen the house the first OF
May for the accommodation of both tour
lists and summer boarders Parties from
Boston, New York, Washington and other
noted places have been guests of the house
this summer, and all speak in the highest
terms of the house, its management and itt
beautiful location, and some have already
engaged rooms for next summer During
the occupancy of the house, Mr. Reece and
his wife have made many warm friends who
much regret their departure and will glad
ly welcome their return with the spring.
The boys of the Institute are to have
shooting match next Saturday, if thu
weather Is favorable,
There is considerable sickness among
the horses in this place.
f. A. Hilton has the front of his stor
nearly completed and the appearance 0
the corner of Main and Mechanic St. !
already greatly improved.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Somerset Water Powers.

A writer in the Portland Sunday Times
gives some interesting notes of trip to
the upper waters of the Kennebec, in
which he speaks Of some remarkable
times. One of these Is a million dollar
pulp mill In which Secretary Whitney Is
interested-going up at Madison; and
then farther up the Kennebec mile or so
above Scion, another great mill is In pro-
cess of erection. This latter place. Car
ratunk Falls by name, where the Somerset
railroad now spans the Kennebec, with
fine iron bridge. l think should hold
the appellatlon of Niagara of Maine, 1t
is o grand cataract, foaming and roaring
in wild tumuluous manner. The primary
fall itself Is perhaps twenty-five feet, and
then there are rapids and minor falls
which make up quite distance of forty
feet between the level OF the dam and the
smooth flowing river below. The spray is
thrown to the very top of an immense
bridge, and the scene at twilight is maj
este, is full of suggestions of the posi-
bilities Of force.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Sewers Again

The question of an adequate sewer
system In our village is one that Twill not
down" at the bidding Of anyone and
ough. not to. 1t is very important mat
ter il the health and comfort of our peo-
pie are important considerations,
The people in our town outside OF the
village limits, and some inside Of them,
oppose it but, with proper effort and dis
cussion, there is not much room for rea-
sonable doubt but what vote of the
Town to complete the system, upon which
a good amount of work has been done,
could be had. But there is hesitation on
the part Of some of our citizens living in
the village, who think it is not quite fair
to tax the farmers their full proportion
of the expense of this work. There is a
provision OF law whereby the property of
abutters will be obliged to pay part Of
this expense, but even then, these fair
minded yillsgers think there is hardship
In taxing farm property for sewers Its
full percentage. without going into the
merits of this question, there appears 10
be remedy for 1t by getting the charter
Of our village corporation amended 80
that 1t may have power to aid in building
sewers by joining In the work with the
town, and thus, the property Of the vii
lage be made TO bear greater percentage
of the expense than the ontlaying pro-
perty.
The beginning of the work should not
be delayed beyond the Spring of 1891,
and everything necessary to this end
should surely be done promptly, wi e,he'
In the legislature or elsewhere, and 1t Is
none too early to give it serious considera
ton and preliminary action now.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
PIsho ms Ferry.

Mr.. Lyman CLANCY suffered paralytic
shock on Sunday last. He had been In his
usual health, but Sunday morning not feel
ing well and being alone, he started to 60
to a neighbours, Mr. Willie Cain. He sue
ceeded in reaching there but WAS stricken
down before he could enter the house. He
reaained his consciousness during the day.
A telegram was Immediately sent to Mrs
Clancy, who was in Topsham.
Mrs. Bert Wells Is recovering from
typhoid fever.
Mrs. s. +. Parker visited friends In
Canaan last week.
Mr.. VIM. Fowler and wife were in Bing'
ham recently on a visit to their daughter.
Miss Eva Judkins Of Athens was at R. F
Perkins Saturday and Sunday last.
Mrs E. G. Page Of Oakland spent few
days with friends here recently,
Mr. and Mrs Bert Wells have nice baby
boy.
Mr.. Bert Whitten the station agent has
gone to Gray to spend few weeks at his
old home.
Rev Mr.. Hanson, pastor of the Bethany
church, 5kowhegan will preach at the
Hail next Sunday at 1918 a. IN.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Micah W. korton's
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT,

LAST W Ill AND 4 f=Sl AMEN I.
The following Is the substance of the
last will and testament OF Micah W. Nor
ton as fled in Probate Office at the Oc-
tober term. He bequeathed
~ To his sons Melvin f. Norton, Mil
ford b. Norton, Carlton W. Norton and
Albert T.. Norton the following real es-
tate: The William Sands farm so called
in Moscow, containing lG5 acres. The
Brad Ellis farm and the Charles Ellis
farm in Concord. A farm in New Vine
yard called the Stephen Parlin farm to.
gether with timber lot and pasture lying
near, to hsve and to hold to them equally.
share and share alike and to their heirs
and assigns forever.
(2) To his son Alfred f. Norton a
farm situated In Solon called the Ray
farm.
CD To Carleton W. Norton promis-
sorry note he held against him for $500 or
thereabouts with interest.
"a To Sumner Norton all the rest re-
sidue and remainder of his property,
real, personal and mixed, wherever found
and however situated, to have and to hold
to him and his heirs and assigns forever;
provided however that he nhall pay all
reasonable debts owed and outstanding |;
and provided further that he shall at all
times provide for my support and the
comforts OF life as | may request him to
do, faithfully aud well
10 | desire my son Sumner to give up
certain notes'now In his possession be-
longing to my late wife, Elizabeth A.
Norton and given by my sons. C. W; A.
f.. NJ. F.; and NJ. b. Norton to my said
wife in her lifetime, to the makers Of
said notes as will give all my five sons
equal shares In the estate of my said
wife, providing they shall quietly and
peaceably accept their several shares of
my property in accordance with the terms
of this will
(6) Sumner S. Norton is appointed
sole executor, and the judge Of probate
Is desired not to require him to file bond
or to return an inventory of the estate
under his case
This instrument was signed by Micah
W. Norton in a plain though somewhat
cramped hand, was witnessed by AL
bert II. Small, ]. J. Parin and S. J. Wal
ton and was presented for probate Tues
day the 18th instant, by Walton & Parlin,
attorneys for Sumner 8. Norton, ex
| eCutOr,
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

On Saturday afternoon j. w. Hobart,
ESQ.,, fell from the roof of his house, dis
lance of about twenty-five feet, striking on
his back upon the end of pumplog which
was laying on the ground, in such way as
to break five or six ribs near the backbone
and render his right arm useless besides
intlicting internal injuries, the nature Of
which it is difficult to determine. His
friends are more hopeful now thsn Mt the
first az symptoms have continued favorable
1t appears that he was repairing the roof
with shingles and to reach point near the
caves, fastened short piece of ladder to
the hook ladder on which he was at work,
and while he was at work on this short
piece the fastening gave away throwing
him 70 the ground, His son Willis q.
Hobart, who is in business in Minneapolis
was at once teegraphed for, and is expect
ed Wednesday morning.
The cattle show and fair held at the
Lower Mills on Tuesday Of this week was
q very decided SUCCESS, The number and
excellence of the Toll paintings by local
artists were a.surprise to all, ard the dis
play OF fancy work was abundant and very
pretty.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
STATE N EW5

Good judges estimate that Aroostook
farmers will receive 81, 200, 900 for their
potato crop for 1890, and they claim that
the estimate Is low one. About $500,
600 worth of the tubers will be ground at
the starch factories, which are now run
ming on full time and handling all the
stock possible.
The Penobscot Shore Line Company
will put $500. 900 into the old Knox &
Lincoln just a. quickly as the workmen
can get there, In making the road bed TT
for the fast trains and In providing q new
ferry. 1t ID expected that Bar Harbor
boat connecting at Rockland will be on
next summer.
Sixteen miles of rails on the Phillips &
Rangley railroad have been laid, which IL
to the mills Of the Redington Lumber
Company to tho height Of land 1895. feet
above Phillips, and on Sunday the first
passenger train was run over the road
with several invited guests.
Only occasionally do the great droves
Of cattle like those Of former years,
como down from Aroostook. The west
ern beef has practically crowded al the
productions Of the Maine farms and
pastures from the market. But Z Hart
land man, p. ". Thompson, now has .
drove of 800 head on the road from
Aroostook to b sold in Maine. Before
cheap rates from the West were establish
ID large droves used to come from Aroos.
took every fall
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Fairfield

State Lecturer @. M. Twitchell arrived
home Friday from three weeks trip
through the Provinces and among the Pat
rous Of Washington county. Some large
and very enthusiastic Grange sessions have
been held, and the Patrons Of Washington
county are alive end alert upon the live is
sues Of to day. Public and private meet
inRs have been held in Alexander, Craw-
ford, Princeton, Charlotte and Pembroke.
The tax question has been leading issue,
aud the farmers are fully aroused. Oct 20,
DR.. Twitchell goes to York county for an
extended trip. He is confident that the
next session of the State Grange will be
the best ever held.
The music at the Universalist church is
furnished by fine double quartette choir,
which receives many compliments.
Ten young ladies of the village are max
ing quilt to be given to Good VIII Home
together with what money can be secured
BY putting names upon the squares at 10
cents each. They expect to realize $685. 90
or more In this way.
Rev. W. 8. Fitch, the Methodist pastor
who has recently come to Fairfield, return
ed Saturday after an absence Of about q
fortnight, accompanied by his family whom
he brought from the South. Mr.. Fitoh's
last charge was at Jacksonville, Florida.
though he since organized . church at Har-
riman, Tenn, whore he happened to be a
short time in connection with Grand
Army work.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Athena.

Practical lectures for fall term at Somer-
set Academy. Dates Oct. Is, "a and 81,
also Nov. and IA. The principal gave
the opening lecture aud it was able and
interesting. The second, J. f. He Imam,
Esq. Oct Is. A. W. Small, l.. L. d.
President of Colby University, is expected
to give the closing one, Nov IA.
The survey for the railroad is completed
Mr.. J. Albert Moore of vassalboro and
Miss Ella l.. Tobey of this village. second
daughter of H. C. Tobey were married in
Skowhegan, Oct. 9th, by Rev. D. b. Holt.
They left on the morning train en- route
to Washington, to visit brother, and will
stop in Baltimore and other places OH their
return The presents were many and very
handsome, consisting of silverware, china
ware, pictures and articles useful and or
namental. The silver consisting of butter
dish and knife, pie knife, spoons and cake
basket, we're presents from the brides
grandparents, DR.. j. s. Tobey and wife.
Very pretty gold bracelets were presented
by Mrs. E. Ware. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
will reside at 81 High st., where DR.. Mari
formerly lived, and Mr.. Moore will Con-
tinue in his commercial engagements.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Palmyra.

The Palmyra man. who recently lost $50
in one of the SO called "shell games" at
the Hartland fair, found out that it was no
FOOLS trick to beat man at his own game.
1t was costly but a. beneficial object les
son to him.
Mr.. Freeman Fernald won the first mon
ey In the sweepstake pulling match with
his large span Of horses at the Hartland
moved large rock In E. d. Netherlands
field which it was estimated would weigh
$4,000 pounds or seven tons. The rock
was canted out of q hole and hauled six
rods on drag.
Apples in this section nre scarce, and
the farmer who has few barrels to sell,
can get his own price.
Miss Emma Rowe started for N. Y. city
where she will spend the coming winter
visiting relatives.
The concert recently given at the Union
church was a good one, and it was the
subject of many praiseworthy remarks.
Farmers are very much aissatis fled with
the result Of their sweet corn crop, the
seed furnished them proved to be in most
cases later kind than represented, and
following the directions how to plant,
made the corn so thick it did not fill. The
minds of many will have to change before
much sweet corn is planted next year.
Mrs. r. w. Crawford and her little flock
are now resting under their own vine and
fig tree on Webb Ridge. Their home, the
Gerald farm so called, is indeed beautiful
ly situated. A wide and grandly variega-
ted landscape lies spread out like a map
before their door, reaching back to the up
per waters of the Ksnnebec, lofty noun
tain chain for the background, the hills of
Brighton. Harmony, St. Adams, Athens
and Ripley intervening, with Hartland
village in the foreground, making pic
ture to delight the eye and feed the mind.
Mr.. Crawford Is now at home treating the
cottage to a fresh coat of paint, new piaz-
"a, new chimneys and other improvements
which will add much to the natural beau
ties of the place. Their friends who
comprise all In this section, wish them un-
interrupted material and spiritual prosperi-
ty.
Rev. o. j. Hancock, who preached SO
many years at the Christian church in
Skowhegan. Is now laborlno with the Cor
lima and North Newport Christian church
es He has united with the Maine East
ern Christian Conference.
Quite a number of Skowhegan citizens
were on the Fair Grounds at Hartland,
Friday.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
EastiSkowhegan.

The people Of Skowhegan and vicinity
now the Norton trial is over, will breathe
a little easier.
There is trou BILE In this section about a
man employed by the seleotmen to cut
bushes on the sides of the road, but it APP
pears he over reached his duty aud step
ped over the fence and cut some large
limbs from an apple tree injuriug it some.
what. The question is, who settles the
damage, if any
Plenty Of threshing machines are work
ing with might and main to get their par,
of the poor grain threshed.
Rev. Appleton Reed preached two good
sermons in this place last Sunday. He
will be here again on the first Sunday il
November.
The Kickapoo Indians have left Canaan
for Hartland and if their medicines cunt
all who bought, many will be happy.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16

Leland six year old son of Albert Hurd,
died last Thursday of whoopIng cough and
pneumonia.
Infant son of Charles Laughton, died
last Saturday, OF whoopiug cough.
Ptatoes are rotting badly in this vicinity,
and the bean crop suffered sadly by the
long continued rains.
Our annual cattle show and fair came of
one week ago last Saturday, goodly num-
Der OF our friends came out to look at each
other. There was some strong pulling
done, and variety of horse trotting.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
CORRESPONDENTS
The Forks

There is talk of winter school with
Chas. Ball as teacher. which We hope
will be, for II a scholar wants to learn
Chas. is just the fellow TO help him.
Many Of our people attended the cattle
show at Bingham, but q general fear Of
the lookup kept them from drinking any
thing but cold water.
Joseph Durgln has newly painted his
house.
F. p. Mayo was In town this week.
While one of the Forks Knights Of the
gun was out shooting game for the hunt
ing match, which they had last week, he
mistook Henry Loyejoy's donkey for a
large moose, and Immediately filled his
sides with shot, and ran to the house for
help, but on arriving with help he found
that Mr.. donkey had gone.
Mrs. d. II. Williams who has been at
Scion attending her mother, Mrs. keenc,
returned home last week.
Miss Nellie Durgin of this place was
recently married at Fairfield. She has the
best wishes OF her many friends here.
The first snow of the season fell the Ith
and remained day with us.
Ben Holden passed through town with
a crew for the woods last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
m Greer

Herbert Thompson of New York City,
q former resident of this town is stopping
with Oliver Cromwell at East Mercer.
Wallace Nickerson has been home a
week from Gloucester Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Joans yarney celebrated
the thirtieth anniversary of their marriage
Tuesday afternoon and evening of this
week, by inviting their friends and rela-
tives to their home on the valley road.
The Socie ty of Christian Endeavor met
this week Monday evening In the school
house at Laddtown had a very interest
ing meeting and full house. they meet
again at the same place next Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Wentworth Stevens died last Mon
day evening, was buried to-day.
number of young people joined the
M. E. Church last Sunday, the Presiding
Elder being present with Mr.. and Mrs
Trafton to conduct the services.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Bingham Cattle Show

The North Somerset Agricultural Socie
ty held its annual cattle show at Bingham
Tuesday Oct. 7, and was the most success
full show for many years. The next day
being rainy, the fair was postpUueda ii il
deAnately. The trial Of draft horses and
aud oxen was pronounced the best ever
witnessed here.
Preferences were awarded as follows:
cord, 2; Bingham, 4,
Town Team of Steers-Moscow, /; Con
cord, 2, Bingham, 8.
Matched Oxen-Daniel Robinson, l.
Barney McCollor, 2; c. 3. Healey, 8.
Draft Oxen-Daniel Robinson, /; Thales
Spaulding, q.
Beef Cattle-Charles Webster, 1 ; Royal
Burton, 2; Nathan Andrews, g.
Thoroughbred Cows, Durhams-Sabiau
Dunton, l.
Grade Bulls, Jerseys-David Whipple,
Heifers l year old-Jotham Whipple. l;
Arlie Dinsmore, 2,
Matched Steers-Royal Burton, /; John
Owens, 2; Barney McCollor, 5.
Steers years old-Sylvester Healey, /;
IL .. MOoIc, q, VI. L. JOyce, ,.
Steers 3 years old-Sylvester Healey, /
Sabian Dunton, q; Lyman bassett, 8.
Steer Calves-Daniel Robinson, 1; and q
Draft Horses-George Gordon, Jr., /
Calvin Colby, 2.
Carriage Horses-John Mahoney, l; A
c Dinsmore, 2; E B Chase, 8.
Driving Horses-A F Adams, 1; Miss
Grace Fl. Bosworth, 2.
Family Horses-A G Dinsmore, /.
Brood Mares-D H Williams, L. A II
York, 2.
Colts years old-Hiram Grant. l.; Al
bert Burke, 2; Edward Collins, 8.
Colts years old-A F Adams, 1; Austin
Dinsmore, 2.
Grade Bucks-Danville Moore, /.
Lambs-Danville Moore, l and 2; Phil
ander Baker, ).
Ponies-Mrs George Lake, and 2.
Messrs Savage Il Houghton gave an over
coat to the best pulling team on the
grounds. and pair Of gloves to the second
best pulling team. The coat was awarded
to George Gordon, Jr., and the gloves to
Calvin Colby.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
Tho Link"

Gen. X. B. Shepherd on Monday re.
ceived a letter from President Sewall Of
the Maine Central railroad, advising him
that the committee appointed by that
company to look over the location of the
road between Skowhegan and Norridge-
wock, and confer with the corporators of
the proposed road will visit Skowhegan
Saturday next for that purpose, and we
hope all interested in the project will be
on hand at that time.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-10-16
West PItt8neid

Mrs. Sarah Watson of st Adams who re-
Gently visited Mrs. d. s. Osborne, was so
unfortunate one e.ening as to fall down
the cellar stairs installing the door for one
leading into sleeping room. She was
quite badly hurt but no bones broken.
Mr.. VIM. Burrill and wife of E. Fairfield
visited G. P. Garfield last week.
Miss Mary Lowell of Augusta was at W.
F. Patterns few days last week.
Arthur Patten has gone to Madison to
work for pulp mill company.
Mrs Mary Pooler Of Palmyra is visiting
her sister, Mrs. M. Il. Patten.
Dyer Il Marden's Machine is doing tho
threshing in this vicinity. The yield OF
grain is light. the machine does not stop
but lew hours a. eash. ssssa.