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The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
East SkoWheRan.

We learn that Mr.. c. B. Danforth's can
GERS are troubling him much. Abner Cur
rier has been there number of weeks and
is good man to care for the sick. Mr.
Danforth's daughter from Boston arrived
last week and will stop awhile.
Kate Ames who has been sick with bill
ious fever was better Friday, Saturday had
the doctor.
Charlie Smith, who has been very scl
with diphtheria, is gaining slowly.
Elder Moore preached short sermon
Sunday afternoon at Haskells Corner an6
"a exhorta ions followed making Lively
and interesting meeting with good siug
ing.
Wallace Ireland has sold his promising
young stallion Hector by Daniel Boon,
to j. B. Hayes in the town of Randolph
Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
Home AQail!.

Well, old friends and customers,
here | am, planted in my old home,
No. 8, Madison St., where hope to
spout to such degree as to cele
brate my oath. business anniversary
on the ninth day of May next. Yes,
yes! l know you think me too old,
too slow and too uncertain to enter
for another race, but do please al
low me to make one more trial.
And right here 1 Wish to say that
[ am not SO unmindful or stupid az
not to fully understand, appreciate
and sincerely thank such parties, as
have, for the past 8 months, strug
gled up Is stair lifts to favor me
with a portion of their business, and
to such friends l most respectfully
and truthfully say-"Wcre it not
tor your favors during the 8 months
OF struggling should not be tent,
ing on the old camp ground today
where l hope to meet you again and
again. 3w9
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
m ercer

The temperance lecture by Rev. J. A.
Jones at the chapel last Sunday evening.
was very interesting and listened to by
large audience.
Eli Wells and Frank Kelly have been
busy for the last month hauling logs to
Aliens mill to be sawed. Mr.. Kelly has
two teams going twice a day and some
one says "most of the business this win
ter In the town is done over the Beech
hill road"
The donation party that met at the M.
Il. vestry last Friday evening, collected
some over tifty six dollars for their pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Trafton, who was present
with his wife. There was a good attend.
ance and very pleasant evening was
passed
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Tracey have start.
ed for Pepperill, N. H., to visit their son
Ivory and family for week or two.
Last Monday morning about foul
O'Clock vivid fash of tightening was
seen, followed soon after by heavy thun.
der coming from the north this with
moon shining bright seemed queer com.
| bination.
Mr. Dennis singing school is well at
tended not only by the pupils but many
of their friends who seem to thoroughly
enjoy 1t.
David Wood is about again.
Calvin Whtcomb has received the pen.
sion he applied for.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
South tNorrIdgeWock

The l. o. G. Il. are prospecting. No
meeting passes without some additions to
the membership.
The Baptist young people have been
talking of starting branch of the Christ
ian Endeavor society. A meeting was
held In the chapel TueNday night, where
the idea was received quite favorably.
Many fish stories are I'D at this sea son
of the year regarding the SIZE and weight
of fish caught through the Ice. East
pond has Its attractions for those who
love to angle In this smanner and some
flne strings have been secured.
The electric lights are much brighter
since the company changed all the burn.
ers.
Messrs. B. A. johnson and Chas. III
Sawyer returned last week from Copnecti-
cut, where they have been at work In the
quarry near Stony Brook.
+. s. Lswton's horse has bad attack
Of horse all, will probably come out all
right.
Mr.. A. f Perkins has a beautiful four
year old, one of the bsndsomest horses
about here. Mr.. Perkins says that there
is speed a. well as beauty in the colt.
A new electric street light has been put
In at the corner, in front of Lawyer
Jones residence.
John Benson is working for Murphy.
The check list is hanging up In the
post-o flee. See If your name is written
there g. yon can vote next Monday.
There will DC sociable at the Baptist
chapel tomorrow evening. An entertain
ment Of literary character will be furnish
ed.
Mrs. Cora Lewis who has teen visiting
with her parents for week or two, re-
turned home last Monday morning.
There has b, en- considerable interest
taken In Good viii Farm lately by some
OF our people. Monday afternoon large
quilt and donation of money were sent
to Mr.. Hinckley by seine OF the girls In
the Baptist Sunday school. Miss Hattie
Woodman was the prime mover OF the do
nation.
Many Of our citizens heard the roar and
saw the fash of the meteor which burst
up 10 Madison last Monday morning. 1t
was quite an uncommon occurrence that
a wanderer OF the sky should take no.
ton to blow up so near us. No pieces Of
him have been as yet exhibited but some
one will probably fad the biggest part Of
him and display the same that beholders
may learn what sorts of rocks come out
of the air.
Uncle Henry whiting had cold last
Monday and WAS unable to attend to bis
work.
A considerable quantity OF the ardent
has fallen into the hands of Sheriff Veaz
lie lately.
Work for the coat makers will be plen-
ty this spring and summer according to
the outlook now. The Boston parties say
that there will be lots Of work shipped
this way, They can get their costs made
cheaper In the cities and In New York. but
the class Of work Is far inferior to that
done up In Maine, where men are honest
and seams won't rip.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
Pleasant Ridge.

Business is lively in this part of the
town.
There was party to the number of six
visited the camp of Mark Bean stopping
with him all night, then returned to their
homes. Ill reported good time.
1t was quite interesting to see Albert
Howes start out with his road machine to
work on the road. tell you Albert knows
how to make road no matter what he
takes for a foundation, If it be snow or soil.
The young people of this vicinity had a
social gathering at the house of Mr.. Sam
Rollins.
Mrs S. Hunnewell and Mrs. A. Howes
are on the sick list.
Lynn and Henry Rollins are visiting
friends in Starks.
1t is the talk that Bean the lumberman
will be out of the woods i'll about three
weeks.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
Town Meeting.

Our annual Town meeting comes ofi
Monday next, the warrant for which is
published elsewhere. There are . large
number Of matters Of importance to be
acted upon. and We publish the warrant
10 that our citizens may be the better
prepared to act understandingly upon the
different propositions embraced 10 It.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

The bill known Sc direct tai bille re-
funding TO certain states certain erpend-
lures made on behalf Of the Government
during the war OF the Rebellion has pass
ed The House, II had passed the Senate
previously bat owing to flight House
amendments 1t requires concurrence OF
that body. IL IL becomes law Maine will
receive above $500, 600.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
weman's MatIenaI Relief corps

At the meeting held In Congress Hal
Portland, Thursday the Woman's Natl
onal Relief Crops Department Of Main,
elected these oficers:
President. Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt, skow
hogan.
Senior vice president, Mrs. Carrie San
born. Bethel.
Junior vice president, Mrs. Mary C.
Inmau, Cherryfsld.
Secretary, Nellie Levitt, Skowhegsu.
Treasurer, Mrs Emma L. Bickford
0kowhegap.
Chaplain, Mrs. Matte P. Mcdonald,
Bangor.
Executive board. Mrs Belle J. Palmer,
Monroe; Mrs.. FL EN- LittleHe'd, winterport;
Mn. Mary Carr, South Norridgewock
Mn WIN. Jones, Corinna and Mrs. Mary
Adams, Milton.
There were ninety delegates present, end
IN he afternoon the disqualification Of the
ritual took place and resolutions ' ere
pAssed upon the death Of General Sherman,
Admiral Porter, Gene raj Dsvens and
esnioe Wise Commandsr Tobins.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

The article In the warrant for towr
meeting relating tolaid 10 building rail
road betw cen Skowhegan and Norridge
wock 1t seems TO US is inopportune
There Ia no definite plan or proposition
70 submit to the citizens. 1t " not before
voters In any tangible form that they car
vote understandiugly upon.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
Bingham.

The roads in the back part of the town
are in bad condition and many threats
have been made that they would be in
dicted at the March term of court.
Henry Collins has been at work in May
field the past two weeks finishing of q
house for B. W. Adams.
Mr.. Chas. Preble's little girl is very scl
with membranous Group.
A subscription paper has been started to
raise money funds to build Methods,
church. This is a step in the right dlrec
ton.
| Mrs. Belle Curtis of Scion has JUS
| closed very successful term of school il
| district No, 7, the school was eighteen
weeks in length.
The ball was pronounced a, success
Many came on the train from Oakland ant
intervening places. 65 tickets to dance
were sold.
Mrs. Eva A. Burke has returned from
Boston, where she has been at work fol
an art Co.
The warrant for town meeting next Mon
day is posted. There is an article to raist
money for free high school, 1t Is hoped
the voters will look to the interest OF their
scholars and raise o sum of money for this
purpose.
henry Washburne has put in q large
amount of ice at his hotel on the shore of
Carry ponds.
A loud explosion was heard by many
people Of Bingham and Moscow last Sun.
day night. The air seemed to be red about
three minutes before the report. The
noise sounded like thunder only very much
louder.
Mr.. Eugene Williams is at home from
Boston.
A. N. J onigan has gone into the woods
with large assortment of clothing.
The selectmen are In session ct Union
Hall closing up the affairs of the town.
The lumbermen are having a very "a
vorable time just now.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
Voty hcSPtClIuIIy,
5. D. Arnold.

RailrOad, Ieiegruph d Expresses.
:, The Committee on Railroads, Telegraphs and
Expresses have assigned hearing on the net
tiou re ferred to them.
For Wednesday, March 4,h, O'Clock D. m.
Petition to amend charter Of Waldo & Somerset
Ry. Co. 3t7
w. NJ. AVER, Sec'y.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

Mr. Stone of Troy moved to recommit
the bill approprlating 1924, 600 fer the
State Normal School. now on its passage
to be enacted, and Clason and Callahan
opposed the motion, and 1t was lost, So to
H9
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
Dead River

Mrs. Charles Sampson is still on the
sick list.
Mrs. Hartly Green Jr., is in very poor
health.
Among the arrivals at Knapp's Hotel
were L. p. ViIes, j. Chase, A. II. Chase
John p. Clark and VIM. Richardson of
North New Portland. c. and T. W.
Fogg Of Bowdoinham, Hartley Jewett of
South Gardiner.
A. j. Lane and Ssm'l Wright and War
rem Wing recently caught sixty pickerel
from Wright's lake in two hours, weight
sixty lbs.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

It IL reported that four men aud two
women were killed In tho tunnel disaster
in New York. Engineer Fowler Of the
wrecked train hss been arrested, charged
with the rsspousib'lity Of the wreck.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

Free coinage Of silver has received two
black eyes recently. One by tie House
committee having the matter In charge,
the other by ex- President Cleveland.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

DR.. R. J. Martin. Of Augusta, who ~
csstly returned from 0ssmany, received
Tuesday one drachm Of Kcehs lymph. The
dno1ag y alrea6y ovsRWhelmsd with apli-
no11on@ nGP1DooHDonk
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

The appointment Of ex-Gov. Foster Of
Ohio, as Secretary Of the Treasury meets
with general favor by business men. 1t
Is good appointment.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26

The act to provide for the election Of
School committee and Superintendent Of
schools for the town Of Skowhegan was
approved by Gov. Burleigh Wednesday.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
Concord.


Stormy March will soon be here.
The Selectmen 4 will meet Thursday,
March Sd, to settle with the town prepare
tory for the coming town meeting which
will be March 9th.
John Gypson is in town visiting friends
II. Savage went on . business trip to
Boston last week. He will ship ear loud
of lambs TO Boston parties soon.
J. L. Berry and wife are visiting friends
In town.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-02-26
DIED.

In Skowhegan-Feb 10, Clifton, S., son of Fred
5, and Helen c. Greene, aged year, s months
and days.
In Madison-Feb I5 of pneumonia, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Burwood, aged 81 years and months.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,

MICHAEL MURPHY, farmer living
near St. Peter, Mimi, was called out of
bed on the night of the 23d to doctor a
sick horse. On opening the door he was
seized by four masked men, thrown to
the ground and covered with coat of
tar and feathers. The party then rushed
into the house and treated his house
manner.
THE receipts for customs at the port
of New York for the first twenty days
of June, 1891, were $5,94s, 139; for the
same period of June, 1890, they were
SO, 34S, ,O74, showing falling off Of about
40 per cent.
DURING the week ending June 30, 1891,
there were 1900 pension certificates
issued, representing in first payments
SS75,24S, or an average of 80 to each
pensioner. kEr5.sti 4
Col. s. L. WooD, the most noted man
in Western Kansas, was murdered on
the 23d by James Brennan. The mur-
der of Col. Wood is only one Of long
list of tragedies that have resulted from
the notorioussStevens County seat war.
HOG cholera has broken out with un-
usual severity in several localities in
Iowa. One farmer has lost his entire
herd Of $780, The disease. seems to
affect the young animals mostly and is
made worse by the long continued cold
rains.
A TORNADO visited the counties of
Monroe, Metcalfe and Washington, in
Southern Kentucky, on the 21st. About
so farmhouses were swept away and the
loss by crops destroyed will amount to
S25, 900. -arr e#an
TIE price Of silver bullion went up
to fraction above S1.O3 on the 22d.
The offers were upward of 600, 900 ounces,
and about 315, 900 ounces were purchased.
A THIRD large cotton factory will be
built at Huntsville, Ala, and the pres
ent Huntsville cotton factory will
double its capacity to 10000 spindles.
The families of A. B. Kissman, Dan
Whitehead, Joe Sommers, j. Weist and
Ben Smith, of Peru, Ind, were poisoned
on the 21st by eating imported dried
beef. Twelve persons we're taken svio-
lently ILL.,, ns
WILLIAM McKNIsH died at Newman
ket, in jefferson County, Tenn. on the
21st, aged 102 years. He had all his life
been remarkably healthy and vigor--
Gus man, and fifty years ago was a noted
hunter. He cleared the land con which
the town of Newmarket is built.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

A BLACKSMITH named Boeder and his
wife were burned to death at Neuwied
Germany The house caught fire and
they were overcome by the smoke be-
fore they could escape.
EMMA BEIcHER, of Riverside o., was
burned to death, on the 10th, by inhal-
ing the flame from gasoline lamp.
On the 10th, at Leechburgh, Pa, six
dwellings were washed away and a
number of persons injured by flood
caused by cloud-burst.
On the 18th three children, living
about Is miles southeast of Tilden,
Neb., were drowned during storm
while returning from school. A ravine
which the children were accustomed to
cross suddenly filed with food water
and washed them away.
The tower of the new stone court
house at Liberty, Ind, fell in, on the
18th, crushing out the front of the
building and causing loss of S25, 600.
1t has been discovered that the collapse
was the result of dynamite explosion.
Several citizens saw the flash at the
time, and two or three men were seen
making their escape in the darkness.
A LARGE number of passengers over
the Cincinnati and Covington suspen-
sion bridge saw man deliberately
lump into the river ninety feet below
on the 10th. He was rescued alive by
boatmen and taken to the hospital,
where he died two hours later. He re-
fused to identity himself further than
to give the name of Richard Rhein.
AT an early hour on the morning OF
the 2lst the boiler at the Drake Co. s
mines, near Massillon, O., exploded,
setting fire to the building and burning
Henry Vogt, the engineer, to ashes
Low water in the boiler was the cause.
THE shortage in the accounts OF the
National City bank of Marshall, Mich,
has been ascertained to be in the neigh
borhood of s1oo, o,Ooo The directorshave
voted to ask that receiver be ap-
pointed.
A BAND of seventeen brigands recent
lv robbed a mail coach near Saljan,
Russia, killing two travellers and severe
ly wounding position. The brigands
then pillaged the village of Saljan and
escaped with their booty. A squadron
of Cossacks has been sent in pursuit.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27

GLOUCESTER, Mass, June 23.--Nearly
the entire feet of the Gloucester yes
sells employed in the Cape shore mack
erel fishing have arrived. Their catch
is very small The captains report
there were large numbers Of mackerel
sighted this spring off the Nova Scotia
coast, but they kept well into the shore,
and the provincial fishermen made
large catches. The cod fishing off the
Flemish cape and Grand Banks is re-
ported by vessels to be a complete fail
ure. They spoke a large fleet Of yes
sells who reported no fish Although
the catch of mackerel this season is the
smallest on record, prices are 50 to So
lower per barrel than at this time last
season,
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27
CABLE TOLLS REDUCED.

A Reduction in Cable Telegraph Tolls, to
Take Effect July 1, as Announced by the
European Telegraph Administrations.
New YORK, June 23.-The CONNER
cial Cable Co. has been notified by
the European telegraph administra-
tions 2 that on July the rates to the
following countries will be reduced
one cent per word: Belgium, Holland,
Luxembourg, Russia in Caucasus,
Spain, Switzerland, PHILIPPINE islands,
Argentine Republic, Paraguay, Uru-
quay, Algeria and Tunis: and two cents
per word reduction will be made to
the following points: Austria,
Greece, Italy, Turkey in Europe,
Turkey in Asia, Smyrna, ETC.,
via France; Russia in Asia, Egypt and
Tripoli; three cents per word reduction
to Annoy, Foo Chow, Cutzlaff, Hong
Kong and Shanghai in China; twelve
cents per word to Ceylon; fifteen cents
to Cochin China; eight cents to India,
twenty to Java, fifteen cents to Penang
via Eastern or Indo, and eighteen cents
per word to Canary islands via Eastern
or Direct Spanish.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27

lHE new United States circuit courts
Vl appeals throughout the country have
oeen duly organized, and from now on
we neavy strain upon the United States
supreme court will be in a great meas
ure relieved. These courts are, for the
purposes of the cases over which they
nave III Jurisdiction, courts of last resort,
'nelr decisions and mandates having all
W 'ne force and finality of those of the
supreme court of the United States, a
matter that the presiding justices were
very careful to impress upon the MEM
oers OF the bar at the several organiza-
ton points.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND PoL1r1cAI.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
On the Goth Johann Most, the an
archist, was taken to the penitentiary
on Blackwells Island, n. Y, to serve
out his sentence of one year.
TRAGEDIAN IRVING, it is said. will
spend his summer vacation in the United
States as the guest of Augustin Daily.
LIEUT-CoI. j. S. FLETCHER of the Sec
ond infantry has been placed on the re-
tired list.
On the Goth the Prussian landtag was
closed by the kaiser in speech in which
he expressed his satisfaction with the
work of the session.
IT is reported that the French gov
ernment has determined to demand
reparation from Hayti for the assassina-
ton of M. Rigaud on Corpus Christi,
on the ground that he was subject of
France.
THE Atlanta (Ga.) Evening Journal
recently addressed letter to each
member of the Georgia legislature,
which meets next month, inquiring as to
whether he would vote for state APP
preparation for an exhibit at the Worlds
1oiA' hO oOui hdl pIlHtS SCVcHGy -Ouc
replies received, of which fifty-eight
are unqualifiedly against any appro-
priation on certain conditions, and seven
are noncommittal. This makes it prac-
tically certain that the legislature will
make no appropriation for the Worlds
fair.
EMPLOYEES of the Compagnie Generate
des Omnibus of Paris passed a vote of
thanks to James Gordon Bennett for
his donation of 1000 francs to the late
strike fund.
SIR CHARLES TUPPER, it is said, will
be offered the seat in the house of COM
mons for Kingston made vacant by the
death of Sir John Macdonald.
SIR GEORGE BADEN POWELL, member
of parliament from Liverpool, and DR..
George M. w. Dawson. of the Canadian
survey department, have been appoint
ed by the British government as the
arbitrators on behalf of Great Britain
in the Behring sea fishery controversy.
The board of arbitration will probably
meet in October.
MRS. QUINTON and Mrs. Grimwood,
whose husbands were massacred at
Manipur, have each been accorded
pension of 81, 500 per annum.
The general opinion has been that the
celebrated Andover heresy case had
been decided by the full bench of the
Massachusetts, supreme court, and that
Judge Field was preparing the opinion.
1t is now possible, however, that the
case may be reargued. Judges Allen
and Devens have died since the case was
begun, and Chief-Justice Field has not
sat since January, owing to i'll health.
In any event no decision will be reached
for at least one year.
A WARRANT has been issued for the
arrest of Rev. N. A. Barr, of Adams
town, Pa, who is charged with sending
an abusive postal card to Rev. Mr..
Spreng, of Cleveland, 0. The prosecu-
ton is an outgrowth of the Bowman
fight in the Evangelical church.
On the 22d the grand jury in Phila-
delphia returned true bill for Grim
inal libel against Rev. J. Wesley Hill,
Of Ogden, Utah, for writing and pub
fishing defamatory letters charging
criminal conduct upon Rev. Sam Small
in connection with the funds of Utah
,,piunrSifv
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27

THIS is very small earth after all.
Now comes NJ. Camille Flammarion,
the famous astronomer of Invasy, in
France, and reminds us that our planet
is 1OS times less in size than the sun.
The earth's surface intercepts but half
millionth of the total effulgence
thrown off into space. Moreover, as
seen from the sun, the earth is but an
imperceptible point, without signifi-
pauce
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27

. ZOE EMMETT, the actor, has gone, and
ue newspapers throughout the country
are telling of his good and bad traits;
" JUL through all, the memory of his
.ainous lullaby lives, and will continue
=: ~ ii'e' as one of the sweetest contribu-
IONS man could make to the entertain
a.enV OF his fellows, for it, with his
magnetic personality, carried with it.
Is ne rendered it, peace to fevsred rest
;Sness' balm to the shattered heart,
~ ~ % tne cradle and bright sunshine to
~. NJ eniloren, and will be sung by weary
.I.ne lefs long after the name of Emmett
Sidii have faded from memory.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27

nlF there is to be any outside inter
ference in the affairs of Hayti the
United States is the country to do the
interfering. The people of this coun-
try are naturally opposed to the as
sumption by our government of any
political relations toward the black re-
public, even to the extent of a protec-
torate, but it would be better perhaps
for the United States to do this than to
let some of the European nations do it.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27

HAVING reached the amicable point
of arbitration on the Behring sea mat
ter, there is now no reasonable excuse
for hesitation about joint invcstiga-
ton, Both the United States and En-
gland have agreed that the whole ques-
ton shall be adjusted in friendly
spirit, and the good sense of both ma
tons ought to be equal to a settlement
Of every difference
Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27
A Duel to Death.

At Pickens's Mill, Ala, duel to death
with knives was fought between VIM.
Martin, prominent mill owner, and
Robert Stockton, an extensive planter.
Stockton's jugular vein was cut and he
died instantly. Martin was wounded.