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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-08-20
The Veterans Meet

The REPORTER Is under obligation to
Gen. Henry l.. Mitchell of Bangor for an
Invitation to the Encampment Of Maine
Veterans Association at Augusta, com
mencing August oath and continuing five
days.
The program Is an attractive one and
is given as follows:
Monday Aug. 2i-Recep.lon Of com
rades, organization OF camp and assign
ment of quarters, With band concert In
the evening.
acknowledgements Association meet
ings, and such other exercises as may be
suggested.
dnesday-Recepton OF the Govern
or and other distinguished guests, recep-
ton of Department Commander Miller OF
the G. A. X Grafton at II O'Clock A. M
Several distinguished generals are ex-
pected Wednesday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the Soldiers
Home, Togus and Boothbay Harbor.
Lecture on history of the 10Th Army
Corps. ....-
Friday-Business day. Election Of Of
hcers and other business, and a grand
camp fire In the evening to wind up the
exercises of the occasion.
Veterans are requested to bring
blankets with them. Tents, floors mat
tresses, cots and pillows furnished free I
Accommodations for 2O00 veterans. Vet
Grams can bring their families with them
Ample accommo iations for feeding all.
Arrangements have been made for one
fare for round trip on all railroad ant
steamboat lines in the State to those at
tending encampment.
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PROBATE NOTICES
To all persons Interested In either of the
Estnien hereina fer nnmed.


Estates hereinafter named.
Alta COURT OF PROBATE held al Skov .
"A hogan. within and for the county OF Somer.
set on the I'd TUESDAY OF AUGUST In the wear of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and min ,ty
one the following business having been preseni
Ell for action thereup IN hereinafter indicated, II is
hereby Ordered That public notice thereof be
given TO all persons interested, that they may
appear Mt n Probate Court to he holden at said
SkOwhcgan, mt the Probate Oflre on the second
Tuesday of next SElTcMBER at nine of the
clock IN the forenonn, and he heard thereon
and object II they see cause.
JOS. II. sANDFORb ,lutc OF skowhegan deceased
win presented tr Probate by Alon4o Richardson, the
Executor named therein,
HANNAH NJ. FREEM Az, late of Corlvile, deceased.
Will presented ion rfubate by Cas sius G. kinsman
ihu Executor named therein,
JEREMIAH CLEANES late of Smthlcld, deceased
VIII presented tur Probate by Marcia Cieayes the
ENectltIiN named therein,
GEORGE W. HENDERSON. late of st. Adams, de-
ceased. Petition ion the appointment of Abel Davis
Admr., presented by 7 G., Stevens, ct ais, creditors
GILBERT GROSS, late of llartland, deceased. Pet
iion Tor tie appointment Of himself Admir- present
| ed by Augustus II. Gross, sou of deceased.
| HARRIET THOMPSON, late of New Portland, de
ceased Petition Tor the appointment of Josiah Chas'
admir-, presented hy Seldcn Warren,
| SETH II. HuLBROOK, late of Norridgewock de
ceased, Widows petition for Allowance presented
| JOSEPH SMILEY, late OF skowhegan, deceased
widows petition for allowance presented
Levi I, PIKE. late of Brighton, deceased. Petition
Tor license to sell real estate presented by Lucinda
/ flk", Guardian OF minor heirs,
WIN. CoNNOR, late Of Fairfield, deceased. frs
| account OF V. H. Connor, Executor presented.
! MARY $. COOK, late of Fairfield, deceased. FRS
account of Groi ga A Cain, Adm e. with the will an
ne Acd, presented.
| SETH GETCHELL, late of Skowhegan, deceased
Second account OF 5. f. Steward, Executor presente
ABEL MORRILL,, late of skowhegan, deceased Firs
account of Martha Morrill,, Executrin, presented.
SETH GOODRICH, late OF Bingham, deceased FRS
account of Edwin =. Baker, Admir-, with the will
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To the Farmer Adva ntape.

Thirty-three per cent of the duties ad-
vanced by the Mckinley bill are for the
better protection of farmers. Twenty.
eight In number of the advanced duties
are upon wine and spirits, which will
hardly burden the farmer. The law,
while protecting the farmers products fully
and adequately, has reduced the duties on
other products where II could be done
with safety to home wages and the home
market. II is II significant fact that the
article which the farmer ost frequently
buys bear less tariff than under the law
Of 1883, and the products which he sells
bear higher duty than ever before.
The following articles among others have
either had the old duties decreased or re.
moved altogether;
Sugar, leather, boots and Shoes lumber,
rice, starch, trace chains, hammers, spikes
nails. tacks, needles, wire rods, screws,
nuts and washers, files, rasps. binding
Irvine, rope, cordage. log chains, iron pip
ing, stove plates, horse shoes, copper and
products OF, steel rails, structural iron, bar
iron, hoop iron, sheet iron, wire rope aud
wire netting, yarnishes, turpentne, cam
phcr and glycerine.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Ripley.

Religious services were conducted at the
Christian church last Sunday by Rev.
Henry McLaughton of Carmel, and at the
Methodist house by Rev. J. II. Dunlap OF
Lawrence, Mass, who is on his annual
visit TO his parents.
Rev. VIM. II. Lang hApti>ed three
persons last Snuday, who joined the
Christian church Immediately after,
Mr. Ammi Judkin- 1d wife of Neazie,
are stopping In town for "a while.
Crops are generally looking well in this
vicinity. especially corn aud wheat, which
viii be better tLau an average from the
present outlook.
Chas Pilsbury Of Garlsnd, was in town
over sunday
A quiet little wedding came of on Tues
day evening Aug. 18th at Geo. kimbal's,
Mr. Geo. kimball and Miss Flora Laugh
ton being the contracting parties, and A.
&. Farrar officiating.
The Golden Wedding at J. w Farrar,s
has been postponed on account of Satur-
days rain.
Ripley Sabbath Schools intend to JON
the st Adams school in a picnic at Pic
mic Point, st. Adams, ON "Wednesday Aug,
18th.
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Fairfield

The Fairfield mill proprietors are en-
deavoring to secure insurance at less rate
than they are now Obliged to pay. s. A.
Nye Co. have built a spark arrester and
an iron roof on their mill The furniture
shops have ordered iron roofs put upon
their buildings, and Phillips & Son will
soon follow suit. Then all will drop their
present insurance policies and insure them.
selves mutually.
The Kennebec Framing Co.'S mill at
Fairfield, which has been closed for sever.
al months, will start up in short time, q
contract having been secured for building
several freight houses for the Old Colony
railroad.
The hay scales on Main street have been
built over, or that portion Of the establish
ment which was found to be rotten after
70 years or thereabouts.
1t would repay the neighbors at other
places around us, if interested In such
matters, to make the trip TO this village to
see the magnificent flower garden on the
grounds of Mr. E. j. Lawrence.
One CT the busiest places in Fl irfield il
the shop of the Maine Manufacturing
Company. Just now the crew is rushing
upon the school states which are made in
several sizes and designs, and new pat
tern Of children's rockers. Other work
such as lap boards, camp chairs, etc, it
carried on here as regular thing, there
having been staple demand for them fol
years.
Mr.. w. M. Ladd, one of the Fairfield
Journal proprietors, whose illness has he
fore been spoken of, now has lung fevei
settled upon him, which means that unde
favorable circumstances he will not b.
! able to resume work In less than six O
eight weeks.
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On Thursday, 18th. party of 80 left the
Jackman station by the early morning
train for Greenville Junction, having been
invited by Mr.. Herman Whpple to go to
the head of Moosehead Lake on the
Steamer Moosehead. They psrtook of a
hearty breakfast at the Moosehead Inn and
left 7.30 a. m. arriving at N. Z. carry at
/ with strong head wind, short stop
was made when they got on board and
steamed down to the bluff East of Kineo
Mountain, and under the hanging wal
some 300 feet above. giving them a grand
view of that locality, after short stor
they left for the Kineo House where din.
ner was served in their usual grand style
Several climbsd the mountain and Others
strolled about the premises until 5.l5 p III.
when they again embarked for the foot of
the lake, making the run OF 20 miles in a
little less than | 12 hours Several at
tended the hop in the evening, which had
been gotten up in honor of the visitors. A
few lett for home on the morning Express
while several remained until afternoon
The weather was fine and all enjoyed the
voyage very much and all join in thanks
to MIR. Whipple for his kindness in giving
them free ride on the fastest boat of the
many on the lake.
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Tie copious rain of Saturday has done a
world OF good in this vicinity. Many wells
and springs were nearly dry and the
pastures were suffering from the continued
dry weather.
Grain is ripening and many pieces have
already been cut. There are some excel
lent pieces of corn in town.
At the Grange Hall on Friday evening q
reception was given Rev L. q. Lyons, who
Was recently married in Salem. Mass to
Miss Eta b. Smith formerly of this town
and his wife, at which a large number was
Present The company were served to ice
cream and cake, and left many useful and
lovely presents as tokens of esteem for
their pastor and his worthy bride.
Mrs. +. X. Hurd is visiting her daughter
IN Hallowell.
School at Mainstream began last week
under the instruction of Miss Ellie Stat.
ford
Mr.. F. p. Pencil has his new stand
nearly completed aud it is an ornament to
our little village. The carpenters are al
work on the inside, fast followed by the
painters and the family will soon occupy
/,
accompanied by her sister is visiting her
late husbands father, Mr.. Nathaniel Mitch.
ell.
Miss Stella Chalmers of Norridgewock
has been spending few days with her
sister, Mrs +. o. Turner.
Some of our G.. A. X. men have been
spending the week at Camp Benson.
Quite delegation from town have been
taking in the sights and pleasures OF Camp
Benson the past week and unanimously re-
port good time.
IL, Marble has been on the sick list
for few days but is now better.
A large party of ladies and gentlemen
are expected at the Castle the goth. There
is no more beautiful spot in Maine than
this famous clubhouse.
We have been having fine rain which
was much needed.
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Oakland

Jas. Bean had his dog stolen Sunday,
but returned Friday night
DR.. Geo ID. Rowe of the Insane Hospi-
tai, Augusta, is visiting his father, Chas.
Rowe on High st.
Everett Morse and wife of Waltham.
Mass, have been visiting their mother at
Raymond Messers ON High St.
Joe Besau has just built him a new
stable. N. 2. Beverage and John Adams
did the work.
Mrs. c. A. Cunningham went to Rock.
port Tuesday.
Cyrus Wetherell is adding two-storv
bay window to his dwelling house. n. P
Beverage is doing this work.
Little Charlie Ellis was badly bitten by
large dog, owned by Orlando Holmes.
last week
Charles Roberts is moving a building
that he has just purchased onto lot of
land on High St.
VIM. Tibbetts has Just finished nice
slate stone celler for his stable Samuel
1hayer did the work.
Earnest Messer has just completed for
himself Il nice boat, the first one that he
ever built.
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West HaFtland.

Amos Tucker died at his home in West
Hartland. August 10, after q long and
painful illness, funeral services Wednes
day, 10 a. m. at Fullers corner. Elder
Ora Chase of Canaan ohlciated Mr.
Tucker was an old and respected citizen
of Hartland.
Rev. James Tibbetts is able to work out
very little.
Miss Lettie Whitney of Hartland village
Is holding meetings at two different places
in town, regular appointments every two
weeks.
The Wright Bros. on Ford hill are max
Ing quite success at gardening this sea
son, they set up their hot beds quite early
In spring, and were ready to supply the
| customers with plants at an early date,
sold about $40 worth of plants, and sold
$50 of lettuce and cucumbers before the
4th July. They have abont five acres In
all, three acres set to cabbages, they be-
gan to sell cabbages three weeks ago, and
have three hundred head now ready for
market, they have l.2 acre of onions 1
| turnips, IA cucumbers, s tomatoes 4
beets, 4 cranberry beans. 1t is the
largest garden ever seen In this vicinity
and attracts great deal Of attention
People come from far and near to see 1t
This Is only beginning, they will do q
great deal more next year than they have
this.
School at Fuller's corner is In session
with 80 scholars registered. This Is thp
| largest school in the rural districts for a
| long time.
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CE N RAJ.

The government steamer Alert which
arslved at Gaspe, Que, brought news
confirming the reports of the prevalence
of the grippe, diphtheria and starvation
In Labrador and on the coast of New.
foundland. The people are without food
and clio hing.
&c, 900 600 hectolitres, leaving deficit OF
80 900, 900 hectolitres. The customs tax
ON wheat will therefore be suspended for
one year.
A second Leadville Is reported to have
been found In the region of Ogden, Utah,
and is causing much excitement. A
sheep herder was the first discoverer
and has been offered $40 900 for a one
fourth interest in his claim by a weslthy
mining corporation in Salt Lake. Ore in
one gulch, which Is found In enormous
quantities. Is almost pure lead, with a
paying quantity OF silver.
Mrs. James X. Polk, widow of the 10 h
President of the United States, died Mon.
day morning at her home. Mrs. Polk had
been In perfect health up to last Wednes
day. The cause Of her death WAS simply
exhaustion resulting from old age. She
was nearly IS years old. She possessed
her mental faculties up to the last. Bells
throughout the city are tolling in re.
spect to her memory.
Jesse Pomeroy made another attemp,
to escape from his solitary confinement
In the state prison Sunday afternoon. bu,
was discovered In the act by an officer
and his tools taken away.
The white squadron, which now con
sIsts Of eight vessels, quietly steamed
out Of the Newport. R. l.. harbor about
s 80 O'Clock Tuesday morning. and will
make Boston their next stopping pla ce.
W. F. Murphy, of the New York Ath
letic Club, made three new records on the
Springfel bicycle track Tuesday. He
rode pneumatic, and got all the Ameri.
can records for q mile. His time was
Is follows: Quarter mile, So seconds,
which equals the recori previously made
by him. half mile, ! 03 3-6, three-quar-
ters, l 40 l-2, mile, 2 20 81 beating the
American record As seconds.
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Foster on Finances.

Secretary Foster made the following
statement Saturday, in regard to the pend.
ing operations and financial situation gen
orally
about SIS, 800, 900 of l.2 per cent
bonds have been extended and appllca.
tions received covering about two and a
half millions more. What the final out.
come may be. Of course l do not know.
Probably. however, q considerable por.
tion of the balance Of $50, 0OO, 600 will be
extended. 1t will be no hardship TO the
treasury to be called upon to pay those
not extended. In fact, such payment will
add by the amount paid to the money in
the hands OF the people. BY extension
we succeeded In preventing decrease OF
national bank notes. and. In fact, $50 far
have increased their circulation Ut arly five
millions The outlook is that consider.
able more increase will be affected. | am
not finding any fault with the action OF
the banks, as might be Inferred from re.
cent publication.
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Mrs W d Moore entertained company
from tour states last week. Her sister, Mrs
j Frank Purinton from Minneapolis, MINI,
Miss Lotta Ellis from Woburn, Mass. Mas
ter Harry NJ Ellis from Eagle Pass, Texas,
and Miss Maude L Tirrell from Gardiner,
Maine.
Mrs Julia A Dinsmore of Bingham is in
town visiting friends.
Matte Holden, Maytie Moore. Albert
Clark and Jose Webster start next Monday
for Kent's Hill.
Rev Lewis Goodrich of Bingham preach.
ed here Sunday p. NJ. and evening. lie
also Administered the communion service.
Mrs E Foster made the chapel pres
emit of communion table Many thanks
to her
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Whitney & Thompson have charge of the


work.
Rev G Mosher was ordained in the
Freewill baptist church Thursday evening
and baptised several persons Sunday at =
A. NJ.
The painters have finished the house Of
ii A johnson on Western Avenue. 1t is a
nice house and an ornament to the place.
WE Hartshorn has hi, house nearly
ready for the mssons. l. Is Il neat cottage
of a story aud half wth siN lnrge rooms
and wood shed connected.
G d Perkins is about 10 commence on
the foundation of his house ON Bean
street.
The ice cream sociahle IN the lawn of L
Sawyer Friday evening WA largely at
tended and all reported first rate time.
The baud concert was postponed on &C
count of the weather Saturday evening.
Two men were brought before Trial jus.
tice Withee, one charged with drunken
ness and disturbing the peace. the other
charged with drunkenness. Both paid
their fines and departed. Three men were
connected with the gang who were walk
ing up and down the street making consd-
cradle talk, but when the officers made
their appearance, they hel. One of them
took to the logs in the canal hut as Officer
Perry is an expert on logs hc followed him
and as soon rs the man Was convinced
that he was taken, he took TO the main
river and swan about one half the way
acl oss and there found "A ledge where he
roasted till four O'Clock in the morning
when he made headwAy for the shore
where he fled to parts unknown.
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East SkoWhegan

ceptable except to those who had grain
out nearly 1T to get in.
Burrill is gaining slowly from the eff
feet OF his fall ten days ago. The fall in
jured his back and made him lame so he
cannot do his chores
Simon Nelson has been on the sick list
for week but is able to be about.
Mrs A Richardson is gaining slowly aud
sits up two or three hours each day.
DIR Shear cut fatty tumor from A Rich
andsons head last Friday, as large as a
hens egg, which had become quite trouble
some OF late. The wound is healing nice
ly.
Grace and Jennie Burrll arrived home
last week for short visit.
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Somerset Pomona at korridge-
wnck

Notwithstanding the excessive heat
and dusty roads, fully one hundred and
twenty-five Patrons gathered at the
Grange Hall Norridge wock, to hold the
regular August meeting of the Pomona.
The eleven subordinate Oranges in the
County were represented Skowhegan
Grange sending thirty-two of its mem
bers. Somerset Grange, Norrldge
gave the Pomona warm hearted wei
come and most generously assisted In the
entertainment
Worthy Master l.. H. Moulton opened
the Grange al 10 A. NJ. in the hfth degree.
| NJ l.. Merrill, Oyerseer; l. o, Winslow,
Lecturer; X. II. Boothby, Steward; Eu.
gene Dsnforth, Asst. Steward; Mrs. q.
N. Greenwood, Chaplain; Augustus
Strickland, Treasurer; S. +. Emerson,
Secretary; q. Z. Savage, Gate Keeper
Mrs. Horace Eaton, Ceres Mrs. l.. Ii.
Moullon, Pomona; Mrs. Lewis Beal,
Flora Mrs. Eugene Danforth, l.. A. ).
Bro. L. II. Toby Master Of Somerset
Grange gave the members Of the Pomona
a cordial welcome to the hall and homes
of the Somerset Grange, and Sister Ellen
NJ Goodwin in behalf of the Pomona
fraternslly responded to the welcome.
| Worthy Lecturer Wluslow was most
fortunate in presenting for discussion SO
interesting and important question as
"lIow Shall We Make Farm Life More
Desirabl. p The following speakers
presented their different opinions on the
| question h. A. Davis, AlonzD Smith,
Horace Eaton, X. II. Boothby, Melvin
Bigelow, l.. c. Dillingham;, Mis-. j. P.
Ellis, Mrs. +. NJ. Goodwin, Mrs. G. IL.
Greenwood Mrs. l. IL Moulton, Mrs
Lewis Beal, Mrs. Horace Eaton. l.. H.
Moultou, A. q. bowman G. T. Tibbitts,
j. 2. Ellis, Abel Thompson, !. O. Win
slow, c. T.. Smith, o. A. Bowman, W
W. Brown and S. f. Emerson.
| 1t Is not often we are favored with so
lively debate and with such interesting
remarks. The sentiments prevailed that
the home should be made the centre of
attraction; that constant effort should be
made to elevate and broaden the occupa-
ton of farming. Make it a business
demanding and receiving that watchful
care aud attention that is devoted to any
other business. Don't make life life of
| drudgery. Put thought and intelligence
at work and seek to so beautify and ell
evate our farm homes and farm lives
that our friends of other occupations and
professions will look upon US and really
envy US our advanced position in society.
improvements along these lines must
come both by individual and organized
etiJrt We owe something to ourselve
to our manhood and womanhood. We
also owe something to society, to the
public welfare. Let US be true men and
women seeking the best good of all. The
debate was only cut short for want OF
time
well organized choir dispensed ex
cellent music at intervals during the
meeting; members Of Somerset Grange
favored US with instrumental music
which was greatly appreciated, and Bro
W. w. Brown saDgi one of his favoritt
pieces entitled Twenty Years Ago"
A substantial Grange dinner was served
in the hall A class of twenty was in
structed in the Fifth degree Of the Ordel
and admitted into the Pomona. Mex
meeting with Bingham Grange, Tuesday
Sept. 5 h. S. F. EMERSON, Secretary
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Nest PitiSneld

Mrs Foss of Portland visited Mrs. Geo
Patten one day last wreck
Mrs Smell is quite i'll at this writing, hay-
ing symptoms of fever DIR Lowe was
called Monday.
Mrs. Whiting of Auburn visited her sis
ter Mrs. Stnson last week
Miss Gilman of Bangor was the guest of
Mrs Stnson and family one or two day 5
last week.
W Patten attended the reunion Of the
10th Maine at Portland Thursday.
Geo. Whitney, who has been to Stetson
and Newport for week, returned Friday.
Mr. Cool and family and DR. Randall are
at st Adams
Mrs Florence Smith with her little daugh
ter were at Mr. Stinson's last week.
Mr. Garfeld's horse Billy has lame
foot which unflts him for travelling; he is
improving however under the treatment Of
DIR Winslow.
Miss Minta Powers was out from Skow-
hogan Saturday.