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ST. Adams.

Mrs. Rebecca +. Buke of st. Albanswas
born in Ripley "a years ago next March
She was The first born child of ,Joseul
Butler and wife. Her father cane t.
Ripley a. d located on farm that he clear
ed FRI III the prlmeyal forest. His HON,
the first season Was shed roof, with wall
boarded up on poles put in the ground
That season lie built n frame house beside
raising a crop and preparing shelter fol
stock. Mrs. Buker being the Oldest child
many duties fell 10 her lot III caring f !
the II brothers and sisters that followed.
Only one died in infancy. The care of the
chIldten in. health and sickness gave her an
experience inst few could now believe pos.
siDIe for woman to pass through and live
to bt "A Years old. In those DAYS there
were no n ads to the Villages, only paths
through the wood by spotted lines fronl
place 10 place. he dearest village; Was
Dexter, nine miles away. There Were nc
schools that in the t days would be con
rldered worth, attt ndlug, yet in a,few years
schools were improved. All the iuhabi-
tauts then made from flax and wool all of
their clothing, even to the thread they
used, and Mt toe age of or . yeafs she
had to help card and. spin tow and wool,
consequently she became an ADEPT at spin
hing and weaving. She now has some tine
linen table cloths that she woye when she
was lS wears old She was able to weave
when ii years old and when Is years old
she went to Dexter and worked in the Alb.
bott factory aud also in the Farrar and
Cutler factory, and was employed Ill that
mill when it was burned in 1913 She al
SO worked in mills at Lowell, Mass. When
she went to Lowell the only conveyance
was by Augusta thence by boat to Boston,
thence by railroad or stage, which was n
tedious journey and costly. When %
wears old she was married to E. c. Buker,
then of Dexter, and moved to Waterford,
Me-, and lived there two years. She NOV
ed to Bridgton Centre and lived there two
wears snd from thence to Ripley where she
lived four years, then to st, Adams, Aug.
6. 1854, where she has lived since. In
this time she had been landlady for 25
years. Travellers were always glad to get
to her house. About seven yesrs ago she
had shock of paralysis which affected
the spine, causing her to be lame. She
has one daughter, Mrs. Melvin Bigelow,
and four sons, H. c., living IN St Adams,
A. F., and f. E., living in Harland, and
A. E., living in Searsport, all in the har-
mt IS business except Il. c. of st. Adams.
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GEN E q al

Charles II. Aldrich of Chicago h. a.
pied the po-itluu Of Soh.i OF tiaut raj Of
the ant Il ) ates t. >uces, W la % Taft
The treasury enicitls u. az "a .lesl IL
outraged 10y the ARG eu-teA receipts Of
the present month. In receipts Tor -
days have reached - 253a ae ftue TIM
II total Tor the mouth nj >si,Hhu oub 10
SIS 600 600. This II a hl, aitaa &c over
the dIsconraging hgHr, Tie las. tew
moths. winch were sl3 - 49, To- - 10.
ter, sl2, 6a1 o3a for NoY,Mb,r aud Sl3,
Sit. 300 tor December.
Five bills of indictment haSr b eu found
against Samuel A Smi Ii. VIII, wis Hre-l
dent Of the savings institution known rs
the Annual Friend, Mansn, 4, -
The number of immigrants lar led al
New York uuring the past "crk VA, tin
SMALLEST for any week that thsHe - ANY
| record of From l3 ships only 27uG SCR.
age passengers were landed
The II ysterions personsg known To tin
police of New YORK as ''Jn,k.l.a ~ >htr
Inns been arrested Tho luliea have hcen
sRltated since Dec -. eY,ra ~-iss Of n.
cullar assaults, i've having a=aUri al III Il
date, at least one result az HtH 3. The
victims hase, without Exec non. been un
de1 tue Influence Of uquett Wa.NITG OF
staggering al ny the sti,et. Nalle one
has uoisciessly approach. from beAlud
aud ia he'd their tlrua. WITH razor,
making ms .ecapc Def IL tcIHE lden lied
One OF the supposed Nietu4- 20 thr nsher
was lawyer James Carson Of Baltimore,
whose dead bod, was found ou tnra sti
street Friday moruin, will las thn,u cut
\ first dividend OF 40 = eeat N favor
of the creditors of the Ala. u'k Ma i9naI
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The Chiiian Trouble.

The cabinet meeting Tuesday was devoted
almost tntlfey to the cons liberation Of Il t.
{ lillian questi,n II. The pr cced iucs we've
only temporarily Interrupted by the 81 Gbt
lime of Seer tary Blaiue. There is I, n
son to believe that the government has re-
ceiyed dispatches through the CHILEAN
minister looking to IL peaceful and satisfac
tory solution OF the quesll' MS in disput",
and TINT they were Submit, to the cabi-
net Friday. This will have a most impor-
amt bearing on the question of submit
ting the correspondence to congress Mt
present, and it may possibly do away al
togsther with the necessity OF referring
the question to congress. 1t is known
that the President lie sires to exhaust ali
diplomatic means before submitting the
matter to congiess for action.
The Navy md War departments are
max ng the best possible prepsratl Ii to
meet the contingency Of war wi Ii Chill on
the a Ian ic anu Fac fic cuusis.
There appears to be CO neurrenee Of
Opinion. of leading men of both parties in
favor of sustaining the Pres dent in recon-
mendations locking to aggressive mens
urts by the government if II, cessary.
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AT WASAIkc TOk.


On Monday the Pre- - tl-nled l. ia
self to al visitors to da, lnd Wutked on
the hihan correspond 1.a- lie /, Pre-
pairing message TO Con.
Secretary Blame WIS somewhat iuiisp1s-
ed Friday, aud Saturday b 'tecued II Wise
10 remain III doors MS al aeN wa SUM
'"t |" tu", vi 10 th'-H hB'' ou H't st
9'sele' Hhu ne 4"'chi9 t'"''t'u NOM IT.
Senior Mont, the Cullian minister, call
ed ON the secretary at hs house and re
manned about al Ii m \ rumOr Was II
circulation IN thu nay iepaItme IN lht
morning that ~ or Mont had not it'd thu
government that an apology from Ghil1
would be forthcun NJ.
This could not be confirmed and it Wa
intimate Il at the state depar mont t'"'
there is NJ basis i3r the port.
In the Senate, Monday, NJ. =, ier pre-
poeed nd amrltilueut to the cou-tituffo
20 as to elect the President and Vice
Pre- sident of tie nited States by a direct
vote Of the people; by Cullom, to extend
The right Of pensions to steamboat men
and o hers acting under orders from L S
officers; by Perkins. TO establish a q uni
form system of bankruptcy.
MIR. Hale offered resolution calling on
the secretary OF state for copies OF al
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Law Court Decisions.

The following decisions from the Law
Court have recently been received by n.
w. Braluerd. clerk.
Somt rset county, Wright VS.. Worthley.
REsCKIrr Action as rndorsee OF a prom
ssory note dated the 18th. day of March
1883, gwen to one Loan'ha }. Psrkman
for $50, payable on demand with interest.
Defendant pleads in defence his dis
charge in insolvency granted by the Court
of Insolvency of Somerset Co, on the lth.
of July 1889, on compost on proceedings
under section G2 chapter TO- revised stat
ues,
Plaintiff replies that the discharge is in
valid for several grounds set out In his
replication.
On Il careful examination Of the evil
dence on which he relies, the Court Is not
satisfied that he snstains his objections to
the discharge.
But if there were grounds which, if set
up in season, wonld have prevented the
defendants discharge, the court is of opin-
ion that they are not open to the p'ainhii
here.
| The original payee proved the note in
| insolvency received and ltceipted for the
percentage offered IND paid by the insol-
vent, made no objection to his discharge,
although all the grounds relied upon by
the plaintiff appeared by the proceedings
in the court of insolvency, and t ok nc
appeal.
1t is now too late for toclaim to set aside
the discharge and the plaintiff, taking the
note Afterwards, with full knowledge OF
the facts, stands no better than she.
judgment for the defendant.
Magoon VS.. Davis.
Rescript-Writ of entry; The issue as
made up by the pleadings, presents the
question of title to a narrow strip of land
| from one TO two rods In width, In which
| the plaintiff alleges is part of his lot, and
| il IN possession of the defendant. BY tht
title deeds put in evidence, the dividing
| line between the lots of the parties, is the
line between Cornville and Skowhegan N
it was in 1927. The plaintiff takes upon
himself the burden of proving that he has
a better title than the defendant.
The record of the proceedings which
were had in the Supreme Judicial court i'll
Somerset county, in 1877 between the
towns of Cornville and Skowhegan under
the provision Of the Statue to examine and
locate the line between said towns. Il not
conclusive upon the defendant. He was
not a party to the process, had no right to
be heard and the proceedings of the com
| missioners are not admissible against him
for any purpose except to show what they
| found on the face of the earth tending t.
| show the location OF the line.
A careful examination of all the evidenc
reported does not satisfy the court tina
the plaintiff has proved better title tina
the defendant has
Judgment for the defendant.
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cnnoresslonal discussion.

Congressman Bou;ele made speech
IN the House Friday last that wss
much,enjoyed by his Republican colleagues
Il was died with humor eud good HIS
upon the position occupied by the demo
cratic party, showing up the bogus re
form attitude they assume before TIT
public. We use the concluding portion
Of his remarks as follows
The New York Times ought 60 ee AZ
cepted as tulerable Democratic authority
1t has gone deeper snd stayed out Of
sipht longer IN democratic mud than any
ltLrr newspaper IN this country, and you
t.tlemen ought not to 60 back ON 1t; but
lad lucid interval tne other day, on
BE- tn, day Of January, ls92, wnen II
aid IN a leading editorial;
The returns froin the Bureau Cf Stats
tics OF exports of merchandise continue
TO be OF a character simply extraordinary
In the month of November l-Jl, thee
exceed 9llo, 100000, yielding net hs-
nee ~ against exports IN favor 81 thi>
country for the month alone ~ over SD,
aeu, 900 and bringing hei ealahee tof
hree months previous tu December 10
yearly Slu3 600 uuu. ] Is lmpusslpie
that such sound fscls As these shall not
tell with great ,i5r. upon the general
prosperity II the country. They involve
liir,cfly degree Of preht to the sgricul
tnral class that has not been known IN
ee,at years, and indirectly to the trans
s. ration and manufacturing interests.
Meanwhile money continues entirely easy
nd obtalnable by all who have lrglti.
mate use for it, and SO far as money
making goes there is no visible reason
why tie United States SHOULD not have +
Happy New Year
And, Mr.. Speaker. the only people IN
the United States today who fall Z
unite in that aspiration are those whe
claim to be the ltaiers Of the Dempcra
TIC party and | will say to them in con.
clusjon Tint the people Of this great
country are going to have happy and d
prosperous new year In spite OF the
Democratic party, the gentleman from
Indiana, Mr.. Holman and his nickel SLOT
| machine.
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For The Benefit of era nd
ARMY Men.

There are thousands OF comrades who
fought during the war under the leader
ship of the four great generals, Grant,
Sherman Sheridan and Mcclellan, who
would have purchased the memoirs of
these historic captains when published
had the price been placed at a reasonable
figure. There is an opportunity now.
however, as 1.-The Cosmopolitan Maya.
zine" has purchased 600, 600 volumes of
the memoirs In the original subs cription
editions, bound in green and gold cloth,
and is almost giving them away in con
nection with a subscription to that popu-
lar magazine. They contain the person
al history Of the great commanders, and
form an indispensable part of the history
Of the country No library, private or
public, large or little, is complete with
out them. By special contract the RE.
PORTER is enabled to give its readers the
benefit Of this great offer. The REroR-
TER, Cosmopolitan one year each, and
either Grants, Sherman's, Sheriden's or
McClellsn's books for So % and AZ cents
for postage.
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Oakland,

There was very pleasant gathering al
A. O. [. W. Hall ON Thursday evening
last e ~ called together to witness tn,
in tallationion of the officers Of the A O
| W, and by invitation of the officers Of
the u. of Honor The officers of the A. O
L. W, were in>talle by d. G NJ. W.
Eli Merriman of Il aiti Id assisted by G.
Aason Blckford rs follows NJ W., A. II
Lord 7. NJ. w Frank Kelley; +. Red
ington Ellis; O., n P Beverage; X Nj
Crosby; f., Frank farr r.. Geo. Allen;G
T johnson: l. W, John ONel o. w
X d. Shaw.
The officers of the u. Of H., were install
I'd by b. &. NJ W., w. d. Z. Parsons Of
Oaksnd a sisted by e G., Frank Merrill
5 follows: c. of H., Mabe A. Harris; J
&. of H., NJ j. Cummings L Of H., Lucy
Roy; G. of c., E j. LitleieId; Il Sabra
Benson; F., Lucy Dakin; X, Cunning
ham; [ Lizzie MERRILL |. W. Nellie
O'Neil; o. W, Bessie O. Neil. After the
installation ice cream and cake We're served
and socinl hour speut in playing game
when all returned tn their homes wei
pleased with the evenings entertainment
The following are ticers of Cascade
Grange for the ensuing year: M, II. W
Well-; o., G. ID cummings; l.. A. Cook
s., james urtev MT A. s., Geo. Soul"
Chap, T. } Watson, Treas, j. T.. Stur
teyanty Sec, C.. A. Cunningham; Ceres
Nancy Abbot, F., Grace Bickford; +,
Sylvia Soule l.. A. s., Amelia s. Ellis.
Measles and grippe are in fun bloom
here aud every one hiss their full share, NJ
finding fault because one has more thar
smother.
Mrs. Betsey Kelley aged 81 years die,
| Friday OF old age. Funeral service Sun
| day
Elias Bowman has sold his house and 10
on Alpine street to Chester Small 70
| $1,000 He also sold another house ant
lot ON Alpine street to Francis NJ Small o
Los Gatos, California for II 300.
Mrs. Geo. A. Fa,nham goes TO Mass.
this week to spend few weeks With he
daughters. She will be accompanied by
her sis er. Mrs. Louis Belanger Who's
daughter Edna is studying music in tn
n. T.. Conservatory.
The pulpit at the Baptist church wa
occupied Sunday morning, by Pres Small
of Colby, who gave one of his character
istically fine sermons.
We learn that the Free Baptist societ
| have extended a cali to Rev. Mr., Churchill
who has been supplying their pulpit sine
| last summer. We bt speak for him heart
| welcome. not only among his own people
but throughout The village The soclet
has sustained n heavy IL IS in the feath c
| Den Isaiah Jamas which occurred Monda
morning from La Grippe, He has fo
| many years been prominent member {
| the Free Baptist church and was muc
respected by his fellow citizens.
| Miss M. G. Eaton was called home IN
week fiom New York city where she Ia
| been spending the holidays, by the lne'
of her sister, Mrs. Geo W. Steuens wit
La Grippe. S,
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The town of Skowhegan has been q
sturdy supporter Of Republican principles
and Republican candidates since the
formation Of the party, one Of the strong
est and most loyal In the state of Maine,
and one having q record for fidelity to
political principle that any town may
justly be proud Of. In the importan,
campaign Of 1856, the two towns now
comprised In the limits of Skowhegan
gave 500 votes for John C. Fremont and
lO3 for James Buchanan, and In 1860, the
immortal Abraham Lincoln received sos
votes and Stephen A. Douglass, 1903
Even In 1878, when the greenback craze
struck the State. Skowhegsn Republicans
stood up manfully against the shock. re.
turning . majority Of lao against the
combined democratic and grsenback vote
In . total of772 votes, divided q follows.
Ssldsa Conner, 458; Alonso 0arcelon,
al Joseph 7. Smith, 800. This u . glori.
ous record Of IS continuous years and
0kowhaGAn Rspablieans purpose 70 con.
iians h baslAass ''at ~ same old staad, >
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A long article by Count Tol,toi on the
suite of the famine In Russls, appears.
In this article the Count says the re-
breaches against the Russian government
and it's official representatives are exag-
gerated, and charges of apathy In many
cases uusounded. All, he says, are doing
their best to stave off the impending Gala,
nifty, but its results are meagre. 1t Is
less from the lack Of good will than
from the condition of relations subsist-
ing between succourers and succored.
The initial mistake was made In not sup
plying the peasants with sufficient seed
corn and fuel. He pictured the destitute
condition of his own district, He admits
that much Drunkenness prevails, and also
that in manv cases well to do, but thrifty
people eat bread intended for famine suf
ferors, from motives of economy. Yet
in Krapivinsky Bogorodltak, Eplphansk
Ephremoff districts from 80 to 60 per
cent. of the people will have nothing to
eat In . week or two. They are already
consuming bread SO bad that 1t acts like
Q Violent emetic when taken into the
stomach and beverages which these un-
fortunates drink. make them crazy.
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STATE NEWS

t. On fishing business of lie late Mr..
+ G.. Alan WAS Thursday ircarp rat d
uit.lcr tne law uf 'hc : ate ~ NJ une hN
ibe h.sir- ~ ha reiqin the stlck and VIII
continue L. tutrv on the business under
the cooperative name Of +. {. Allen \ Co
The corporation omprises five members,
namely Julia NJ. Allan. Mary l., Allen,
florence j. Allen, A W Whitney snd H..
A IIailctt, the business mensgers OF Tn
Augusta aud ror' lqud hou-t-. The presi-
irnt md treasurer l. Fer nee j, Allen.
| The secretary Is \ ". whitney NJ
change in thu per-onnc j. made or is con
trmplf TIE thoroughly trained heads
OF the many depar auts viii pursue the
same course That has proved 50 success
/ ful ia the past So.
The American Express Cumpsny hs-
/ subscribed the maen iieent sum oi sou
00o To the preferred Stick Of the Bang II
/ x Aroostnek ta'lr1sl COMPANY, aud ihu>
q New York corporation gives IN cash one
/ tfIh Of the sum needed 10 seehie iuf
Maine a thorugbfue winch i" III do more
/ far her iufure prosperity thsn any oiher
/ single enterprise lu her en.tre story
Mrs. Moore, widow Of a senator Lu-
/ Their ). Moore OF l. MERCK, diei Saturday
NIGH, two dA}s alter her hu -bana57 death
/ Grippe csu-rd both deaths.
/ rrcataqajs County Agricultural Suci :
ties have elcuici Mr.. 4 ". Gilman u
i Fexcri f., A. member Of tie board of AZ
rjceltps,. TO ii. coed Mr. D4ggett Mr.
/ Il lmau l. a " ide awake. Progressive ms o.,
pnr Of the largest farmers in the coun' y.
/ mas An extended acquaintance with ne
resources II tine SAFE. acquired through
/ two terms service on thu Statc Nalnat N
/ Commissions. And must prove yalua lie
member.
N,tg. la. been srtt out from wash
,r,fnn ,t.st the ugS-rr..er agents Of the
~ q..,,c4n. r4fii,g IN Washington, mot
i c5a,,r,4.. l.t and d,,.ied 10 make n half
/ o., 80. f5,r m. q A. II eucAmpmt at
- A.,f.=u,bt.r This viii nive the
Mfi,e veterans one fare, making tie
/ rau It trip COS. them abnu' oi2 or SD,
+ ar ever. less II they start FROM the we T.
,rn part OF tie State.
There is-a we'll directed sarcasm ia TIE
rsrna,k NJ M. Aroostook Pioneer that y Z
men in that comfy who frer most becau e
work on me new rajlrosd is delayed, ere
he fellows who haven't subscribed a dol
lar towards it.
The indicted Belfast liquor dealers z II
the alarm from traitorDus graz jarY
man or court llclal and He'd from ne
city before cauia-es could be issued for
j he r arrest. Blu Judge Warehouse t. ID
the -her II his cspases were good dnnlE
the recess Of the court, and TO arrest the
respondents whenever they returned. IN
dismi -sing the jurles, Judge Whliehou st
said he wGull merely suspend the cour,
and they might hold them, elves in readi
ness to be called upon at any time tie.
fore the opening of the next session ia
April; be would come back at any time
and hold an adjourned session on purpose
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The Forks.

Mr.. David Rogers is quite sick at th,
home of his daughter, Mrs. l. s. Young
and MS he is quite an aged man fears arr
entertained,
Mrs. Vie Williams, Arthur Durgin, Geo
da MS, Willie Young, Mrs. John Holwav
Mrs. Cyrus Young, Mrs. VIM. Sizeland
and child and George Murphy are isome
of those who are or have been sick the
past week with Grippe.
Thos. Whitney, wife and son passed
through town Saturday.
j. :. Loneley has discharged quite a
part of his yarding crew.
A P. Murray has secured his ice crop,
and Scott Durgiu is harvesting his. He
says, "ihe boys who like ice cream SO well
must help get the ice this year"
Mr.. Z. Murphy is doing good job on
the bridge which had really become un
safe.
We hear that Miss Golf s school at Car
ratunk is to give an exhibition soon. We
have no doubt that it will be good one
for 'thats their way" down there, and
hope they will come up and see us. L.
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1t Is reported that the district committee
of the Sd Congressional district will
meet at Augusta the 9th inst, when the
date Of the convention for electing dele
gates to the National Republican conven.
ton will be decided upon, and probably
the date Of the convention for the nomi.
nation Of Congressional candidate.
The convention for electing delegates
must be held 30 days before the date of
the National convention which is June
9th. We have understood these conven.
tons for electing delegates will be held
the last week In April, for the sever al
Congressional districts and for the State.
Whether the conventions for nominal
ing Governor and Congressman will be
held at the same dates as those for elect.
ing delegates, will probably be determin
ed by the respective committees before
many weeks. The district committee for
this district are: Nathaniel Meader, Wat.
erville; +. W. Hovey, Pittsfeld; j. w.
Black, Searsport; John D. Hopkins, Ellis.
worth.
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Better Late Than Never F!

Lerwfon, dan. Eth, 1892.
Dear Brother
| feel Just like writing to you
this cold winter afternoon, for /
want to tell YOU how much have
improved in health, in the last
month. One month ago | WAS
scarcely able 10 get To my office or
to do any business, at about that
time | commenced the daily appll-
cation OF the bath, and | have
skipped but one day without 1t
| have this confession to make 10
You (yiz.) have had the outfit for
six or seven Years and | have Just
come to realize the power and Ell
licacy of your treatment, to restore
the vital forces of the human body
aud to assist in retaining those
forces by fighting disease for |
give the credit of my improved con
dition wholly to the bath.
Four weeks ago when | went out
in the open air the cold would seem
to penetrate every nerve and VEN
in my body, and my cire ulation
seemed sluggish. Yesterday |
took my team and in the face OF a
fresh north wind and drove to the
Vlllage,of Sabattusvile, six miles
away aud | couldn help congrat-
ulating myself that | felt so warm,
no chilly shivering sensation at all
my hands and feet were warm and
| was warm and comfortable, all
but the further end of my nose. |
will also confess that | have al
ways regarded you somewhat i'll
the light OF an enthusiast on the
subject of the bath. | always be
lieVed you to be honest however, for
from my earliest childhood never
knew or heard of my big brother
dong dishonest act. know that
You will take this confession kindly
for your own family, if | am no
miStakened have been among your
strongest skeptics.
| propose to continue on thu
same line and thus keep mysel
free from the grippe" which is ST
prevalent every where, and / kn0t
it Will do it, have no doubt tina
shall soon be as enthusiastic il
advocating the bath, as yourself.
Your true brother,
Frank A COnant.