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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21

Yes, l know You are saying to your
self, That headline would have looked
and sounded better had it been 'Cinder-
ella and the Glass Slipper" but the
writer has been making II critical study
of this most interesting nursery story
and finds that the famous "glass" slip
per properly has no place in it. The
glass slipper really the fur, cloth
or "felt" slipper. the word glass hay
ing been substituted through strange
mistranslation of the story. In the orig
inal it was written pantoufe Ell vair,
which, being translated, would be 1.-THE
fur slipper" The translator, however,
wrote it as if it had been pantoufle en-
verre, making the little cinder girls
fur foot covering one of glass, which, it
must be admitted. would be one quite
appropriate to a fairy.-St. Louis Re,
public.
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ALAIDN BARBER
The Gcntlrr Sex the Finest Ton
serial Artists.
THE BEST REPREsENTArINE> OF THE
NRTIN THIS.oI >TItN.


If there i auvihng which Il Woman
is calculated to ,ie better than u man. il
is in the care uf .ild attention Ia the
hair. Her nltu 4 skill and taste maxi
her prc-eminrutiF man'- superior. This
explains the great popularity at Mrs. &.
V. Wentworth. who stands easily the
foremost tonsoral artist ia thi, country.
Seen at her tonsori plrlof-, AT :
Main Street. WaRNilir. Maine. She
said
II am well and strong again now.
For the past Two years NV health ha>
been so poor coul not iu my work.
could not walk across the house. in
fact. | got 81 feeble that the best doc
tors in this city said if went - sleep
on my left side. ! never would wake
again.
Il heard of br. Greene Ncrvura
blood and nerve remedy and thought |
would try it. and when had taken one
bottle | Was very much better. | have
taken four bottles OF this r. markablc
medicine and it has done mr. more good
than any medicine | ever took.
IL am now able Ia do my work and
have gained twenty-five pounds in
weight cannot say enough in it
praise.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21

The parties who enjoyed an outing AT
Moose Pond. recently. report good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester " hitehouse
and little grandchild of llartland were
guests 1t ". X. Bailey'> one day last
week.
The following is the respective weight
of four sisters. daughters of the late
Jonas Wheeler: Mrs. Lorania Morrill,,
205 IL lbs Mrs. Lucy .ludkins. Isl II
lbs. residing in Alton Me, Mrs.
Cyldania Barnes, l62 lbs, and Mrs.
Euniee Church, III lbs, are living In
Canaan. Combined weight, % lbs.
Mrs Rosa Chase i visiting her pa
rents in South Canaan.
Annie Goodwin has returned Ia her
work At Skowhegau.
John Wymln and wife visited her
relatives in toriulh.
Frank Foley of Parkman. i, visiting
relatives in town.
Jos Whitney and wife made trip to
Fairfield last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Drew visited
friends in NorridgcWock, recently.
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Athens.

Athens Cattle Show and Fair will be
held Tuesday. Sept. %. The date was
accidently ommitted last week.
Mrs. Melinda Steward and Levi Lord
attended the funeral of MIR. Alvah
Lord of Scion. who was buried last
Tuesday. The late Mr.. Lord was bro
ther to Mrs. Steward and an uncle to
Mr.. Lord.
Mrs. Silence Cole and her sister of
Boston, are spending "A few weeks at
Mrs. Coles home in this village.
Mr.. Chas. IIinckley and wife and Mr..
Bert Gleason and wife of Worcester,
Mass, and Miss Abbie Iinckley of
Middletown, Conn, are visiting their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. }. W. lIinckley.
Mr.. Frank Hight and wife have re-
turned from New Richmond, Wis.
where they have been visiting DR.. and
Mrs. F. 5. Wade.
Mrs. l.. +. Clifford is at work at Scion.
MIR. and Mrs. ID. X. Hayden attended
the quarterly meeting at kingsbury,
last week.
Miss Gertic Ward is teaching in the
Seribner district.
The little son of viii Berry, child
about 10 months old, died Tuesday OF
cholera infantum.
Messrs. viii and Simon Barker OF
Oregon, are visiting relatives in town.
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East SkOWhcgan.

We have had a great rain tall in the
last two days Saturday and Sunday. and
the ground is wet enough for blowing
on all kinds of land.
Our apples are nearly all on the
ground and small and wormy at that.
That fellow whose colt collidcd with
Ottcn's team on the Moore, Mill road, I
think, will not drop his reins and leave
his gig again. The colt had quite cir
Gus. and when caught one wheel was
minus of every spoke.
Milton Goodrich'S son James arrived
home the 10Th from California.
Our school has been IN session three
weeks and is taught by Mrs. Almon +.
Sanford. who is giving general salts
faction to all.
Cora +. Pooler is attending the High
school at the village this term.
Our school has eight pupils from
other districts making quite "A respecta-
bic school.
MI. Isaac Pratt is ,loing the chores for
Joseph Ireland while he is threshing.
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West pittSiicld.

school in dist. No. g, the Powers dist.
commenced Monday in the new school
house with Miss Annette Calmore of
Palmyra, teacher.
Mrs. Clymcna Rogers WAS quite i'll
several days. and a doctor was called to
attend her one day last week.
Pcrlan Patten attends school at the
NJ. {. l.
Mr.. T. W. Eastman, paymaster for
one of the mills at Lawrence, Mass,
was the guest of Mcssrs VIII and Fred
paltru Il wrrk or two recently.
Mrs. Seekius went to Boston Monday.
Rey. Mr. Hamilton of Pittsfield, has
an appointment at the school house in
Dist. Ne. 6, Sunday the 2ith, at 2oclock
On account of the rain Mrs. W. +.
Emerson party was postponed till
next saturday.
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East COrnyille.

Mrs l.. +. Baker of Boston, is visiting
ut q. IL. Cases.
Mrs. Samuel Iongfcllow and Mrs.
Roscoe Mcclure are spending a few days
at Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Foss attended the
Free Will Baptist quarterly meeting at
kingshury.
On the evening of Sept. 18th social
gathering was held at the home of Miss
Alice NJ. Case, Music, games and re-
freshments served to make the evening
pass pleasantly. The party broke up II
Il late hour
Mr.. Samuel Longfcllow in his eight
ieth year, has dug GO bushels of pola-
toes and wheeled them to the cellar on a
wheel-barrow without help.
H. +. Baisdcll and c. V. Warren of
Taunton, Mass, are spending their va
cation with their parents.
The reporter visited school in district
No. and reports successful term.
Miss Alice NJ. Case teacher.
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Bingham.

ON Tuesday evening. the 18th inst.
IL reception was rendered Mr. T.. W.
Moore and bride on their return from the
West. kcnnebcc Hall was comfortably
filled with the many friends of the bridal
pair. Mrs. Moore, nee Miss lu Colby,
is a native of this place, and She received
IA cordial welcome home. Some tokens
of remembrance were presented. among
which was Il Large plush rocker from an
exclusive society, of which Mr.. Moore is
an honorcd member. This society is Il
secret order and is known rs the knights
of the II. rs. All lutte in extending
heartfelt congratulations and best wishes
to Mr.. and Mrs. Moore.
4 large and enjoyable picnic was held
at the home of Mr.. Albert Cassidy on
TUESDAY last. 1t was estimated that
more than four hundred sat down to
dinner there. Odd Fellows from various
lodges between here and Skowhegan
were present. besides Changers, Good
Tempars, and those who were not mem
bers of any organization, went to swell
the number The Canton Somerset
from Skowhcgan. marched and drilled
nude by A. C.. Dnsmore, +. ". Moore
and others. The band dscoursed mu-
sic while games of ball and croquet
whiled away the time. All returned
well pleased with the days outing.
Had the weather been clear in the morn
ing, doubtless the number present would
have been largely increased.
Mrs. James Thompson of Skowhcgan,
is visiting her sister, Mrs, Samuel Baker
of this place.
Mr.. Albert Webster is i'll, with SYM
toms of fever.
e. a. Coleman of Jackman. is in town
and will take his family back with him
on his return up river.
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Banks In the United States.

There are 300 national, 5000 state
and 300 private banks in the United
States, a total of 5000. somewhat dimin
ished since May by isolated suspensions
and insolvencies. but still i'll excess of
1890, several suspended banks having
after suspension resumed. The gross
deposits in national banks of the United
States amounc to 81 500, 900, 900, in state
banks to 5000 900 and in private
banks to 800 600 900, total of 81, 250,
banks are 80 per cent greater than the
national debt and equal to about 60 per
cent of all the gold coin in the world
New York Sun.
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No. Madison.

Bids have closed on the new mail
route from No. Madison to Madison.
The new mail route goes into operation
Oct. lSt.
Frank Adams is making extensive re-
pairs on his house.
Hiram Moore is building the road
from the town house corner to David
Sawyers.
+. ID. Saley is building the road as
laid out from his house to interseet the
highway from the Eames corner to Geo.
W. Halls Jr.
The school house in dist. No. has
been moved onto Il new spot, and will
be thoroughly repaired for school pur-
poses.
NJ. Florence johnson gave an enter
tainment in elocution in connection
W it'll the Free High School at the town
house last Monday evening, to an appre-
ciative audience.
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The Forks.

A box sociable was held last Saturday
night. A good time was enjoyed by all.
c. 5. Pierce has returned home from
Pennington Institute and every one is
pleased to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Erving Of Scion
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. +. n.
yittum last week
Mrs. Jonah Williams has gone to her
brothers, Hosea Bean, at Concord, to
stay for a few weeks.
The threshing machine owned by
Hosea Bean of Concord has been about
town this week.
Miss Gertrude Moore of Moose River
was the guest of Mrs. Eva Durgin last
week. -
Mr.. Patrick McKenny and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Kinda Redman and Mrs.
Lizzie Durall of Moose River, visited
relatives in town last week.
Horace York, who has been ut work
at Athens for the past eleven years has
returned home and will stay at his ia
Tiers, c. +. York
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A Wealthy IBeggar,

A beggar who was arrested in Lee,
Mass, one day last week was found to
have hidden in the lining of his coat four
savings banksNbooks representing depos-
its amounting to $3,043, two of the banks
being in Boston and two in Providence.
He also had $3.50 in money in his pocket
and is credited with the ownership of
real estate in Boston and North Adams,
Mass. In addition to this wealth, he has
wife and six children.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21

1t is noteworthy fact that post
norton examinations have been held on
the bodies of clectrocuted criminals in :"
very short time after they were shocked.
Who among us all can positively and
certainly declare whether life has left
the body after Il passage through it of
an electric current: A shock of 1900
volts will undoubtedly kill some men
and may only stun others. Is there a
competent physician who will state upon
his honor that the criminals who have
been electrocuted in New York state
were dead when they were carried from
the chair?-Electrica Review.
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cambridge.

1t is rain. rain. at the present time.
aud potatoes thar have grown in the
dust must bc dug in the mud.
Clark Bros. are putting in Il new ma
chine for grinding feed in the gri>t mill,
and it will he in operation when the wa-
ter gets sufficiently high to grind.
\. IL. Bailey went to Skowhcgtn to
serve rs jury.
Edward Coffin. Esp, and wife were in
town last week
Miss Lizzie Hutchinson was IN Il visit
with friends in Skowhegau last week.
The Free Baptist are to hold qEl ter
~ meeting commencing Friday next
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21

The electric curling iron is very SIM
pie. The wires conduct the electricity
into the little stand into which the tongs
are thrust. The latter are made the
proper temperature by heat, which is
generated by the resistance of the wires
to the current. The stands are about
two inches high and are usually nickel
plated, although some of those manu-
featured by firm in Berlin are plated
with gold and have handsome handles.
In travelling the iron and stands occupy
only very small space in "a satchel. At
tached to the stand Is silk cord, which
may be adjusted to an incandescent wire
after screwing off the little globe.-New
York Telegram.
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NOTICE 0E FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Annah E. Berry Of Scion in the
County of Somerset and State Of Maine by her
mortgage deed dated the twenty seventh DAY
OF March A. u. 1878 and recorded in ne Regis
try of Deeds for said county in Volume l6t
Page 17s. conveyed to one Mary W. Lake oil
said Scion, a certain parcel Of land sit mated IN
the north part of Solnn and bounded as TO,
lows: viz; on the west by land OF Haven Ram"
let, on the north by land of Moses d. Town,
send on the east by land of John II. Lake ana
on the south by the county road leading by
the saw mill containing thirty five acres more
or less, and the said Mary W. Lake having de-
ceased and one John F. Lake having been
duly appointed administrator of the estate oil
said Mary W. Lake and said John F. Lake in M
said capacity as administrator aforesaid by
his deed Of assignment dated the second day
OF October A. D. 1882 duly conveyed and as
signed said mortgage and the debt thereby Sc.
cured to the undersigned, which assignmen,,
is duly recorded in said Somerset Registry OF
Deeds in Volume 219, Page 404; and whereas
the condition OF said mortgage has been pro-
ken, now, therefore, by reason OF the breach
OF the condition thereof I claim foreclosure
OF said mortgage.
September, 18th. 1888.
FLAvILLA HUNNEWELL'
BY Walton & Walton her attorneys.
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PROBATE NOTICES..
all persons Interested In either of tn,
Estates hereinafter named.


At A COURT OF PROBATE heldlat Skow-
"A hogan, within and for the county of SOM
erset, on the I'd. TUESDAY OF SEPT. in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-three the following business having
been presented for action. thereupon hereafter
Indicated it is hereby Ordered: That public
notice thereof be given to all persons interest
ed that they may appear at Probate Court to
be holden at said Skowhegan, at the Probate
Office on the End TUESDAY OF Der. next
at nine of the clock in the forenoon, and be
heard thereon and object if they cause.
ALONZO p. TOBEY. late OF Norridgewock
deceased. Will presented for Probate by
Fred A. robey, one OF the Executors named
therein.
WILLIAM F. DAVIS, late of Concord
deceased Petition for appointment of Arthur
c. Dinsmore. Admir-, and Petition for appoint
ment of Reuben R. Bean admir-. also Petition
for appt. of Wiimot l.. Davis Admr.
ALBERT s. & HELEN NJ. RIx. late Of
Hartford Conn, deceased. Third account of
ID. S. Robinson, Guardian of Ina G. Rix, minor
heir presented.
ISABELLE NJ. MADDOCKS, late of Pal
myra, deceased. First accounts of George +
Bachelor Guardian of minor heirs presented.
SARAH X. ALLEN, late of Skowhegan de-
ceased. First account of Ansil r. Farnham,
Executor, presented.
SARAH WORKS. late of Mercer deceased.
First and final account of Almon Works Admr.,
presented.
SARAHA. NICHOLS, late of New Portland
deceased. First and final account of Charles
+. Knapp, Guardian, presented by Esther A.
Knapp, his Admx.
CALVIN b. DANFORTH. late of skowhe
gan, deceased. Final account of Charles NJ.
Green, Executor, presented.
JOSEPH +. ADAMS, late of Skowhegan dec
deased. First and final account OF Sheldon II.
and VIM. D. Bradbury Executors. presented
AMOS X. WELLS of st. Albaus, non COM
pos. Second account of Jesse ". Chandler,
Guardian presented.
RENJANIN HERRIN late of Skowhegan.
deceased Petition for Distribution to Heirs
presented by Clarissa Herrin, Admx,
sOUTHERICK w. SMITH late of Arson,
deceased Petition for appointment of Lizzie
b, Hume we'll Admx.
CHARLES l.. CHURCHILL late of Arson,
deceased Final account of Emma f. Chur-
chill Admx. presented.
JOHN :. LONGFELLOW late of Harmony
deceased. First and final account of Emma
" Longfellow Admx presented.
EDWIN f. MOWER late OF st. Adams,
deceased. Petition for License to sell and
convey real estate presented by Charles Il
Mower Admr.
WILLIAM II. kIDDER late of Smithheld,
deceased. Final Account of Otis Sawyer Exc
cutor presented
WILLARD X. FOss late of Moscow, de
ceased. First Account of Arthur c. Dinsmore
Admir- presented.
JOHN NJ. CANNON late of Skowhegan, de
ceased. viii presented for Probate by Sarah
Ellen Allen the Executrx named therein.
JESSE YORK late of Brighton deceased
Will presented for Probate by Cyrus X. York
the Executor named therein.
Smithfeld deceased. Widows Petition for
Allowance presented.
swss TURNER BUswELL, Judge.
Attest:-NATHAN FOWLER. Register,
Post Office address, Judge and Register
Skowhegan. Me.
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Mr.. Ellsworth Icavit is very sick
with typhoid fever. He is under the
attendance of DR. Moulton of st. Al
bans.
The remains of Fred l.. Mains were
brought here from Fairfield for inter
ment, Saturday the 10th,
Cecil +. lIurd, graduate of Eastern
Maine Seminary, class of %, has gone
tn Boston to attend the Boston Cniver-
sily.
Enrol Reed and Leslie Jacobs are at
tending the NJ. G. |. at Pittsfield.
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Browns Corner.

The bountiful rain of last Friday and
saturday, was welcomed by those whose
supply of water was short.
Miss Leila Hunnewell of Kingfeld. is
teaching our school.
Sumner Flood Of Clinton, was in town
Monday, looking after lambs, etc.
n. II. Burrill and wife visited their
son In Waterville, recently.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21
State News.

Sidney Prebe of IIalowrll, was
struck by an express tram sunday, and
died from his injuries in "A few hours.
He was prominent business man and
married.
Dennis Come ~, Portland, whose
wife and two daughters we've killed toy
tn, bur sting of the Mujoy Hill reservoir
In August, has settled with the Port
land Water Company, receiving $4,000
damages, the company preferrng to pay
this sum rather than stand law suit.
Burglars blew open the safe of Wilbur
Il CO., Phillips, wholesale. grain dealers,
Sunday night, and secured cash and pa
pers aggrcgating at least 100000. They
blew open the Phillips Il Rangeley Rail
road safe, badly demolishing one end of
the depot and securing one hundred dol
lars IN cash. No clue
The Edwards Manufacturing Com
pany, of Boston, operating great cot
ton plant in Augusta, have announced Il
ten per cent. reduction in the wages of
employees, to take effect Monday, Sept.
25th. About LOO hands are affected.
A voluntary increase Of ten per cent.
was made Just year ago by the com
pany.
Hon. Ii. Ii. Shaw, one of the leading
shoe manufacturers of the state, with
factories at Portland and Freeport, said
Saturday that he had decided that he
would not cut down wages. in any case.
He does not believe that such a course
would help the manufacturers of the
East at this time, but holds that every
cut in wages would be added to the
profits of the western dealers.
There is IL man who was born and
brought up in Auburn and who now re-
sides there, who was never inside the
State fair grounds in Lewiston. He is
Ga years of age. and he wonders if there
Is another man in the two cities who can
make such II statement. He SAYS that is
nothing to boast of, only it happens that
he never had any desire to go the fair and
accordingly he never went. His friends
have offered free transportation and a
ticket into the grounds, but all to no
purpose.
at Ii hnt oh MT N
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Emblem Centre,

Rain and lots of cloudy weather late
ly.
We hear that Mrs. b. +. Moulton died
the 18th inst. from hemorrhage of the
lungs. Her health had been failing for
some time, but she was not considered
to be in danger till very short time
before her death.
Martin l.. MORN and Mrs. j. w. Nor
in started the 18th for Chicago, and be-
fore they return intend to visit their re-
latives in Wisconsin, Minnesota and al
so in Massachusetts,. W.
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Tacoma's whistling we'll has com
menced operations again after silence
Of two years. Residents in the neigh
borhood say that just previous to every
storm it commences forcing out air Of a
gaseous nature, and that q person look
ing down stands good chance Of suffo-
cation.
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Good Will Farm,

Some excellent work in grading about
Bailey cottage and Fogg cottage has
just been done by Mr.. James Moran of
Bangor. This work was done at the ex-
pense Of Mr.. Moses Giddings, and is Il
great improvement.
There are now forty-eight boys at the
Farm.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21

"Going to he famous. that man? Well.
guess he will"
What has he doneY"
Invented new literary gymnastic
which takes even less brain to write than
q pastel. Truth.
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Skoda's Cures.

NV husband says it will cost too much
to board me if take any more of Sko-
da's Discovery.
Skoda's Little Tablets cure sick heahache'
constipation and dyspepsia. % In poN' JOG
MEDICAL ADVICE FREE.
SkODA DISCOVERY CO., BELFAST, NE.
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FREEDOM NOTICE.

For a valuable consideration. l have tins
day relinquished to my son, Liberty r. JONI, =
the remainder Of his time during his minority
shall not claim his earnings, nor pay any
debts BY him contracted from this date:
N. F. JONES.
Witness;-F. @. Green.
Athens, August %, 1893. 3w5o
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Trains leave Skowhegan as follows S.35 A.
VI. for all points West and for Bangor lao p. M
tor Waterville. Oakland North Arson. Lew
ston, Portland and Boston, Dexter, Dover and
Foxcroft, Moosehead Lake, Bangor, Bar Har-
Dor, st. John and Aroostook County, Port
land and Boston 400 P. NJ. (mixed) for Water
Vile, enabling passengers to take night Pull
man for Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-7.OO A. NJ. (mixed) daily except
Mon lays: II 90 A. NJ. Passenger from Portland
Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor $40 p. NJ. from
all points.
PAYSON TUCKER, Vice Pres, Gen Man.
r. f. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r Agent
Portland Sept. 18th 1893.
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Mrs Elmer z. Millett,
T. o. Box 5ll, Livcrnore Falls, Maine
SALT RHEUM
and all diseases of the BLOOD SKIN.
Skoda's Discovery, Skoda's German
Ointment and Skoda's German Soap,
are specially adapted to cure inherit
ed and chronic diseases. Mrs. Mlliett
writes: Il have had Salt Rheum ever
since | could remember; tried many
remedies, but received no benefit until
| took Skotla's Discovery.