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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11
North Canaan.

Rev. Charles Bean of Hartland was
called to North Canaan Apr. 2Sth to at
tend the funeral of Deacon John Osborn,
who died Apr. 26, aged 90 years, y
months and 20 days. lie was born in
Watcrvile, Me-. in 1900; married when
he was twenty to Miss Sarah Wing of
Clinton, they settled in Fairfield, he eX-
perienced religion about that time. There
were born to them thirteen children.
He leaves one brother in Fairfield. and
one sister in Cornville, and four children,
John and Peter of IIartland, Mrs. Mary
+. Dill of Gardiner, Mrs. F. Croker OF
Canaan to mourn his loss Their loss
is his eternal gain. He has lived with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crocker since his
wife died eight years ago. They have
taken care tof him faithfully till his
death. "rhey come down to death as
specks of corn fully ripe prepared for
the harvest and the Masters use" Since
he was married he has lived in Stabans,
Ripley, Hartland and Canaan. b.
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CORRESPONDENCE
st. Adams.

AT the town meeting held May 2nd,
it was voted to hire +. p. Dyer, our pres
ent supervisor Of schools. to teach the
Free High School ia town for the present
year and also to hire him to teach the vii
lage school the summer term. There
seemed to be no opposition to this
method OF procedure manifested at the
meeting, and the arrangement on the
whole was quite satisfactory.
Frank Vining started Monday May
sth, for Waterville, he has engaged
with Mr.. Nelson to take care of two
horses for the season. lie expects to
visit the Worlds Fair as the horses will
be entered for the "Grand Circuit" ar
irving in September in Kentucky for the
races in the blue grass state. Harry
Williams of Hartlaud handles the horses
both are valuable men in their respective
places.
j. S. Bartlett, of Bangor. travelling
agent for the Richardson Manufacturing
Co., of Worcester, Mass. who manutac:
ture the Worcester Buckeye Mower, wa;
in town on Tuesday, May ,, in the in
terest of the company he represents. anC
spent day among the farmers.
DIR. +. c. Buker, originator of tn,
Buker Kidney Cure" has "a new and very
attractive advertising case, designed il
part by him, for the use of his company
in pushing the sale of their medicine
They are now using metallic boxes, {
very attractive novelty. and of pleasing
and useful design.
Rev. F. +. White of Dexter. will de
liver the memorial address at st. Alban
this year.
Rev. Chas. 4. Southland of st. Adams
will address the people of Gardiner il
the afternoon, and at Brunswick in TIN
evening of Memorial day. He has beer
invited by twelve different 6. y. Il
posts to address them, but could only &C
cept those specified.
Perley Waldron and wife held thei
wedding reception, Saturday evening
May 9th, at the residence of j. b. Dow
The finely finished barn was used 70
dancing hall. and large crowd had
! fine time.
We learn with sorrow of the death O
Bert I.ongley of st. Adams on Saturda
May 9th, of consumption, disease II
had fought for long time, but to whic
in the end he was obliged To yield. II
was young man with hosts Of friends
and think it can truly be said no en-,
mics. He leaves wife, father an
mother and one brother, who have tn
sympathy of the entire community i
their great loss.
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Presidential Appointments.

The President has announced the fol
lowing appointments:
Alexander McDonal, Virginia, to be
minister to Persia; Wallace ). Jones,
Florida, to be consul-general at Rome
Stephen Bonsal, Maryland, to be secre-
tary of legation to China.
TO be consuls, James B. fancy, West
Virginia, at Belfast; Alfred Jones, North
Carolina, at Shanghai; Charles Il. Lyons,
of New York, at Zanzibar; Harvey John
son, of Georgia, at Antwerp; Benjamin
l.enthier, of Massachusetts, Therbrooh
Harrison K. Williams, of Missouri, San
Jose, Costa Rica; Joseph johnson, New
York, Fort Erie; Henry p. DuBellet,
Texas, Rheims; James c. Monaghan,
Rhode Island, Chemnitz: Charles Sch"-
fer, Kansas, Vera Cruz.
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Modern Education of Children.

To bring the child into contact with
facts, to guide him in classifying and la
beling these facts for himself. beco',. :
the teachers first and chief duty. =,
obedience to the sound principle that l.
velopment of powers is gained Ny ia I
exercise only. From this point Of " y
education is conceived of as nStul..l
process extending from the cradle TO i..e
grave, with natare as the chef teacht T
and the mother as the first assista i,
whose work is carried on by the sch is
and the experiences of life,
In this natural process of education,
ideas come before expressions, whether
the idea be the child's first conception of
color and form or the profoundest alb
straction of philosopher and its prin-
ciples are therefore applicable to educa-
ton in all grades from the kindergarten
To- tin university Professor William NJ.
Abcr IN Popular Science Monthly.
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SkOwhegan Board of Health.

The Board Of Health met at Geo.
Cushing's drug store last Thursday af-
ternoon and organized as follows: Chair
man, S. A. Bickford; Secretary, Geo.
Cushing; Health officer, J. N. Merrill,
NJ. d. On motion of w. II. Wildes the
Constitution and bylaws of last year,
were adopted as whole for ensuing
year.
The present outbreak of Scarlatina
was freely discussed by the board, as
well as the possibility of an outbreak of
Cholera during the coming year, and the
best means of meeting the emergencies.
The Health officer was instructed to
placard every house in which Il case of
infectious or contagious disease should
occur, and use all other necessary pre-
cautions to guard the public health and
prevent the spread Of disease. The
Board is DESTROYS of doing its full duty
in this respect, and asks the faithful CO.
operation, not only of the physicians,
but every citizen in town. With this
assistance effectual work can be done to
prevent the spread of disease; without
it their efforts will be almost futile.
On careful investigation it has been
found that the present spread of Scarla-
tina has been the result of gross care
lessness and apparent indifference of a
few, and, in one or two cases open viola
ton of instructions given by the health
officer. In view of the above facts, the
Board of Health with one of the NUM-
cipal officers and one of the Board of Ed
ucation, met last evening at the resi-
dence of the health officer to further
unanimous vote that every one who will
fully violates the rules of the Board, or
instructions of the health officer in rela-
ton to the infectious diseases, should be
dealt with to the full extent of the law,
and the health officer was instructed to
thoroughly investigate every suspected
case, and spare no pains to prevent the
furth, r spread of the disease
There are as yet but few cases and
with proper care and vigilance, there
need be no cause for alarm. Fortunate
" thus far, all have been of il mild ma
ture.
The public will do we'll to bear in
mind the rules of the Board of Health in
regard to the cleaning of privy vaults
and removal of garbage from out-build-
ings and premises during the present
no this, and tie removing all decompos-
ing vegetable matter from cellars. Free
ventilation of the cellar, with Il liberal
use of white wash and Stacked lime will
greatly improve the sanitary condition
of most cellars, and make cheerful and
happy the good housewife.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

Secretary Carlisle's position at the
head of the Treasury department is not
pleasant one. He has strong lean
ing toward silver and his sympathy is
with the southern and western demo
Gratis, to whom he evidently desires to
cater, while the financial views of Presi.
dent Cleveland have always been sub
bankers. Mr.. Carlisle must accommo-
date his action to Mr.. Cleveland's theo-
ries of finance or leave the Cabinet. We
are inclined to look upon this as a fortu.
nate circumstance.
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Canaan.

town died in Skowhegan. of pneumonia,
on Friday, May 3, after brief illness.
Several weeks since he went to live with
his son, Isaiah who resides on Pine
Street. There was a very brief service in
Skowhegan on Saturday forenoon, and
the concluding exercises took place in the
Union church in this village at o'clock
in the afternoon. Rev G. V. Hanson of
ficiated at both services. Mr.. Greene
was worthy man of kindly spirit. and
was esteemed by all who knew him. He
leaves four children, Isaiah, named. above,
William of North lIartland. Mrs. Ida
a. Nash of Plymouth and Miss. Mar
Ella b. of Pittsfeld.
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Concord.

j. W. Simpson of Benton. agent for
Bingham Herald. was in town last week.
Charlie 5. Jewett returned from Minot
last Wednesday,
Oetayus Thompson received de-
spatch Saturday that his brother. En-
gene Thompson of Boston was dead. He
leaves a wife and two sons, one son liv-
ing in San Francisco, Cal, and the other
living in Boston. Mass. Their aged
mother died last March, and but three
of the family are living. Octavus Thomp-
son of Concord, Mrs. Amanda Johnson,
of Groton. Mass. and Mrs. Augusta
Morgan. of RoXbury, Mass.
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Parlin Pond.

The rainy weather of last week has
made good driving here.
Fred Clark had large crew come up
Wednesday for Parlin Stream.
W. II. Morris came out from Spencer
Monday, and he reports that as I. II
Baker and John Comber were at work
at the bottom of "a gravel pit, at that
place, large rock rolled down from the
top of the pit, striking Mr.. Comber on
the head, throwing him to the grouhd
and striking his head on another rock
Mr.. Comber was stunned, and badly in
jured in other ways. Had the rock OF
which his head struck last been sole
it might have killed him. Mr.. Baker
was slightly injured.
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Read This.

| have over 100 print wrappers and
waists Quite an assortment Of misses
and ladies' black cotton hose. A good
line of linen shirt bosoms, two for quar-
ter, together with many articles needed in
family. The above carried over from
last year, wish to close all out before the
4th, Of July. Had you not better call in
and examiner UNCLE S. d.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

Cashier William II. Shaw Of Bath, was
in the United States court room at Port
land Monday morning, to answer to the
indictments of embellishments against
him and misapplication of the funds of
the Lincoln National Bank, and also for
false entries in the books. He was ac-
companied by his two brothers and by
his counsel and in answer to the indict-
ments said, 81 will not contend His
case is to be continued for a time to en-
able him to settle up his business and on or
before July 1st. he will receive his SEN
tence to Il term of years in the state
prison.
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Don't be Scared.

If you hear that Walker is working
out of town. 1t is true that am doing
two Or three weeks be obliged to divide
my time between that and bust
ness in Skowhegan.
But, have in my employ five good
paper hangers and Il large force of com
petcnt painters, and shall be able to fill
orders for work of any kind promptly
and satisfactorily as ever.
Yours truly,
Nv 10 WALKER, TIE PAINTER.
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kennebec ROughs.

The county attorney and shcriffs OF
Kennebec county have been making de-
termined efforts since the kennebec
Grand Jury rose, to capture two men
indicted for burning "A schoolhouse in
Clinton. They have taken to forest in
the tOwnlof Canaan, containing about ,,
600 acres bog, that is almost impossible
in places, except to experienced woods
men, and here they live in concealed
cabins and underground dens.
| Deputy Sheriff G. II. McNally, who
has been engaged in the hunt in the bog
| for four or five days makes the following
report to County Attorney Carleton.
"rhey have several secret hiding places,
including two or three caves dug in this
| bog. Last Friday | stumbled on to one
of their camps in a deep ravine. 1t was
covered with brush and if had not
CHANGED to go within a few feet of it
should not have seen 1t. Inside were
some bed-clothes and rubber coats and
cooking tools, Ratchet and the tin dip.
per they stole from the schoolhousc.
thought had trap for them sure, and
staid there two days and nights, but they
got scent and stayed away. They don't
stop long in one place, but make free of
every old barn and sap camp. They are
terrors to the people who sometimes see
them on the edge of the bog but don't
dare pursue them. They steal all they
can lay their hands on. Their dep
relations have been so numerous and
they have caused such scare that the
farmers don't 60 to sleep when they
hear they're around, lbut stay awake
nights to watch their barns, and teachers
keep the school-houses locked during
school hours. '-LeWiston Journal.
We hope these Kennebec officers will
capture their thieves and robbers or get
them ou of Somerset at least. We don't
need them, nor want them.
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Ifartland.
BEANS CORNER AND VICINITY.

BEANS CORNER AND VICINITY.
Services were held at the Bean school
house last Sunday by Richard Chase
Rev. Peter Osborne and wife were also
present.
Mrs. II. b. Pushor is quite sick with a
bad cold and sore throat.
Allen Burton visited his brother
Simon, mt New y ork city recently.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

If any public officer In the United
States is troubled with a "big head" that
man is Governor Pennoyer of Oregon,
Secretary Gresham addressed perfectly
proper communication to him in civil
language, calling his attention to a
rumor that there was danger of an up
rising against the Chinese in Oregon and
asking him to use his best en- deavors to
avert the threatened riot. To this he
answered advising the President to at
tend to his own affairs and not trouble
himself about Oregon. Years ago Ser
geant at Arms of the House of Represen-
tatives gained notoriety by writing 81
am bigger man than old Grant" Gov
ernor Pennoyer evidently thinks he is a
bigger man than Cleveland
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

The indications are that the call for
American breadstuffis will be greater the
coming season than the past. The Prus-
sian Agriculture Department has gath
cred statistics to show that in no part of
the German Empire will the crops yield
more THAI small average. Reports
from Austria and from Hungary say that
the spring crop has been terribly dam
aged by the weather, and the exports
from Russia will be very small, if there
are any. This will have a tendency to
cause firmness in the market for wheat
and corn, now very low, and also to help
out on the exports of our country and
turn the balance of trade in our favor
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

An exchange gives voice to the gener-
al craving for weather more fitting to the
season than that now granted us, in the
following poetic outburst:
Backward, turn backward, o time,
in thy flight; give us July again, just for
one night; give US mosquitoes and give
us the flies, but turn on some heat before
every one dies; bring back our straw
hats and good linen pants; give us a
chance to live, give us a chance!''
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HARMONY.

In my communication of two weeks
ago, there should be slight correction
in regard to the schools. Leslie Jacobs
is to teach in No. |, and No. 4, is in
charge of Miss Ella Hatch, instead OF
Miss Sara Hurd, as then stated.
We understand that a new set of build.
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So. Scion,

There will be an antiquarian supper at
the So. Scion meeting house, Wcdnes-
day evening, My IL.
Miss Hattie Maynard began school
Monday in dist. No. :, and Mabel Hard
ding in No. TO-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

The State board of assessors has elect
ed James Plummer of Fairfield Center its
Pummer is Il man of fine business ex-
perence, well educated and has been fol
many years a local assessor of the town
of Fairfield.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

The German Reichstag defeated the
government army bin and the Emperor
dissolved that body and new election
is to be held Lively times are expected.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

Baldwin Bros. closed every branch
office run by them in Maine on last Fri
|day, and the Metropolitan Co. which
is owned and backed by John Stetson,
proprietor of the Globe Theatre, and the
Boston Job Print, has given notice that
all of his offices will be closed after next
Saturday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

Gladstone again defeated his enemies
and the opponents of home rule for Ire
land, in the House of Commons Monday
last
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

The President "Wednesday appointed
Frank III. Jones of Illinois to be first as
sistant postmaster-general.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

G. E. veazie has been appointed post
master at So. Norridgewock.
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Proclamation by the Governor.

In compliance with the law Of the State
which requires, "That the Governor shall an
nually set apart q day in the Spring Is ArboI
Day, and shall issue q proclamation recon.
mending that 1t be observed by the people Of
this State in the planting Of trees, shrubs and
vines in the adornment OF public and private
grounds, places and ways. and in such other
efforts and undertakings as shall be in har-
mony with the general character of a day SC
established" hereby appoint
friday, the Twelfth Day Of May
To be observed as
ARBoR DAY IN MAINE.
In no way can we add more to the adorn-
ment of our homes, and the attractiveness Of
the cities, towns and villages Of our State than
by q general recognition OF this day. I trust
that every citizen will endeavor to encourage
. custom which in after years, must prove sc
beneficial, and that especially the public and
private schools Of the State will take con-
sp cious part in its observance.
Given at the Council Chamber, in Augusta
this twenty eighth day Of April, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety three, and of the In
dependence of the United States Of
America the one hundred and seven.
teenth.
HENRY B. CLEAVES.
BIZ the Governor:
NICHOLAS FEssESDoN, Sac. of State.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-11

MIR. c. A. Moore has been appointed
Postmaster at Scion vice l.. A. Merrill.
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ARBOR DAY IN MAINE.

By the Governor:
NICHOLAS FEssESDoN, Sac. of State.
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nv. Lessons OF virtue Will not save

sary. Lessons OF virtue Will not say,
them, though they are very important
Becoming through and through, up ant
down, out and out Christian yourself
will make them Christians"
The other arm of this subject puts it.
hand upon those who had pious bring
ing up, but who as yet have disappointed
the expectations excited in regard tc
them. / said that children brought III
in Christian households, though they
might make wide curve, were very apt
to come back to the straight path. Have
you not been curving out long enough
and is it not most time for you to begin
to curve in?
EARLY CHRISTIAN TRAINING.
"Oh, you say, "they were too rigid.
Well now, my brother, l think you have
pretty good character considering
what you say your parents were. Dc
not boast too much about the style in
which your parents brought you up.
Might it not be possible that you would
be an exception to the general rule laid
down, and that you might spend your
eternity in different world from that
in which your parents are spending
theirs?
feel anxious about you; you feel anx-
ious about yourself. Oh, cross over into
the right path. If your parents prayed
for you twice day, each of them twice
day for 20 years, that would make &c.
900 prayers for you. Think of theml
By the memory of the cradle in which
your childhood was rocked with the foot
that long ago ceased to move, by the
crib in which your own children slumber
night by night under Gods protecting
care, by the two graves in which sleep
those two old hearts that beat with love
SO long for your welfare, and by the two
graves in which you, now the living
father and mother, will find your last
repose, urge you to the discharge of
your duty,
Though parents may in covenant be
And have their heaven in view,
They are not happy till they see
Their children happy too.
Oh, you departed Christian ancestry,
fathers and mothers in glory, bend from
the skies today and give new emphasis
to what you told us on earth with many
tears and anxieties! Keep place for us
by your blissful side. for today, in the
presence Of earth and heaven and hell,
and by the help of the cross, and amid
overwhelming and gracious memories,
we resolve, each one for himself, Gas for
me and my house, we will serve the
Lord"
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Seen In Tobacco Smoke,

'Is there anything more blissful in all
this world than that condition in which
man looks dreamily upward into a
cloud of smoke and views the world
through pale, hazy flmY' said Dram
Melvale as he did likewise. 1--WE speak
of viewing the world through colored
glass and making it look beautifully red
and blue or green, but viewing it through
smoke makes one not only see richly
colored world, but also one in which evil
is not contemplated, and pain is forgot
ten. To me the smoke is half magic, for
it nNakes the tiresome hotel corridors
along my route fade into nothing. In
their place it leaves kind of an en-
chanted garden in which linger in per-
feet rest. Friends come back and bring
with their coming old days of sunshine
and country scenery through which we
used to travel together.
Everything is warm, mellow, rich in
its perfection, and then feel as / mag
inc man ought to feel were he perfectly
successful and famous. l half believe
in the old transmigration of souls theory
when think of it. Just imagine some
soul living and growing in a tobacco
plant and being released only in the
smoke Of it! Can't you imagine that the
smoke might be thankful, blissful soul
that fingers in the film over you and
brings back beautiful visions? l confess
such speculations all charm me into
missing my train."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
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Poetry In England.

That poetry is steadily read and stud
led, save by very few, it seems to us
impossible to believe. Even as regards
Shakespeare, Mr.. Irving's intensely poet
ical and moving presentation of King
Lear-really in suggestiveness even more
than in performance piece of acting
which should rank high indeed has
served to illustrate on all hands, among
the people whom we meet, curious ig-
norance. The general impression of
those who never read it, you know"
that it is altogether too gloomy a story
for the stage, is oddly suggestive of the
frame of mind which nowadays expects
tragedy to be lively. THAT" we heard
one exquisite say to another at the Ly-
ceum, as he pointed out a bust of Shakes
peare, sis the old gentleman who invent
ed this. London Spectator.