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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Company A drills to night

Company A drills to night
Rain up the Nuuanu valley
-Four ocean stean,.s are duo no>.
week.
The Mechanics Benefit Union will
disincorporate.
Elec,rir l-h,, nave been put in the
Custom ..ous,.
To. day was lo have been, or is to be,
4" Restoration day
Four Honolulu brides will leave on
the next Australia.
Music at Makee Island to night by
the Hawaiian band.
The Boston will leave in about a
week Tor target practice.
-Four hula girls and two musicians
left for the States yesterday.
Library entertainment tonight; the
tableaux will begin early.
The cricket match yesterday w,s
won by the eleven from the Hyacinth.
Admiral Skerrett and staff made an
oficial call yesterday on Minister Wode
house.
The dredger is laid up for a day OF
two for repairs and general over
hauling.
Lieutenant Lucien Young is prepar-
ing an illustrated book on artillery drill
regulations.
The Miowera will not be due until
June /, the original schedule having
been changed.
On account of its being a holiday
yesterday, no meeting Of the Board OF
Health was held
Il bay horse, one white foot and
brand so" on neck, has strayed. A
notice appears elsewhere.
Two sprinkIing cart drivers had a
rough and tumble fight on the streets
yesterday just before the Australia left.
1t is reported as fact that Stone,
the escaped prison convict, went away
on the Rithet, which sailed for San
Francisco last Tuesday.
The ladies in charge of the Masonic
furnishing fund will give series Of
lunches at the old Arlington dining
rooms, beginning June 4th.
Tomorrow James i. Morgan vii
sell at auction the Palace Ice Cream
Parlors, with the good will of the bust
ness. This is a good chance for al
enterprisng man
The tableauX vivants to be given a
the Opera House this evening in be
half of the library are the talk of the
town. The entertainment will begir
promptly at 1880.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25
ARTIST.

MRS. fuckers Class Of Sketchers in
Water Color meets Tuesday and Saturday,
PM. Any wishing to join the class, can apply
Monday pm. at Mr.. w. Hopper's, King
street, opposite the palace.
MRS. TUCKER is also prepared TO give
Lessons on Piano, in teaching which she has
had long experience. 40 I'm
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

The ladies in charge of the Masonic
fund will give series Of
lunches at the old Arlington dining
rooms, beginning June 4th.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25
THURSDAY, MAY q.

DIAMOND HEAD, 8: 80 P. NJ. - Weather
clear Wind light n +.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

1t is reported as a fact that Stone,
the escaped prison convict, went away
on the Rithet, which sailed for San
Francisco last Tuesday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

Two sprinkling cart drivers had a
rough and tumble fight on the streets
yesterday just before the Australia left.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

Rain up the Nuuanu valley.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

Il bay horse, one white foot and
brand so" on neck, has strayed. A
notice appears elsewhere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

On account of its being a holiday
yesterday no meeting Of the Board OF
Health was held.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

Elecrn lights nave been put in tn,
Custom '.oust.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

-Four ocean siea.'.' are due ne>'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-25

The Miowera will not be due until
June /, the original schedule having
been changed
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
W ords that Stump the Teacher

EightH-dVe teachers entered - -prll-
ing match At TIN. Teacher Institute IN
Portland. Their particip zion IN the
contest Was compulsory hut prize, Il
dictionary, WI, given the winner. ot
the entire eight y-tivc only Tive spelled
"Heuc-elcHr' correctly. "AeknoWledg
mcnt. wa, mi>-pellnd lay ,iNtYthrer.
or about Il per cent Of the entire mum
her ot contestants. "~upcrsedc Wa
mi--pcilrd hT tifiY-teur; "eXrelences
by iiftV-tiVe: ,.bcuciitedn by lifty-cight i;
cuisines by filty: "mc'laI' and "mlin-
trulnce lay Tort live each; '.milllntl
by toftN-cight: "prrtenti0i- and gas
cons, each By forty-thrcc, and "con-
ccde" by fortN-ninc. That i, each of
these words WIS missed hv over one half
the contestants. II must not be hastily
concluded by any ambition, ncighbor
that Niagara i alone in the poor >pell-
iu@ of her teachers. Ear from il on the
contrary. Instructor sanford forms IL
that >hc averages Wcll with "iher couu-
tie, in which he ha- instituted similar
Spelling contests, Rem -clcat County,
for instance, the -eal OF literature,
luundrVing and hrcWerir-. seven con-
tc,tant- could not >pell the name of
their county. II appears. in fact. to be
rm//lcr eYer4W hcte Prof, sanford
give, it out.
'o,enc-cc" never fall 10 hag 4 goodly
number 1T victims, and 'Nicaragua
can always br relied On tor Il few. Shall
Wr confc-, to Professor sanford that We
are not 80 sure ''Niagara" if propouudc |
might not haze be Ii mi spelled by half
Il doZru or 30: Onc-iifth of our letters
from point. within the county come di-
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

No man but "A total ab-taincr is al
lowed, under the law. of Michigan. To
he cmplnvcd as engineer. train dispatch
or. fireman, brakeman, ar other railroad
servant. Any railroad violating the law
is liable to a five hundred dollars fine
fol each ohcn,e.
Prohibition is a fact, With Il king be-
hind il i'm Samoa. The kim lately j.
sued the following order: No spirit
Gus, vnou, ur lcrmcnted liquors, or in
toNicating drinks Whatever, III II le
sold. given or offered To be bought OF
bartcrrd hy any native samoan al l'aclt-
L. l-lAnlrr resident in samoa.
The savannah Nrn. i, one of the
.trouU,,t and most Trustworthy papcr,
in ,,rnroio and il declares that more
fh,u thrc,-fourlb, of The connie, in
thnt State have voted on, whisky, and
that there i, NOT ON" ot them that is
not richer and more prosperous for it,
action That kind oi local option J.,
good prohibition.
When a man brly- y hi-hry and pour,
il down hi. throat day after day until he
hcrnnr. =, sol vh,i i if hnl huyine
misery How vould thi- sound. "i;jy,.
nr n nickel, worth of drlirjum ire
mons "Irt me have tcu cents worth
nr nnvrrt,," Rad rnonoh Inn that :
a h,t ,bn nur,bn.rr u.u,il, "rt.
l..l - H..
ai',-,, - ' ", ~" f,i,'l s,,,,,. n.,
l''"'' .,i: ~ ,,..., i l., 1unn
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

The movement in legislative circle At
Augusta to tax itinerant vender-, will
find sympathy onall our business streets,
Representative Bon-er proposes bill
passed ON the Massachusetts, Law, r.
curing men who take stocks Of good
from one town to another and hire a
store for few weeks in each place. It
pav \ license fee of So to- the state
and Il post $500 in the Secretary 81
States office as a guarantee OF good be
havior Local merchants have to pay
taxes, and these travelling vendors Will
their bankrupt stocks" damaged
stock, :" etc, should not be allowed tt
escape sharing the public burden, e.
pccially a. they are public nuisance
any Wav.--Er,
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

Mass. Judge from his name and family
connections, and settled on the place
where he lived till his death. When he
was an old man he told me that after he
had been on his place two or three years,
he had to 20 to Nathaniel Burrilfs in
having time. and found him hauling his
hay with Il little pair of three year old
steers on sled. He thought how happy
aud contcutrd he should hc if hc WIS
only a. well fixed. From this the con-
cIi-ion il drawn that his means were
-ma1l aud that his chief capital was his
! strong hand, and willing mind. But by
/ his industry aud good management he
acquired handsome property and the
esteem aud respect of the community.
| He Wa- a man If a cheerful social dis
position hut he did not spend time in
useless talk when he ought Ia he at
work
liz first wife MAS 4 Pollard, daughter
of a near neghbor; his second wa, Il
widow Buutelle whose maiden name VIZ
SAW YER. Both of them had children and
there were goodly number of them.
One promising son, Benjamin, died of Il
/ fever when about approaching manhood.
/ Ihi. Ma a very severe blow To him. 4
I loss Whirh left a deep Impression.
lie VA. captain in the militia and
+ pupulalr Il, Al ptlieer For several year,
j he had a hunchbpk of man. Caleb
Written living with him, who Was not
enrolled a, a soldier, III ii was hi pride
i to aei A. Commisary having charge Of
the rum jug with the pail of water and
| 1laS-e- When boys came around look
! iug wi.hfuI. he would say, come my
-4n do you want somes They would Of
course ,av ye., and hi, answer would he
"Well Won ,han't have some. \ good
lcxamplc lur all in like circumstances.
Captain SNOW has many defendant,
in SkoWhegan all If them believe
maintaining the reputation 81 their
! WORTHY ancestors.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
- She
LOOketh
Well

to the WAYS of her household =
YES. solomon is right; that ; what
ihe good housekeepcr everywhere
docs, but particularly III New
England
But her WAYS are mol always
81 ways. In fact she has dis
carded many unsatisfactory old
Ways For instance 10 dav she
l. using
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

\ family of Wheeler, lived near Tim
Polard'. kno~ moi if the parents
ever lived in Canaan. !, sister marli-
ed lame, Emery who lived in Fair
field about nib, above Kendall m lis.
She had no children. know moth
uy of the two brothers Nathaniel and
Euo-. Jonas lived near Canaan vii
layr, and had family. Daniel lived
on what j. now the S>oWhcg,n town
farm. After his Youngest son MI grown
to- manhood he moved Ia | nifty leaving
the farm in the possession of hi second
son Captain John Wheeler He had four
sons and four daughters, one OF whom
dio.i of consumption, and another about
a wear after -! an ah-ces- on the hIck or
hin. helped carry one perhaps both
ou a bier to the old grave yard about
four miles They were :" r'naciii"d II
was mol heavy burden. Ih"r'' were
twelve hearers To take turlt
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

Tha,ldcu- Prcnti1s lived on tn" place
next below the Carson farm. no" George
Wc,ton',. He had two daughters. Ruth
and Hannah Ruth married a WEIGH
man by the name of Parker, had two
or three children who went away east,
Her second husband WAS Potter Fish,
Potter MAS not his name but his trade.
One of his sous by previous marriage
lived ON the place after the death of the
old folks. and may be there vet for aught
| | know. He married daughter It
! Deacon Tom Pratt.
Atlrr The death of fhaddru- i'r"uti~,
Il brother ut hi clmc from vermont IN
| destitute circumstances hoping 1" find
hi rrlati> abb aud willing To support
him. hey did - for ,onr months. hut
~ he a. likely To become "a town
charge. tho ,rlcctmcn of Bloomfield gave
him money enough for his eNp"n-''-, and
an ovcrcoat. a. it was cold weather. and
ldc,mtchcd him Ia his former pi'tr" OF
residence in Vermont.
Hannah Prcnli>. married a Mr.. W hitc
who lived uellly opposite acr"~- the
river, and not long after he moved back
to hi- former home in sutton. Mass, h.
Was not relative of Deacon John White.
Elcaiar Parker lived ON the middle
road next to the Fairfield line; hc WAS u
soldier in the French and Rcvolutio uary
wars and lived to the age ot 9S. IL" was
probably poor. A. after he was 30 he vas
known IT, carry home on his shoulders Il
hushcl of corn meal from the mill AT the
village distance Of five miles lie had
two sons. Jonathan and Phiuca-. what
became of them douot know. fhinea-
had daughter who was adopted by
Judge Curricr, and was known a. Helen
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

inevitably follows. 1t these two steps
can be taken together, aud at once, the
improvement of our educational work
throughout the State will come 80 much
the sooner In educational matter,
Maine stands to-day perilouslS near the
foot of the class. What i Nor-c, We
are doing next to nothing 10 Improve
our relative position.
Ihe measures advocated above are
proposcd primarily in the interest ct the
sparselt settled regions Of the state,
The eiti - aud large towns hasr rerma
ncut teachers. large -ctools, long
school year, aud systematic supervision.
Vet the State j. one. 1t on member
suffers. all the othrrS >nllrr with it. The
adoption of lht-c Two measure, VIII
unite the Sratc in Il common policy
II will give the best tn state has To ofitr
in The WAY al council aud oversight II
The smallest village and the rcmole~t
hamlet and, a, far Il, II i iii the power
ut TIA" state "a do -. place the scatter
Ing farming community on thu -ame
plane Of educational privilege With tn
populou- town and city.
&. {. IT eGNGr \,
NJ. :. SNOW,
II. i. ( A1lNfiN<.
& T.. t'IlE~.
". peN linn.
o. NJ l.oKp,
K. ". <ITrtE.
l.. \. RoBEET>oN.
T. L. SAMr-O>.
Members al the ouneil of In Maine
Pedagogical society
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

The best Salve in the world for Cuts. Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letters
Chapped Hands, Chlblains Corns, and all skin
Eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteen to give perfect salts
faction, Or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. or sale by Roland 7. Patten.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

We anit 0rizc our advertised druggists To sell
you Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Consump.
liuu, S5;:5.s and Colds upon this condition.
II you are afflicted with La Grippe and will
use this remedy according to directions, giving
it fair trial, and experience no beneht, you
may return the bottle and have your money re-
funded We make this offer because OF the
wonderful success of DR.. Kings New Discos-
cry during last seasons epidemic. Have heard
Of no case in which it failed. Try it. Trial
bottles free at Il. T, PATrEN'S Drug Store.
Large size soc and s 90.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
The Abolition of the District SSs
tenn and the Establishment
of state Board of
Education


Maine Pedagogical Socic,y instructed IL
Council to petition the legislature l"
.holi,h the district system anu 'Nlaen.h
a STATE Board oi Education
nder the district system schools are
in many cases extremely 9lhali. nccaa.e
mall they arr eli her expensive or l.ehl-
Gent; or both expensive ana lhel'l'eh''
The proportion "t Ph'llc money 9Pen'
Tor instruction - excessively @lliaii.
Maine r\ptha@ OF IL N'!"'t nun, -
per cent hulpalnSs' LII i"i n,''l'
Libraries aud apparatus IA per Gem ier
salaries ot 9uprrhtthdtht~ III t'"'i,',t'
aud - per CEN Tor es'l'i -, IN
abolition oi The dl>tt.et >N9'thl VIII '''i9'
to consolidate schools l" ,'Nf eNi'sH.'.'
aud Ia increase inc proportion "a l'uu'A
THAI can be- Devoted ail'''IA ~ l"N''".'
ion.
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viii rfHd'r .fi"'I ,tlel'Ee7 III ','' 'ui ~
dl'ifiet' NOR 4,"l'e rPt'' ~
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The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
Philosophy Teaches

that what has been may be
again. You who suffer from
Dyspepsia and Biliousness
should place more confidence
in the medicine proven by
forty years curing record,
than some newly advertised
sarsaparilla or an imitation Of
the True l.. F.. Medicine.
This is the philosophers stone
that will bring back health.
Look for large Red Letters,
IL. T."
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

: Tanks-"What led yon 10 suspect last night
that had been drinking" Mrs. TT can t
imagine, unless possibly it was the fact that
YOU were drunk.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
NOn-Partisan w c. T. u

The Skow hogan Non Partisan W. &. I. t.
meets at the Parors of the q, A. X. Hall the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each month,
at three O'Clock. =. NJ
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

Timothy Pollald lived on the middle
road, we'll down towards the liue of
Fairfield. He Wa noted for his "Ntrcn-
cll red and WatcrN eyes. Ills favoritc
expression when differing in opinion
from Others wa. "0ld Tim knows.
In iho-r days when every h"dN almost
drank rum freely, II" VA. rtulalhahlr for
hi, self control; AT trainings, islng-
and gathering, where the artic'" WIS
furnished freely, keeping himself ON the
verge hut never quite reaching intoNiea-
ton.
One Of lii daughters married Daniel
Wheeler, and QUE Daniel Nuo~. Me
hctabel Pollard hi daughter | suppose
married Abraham. son of Captain Isaac
smith in 1893. There were three sons,
william, Nehemiah and Kendall. One
of them lived in st. Adams, one near
Haskell, corne. Kendall married Cap
tain Snith'- daughter, Rhoia, ia l79s. |
think he was the one who lived about a
mile west of the village. NJ father
bought the place, and on the division it
was assigned 10 NV oldest brother Sam-
1rl. nv him sold To Joseph l.. Webb. and
/, NOW The ca-t plN OF john N"-ton'-
farm. There Wa- a fine orchard pl thu
place. William Pollard married Hannah
Eurrill ami lived near lla-l>rll'- c"rne@.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
IrreguIarity,

Sulrrosecd or F1inful Mpn>truaiIons,
W eakr,> - of the stomach. Indigestion,
Bloaiiny, Flooding. Nervous fru~tra-
ton, Headache. General Debility. Also
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

n order to be healthy This IS neceSsar !
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26

Members al the ouncil Of liz Maine
Pedagogical society
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
Womb Troubles.

The whole story. however, is told in
an illustrated book entitled Guide to
Health" by Mrs. Pinkham. 1t con-
tains over 90 PAGES of most important
information. which every woman. mar
ried or single. should know about her
Golf sand , tyo-cent, stamps for il. For
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
Bearing-down Feeling

causing pain weight, and hackache, is
instantly relieved aud permanently
cured by it's use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system. and
is As harmless As Matcr. II rrmONes
The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-26
For the Reporter.
Early settlers of Canaan. No. 26.

rillev Mason-The sunday after my
return from the south in 1888, a man
we'll advanced in wears came into meet
ing rather late aud took n seal where |
had II fair sight of him. His long Whit
beard and venerable appearance - at
tractcd my attention that committed
the improperly of Whispering To Ahner
Cohurn who was seated beside me, to in
quire who that man wa>. i nc,c Ma
son wa the reply; Il nclc being only
the title of honor bestowed on aged men.
OF him and hi family connections have
no records. aud it little that | know Of
them In l7s0 ucle JOE Emery married
Bct-e4 Mason in Carlisle, Mass, and il
supposed that her brother Tillcy ae-
cnmpanicd th,'m IT, Canaan. or came soon
after and took and mar MIR. Emery,
where hr lived To the end of his life,
He Wiz an honest. Industrious man, but
LITTLE known in public life one of his
daughters. Melinda, married u smith, and
{ al tain Tobev of Fairfield for a second
husband. lli> other daughter. Polly,
married t,corge Pratt.
He had -even sons: David married i
lIoxic Of Fairfield aud for a second
Wifc.1he widoa of deacon Ephraim Wald
of Bloomticld He lived in Colinna.
other sons werc Abiiah, Joseph. Sila,,
/ RILEY, John aud Ira. lehn lived in Mef-
Ger. Ira. ana -ort To -aN took todfinlt
and Was not prespcrot-. The othrr- all
lived in Fairfield. Ira removed I" Aa-
su,la
There ~cfe -eN"td mn 81 whom |
know but little, who think should b.
counted a, early -rttlers anu should mol
he passed OYER without hrlef mrutlah
at least.
Mr. sawyer, hileksinlih. INrd be-
tween | nClc sol steward ahd III solt
Solomon'-. The hiulaiuE- are all 9onf
nov. From the similarity 81 i,tlne, Of
hi- connections am led L" neiicNc tilal
he camr from l.roInluist"r' Ma->-' org
iuallN a part Of Lancaster. 81" yer M
a common name thefe, n dl,e oN@ood,
h. named one oil HI ,ens osgood SHOW
and Boutcllc. Timothy B"uteile. q pro-
miuent lawyer OF NalrrNiiie MY or
-iXty years ago. wa hatlN9 OF mat
town. He graduated At Harvard college
IN lso1'
Mr, sawyer sou, were Nhtillhtei'
Joseph aud osgood. lhrrt were SAN
yer women, kno" mol whether ms sls-
tiers OF daughter. One married E'I--
sell; nave no ku"" lea@' OF MN nut
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The record-union., 1893-02-06

through fifty editions. HIS latest novel,
LA Debacle," published quite recently,
is generally accounted his masterpiece
lie has recently made a pilgrimage to
Lourdes, which he intends to embody in
his next novel. How he ever manages TO
turn out a bulky volume yearly is diff
cult for any one who has seen him use the
pen to understand. He holds it between
his second and fourth fingers in the clum-
sIest manner imaginable, and writes as
slowly and laboriously as any child at
school,
Between the conclusion of one novel
and the commencement of another he
takes few weeks rest, during which he
boats immoderately. He is also much
addicted to gardening. He resides at
Medan. His home was originally peas
ants cottage, and contains but three
rooms. 1t is here he pursues his literary
labors. Two hundred and thirty trains
pass the door daily. He fled to this rural
retreat in 1878 to escape the annoyance
caused by the hordes of tourists who
filled Paris at the time of the Exhibition.
lie was appointed a Knight of the Legion
OF Honor, and was last year elected Pres
| ldent of the Society of Men of Letters;
but the academy is still closed against
him, though, like Daudet he has been
knocking at the door for some years. Il
am not in the least discouraged" he said
after his recent defeat for admission, "and
shall present myself again and again. 1t
is only matter of patience. BalZac was
blackballed, and yet everybody said that
he would have got i'll eventually if he had
not died before the time came to present
himself again. Then there was Victor
Hugo, who had to present himself four
times. Perhaps L shall have to present
myself twice as often; but I shall get
there in the end."-M. Crofton, in LIP
pincotts.