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The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Enbden Centre.

With good weather the haying will be
done this month, some are already done
The crop is better than last year, but
not Il full crop.
1t is very dry and all crops are suffer
ing for rain,
The circus drew quite Il crowd from
this town to Waterville last Friday
Those in attendance report good show.
J. +. Carl, of Madison, was in town
the first of the week making calls with
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Truman Berry, of
California.
Mrs. NJ. +. Berry is better and it is
hoped she will soon be up again. W.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Palmyra.

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. +. Homestead of
Bangor with theii three chill lren were
visiting relatives in town last week.
Mr.. :. :. Farnham, who resides on
the Pratt farm, lost about fifty dollars
/ worth of poultry, destroyed by foxes.
DR.. .. W. ,Jewett and wife of SHOW
/ hogan visited his brother, e. NJ. Jcwett,
last week.
Some farmers have closed up their
having. one-iifth less will be harvested
than last year.
Growing crops are suffering for rain
which is very much needed.
Lewis W. Frost is quite sick. attended
by DR. Harvey, of Newport.
Elwel ;. Gage of y. H. is visiting at
| {. ". Fosters. [. NJ. j.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Fittsfieltl

Rev. 5. c. Whtcomb has gone on hi.
annual vacation, ard there will be NJ
preaching services at the Free Baptist
lttsiieli, for four weeks.
DR.. +. Bryant has been invited to give
a clinic before the Worlds Columbian
Dental Congress which meets in Chica-
go from August l4th to 10Th.
c. b. Haskell has returned from Il
pleasure trip to the Isle of Shoals.
Miss Winnie Haskell has opened q
school for drawing and sketching.
Mr.. Austin Greene has resigned. as
principal of the South Side Grammar
school and accepted more lucrative
position in Massachusetts.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
No. Madison.

Mr.. Edwin Fogg of Boston spent a
few days in town few days ago visiting
friends.
Mr.. Gustavus Danforth of No. Corn
Vile, who is in the employ of VIM. +.
Colby this summer, fell from "A load of
hay last week and broke his collar bone.
DR.. Tarbcll is now attending him and he
is doing well.
Mr. Albert Clark is not as well as
usual.
Mr.. Eugene O. Danforth has been con-
fined to his bed for about two weeks
with bilious trouble.
Mr.. Ed Savage who was gored short
time ago is slowly recovering.
Farmers are nearly done haying and
are rejoicing in an increased crop.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Concord.

Farmers are having nice weather to Sc
cure their hay, but other crops are suf-
fering for rain.
Rev. c. Gregory will preach at the
Corner once week at 4 r. NJ.
n. ii. Savage has moved to Norridge-
wock, his health being poor he was
compelled to leave his farm and
business in other hands and seek quiet
and rest.
benefit from the Scion creamery by way
of changing their stock into cows, and
furnish that institution with creams.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
commissioners Notice.
Commissioners Notice.

The undersigned hav ng been appointed by
the Hon. Judge of Probate for the county of
Somerset on the second Tuesday (the Ilth day.
of July 4. ID. 1893 commissioners to receive
and examine the claims of creditors against
the estate of
Charles A. Normus,
late of Skowhegan in said county, deceased,
represented insolvent, hereby give notice that
six months from the late of sa id appointment
are allowed to said creditors in which to pre-
sent and prove their claims, and that they
will be in session at the following place and
times for the purpose of receiving the same:
viz; At the Office of Forrest Goodwin Esq. in
said Skowhegan on Friday the ith day of Au-
gust 1893 and on Thursday the nth day of Jan
uary 1894 at O'Clock P. NJ of each day
Dated this 18th day OF July A. d. 1893. 3w29
@ R. b baTHII Commissioners.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
East Madison.

Mr.. \. NJ. Thompson has returned to
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. $. Hayden are at
Sangcrville, called there by the death OF
Mrs. Hayden's father.
Misses Emma and May Hall are at
home from China on a vacation.
Miss Grace Green of Keen, \. H., is
visiting ut j. $. Hayden's
Young Bros. run grocery wagon
twice II week. They are doing Il large
business and it is hoped they will pros
per and stay with us.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Scion.

Malon Patterson together with Cory
don Felker's family left for Southport,
Monday morning.
The showers Sunday were welcomed
by all.
Hiram Rices father is very low and is
not expected to i've.
Chas. McIntire is out upon the streets
again.
The soothing tones of the hand organ
greeted the ears of our people, Monday,
Moses Rice passed away Tuesday,
aged IS years. w.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

Notices are posted in Bates mill stat
ing that the mill will shut down August
9Th for five weeks. The mill employs
1900 people with monthly pay roll OF
100000. All hands will be settled with
In full on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug.
9Th and 9th. The Bates is one of the
largest mills on colored work in America
and makes undoubtedly as large varie-
ty of goods as any mill in the world.
The cause of the shutdown is lack of
sale of goods and the general business
condition of trade.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Take care of disagreeable duties. A

Take care of disagreeable duties. At
tend to these first. Never select the
things that you want to do, and shirk
upon others the things you do not want
to do. Wherever you are, choose the
disagreeable things. You will get your
pay in your manhood. You cannot
grow in any other way so fast. You
may be angry with some shiftless man
who is willing to put on you work that
he ought to do, you may feel that there is
injustice in it, but you cannot afford to
be unfaithful because somebody else is.
Henry Ward Beecher.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
The Forks.

Dir. Piper was called last week to see
George Adams, who is having a severe
attack of sores in his throat.
Quite number of young people at
tended the circus at Watervillc, Friday
Herbert Pierce and wife of Carratunk,
visited relatives in town last week.
Sam Adams of Cornvile was in town
last week canvassng for apple trees.
L.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Parlin Pond.

Among the guests of the past week
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Lord and Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Preble, Portland; Mr..
and Mrs. +. 5. jenkins and Frank j.
Pope, Geo. |. Davis, VIII B. Davis,
+. Roy Allen and ID. G.. Hunt, lIavcr-
hill: 7. Hyatt Smith, Cambridge.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

> Boston journal: 1t does not often hap
pen to Judge to have his name on the
docket of his own court for trial. But
that is what has occurred to Judge
jenkins appointed as United States
Circuit Judge by Mr.. Cleveland, who
has been indicted with other Directors
of the national bank at Planllinton,
Wis, for constituting Directorate
which did not direct.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

Boston Journal The reconstruction
of the pension examination boards out
of solely Democratic material goes
steadily forward, and it will not be
long before the thousands of vet
Grams suspended on suspicion will
confront boards solidly hostile when
they attempt to get back their piitances
and to rehabitate their characters.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
S ln5 F fiSnsy 49, S$;$; California
Great Central Route Excursion.

Great Central Route Excursion.
PERSONALLY conducted, through Tourist Cars,
leave Chicago twic" week, Mondays and Thurs.
days at 10 p. NJ for San Fraucsco and all points
In Colorado, Utah. Mon tana, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon, via Chicago uni,n Pacific and North West.
ern 'ine. Shortest time. Lowest rates. For Sleep
ing Car Berths, ETC.. apply to Y. x. SHEARkR,
Manager, or JAMES s. SMITH, Assistant Manager,
800 Washington Street, Bost0y.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

A number of idle employees of the FL
wood (Ind.) tin plate works called on
the manager recently to ascertain when
the mills would resume operation. 1--WE
cannot tell, for we don't know our
Selves" was the reply. "Bu. what are
we to do next winter" eagerly asked
the operatives. "We doat know was
the answer, sunless you eat the ROSTERS
you wore on your hats after the election
last year."-Netc York Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

MANCHESTER, n. H., July 25.-The Ma
tiona Bank of the Commonwealth sus-
pended payment this morning The ma
tional comptroller was notified by the
directors
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
Jefferson Is All Right,

BUZZARD's BAY, Mass, July 25.-.Joseph
Jefferson was shown published dispatch
which stated that he was dying from a
cancerous affection of the throat. Mr.
Jefferson said the story was absolutely
false
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

A six horse power boiler and four
horse power engine for sale at the RE-
PORTER OFFICE. 1t will be sold at a
very low figure If applied for early.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27
NOTICE


VI NpPOINtTTt0Tt OF N8SIRU66.
Case OF Sidney P. Smith
At Skowhegan, in the County of Somerset
and State OF Maine the 18th day Of July 1893.
appointment as assignee OF Sidney p smith OF
Cornville in said County of Somerset, Insol-
vent Debtor, who has been declared an Insol-
vent upon his petition by theCourt OF Insol-
vency for the County OF Somerset
2w29 EDWARD p. COFFIN, Assignee.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

A person can beat time without having any
intention OF killing it.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-07-27

share of your patronage. Being thorough
ly familiar with the business from long
experience and as my expenses are small
| shall endeavor TO sell goods at prices
that will make it TO your advantage to
trade with me. A few cents saved on
different articles counts into dollar in a
short time. Why not save it?
shall take all kinds of country produce
in exchange for goods and pay highest
market price. Will Also pay cash for
eUuc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

tied the rum shops regularly once fort
night; the rumsellers did not object to
this; the fine and costs amounted to
about 1852, a considerable sum in the
course of the year; the rumsellers con-
sldered that and spoke of it as license
fee, Visiting the rumshops once month
would make the amount OF fine and costs
more than 500. These shops could not
continue without the illegal transporta-
ton.
The principal work, the hard work, of
the sheriffs was in preventing this partic-
ular violation of the law. They are en-
gagged in it every night; often late in the
night, cold or hot, wet or dry, exposed
sometimes to great hardships endanger
ing their health. knew them on one
occasion to seize a large quantity of beer
in railroad car; it was winter and very
cold An engine was attached to the car
and it was run over to the Cape, the
Portsmouth, the officers abandoning it
few miles out of town and walking
home. I think the whole affair occupied
them the whole night. The last legisla-
ture to put an end to this absurd way of
facilitating the violation of law-imposed
fine of $500 and costs and one year in
jail. The action of the legislature has
nearly put an end to that particular
crime and our grogshops run dry.
Now the Judiciary committee has
unanimously recommended reducing the
penalty for illegal transportation, pro-
posing to make it mot more than $500
which really means any sum less than
that down to nothing. Tammany has
recently introduced into the legislature
of New York, a measure to facilitate the
commission Of crime and if committed
to make it easy for the persons guilty of
it. The New York Tribune calls it
"infamous." NEAL Dow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

To the Editor Of the Press:
For several years the penalty for the
illegal transportation of liquors has been
only fine of $50. The existence of grog
shops among us-of the sale of liquor in
violation of law-depends entirely upon
supply of stock in trade obtained only
by illegal transportation. Without that
any one of common sense can see that
there would be little difficulty in supply
ing the secret as well as the open grog
shops. To suppress illegal transporta-
ton then, is precisely the same policy in
this warfare against the liquor traffic, as
in military matters, would be cutting off
all sources of supply from an enemy, of
his provisions and his ammunition. That
done, an enemy must retreat or surren-
der.
Now under the fine of $50, Illegal trans
portation was actively continued. The
liquor traffic is immensely profitable.
The men engaged in it care nothing for
mere fines unless they are very large.
When the penalty for illegal keeping of
liquors was only $50, the 'sseizers' Wis
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

Now apply the Bradbury & McQuillan
rule. A, the highest Republican, re-
ceives six votes. D, the highest Demo-
GRAFT, receives six votes. Six and six are
twelve and the whole number of votes,
or, what is the same thing, persons
voting, is, according to the mathe-
MATES of Bradbury 6 McQuillan,
twelve, and seven are necessary for
choice. But as matter of fact,
but six persons voted. The truth is that
the only way to determine how many
voted for councilman is to examine the
ballots and count them. The warden of
Ward did this and reported that there
were 1907 pieces of paper in the box of
which "a had no crosses against any
name for councilman, and therefore were
not ballots as far as councilmen were
concerned. The ballots for councilmen
therefore numbered 1883 and 592 were
necessary fora choice. Messrs. Kent and
Lefavor received 594 and were elected. If
blank ballots are to be counted then Mr..
Ingraham fails of majority and there
is no election for Mayor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09


The Argus undertakes to explain MI,
Ingraham's alleged majority in Ward 1
on the ground first, that Mr.. Ingraham's
fracas with the water company made
him exceedingly popular, and second
that race prejudice was excited against
Mr.. Baxter and worked to the latter's
detriment. Now there is no reason un-
der the sun why Mr.. Ingraham's water
demonstration should have aroused any
more enthusiasm on Munjoy
Hill than elsewhere Indeed there
is less for the reason that the proportion
of water takers ON the hill is probably
less than in any other section of the city,
many people there still relying on wells.
So if enthusiasm was excited for Mr..
Ingraham on the Hill by the water con-
troversy it would have also been excited
for him elsewhere. But in no other
ward in this city does any sign of this
alleged enthusiasm appear. In ward 2
the Republicans made net gain over
last year of 40; in ward 8 of 1906; in ward
4 of 121; in ward of 81; in ward of
100; in ward of 112, and Mr.. Ingraham S
majority in the city reckoning the ward
one vote is reduced from over 200 to %.
So much for the enthusiasm which Mr..
Ingrahams water controversy inspired
Now for race prejudice. The two wards
in which race prejudice would operate
most strongly would be in wards and
a. But in ward the Republican candi-
date made net gain of 40 and in ward 4
net gain of So, Mr.. 1ngraham in this
ward actually receiving 80 less votes
than he did last year.
Another explanation from the Argus
is in order,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

The legislature should pass the police
commission bill. The operations of the
police force during the past three days
under the direction of City Marshal
SWEET have been an affront to all fair
minded citizens. When the count began
in Ward on Monday, the city marshal
planted himself inside the guard rail,
and half dozen policemen were sta
toned in the ward room, to stiffen
up the Democratic warden.
Yet all the forenoon a rum shop was
run in the street commissioners Office
opposite the ward room, and not po-
liceman interfered to stop it. The po-
lice force under its present management
is an adjunct to the Democratic
machine. The people have voted to
change its management but there will
has been defeated by a fraudulent count
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
THE FRAUD IN THE COURTS.


Republicans who have been inclined to
complain that nothing was being done to
defeat the outrageous fraud that was CON-
mitted upon them on Monday, may rest
assured that nothing will be left undone
that it is possible to do to right the
great wrong that has been committed
Action through the courts is necessarily
slow, but it is effective. AS will be seen
from our local page, Judge Walton yes
terday issued an order commanding the
ward clerk of Ward to show cause why
he should not issue certificates to Messrs.
Kent and Lefavor who were elected
councilmen on Monday. The hearing
will be had today.
Developments may be expected soon
in the case of Ward 1, though for good
reasons action in the case Eof Ward 8
necessarily takes precedence. The re-
ceivers of the stolen goods are not to be
allowed to continue in possession if there
is1aw enough to prevent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
Brunswick, Mar. s, 1893.


One of the wits of the parliament
house is said to have observed on the oc-
casion of Judge Deas' promotion to the
honor of knighthood, ''The queen may
make George Deas a knight, but no one
will ever make him gentleman" Deas
was quite able, however, to hold his own,
and he punished the wits when they
came to make their maiden speeches be-
fore him. Prisoner at the bar, Z he once
said to an unfortunate wretch on whose
behalf an infant advocate had been
feebly urging s'extenuating circun-
stances" everything that your counsel
has said in mitigation l consider to be an
aggravation of your ofense. San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

According to the Warden's alleged
count in Ward One only four Democrats
and eight Republicans of that ward for
got to vote upon ward lines. Yet the
total difference in the entire city between
the Mayor vote and the ward line vote
was over 800, or an average of
over 100 to each ward. The carefulness
of the Ward one voter is certainly phe-
nomenal. The fact is undoubtedly that
the Warden of Ward / never counted the
vote on the ward lines at all.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
VERY BAD MATHEMATICS,

Messrs. Bradbury 6 McQuillan have
put forward an attempted justification
of the refusal of the warden in Ward to
give certificates to Messrs. Kent and Le-
favor, Republican candidates for coun-
cilmen, in which they say:
The candidates for councilmen were voted
for upon the same ballotcgroups of three. The
receiver $40; the highest upon the Democratic
ballot, Hicks, received 571: the highest upon
the Prohibition ballot received Ia. These ag-
gregte 1,205, and SOB would be necessary for a
choice. Messrs. Kent and Lefavor had but 594
each, and therefore were not elected.
These gentlemen undertake to deter
mine the number of ballots thrown for
councilmen by adding together the num-
Der of votes received by the high
est Republican and Democratic can
didates voted for. That this method of
determination is all wrong can be seen
from simple illustration: Let the
figures 1, 2, 3, A, Sc, represent voters,
and A, B, Q, Republican, D, E, F, Dem
ocrat) represent candidates for council
men. / votes for A, B and c, 2
votes for A. B. and c, votes for
A, B and G, 4 votes for D, E and F, 5
votes for D, e and F, 6 votes for D, A..
and F. According to Messrs. Bradbury
g McQuillan the way to determine the
number of persons who voted from the
votes thrown is to take the highest Re-
publican vote and the highest Demo-
cratic vote and add them together. The
Republican who received the highest
number of votes is A, who got four.
The Democrat who received the highest
number of votes is d or f who got three.
Four and three make seven. Therefore,
according to the mathematics of Messrs.
Bradbury & McQuillan, seven persons
must have voted.
Another illustration. Let us arrange
the candidates in groups and vote for
them by marking the cross according to
the Australian method:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
The last section of the Australian bal
lot act provides as follows:

lUI ssCU PIOVluoc 0o IO11OWSs
Section 32.-Any public officer upon
whom duty is imposed by this act, who
shall wilfully neglect to perform such
duty, or who shall wilfully perform it in
such way as to hinder the objects of
this act, shall be punished by fine of
not less than five, nor more than one
thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in
Jail for not more than one year, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
twill be seen that the law is very
broad and it's penalties very severe.
Certain people may have chance to
show why the penalties of this act should
not be visited upon them before the
fraud investigation is over,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

Ingraham's fraudulent majority is
placed at %. So far as present Iinforma-
ton goes this should be stated thus: "a
and one repeater. When more repeaters
have been shown up it can be cores
pondingly changed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09
The Thing To Do.

Tot Editor of the Press:
When the Democrats tried to steal the
State in 1879 Garfield finally said: ''My
advice to the Republicans of Maine is to
stand on the knife-edge of the law. I
would not advance an iota beyond it,
nor would concede the millionth part
of an inch.'' 1t strikes me that is about
the attitude for the Republicans of Port
land to take in the present crisis.
B.P.
R,r1nswiclx Mar 8 1893
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Warden "Tom" Harper should mi
CRATE to Mississippi. They would send
a brass band out to meet him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

No Republican need fear that the out
rage of Monday is to be allowed to
drop,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-09

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