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The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

The school committee elected at the
March meeting for the town of Nor
rldgewock, consisted Of Nellie NJ. Par
lin, A. o. Frederic and A. Whitcomb,
Jr. At a meeting of the committee sub
sequently held. Mr.. Whtcomb was
elected supervisor of schools. }. II.
Burgess was elected collector and not
A. O. frederic as enormously given in
the REPORTER. last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

A young gentleman was passing an OK
animation in physics. He was asked,
What planets were known to the an
cients;'
well, sir" he responded, there Were
Venus and Jupiter, and'-after a pause
II think the earth, but am not quite
certain London Punch.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
SO. NOrridgewOck.

John Ward was home on visit, sun
day,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cluer have been very
sick with the grip, but are now gaining
A. Il. Jenkins is at home again.
Chas. Diggles was in Augusta, Mon
day, on business
Geo. Blanchard, who has been In Lin
coin, teaching school the past winter
has returned home.
Mrs, Geo. Gilman is improving slow
lv.
There are now about 30 men, quarry
men and cutters. working on Dodlin
Hill The company expects to do
good business the coming summer
Mrs. II. B. Sawyer Ia gaining.
The Silver Bells Mission Band gave a
box socable and entertainment at the
Baptist chapel, Tuesday evening. A
large number were present and a fine
time was enjoyed by all.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
&C Hood & Co. lowell. Mass.

&C. I. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass:
- cannot praise Hoods Sarsaparilla enough
Dor what 1t has done for my boy. Some four
years ago, when six years old George was
attacked by hip disease in his right leg. We
had to get him pair of crutches with which
he was able to move about, hut became
badly deformed. We had to have his right leg
lanced Just above the kner. In a few weeks II
second sore broke out, both discharging freely.
Agonzing pains afflicted him. he could not bear
70 be moved. his growth was stopped and
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
ORIENT INSURANCE COMPANY.
OF AartfoydI N0no


Incorpor ited in 1867.
Commenced Business in 1874
CHARLES 3. WHrISG, Pres.
.-4- JAMEs L. TAiNroR, Sec
HOWARD ". Cook, Asst Sec.
Capital Paid up in Cash, 100000.
ASSETS DEC. g., 1894.
Real Estate owned by the company
~unincumbered ,6rs, =,
Loan' on bond and mortgage first .
liers) an, =.
Stocks and bonds market value .63 -, u,
Loans secured by by collaterals, 7S,o %
Cash in Office and in bank 20 ~, ~
Interest due and accrued al 1o- "
Premiums in due coui Sc of collection ,e,o.- az
Aggregate of all the admitted assets of
the COMPANY at their actual value, So col 90, IS
LIABILITIES, DEC. u 1891
Net amount OF paid losses and claims Ssz, o., "a
Amount required to safely re- insure all
ors,andin risks, o,7SsS 8,
All other demands, viz commission etc 81 ar 10
Total amount of liabilities except capt.
tai stock and net Surplus, laos COS AZ
Capital ictu lilly paid up in cash. zoo 900 %
Surplus beyond capital, 3,,6o; 81
Aggreg ate amount Of liabilities includ-
ing net surplus, S7,ooI CO.. oS
Griffin & Wentworth. Sk)whegan Agents.
Parks Brothers. Pittsfield A gent S
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
Couldn't Agree Upon Wage

CANTON, Mass, March II -Iu con
sequence of difference of opinion as TO
wages, about POO silk winders in the EN-.
ploy of the Eureka Silk Manufacturing
40, IN Il - =. = - :.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

The Bath Independent protests against
the dog tax, and argues; Because II
man is so unfortunate as to own AMI be
attached to dog is no reason why he
should be obliged to pay Sl.l5 to reduce
his non-owning dog neighbours tax"
But often the nOIaowning dog neighbor
might reply that sLl5 is but small COM
pensation for the damage done about his
grounds by his neighbours ours.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

BosrON, March l4.-John kHin., 2s
years old. while wal liking home last night
was knocked down by gang of rou4hs
who kicked and sta bbed him Three men
were arrested upon suspicion
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
United States Branch
Guardian Fire & Life Assurance
Co., Limited
OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

lnc"Tpo dted In 1921
Commenced Busin in [ 8 IN 1872
HENRY Il, BOWERS, Manager
ASSETS, DEC. 3i 1892
"alis on 20 Vi ana III ilgage first liens s3i2 500
~ ms "tu bona market van, ,266 7a7 80
zach l. ofiic and H. bank ~ 17s a.
f"res' and + -nts due and accrued, a lee d
''"'"'''s III "ae course 81 collection, l3O7l2 Is
hERr L"t VI hi' me admitted assets If the
company at their actual vaut 81 ROO I'D IA
LIABILITIES DEC u, 1881
, w., n'hnl OF unpaid osses and claims sl83 087 90
Amount required to safely reiusute all
"n. .' tlskH, 9G5,6ig 81
''"'"'' "'huS' WIS conimissi MS, etc. Is 740 ~
~
Toa litb ities, kept capital stock and
s u.' SUI .i'u ,lJ6, 44i "a
'"'P"S "'N'hu capita 6ig 25 10
Aggregate amount of liabilities including
''"' surplus sl,s0i512 IA
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
Northern Assurance Company,
OF London, England.

incorporated and commenced Business 1870
HOWARD s. WnEELock, Manager. Boston, Mass.
Capital Paid up in Cash S. ,soo,ooo.
-
- ASSETS DECEMBER u, 1914.
Real Estate Owned by the company,
unincuubered, st,.r..
Stocks and bonds market value t,,r 81 ~ ~
Cash in office and in bank 4, 100 :,
Interest due and accrued ~ ~
Premiums in course of collection. az 10 -.
Due from other companies us a.
"se'os''e oi al admitted assets Si6s7o9o So
'ho ofOt NbER 81, 1893.
Net amount OF unpaid losses and claims no n, rs
Amount require to sliely re-insu.e all
outstanding RISKS ~. g 4
" ~ ~ ''~' COMMISSIONS, etc. 42,5oo 80
Total liabilities, except capital stock
and net surplus I,t66,S =,
SUI plus beyond capital, "a a.9t,, Is
~ W -
Aggregate amount Of liabilities in
GLIDING net surplus, Log COO So
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
He Was a Moro skeleton.

He had no appetite and 1t was hard work to
make him eat enough to keep him alive. A few
weeks later we had his hip lanced, and follow
ing this five other erupiions broke out, making
eight running sores In all. We did all we could
for him. but he grew weaker every day, al
though we had three Of the best physicians.
As last resort We were prevailed upon
BY relatives who had taken Hoods Sarsa-
parilla with beneficial results to give the medi-
cine q trial. We got one bottle about the first
Of March. 1892, and he had taken the medicine
emily few days when his appetite began to
improve. When he had taken one bottle he
could move about a little with his crutches
which he had not been able to use for the pre-
eeding three months. We continued faithfully
With Hoods Sarsaparllla, and In months he was
Able to Be Dressed
and 60 about the house without the crutches.
He has now taken Hoods Sarsaparila regularly
for eighteen months, and for The past six months
has been without the crutches, which he has
eutgrOwn by several inches. The sores have all
healed with the exception OF one which Is
rapidly closing. only the sears and an occasional
limp remaining rs reminders of his suffering
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

National Bank Stock for sale Solid, con-
sentative Institution guaranteed to pay a
dividend OF not less than six per cent-three
MASSEY, Waco, Texas
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
Able to Be Dressed
Hoods ';s;::''ia' Cures

Hoods sarsaparlla In his case has truly done
wonders, and he is daily gaining in flesh and
good color, He runs about and plays as lively
- any child We feel an inexpressible 10y at
having our boy restored to health, and we
always speak IN the highest terms OF Hoods
sarsaparllla." MRs. HENRY W. MURPHY,
Exeter, New Hampshire.
Hoods p Ills are prompt and efficient, yss
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17

Immediately after young Ives mar
riage last year he bought the house
at 6 West Fifty-siXth street. He fitted
it up at an expense of 100000, and
from that day until a few months
ago, when he went south for his
health, he had in his employ connois-
seurs who We're commissioned to buy
fine paintings and sculpture for his
home. At one time Ives owned the
yacht Tillie. While he owned it no
sultan ever had a more riotous time.
lie would sail around the harbor Of
New York and down into the lower
bay most of the night He burned the
candle at both ends. and yet no man
az saw him take j drink during
uc1.siccss hours. One or two remarked
Wednesday tina, at tirues young Ives
seemed to be abasheti when lacking
some great financial problem. This
must have been a mistake, as Ives
was never known to finch. never
known to blush. and never known
even TO wink. even in the face of
the most dire disaster. He was ii
genius in one way. He was an abnor-
nal development in dishonesty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Economical Suggestions Of Value to
HOusekeepers.

Burning paper in the cook stove
will kill the fire and it packs down in
the most annoying fashion. There is
danger, too, on a windy day, of firing
the SCOT in the chimney. The best
thing to do is to stuff the waste paper
in a bag kept for the purpose and on
a dry day, free from wind, take it to
the alley or some spot in the back
yard and burn il
Among the various eXpedients rec
commended to amateurs for renovating
the surface of their shoes, vaseline is
frequently named for the finer fin
ished feathers in women's wear It is
harmless application and evanescent
in it's nature and, in fact almost any
oily substance is better than none at
all to freshen up the leather and to
prevent its becoming hard and dry.
A new thing in household economy
is a sewing machine rug. 1t should be
made of crash or something of that
nature, and about six feet square. A
worn sheet might be colored some
natural shade and thus utilized. Set
the machine near the middle of the
rug, then you can keep all your snip
pings and threads on the rug, and in
the evening pick it up and shake off
the litter without having to sweep
and dust the whole room.
If you keep sneezing and have SEN
sations Of chillness it a fair sign of
coming cold. Sometimes it can be
broken quite effectually by hot
lemonade. Get the lemon and sugar
ready and set the water boiling. Then
battle the feet in hot water, or take
a hot bath all over. Retire Immediate
ly and have brought to you the glass
of lemon and sugar over which the
boiling water has been poured. Drink
it down as hot as possible. You won't
have a symptom of cold in the morn
ing.
One Of the handiest pieces of fur
niture about a kitchen table is a thick
Tipped oyster she'll 1t makes a much
nicer pot and skillet scraper than an
iron dishcloth." The chain arrange
ments which are used for that purpose
are all denominations. They get full of
infinitesimal bits of cabbage. burned
potatoes. bits of fried onion. broiled
steak and the like, and only bath of
concentrated I've and the application
of scrub brush will clean them. An
oyster shell can be kept as clean as
a silver spoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17

down. Scarcely We're the negotia tons
completed for the purchase of the
building and its preservation when
MIS-. HcMenway projected plan for
an institute for the encouragement of
the study of American history among
young people. This was the inception
of the old South work, which has
gained large proportions, and which
was supported wholly by Mrs Hemen-
way.
Beside this home work, Mrs Hemen-
way, who took lifelong interest in
American archaeology and ethnology,
contributed largely to the support of
archaeological expeditions to and ex-
plosationS in the southwest. The work
of Mr.. Gushing among the Zuni In
dlanS, which attracted so much atten-
ton some years ago, was the result of
Mrs Hemenway's enthusiasm and
generosity. Subsequent expeditions to
kindred regions were supported largely
by her. as an enthusiastic contributor
to the funds of the American archie
illogical institute. She was also the
patroneSs of the journal Of American
Ethnology and Archaeology, edited by
Or. J. W. Fewkes, whose utterances
upon these topics are authoritative
and she succeeded in attaching Prof
]. X. HoSmer to her interests and i'm
parting to him much of her enthusi-
asm. She was the prompter and
patron of several of his most interest
n nd nrta
notably his Life of Sir Henry Vane
and his Anglo-Saxon Freedom.
She was for many years deeply in
terested in the public schools and
through her influence succeeded in
founding new and practical depart
ments Of instruction. She was also
interested in schools in the south, ed
ucational work among the Indians,
homes for orphans, and other benevo-
lent enterprises almost without num-
ber She aided in founding Miss Brad
ley's school in Wilmington, n. G. tt
was her popularity that she never con-
tented herself merely with drawing
her check for the amount required for
a given purpose, but always added to
it the weight Of her personal magnet
ism. She entered personally into
much Of the work, planning with a
wonderful enthusiasm and imparting
to all around her the intense interest
that she herself felt. AT one time Mrs.
Hemenway's vested interests in the
city proper were greater than those
of any other single property owner.
In both her giving and her living,
however, she was transformations and
unassuming. She lived quietly in the
mansion on Mount Vernon street in
which she passed away. She had four
children, three Of whom were daugh-
ters. One daughter died early in life
unmarried. One married Louis Cabot
and the other w. e. G. Eustis. The
son, Augustus, married a daughter Of
Amos A. Lawrence. +
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17
HEAD-END COLLISION.
OCCURS ON THE OMAHA ROAD
NEAR MENOMONIE.
Two Men Are Killed and Several In
jured-Passengers Escape Unhurt
"A Bad Wreck.

MenOmOnie, Wis, May 1O.-A fatal
head-end collision occurred on the
Omaha railway a few miles from this
city this morning. The badger state ex-
press left Menomonie Junction, going
east, and had gone about half a mile
when it met west bound freight
The trains were neither of them going
very fast but the crash was awful.
Two men were killed and three were
injured. The killed are:
JAMES JEFFREY, of Minneapolis,
passenger engineer.
H. e. BURT, of Minneapolis, Ameri-
can express agent.
The injured are;
Seth Gardner, of Altoona, passenger
train fireman, both legs broken and
other injuries. May die.
w. G. Reese, of GAINESVILLE, mail clerk,
leg broken. ......
J. G. Harlow, Dodgeville, clerk, arm
broken.
The tracks were smashed up badly,
ILC ChSlhC ICIcSCOpcu W Iuc uIlf y
wheels, the mail car was completely tel
escoped and the roof of it thrown sew
erai feet.
Half a dozen freight cars We're tele-
scoped and much valuable merchandise
scattered around.
The freight crew were all uninjured.
Jeffrey and his firemen stayed by
their engine until everything possible
was done to stop the train and were
just leaving the cab when the blow
came. Jefrey's head was crushed and
his legs broken.
He is so pinioned that he cannot be
taken out until the wrecker arrives.
Railroad men are reticent and will
say little. Both crews had orders to
meet at Menomonie Junction but the
passenger crew disregarded them.
Jeffrey was the oldest engineer in the
service and was over 80 years old.
He had a wife and two grown chill
dren.
The conductor of the express was
Nick BOnse; Of the freight train, J. II.
Burns, and the engineer, Mckay, and
from meager information received here
it appears the fault was with those
in charge of the express, which
should have waited at the junction IN
til the freight had run on the side
track. Engineer Mckay of the freight
was not killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17
DOG AND CAT LAW.
One Graces the Statute Books of the
Empire State.

The dog catcher, long feared by
peace-loving citizens. the terror Of dog
owners, and most unsavOry of reputa-
ton, is now only a memory, says the
New York World. A very disa greeable
memory he is too. The Act for the
Better Protection of Lost and Strayed
Animals provides for a sweeping
change in the methods of protection to
both the animals themselves and the
safety of the citizens.
Under the old system the unlicensed
dogs found in the streets were caught
by the dog catchers, who were allowed
30 cents apiece for them at the dog
pound. Such a system of emoluments
naturally led to a zeal in the perform
ance of their duties that frequently ex-
ceeded the bounds of authority. The
wire moose with which the unfortunate
dogs were ensnared and nearly
strangld before being consigned to the
wagon was another particularly oh
jectionable feature of the old system
Under the new law all this is
changed. Estrayes will be caught by
Wagons of special design and ample
room are being made, in anticipation
of the coming of the dog weather."
and up to the time of their final dis
position the animals will be treated
with every humane consideration. AL
though for the present the old-fash-
toned dog-pound will be used, there is
soon to be erected somewhere in the
northern part of Manhattan Island a
real shelter for the captured animals,
where they will be supplied with an
abundance of food, and be made In
every way comfortable during the
time of their detention. owners will
be allowed to redeem their pets on pay
ment of So within forty-eight hours
after capture, but when the animal
is of real value a longer time Of grace
will be allowed For those unclaimed
an effort will be made to find suitable
homes-for the rest painless death by
asphyxiation.
Heretofore the word animal" in
reference to the pound, has always
meant dog" but under the new law
the feline estray will come in for her
share of the consideration. Although
no fee is charged for pussy's safety
in the streets, the new law insists that
she shall wear a collar, with her
owners name and address. Without
this collar puss goes to the pound and
to aSphyXiation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17
DIVORCE REFORM LEAGUE.
Report of a National Society That
Intends to Uplift the Home.

The report of the National Divorce
published is of interest. The league
has for its sole object uniform state
legislation on divorce and marriage
laws and to bring this about it gives
lectures and addresses Intended to up
lift the home and raise higher stand
ard of family life. The report says
that the most hopeful thing that has
come to the league during the year
is the ever growing belief in the
home as an important social factor.
The introduction of the study of So
GEOLOGY into seminaries and colleges,
the problem of the higher education
Of women and the study of psychOlOg-
ical and pedagogical sciences are all
doing their share toward increasing
the idea of importance of the home
in society.
In conclusion the report says:
"An open saloon at convenient cor
ners, easy administration OF careless
marriage and divorce laws, a host Of
unOrganiZed and unrelated charities,
a smooth road to the almshouse, the
great institution and the adaptive
home, are all in their way encourage
ments to incompetence, to hasty
and brief domestic life, to imprOvi-
dence, poverty and paternal neglect.
In more subtle, and no less dangerous
ways. do a multitude of efforts to do
the religious and educational work out
side it's walls tend to demoralize the
domestic spirit Now the more we
can do to make the home sound and
pure in its construction, carefully
guarded in respect of its formation in
marriage and its premature dissolution
in divorce, sensitive to its opportuni-
ties, jealous of it's own offices, and
ever eager to do it's own work we'll,
and keenly feeling the shame of the
neglect of it and reliance on others,
the more shall we fulfil the great So
cha office Of the home and keep our
national life sound at heart. That
there has been in the last few years
a wholesome movement in behalf of
the home along the lines of legislation,
education, religion and practical life,
cannot be doubted Nor can those
who take the trouble to study the
subject doubt that the National Di-
vorce Reform league has had an hon
Orable part in the work"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17

Indianapolis, Ind, May 1O.-A Sc
we're wind and rain storm visited this
city and vicinity this afternoon.
Many buildings were unroofed and the
loss will amount to thousands of dol
lars. Sheds and outbuildings in every
part Of the city were blown down.
The street car system for a time
is demoralized. Telephones and tele-
graph wires are in a helpless oondi-
ton.
The infant child of John Chumb-
man was killed while sleeping in it's
cradle, and number Of persons We're
more or less injured by falling walls
and debris.
The roof of the Riley block was
blown off and crashed into the adj
joining building where a number of
girls were employed. Dibbie James
was cut about the head and face and
Amanda Miller was injured internally.
The Maus brewery was damaged to
the extent of $4,000 and a number of
other large establishments were dam
aged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17

is as good as his bond and would be
taken in moment. when the ser
geants wouldn't be accepted in a life
time The sergeant is regarded as
kind of crank, who may be all right
in a certain sense, but he hasn't got
anything but what his days work
fetches How he gained knowledge
of the fact that the colonel stole the
money-it was no more nor less than
stealing, call it embezzlement if you
will-was very simple. 1t came
through the coloneIs orderly, who
overheard the delivery Of the gold and
who carried the heavy package to the
express Office, directed to a certain
northern bank when the army reached
Charleston. An accidental meeting in
a lager beer saloon and chance re-
mark led to the revelation.
The colonel must now be aware that
the sergeant knows of the theft. Some
time ago at a great revival, which Was
rendered the more interesting by the
presence of very prominent men. i'll
elusive of the colonel the sergeant Was
a visitor, seated, as it CHANGED, in the
same pew with the colonel and with
that splendid maron, his wife. When
the cards were passed, the sweet face
of Mrs. Z was turned to the old
sergeant, whom she knew, and she
reached a card toward him. Unfortun-
ately, as it may be said. in view of
the fact that even larceny may posi-
bly, be condoned by time with anybody
but some cranky sergeant who has
abnormally developed views on the
subject of common honesty-unfor-
tunately the colonel took the card in
passing and penciled the line, 81 would
like to have you join US"
The feelings of the cranky sergeant
on looking at the card are better
imagined than described. Taking out
a pencil, he scrubbed something on the
card, and when Mrs L was looking
the other way the sergeant slipped it
back to the colonel. The colonel's
rapid glance was a trifle startled as he
read:
"Not for $4,000 in gold
But his face was quite composed as
he crumpled the card in his hand.
eff Mrs. Z was alive, I wouldn't
tell this story" said the sergeant
Detroit News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-17
DEATH OF MRS. HEMENWAY.
a Woman VINO Made Generous Use of
Her Vast Wealth.

Mrs. Mary Hemenway, the widow of
Augustus Hemenway, Of Boston, died
recently in Boston. Mrs Hemenway
was the daughter Of Thomas TilestOn.
a wealthy merchant. Her husband
who died more than 10 years ago, was
one Of BOstOn's greatest business men.
He owned extensive silver mines in
South America, and acquired a large
fortune Mrs. Hemenway was about
70 years old, and throughout her long
life had been active in promoting
works Of beneficent character. En-
doWed with property estimated at $15,-
100000, which made her the richest
woman in Boston, she was able to en-
gage in many helpful enterprises, and
assist them to successful issue
When, in 1876, the existence of the Old
South meeting house was threa tened,
she gave One-half of the 100000 that
had to be raised in order to save the
historic old edifce from being torn