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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-03-22
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visited at I. ID. Harris. last week.
\ deer was seen by Geo. Smith and
family one day last week. crossing Mr..
Johnson's field in front of their home
A. the meeting of the school board
last saturday afternoon. Mr.. Henry Cor
son was chosen supervisor of schools.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-03-22
Browns Corner.

Mrs. c. L. Allen and little Ethel are
visiting her daughter, in Watervlle.
Clifton Jewell, in company with FL
mer Pooler of Palmyra, started for
Tewksbury, Mass, on Monday, to find
work.
Geo. futile of Norrdgewock, has
bought the Blake place and moved his
family here
Mrs Il. S. Damon of Hartland, says
that DR.. Taylor of Pittsfield, removed a
bloody tumor from the face of her little
boy less than two years old, one day
last week, the operation was success
full one and no further trouble is antici-
pated as the little fellow is dong well.
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East SkOWhegan.

Our sleding has failed for the present,
but would be glad to have another week
to finish up our hauling. If wagons are
used large drifts will have to be shoveled
out
Sidney Pooler has tapped 800 maple
trees and the sap run we'll for few days,
but many think the season will be short
on account of the snow leaving so rapid
ly and not freezing nights.
REYNOLDS and Lambert sawed with
their machine last week 10 ten hours tor
Isaac Ames. 20 cords Of hard wood.
l.. s. Burrll left this place for North
Dakota the 18th inst, where he intends
to farm it.
Miss I.ora Burrill from Boston is at
home for "A brief visit,
Theo. A. Richardson was quite sick a
few DAYS last week, was threatened with
bilious fever and DR.. Lowe was called.
He is better at this writing.
Fred Fish of Benton made Us short
visit last week. All were, glad to see
him
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March, April, MAY.

March, April and May are the arches
of bridge which bind the season of ice
to that of roses. Therefore, the spring
is a trying time for the average person.
The system at this season of the year
simply needs cleansing; remove the inn
purities from the blood, cure that grow
ing trouble, constipation, and you will
be able to battle with the coming seasons
in perfect health. DR.. David kennedy's
Favorite Remedy, more than any other
medicine will do this for you. 1t will
purify and dissolve the excess of uric
acid in the blood, dispel that worn out
feeling, make you sleep and eat well.
1t is prescribed by physicians every
where for just this purpose. Druggists
sell it for 81 a bottle.
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PishOn's Ferry.

1t is getting to be bad crossing on the
river
Mr.. Strickland Is about to paint his
ferry-boats and make ready for his sea-
sons work.
Mr. Ernest Pratt and sister passed a
day last week, with friends in Canaan.
Miss Theo Drawn is stopping at G..
ii. Pishon's.
Mrs. VIM. Fowler went to Fairfield,
last week. She expects to pass several
weeks In Waterville before her return.
Sanford Strickland has moved his
family home from Skowhegan, where
they had passed the winter.
Charles I.innell arrived at Samuel
Coons, last week, from Michigan. He
had been absent several years.
We learn that Mr.. George Barrett has
100 chicks, that were Matched recently.
Ernest Pratt and sister, Mae, are at
home on vacation.
Several pupils from the Ferry district,
are in attendance at the spring term of
the free high school at Morrison's Cor
ner
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st. Adams.

Mrs. J. w. Jewett took the train last
Saturday morning, for Milford, Mass,
to visit her mother, who lies critically
i'll. The doctors have given up all hope
of her recovery.
The roads are in quite bad condition at
this time. AS there is but very little
frost in the ground, hope we may
have good travelling early.
Farmers are getting their wood piles
nearly worked up.
Not very much sickness at this time
of writing.
Plenty of hay in this section. Stock
generally looking well.
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AIayficld.

\. l.. Flanders and c. b. Millett went
to Bingham, Monday. Millett bought a
horse Of Albert Murray.
Merit Milctt has moved his family
back to town. lie has been living at
Scion the past winter.
Leighton Flanders is in town. visiting
friends.
sarah Flanders has returned from
Blanchard, wheie she has been stopping
this winter.
Miss VIVA Campbell of Bingham, is
visiting her grandmother.
Forrest Cook has returned from Brigh-
ton. where he has been stopping this
winter.
Mark Gerald has gone to Scion to
work.
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East New Portland.

Mrs. Jordon has returned from Dex-
ter where she has spent the winter with
friends.
The citizens Of this place recently met
at the residence of Mrs. Maria Palmer
and left many pounds of the kind which
were thankfully received by her.
A pleasant surprise was given e. NJ.
Niles a few nights ago by about 10 of
his friends. Mr.. Niles has spent the
winter alone, and the people sought this
opportunity to cheer him and he appre-
ciated the visit, while all enjoyed the oc-
Casion very much.
Mrs. Leonard KnOwlton has returned
from visiting her sister in Mass.
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B|xBY & BUCK,
look fine with a new coat Of paint.

look fine with new coat Of paint.
Henry Hussey and Wallace Conant
have returned to kent's Hill
Georgia Lunt has been very sick the
past week but Is now recovering.
Forty men are at work at the Dodlin
Granite Quarry.
William Mitchell is rushed with work
at his boot and shoe repair shop. Give
him call when you want first class
job of work.
The Temperance meeting at the Bap-
fist vestry Sunday evening was good
one and well attended
Our merchants are opening their
spring goods and all have fine line and
at the lowest prices ever heard of.
Some of the members of Old Point
Lodge expect to attend the annual SEES
sion of the Grand Lodge at Augusta
April, II, II.
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Ripley.

George Farrar got thrown from his
sled by his horse becoming frightened,
one day last week, while on the way TO
Dexter, and was quite severely injured.
Joseph Southland, an old gentleman
stopping with 5. s. Parker, died very
suddenly last Saturday.
George Marsh is in Skowhegan, serv-
ing on the traverse jury.
The Lodge have postponed their
drama to some indefinite time.
w. II. Lombard has been quite sick
again the past week
f. l.. Briggs has been chosen super
visor of schools by the school board I'M
der the new school law.
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West Madison.

The order issued by the Department
at Washington curtaiing the mail route
from No. NJ ,dison to West Madison, has
been rescnded by the Department, much
to the satisfaction of the people concern
ed.
The school committee of this town
has elected c. A. WILDER Esq. as super
visor of schools who will perform all the
duties formerly performed by the super
vsors.
Farmers have tapped their maple or
chards and had IA good run of sap the
last of last week.
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parlin Pond.

W. j. Ianigan is visiting his friends
and family at carratunk.
Mrs. w. j, Mckay has been visiting
in town lately.
Mr.. Omar Clark of Carratunk and
Miss Edith Newton of Jackman were
here Monday noon on their way down
river.
Pat McMann the Irish radical is stop
ping in town for Il few day. lie says
this Is his last winter in the land of
snow.
Large numbers of woodsmen are pass
ing through here nowadays On their
way to Canada. NJ
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East Madison.

Mrs. james Hussey is visiting at Dr..
Farnham's in Fairfi Id.
The stage driver came on wheels Tues
day night, for the first time.
There were over a hundred took sup
per at the A. O. L. w. anniversary last
Saturday. A good time was reported by
all.
Louis Dean of Fairfield is visiting at
his uncle's, B. f. Hilton.
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The Forks.

Mr.. NJ, l.. French, Il young man of
this place, and Miss sadie Savage of
No. Arson were ioiued in matrimony
one day last week. Their many friends
around this vicinity wish them much
happiness.
Saw viii Livingstone and wife of
Carratunk in town Suntay,
First flock of wild geese of the season
seen Sunday.
An opening ball wa, given March lG,
by IIarrie Wade, who NOW has control
of the Forks hotel \ good time is re-
ported.
Several teams have come out of the
woods the past week.
The warm weather of this month has
caused the snow to disappear quite
rapidly.
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Capt. +. A. Osgood and wife of Port
land have been spending week with
Mrs Osgood's father, Geo. N. kimball.
John Jones is making syrup from
eight hundred maple trees.
G. +. Hanson sends a drove of COWS
and calves to Brighton this week.
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Hotel HeseIton, Skowhegan, Maine.
THURSDAY, MARCH a. 20, "a and 25.

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sTRoUT's
RHEUM ATTIC

Cured WALTER H. STRouT, brother OF Hon
A. A. STRoUr, after best physicians said thai
his case OF Rheumatism was hopeless. Five
bottles Of Strout's Rheumatic Elixir made
. complete and permanent cure. He is nov
living Mt Sweden, Me. One bottle OF Strout.
Rheumatic Elixir cured Leander Frank, o
North Deering, Me. He had InHammatory
Rheumatism for twelve years, suffered every
thing-found no relief until he took Strout'
Rheumatic Elixir.
Sold by all Druggists, si.oO a bottle. Ever,
bottle guaranteed or money refunded.
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o. G. Adams and wife went down
river Saturday visiting friends and rela-
tves. +.
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made York Teas will all
lbs mixed straight This lea
is this yearsi sreng
than before offered
which useful
poundso thing
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Athens.

DANA'S PILLS act effectively on the bowels
They work easily with the Sarsaparlla
The evening world., 1894-08-25
FALL DRESS GOODS.
Gowns to Set the Queen of shcbn
wild at AItmnus,

The English language does not begin
to contain sufficient adjeCtives to supply
the needs of young woman who wishes
| TO express her admiration of "A beautiful
gown-at least, 1t didn't yesterday, when
there was displayed to fair critics
eyes the wonders and beauties of some
dresses spick and span from Paris at
The store of B. Altman n Co., Sixth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street. Finally she
!:Sh, It up IN despair and exclaimed,
n whole volume of admiring comment.
The gowns were of an Importation OF
early Fall goods just received. There
was a tailor-made suit in cocoa brown
cloth. with all the seams heavily out
lined with silken cord and tuctlng: "A
tight fitting waist with very exagger-
ated but stylish sleeves, and a cape won
vet and cloth and cut in n way to bring
despair to any but French modesto
There was street dress of black
ladies' cloth, trimmed with II narrow
was tackled black lace, and with chin
chilla fur running around the bottom of
the skirt The yoke of silver-Eray satin
formed IA collar with deep points, and
by an ingenious arrangement the silver
gray and black lace trimming of the
waist was continued on the skirt as
though they were in one piece. \ SILVER
gray belt, with elaborate bows and enor-
nous sleeves with tight gauntlcts, COM
pleted this Partisan creation.
A reception dress was of black sunset
MORE with large Jet buttons running
down each side of the skirt: a soft. full
bod ice OF black velvet, deliberately trim
med with jet. a throatlet of cerisc mir
ror velvet and "huttcrhy" sleeves OF
MORE and velvet. 1t was beauty.
The Messrs Altman have just received
an Importation of early Fan dress goods
and suitings. which are not only eXquis-
lite. but quite novel. Among Utensils "A
Crlnkled hourette crepon, which must
be seen to he at all appreciated; Zig
gag zeheline, which Is beautiful as well
as alliteratve; raised tissue crepe
which would have set the Queen of
Sheba wild with ecstacy, and ever so
| many more marvellous products of for
eign looms which will make New York
| girls more attractive than ever during
| the coming season. =.
The evening world., 1894-08-25

There was time when n gentleman's
dress coat was "A synonyme for the very
perfection of needledork; now every gar
ment in IA ladies' tailor-made suit Is a
work OF art. The modern woman is a
prodigal at heart. She wants everything
The man of the world is satisfied to
wear plain homespun three-quarters of
the time. provided 1t Is well made and
comfortably fitted: but his wife must
have the fruit of the loom. skilled work.
manship and artistic designing.
Nothing is too good for her. Those ex-
quisite fabrics designed expressly for
dress-suits wedding outfits and morning
coats-cloths of raven hue, with the
matchless finish of hand loom, and the
delicate texture of silk crepe--cloths for
which innocent blood Is she'd that are
sponged with honest sweat. and pressed
with the hand OF toil--cloths that i'm
por,ers and manufacturers delight in as
much as the vrtuoso In his curios, are
selected by the sybarites to shop. walk
and travel in. Think OF putting vicuna-
cloth in "A young ladies' Jacket and vest?
Ii Is enough to move tailor to tears.
The evening world., 1894-08-25

The real estate auction sale announced
Tor saturday next at New Dorp, Staten
Island, Will he the most important OF Its
kind this year in many respects. Messrs.
II ighes Ross, who offer the property
through Jere. Johnson, jr., have hit upon
payment-$lO per ept In cash and the re-
mainder in s. IN Why Instruments Real
estate In such times as these is notori-
ously the best kind of Investment, ana
me terms OF TINS sale certainly place
1t within the reach of ALL"
New Dorp Is pretty, thriving town,
only 40 minutes distant from the city,
with excellent water works, streets.
schools ana churches. Its boom has
hardly Jagged during the hard times, and
Is now expected t. develop a great in
crease In land values within the coming
year. -
The evening world., 1894-08-25

Very lightweight clothes are selected
for hygienic and artistic reasons. An
accessory of tn. costume Is long
sleeved high-nack channels vest. made
be worn under the waistcoat, in cold
weather This arrangement Is far bet
ter than D walking suit of heavy cloth.
Orly travelling or driving suits are
made of Winter woolens.
BY all oddities the oldest garment In
much like a gentleman's that only the
respective owners can tell them apart:
The length is :" down to the calves"
They are em-tight-titting, with hip
seams. raw-edged stitching, storm col
lar, pockets deep enough to hold gaunt-
pinch. Box cloth is the material used;
Worn with an English check dress and
"a driving tongue or cap, a woman looks
very horsey. The short driving coat is
jauntier, and exactly like mans.
The one-button cutaway. made in
seams on the bodice and the hips,
worn with high-button waistcoat of
fancy vesting, II one of the leading
STYLES for the promenade.
The smartest outfit is the Prince of
Wales suit, whi,h comes as near mas.
culine attire AZ we hope the ladies will
ever care to go. Regular trousering, In
check or skirt the coat, a duplicate of
the Prince Albert, and the vest are
made in beautiful vicuna or corwscrew
cloth and worn with dress shirt This
Is the hachelor-girl's Idea of a matinee
dress. With "A skirt of swivel or MORE
silk, 1t Is her suit to dine out informally.
This same idea il carried out In Oxford
mixed the regular college CLOTH The
lappcls of the coat are silk-faced, there
is velevt collar, the vest Is high or
low, and trouserng is selected for the
sl{
The evening world., 1894-08-25

II has reached, DIR.
Picrce's Col den
Medicnl Discovery
will subdue IL.
Mrs. MARY MoTT, of
Rduen Roch, W. Va.
writes: Before using
DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, ev-
crything ! ate would
fcrmcnt in my stomach.
and my tongue was 80
terribly coated, |
thought nothing would
remove II. Since TAX
ing the Golden Medi-
cal Discovery / can
eat a good meal, and
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Germ lean,


urom the Indianapolis Journal)
What do you think of tncm, my
dear?' asked Mr. .BluenAard of his new
est wit. as he fondly strokci the fringe
that adorned his chin.
"Oh. they are Just heavenly she ex-
claimed.
He eyed her for IA moment. and finally
concluding that she was not that terror
woman with a penchant for puns, let
her wear her head for another day or
The evening world., 1894-08-25

Another suit worthy Of description is
made IN Corkscrew, with a coat cut
vIsibly fastened, Giagonally. The vest,
ON the other hand, is long. reaching an
inch or so below tn" coat; "A turned-down
s s%ir a. ourJin-hand and stif linen
Is plain, with the pipe pleats as round as
flutes. Everybody knows that mems
clothes button from right to left; The
hooked and fastened their belongings
from left To right. This year they viii
do MS the men do and button their coats,
bndices' vests and capes from right to
incidentally, the canes will reign an
other year. There are two favorites,
the golf and the Paris police cape. Both
are long enough to cover the fashion,
able walking-Coat, and each has storm
hood and buttons. The Paris policeman
been levied upon for the model, which
Is made in the bright gendarme blue,
the mixed army blue and the dark OFF,
GERS blue. by way of color, the indigo
Is lined with orange. the second blue
made OF Gcld cloth, which. ike the
storm cloth, is douhle-faced, home-spun
outside and plaid inside. There Is a
hood and one or two adjustable shoulder
Capes.
Tailor made velvet coats will he intro
duCed for carriage, church and theatre
/ wear. They are close fitted, touched
with jet, finished with "A lace jabot and
made of the finest of silk Velvets in
fruit shades. The models are all short
that Is, short enough TO escape the cair
creases. This beautiful garment will be
worn with cloth as well as silk skirts.
For t1e grand laries who ride in car
rlages there are topcoits made of splen-
did double = face woolllens. They are
sleeveless, with shoulder eapes. tight
fitting and made with a waistcoat of the
| material or fancy cloth.
SO much attention Is being devoted to
the fine art OF ladies' tailoring that the
ments In trade, devoted to mon and
women's clothing-equally well made and
| equally reasonable In prices, Women are
history u tsori man asS ss1se q ss
best days are not here yet--thAt Is, tor
the masses. HAST BROS.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
What Ais You I?

Do you feel dull, languid, low-spirited,
fullness or bloating after eating, tongue
coated, bitter or bad taste in mouth, irreg-
ular appetite, frequent headaches, float
ing specks before eyes, nervous prostrar
ton and drowsincss after meals
IL you have any number Of these symp-
toms, you are suffering from Torpid
Liver; and Dyspepsia. The more COM
plicated your disease the greater the mum"
Der Of symptoms No matter what stage
The evening world., 1894-08-25

But after all, what are we here for
except to serve the ladies'? Isn't the
woman question the only question in
love, in labor in life?
Although there are no radical changes
in ladies' tailoring for the coming Win
ter, there are seventy models. fresh
from the cutter hands, and each IL eX-
presSive of an innovation. The skirts
nave several new wrinkles They are
the sam" length and with ~ the pres
ent style but ''pipcd" in the back and
held In place by pull-backs These pipe
plalts are formed by lining the back
breadth with hair cloth. 1t is a trick to
cut the skirt so as tn make il glove-tit-
ting AT he helt-all round and then adj
Just tn" fWlncSS to get the effect of
ufSan-pipcs No hustle is shown; the
swell begins n few inches below the
waist, but the pipe grows suiderly 80 as
to hold out the fulnCss in the coat Al
thouEh huSilrS do not show many are
worn. If womans back II hollow they
art put in the skirt band to locate the
waist line.
All skirts are lined with silk. II Is i'm.
possible tn drApe cloth gracefully over
any other foundation. The bottom Is
turned up two fingers; this puts the
Slre@t-wcar on thu cloth, where it he
longs; the silk rur'c Just reaches the
hem, and t. save the lining ii is made
quite tull. Tn" edge of the skirt is fin
L he'd with a band OF corded velvetecn.
the same color rs :hr material: the
corded gives The skirt pretty finish
ard the NcNrteeu saves the dress and
the shoe leather. This binding may be
called everlasting, for It outlasts the
skirt.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
Learned Better.
NFrnm Tid.BltaD

From It'd Blts)
Docs your artist friend paint por-
traits true to life?"
He did at frs but he has learned
better"
"lndeed?'
Yes: the first two or three commits
siOns he executed were 80 true to life
that the sitters refused to take the pic
The evening world., 1894-08-25

able spring A great deal of sontache
and military braid will be used The
seams of the coat are braided, the
points have the military loops, with
the frogs OF the Russian or the olives OF
the French army in the place of but
tons and the skirt Is touched with
braid the design being delicate, but
distinctly military. Where the coat is
strap-seamed the skirt is made the
same way. A great deal of fur will be
used, but In very small quantities.
Only fur-tails are available in tailor
work. Mink tails are firsa choice, the
beautiful browns making IA truly artis-
tic finish for any shade Of cloth These
tails are split, and the touch of fur is
put round the coat only. Sable tables
are first choice for the Russian suits,
and fine lamb is put on the lapels and
collar OF Jackets silver braid on the
army navy and gendarme blue Is first
OF the most stylish combinations. The
braid selected Is very narrow, used used
for youth and beauty.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
ADVERTISER.

First Race-Hurlingham. Hugh Penny.
Second Race-Tinge, Owlet.
Third Race-Dorian, Henry of Navarro.
Fourth Race-Connoisseur, Butterflies.
Fifth Race-Glenmoyne, Clifford.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
STYLES FOR THE FALL.
Walking Dresses with Pull Backs
and 0rgan-Pipe Plaits.
Stable Coats and Prince Albert Suits
for the Bachelor Girls.
Novel Golf Capes, Paris-Policc Capcs
and Tall Furs.

Ladies' tailoring Is now the win sister
OF merchant tailoring. 1t has taken the
custom-cutter and the draper just one
generation to develop the foster-daugh-
ter, but to-day the arts Identical.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
PRRaR.

First Race-Hugh Penny birmingham.
Second Race-McKee, Dolabra.
Third Race-Henry of Navarro, Sir
Knight.
Fourth Race-Gideon & Days best,
Fifth Race-Domino. Glenmoyne.
Sixth Race-St. Michael, Watterson.
The evening world., 1894-08-25
A MILLION ELECTRIC VOLTS.
Meg Mcrrilics Receives the Grent-
est shock Ever Given.

In the interest Of science one of the
bright young women of the Sunday
World" has received 100000 electric
volts the greatest shock ever passed