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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-08
The Forks.

Mr.. John +. Howe who has been
spending a few days at The Holway
House, starded for his home in Boston,
Mass, Saturday.
Alonzo Durgin while playing ball one
day last week mt school, fell and spraint
his arm quite badly.
Miss Lucy Ham Of Bingham is at work
at The Forks hotel.
|. 5. Young is on the sick list.
Mr.. Milton Dutton and Miss Lula
Smith of No. Arson are the guests of
Mr.. l.. French and wife.
S. j. Walton and O. A. Priest of
Skowhegan were in town last week
Harry Gilman of Augusta arrived
Thursday night and will remain few
weeks.
Cyrus Wyman and son Pearly were at
this place Friday.
Mrs. II. W Wade returned home from
Jackman and Shirley last week where
she has been visiting friends and rea-
tives.
W. IL. Clark of Carratunk was iu town
last week.
J. $. Williams has opened numbering
operation on Moxie and Mrs. Williams
will do the cooking.
G. II. Markham has rented the vacant
house of j. 5. Williams.
Omar and Fred Clark of Carratunk
were il. town Sunday.
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East Sl<OWlicgan.

Another line gale reached this place,
Saturday afternoon, and it rained tor
rents for three hours aud cleared OIL
nice and pleasant, IA usual,
Most of farmers have nearly finished
their blowing and have their cider made.
Almon f. Saudford is building an ice
house and will keep six or eight cows
next season and furnish cream for the
butter factory.
Sidney Pooler is shnglng his ell
which was needed much this rainy
weather.
Wallace Ireland has shinglcd his
blacksmith shop and will move his car
rage shop pear 1t.
viii Amcs has built nice tie-up on
the south side of his barn.
T.. B. Richardson arrived home Octo-
Der 10Th, from Fitchhurg, Mass, and
his wife returned Oct. 3lst from Angus.
ia, where she stopped to make visit al
her sisters.
Charles Field of Auburn, stopped over
Monday night. and is selling the Safety
grip litter, which is very convenient fol
every house keeper.
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Fairfield.

Miss Lila Walker arrived in town,
Monday evening, from North WiIbra-
ham, Mass.
Miss Mary l.. Gibson aud mother left
for Boston, tuesday, where they Will
reside ia the future.
John smith has bought the residence
Of John +. Cotton. Mr.. Cotton is oae
III the proprieturs and manager of tie
Milne Manufacturing Co, and viii move
To Nashua. y. H., where The company
will do business in the future.
Mrs. MILL la- arrived in town with the
remains ct her late husband, j.
II. Mills. The funeral will be AT
the residence of 6. L. Furbrr, High
street. Friday, at : z. NJ. Mr. Mills had
been agent of the Rock Island Railroad
for Il number of years.
The Maine Manufacturing Co. have
cleared THEW mill of all machinery aud
shipped il to Nashua, y H., where ii
i being srt up ready for business in the
ne.e mil. IN, paint shop at the station
Will not he vacated for several weeks,
probably not before the ii It OF January.
Rev. &. W Illnchlev. of the Good
VIII Farm hats been 10 Rochester, y.
Y. attending the district convention of
Christian Workers in the United States
and Gaauia. 1t has Just been decided To
hol similar convention of the Inter
national Association Tor six days in
Portland beginning Dec. 9Th.
The NJ. G. depot at shawnut was en-
tered Tuesday evening while Station
Agent Emery was at supper. The COIL
tents oi the money drawer was found
scattered over the iloor, but none miss
ing. It is supposed the unknown bur
glar heard the Agent returning and let
in haste. The entrance was made
through back window. Other depre-
dations of recent occurrence has shown
thlt some of our boys are fitting them
selves for the Reform School, where
they must bring up unless looked after
closely.
d. W. Nichols of Shawmut, has gone
to Watervllc TO work for the Maine
Central Co.
The mill of the Maine Manufacturing
Co. has be n leased To Il Company OF
home capitalists who will take posses
Sion about December |, Harry Brttou
aud NJ. ID. Stratton will be the mlnag
ers just what they will Manufacture
is not fully decided, but manufacturing
boxes will be "A part of their work.
Fairii d can boast of AN opera house
that will compare fayorably with any in
the STATE, having stage, 3tx59 feet.
Only one other "a large in Maine. \
large seating capacity and lighted by
/ electricity,
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Concord.

Mr.. Arson Savage and wife have NOV
ed back to Bingham from their farm
where they have been stopping through
the summer.
Mrs. Frank Atwood was stricken with
paralysis last week.
Mr.. Robert Littleiield has sold hi,
farm to Melvin Burns.
Mrs. William Davis Is on the sick list
Mr.. Lincoln Atwood of Salem spent
the Sabbath with his uncle, Mr.. Martin
Berry.
/. Mr.. David Dunton has bought him q
stand in kingfield village aud intends tc
move soon.
Mellen Berry Is pressing hay at Little
field and Edgerley this week,
Mrs. Chandler Savage returned home
from Bingham Sunday, where she has
been visiting her sou, Mr.. Mark Savage
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Athens.

The winter term of the Somerset Aca
DENY. will begin Nov. 26ih, with Mr. Il
/ NJ. Avery. \. NJ. principal and Mr. l. {.
William. a. assistant. Mr.. Avery
graduated from Bates college IN the
class OF - aud since. taken special
/ course al the Bridgewater Miss Nor
nal school. He has successfully taught
many terms in Academies ant lilgh
school of several of the \. T.. atrS.
For the past few years lac ilas made u
speciality of teaching the elassie,, nor
mai work and business. Mr.. Williams
attended the Maine State e5llegr, AT
Orono. and Is well known "a very
popular instructor in this and many oi
the surrounding towns. This Will place
Somerset Academy, among the best
schools in this section. aud 1t i hoped
that the increased patronage will war
rant the same liberal policy IN the
future.
Mr. Horace Patterson recently brought
eight large horses from Boston.
\ comedy entitled, Zoo much of Il
good thing" Is To be presented by local
talent al Wesscrrunsett Hall, My. SUI.
The play will be followed by dance
Russ Cleveland and cousin, from
New York. are up river hunting.
The pig stolen last week belonged to
George Ward, instead Of George Gardiner
rs was at first reported.
Mrs. Julm Green is at work for Dr..
Richards of Skowhegan.
NJ. +. Brown and his niece, who has
been stopping at his home for some
weeks are visiting relatives at the Forks.
". scott Brown has returned to his
work ut Worcester, Mass.
Dlnnie Hayden saw IA deer very near
the house, one day last week.
Mrs. Rose Hayden has been at Har-
mony, for some days, caring for her
daughter.
Mrs. Gustavus Hayden who has stop
ped slight attack Of pneumonia.
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Ifartlanti.

Mr.. TAYLOR, the Cornetist from Dover,
made his annual trip to this place Mon
day. He reports that the band which
are under his instruction, are making
rapid Improvement and will soon reach
high state of proficiency.
Two maynard, wayworn, wanderers,
remnants of the defunct company, who
have been starring this section in the
commercial Drummar' made their APP
pearance in town Yesterday in IA dcsti-
tutc condition, AS "Chuckles' the Irish
comedian, expressed it, "busted with
nary "A cent" The selectmen of the
town kindly directed them to the Hart
land House, where genial Sam Brooks
provided them with good dinner.
Chuckle3 waxed confidential, and as
serted with considerable fervor, that he
had been induced much against bis will
to Join fortunes with the "Bum Compa-
ny" lately scattered when he might have
been with Richard Golden, in Old Jed
Prouty; he had left Boston, in 4 great
hurry owing to the pressing engage
ments of the "Commercial Drummer,
and he added impressively "my trunks
have been chasing me ever since, they
are sin hoe" at Pittsfield, but am with
out the wherewithal to lift the mort
gage" DIR. Bean furnished them with ii
certificate of good moral character, ie.,
that they were not tramps, for Chuckles
asserted with vigor, that it eyera ''moss-
back got look at his "collar and
hames,' he might arrive at some unjust
conclusions regarding his aristocratic ex-
traction. His sympathies were entirely
with Mrs. Brooks, when approached
upon the subject Of the assault battery
prosecution at Pittsfield, Saturday and
appeared reticent about entering into the
details of both antecedent events, and
subsequent developments; he said n libel
for divorce had been commenced by Mrs
Brooks, that would be contested, the
final result seemed far away, he doubted
If she could get divorce. After IN un-
successful attempt to find work, these
knights of Il precarious profession de-
parted southwark
Lorenzo Woodbury. of Harmony, was
arrested last week, by Deputy sheriff
Williams and brought before Trial jus
tice Burker for trial upon IA charge of
fo@nication to which he pleaded Guilty"
The Justice bound him over to await the
action of the grand jury, at December
term of 5. j. court, He was released on
bail placed at 5000.
Tuesday morning opened cold and
stormy, with slight nirt of snow. Ma
ture presents decidedly wintry appear
ance.
Goodwin the popular elothier, is in
vigorous training for his approaching
contest with competitors in the sale of
winter clothing at rock bottom prices.
He made pedestrian trip to Palmyra,
and return last Sunday, in the remark
able time of three hours and nine minu-
ties.
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BROWNS Corner.

Charles Nye who has been quite sick
with bilious attack Is much better and
able to be out some.
Mrs. Geo. Hubbard is in very poor
health.
Geo. Jewell is moving into the Bella
Burrill house.
Mr. aud Mrs. E. 5. Bean have moved
into Frank lIuhbard's house. Sam
Wynn n has leased the Richardson farm
of Ensign Hubbard aud has moved there,
while Joseph Whitney has moved into
the house vacated by Wyman.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Hayden DC.
CURED at her home in +. CornvilIe. ON
SUNDAY, Oct. 2Sth. Rev. j. ). Could
ofieiated. The burial was at Skowhe-
gan.
Mr. aud Mrs Elbridge Woodbury. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Williams of Skow.
gan, visited az Jas. lIarmon's recently.
Elder Howard met with few of the
ppopl1 at this place on sunday, and ar
ranged to come again in TWO weeks.
John Wyman who broke his leg last
August, and is still unable TO work took
drive to Dexter, last week and receiv-
ed quite IA donation from his friends
along the route.
Miss Augusta f. Chase has been
spending few days with relatives in
town, before returning to her home in
Albany, n. Y.
On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 3Oth, oc-
Cured the burial of Miss Henrietta
Chase from the residence of Mr.. Benz
Chase at Canaan village. Miss Chase
was a native of this town and second
daughter Of the late Amos and I,lphii
| (Jewett) Chase and was about forty
three years of age. For many years her
home has been in Albany, \. Y. where
she found employment as telegraph
operator in the capitol for about seven
teen years. Her position was a response
BILE one and she faithfully discharged
every duty. Failing health obliged her
tn resign nearly two years ago. Last
winter was spent mt Denver, Colorado.
| In hope of rrgaining her lost strength.
The summer has been passed in \
| FewkshusV, Mass, and 1t WAS there OF
! Oct. both, her noble heroic spirit submit
ted to the inevitable and bowed with
christian grace aud fortitude to the will
of "lIim who knoweth all things best.
| Daring her illness her sister, Augusta l.
Chase has tpnderly cared for, and with
| loving devotion has ministered to her
every need. Berett of parents at al
early ag" they have chung to each other
with more than sisterly devotion and
this separation falls with crushing
weight upon the naming one. A hosl
of friends in Albany, who knew her
sterling worth, and relatives in Maine
and elsewhere mourn her early dealt
and feel her loss deeply. Prayer wa
offered by Bro. Wallace Ireland, the vii
lage choir rendered attribute of song, and
the interment was in the family lot at n
Canaan.
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Wonderful and extraordinary events among
well-known women strongly and powerful in
terest all. This country is filled with noble
minded women who earnestly desire to promote
the welfare of their sex, One OF the brightest
and most intellectual of these is Mrs. Il. l..
Taylor, who resides at II Baker Block, Main
st., Ticonderoga, N. Y. She says:
ia year ago became fearfully nervous and
completely run down so that was obligeI to
stop work | got so that l could hardly eat
anything and what little did eat distressed me
terribly had nervous prostration and dys-
pepsia, and was terribly weak
~ tried physicians and medicines bat all to
no good. had heard much about the wonde =
Of DR., Gr,ene's Nervnra blood and nerve rene
dy and began to feel that it would do mc good.
determ ne tn try it After commencing it,
began to feel better almos Immediately and
steadily improved under its wonderful influences.
"After taking five bottles | completely
cured of all my complaints and was perfectly
well woman. | cannot tell you how thankful
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am for having taken Dr. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy. advise everyone to
use it, for | know the good it did me and what
it is doing for others
The positive and straightforward statements
made by the fore-sigh,ed and deep-thlnkinP
men and women who are cured by DR. Greene s
Nervura blood and nerve remedy, gives to these
testimonials such strength and influence that
everybody acknowledges the genuine worth and
marvellous power to cure Of this wonderful med
icine.
Everybody takes DR.. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy for 1t always cures.
1t is not patent medicine, but the prescrip-
ton Of the most successful living specialist in
curing nervous and chronic diseases, DR.
Greene, of "a Temple Place, Boston, Mass
lie has the largest practice in the world, and
this grand medical discovery is the result OF his
vast experience. The great reputation of DR.
Greene il guarantee that his medicine will
cure and the fact that he can be consulted by
anyone at any time, free Of charge, personally
or by letter, gives absolute assurance Of the
beneficial ,tion OF this wonderful medicine.
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North New Portland.

a very rainy day, Saturday last.
Verne lishness shot fine deer last
Friday.
George Hewett from Madison was in
town Tuesday.
Eugene Young and Albert Millay have
gone into the woods to work for w. r.
Richardson.
Deputy Sheriff Knowles was up river
on business the first of the week.
Marshall and Blaine yiles came up
from Skowhegan, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Jackson celebrated
the fifth anniversary of their marriage
Saturday evening. ~
A special town meeting was held last
Saturday. The town voted to raise
money not to exceed fifty dollars, to be
expended in repairs on the new road re-
Gently built by Ben. Ball.
A Good Templar lodge was orgapiz-
ep at this place last week, with seven
teen charter members.
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Brighton.

Luther Jones is in town, visiting
friends.
samuel 4. Fuss aud wife of East Corn
Vile, were in town, Monday, and called
on friends.
Hiram Moor of Madison, was in town,
Monday night, with crew of men aud
teams started for the woods on Squaw
mountain township. He will not haul
as much lumber rs last year
There has been quite change in
horses the past week. sydney Walker,
W. j. Foss, aud !. c. Walker have each
bought them horse and Frank Ferren
has sold two, W. j. Foss one, Frank
Leavitt one.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Palmyra.

+. S. Brooks had horse die the other
day.
Mr.. Wentworth Narnev has II large
lot of axes on hand which he proposes
to sell considerably under price as he
does not intend to peddle any of his
wares this winter
Samuel Dexter has gone to. Maiden.
Mass, to spend the winter.
One enterprisng Democrat has just
sold his wool for sixteen cents a pound.
or course he lays it to Republican mis-
management.
The Burnham "praying band" will
hold forth at the school house in district
No. -, Sunday.
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Ripley.

The Christian Union Sabbath school
gave Il harvest concert at the church on
the evening of Oct 80 h, which is high.
ly spoken of by all who attended.
The County Commissioners are to give
a hearing upon "A petition asking them to
locate a road leading from the road near
VIM Felker's and extending to the
county road.
Rev. c. II. Pitcher of Aroostook
county filled the pulpit at the Christian
church last sunday.
G. f. Trip is wrapping his No /
apples in tissue paper aud packing them
in crates for the Liverpool market.
There was social dance at Wood
cocks hal! last Friday night.
Mr.. Ellis Mansfield of Portland has
been stopping in town with c. +. Han
son.
j. $. Laughton drove flock of one
hundred and twenty-five lambs to
Corinna Saturday.
Ripley Lodge 10. G. r. held an in
stalation and gave an oyster supper last
saturday night. K. w. Fclker is {. 4.
for the present term.
Charles Hanson Is away on his third
trip since Oct. LIST, into Aroostook
county after cattle.
Rev. G. II. Pitcher delivered temper
anoe lecture at the Christian church un-
der the auspices of the W. c. Il. L. last
evening.
Cyrus Greeley has moved back to his
stand at the village.
l.. l.. Stafford has moved onto the
Parker Mower place in the east part of
the town.
n. +. Woodcock and wife have lived
with G.. f. Furncss OF Exeter for Il year
and a half.
Mrs. Julia Jones is very sick and her
recovery is considered doubtful.
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StarkS.

Henry Small has moved to Norridge-
wock to live.
c. A. Bracket has gone back to Au
burn to work.
John Williamson of Mercer, common.
ces work blacksmithing in the old Greene
shop, Monday. -
C. L. Holbrook has been strawberry.
grower for twenty years, cultivatiug an
acre and half. This season he has eel
an acre Of raspberries. He also rails
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North Iiartland.

Mr.. Allen Webbnr aud his sou, +.
Webher have gone hunting for big game,
Harry Webber and wife, are visiting
at A. Webber's in this place.
Miss Bertha Staples Of East Athens,
is at work IA, the Club house.
Nell Rowell of Benton, has been visit
ing relatives in town.
John Walker is at work for Noah
s. Gopher at East Athens.
Joseph Ham and wife Of Hartland, are
visiting friends here.
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West Madison.

The schools in Districts No. $, o, 10,
and Il, commenced last week, under eX.
perienced teachers.
Apple buyers are expected in this
vicinity this week. We learn that they
will pay Sl.25 per barrel
Hunters report partridge thick and
wild this year,
Miss Mabel Harding is stopping at
Scion, for a week.
Miss Emma Manter attended the
Teachers Institute, at Fairfield, last
week.
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ed from 100 to 200 bushels of
onions, cuts 40 tons oi hay, has 300
chickens, 10 turkeys and IA good flock of
ducks.
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The truest JOY we have in life is making
others glad.
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Potatoes !!


a car of Potatoes on Monday
the 18th inst. and will pay 40
for Hebron and Early Rose,
* cents for white varieties.
Dakotas and other red pota-
toes not wanted until later in
the season. No use for them
now. Remember and assert
them thoroughly and keep
your small potatoes at home
we cannot use them. We
cannot pay money at these
prices.
Received this morning a
car of jerks Bran and jerks
Middlings. Those who have
used these goods will. appre-
ciate the privilege of being
able once more to obtain some
more of jerks goods.
Nov. 8, 1894.
Qoytloff ? noiYnc
The sun., 1894-03-10
TEE REVISED TARIFF BTLL.
Deaoer.ae Members or the Finance Con-
.ittes Adverse to A.y Changes.

Deaoer.ae Members sr the Finance Co.-
.ittes Adverse to Aay Changes.
WASHINGTON. March a-To- morrow morning
at 10 o'clock the Republican and Democratic
members OF the Finance Committee will have
their first bout over the Tariff bill 1t is un-
derstood that the Republicans will still ask
some questions and will endeavor to have the
bill considered section by section. Amend
ments will be offered. but none OF them are
likely to prevail Aleading spirit In the Dem
ooratic membership said to-day that the
committee considered every point before
the bill was made public. and the
day 10 now too late for amendments
Some clerical errors that have been found will
OF course. be corrected. In paragraph 80 tho
print Of the bill makes the duty on lime 10 Der
cent ad valorem. while it was made 20 per
been stricken from the List. was done SO inad-
vsrtently. and will be restored. Besides these
reetiy printed. and will stand as the judgment
OF the majority OF the com mittee.
'hees' $ Toom throaghOut the day. but no formal
session WAS held Amendments that nay be
asS but At the ss%. tm. :.s he
admitted that the majority was 1yerse TO any
e contest ior this. and may take their
DILL whom reported. will not be accom-
panied oy report from the majority.
When Mr. Voorhees, calls the bill up In the
senate he will make a statement, but Il will
not be a set speech on the whole subject
brief speech setting. forth the attitude Of the
committee. and calling upon the Senate for
said to-day. full Of business. and Intended
sertation on the general subject OF taxation.
Already the contest 10 shaping up for an In
crease OF the duty on sugar 70 refners. and
members OF the committee have been Ap-
preached by Senators to know II they would
resist any attempt to increase the duty. All
these senators have been Informed that the
Democratic mem bers OF the com mittes would
stubbornly resiet any attempt to Increase the
duty, but 1t is known that the night H. bound
TO come. although IL may come under the
Ruise OF an attack In another direction. One
m memb ber OF the committee said to-day that for
. week past before the bill was made public
the whole night was centred on sugar. and that
three days before the bill was given out the
o1er was made that all opposition should
cease from AL quarters II an ad yalorem duty
OF 40 per cent was placed on raw sugar and a
quarter OF a cent on refined. The offer as the
bill shows. was rejected BY the committee.
The sun., 1894-03-10
DIDN'T GER ON WITH COZ. DoWD.

Coroner's Physieiaa westoE Resigns as
Assistant Surgeon OF the Twelfth.
Assistant Surgeon A. 7. Weston OF tho
Twelfth Regiment. also Coroners physician.
has sent in his resignatio from the regiment
on account OF dissatisfaction with the or
IN which he has been treated W Col Dowd.
General orders. Issued Nov, Is last from
Albany. state that the hospital corps shall
parade az a body. According to tho statement
made last night by DR.. Weston the hospital
corps OF the Twelfth was not allowed to parade
In that manner on Jan. IS. but Its members
were assigned to places In their various COM
panies. When the regi ment parAded on Tues
day night Last the hospital corps was allowed
to have Its own formation. DR.. Weston said:
! consider Col, Dowd's orders to the hos
pital corps peculiar. to say the least. i con-
slider that they should have been given
through me. that / might know OF any
changes. This Is my primary reason for
Col Dowd said: don't know OF any or
ders from Albany ordering the hospital corps
20 parade as body. On Jan. 20 mustsre
the corps with the regiment because | be-
lieved the latter to he short OF men. When
found such was not the case the corps was
formed by itself last Tuesday night. Dr.
Weston resigned because l ask cd him to. He
had been absent several times when he should
have been there 10 examine troops. He said
that his duties as CorOner's physician inter-
fsred with his duties as assistant surgeon Of
the regiment"