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The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Northern Colony I'm Georgia.

Ernigrants from the northwest con.
tinus go arrive in Americas in small
parties. bound frWilcox county, whore
60 100 people from that region will set
tie this winter on land purchased for
tho Fitzgerald colony, Ex-Governor
n rthen is no,E in Wilcox. where he has
options on 80, 0D0 acres of land in as1di-
tian to that already purchased thrnugh
him for the colony
Many of the ooLnists are Union. sol
Hers As soon as the charter is granted
ahe land Will be- surveyed into dots 10
suit purchasers, and 1000 acrss will
be laid off into town lots The streets
will be wide, and doubtless it will be
one of the best laid off towns i'll the
south. Tho site for the township has
not been selecaed, nor has the name been
suggested. bns it is thought that one of
the most appropriate names chat conld
be given is Northen City. The colonists
will begin 70 arrive in full force about
Oct. t.. IL is claimed that 1nany of the
colOnists are worth from $1,000 to
$4,000 The company has capital Of
$500, 900. They will eSpend S3S0. 000
in buying the lands, and $40. 900 i'll
improvements. Sawmills and other in
dustries will be established; schools and
churches will be established also. Those
who have come have met with a warm
reception from the good people of that
section, and genuine old Georgia wei
come awaits those yet to come. Amer
icus ga. Times Recorder,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Parlin Pond.

As one summer succeeds another,
there are several parties whose visits to
Parlin Pond have been so regular that
we have learned to look for them almost
as much as for summer itself. Among
these parties, the coming Of none are
looked forward to with greater certainty
and pleasure than Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Parker of Woburn, Mass, and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Conner of Orange, Mass,
both of whom arrived last week. Mr..
and Mrs. Parker have visited here eleven
years and Mr.. and Mrs. Conner for six.
teen. We were glad to note that Mr..
Conner who is In i'll health has some
what improved since last year.
Prof. }. C. Cilley and agent of Boston,
were here last week.
Among the guests this week are +.
Haynes and wife Biddeford; Miss Alys
IL. Stephens, Chicago, ILL.,; Ed. Buffum
and wife, Boston; Ed. Griffith, Newport,
X. l.; Ira II. Randall and wife, Faith
Randall, Kathrine Randall and Sturgis
Randall, Augusta; James Lumsden and
wife, e. l.. Walker and wife f. K.
Philbrick and DR.. Sawyer and party,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26

DR.. Taggart of Skowhegan, was in
town Saturday on professional business.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Pierce has been in poor
health for the past two weeks
Miss Maria Carr resumes her studies
at Radcliff College today.
{. l.. Carr works at Skowhegan in a
blacksmith shop for Chas. Macomber,
coming home to stay nights.
The corn shop finished canning Sun
day, having put up $50, 900 cans from
lI0 acres, which is the greatest yield
ever known from that amount of acre
age. Last year they had 220 acres and
put up 344 900 cans. Although through
canning, the shop presents lively APP
pearance in the labelling, wrapping and
packing department as most of the corn
will be shipped at once to various parts
of the country. 1t is perhaps interest
ing to our farmers to know that it was
with corn put up at this factory that
Burnham & Morrill, took the highest
award at the Worlds Fair.
Arrangements have been made where
by we shall furnish a number of speci-
men copies of THE REPORTER to our
citizens and we ask your careful consid
Grafton of the same so that later when
we call you will be ready to consider the
subject OF subscribing w.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Clinton

A. Il Blaisdell made business "Trip 81
Boston, last week.
Master Reydeis Greedy little son 90
Charles Greedy. nsst WITH pai9ini nc.
cident shOro time since oifnbing7into a
wagon where horse wa5~hitched aud in
some way getting his leszaaught in the
wheel vat as- the horse started, breaking
the bone above the knee and manglHg.
the flesh quitn badly.
Clinton Grange will hold its annual
fair, Wednesday, Oct 18th. PRIZES
offered on farm produce, Fancy work Of
open 10 every lady in team OF out Of
town 20 compete AOr prizes
1t /. teare i Miss Dora Rnnndy $. fail
ing steadily FROM consumption.
George Greeley who is i'll wish con
sum- ton is Ittle n ore comfortable.
being strong enough to visit friends in
Belfast reo6atly~
ReH l.. ). Williams attended 1he
State BAPTIST e@nTentioai at Aublrn, hast
week.
Some one bhFsw c,Gar stub on the.
depot platform one day last week oaus
ing quite tfre. George Gosdale dis
GOV sred it IN tillae to ppeyent a, segiDGs
fire.
Tell Rsnker and Msoe9le Goodrich call
ed on friends IN No. Clinton, asst sun
day.
llder Ren1el will hold Meeting in
the Bush school house ne,gt Sunday.
All are cordially invited.
Mrs. " Jae9uith Who has been very
sick is some better.
Alton, Richardson, ia gett Ing. material
together to. build large barn in the
spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Gowen called on
Miss hlla Dixon asst sunday.
Mis-. w. l.. Written is GRlite sick.
Charlie Reeds little SON Nosman, has
been very i'll but is now considered oul
of danger.
Miss Bertha Bracket who haas been ii
Montana, seve2al years,is visiting reA
tixes Ia town.
Mr., d. Bart.Stt Abbott was in SkOm
hogan one day last week.
Grace Billings is aeaohiag school, OF
the horseback.
I Miss Mae Kicker spent sunday a
home.
Miss Mae Hunter who has been in Bos
ton, the past six months returned hom'
last week and resumed her place in TIN
post Office.
Ed. BinghanN who has been absen
about two years is spending few week
with his pareats, Mr.. and Mus, Isaa
Bingham.
Miss Fannie Foster spent Ssturda,
and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. DIR. A
A, Shaw.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Brighton.

Mr.. Sidney Walker came home Sum
day.
Miss Isola Farrin has gone to Dexter
to work in millinery store.
Miss ARA Pike and her mother have
returned to their old home for few
weeks visit
The annual cattle show and fair will
be held on Wednesday, Oct, 2nd. There
will be ball In the evening with music
by Hibbards Orchestra.
Mrs. Chester Wentworth was in town
few days ago visiting her mother, Mrs
l.. Il. Corson.
Mr., Daniel Campbell Is sick with
typhoid malaria. DR.. Adams attends
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Whittier Of Skow,
hogan, were in town few days ago
visiting relatives aud friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Rowell VISITED
relatives ard friends in Harmony few
days last week.
Mr. George Goodwin is building 1
house near Cyrus Iork's.
MIR. A. j. Wiggin and wife from Stet
son, have been in town the past weel
visiting their daughter, Mrs. A. B. Jor
dan.
Mr. David Foss and daughter iron
Athens, were in town Saturday.
Mrs. Leslie Corsou came from Moscow
where she is teaching school, to spent
the Sabbath with her family.
Mr.. Calvin Tomlinsou aud wife spen
the Sabbath with his sister. Mrs. A. r
York.
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Harmony.

isn't this hot, was the exclamation
with which neighbors greeted each other
for several days past. Splendid weather
for drying off crops in the fields. but
rather too dry for most purposes.
Harmony Grange has reason to feel
much satisfaction at their success at the
recent fairs. 1t is quite an undertaking
to transport articles 20 miles or more, to
successfully compete with those much
nearer at hand, but that there we're some
good crops raised in Harmony this year
was proven by the displays both at
Hartland and Skowhegan.
There was baptism last Sabbath con-
Quoted by Rev Wilson Lermond.
Ida Gray has returned from lowell,
Mass, where she has BEEN at work.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
SAVED BY HIS CHEEK.
A Icalroad Depot Agents Experience
With the General Manager.

ES&alroad Depot Agents Experience
with the General Manager.
A G0zen of us We're waiting at a rail
road station III Georgia AS nobody
knew aow long we must wait it was
only natural that one after another
should 20 to the ticket window and in
quire.
Dunno, was the gruff response 10
each inquirer.
That was about what was expected,
and yet it didn't please. We got togeth-
er on the platform and discussed the
matter, and. while we ware talking q
man drove up to the depot from the
town. Seeing the crowd. he came over
and asked what was up. When he had
been informed, he replied
Il win.try my luck with him and see
how l come out. -
He made the same inquiry, and the
agent locked up and replied;
How many more times am | going
to tell you dunno?'
mot more than once, ~ said the gen
tleman as he reached for a telegraph
blank.
Five minubes later he showed us the
dispatch. 1t was to a station agent 80
miles away, and it read, Leave assist
ant i'll charge and come iown and take
full poss 4ssion here. " The name at the
end Of the dispatch was that of the gen
eral marager Of the road
How nueh:' b. , skod as he handed
it i'll to the agent, WHO was also operator.
This goes d. h. " replied the man
after rea ling it over.
He began ticking it OF as cool as you
please, and when he had finished he
rose up, put ON his hat and overeoat and
came into the waiting room.
Hav you any idea when that train
will be here?' quietly asked the man
who senU. the dispatch.
She 4 just coming around the curve
now. All aboard - replied the agent.
And as the train drew up he was the
first one.to board it, leaving the Office
to run itself till the other man could
come down,
'Di i we come oat much ahead ON
that dsal2' asked If thu manager as
we got, seated on thu train.
"W ell, moo, dsR't think we did, -
he d-nwled. Il guess I'll send the
cheeky onss back on the next train and
raise dis salary $5.amonrh. st. Louis
Repu hlio,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
f1arOIle.

Those who attended the fair at skow-
hogan, pronounced it a decided success.
J, +. Libby and family have been on a
visit in Hartland and st. Adams.
Mrs. Phebe Winslow and daughter Of
Matapoisett, Mass, are stopping at Mr..
Magoon's
Our schools are in session with Miss
Grace Choate a former teacher ia No. -
and Miss Olive Harris In No :, So. Skow-
hogan.
Miss Ethel and Alice Buzzell are at
tending school in skowhegau.
Miss Annie Gullifer has gone TO Proyi
dence, X. l., to take a course in the
Friends school at that place.
Mrs. A. Pinkham and Mrs. r.. Winslow
are on a visit in Winthrop.
Mrs. Maude Green goes to Boston,
where she has secured a position.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Canaan.

Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell and little son
Gilman, Mr.. Alfred Scammans, Mr. and
Mrs. Preble, Miss Drew and gentleman
friend, all the guests of V. K. TuttlB
and wife, took their departure last
Thursday.
Il. 5. &rodrich and wife and daughten,
Allie, visited relatives in Smithtidld last
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Nettie Wheeler, who has been, at
work In Skowhegan, has returned to her
home.
DIR. C. V. Hanson, of Skowh8gan,
preached here last Sunday.
There will be preaching here next
Sunday afternoon by Mr.. Chamberlain 81
Colby University.
Mr.. Geo. Johnston and wife, Mars, Il. 7
Mitchell OF Hartland, gith some friends
from Union. Maine, were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. X. II. Harris one day las
week.
Frank Rand and wife, and VIM. Harris
and wife spent Sunday with MI. anl
Mrs. James Rand of Pittsfield.
Little Oracle. the youngest child o
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank THttle, who wa
very i'll last Saturday, is gaining,
Miss Nellie Franklin Case. went t
Watervlle last Tuesday morning,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ii. Harris were i
West Palmyra Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Pooler an
little daughter, Marta, of Old Towr
have been visiting friends in this vilag
and vicinity,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
CORRESPONDENCE
No. COrnville.

Hurrah. We shall soon have telephone
connection with the outside world, and
methinks can almost hear the foot OF
electric car. The crew digging holes
are between No. Cornyille and COrnville.
Harry and John Doble, Oscar and
Freeman kineaid are going into the
woods next thursday for Hiram Moore
Freeman Tattle occasionally shows
his fast horse in town. Freeman says
"He's eetle the best one he evel
owned
Saw one man getting his moving ma
chine into gear to cut hay Monday.
No potatoes this year at least goot
ones.
Henry Atwood has full control of hi
"bike" so far.
Mrs. Cronkhte who has been very sicl
ie much better now
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
PishOn's Ferry.

Mr., and Mrs. J. NJ. nettigrew visited
friends in So. Canaan recently.
Mrs. J. C. Jennings and daughter,
Miss Blanche, took advantage of the re-
cent excursion, to visit their people in
AroOstook county.
Mrs. Nellie Downs of Portland, who
has been spending the summer with her
sister, Mrs. j. NJ, Lalley, went to Bow
doinham Saturday for visit to her
brother, Henry Littleheld.
Mrs. DR.. kidder of Clinton village
spent several days the past week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Petit
grew.
Mrs. Edmund Parkman, who has been
visiting friends here, returned to Win
throp this week.
Mrs. W, B. Blanchard visited in Ca
naan recently.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Hast Corn pillc.

A 6ne tina occurred on the sunny siae
of Fogg mountain at Nr. Angiar Hills
Friday, Sept. 20. The day was fine, A
surprise pionic party Grove down the
mount in due time for the tables to be
spread on the lawn beneath the old pine.
Seventeen we're seated around the tables
and partoos of the bouns!es OF life. Then
nuts, candies and bananas were served.
Wien these were made way. with she
music began. Mr.. Green played the
banjo and sang comic songs; Prof. Hesrin
drew the bow on his violin assisted by
Mn G which fairly nlade the mount 5ing
uriI about $50 WREN they dispersed
Tits party consisted of friends from
Stowhegan and Cornville and Mr.. Gntene,
wife and TWO children from Boston.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26

3eni. 'gracy snd Ma. Roberts Fave
been visiong friends in Abbott md
vicinity.
Nnsssrs. Fred and CHARLES Peaks of
Walsham. Mass, were guestr at Ara
Prat4fs last week.
lite graiuerop is said 20 he very go1d.
There is some complains that potatoes
are I~,tting.
Mr. and Ma Noah Goodrich Of Phl-
myrs, with their son, Egoest C9odrshi
and ~ife of So BerN lex, weie g2ests nj
f. J. Nitchelys, Friday ard saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Starks.

Mrs. Alice Bartlett from Lvermore
Falls, is in town visiting her parents,
Nr. and Mrs. Manter Greenleaf.
Gloom has entered the family of Mr..
smith Norton, loving mother has been
taxed from them, they have the sympa-
thy Of the community.
They are setting posts in this village
for the telephone.
Mr. Frank Whittier from New Sharon
was in town Saturday.
The cattle show at Rustic park satur-
day was success. Ii was very warm
day but there was a good display of
stock and large crowd of people.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Highland

Mrs. Lucy Y. Young died Sept. y, at
the age Of - years. She was the dangh-
ter of Hui Abhetf. one of the first
settlers of this par OF thu State aud
widow Of the late Daniel Young. She
Vas a person respected by all.
school is progressing finely under the
instruction of Miss fettie b. Albee Of
Lexington.
Joseph Durrell,s wedding reception
was largely attended and good time re-
ported.
Mrs. +. 4. Norton has been sick for
the past week but IS better now
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
East Sk0whegan.

Springs are failing, and good water is
scarce.
Threshing machines are moving slow.
ly this hot weather.
Fred Horn has moved his barn up to
his woodshed, which will connect his
buildings aud be more convenient.
Lafayette Ames and Theo. Richardson
shingled the roofs of their houses last
week, and are ready for the fall rains.
Stafford Eaton's wife has been quite
sick but was better when last heard
from.
Mrs. Theo. Richa rdson in tivedays last
week had churning of Is IA pounds OF
butter.
Mrs. s. Richardson is better, and Is
expected home soon.
Husking bees will be in order soon, as
corn is ripening off nicely.
Now the dam is completed at Canaan
village we hope to see some kind of &
good factory built there, which would be
of great benefit to the place.
Groder'a Pine Pitch SalVp-gurp curf
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
SOlOIl.

The hot wave has got its back broken
after three as hot days as one seldom
finds at this season of the year. The
ground is very dry and not much break
ing has been done in this portion Of the
country. The early fall rains helped US
out considerable in the way of second
crop hay and quite lot of aftermath
has been gathered. The frost of lat
week did no damage az crops were too
far advanced. Potatoes have rotted bad
~. Thrashing aid huskjns are the order
Of the day.
John Jewett ha9 been rather on the
sick list lately and got somewhat behind
in his work and Monday his neighbors
took hold AID dug fis potatoes, hauled
in his corn and in the evening they had
an old fashioned huskiDg, only there were
no red ears bot the girls aud boys were
there. John vas well pleased with the
way the WORK was done up and hoped lie
would be able to- reciprosate.
Carroll Heald Mas the measles and quite
scare has taken place in thu High
school Some CO the scholars staying
away better take Ihem AMI have It over
with.
CaCele show and fair at the village the
18th, lust. This seems to be cattle show
week among the minor towns. 10
Most of the farmers hare raised fine
crops Of corn this year. They We're
grtting tired Of buying western corn and
this year somewhat larger area wac de-
voted To the cereal. Well, she western
farmer has been reaI,ng bonntiful har-
vest of Germ too and she price is d5op-
ping and those that wbl have 70 buy are
III pleased and thosa who don't havs to
bug this year are wishing that, we'll,
ishing THAT western corn would al.
ways be low.
r.
IeH Mr. Eora assisfed by 3ev Nm
Motion of BjDgharp. is holding a
SERIES of meetings IN Meytield, tits week.
A large delegation Of Odd Fellows
visited Bingham Tuesday evening"
Frank Cairns WAS in own SUNDAY.
Albert Adams lost 1orse las. week.
Rue Rowell was quite sick lasi week
o. o. Yibtum and aon are sinking q
well on their farm to Sbaain waser fer
their buildings.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26

The Count (who has had little tiff
with his fiancee, the heiress)-But, my
treasure
The Helress-Your treasure? You
investment, you mean. London Tit
Bits.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26

Mrs. DIX wonder what present my
husband will bring me tonight
Mrs. Hicks-What makes you expect
one? Is it your biz thday?
Mrs. Dix-No-o. We quarreled this
morning. -London Answers.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26

is sure cure for Headache and ner-
vous diseases. Nothing relieves 80
quickly. For sale by Geo. E. Sampson,
Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26

quite number from this place at
tended the dance at West Athens. Fri.
day night.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26
Notice
Of Appointment of kSsignee.

Case OF Melzar A. Eames at Skowhegan
in the County OF Somerset and State Of Maine,
the oath day of Sept. A. d. 1888. The under
signed hereby gives notice OF his appointment
as Assignee OF Melzar A. Eames Of Embden,
in said County OF Somerset, insolvent
debtor, who has been declared an insolvent
upon his petition by the Court CT Insolvency
for the County OF Somerset. 2wse
ERNEST L. TUPPER, Assignee.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-26

Groder's Pine Pitch Salve-sure cure
for piles, II. w. Cushing's.
The advocate., 1895-01-30
THE sIAGLE-TAx.
An Able Champion Presents His Side Of the
Case -(Cuntnued.)
BY W. h. T. wakefield.

posed that the objector either denies
the existence of the wrong, or that he
has in view another and preferable
remedy.
You do not deny the wrongs Of land
monopoly, nor Of unequal and unjust
taxation, but prefer communism to the
single-tax as remedy, and now we have
something sufficiently definite to found
illogical argument upon.
Possibly you may object to the word
Communism" as properly describing
your social system, though that is to
my mind the only logical inference of
your partially defined position on the
various questions at issue.
Are you quite consistent in saying
that use OF land is a natural right
that land should be free as air-and
yst discriminating between the large
and the small spectators and land
lords, saying the lands held by the
former should be reclaimed for use of
actual settlers, but not those held by
small landlords as sort of savings
bank, or inheritanCes of widows, or
phans, etc., Are you not here imitat-
ing the democratic tariff reformer who
calls so per cent. of protective tariff
with inridents. revenue robbery, but
40 per cent. of revenue tariff with in
Cidental protection wise financial
system? Is the right or wrong of spec
ial privilege to be guaged by its profits,
or by its principle2
Do you not see the utter inconsist-
ency of your positions in both declar'
ing for the right of man to the use Of
the earth, and in Objecting as you do
TO what you call "ConiscatiOn" of
small "inVestments" as we'll as large
ones. Remember that it is not land,
but investments, that is to be what
you mistakenly call Condscated," d" and
that investments in land, whether
large or small, are affected by the sin
gle.tax only when such investments
become taxing power to "cOnliscate"
the earnings of labor. From your re-
peated objections, in various numbers
Of this discussion, to depriving certain
classes of landlords of their power to
tax labor for private benefit, infer
that your ideal of "a reconstructed so
clsty' ia much like that of the French
communist who demanded an equal di
vision of all property, and, when re-
minded that.his share Of the equal di.
vision would be but 1000 francs, re-
piled that 1900 francs added to the
5000 he already had would enable him
to live without working.
Your theory of distinguishing be-
tween large and snail real estate in
vestments is not good, for the reason
that it ignores vital principle Of right
and wrong, and because it establishes
no standard of determining the value
to the individual, or damage to the
community, of such exemption. If
you took the position that no tax
should attach until after exemption of
certain sum of rental value-say $500
las Is the law of New Zealand and
soon to be in one or more Australian
states mo single-tax man will object,
for while we think such exemption to
those using the poorer classes or
smaller quantities of land is not nec-