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The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26
CORRESPONDENCE.



Frank Bulwell made trip to Water
vile last week.
Daniel Blaek,ton has been very SIX
for several weeks.
Theo. Richardson. wife aud little son
of Canaan, passed a day last week a
Daniel BoWman's.
Mrs Burton Of Moose River Is stop
ping at K. f. Parker's.
Preparations are being made for a
Christmas tree at the church.
Dr.. lash Of Fairfield Wa called re-
Gently to attend the little child Of Moses
Richardson. The child has been very
i'll with throat trouble. but is HOW
letter.
Mrs. Dollie Richardson i very poorly.
She has recently returned home having
been away for medical treatment, and i
now being treated by Dr. Taggart Of
SkoWhegan.
Horace Kelley and Sanford Strickland
are at work for Ed. Cain on his hay
press.
Miss Addie Allen is at Skowhcgan,
where she is learning dressmaking.
Geo. Blackston of Boston is in the
place called here by the critical illness Of
his father.
Mrs. Ellen Pratt of Fairfield, recently
paid a visit to her mother, Mrs. Robert
Fisher.
Simeon S. Parker of st. Adams, who
Is attending court at Skowhegan as one
of the grand jurors, was the guest Of Il.
F. Parker last week
The winter term of school in the Ferry
deistrict, Bertha Decker teacher, closes
this week.
The north river road school commenc-
ed Dee. l6, with the same teacher, Grace
Bradley.
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Commissioners, Notice.

The undersigned having been appointed by
the Hon Judge of Probate for the county Of
Somerset, on the second Tuesday of Deem
bel A. D., 1895, commissioners to receive and
examine the claims of creditors against he
estate of William III. Hanson, late of Skowhe-
gan, in said county deceased, represented
insolvent, hereby give notice that six months
from the date of said appointment are allow
ed to said creditors in which to present and
prove their claims, and that they will be in
session at the following places and times for
the purpose of receiving the same, viz:
At the Office OF Walton Walton in Skowhe-
gan, in said county of Somerset, on the four
teenth day of January, A. D., 1896 and on the
ninth day of June, A. D., 1898.
Dated this twenty-third day OF Decembe ,
A. D.. 1895. 3wt2
ERNEST L. TUPPERl
Commissioners.
THOMAS ]. YOUNG
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Starks.

Mrs. Lizzie Beals from Dakota, is in
town visiting her brother Madison
Oliver.
Mr.. Arthur Nickerson who has been at
work in Massachusetts, for few weeks
past returned to his home in this place
Monday.
Mr.. Charles Morse, has rented the
Preston Phnney stand and has moved
his family into it.
We are patiently waiting for snow to
start business.
Rev. Mr.. Staples delivered a temper
ance lecture at the hall, Thursday night.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26

sired One cute feature was a duet by
Bell and Flossie Hall in which they were
holding candles for santa to see the
way. The boys drill was also a pleasing
feature and much credit is due to Mr.
Murphy who instructed them. Perhap,
il would be we'll to aid that the success,
of the occasion was largely due to the
uniiring efforts Of Mrs. Harrington A..
sisted By others of the committee. w.
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Resolutions.

Ithereas, The all.wise Father in his in
finite mercy. having removed from our
midst our beloved brother, John l..
Hight. BE il. therefore,
Resoiced. That by the death of Bro.
Hight his family has lost its protector
aud friend, that the community has lost
AN adviser and we'll wisher and Wesser-
runsett Lodge has lost a highly esteem
ed Brother. Therefore
ReSoired, That we extend to the rea-
lives of the deceased our heartfelt
ympathy in their dark hour of bereave-
mcnt.
Resoircd, That the Charter and work
ing tools OF this Lodge be draped in
mourning for thirty days in memory of
Bro. Hight
Resoired, That these resolutions be
spread upon our records. a copy be
furnished the SOMERSET REPORTER for
publication, and one sent to the family
of the deceased.
l.. G. WILLIAMS.
j. +. HOLMAN.
GEO. +. AVER.
Best thing for lame back DR.. Ed
wins porous plasters, l5c, at sampson
Corner Drug Storp
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Prevarlcation.

Mother-You've been into that jam
hgainf
Truthful Son-No'm, haven't. I'll
declare | haven't!
And he chuokled at the thought that
his mother had not accused him of put
ling the jam into him. New York Her
AID.
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w. PittsfieId.

Mrs. Bethia Bean who has been fail
ing for some time is not expected 10
survive but few days.
Mr.. Pease has recently completed a
long shed that was built the past fall.
Mr.. Allen will have dance in his hall
the evening of De. 3lst. An oyster
supper will be served. Music by II. J.
Bracket.
Walter Fsirbrother arrived home from
the woods recently
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Bingham.

Officers were elected ut last meeting
of Nathan f. Blunt, Post 100 Dept. Me
G. A. X. as follows; Com, s. A. Cham
berlain; $. V. c., II. b. Baker; j. V. c.
o. Thompson; Surg, l.. G.. Brown
Chap, r. b. Pierce; Q. NJ, b. X.
Smith; o. D., w, II. Collins; 0. g., +
l.. Williams.
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| MIR Cd j cling
A. A. Shepherd and Or. Scott
The Great New YORK Specialist.
The Doctor Prevailed Upon to
Have His Great Remedy Plac-
ed in the Hands of the Drug


This is the most wonderful production Of
medical science in the nineteenth century.
This is not patent medicine, but prescrip-
ton compounded on scientific principles and
ustd by DR.. Scott in his extensive practice
Tor the cure of all blood diseases. The cures
wrought by it are simply wonderful and have
attrcted thousands to the Coctor's parlors for
treatment.
To such an extent is the demand upon the
tirde and attention OF the doctor for his med
iclne from people who could not visit New
York city, that IL became matter of duty to
devise some plan by which the general public
could be supplied with this genuine, valuable
remedy, and for this purpose A. A. Shepherd
has been called to Skowhegan to arrange with
bixby * Buck to per nit them to keep in stock
and sell this wonderful blood remedy. This
is purely yegt table, an excellent tonic and
builder. blood purifier unexceiied, a nerve
tonic nothing can equal. DR.. Scott has devot
ed his life TO the thorough knowledge and un-
Outstanding of blood diseases a few of which
are named here; Kidney disease, liver com
dyspe psia loss of appetite, constipation,
scrofula syphilis, cancerous humors, pain in
bones, catarrh, salt rheum, pimples on face.
general debility, boils dizziness, f. male weak
ness, malarial poison.
The above named druggists have received
their first consignment and would invite all
persons to call and become acqnai nted with
the merits OF perfect remedy. Dr. Scott s
NJ ed cine, when placed in drug stores, is sold
under the name of DR.. sec tits Sarsaparlla,
and all who intend taking a blood medicine
should not fail to tr! DR.. SCOTS Sarsaparlla
No PMS Haze to be Used aOfth
DR.. Sc0ttS.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26
Athens.

Mr.. Britt of Shirley was in town on
Monday.
Miss Elma Jones is spending a few
days at her home in Brighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Emery have
moved on to their farm on Lords Hill.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26
Messengers Notice.

SOMERSET S. COURT OF INSOLVENCY
This is to give notice that on the 10th day OF
Dec. A. ID. 1875, warrant in insolvency was
issued by Turner Boswell, Judge of the Court
of Insolvency for said County of Somerset,
against the estate of George Fl. Drury
of Athens in said County, adjudged to be an
insoivent debtor on petition of said debtor.
which petition was filed on the 10th day of
Dec A. d. 1895, to which date interest on
claims is to be computed. That the payment
OF any debts to or by said debtor, aud the
transfer and delivery of any property by him
creditors Of said debtor, to prove their debts
and choose one or more assignees Of his estate,
will be held at Court OF insolvency to be
hogan, in said County, the 14th day of
Jan. A. D.. 1895, at one O'Clock in the after
noon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written 2w52.
R. s. WILLIAMS, Deputy Sheriff,
Messenger of said Court of Insolvency.
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SnitIlfeId.

Frank Mitchell is very sick with pneu.
monia.
Heman Stevens IS quite lame caused
BY stepping on a rusty nail.
John Thompson las a very SICK horse.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26

A man who gets mad at what the
newspapers say of him should return
thanks three times daily for what they
know about him, but don't say. Garter
County Prola
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SOMERSET COUNTY PROBATE corR

SOMERSET COUNTY PROBATE COURT.
DECEMBER TERM A. u. lsq5.
ON the fore going petition, ordered that public
notice thereof be given TO all persons interested
Court to be held AT Skowheean. in said
County, on the second Tuesday of February
next. at nine O'Clock in the forenoon and show
cause if any they have. against the same First
publication to he 30 days before said second
Tuesday of February. 3w SO
TURNER BuswELL, Judge.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26

RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, StA7.612 "a
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured / 200 8I
L. ;. Bonds to secure circulation, 12sooo 90
Premiums L s. Bonds q 600 90
Stocks, securities etc. t. 800 90
Ddhhi"s hUuse' furniture ana hNtures, 1900 90
Due from National Banks mot re-
se'se agents. 9s7 43
Due from approved reserve agents, 400 IA
Checks and other cash items, XIX 90
Notes OIL other National banks, $40 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents Al 20
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz -
Specie, o,573 90
Legal tender notes, eco 90 6z2,oo
Due from Z. 5, Treas lrer other than
per cent redemption fund s6zS 90
Total, $5ao,556 65
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in, S125.ooo 90
Surplus fund. lS.ooo 90
Undivided profits, less expenses aud
taxes pad, 7,7o4 IS
Due II other National Banks as %
Dividends unpaid, q, 90
ndivid al deposits subject to check, s6,6l3 oS
Iplal, Sl1o.336 Ok
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26

For sale by the following dealers. K. T.
Patten, Bixby Buck, n. w. Cushing, Geo.
+. sampson.
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Mo. 208 -
Report of the Condition.
OF
The SECOND NATIONAL BANK

OF SKOWHEGAN

OF SKOWHEGA
At Skowhegan, in the State OF Maine. at the close
OF business, Dec 9Th, 1875.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
SECY COKES SUCCESSOR.
THE APPOINTMENT WAs 4 GENER-
ALsURPRISE.
The Republicans and Popuiists Furiousiy
Angry with the Arlington Committee,
General North State News.

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. 2.-Special.-
There was great surprise here to-day
when IL was made known that Governor
Carr had appointed Charles VI. Cooke,
OF Lorisburg. TO be Secretary of State
to succeed Hon. Octavius Coke, who
died last Friday. The appointment IS
an excellent one. The public belief was
that Thomas w. Mason, late a MEM
Der OF the Railway Commission, woull
be the man named.
Mrs. Nass, wife Of Major w. w. Nass.
who for forty years has been the treas
urer of the Raleigh and CASTOR railway,
died at her home here early yesterday
morning. She had been sick two weeks,
and Friday was thought out of danger.
hut peritonitis set in, and quickly ca.-
lied her OF. She was a native of Fay
etteville, and for many years had been
the organist OF the First Baptist church
here. She was greatly beloved.
Tobacco buyers for the Piedmont Sec
ton are now visiting the Eastern mar
kets, where the tobacco is a. least three
weeks earlier. Breaks are heavy and
prices are sustained. From all the mar
kets comes The news that the leaf is
well colored. but unusually thin.
The Arlington Committee, both Of the
members of which were drunk Saturday,
is in session to-day In the Senate cham
Der, and C.. B. Aycock, Of Wayne, was
examined as a witness. The Republi-
cans and Popuists are furiously angry
with the committee and would Ike 10 see
its members run out OF the city for dis
reputable conduct.
FUSION ALLrGTD.
1t is alleged here to-day that the move
ment for fusion of the Democrats and
Populsts is widening rapidly. OF course,
there are Democrats who furiously OPP
pose It. 1t is claimed that some Popu-
list leaders favor il.
The State Agricultural and Mechanical
College entrance examinations begin to-
morrow Two hundred and fifty stu
dents are expected.
An election on the question of road i'm
provements In this county was ordered
to-day.
News reaches here that the Beaufort
graveyard insurance cases are to be tried
at the October term of Judge Graham 5
court.
The body OF Quentin Busbee, who was
drowned yesterday. while bathing at
Ocean View, was brought here this af-
ternOOn for burial, and was escorted 10
the church and cemetery by the Cover
nors Guard, of which he was an eX-
member.
The State weekly weather-crop bulletin.
issued to-day. says the temperature has
each day averaged five degrees above
normal, and the effect on crops was
very favorable. The temperature rose
as high as 90 degrees. The rainfall was
below normal
Cotton has improved. is now opening
In several counties. and picking will
begin next week. The crop is twenty
days late. Tobacco cures are bright
Heavy crops OF fodder and peas will be
gathered Preparation OF land for wheat
and oats Is progressing favoraby.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
MIX DEALERS CONSPTRE.
Banded Together to Furnish Poor Milk to
Consumers.

NEW YORK, Sept. Am affidavit has
been flied in the Health Department,
which. when it is put to the intended
use, will explode Il fatal bomb IN the
swindling milk sellers camp. Against
its threatened disaster they plan in vain
to erect legal barriers. There will be
no defence against IL by the association.
In numbers there is no strength. lnd-
yidual defence is TO be had only I'm posi-
tive proof that the accused sold good
mix. And the proof Is all the other
way.
NAV decide TO keep until the time comes
to use IL I'm court. IL the elimination OF
the campaign against the dishonest milk
men. Ii contains the proof that their
dishonesty was part Of a plan. foreseen
and provided for by contract. 1t cropped
out more than once this week durinS
the trials of the dealers who had been
arrested for selling adulterated mix tnat
the tines were paid by the wholesalers.
The nealth officers have been at work
since collecting and cOllatng the proof
that this was done as part OF de-
liberate system, business I'm which
adulteration and profit were. 10 an ex-
tent, interchangeable terms. The PROOF
is now complete.
Two of the wholesalers and jobbers
are already under bail Within three
days as many as a dozen will be arrested,
and II is expected that then what has
proved 10 be nothing less than foul
conspiracy against the health of New
York city. and especially against Its
poorer inhabitants and the defenceless
babies OF the tenements, viii collapse
and the whole story of it come out.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
,Uv ryJDENcn AGlINsr HOLMES.
A Man l. Found Who >harpened the sup
posed Nurderou- Instruments.

INDIANAPOLIS IND, Sept. There
were new developments in the Holmes
case to-day.
Albert Schlnling. On expert instru-
ment maker Of this city. met H. HI.
Holmes on October 3. 1871. holmes
called al his place of business, 80 Nlr-
eiuia avenue. that day with TWO cases
of Instruments The cases were o. brown
,loroeco leather one case cOntainei
two knives and saw. The knives We're
alCut twenty inches in length; one nae
n white handle and the other black.
Thov were quite ghafp-pOiated at the
ends and the blades bore few dark
spcts. In shape they reaemDied ordi-
nary carving knives. Ihe saw was OF
very fine make and ifteen inches In
length The other case was mhch
smaller. and contained, according 10
Mr. SchifHlng's recollection. eight knives
Cf various sizes and shapes. Holmes
asked Schihline 10 sharpen all the knives,
saving that he would return for them
the next day with him on this pc-
casion was the boy Howard Pietzel and
a strange man with a beard Holmes
did not call the next day, as ne had
promised, but returned October Sth ana
secured the instruments. On the last
visit Howard Pietzel was again with
Holmes. but the strange man was not.
Holmes seemed 10 be In hurry, paid
for the work. and left at once. These
knives We're doubtless used TO dlsmember
young Pietzel before his body was
burned in the Irving house. -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
wcaRrnr DEyoUNcEs MURPHY.
lie Says His Canidature IL Treason Against
Party Discipline.

LONDON. Sept. 2.--AIr. Justin Mccar-
thy has issued an appeal 70 the electors
Of the South division Of County Kerry.
exhOrting them 10 support Mr. fafiei.
the candidate for the seat VINO VAS chosch
by the regular convention.
Mr. Mccarthy denounces the candids-
ture OF Murphy as treason against party
discipline. and declares that his nOini-
nation was due TO a conspiracy, concern
ing which he (McCarthy has hitherto
been silent.
For three years. he says, there has been
an ncessant campaign against the uhity
of the Irish party. which reached lts
climax i'm the baseless falsehoods uttered
bv Mr.. y. NJ. Healey at Omagh, "heh
he asserted that the irish Parliamentary
Committee had sold seats for English
such a state OF things. Mr.. Mccarthy
declares. means the bankruptcy ana ue-
sttuction OF the Irish cause
The Pall-Mal Gazettes lobby reporter
has had an interview with several inein-
hers of the anti-Parnellite section OF the
T,ish marty REGARDING tie appeal Issued
ia the electors OF South Kerry by pr.
Iustin Mccarthy. All the gen iemen W.
reviewed concurrel In the opinion t'.'
the document was Il surprise 10 the party
Nr. Mccarthy they all said. Lad not
Consulted the committee OF the party
before issuing the appeal, ana IL Is SUI
missed that ne had acted lP.n tne "',
vices Of only Messrs. John Dillon a1'
Thomas l.. OConnor. -,
Tho docLnisnt has produced prJio"nd
sensation, and has widened the Dfetch
with the Healeyites.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
SWIMHERS sTRCCR By LIGHTNING.
Father and Son Killed While Trying to
Make shore From Capsized Boat.

STAMFORD, CONN, Sept. 2.-John
Whowell. foreman In the B!ckensderfer
typewriter factory. took sail in his cat
boat Saturday afternoon with his assist
ant foreman. Samuel A Earle, the lat
ter's son, Samuel. aged nine, and Willie
and Edward Burrett, aged five and
twelve. They went bathing on Green
wich Point beach and then went In the
boat. letting it drift 100 feet from the
shore. The boat capsized in a squall at
T. NJ, but the party clung to her side
Soon Searle proposed going ashore 10 get
another boat and right their craft. He
started to swim. taking his son on his
back. with the iatter's arms clasped
about his fathers neck. The others saw
them start; then vivid flash OF lightning
came and when they looked again, at
another flash, the man and boy were not
visible. Whowell swan ashore and
the bodies OF Searle and his son floating
near the beach. Doctors and men on
shore tried until near midnight 10 resusi-
tate them, but without avail Marks on
Searle's breast lead 10 the belief that he
was struck by lightning. He was a good
swimmer and could wade ashore within
80 feet of the boat. Searle came here
few months ago from Lowell. where he
buried a son on Friday. He was thirty
years old.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
rxrr1LHD rnH BULL FiGHrER
French Police Escorted Him to the From
tier While senators Protested.

PARIS. Sept. "A series of great bull
fights was TO begin at Bayonne yester-
dav and the celebrated Spanish bun
fighter. Mazzantini. mad been engaged to
appear The police, however, refused 10
allow .he fight TO proceed, and had
Mazzantni conducted 90 the Spanish from
tier
The poople were anxious 10 see a bull
dph. and the action of the police was
greeted with cries of derision. several
senator's and members Of the Chamber Of
Deputios and the Municipal Council in
terveued to have the performance 90 on
but all their efforts were useless.
When the members of the Municipal
Council found that the police were de-
tormined 10 prevent the fight ana to send
Aiazzantni out OF the country they held
a special meeting and unanimously decid-
ed TO resign.
Five brieades Of gendarmes and many
mounted police occupied the arena. me
Young King of Seryia was present but
his mother had been assured beforehand
tbat tbe authorities would not allow the
fight.
AZ Aries there was ~ bull fight in the
,,,.s.rce Of 500 persons. Three bulls
and three horses were killed but never
fhelees the performance was tame ana
unexciting. and the spectators hooted the
toread0rs.
II was intended to have fight AT
Tarascon. but the authorities prohibited
Il The inhabitants were made angry py
the intervention of the police, and the
members of the Town Council protested
against the stopping Of the hehL Ihe
nolice were ohiurate. however, ana the
aeht did not take place.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
stNK 4 TUG or 1 RIydL LINE.
Result of q struggle for business s"pre-
macy in Duluth iiarbor'

macy in Duluth Ifarbor'
DULUTH, MIMI Sept. 2-The nght
bv lnman's tug line upon Singers tug
line because the latter entered upon the
towing business resulted yesterday III tne
sinking OF Inman's tug Pathfinder IN the
harhor close TO the docks, before thous-
ands of people, and also in the death OF
charles Scully, "a Pathfinder fireman.
The steamer Joliet al noon arrived hsht
for ore, and was met out IN the lake py
singers tug Medina, with which arrange
mcnts were made for the towing. lhey
came through the canal at good pace
the Medina slightly I'm the lead ana on
the starb0ard side. Inside the canal the
Pathfinder was waiting, and went aheau
TO port of the Joliet
Two thousand feet from the canal the
Pathfinder crossed the Joliets bow so as
TO drop in between the steamer ana the
Medina, and take the line which had Just
been given TO the Medina. The Medina
pushed the Pathfinder causing her TO list
and in twenty seconds the Pathfinder was
on the bottom I'm eighteen feet Of water.
one Of the hremen jumped on the Me-
dina. but all the other Pathfinder men
jumped into the water and were res
cued. with the exception of Scully. Cap
tain Harry Biethel of the Medina, and
Captain j. Edward Brown, of the Path
finder. were arrested. Scully's body was
recovered. IL is the general opinion that
Brown was 10 blame. lie came lately
from ChcbOyan, Mich.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
Mnmen NOl Anffrs In Itah.

SALT LAKE, UTAH Sept. 2.-The Ter
ritorial Supreme Court Saturday handed
down It's decision on the woman-suffrage
question. holding that only male citizens
are entitled to vote on the adoption or
rejection Of the State Constitution, and
for the first State officers. The basis
for this decision. as stated by the Court,
was that the Edmunds-Tucker act which
disfranchised women in the Territory of
Utah. is still in force, and applicable until
IL Is repealed, or the Territory actually
becomes a State. Chief-Justice Mer-
ritt. Democrat. and AssOciate-Justice
Bartch. Republican. agreed In that view.
Associate-Justice King delivered dis
senting opinion holding that the enabling
act, by implication, repealed the provision
OF the Edmunds-Tucker act, and that
women were entitled 70 vote on the CON-
stitution and the first State officers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
SmokeIess Powder for Use

NEWPORT, r. l.. Sept. 2.-The North
Atlantic squadron. upon its arrival here,
will take aboard 600 rounds Of X powder
that being the navy's designation OF
the smokeless powder introduced at the
torpedo-station. Not long ago orders
We're given To manufacture the powder
in quantities. and sample shipments have
been sent TO Indian Head, but on Sat
uriav the first real supply was made
ready for ships in service. The powder is
intended for /, g. and 6-pound rapid-fire
Guns. Some Of this will probably be used
by ships at their practice in Gardiners
Hay.