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The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
He Got the Message.

An experienced telegraph operator can
from listening to the sounds under
stand message on one kind of telegraph
instrument without seeing it at all.
One day an inspector walked into al
office and began TO question the clerk il
charge. Suddenly IA message began tc
arrive, and the c.erk sat down 10 write
it, The message was as follows,
''Look ont for squalls. The inspector
is somewhere on the line and will be
poking his nose i'll everywhere. "
The inspector smiled as he listened
to the message, while the poor clerk
looked Quite helpless. His superior,
however, went to the instrument and
sent back the answer 'Too late. He
has already poked his nose in here. -
Pearson's Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Palmyra.

The wishers for snow are numerous.
Teams are idle, every thing at a stand
still.
Frank Foster is on the sick list
James Spollett will build new black
smith shop in the spring. James Frost
is cutting the lumber. Mr.. Frost is set
ting the timber for an addition to Bona
Furbush's barn.
Abraham Leavitt, an aged and respect
ed citizen, is quite feeble.
X. W. Crawford and family expect to
go to Lowell, Mass, soon.
VIM. B. Morrison, who has been sick
for some time is failing. j.
School in Dist. No. ), commenced
again Monday, Nov. 9Th, after two
weeks vacation.
Harry and Eugene Barton are on the
sick list. DR.. Butterfield Of Guilford, is
attending them.
Miss Eleanor B. Dow has returned
from Harmony, where she has been the
past month visiting relatives and friends.
Maurice D. Kimball is also on the sick
list.
Mr. Levi Trafton died Jan. Sd, after a
long aud painful illness. Funeral
services were held at the house. Sunday.
Rev. William King officiating. The re-
mains were taken to Wellington, for in
terment. Mr.. Trafton WAS one of our
oldest and most respected citizens. He
leaves five sons and two daughters and
a widow to mourn their loss. The be-
reaved family have the sympathy of
many friends.
II. +. Genthull, travelling salesman for
Buxton's Rheumatic Cure, is spending a
few weeks with his family.
Mr. Charles Austin one of our aged
citizens is in very poor health, having
received a shock short time ago
John Brown was at home from Shirley,
Sunday on visit to his family.
Mrs. E. r. Wight has gone to Colorado,
to spend the winter with her Children.
Miss Agnes Austin is home from Mon
son, on a short visit to her mother, Mrs.
Ruth Austin.
Edgar Briggs, Esq, of Lewiston, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orlando Briggs of this place.
MIR. True and Miss Irene Foster both
of this town, were united in marriage,
Sunday, Jan. 5th, by Rev. Samuel
Young
l.. w. Merrill and wife are in Monson,
this week, called there by the illness of
Mrs. Merrill's mother, Mrs. Fred
Douglass.
Mr.. c. A. Gulusher has returned from
Shirley, where he has been at work IN
the woods.
Miss May Mckusick has also returned
from Fairfield, and North Arson, where
she has been visiting relatives and
friends.
The question of location of school
house in this town has been reported
upon by the County Commissions. In
the the spring of 1895 the town designat-
ed for a school house lot, one-fourth of
an acre of land belonging to Cyrena
Marsh. Upon her refusal to sell the
land the municipal officers run out the
lot in legal form and rendered her the
appraised damage, SIS, which she re-
fused to accept and appealed both from
the location and from the assessment of
damages, the town meanwhile taking
possession of the land and erecting a
school house thereon. A majority of the
county commissioners recently viewed
the premises and vicinity and changed
the location of the lot to the land of Miss
T.. b. Mains, nearer the center of the
district, and awarded her $50 damages.
The costs, amounting to $3.50, must be
paid by the town. The question now is,
who will pay Cyrena Marsh for the
years occupation of her premises.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Fairfield.

Good VIII Rebecka Lodge officers
were installed the 9th instant: N. g.,
Minnie Hight; V. g., Addie 7. Roundy;
Rec. Sec'y., Mary A. Brown; Fin. Sec,
Belle d. Tibbetts; Treas, Laura f.
Richardson; Conductor, Lou Bunker;
Warden, Louise Blackwell; X. S. to N.
G., Isabelle Knowlton; l.. S. to n. c.,
Lena Tozier; r. S. to V. G., Esther
Furber; L. S. to V. c., Ada Jones
Chaplain, Edith Miller; |. e., Cora Holt;
o. G., Abbie Brown.
According to the plans now in the
hands of the building committee for the
new Odd Fellows block, Fairfield, will
have beautiful business block in the
near future.
Rev. O. S. Pillsbury has been holding
meetings at Fairfield Center on Sunday
afternoons and Thursday evenings
and quite revival is being expert
enced. Mr.. Allen of the Bailey Praying
Band and Mr.. Wentworth of Berwick,
will assist him this week, commencing
Wednesday evening.
The Fairfield National Bank has
elected directors G G Totman. f p
Kenrck, ID G Hall, V II Common, II f
Burgess, Geo f Wilson, A II Totman.
At the meeting of the directors, G G
Totman was chosen president; E ?
Kenrick, vice president; V r Conner,
clerk
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
PishOn's Ferry.

A series of meetings are being held at
the church in this place.
Ida, the little daughter of Eleazer
Kelley Is very sick with pneumonia.
Mr.. Daniel Blackston remains very
feeble.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Weaver, who were
called here last week by the death of
Mrs. Weaver's brother, Mr.. j. Kelley,
returned to their home in Oakland, Mon
day.
Mrs. Georgia Cain and sister, Mrs.
Richardson, went to Waterville, Friday.
Mrs. Clara Swift and son of West
Sidney, were in this place last week to
attend the funeral of a relative,
Mr.. John Kelley died, Wednesday
Jan. s, in the seventy-ninth year of his
age. Mr.. Kelley had been in feeble
health for the past year but his last i'll
ness was of short duration, terminating
his life In little more than one week. He
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Was 1t Fate?

Those who hold that no man can
avoid his fate may find support for their
doctrine i'll the experience of Charles j.
Weller Of Elkhart, Ind. He was employ
cd at grinding at an emery Wheel but
regarding the position as dangerous
handed in his resignation. Five minutes
before the time for ending his last day
at the work the wheel burst and killed
him. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

had lived for many years on his farm in
this place. lie WAS kind husband and
father, an oblging neighbor and was re
pected by all who knew hiIa The
Christians hope was his. The wife. to
whom he had been married fifty-two
years, survives him. also five sons,
Alphonso. Eleazer. George and Horace
who live in this place and Frank in
Mass. An older son lost his life in the
civil war and about year ago they
were bereaved by the death of their
only daughter Funeral services were
held at his late home Saturday, a m.
conducted By Rev Mr.. Hill. The
burial was at East Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
East SkOWhegan.

Most of farmers have hauled their
hay and are waiting for snow to haul
up their wood. Stove wood Is selling
readily at the village at fair price
on account of the bad roads and cold
weather. Every farmer has had ample
time to cut good supply of wood for
the coming year and If he has failed to
do it must be a little slack or perhaps
lazy.
John Currer and his cousin Lizzie
visited his sister, Mrs. Theodore
Richardson Sunday, who has been quite
sick since Friday last
Mr.. Alvah kimball and Mrs. Pauline
Lewis both of Skowhegan, were joined
in marriage at +. Skowhegan, January
9th, by A. Richardson, Esq.
No tramps have visited Canaan since
the fire and if they do will probably
meet with cold reception.
o. Moody lost about 300 milking stools
in the fire at Canaan.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Ripley.

Public examinations will occur in
schools in town as follows: District
No. |, Miss Fannie Arnold, teacher, A.
NJ, Jan. b; district No.2, Mrs. Mildred
A. C. Cole, teacher, z. NJ Jan. %; dis
trict No. 3, Miss Annie b. Rand, teacher,
P. NJ. Jan. Both; district No. a, F. Josie
Hoyt, teacher, A. NJ. Jan. 18th; district
No. 5, +. l.. Briggs, teacher, Z. NJ. Jan.
"a. Parents are not only invited but
urged to be present on those dates and
Judge of and show appreciation of the
work done by pupils and teachers the
past winter.
A second meeting of those interested
in creamery at this place was held last
Saturday when 1t was practically decid-
ed that creamery should be built and
operated by c. G. Nichols of FoxcrOft.
A perceptable shock of earthquake
was felt here Thursday morning, in
some instances causing dishes, stoves
and windows to rattle plainly.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
West Pittsfield.

Fred Patten and Richard Phillips came
home from Mass. last week.
Mrs. Il. j. Patten attended the funeral
of relative at Harmony, Sunday.
Edgar Emerson went to LAGRANGE
to work for Mr.. jefferson Humphry,
Monday.
There were seven new members taken
into the Pittsfield grange, Saturday.
after which was installation of officers.
A supper was partaken of by the grange
including large company of invited
guests. After which social dance filled
up the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. Patten and Mrs
II. J. Patten attended Pomona at Skow-
hogan this week.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Starks.

Mr.. Charles Doyen from Norridge-
wock, passed through town Monday.
Miss Bertha Mclaughlin returned
home from Mass. last week where she
has been visiting for several weeks.
Mr.. Ernest Upper from Skowhegan,
was 10 town Sunday visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr.. M. ID. Frederic got cut quite bad
ly one day last week while cutting wood.
He cut his foot one inch and oEe-half on
the instep, it is hard blow for him at
this time of the year.
Mr.. Thomas Boswell is confined to the
house with severe cold.
The young ladies and gentlemen of
this place have improved the fine skat-
ing on the pond for the past week.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Ennb{ien.

A pleasant home wedding occurred at
the residence of the brides parents in
Embden the llth, Miss Euna Adams of
Embden, and Samuel Stowell of New
Vineyard, were united in marriage by
Rev. Samuel Savage of No. Arson.
A little stranger came to the home of
F. w. Lane the tenth instant, a boy.
Business is very quiet in this section
for want of snow.
C. f. Lane has 200 cords of spruce
and birch wood cut and piled waiting
for snow, besides 100 thousand of linn
Der to be hauled to the river. Good
teams will be in good demand when
snow does come.
Embden Pulp mills have shut down
for want of wood. G.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Snlithfield.

Fred Turner is quite sick.
Schools in town closed Friday
Mr.. Gardner Bigelow is very sick.
Clarence Stevens is on the sick list.
The lodge of l. O. G. I. is in very
prospecting condition.
Charlie Marston has sold out and
moved his family to Readfield.
Bert Parsons from up-river was in
town last week visiting his sister Mrs.
Obed Allen.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Road Taxes.

The county commissioners have as
sessed taxes in plantations of Somerset
County for the repair of roads for 1896
as follows: Lexington Plantation,
$685.. 90; Jackman Plantation, 1882 50
Parlin Pond Plantation, Sl66.93; Sandy
Bay Plantation, Sl24.05; Dennistowr
Plantation, S227.10; Holdentown Planta
ton, S207.S0; West Forks Plantation
1908 50; The Forks Plantation, $336.51
Pleasant Ridge Plantation, $392.l2
Carrying Place Plantation, S65 90; High
land Plantation, $4,000; Dead River
Plantation, $500 % Flagstaff Plantation
1921 50; Mayfield Plantation, $44o rs
Carratunk Plantation, 1920 Is; Bigelow
Plantation, $162.S0; Bald Mountain
Plantation, s32.64: johnson Mountain
Plantation, S214.44.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
East COrnyiIie.

Mr.. Ephralm Berry cut his leg badly
last week.
Mrs. Belle Mitchell has returned home
to South China. She has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ida Sanford, for the past
few weeks.
1t looks blue for those who have got
lots of wood and lumber to haul. No
snow on the ground yet, and the 18th
day of January.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

Do not think of knocking out another
persons brains because he differs in
opinion from you. 1t would be as ra-
tional to knock yourself on the head be-
cause you differ from yourself ten years
ago. Horace Mann.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
Canaan.

The young people are TO give an enter
tainment Friday evening, ian. "a, as a
benefit to one of their young friends
who is sufferer by the recent fire,
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16
TO THE PUBLIC

Your attention is Gale d to the fact that
arrangements have been made with Bxby &
Buck of Ss owhegan, Maine to keep In stock
and handle the great remedy that is now
attracting much attention throughout
New England at the present time. This
wonderful compound the outcome of
years OF study and experiment by DR., Scott
the great New York specialist for use in his
own practice, 1t has given him much fame
and 3 world wide reputation. The Or. is so
well and wildly known for his permanent and
radical cures that a spirit of enthusiasm and
determination has been manifested to pro-
cure this medicine since the announcement
for public sale showing the honorable posi-
tion the Doctor holds in the public estims-
diseases. Powerful. Quick in its operation,
being entirely vegetable and free from the
dangerous effects of powerful narcotics and
adapted to reach every varity of diseases
arising from the impurty of the Blood
No remedy ever introduce d b as met with such
immeo late ana prompt popular approval.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

"Frog in-the Throat popular
cough tablet, may be found at SIMPSONS,
the Corner Druggist. Zoe per box.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

Putfs and puff boxes at SIMPSONS, an
acceptable Christmas gift to any lady.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

For sale by the following dealers r. T.
Pstten, Bixby Buck, q. W. Cushing, Geo.
N. sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

Atkinson's heavy coated chocolates at
SIMPSONS, the Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-16

The wishers for snow are numerous.
Teams are idle, every thing at stand
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Joseph F. Oliver OF st. Louis is visiting
George Dumas.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Wilson were in
Bethel over Sunday.
Editor i. B. johnson is in New YORK
for weeks pleasure trip.
Miss Jennie Granger of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting Mrs. Mary Mann.
Mrs. j. M. Holman took her departure
Monday for Greenfield, Mass.
Ed. Hobart and his family Of Windsor
were at F. A. Hobart's over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Crane Of Boston ar
rived Saturday at Mr.. D. "A. Morse's.
Mrs. w. w. Ward OF Athol, Mass, has
been staying with Miss Ada Burroughs.
Rev. Irwin Flint OF Falmouth, Me-, Will
preach in the Cong'l church next Sunday.
Miss Jessie Burt gave a one o'clock lun-
cheon Saturday to number Of young Ia
dies.
Clarence Hodges left town Monday to
enter Williams college, at Williamstown,
Mass.
O. P. Winch of Richford was one OF the
over Sunday visitors in Randolph this
week.
Captain ]. E. Eldredge returned last
week from the Grand Army excursion to
st. Paul.
Miss Kate Guptil is at Montpelier, tax
ing the osteopathic treatment OF Or.
George Helmer.
The Kings Daughters will meet at 4
O'Clock next Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. VIM. HI. Kenney.
G. E. Wyman was taken very sick last
week and confined to the bed for day or
two. He is now convalescent
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bales OF Wilton,
N. III. have recently been the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Tewksburv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Flint and Alvan
Holman. OF st. Adams, have been with
relatives in this vicinity for few days.
Mrs. Laura Standish OF North Pomfret
has been in the village for about a fort
night on visit to old friends and neigh
bOrS.
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Randolph DISTRICT IS Randolph within and for
said district on the 4t day Of Sept a. D. 1885, An In
strument purportlng to be the last will and TESLA
ment Of Eraslus Hebard, I'd, late Of Randolph In
said district deceased being presented 10 the court
BY julius O. Hebard. the executor therein namedfor
Probate:
I'd therein be notified to appesr at session thereof
70 be held at the Probate Office IN Randolph
on the goth day Of Sept, a. p, lsse, and show
will: for which purpose it is further ordered that
copy Of the record of this order be published three
paper printed at Randolph In this State previous TO
said time of hearing.
BY the Court. Attest: = X-r,,,,or ,
1897 WILLIAM II. NICHOLS, Judge.
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Mrs. Nellie (Spear), wife Of Frank Rog-
ers Of Brattleboro and daughter Of Charles
Spear of Bethel, died suddenly at her
home In BrattlebOro, Monday morning.
Her sickness only dated from Sunday
morning and did not assume serious
character until that evening. Mrs. Rog-
ers was well known in this village, hav-
ing lived here during her girlhood. Her
brother, Guy Spear, came home from
Dartmouth, Monday, and her sister, lnez,
from Brattleboro. The remains were
brought to Bethel yesterday for inter-
ment.
Miss Lucy Wall met with very serious
accident Saturday evening while using
pair OF hot curling irons. She was test
ing the temperature OF the irons and held
them, with lock of hair fastened in them,
opposite her right eye, when they sudden
~ slipped, striking the eyeball quite q
blow and burning the sight badly. II
was at first thought that she would lose
the sight OF that eve but DR.. Bingham OF
Burlington, who was sent for sunday
night, gave it as his opinivn that her Wis
ion would not be impaired and that not
even scar would remain. 1t was certain
ly narrow escape from partial blindness
and there was general feeling OF RELIEF
when the more favorable opinion was
IL
first night and managed to so subdue the
pain that she was able to sleep some hours
Mrs. e. l.. Browne OF Waupaca, Wis,
who is East on visit to her brother, MT.
Luke Parish, commenced her career as a
schoolma'en in this vicinity, at the early
age of fourteen. She taught at Bralntree,
Branch, East and West Braintree, and in
this village the schoOlhOuse at that time
being what is now the Chadwick tene-
ment house by the covered bridge. IT was
then designated by the secretary OF the
board Of education as the only Vermont
institution OF learning run by water
power. The late Jonathan Holman was
The committeeman who engaged MRS:
Browne as teacher, and many OF her oio
pupils, whom she is meeting again for the
first time in forty-five years, are settled
about here, and are realizing at the re-
and teacher came near being children To-
gether.
Charles Nutting, who came up from
DR.. Moves on the latter's return from
Alaska, was obliged to go back Monday
on account Of his business without seeing
the doctor, who has been, delayed on the
Journey home and will not arrive until
the last of this week or the first OF next.
The boat on which DR.. Noyes usually
leaves st. Paul's Island for San Franc isco
not being ready to start at the regular
time, be embarked on a mail steamer
bound for Seattle, Washington. After
reaching that point, it was nine days be-
fore the fog would permit them to enter
the harbor, and when he did finally land,
the doctor found that the Eastern bound
train had just gone and that another
would not leave for some hours. ne IS
now, however, speeding across the CONT.
nent on his way home, after an absence OF
two years.
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Fountains Of Wisdom.

Fountains Of Wisdom.
Advice, they say, is cheap, and 1t Is per-
haps for that reason the leading periool-
calls OF the day are SO extravagantly lavish
with it.
AT any rate the quantity and peculiar
quality OF the information with which
they flood their readers, would lead one TO
infer that the circulation OF these journals
must be either almost wholly confined TO
the various idiot asylums, or that the
young people Of the present age are an IN
teresting lot OF orphans, utterly destitute
of friends, kindred and common sense.
From perusal of the columns devoted
to the seemingly hopeless task OF answer
ing all the inane questions that have their
origin somewhere among the roots OF her
hair, it is evident that what the average
Young woman doesn't know would more
than fill Sunday paper. !,
Reputable journals and magazines with
enormous subscription lists keep upon
their regular force OF writers some Aunt
Tabitha or other to receive the condolences
OF these gushing creatures.
She adopts the motherly tone ana eau
tions her "dear girls" against addressing
gentlemen whom they know but signify
BY their given names, and points out the
extreme improperly OF receiving glits OF
cuL-R glass uhuOuuo iAohA "AAJ N~s S-~~~
relations.
In one breath she prescribes lotion for
Susie's freckles, and in the next gives Jen-
ME careful recipe for determining the
exact state OF her feelings toward Alex.
apder Simpkins of Plunkville Center, OF
whom the fair Jennie claims to have the
refusal for certain number OF days.
She tells Maud how many cores to have
in the skirt of her new dress, and advises
her not to exchange photographs with al
the book agents that happen to call at the
house. Mabel is given to understand thal
white kid slippers are not for street wear,
and that she should never allow any but
the members OF her own family to place
an arm around her, except in case OF faint
ness-all of which is very discouraglng
for Mabel as she probably has new pair
of slippers and rarely faints.
Aunt Tabitha has talks, too, with heI
edear boys'' and helps them to grow into
manly men by telling them not to tuck
their napkins under their chins, and that
sweaters were never intended to be worn
with dress suits. She makes point also
OF strenuously urging them not to smoke
Though 1t Is doubtful whether the young
men who correspond with Aunt Tabltha
would ever dream OF doing anything SC
very unladylike.
And so week after week, and month al,
ter month, the youth of our country feed
their minds and hearts upon such puerl!e
tWaddle, more deadly in its slckly sentl'
mentality than an unlimited course OF the
yellowest OF yellow-covered novels.
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Estate Of Seth NJ. Holman.

Estate of Seth NJ. Holman.
The under signed having been appointed by the Hon
Probate court for the district Of Randolph commits.
doners to receive examine and adjust Oil claims and
demands OF all persons against the estate Of
Seth VI. Holman, late OF Randolph In said District,
deceased, and all claims exhibited In Offset thereto
Aforesaid at W. H. Nichols office In West
Randolph on the 3D. day OF
November next from O'clock p. m. until O'Clock
D. m. Of said day. and that six months from
the 18th day Of Sept A. D. 1895. is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their cams
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Randolph this 18th day Of Sept A. d. 1895.
roo GE nr I. l MARTIN ,,! Com.
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Randolph.
MISS GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor
MUSIC IN HIS SOUL.

Though he doesn't play the banjo
Or the tinkling mandolin,
Pound the suffering piano,
Scrape the shrieking violin;
Though he knows no scales but hay scales,
Takes his keys from of ring,
Never thought OF utilizing
Eats instead Of twine for string:-
Yet wonderful musician
Would he willingly appear
When he bloweth his own trumpet
In solo loud and clear.
But upon an air SO simple,
And with oiscords fairly rife,
II would almost seem shame 70
Waste the precious breath OF life.
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(Other locals on next page.)


Miss Annie Oakley writes: Myself and many Of
the buffalo Bill wild West Co. have given Aliens
Foot-Sase the powder to shake into the shoes,
most thorough trial and it does all Il not more than
Won claim It instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and Bunions. Allen Foot Ease is q certain
cure Tor swollen hot aching or sweating feet Sold
by ali druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. sample sent
FREE Address Allen s. Olmsted Leroy, N. Y.
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Ladies desiring hair work call on Mrs.
Hiram Bean, Randolph, Vt. Write for prices