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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08
Mrs. Amy Pratt.

In Skowhegan, Sept. 30th, Mrs Amy
Pratt, widow of the late James Pratt.
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
G. 5, Hill, at the advanced age of 81
yrs and II mos.
The immediate cause of death was a
shock by which she was stricken nearly
two weeks ago, although for the past
nine years she had been an invalid and
had suffered much during all that time.
And it has been during this period that
her true character has been shown. A
patient, unselfsh, loving mother
Patiently have her sulferings been borne
for she believed all that God ordained
to be right. She was uDselfish to the
end, for, ever would she give, or share
her joy with another. She was loving
to all around and her only thought was
for others. She WIS Il strong adherent
To the tiniyersaist faith and in its teach
ings found strength unto the end.
And 50 beside tie silent SET
] Val the muflled oar,
W harm from him can COME To- me
On ocean or on shore"
SiN children are left TO mourn great
loss. Three sons. Horace OF Portland
elias. :. of WaterYillc, Frank of thi>
place; and three daughters. Mrs Webster
Reed OF Norridgewock, Mrs Jesse Reed
Of Madison and Mrs G., :. Hill of saow-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08
Who Would Suffer Most?

There have been countries where The
rich have been comfortable and the
poor wretched. France lad come 10 be
,uch "a country Whrn the revolution
broke out there "a it'll more thin a
century age. There have also becu
countries where there was nearly enough
Of tie comforts Of lite 10 goaround. and
where the great meiDri;v of the popu-
hlion found the ma,erial Ingredients OF
human happiness within their reach.
The United States has been such n
country most Of The time since il hpcamc
nation. aud fit il not quite such a
country TO-DAY. il cxpects to be 50 once
mon, n. soon as the effects of Temporary
f1llies and errors have passed away.
What has meyer been known on earth
Is a country where the poor are COM
Portable aud happV while the rich are
Wretched. There is no record in history
of such a land as thar. Religion can
conceive of il: indeed there are good
many people Who have lively exprctn.
tioa of reaching some such place some
time. but it will not be on this earth or
in this life. The rule here is thar where
there Is suffering which is due to The
lack of material commodities or To I'M
favorable material conditions, the rr0or
get deal the worst of it.
There is a sentiment, which is more or
less prevalent in this country this year,
and which, is being carefully cul-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08
Highest of all in Leavenng Powe-Latest T. S. Govt Report
R8&!a!!! RRskiRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE

fIanfa - nave been greater than
elsewhere. Cedar KEYS town OF 800
inhabltant. "a, almost destroyed. few
HOUSES beiae left Many people were
Killed and sH9fe. wounded The mum
bel 81 fishermen drowned cannot be
eailii'a'''i. -" s.9fm swept path
ioi = '"'es ~ ".''ht aud At Jackson
me ''' d aai'i '''3e lie wind reached
"s i2i'e 81
-. -, .''' 's.3i5p s"ep1
.5...., ..'Nf NUTS 'sil
- ,...,,....@3 -" ~ nm ''eie
qua ~. ID 'ot-
2ne vi the Astonishing things, tie
= s2''l, ''as9ii' ~ me DISAPPEARANCE Of
s''e lam o'i y d MS III 'isliIcta heretofore
paaaS infested WIN ihem' lie apples
ID sue" LOCALITIES nave scarcely a trace
% me " % "is 'i''' year. various causes
az "9a'sieA' a"lohe lAem being the
Il seH'n7 afeii % last winter When the
7i''ii'' vas o'i anu me c'Id weather oi
,''o' uH'' \ De@'ei man whose apples
ii"'e oeeh l'iaelleai4S spoilea by the
"oiiiiS loi several years has tile same
immunity DIS MS heiehbors from them
'His year ~ lar dS MS apples are CON
eefhed' Out ne mas a large lot OF turnips
growing near his apple trees, and he
says the worms have taken refuge in
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08
Highway Affairs.

The County Commissioners held an
adjourned session at the Court House.
Thursday, and gave hearing upon the
petition Of II. +. Chase and others for
the appointment Of an agent to open the
proposed road, laid out by the Com
mlssioners, last year, from the terminus
OF the road recently built by X. 4.
Nithee, agent, from the Withee neigh
bolhood to the road that leads from the
Whorif meeting house to Norridgewock
village. The town Of Norridgewock
objects To building this highway and
Hon. {. A. Harrington and Hon. ). J..
Walton appeared in opposition to the
opening thereof The Commissioners
heard the arguments, Thursday. and
adjourned to meet Saturday next, the
10th instant when it isNexpected they
will report on the petition.
The Supreme Court at the September
term, appointed a special committee.
consisting of 5. 5. Hackett, Esq. of
Detroit, Hiram f. Weymouth Of New
Portland and Ezra Fletcher of Madison.
to take into consideration the action of
the County Commissioners upon the
location of this piece of highway and
the location and opening of the eastern
section Of the sage road and report
whether this actonBof the Commission
ers shall be sustained or reversed.
The County Commissioners at +big
session received a petition from Danville
L. Bean ct ais. for the location of a
highway in Pleasant Ridge, upon which
they will meet November 10 at Parker
Sanborn's; also petition of Edgar T.
Kelley ct ais, asking for location of high
way in Solon and Bingham, upon Which
they will meet Nov 9, at Thomas
kelley's in Scion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08
ISowdoin All Right.

The MAN About Town" in the Port
land Argus has the following concerning
the Bowdoin boys at Bath:
The behavior Of the college hoys at
Bath was also praise"orthy. Il is true
that one or TWO Young men were COLI
sldered by a guardian of the peace as a
little too eXubcrant, but this breach WAS
purely case of individual responsibility.
The one hundred and fifty or more Bow
dom students who marched up from the
depot singing college song to the tune
of Marching Through Georgia" and
gave the Bowdoin yell as they halted IN
the square before the speakers stand,
conducted themselves like gentlemen
and paid respectful attention 10 the re-
MARKS ot The distinguished man who
"was once 70 college boy himself.
Boys, You dill credit To yourselves, your
ilu.triou- Institution and your grand old
state, of which may you all generously
contribute 10 iJ- future prosperity and
reuoWu.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

Those who have faith in high license
with local option AS a means of suppress
ing the sale of Intoxicating liquors
should read about the condition of
atfiirs in Lynn, Mass. They have local
option there and voted no license at
the last annual election but city officials
are delinquent just the same as they
are in "a State where the prohibitory
law is on the statute books. The
license law is no remedy for the rum
traffic. If officers try how not to en-
force law, they can accomplish it Just as
well under license aud local option, rs
under prohibition.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

The women of France are preparing a
monster petition to be presented to the
Czarina on the occasion of her visit to
Paris this week, asking Her Majesty to
exert her influence with her husband to
the end of obtaining the assent of the
powers to Russia's deliveranee of
Armenia from Turkish rule. Russia is
the power behind the Sultan. and it is
to be hoped this petition will have some
influence with the Gar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08
SOMERSET pICk-UPS.

a white deer was seen within the
village limits of Pittsfeld, last week.
1t is expected that the new steel
bridge between Fairfield and Benton,
will be completed within five weeks.
The annual convention of the Pitts
field Advertisers correspondents, will
be held at Pittsteld, Saturday, October
! 2lth.
Rev. J. II. Lttlefeld formerly of
North Abingdon, Mass, has begun his
labors as pastor of the Baptist church
at Madison.
Mrs. Phillip Hubbard of Palmyra
who is IS years old has recently finished
White House quilt containing 40
squares with % pieces in each square.
The farm buildings of Sumner Nc
Causland of West Pittsheld were burn
ed last Thursday night The work is
supposed to be that OF an incendiary.
There is no clew as to who lie was.
At Madison, the new stone dam is
being constructed with 30 men employ
ed in the work. This across the Ken.
nebec is to be of solid granite, costing
s35, 900. 1t will be finished this fall
The debating season begins this week
at Palmyra. The lyeeum meets at the
Gale school house, Tuesday evening
and the West Palmyra Debating society
nj the new school house, Monday even
lug.
The Pioneer mill, Pittsield, com
meneed last week, to run eight hours a
/ day commencing at seven o'clock in the
morning and stopping at -four o'clock in
the afternoon. Twenty-Five looms were
also stopped, cutting the capacity of the
mill one-third.
Appleton Webb Of Wateryile, has
/ sold the noted Maine PAGER Edmund
2.16t, by Nelson, to Amos F. Gerald Of
Fairfield, for handsome sum. Edmund
. viii remain in the hands of Driver GHy
Edwards. and started Friday IN the 2.16
class at Brockton Mass
Wednesday afternoon, a Nh Dyer Of
Pennington, was brought before 11al
Justice }. +. Withee Of Madison. chare-
ed with assault and battery upon a
young Hui fellow of Arson. Justice
! Nitheo bound him over to tie Drcem-
Der term of supreme judicial court
under 500 bonds.
i Provisions have been made IN the CON
struction OF the new steel bridge at Fair
] field, for tire laying of heavier timbers
/ for the roadway on the south side as ut
some future time the electrics may run
to the other side. The same provisions
were made in the bridge recently erect
ed by the same company over the wcst
channel.
The young people Of the different
religious denominations of New Port
land, have formed Il society and have
weekly meetings Of much interest at the
different churches. Friday evening,
Oct. 9th, they viii give a literary and
musical entertainment at odd Fellows
hail to raise money to purchase books
for the use Of the society.
The annual fair Of Palmyra Grange,
w. 3l6, will be held at the new hall,
this week, and officers for the same are
as follows: Pres, Alvin uowes; Vice
Pres, Charles Mccrillis; See, Lamont
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

Anet the free coinage of silver, a
western wool grower writes an open
letter to Mr.. Bryan aud asks him to have
Gree spinning of W DOL plank" tackled on
to the Chicago platform. There is about
as much sense in one proposition as in
the other.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

New York physicians are jubilant
over the result of the treatment of a
case of lock jaw with anti-toxine. The
case, though we'll advanced, yielded
readily to the treatment. Lock jaw has
hitherto been a disease which baffied
the skill of physicians and the discovery
of remedy for it is great victory for
modern medical science.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

Pctcrson-Do you suppose that young
Pipps has serious intentions?
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures Iheard
him ask Laura last night whether you
were partner in the firm or If you
merely worked ON salary. Cleveland
Leader.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

1t is estimated that the gold product
OF Colorado last year was S17,500,00O
while the silver product was only
14,250, 900.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

Watervile Mail. one Maine lumber
man ventures the prediction that in five
years there will not be a drive OF
any consequence" on any Maine river, for
the logs will be hauled to the mills by
rail. We'll. if that is true, the water
powers along the kennebee will be
worth three time, What they are today
There is II mighty lot of water wasted
and energy lost every summer before the
rear drive goes over the Wateryillc dam
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08
STATE AND GENERAL

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.,, - - ''''' ~" AT huntington. iowa
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g. '',' 'q'"7 ieesi'e''
''',''i- a'''''i ''iiihs " I'.ssa1 pa
- '''1's''. COMPANIES is'sei'"
-,
a,.-ea55' A'''o'i 0i'e' "'''i D
49, -. go '''e'' Nv III '''e " 9o''''
ur.....'. f''''' - ' sooa sul'
' ~. 80 NV 90 WI an" 1heie Is
S''''' i'''7l'''' - " il9e
lie coinage executed At the United
ga -, me- 3" ''
1T. =, 700 ,sa - go, "
do1I...a - - 5'''--'''''s o'''0'
o,,a, 200 ,' noo = MN ~ "a M" " a.
'aihe lroit ooA trade is great TINS
S'"i' III TACT the best on record Elk or
from BANGOR ia tho Nedito,raaaa,,
-Four vessels are now tbore loadina and
five more are to follow
In .o,ar,,.;....,. -. ,--.., $780,.
Law IN rona,1 a ''', va 1 e., ,7'''eo
with a,,tnn1at;, ,,o,'ara5 , e''.'s -,
Maine ront..1 - -. .e''
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

Bradstreets reports slight improve
ment in trade, the past week, though
mercantile collections continue slow.
The worlds statistical position of wheat
indicates return of some of the con
ditions of lS79-S0 which resulted in
heavy wheat export from the United
States, rapidly advancing the price. The
total number of failures throughout the
United States from January l to Sep
TENDER 30, 1896, is 1,2S0, the largest
aggregate reported for a like period
since the records of this character have
been compiled. The next largest cor
responding total is Lilo, for the nine
months of the panic year of 1888. The
failures in the third quarter of the cur
rent year, which exceeds that in the
corresponding portion of the panic year
1893, appear due, in part, to the effects
of the widespread, active agitation for
a change in the standard of value.
When records are examined by groups
of States, it is found that the New Eng
land States report totals more nearly
normal than any other group.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

The best thing yet found for cough
Syrup of White Pine and Tar only 25e
bottle, to be found only at Simpsons
corner drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

And you say your father was wounded in
the war;" bad, sir" "Was he shot in the
ranksH" mo, sir; in the stummick."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

DIR. Edwin's Quick Relief Porous PlaE
ter only l5c at SIMPSONS corner drug
store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-08

ma a corporation controlling fine lines of
a %nanuiactures to retail dealers wants resident
s ssent Tor this county. Would require deposit
Ia V;olaing to counties given control Of. Must
raantelllgent and hard worker. Fullest re.
i.eIIences required.
"aoress, p. o. Box s729, Boston. Mass.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
OFFICIAL ACTION.
The Indian Territory VIII Probably Have
Six Delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention, july 7.

Hon. WI. Harrity, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee
has addressed the following official
letter to the various state and terri
tory Democratic committeeman:
PHILADELPHIA, January q, '96.
The Democratic National Com
mittee having met in the city OF
Washington, ID. &. on January 1G.
1896, has appointed Tuesday July 4,
1896, at y o'clock, noon, and chosen
the city of Chicago, Illinois, as the
place for holding the Democratic
National Convention.
Each state is entitled to a repre-
sentation therein equal to double the
number of its senators and repre-
sentatives in the congress of the
United States, and each territory
and the District of Columbia shall
have two delegates.
All Democratic conservative citi-
zens of the United States irrespec-
. tive of past political associations and
differences, who can unite with us
in the effort for pure, economical and
constitutional government, are cor
daily invited to join us in sending
delegates to the convention.
w. r. HARRITY,
Chairman.
s. p. SHEERIN,
Secretary.
( Robert L. Owen, the committeeman
from the Indian Territory, in turn
enclosed the above to Capt. Whit
ington, of this city, together with a
letter of explanation and a resolu-
ton recommending that the Indian
Territory be allowed six delegates
to the national convention, both OF
which are published below.
The letter to Capt. Wilmington is
as follows:
ST. LOUIS, January 80, '96.
Mr.. William F. Weeks, Chairman,
Democratic Executive Committee,
Indian Territory, Hartshorne, l. T.
Dear Sir-I enclose for your in
formation a copy of a letter received
from Hon w. F. Harrity, fixing the
time, place and basis of representa-
ton for the National Democratic
Convention, to wit; Tuesday, July
=, 1896, at - o'clock, noon, Chicago
Illinois.
You are further informed however
that the National Committee recon
mended that the territories and Dis
trict of Columbia should have sis
delegates IN lieu OF two. The,
agreed to recommend this to th'
National Convention, and il woul'
therefore be in order Tor indian Ter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
Arrival and Departure U. 5. Malls.

South bound mail closes 4:45 p. m
South bound mail arrives $3.50 pm
North bound mail closes 11:15 n. m.
North bound mail arrives 1900 m.
Night mails are closed at $3.50 p. m.
Money order department is open
az 5 n. m, and closed AZ p. m.
Office hours from 4. m, TO 6 pm.
Sundays from a. m, 10 3 a. m.
JOHN ;. HAMMER, p. NJ.
EDGAR SASDLIN. Deputy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
FROM TISHOMINGO.
c. A. Burris, Holmes Colbert and Ex Gov.
Guy Elected as Delegates to Pro-
test Chickasaw interests.

\ private letter from Tishomingo,
yesterday says: c. y. Burris, Holmes
Colbert and VIM. NJ Guy, were by
the legislature elected delegates to
Washington to protect Chickasaw
interests and draw from the U. S.
Treasury s1OO, 900 of the funds held
in trust by the L. S. Government,
with which to liquidate the indebt-
edness of the nation
The legislature also passed reso-
luton protesting against the build
ing of the Denison and Northern Rail
way from Dougherty, across the
Chickasaw Nation, and authorizing
the governor to request the presi-
dent of the United States to apply
Sec. 2118, revised statutes of the
United States, which reads as fol-
lows:
Sec. 2l1S. Every person who makes
settlement on any lands belonging
secured, or granted by treaty with
the United States, to an Indian tribe,
or surveys, or attempts to survey
such lands, or to designate any of
the boundaries, by marking trees, or
otherwise, is liable to a penalty of
$1,000. The president may, more
over, take such measures and employ
such military force as he may Judge
necessary to remove any such per-
son from the lands.
There are several bills yet to be
acted upon, among which is one au-
thorizing permit collectors to appoint
deputies to assist in collecting the
National revenues derived from per-
mits.
All sizes of Poultry netting cheap,
al }. b. Spragins & Co. 9-1m
For fresh and pure lard go to Will
Peyatts.
Ned ]. Milton, of the Marietta
Star, was in the city last night. He
Informs the ARDMoREITE that he is
on the verge of selling out his paper
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
Change of Business.

Having purchased the entire stock
OF confectiOneries from j. A. Boyd
at the O'Mealy stand, ! am now open
10 receive, and cater to your trade,
everything complete in the con-
tectlonery line. My short order de-
partment will be conducted by skilled
artists thoroughly familiar with the
requirments of that trade. 1 also
carry fine line of cigars and
tabacco's. Your patronage is re-
spec fully solicited.
p Il CONIEE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09

Judge Gibbons went to Paris last
evening to spend Sunday with his
family He will return Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
A Pleasant Party:

There was a pleasant party Friday
night, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Roberts which was attended by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
MnIIeIou. Mischief.

Wayne Lockwood, Jess Evans and
Bob wiggom, three boys aged sew
enteen or eighteen years, were tried
before Judge walcott yesterday, on
n charge of malicious mischief, the
onense consisting of burning a lot OF
hay. They live near Orr, about for
ty miles distant from Ardmore. The
decision of the court, was that they
be held to await the action OF the
grand Jury, in the sum of $500 each,
which they furnished without diff
Guilty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
TIME TABLE.


SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express $40 a. m
Clehurne and Kansas city Express $50 .. n
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express i2ssi q. m
Clcburne and Kansas CITY Express tf:fo an
LR. MASON. Ticket Agt.
". :. KEENAN,. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09

All kinds Of legal printing done on
short notice at this office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09

Walter Cook was discharged from
Jail Friday afternoon on bond for his
appearance at the March term of
court, to answer the charge Of fraud.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09

How is your hair, or have you got
any IL you have none, or il you arc
losing what little you've got, go TO
Jim Sharp's barber shop and get
some hair tonic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09

ritory to elect six delegates. \ copy
Of this resolution which ! had the
honor of debating, and whose pass
age / counseled is herewith enclosed
for Your information.
advise each Of the members OF
the Executive Committee of this
matter. Very respectfully,
ROBERT L. OWEN,
Nat. Dem. Committeeman for |. T.
The resolution to which he refers,
is as follows:
" aareas, by resolution duly adopt
ed by che Democratic National Con-
vention of 1892, the Territories of
New Mexico and Arizona were al
lowed six delegates each on the floor
of said convention, and
Whereas, Oklahoma and Indian
Territories have each an estimated
population of 100000 or a voting
strength OF 50, 900 each and
Whereas. il is desirable to avoid n
discrimination that would seem un-
democratic in the representation al
lowed these Territories; therefore,
be il
Resolved, that it is recommended
that in the uext National Conven-
ton, the democrats of Oklahoma
and Indian Territories shall be enti-
tied to like representation with Ari-
zona and New Mexico of six dele
gates each.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09

BEATTS PIANOS cs;S5Ss usSSEs sSSFss. For or
call. Daniel r. Beatty, Washington. New
Jersey.