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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21
THE Associations WORK.

ssTbe e-ood-roads associations are the
forerunners Of all good work IN regard 10
road improvements. IL would not De
practicable FOR any committee 10 under
take the work OF preparing such Dill
unless IL would refoain IN session during
the recess Of the Legislature. In North
Carolina the work has not been carried
out IN the sams direction as IN Ne"
Jersey because there IL has been con
fined 10 the convict labor system. ~ you
have 10 select between going 10 North
carolina or New Jersey. l would advise
Won 10 20 TO New Jersey, because you
viIl learn more in that State in regard
TO road building"
Colonel Bufcrd expressed the hope that
the committees would be able 10 reach
some conclusion in regard TO the invita-
ton rendered them.
4 general discussion on the subject
then ensued. and Major X. G. Saunders,
OF Campbell. gave his experience on the
good-roads question. lie stated that un-
der the old system at forced labor his
county had expended $500 annually on
public roads. and yet he would back his
county against any county in the state
as TO its bad roads. Recently his peo-
ple had began to regrade the roads ana
make other improvements. and he felt
eonvinced that the new movement was
favored by a majority of the people In the
state. The people were behind this move
ment, but, OF course, they had 10 be
educated TO IT, II this bin should pass the
Legislature. he took 1t Tor granted that
there would not be single county in
This State that would not adopt II by a
large vote He thought the bond fea-
ture OF the bill was an admirable one.
The country people always had some
suspicion against the people In cities
and when they would hear that the
cities under the provisions of the 1ih
would have TO pay half OF the taxes for
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21

NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-Bullion dealer,
a., fhat the demand for gold and legas
seyders In connection with the new GOV
'',.,,rnent loan continues The premium Is
Inchansed at half OF "a per cert
Hrolers saw there VIII be further IN
i-,l.,e ~ gold from London 4 the pres
nj premium IL maintained.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21

like this. where the interests Of so many
persons in all parts Of the state arc con-
corned. and where the charges are Of so
grave a character.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21

HOUSTON. TEX. Jan. X.-ce2lsan
ed stakeholder OF the Naher- Ftss:sn::I :. ~
fight, y very sick with pnsumS1n " ~
rooms q ths Awisf aosss ssS ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21
RANGE OF THERMOMETER.

Following was the range OF the ther-
mometer at The Times Office yesterday:
. A. NJ, a.; IL NJ. 40: p NJ, 10, 9
p. NJ. A.: o p. NJ. rs; midnight -
Average, - 2-3. -. :. -. \.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21

MANCHESTER. y H.. Jan. 2O.-6ov-
ernor Busil has issued a circular to
prominent Republicans In the State an
nounclng himself a. candidate for the
United States 6erste at the election In
1871 10 succeed DR.. Gallipger.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21
Olher Inxe.llgations.

Other Investigations.
SrAUNTON. Va, Jan 2O-Special-
Further inquiry as TO the matters which
may have brought out the question OF in
Nestigation OF the Deaf. Dumb and Blind
Institution shows that for the past thir-
teen years there has been two invcstiga-
lions by the Board OF Nisitors-onc had
IN 1yl-'S2. and finally disposed of at
special meeting held June ~. 1892 when
the matter then at issue was settled by
a report made by a Subcommittee con-
sisting Of DR. Moffett and G. W. 5. Tur-
ner appointed Tor the special purpose.
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED
The conclusion reached by the report
and endorsed by the board was that the
charges were not sustained, and SO the
matter ended.
The other investigation, while IL had
reference 10 the conduct of some OF the
officials. Ola not include any charges OF
immoral conduct. The tenor OF the re-
suits Of this Investigation As not known.
but hore was no action taken against
any ofnclal 30 far as the public knows.
Since that time, In the early -part OF
1h95. matters have gone on smoothly and
quietly, with no more friction than Is
usually found Ia large institutions. Ran
loolph who brings out the report now
before the public. was pupn at the in
tsutuuCn IN 1855 and ~ rs understood here
that ho has since married a young lady
who was pupil here at the same time
There is no excitement here as 20 the
statements made in tho Randolph letter.
as II II thought 10 refer 10 the old mat
ters already stated, which have been in
Vestigated and settled.
NOT EVEN A SUSPICION.
There has been very great interest.
however. and after dillgent and thorough
inquiry, your correspondent has not been
able 20 find single thing upon which a
charge such as Randolph makes can be
sustained~-not even suspicion.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the
board will ne held. however. tomorrow.
and II Is hoped by the people OF Staunton
without regard to parties, that thor
ough investigation should be held
A legislative committee. composed OF
members not on the board OF the inssitu-
ton and 10 sit In Richmond. free from
any local influences, with authority TO
send for persons and papers. would doubt
less give greater Satisfaction In case
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21
SrAUNrON SURPRISED.


sTAUNTON. Va. Jan 2o-special-
Our people were greatly surprised this
morning at the publication in the morning
papers charging grossly immoral conduct
al the Deaf. Dumb and Blind Institution,
az this place 10 was like a bomb-shelI.
Enquiry here has failed TO disclose any
thing wrong or of an unusual character.
but AN concur in the opinion that now
that the charge has been made there
should Doe a most thorough and sitting in-
vestgatiou. and even should the charges
prove to Dee without foundation great
harm Will have been done this noble
charity our people say let there be a
searching investigation
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31

There IS reason for the fact that in
proportion to its weight oats sell higher
than any other grain. They are worth
more pound for pound than corn, not
because they are more nitrogenous than
corn and their nutrment is therefore
more easily disested, but because also the
huh of the oat gently oxcites the lining of
the stomach, and thus aids digestion of
all food in it. When both proteids and
carbon go into the stomach the carbon is
better digested, because the system gets
the nutrition it needs and all parts oper-
ate more vigorously. With oats, oil
meal and cotton.seed meal and wheat
bran or middlings, much straw can be fed
and give good returns. Try to feed straw
alone, and most animals will slowly starve
because they cannot digest enough of it
to keep up animal heat, and repair the
waste of fats which existence implies in
all living creatures.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
Scion

The large returns the farmers are re-
ceiving from shipping their apples To
Liverpool and home ports, !are soaring
them and many are feeding their apples
To their stock.
Mrs. Sumner Hunnewell is quite
feeble.
Nathan Davis has been hauling hay to
the village, the past week.
Walter Williams is hauling white
birch to the depot to ship to the Last
factory.
Misses Ethel and Sadie ,Jewett are
home for the holidays.
The neghborhood Christmas tree was
at Lyman Jewett's.
Ice cutting and wood hauling are the
order of the day
w. O. Paul and wife returned last
Thursday from the Hub
As Mr.. GiffoId and wife were on their
way to visit her aunt, Mrs. Sumner
Hunnewell, in turning the Ike Hume
well corner, they met with an accident
aud the horse broke loose and ran and
was found q short time after in John
Jewett's field with broken leg so the
horse had to be killed. We understand
the horse was all Mr.. Clifford had TO do
his farm work. II.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
st. Adams.

Not snow enough to do much business.
Sleighing is rather poor.
d. d. Stewart and wife have gone to
Florida.
The saw mill has been leased to j. d.
Emery and Darius Emery. IL will take
about ten days to put the mill in thorough
repair. Mr.. Emery told your CORE
spondent that the mill would be run by
an experienced mill man, and those that
haul lumber will Se used right. There
has been some dissatisfaction for the
past two years, but we now expect to
see more business done there.
Lincoln Merrisk ia running a paint
shop at the village.
Sam kincaid who has been quite i'll is
so as to be out again.
n. T. Burbank, who WAS assaulted by
ONE Butler about year ago, is in a
critical condition, and his recovery is
doubtful Mr.. Burbank has the symya-
thy of the community, being poor but
honest man.
A few farmers have commenced to
get up their years supply of wood, but
there is 40 little snow it is rather up hill
business.
No market for apples at hardly any
price.
Not very much sickness at this time
of writing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
CORRESPONDENCE
Athens.

Christmas has come and gone, soon we
shall be entering upon new year.
Ernest Cook is soon to leave US and
take up his abode in Gnilford. where he
has purchased barber shop.
Manly Mason looks very happy.
WoHder what makes him
willard Eaton has arrived home from
Worcester. Mass., where he has a stua-
ton in the asylum.
\. W. Eaton and wife spent Christ
mas With {. II. tones and wife.
Dame Rumor has 10 that another
couple will be made happy soon. But
for goodness sake, don't say | told you.
The "Grand Bal" Christmas evening
was we'll attended.
Wesserrunsett Lodge No. lib, |. O. o.
F.. held its annual election of officers
lat Saturday night. Following are the
officers elect: 4. w. Eaton, y. G.; NJ.
II. Stiekney, Y. G.; " A. Dore, Sec. /;
Llewellvn Eaton, Treas. The Lodge
voted to Join with the Rebekah Lodge in
celebrating their anniversaries, and the
following committee was chosen, J. +.
Corson, c. +. Dnre, l.. c. Williams, Geo.
Aver and T. +. Hurd They are TO meet
"A committee from thu Rebekah Lodge
appoint the time and manner of obseIv-
ing the anniversary.
Somerset Academy il progressing
finely, and we should iy. from what we
-ee Of the conduct of the students, that
Mr.. Williams and his assistants are the
right persons in the right place.
There WAS Christmas tree with suit
able exercises at the church, last Friday
evening. fhe excellent manner in
which the exercises passed off. speak in
highest terms Of the management.
Chas Tarbell leaves next week for
Brunswick, to take a course in medicine.
We understand Xira X. Barker will 90
to Boston. some tim next month to
spend the winter with relatives aud
friends.
Quite a delegation Of Odd Fellows and
Mtsous went TO Brighton, last Thurs
day, 10 attend the funeral of l.. H..
Hayden.
Charles Whittier. student Of the NJ. s.
G, and his sister, Matte passed the sab
bath with their aunt, Mrs. J. W. BiXoy.
People are very busy Just now cutting
and hauling ice. 1t i from twelve to
fourteen inches thick and of fine quality.
George Haskell who has been at work
for Colby aud Preble on Pierce Pond
township, spent his Christmas vacation
with friends in town and returned to his
work last Saturday.
All who are interesting in cutting ice
should do so AZ soon as possible for Mr..
Pratt must draw the water in order to
repair the mill dam. MEMO.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
Blackwell.

Mrs. Elyira Blackwell of Madison, has
been visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity
Mrs. Melzar Eames and daughter
Grace, of Embden, passed Christmas
with Mrs. Eames father and aunt, Mrs.
Yeasey.
Mr.. Hiram Moore's team of ten horses
started for the woods one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Crymble visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Moore, one day
last week.
Gen. X. B. Shepherds teams of Show
hogan, are yarding wood from Mr.. Shep-
herds lot above Eames' corner, to the
electric railway near the town house.
The Sunday school held their Christ
mas entertainment and tree at the town
house, Thursday evening. A program
consisting of readings, music, recita-
tions, tabeaux, etc, was carried out.
Master james Wills and sister, Miss
Mile of Lexington, accompanied by
Miss Emme Clark, are visiting at E f.
Wills. l.. b. NJ.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
News and Notes.

1t is an undoubted fact that cattle are
scarcer than year ago, while feed is
abundant.
The practice is gaining of cooking
food for stock.
Manure spread ON land III the fresh
state loses very little in summer from
evaporation and still less at other times.
You lose "a most valuable fertilizer
when you permit the droppings of the
hennery to go to waste.
Watering the stock regularly is an
important item in winter
When there is plenty of straw, use it
as a lining for the walls of wood sheds
for stock, 1t Will exclude the cold winds.
Orchard runs are the proper caper for
the growing chickens 1t is plan that
works well both ways,
The Geneva IN. Y. experiment sta
ton shows up the percentage of humbug
in natural plant food.2
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
THE BLACK SNAKE.
he Is AS Much at Home In Tree Tops
on Terra Firma-

He Is Much at Home In Tree Tops ~
on Terra Firma-
There has been much discussion among
naturalists and in sportsmen's journals
regarding the ability of the black snake,
our one constructor, to travel swiftly
amid the branches. Ten thousand men
have seen the sleek black streak Of rope
accomplish the feat easily. Here is but
one incident:
The black snake 3 habitat includes Hi
nois. Lasalle county is not far north
of the center of the state, and perhaps a
little west of the center line drawn
north and south There are some very
good woods in Lasalle county, because
through that county run two of the
Mississippi's tributaries - the Illinois
and one of it's branches, the Vermilion.
Bailey's creek is one of the little farm
land tributaries of the Vermilion river
Along he creek are reaches of woodland,
or at least there were awhile ago. In
those bits of woods--bts as compared
with Michigan forests-there are and
have been black snakes, great fellows,
worthy of their reputation farther east
This is what happened one day when
young fellow went hunting. 1t is worth
the telling, because it illustrates the
black snake S imbleness among the tree
tops:
Wandering along cautiously and qui-
city, looking for a shot on either side,
the young man heard suddenly an I'M
common rUstling among the leaves
above him. He looked up and SAW some-
thing that astonished him. A fox SPUR
rel-and fox squirrel is the biggest of
the squirrel kind--was leaping from
limb to limb, from tree to tree, in mortal
alright, evidently fleeing from some
deadly enemy. Close behind him, curry
ing, twining and twisting, but with all
details OF its lOcomotiOn invisible from
below, so swift its progress and so easy
its passing from limb &c limb and tree
to tree, came three to FIVE feet of black
ness. 1t was "A black snake pursuing the
fox squirrel. Its chase was hopeless, but
the ability and the hungry earnestness
of this one constructor of our northern
woods We're demonstrated remarkably.
AS the man underneath-well, he
was a young fellow with shotgun.
The young fellow with a shotgun is a
reasonably good shot in the country,
and he kills snakes. He poured load
of shot into that black streak among
the branches and it dropped to the
ground, merely foul, dead, moderately
sized specimen of Boscanion constructor
Recreation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
Calendars and Coupons.

SO many beautiful calendars and en-
pertaining novelties have been issued by
the proprietors of Hood's Sarsaparilla,
that we are hardly surprised to reeeiv;
this season not only one of the very
pretliest designs in calendars, tut with
it coupons which enlitle the r. clpeut to
attractive novelties Every one who
gets a Hoods SarsaparlIla calendar for
1897 secures something that will prove
interesting and valuable AS well "a a
beautiful specimen of the lthographer'
art The calendar Is accompanied thi-
season by an amusing little hook ou
"lhe Weather. Ask yonr druggist tor
Hood's Coupon Calendar or sud 6 cents
in stamps for one to c. |. Hood q Co,
Lowell. Mass.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
Obituary.

Norris keene, who died, Dec. s, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. George W.
Mills, % Grant street, Somerville, Mss,
was born in Turner, Me. April 20, 1924.
When he was four years of age his
parents moved from that town to Pal
myra, Me. lie worked on his father
farm until h. Was u. He then married
Miss Sarah Ann Nye. To them we're
born eight children, four girls aud four
BOYS. The sons ate Herbert y. Keen,
salesman for the United States Leather
Company, l07 South street; Walter =
keene. dealer in salr leather. 272
Purchase street, and Leslie +. kreut,
shoe salesman at % Bradford street, of
Boston. Mass. The other son WAS FIR Al
l.. keene Who, a. the salesman for
Walter Horton & Co, l07 south strut.
was killed ut the station in Brockton,
June I. 1891, being knocked down nad
crushed beneath freight ear. The
daughters are, Mrs. George W. Mills IF
SomervIle; Mrs William Sterus of
Waltham; Miss Jennie NJ kpene aud
Mrs. John F. Allen of Concord, NJ -.
Oae brother, Moses keene of Palmffa.
one sister, Mrs. Lyman Ptttigroye OF
Lewiston, Me.
Mrs. Sarah Ann keene, wife Of Norris
keene departed this lite. Jan. -. ls9G, at
the home of her daughter. AMI IN
NomerVlle, Mas. their funeral serVicf s
werr both attended by r y. Mr.. Lannia
of Souervlle, Mass. She WAS born in
FoXcroft, Me-, April u, ISL She
leaves one sister, Mrs. Edmund Smiley
of Skowhegan; two brothe :, Joseph NJ
NYe of Woousocket, K. l.. Albeit I'VE
of Skow hogan. NJ. Both are buried
side by side at Stoneham. Mass, in the
family lot of W altar :. keeup.
Mr.. keeae Wa for thirty years engag-
ed in business ia Palmyra, Ne. rs a
droyer: 10 politics he was a Republican.
lie WIS several times member an /
chairman of the board Of seleetmen, aud
in 1871. represented the towns of Pd-
myra, pitf>field and Canaan. in the
Maine Legislature. They were members
Of the Christian church, in PalmYra
nearly forty years, aud h. II deacon some
thirty years and they remained worthy
members until their death. Nrrg much
pains Was taken 10 educate their CHI /
rem, which has proved great blessing
10 them in life. A tender. Devoted
m ather made the home happy The last
twenty years of Mr.. keeue,s life WAS
mostly spent in the shoe business in the
factory of Charles II. Ward of Sonth
Paris, Ne, and in the whoes de and re-
tail business of Boston. =. NJ. j.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
YOU HAVE WAITED FOR THIS.

There are many people who would be glad
to abandon the habit OF drinking coffee il they
could only find some substitute for it, That
substitute is Grain o, made from pure grains
and, in the opinion OF those who have given it
a thorough trial, a beverage in every way pre-.
ferable to coffee. Grain o is not stimulant
it is something b. tier. 1t is cheering
nutritious and strengthening. In other words
il is a food drink, as coffee is not 1t Is &C
ceptable to the most delicate stomach, and
agrt es even with confirmed dyspeptics. IN
like coffee Grain o produces no nervous
action. 1t never interferes with sleep. AS for
the flavor of Grain-O, people who use it say
that after using it q week or two they like its
taste better than that OF coffee. Grain.O Is
sold by all grooers at 16c. and 26o. per pack
age. Try 1t.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31

up The case as hopeless. WheH IN
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said must die,
as hereditary Cancer was iucurable.
cat this crisis, I was advised to try
SIS. s., and in short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
so for three months, then it began to
heal. | continued the medicine a while
longer until the Cancer disappt AIRED en-
tirely. This was several years ago and
there has heen no return n the disease -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
The Dominion.

The Dominion of Canada came into
existence ON July 1, 1867. The province
of Canada was divided into upper and
lower Canada, which divisions are
known now rs Ontario and Quebec re-
spectively. 1t was subsequently aug
mented by the province of Manitoba
and the Northwest Territories in 1870,
by British Columbia in 1871, and Prince
Edward island in 1873, and now in
cludes the whole of British North
America.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
She'd 60 Through 1t.

GLOW | would love, y said the oldest
and much the heaviest OF the Snigsby
girls, Ito SIT ON yonder snowy cloud
and float across the azure empyrean
Wouldn't it be daring experience to
ride on cloud?'
eyes, sad young Mr.. Mallow rs
be looked at the cloud in question, but
I'm sure you'd go through it all right. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
Practice Makes Perfect.

Madge $ complexion has i'm
proved wonderfully of late.
Marjorie-Yes. She is beginning to
understand how to put it on.-New
York Ledger.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31

eye became terribly
innaned, and was so
S swollen that for quite
a while ! could not
see. The doctors
saidI had Cancer OF
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hausting their efforts
without dong me
any good, they gave
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31

No man has yet been able to discover
the means of giving friendly advice to
woman, not even his own wife.-Balzac.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31

In cases of burns sprains, scalds or any OF the
accidental pains likely to come to the human
body, DIR. Thomas Electric Oil gives almost in
slant relief
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
Cancer
OF the Face.

Mrs Laura f. Minis. Of Smithvillc. Ga,
says: "a small pimple q strawberry
color appeared ON my check; it soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31

Meetings will be discontinued while
the cold weather lasts, at So. Scion
meeting house.
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Our Great Premium Offer +!

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mailed free to
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"For several years I have recommended
'Castoria, and shall always continue to do
20, as it has invariably produced beneficial.
results"
EDWIN +. PARpEE, NJ. D.,
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oMrANY, n MURRAY STREET, NEW YoRK CrTY.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-03
The Miners Hospital.

Five new patients we're assigned to cots at
the state hospital yesterday and four new
applicants appeared at the dispensary depart
ment. The admissions were
Charles Mccormick %, Girardvlle, slate.
picker, East Bear Ridge colliery, abscess oi
the knee John Cooritis, "a, Shenandoah
miner West Shenandoah colliery, collulitis
Of the leg, result of confusion received
three weeks ago through fall of coal Peter
Dokus, 21, Shenandoah, miner, Lanigan's
colliery, burns of the face, neck, arms and
hands, due to an explosion Of gas. Will
recover Albert Dalrymple, 26, Gilberton
miner Gilberton colliery, laceration of the
scalp and severe confusion of the chest
Dalrymple was standing on plank in shaft
90 feet from the bottom. The plank broke
with the above result. The following cases
were treated in the dispensary; Thomas
COLLATION., 49, Ashland, barber, conjuncticitis
of the eye. He was Of party of chestnut
hunters aud was gazing up into the foliage
when burr fell, striking him in the eye
one of the tines embedding itself therein
Simon George 80, Shenandoah miner St
Nicholas, laceratons of the right leg, due to
falling coal Thomas Summons 53 Wades.
vile, miner, Roberts coliery, ancient
fracture big toe.