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The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

school, Prof. {. NJ. Pierce. prin.: Miss
Viola J. Piper, asst. Grammar. Miss
Nellie Parlin. Intermediate, Miss Elya
Brown. Primary, Miss Frances Jones.
1t has been decided to establish a fall
term to accommodate the scholars in the
Owen Taylor dist. on Oak Hill and Miss
Fannie Longley has been engaged as
teacher; DOdlin dist, Louie Walton
Martin Stream, Mabel Wells: Tobey
dist, Clara Bigelow: Frederic dist,
Annie Savage. Gilman dist. Gertrude
Withee; Lancaster dist, Ella Whitcomb (;
Longley dist, Jessie Miller; Withee
dist, Dora Works.
Warner Bell and Harry simmons have
been tenting ont at Smithtield the past
week.
Mrs. A. p. Bixby of Wis. has been
visiting at c. Z. Wauens.
The subject for the Y 1. 5. tomorrow
will be The Coast Service.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Clark who have
been boarding at George Porters have
gone to Hallowell. where Mr.. Clark has
chance to work fer the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. /. Carr visited Solon
Rebecca Lodge last Saturday evening
and report finding it in very prosper
Gus condition.
Miss Annie Beard expects to leave for
Pennington, Saturday, on a visit.
Miss May Boston will leave for Han
cock Point tomorrow.
Ed Perkins and the Sawyer Bros. have
formed partnership in their water
supplies and hereafter their mains will
be run under one management. ".
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20
Superintendent's Meeting

The following circular has been sent
out from the educational department to
every school superintendent in the STATE.
which is sself-eXplanatory
a meeting of the superintendents Of
the rural schools of Maine. will be held.
at the State House, Augusta, August 81
and Sept. |. The first session will begin
at 1870 A. NJ, Aug. 81, Governor Cleaves
will deliver the address Of welcome.
Hon. W. +. Harris, United States com
mission of education. will be present
during the sessions and will deliver two
lectures subject, first lecture. "Nhat
Shall be Studies in the Elementary
schools = second lecture, "Moral Educa-
tion in the Elementary school rs Related
to School Discipline" Other noted
speakers are expected.
Superntendents are requested TO send
to the educational department, Augusta,
before Aug. u. all questions they wish
discussed or answered, relating to school
superintendence, school management,
methods of teaching. construction and
care of buildings, care of school grounds,
explanations as to school laws, etc, etc.
Board can be obtained at the Augusta
house, Coney house, and hotel North for
81 per day, two in room. Railroad
rates are one fare the round trip; tickets
good from Aug. 2S to Sept. , inclusive.
and will be extended 10 Sept ;, for all
wishing to attend State fair Superin-
tendcnts must ask for these tickets AT
stations when they take the train. This
meeting is the first of its Kind ever held
and it is hoped that the superintendcnts
will take PRIDE in making it a success.
W. W. srETsoN,
etate Snnt. Common Schools
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George IL I\eene.

The Norfolk County Gazette of Hyde
Park, Mass, of Saturday Aug. 18th.
contains the obituary of George r.
keene, who was student in Skowhegan
High school for some years, and who
has many friends here. We use parts
OF the article as follows:
The death OF our esteemed townsman,
Mr.. George K. keene, last Monday morn
ing came with suddenness that startled
the whole community, as only a few
knew that he was dangerously i'll. The
previous Tuesday he had taken ride to
Cohasset on his bicycle and when he
came home he was completely exhaust
ed, but this was not the primary cause
of his illness as the physician found that
he had typhoid fever and was coming
down with it before taking the ride.
He had the kndest of care from his de
voGed wife and friends but the disease
made steady progress and he passed
away at l.20 a. IN. on Monday at his
home on Westminster street. Mr..
keene was sub-master of the Quincy
school ON Harrison avenue in Boston.
having been teacher about T. years.
He became a resident of this town three
years ago and was recognized at once
as man of strong, upright character.
whom all liked to call friend. lie was
born in Dexter, Me, 80 years ago, and
was educated in the Boston University.
He adopted the profession of teacher,
in which he met with gratifying success
and Was greatly respected by his fellow
teachers and pupils at the Quincy school.
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A Steam Logging Road.

Hon. Turner Buswel and L. +. Green
wood, civil engineer, with Hon. Hiram
Moore of Madison, and a surveying crew
left, Tuesday morning, for Crocker
Town, to make the working survey for
a railroad for transporting logs from a
section of that township to Stratton
Brook. This town lies west of Jerusa-
lem Plantation, and the road is to be
about > miles to be constructed this
season and be ready for use before
January lst, with the prospect that it
may be extended five miles further
another season. Lawrence Brothers of
Gardiner, are TO build the road and il is
said the Cohurn estate will be benefited
by its construction. There are other
steam logging roads in prospect but
this new project appears likely to ma
terialize first.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

Newport, r. l., Aug. 19.-The famous
ball of j. !. Van Allen, given at ''Waken-
hurst" in honor of the coming out of his
daughter, Miss Mary Van Allen, occurred
last night. and the entire social world Of
Newport WAS present, as well as large
number of guests from New York, Bos
ton and Providence. The interior of the
ballroom was especially imported from
Iaris 10y MI. Van Allen The expense OF
the ball exceeded SO, 600.
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Mrs. Mary Il. MalbOn.

Mrs. Mary E. Mal9on, widow of Ma
thaniel Malbon, died Sunday, in her S0th
year The Lord blessed her with long
and useful life. She died in Christian
faith. The funeral services were held
at the home Of her son William, Tues
day, at o'clock, z. NJ, and were con
Quoted by Rev. l.. II. Copeland. Beauti-
full and appropriate singing was fur
nished by Mr. and Mrs. A. +, Sanford,
Mr., F. J. Sanford and Mrs. +. J. Mitch
ell.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

The Republican meetings thus far held
in Somerset County are large and en-
thusiastc. At St. Abans and North
New Portland, last week, although the
weather was intensely warm the halls
were filled to the doors and the speakers
were listened to with close attention.
AT Canaan, Congressman Milliken and
Hon. :. j. Walton had one of the largest
and most attentive audiences ever
gathered at political meeting in that
town. Tuesday afternoon at Brighton,
although stormy, the audience tina.
came to hear Congressman Millikcn and
Forrest Goodwin, Esq. completly fill
Wyman Hall and in Harmony a splca3i
audience came through the rain aul
gave the closest attention to the admira-
bic addresses of Congressman Miilikeu,
Hon. F. ". Hovey and Forrest Goodwin,
Esq
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Killed by an Angry Bun.

Great harrington, Mass. Aug. 10
Noble T. Turner. who resides in West
Village. Housatonie, was attacked in his
barnyard yesterday by a bull and
knocked down. Jacob Mansfield came
to his rescue when the bull turned and
gored Mansheld's stomach. penetrated
his lung and broke his right leg and three
ribs The man viii die Turner received
bad external bruises but will recover.
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Hon. Charles Emory smith, ex.minis-
Nr to Russia, will speak in Palmyra,
monday, the 31st instant. Mr.. Smith
Il one of the best political speakers in
Inc country and the meeting is likely to
be big one.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

Bonrke Cochran has engaged to speak
10 the Democratic gold standard partys
interest in Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Vlr.
gnla and Illinois, aud may possibly
extend his tour into other of lhe West
erl States than those named above.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

The Sound Money Democratic COM
mittee has issued its call to the country
rehearsing the situation, discardiug the
Chicago platform, and calling upon all
Democrats opposed to this platform and
the candidates placed upon it to organize
in their respective States and to send
representatives, TO the convention of the
National Democratic party to be held at
indianapolis, Wednesday, Sept. , This
is signed by w. d. Bynum and nine
other members of the executive commit
tee of the National Democratic party.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

Portland Advertiser: Sir Isaac New
ton discovered the law of gravitation.
Newton was an Englishman. Hence,
the law of gravitation is British insti-
tuition. Away with it, Let us have an
American system. Shall this nation of
70,0O0,000 give up the right of self
government and bow to the dietation OF
another nation and accept the policy
which it insists upon? This country is
big enough to have its own gravity
policy.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

senator Hale's meeting at Hartland,
thursday of next week. will draw to-
sether large audience. A special
wan will he run from Pittstield and
me Plttsiield cornet band is To furnish
music Tor the occasion. senator Hale
L one of the ablest speakers on the
stump He speaks at Skowhegan. Fri
aay evening, the 28th, and Congressman
f'ney OF New Jersey, speaks with him.
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Republican Speakers.
Hon. Seth l.. Milliken

non, Seth IL MIlilkeH.
MADISON, ...,... THURS. EvENI.G, AUG. 20
MITHFIELD,.. ......FRI. AFTERNOON, q
MERCER, R,..........s. j." EVENING, 21
Hon. Eugene Hale.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. EvrSiNG. AUG. 27
,.........FRI 2S
Hon. LlewelIyn Powers and Hon. }. II. q
Pitkin
... SAT EVENING, AUG. %
Forrest Goodwin. Esq
e0RNVILLE Town House, Tues Eve, AUG 25
OL0N, ........... WE'D. EVENING, AUG 26
MADISON Town House, Thurs. EVEN, AUG. 27
sTARKS, .............SATURDAY, AUG. 20
E. y. Merrill. Esq.
MDlsoN...... THURS. EVENING, AUG. 20
Hon. f. w, Hovey.
RIPLEY. THURS. EVENING, Ave 20
hAhILAND,... -. q
George G. Weeks, Esq
NlTHFIELD, ,......FRI. AFTERNOON, AUG. q
MERCER. R,............ EVENING, 2l
Hon. Herbert Nj. Heath,
MADISON. ......THuRs EVENING, SEPT. 10
Hon. Mahlon Pitney.
sK0WHEGAN,......THURs. EVENING, AUG. 2s
Hon. Harold NJ. Sewali.
0LoN,. WED. EVENING, Aug 26
Hon. james s. sherman of New York
AIHENS,... -. .,....TUEs. EVENING, SEPT. 8
BINGHAM, 49,. WE'D. AFTERNOON, 9
Hon. $ j Walton,
eoRNV1LLE Town House, Tues Eve, AUG 25
HADIsoN Town House. THURS. EVEN, Aug. 27
RIPLEY, THURS. EVENING, AUG. 20
Hon. Charles T.. Littlefield.
shAWMUT, WE'D EVENING, SEPT 2
Hon. V. Il. Dolliver of Iowa.
FAIRFIELD, j.. 80. .. FRI. EVENING, SEPT II
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appears that Indian fighting is not
anlng of the past. Troop E. Seventh
gaValry, had a fight with Yaquie III
aSn' at Oliver Camp, near Tuscon,
arizona, August 17th. of three hours
uufatlou. The Indians were well armed
'''h Winchester rifles, pistols and
Au'Ves. They were entrenched behind
'OeRs on mountain, and made desper-
we ~ resistance, but the whole band of
W We're killed or captured. Three Cav
@ly men were wounded, one mortally.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

You have a headache sometimes
Why not try our headache powder;
Ii is a harmless remedy and rarely fails
to cure. Sampson, corner druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

\ good large Republican rally Has
held at North Arson, Wednesday even
ing and a Az raising in the squaIe.
Hon. Seth J.. Milliken and Forrest Good
win Esq. were the speakers.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

There was an interesting game OF
bah between the Madisons and Skowhe-
gans, which resulted in favor OF the
MadisonS by 10 to Is.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

Palmer's and other popular toilet
waters in different sizes. can be found at
SIMPSONS the corner druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20

The death of Mary Abigail Dodge
Gail Hamlton) at her home in Hamil-
ton, Mass, Monday evening, removes
from busy life one of the best known
and most successful literary workers in
America. Few lady writers have i'm
pressed themselves more deeply upon
their day and generation. Miss Dodge
welded graceful pen. She combined
rare beauty of diction, with great men
tai elearness and vigor. She was an
ardent champion of reforms she believed
to be in the path of progress, a devoted
and unsellish friend, and an untiring
worker. She was cousin of Mrs. J.
G. Blaine, aud her biography of Mr..
Blaine is her best work.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-20
Legislative Nominees.

Following sare candidates tor the
Legislature from this county other than
the Republicans whose names appear
elsewhere:
Dem.-Roberf D. Rice of Fairfield,
James X. Hilton of Starks, 5. II. Frost
of Pittstield, Gilbert d. Laughton of
Harmony, Charles NJ. Hill of Moscow,
Frank Thompson of SkoWhegan, Alfred
f. Currier of Cornville
Pro.-Samuel Il. Emerson of Madison.
Pop.-Frank Thompson Of Skowhe-
gan. Melvin &. Gray OF Starks, Jonathan
+. Hilton of st. Albans.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week:
Bingham-Dela L. Seammon to 5.
{. Scammon, Sl00
Norridgewock-C. +. Brown to Albert
+. Baker. Sl.00; Alice b. Frothingham
to =. F. Conant, Sl.00; Russell ID. Brown
to :. +. Conaut, Sl.00.
Madison-C. :. Adams to Edwin Morse,
$50.
Anson-Geo. w. and Wm. w. Playze
to VIM, Howard, $3.50.
Fairfied-Sumner o. Goodwin to Geo.
E. Gellete, 81 900: Angeline b. Carter
to VIM. F. Kendall, $l.00; Caroline NJ.
Crosby to A. K. Potter, $3.50.
Soon-Susan J. Tuscan to &. 5. Tus-
can, 81 900.
Canaan-Helen 6. Tuttle to f. f.
Wheeler, SS5; Chas. y. Harris to Geo.
W. johnson, $40.
Jackman-Henry La Clair to Mathia
Pooler. 81, 900
Athens-Mary A. Leighton to Sarah
M. Leighton, S400
Moscow. F. Webster to Maggie
Cahill, $25.
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Number "a
August Meeting at Fairview
Park.

IhIug. looked mos favorable at the
noon hour Tor a great afternoon. sport
a. Fairyie" Pafh. on tuesday. the 18th.
the date advertised Tor he races. and at
the time Of calling the first heat of the
2.16 eia.s there "a- = large crowd in
attendance. Bu'. ala. 'he people we're
sadly misu-ed - Cd Pfob.. Tor after
this heaf and one. and rafting good
one. iu the ~ cla-s. heavy shower
made il. appearance ana the c.owd
sought shelter ia The several buildings.
A. the rain continued there VA. nothing
L. do bu, postpone the races until
Wednesday afternoon. whea The manage
ment threw the gates wide open 10
everybody without admission.
Unlike most postponed races The
crowd Of Wednesday was fully equal
70 The preceding day and at ! 30 starter
Pickering called up the $50 clas-. which
had trotted one hea,. In thi. race
there were tx starters. but the winner
! ouug Nelson seemed TO % ea.ilv and
capture it quito handile In three straight.
The 80 race. a. Wa anticipated. was
the great event of the dag and out Of a
good list OF entries on,the card seven
Of the best horses cane out for the
word ia the fir hat. 1t was carly
seen the tight Was 10 BE- between Cvlex
and Tom Drew. AID these horse. had il
Close and exciting way round and came
down the stretch On eyen terms. the
former winning OUT al the wire bv only
a -bort necE. The second heat. which
was the first Of Wednesday in his class
was repetition Of the preceding one.
resulting the same. La this heat Eben
/. and China Boy We're distaueed ov the
Judges for uuWarranied running. and
a. Lilly Mae Was distanced In the first.
there were only four horses left The
| third heat started in % be another hard
| fight. but Cyiex acted badly and after
| the three quarter. was reached it was
seen he was out Of II, and Tom Drew
Won easily. The fourth was another
good one, but il this Hlda came into
prominence. taking he pole at the first
| turn and while Tom Drew laUped her
sulky around To nearly the three.quar-
tiers could not seem To get BY. A.
they We're on the back stretch CyIex.
who had been trailing began 70 gain.
ard here the driver Of IIilda. who had
the pnle, forced Tom Drew TO the OUT
! side permitting tvieX To come in and
take be pole. which act Of Edwards.
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The Somerset Reporter,
Weekly Republican Newspaper.

s,orn. E. E. MoNEELIR.
10. SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
,n WATER STREET, SKOWHEGAN, ME-.
sr.scRIPrIoN RATRs;-One year $1.5o; six
ooaths rs cts, three months, 81 cts, when
psd s * Il will be charged if not paid until the
md OF year.
.,vrRr1sMENrs; business and legal adver-
.lnDsnts inserted at reasonable rates, adjusted
y The space used, and the position given.
sdcesouoted on application.
cards of Thanks and Resolutions of Respect
.serted at cents per line.
-unrn AZ sRcoHp GLAZE NAIL NATTER
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
For President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
of Ohio.
For Vice President,
GARRETT A. HOBART,
of New Jersey.
For Governor
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
For Representative in Congress,
SETH l.. MlLLIKEN.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large;
JOHN HILL, of Augusta.
JOEL WILBUR. of Avon.
first District-EDWIN PARSONS.
second District-A. r. NICKERSON.
Third District-FRED ATWOOD.
Fourth Distriot-ALBERT H. SAWYER.
For Senators,
MILTON L. MERRILL,
TILSON d. SALLEY.
For Clerk of Courts,
NEWELL W. BRAINERD.
For County Attorney,
CHARLES o. SMALL.
For Judge of Probate,
EDWARD r. DANFORTH.
For Register OF Probate,
NATHAN FOWLER.
For Sheriff,
EDWARD p. V1LES.
For County Treasures,
ROLAND T. PATTEN.
For County Commissioner.
ALONZO SMITH.
For Representative to the LIE legislature,
RUEL II. REED, of Harmony.
LYMAN L WALTON, of skowhegan.
ALONZO BURSE, of Pittsfeld.
GEORGE q. WEEKS, of Fairfield
CASSIUS {. KINSM MAN, of Cornville.
HENRY s. WHITING, OF Norridgewock
DANVILLE S. MOORE, of Moscow.
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.rrRRRD AS SECOND GLASS NAIL MATTER,
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For Vice President,
GARRETT a. HOBART,
of New Jersey.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

hand Of your daughter, bat do not beg
for your money"
II am pleased to hear you say so. 1t
shows manly spirit in you. Neverthe-
less let me say what was about to
that when Irma marries she will have
to be entirely dependent upon the man
whose wife she becomes until I die,
and I am likely to live good many
years yet. She is old enough to make an
intelligent choice, and hope she will.
IF she finds for herself course in which
true love runs smooth, shall not seek
to roughen it for her. But, on the other
hand, will not attempt by financial
fabrication to smooth a rough course
chosen by herself. I shall explain this
clearly to her, and if she still chooses to
marry you I will interpose no active
opposition. But must decline being
made in any way party to so i'll adj
vised a step as her marriage with you in
the present state of your finances. -
The old banker stood up during his
utterance of that last sentence, showing
that he considered the interview at an
end Chester also arose to his feet and
listened, silent, perturbed and baffled.
Nothing that he could say, as he very
well knew, would have any effect upon
this man, who probably had a wallet or
bond box in the place where anybody
else would have heart. If the old fell
low had shown temper, he might have
expressed defiance, which would have
been some relief, but no good chance
was given him for that. He had simply
been gracefully inwrapped in and quiet
ly crushed by the folds Of the cold
blooded anaconda of fact What could
romance do against fact? Nothing. And
if he had been powerless, what was to
be expected from Irma? Would she be
influenced to scorn the man of $4,000
and to look for some brighter moon?
The young man bowed himself out,
and Mr.. Willmarth in the moment of
his departure was so good as to wish
him success in whatever enterprise he
might invest his capital. His "capitalp
He had never before realized how con-
temptibly puny a sum So, was.
1t could be carried in vest pocket!
And he had had the inane folly to men,
ton that sum in figures to this Plutus!
But he had not gone far from the
bank before reaction set in. True, the
sum was small, but he would show the
world, and especially Mr.. Willmarth,
what could be done with it. Others
starting with even less had become mil
lionaires right here in Wall street, and
why should not he? He would. First,
he would marry Irma and bid defiance
to her father. She might have to give
up some unnecessary luxuries for little
time until he had made a fortune, but
how gladly she would consent to do SO!
Dear, noble hearted, LOVING, IalthfuI
girl!
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
CHAPTER w.

The house in which Mrs. Hall and
her daughter lived was one of those
pretty little cottages that abounded in
Harlem few years ago, but are very
rare today, gigantic ''fat" buildings
having replaced them. It's dooryard was
SO small that person standing on the
sidewalk could reach over it and tap
with cane upon the front windows.
bed of pansies, with a border of violets,
sweet scented shrub laden with fra
grant brown blossoms, a hollyhock plant
and gravel walk. That walk, it must
be admitted, was only about as big as q
pocket handkerchief, but it was of real
white gravel and stretched from the
doorstep to the gate Morning glory
vines in season clambered luxuriously
up to the roof, draping the door and
windows with foliage and bloom. The
thick oak plank used as doorstep was
scrubbed and polished like the holy
stoned deck of man-of-war, and the
modest brass nocker between the upper
panels of the spotlessly white door
shone like gold.
John Latham's gentle tap with that
knocker sounded all through the diminu-
tive dwelling and was promptly respond
ed to by maid Of all work so small
that she seemed to have been specially
selected to fit the house. In the hall
there was barely room enough for the
little maid and John to stand while the
door was being closed Then she tapped
upon the parlo- door for him and disap-
peared in the short, narrow passage be-
yond it so suddenly and mysteriously
that for moment he was startled, until
he reflected that she had probably whisk-
ed around an angle of the wall and dart
ed down stairway or shot through
tube to the kitchen. The idea that the
place was trick dolls house took such
possession of his fancy that he more than
half expected to find himself starting the
music box by pushing open the parlor
door in response to the summons "Come
IMP
The ladies were waiting to receive
him, Addie working upon her menu
drawings, and her mother knitting near
her. Mrs. Hall greeted him frigidly, but
with the self possessed ease and cour-
teous bearing Of lady, tempering her
GOODNESS so nicely that only lack of ac-
quaintance and not hostile feeling was
conveyed. Adde'S arch smile as she
gave him her hand was so suffused with
the light of affection that his heart
thrilled with happiness. Some delicate
engineering was necessary to enable him
to take off his overcoat, to deposit it and
his hat out of the way, and finally to
seat himself without upsetting or break
ing anything, for the room was literally