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Harmony.

The erist mill at Harmony village
owned and run by +. =. Pencil, was
carried DOM stream Sunday about >
O'Clock Z. VI. There we're ID tons of feed IN
the mill which met with a watery grave.
At 3 o'clock A. NJ Monday, the planning
mill owned by -. II. Bartlett quietly
lett its mornings and sailed down stream.
The dam has also gone. There are one
or two more buildings in danger. Such
huge cakes of ice are seldom seen here.
This was the only grist mill in town and
will he loss 10 the community, as well
as to Mr. Pencil.
The selectmen are in session prepare
tory tn town meeting, which will come
off on the 2nd Monday in March.
Another correspondent writes:
Miss Minnie Marble, Angie Littletield
and Emma Merrill returned home Friday
from Pennington, where they have been
attending school.
DIR. \. j. Bowman was in town last
week practicing dentistry.
PRAYER meeting Thursday night was
we'll attended aud great interest was
shown in the voluntary service of sing
ing. Nav each one feel it their duty to
work in the Masters vineyard, and let
Us see the church filled at every meeting ;
il has been we'll repaired during the past
year, aud furnished with the exception of
chairs, which we hope to have soon.
Come and enjoy the fruit of thy work.
Ha, ha hai Everett Reed never gets
left. This time, he came home heavily
laden with the speckled beauties, bring
ing all the law would allow, and some
weighing one and two pounds apiece.
The Ladies' Aid will furnish dinner
Monday March 8, to all hungry men for
the small sum of 20 cents. Dinner will
be served at Mr.. X. II. Marbles until all
have been satisfied.
The |. o. of o. F. will give an enter
tainment and sociable at Grange hall.
Saturday evening, March Z Admission
to hall cents. Gentlemen's photo 5
will be on sale and for twenty cents you
get a photo, a gentleman and a supper.
The teachers meeting which was to
have been held last Saturday, was post
poned on account of the storm, until
Thursday March 9TH.
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Scion.

There were about 40 persons at the
church sociable at lothian Williams last
week. Hulled corn and ice cream were
served the guests. About forty were from
Arson
March comes in like lion and by his
actions we would think he was trying to
destroy the proverbia lamb.
Town meeting Monday, owing to bad
weather a good many were not out A.
w. Rowell, elected Ist selectman, Geo
Ayers End, and Wright Cram sd. Free
Hugh school with same amount of money
as last year was voted. $500 was voted
for interest and town expenses. o. O.
Vittum was elected as incoming school
committee in place of Leon Merrill.
Voted to raise 81 900 for road money.
Voted to raise $500 to work road machine,
all to be expended before haying time,
team to be payed by the hour for labor
performed.
Dexter B. Paul of Providence, K. /,
was visiting in the neighborhood last
week. Mr.. Paul was born in the south
part of town but like a good many others
went west about twenty. FIVE years ago
and seems to be pleased that he did so.
He thinks this is rather tough weather to
greet him with after Fl years absence.
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East SkOwhegan.

No better sleighing for the winter
than five DAYS of last week and large
quantity of wood md hay were hauled
to market and logs to he mill. Mon
day morning we felt like shedding tears,
sleighing all gone.
viii Malbon in driving down the hill
east of Wesserrunset bridge with load
of wood, one trace unlocked, whltlietree
caught and broke, a piece hitting one
horse and Jumping took the yoke OIL the
pole and when about half way over the
bridge the horse turned to the left and
pole to the right making large hole
through the railing and making a sudden
halt doing but little damage, but u mar
row escape for Mr.. Malbon.
Thursday of last week some one took
two rope halters from the Christian
church shed belonging to l.. b. Richard
son, The person who took them Will
please leave them at Bartletts store.
Some one borrowed rocker from a
single horse sled the samel day, he will
please leave that at Bartlett's.
II. II. Richardson is having lumber
hauled from Parsons mill in Cornville
and will put up barn on the Hiram
Richard son farm. Last Saturday as his
brother Adelbert was driving down
through the woods above Lake George,
his sled struck a rock breaking the tung
of the rear sled and he had to leave his
load.
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LarOne.

L. C. Stevens was our mail carrier
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Austin were in
Starks, visiting last week.
Uncle Ed. Tobey was one of the boys
who enjoyed the G.. A. r., encampment
at Bangor.
Mrs. Lizzie York is visiting friends in
Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j, II. Haynes are on an
extended visit at their daughters, Mrs.
Elmer Baker of Bingham.
The indications OF rise in corn,
caused a rush for supply by our dairy
men. Corn meal being obtained at the
lowest price | think ever known here,
namely 40 cents per bushel.
Our late heavy rains, while doing no
very serions damage in this place caused
some anxiety. A quantity of logs how
many is not known, were swept away
from the mill pond and from the shore
where they had been landed. Sunday
night it was feared the bridge could not
stand, as the ice had jammed on the
piers nearly blocking the north channel
and causing the water to rise to within
few inches of the planking. But the
other channel remaining comparatively
clear, the bridge was saved. Old resi-
dents who have lived here for fifty years
or more say that they never knew the
creek to be as high as it was Sunday
night.
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CORRESPONDENTS.
So. Madison.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Ward are both
sick with cold this week.
II. d. VIII was home from solon,
over Sunday.
Miss Annie Taylor went to skowhe-
gan Thursday.
Mr. will Carpenter has moved his
family IN Brunswick.
Jimmie WATSON and Johnnie Barnard
are at Madison, saving wood.
Charles lIoughton has returned from
Bristol, where he has been at work this
winter.
We are glad to hear that Mrs. J. NJ.
Merrill is improving.
At the invitation of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II. Ward. the young people OF tins VI
entity held an entertainment Thursday
night at their house. About two hours
was taken up by reading, speaking and
singing, then refreshments we're served
and the remaining time vas taken up
by the young folks in playing plays untll
the wee small hours OF the morning.
ELA.
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East Fairfield

Our free bridge across the Kennebec
has left us for the second time since last
Nov. When the ice started it took the
Ferry warp from the East side and land
ed it on the west. 1t also swept the west
shore Of trees (some of them IS inches
through and bushes for quite a distance
and piled anchor ice nearly twenty feet
deep all along the west shore, the road
way had to be removed with dynamite
All the bridges and culverts were under
water from two to six feet in this vicinity
Daniel Bowman came very near being
drowned in driving across a culvert,
which he supposed was all right, but was
not. He saved his horse, but drowned
five calves.
There was no mail crossed from the
Pishon's Ferry side Monday.
Sherman Pishon is confined to the
house with rheumatism, also Jerry Ward
well who is 81 years old, has not been out
for three weeks, and he says that is the
longest he ever stayed in doors to his
knowledge.
Miss Lizzie Parsons of Cornville, is
visiting at her aunts, Mrs. S. Tracy.
Nell Palmer and wife also Percy Kicker
and wife, attended the play at Skowhe
gan, last Friday night
Miss Francis Hoxie has returned home
from Massachusetts, where she has beer
for the past eight months, very much inn
proved in health.
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ART OF HANGING PICTURES.
Oil Paintings Should Not BE Placed In
Room With Engravings.

Oil Paintings Should Not BE Placed In a
Room with Engravings.
Only second to importance to produc-
ing fine picture is the fact that the
work when completed should be seen to
an advantage on the walls where it is
placed
In consulting with a leading decora
tor on the subject, he said: In the first
place, it may be suggested that it is NOT
desirable TO put oil paintings IN the
same "oom with engravings or draw.
ings in water colors, crayons or other
like materials 1t is often DONE fire.
quently as matter Of necessity, but we
consider il, from point of artistic
taste, mistake.
again, there should be certain
classification of subjects in the pictures
ornamenting the walls, as inattention
to this is occasionally ludicrous. Irecall
one instance where there was print OF
Rubcns' Descent From the Cross, and,
hanging on either side Of it, engrayings
of Wilkes Village Festival and Meis
sonier S Cavalry Charge. Surely moth
ing could be more absurd than placing
in Immediately juXtaposition works III
which the motives of the designs are so
directly opposite as the illustration of
death, a village revel and the fierce
shock Of battle.
Gas general rule, it is we'll to place
pictures of a certain order of design to-
gether Some works can only be seen to
advantage in bright and others in a
subdued light, while it is equally GER
tain that many lose nothing if placed
above the line of sight, and others gain
rather than lose if hung much nearer
the floor
"a medallion or bas-relief of the right
sort set in here or there among the pic
lures is relief to the artistic sense,
and, above all, all sorts and conditions
of frames should not be put together in
a hodge podge. Gold and white and
gilt do not offend when in close posi-
ton, but pictures framed in oak or any
dark wood should be kept by them
selves Crayon portraits Of photographs
should never be visible in parlor or
drawing room, and to overcrowd the
walls of any room with pictures, good,
bad and Indifferent, is the very acme of
poor taste New York Recorder.
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PishOns Ferry.

The free high school in No. 3, Clinton,
closed Friday.
JAS. Smith and son, Charlie, have
both been quite seriously sick for
several weeks.
Genie Wells has become a vender of
fresh fish.
A free high school opened at Morr-
sons Corner, Monday, with Miss Ida
Bean as teacher.
Walter Varney and wife arrived from
Augusta last week, and are at his fathers
Silas Varney's.
Miss Ella Wells, who is a student at
the Pennington Normal school, is pass
ing a two weeks vacation at home.
Miss Esther Ellis of Oakland. visited
last week at Martin Ellis.
f. J. Mitchell is an agent for the Bow
ker and also the Reed Fertilizer Co.
The ice was broken up in the river at
this point Sunday night. Monday morn
ing the water was very high and filled
with floating ice.
Mrs. C. d. Harris of Canaan, was re-
Gently a guest at Asa Pratt's.
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A TRAGIC ADVENTURE
thrilling Sequel to the Hanging al y
Condemned Murderer.

Condemned Murderer.
Everybody remembers when thu
great Texas murderer, Dick Masters.
was hanged" said +. NJ. Cary Of Waco.
"but the strange death of Sheriff Win.
sers, who sprung the trap, has been kept
,ut of the papers. After Masters body
was cut down, the county physician pro-
nouncing tho murderer dead, the sheriff
agdered four deputies to carry the body
70 his private laboratory, where he
used to pursue his medical expert
ments alone He was bound to dissect
the powerful, we'll developed body Of
Masters, so he shut himself up with the
corpse and went to work.
The sheriff moved about briskly
making great CHATTER with his instru-
ments. Several times he went to the
windows and peered out, but the neigh
borhood was deserted. He soon discov-
cred that the drop on the scaffold had
not broken Masters neck, and tho sher.
If thought that was fortunate, as he al
ways had experimental ON the restora-
tion of life whenever opportunity afford
ed. He laid down his Instruments and
began to try and restore life. Tho even
ing shadows drifted into night. 1t was
noisy town and the shouts and laugh
ter Of jewellers could be heard every
where. Several times the crowds pass
ing the sheritf's room thought they
heard the sounds of scuffling, and more
than once muffled shout was heard
But thu pleasure seekers on the streets
passed along without giving a thought
to this.
On the following day Sheriff Winters
failed to appear at his office. Nobody
had se1n him since he locked himself in
the laboratory with Masters bJdy.
Finally the mayor of the town and sew
eral deputy sheriffs went to the labora-
tory, but rapping at the door nor shouts
would bring any answer. Then they
broke open tie door, The sight before
them nearly turned their hair gray
The room was total wreck. The furni-
ture was strewn about the room,
smashed to pieces, and everything bore
evidence of a terrible struggle. Sheriff
Winters lay on the floor, dead, and the
marks about his throat showed that he
had been strangled. A few feet away
lay the dead body of the murderer, Mas
tiers. The faces and the garments of both
men bore evidence Of hard fight. The
only conclusion that could be arrived at
was that Masters had revived, and on
regaining consciousness and strength he
attacked the sheriff and succeeded in
killing him before he died himself. All
this happened in the Jail of Rio Grande
county. kansas CITY Journal
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Curious Chinese Playing Cards.

A pack Of Chinese playing cards is a
genuine curiosity. They are generally
printed in black on thin cardboard, the
average width and breadth being about
that of the finger Of a human being. In
some eases they are only half an inch
broad and about 3 - inches in length
The length, no odds what the size. is
always at least six times that of the
width. Some of the packs have queer
representations of our "kings,"
Queens" and "knaves" stamped upon
them i'll black. Others are decorated
with the figures of animals, birds and
fishes. Those used by mandarins and
high officials bear only figures of myth
illogical creatures. st. Louis Republic.
Best thing for lame back DR.. Ed
wins porous plasters, l5c, at Sampson g
Corner Drug Store.
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ShaWn1ut.

The people of this quiet little village
were somewhat excited Sunday =. NJ,
and the night following, on account of
the freshet which at times seemed to
threaten the safety of the mills and
dwelling houses n the lower part of the
village. Some of the families left their
homes aud went to places on higher
ground The ice was about Is inches
thick and began to move about 100 in
the night 1t went with great force, but
no damage has been done. Trains are
making their regular trips, things have
settled down 10 usual quiet, and every
one seems to feel cheerful. ).
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MaIbOns Mills.

The freshet of Sunday and Monday
did a good deal Of damage, water in the
streams was high and the ice broke up
in the Wesserrunsett, came down and
jammed up in the river, then took Its
course across the intervaes. 1t took
the fences and left the intervales in bad
shape. At one time the bridges aud
mills were thought to be in danger.
Hon. George Clarke of Bingham, was
In town last week on business.
Mrs. George Sole from Hartland, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. STAN
ley Nay,
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East Fairfield.

The following was received too late
last week:
A bad accident happened to Mrs.
Sherman Pishon's grandson, who WAS
visiting her from Massachusetts. The
first of the week he went out into the
woods with gun; it accidentally dis
charged, entering his hand. 1t was
thought by one doctor that he would
lose his hand, but calling DR.. Thayer of
Wateryille, he thought by taking the
little finger, the rest of the hand could
be saved, so ne performed the operation
and the hand is doing nicely.
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BIXBY & BUCK,
Skowhegan and Bingham.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Maer Abrams of Boston, in the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts, on the thirtietb
day of April A. D. 1895, then commorant Of
Oakland, in the County of Kennebec and State
of Maine, by his mortgage deed of that date, re-
corded in Somerset Registry of Deeds, Vol. 225.
Page 435 conveyed to the subscriber a certain
lot or parcel of land situated in Smithfield, in
the County of Somerset and State of Maine,
Southerly by land of John w Rowe and Thomas
Merrill, Westerly by Atwood Marstons land.
Northerly by land of the same, known as the
Rowe lot, containing (35) thirty -tye acres more or
less. Also one other parcel of land situated in
said Smithtield, beginning at the Southwest
corner of land of s. A Marston, thence Easterly
on the South line of said Marston's to his South
east corner at the edge of said land, thence
Southerly by said land to the old logging road,
thence Southeasterly to Albier corner on check
line, thence Southerly on check line to land of
Clarence Stevens, thence Westerly on North line
of said Stevens land to land of Daniel William,
thence Northerly by said Williams and William
Stanley's land to place begun at, containing
sixty acres more or less The above described
real estate being described in a deed from Sam
utl Rosenthal to said Abrams, dated March %
1895, recorded in Somerset Registry of Deeds,
Book 22S, Page $50 to secure the payment of a
certain note described in said mortgage. And
whereas the condition of said mortgage has been
broken, now, therefore, by reason of the breach
of the condition thereof, | claim to forecloss
said mortgage. and give this notice under the
Statute for that purpose 3w 10
March 2, A. ID. 1896.
FRED A, GAYLORD.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Palmer entertained
"A company of friends last Monday eye =
ing.
Mrs Frank Blackwell is visiting at her
fathers in Canaan this weeL.
Walter Nelson of Oakland, spent Sun
day with his folks in this place.
Miss Blanche Pratt is confined to the
house with tuusIl1tis.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

whereas Maer Abrams did on thirteth
day of April A. ID. 1895 mortgage to me all the
maple, elm birch. and ash lumber in the log'
and any nd all ma pie elm, birch and ash which
may be sawed into lumbei in any form there
is now or may be witbin four months from
the date hereof Ito wit April 20, 1855 on laud
owned by Milton Rowe situated in Smithheld
in the County of Somerset aud state OF Maine,
to secure the payment of one hundred aud
fifty dollars, aud interest, and whereas the
condition of said mortgage is broken; notice
is therefore hereby given of my intention t.,
foreclose the said mortgage fer breach oi
condition.
March Q 1896, 2wle
FRED A. GAYLORD.
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THE WORLD KNOWN.

This world that was so vast to dream antique,
With golden realms hard by the break OF
day,
With virgin seas and wondrous folk that lay
Beyond all SHOWS ard storms b what a span.
ned
And common thing It's shrunkl Who now shall
seek.
For happy isles along that vulgar way
Which was the ocean sea? Or who shall say
Things yet unlcarned Of any maiden landY
We know nov. know it all, and small the good
To you or me the tedious knowledge brings.
But, OH If one might stand where Jason stood,
And dream like him OF regions strange and
fair
Beyond the wild, white sea birds baths or
where
Tho utmost albatross dips lonely wingsl
Lingo L. de r. Deane in Seribner's.
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A Wnmen Sec Women.

Alice Stone Blackwell, in answer to
question by Boston paper, wrote
1.-THE question, Are women more char
liable toward the faults Of other women
than men are? must be answered in the
negative. Men see the faults of womeH
through certain softening glamor OF
sex. Women look at them clear sighted
ly and with an impartiality that is of
ten pitiless. -
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NOTICE or FORECLOSURE.

whereas Maer Abrams, old on the third
day of August A. d. 1926, mortgage to me all
he lumber OF every name, and nature or kind.
in the log Of sawed, there now is on land of
Milton Rowe in Smithfield Maine and all thai
may be in the future in the log or sawed be
ing the lumber purchased by Maer Abrams
from s. Rosenthall Sons g. Co. to secure the
payment OF three hundred dollars and inter
st, and wht reas the condition OF said mort
gage is broken: notice is therefore hereby
given of my intention to foreclose the SAID
mortgage for breach of cor dition.
March 2, 1896. SwlO
FRED A. GAYLORD.
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Ancient Prepared Papxrus.

The parchments and papyrus used by
the ancients seem to have had special
preparation, by virtue Of which they
absorbed the ink and thus caused the
writing to be almost indeibls. Mash.
Vile American.
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The most eXtravagant instance of h
erary relic worship on record is said Il.
be that of IA well known Englishmab
who constantly wears, in small locke?
attached to a chain around the neck, a
portion of the charred skull of Shalls~.
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social talk, refreshments. consisting of
delicious cake, coffee and fruit, were
served. which were followed by Rotations
from two young ladies visiting Mrs Beal
At late hour the guests departed, all
having spent most enjoyable evening.
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Much attention is being paid at pres.
ent to the long neglected letter "u' Of
our alphabet Teachers in vocal culture
give their pupils the sentence, did you
get your Century / sent youi" to enun-
ciate with an entire elimination of 81"
Ind och" sounds.
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TO THE PUBLIC

Your attention is called to the fact that
arrangements have been made with Bixby &
Buck of s owhegan, Maine to keep IN stock
and handle thexeat remedy that is now
New England attic present time. This
wonderful compound was the Outcome of
years OF study and experiment by DR. Scott
the great New York specialist for use in his
own practice, it has given him much fame
and q world wide reputation. The Or. is so
well and wildly known for his permanent ana
radical cures that spirit OF enthusiasm and
determination has been manifested to pro-
cure this medicine since the announcement
that it would be placed in the drug stores
for public sale showing the honorable posi-
tion the Doctor holds in the public estims-
ton. This medicine is a specific for Blood
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 impurity of the Blood.
No remedy ever introduced has met with sue h
immediate and prompt popular approval.
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North Fairfield.

In was one of those many bright and
frosty evenings in winter, that party
composed of twenty-five or thirty patrons,
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Beal OF North Fairfield After a
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