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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
PROBATE NOTICES.
To ALI persons Interested in either of I
Estates hereinafter named.

A T A COURT OF PROBATE held At Sko~
~ hogan, within and for the county OF Som
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred snC
ninety seven the following business having
bee presented for action thereupon hereafter
indicated, it is hereby Ordered That public
notice thereof be given to all persons interest.
ed, that they may appear at a Probate Court to
be holden at said Skowhegan, at the Probate
Office on the End TUESDAY OF FEB. mex
at nine of the clock in the forenoon, and bt
heard thereon and object IL they see cause.
SARAH b. BIGELoW, late OF Skowhegar
deceased. viii and petition for probate there
of presented by Levi c. Emery, executor
! NAMED therein,
DANIEL L. GETCHELL, late of Pttsfed
! deceased. Will and petition for probate there
| of presented by Charles {. Weeks, executor
named therein.
MYRA f. PHINNEY. late OF Detroit de.
| ceased viii and petition for probate thereof
presented by Abel Davis, executor named
therein
ANNIE \. BURTON. late OF ~kowhegan
deceased. Petition for the appointme Mt Of
Hannibal II. Powers, administrator, present
ed.
MARY f. CLEVELAND. late Of skowhegan
dect ased. Petition for decree OF cistri button
to heirs presented,
HORACE D. RIDLEY. late of Atheus, de
ceased Petition for liet nse to sell and con
vey real estate presented by Ida +. Ridley
guardian of minor heir. IL ISIS
EDWIN {. HEsELTON. late Of skowhegan
DE- ceased. Second account of Martin &
Heselton, administrator presented also HI.
resignation.
WYATT NJ. HUE late Of Norridgewoek
deceased. First account of Alvius Osborn
executor, presented.
JAMES A. LATER. late of Arson. deceased
First account of Annie T.. Later, admX., plo
scented.
JENNIE f. ToWNE. of New Portland
of unsound mind Final account OF Richard
II Towne, guardian. presented.
BELA BURRILL, late of Canaan, deceased
First account Of Amasa J. Burrill, trustee
presented.
BETSY PERKINS, late Of Solon, deceased
First and final account OF Eastman Hathorp
administrator presented
HARRIET THOMSON. late OF New Fort
land, deceased First account OF Joslal
Chase admir-, presented
CHARLES 8. WORMLiGHT. late of Har
many, deceased Widows petition fer a.
lowance, presented.
ALMA RUTH SAWYER, Of Madison. Peu
tion for change of her nsme to Alma Ruth
Bennett, presented.
MOSES NJ. JONES. late OF Arson, deceased
! Viii and petition for probate thereof present
/ ed by Mary Jones, the eNecutriX named there
in.
FRANK A. and FRED II. WILSON Of Neyad,
City. CAL minors. Petition for license to sci
and convey real estate presented by + \
Merrill, guardian.
ALICE NJ, MERRIFIELD. of Canaan OF I'M
sound mind. Final account OF George ey
mouth, guardian, presented.
f. F. DANFORTH, Judge
Attest NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
Post Office address. Judge and Register
skowhegan, Me. swS
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, i'll her book,
"Chapters From Life, p" pays the fol
lowing tribute to James T. Fields:
"Mr. Fields was man of marked
chivalry of nature, and, at time when
it was not Fashionable to help the move
ments for the elevation of women, his
sympathy was distinct fearless and
faithful. In few Instances, we knew,
and he knew, that this fact deprived
him of the possession of certain public
honors which would otherwise have
been offered to him
He advocated the political advance
ment of our sex, eooducalIuu and kin
dred movements without any Of that
apologize murmur so common among
the half hearted or the tinid. His fas-
tidious and cultivated literary taste was
sensitive to the position of women III
letters. He was incapable Of that liter
airy snobbishness which undertakes Il
woman's work because II Is II woman s.
A certain publishing enterprise which
threatened TO treat of eminent men
came to his Notice. He quickly said ::
The time has eone ny fer thai Men
and women Mnn and Womcnl
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
His Little Feiler."

Il happened 10 be down III my cellar
the other morning when the ash man
came around to collect the ashes, " said
u gentleman who resides on Second ave
nue.. Il was opening barrel of great
red apples at the time, and when the
big. dust covered and necessarily untidy
man came back with the empty ASH
barrel picked up an apple and held II
out toward him, sayiSs as | did so:
"t'Won' t you have an applet
He took II eagerly, saying as he did
SO:
Thank ye, sir. I've a little Teller
at home who II be tiekled to death to
git it. ! most always find something or
other in the ash barrels to carry home
to i'm at might. but it ain't often l git
anything equal to this big apple. l tell
ye the little feller's eyes will shine
when he sees it,
4 don't know how many times that
day my thoughts were of that hig, rough
handed fellow, with that apple put
away So carefully in his pocket Tor that
little fellcr
When evening came, | thought Of
the little tcllcr' who was on the lock
out for tire big, dust covered father with
the calloused and soiIed hands, but with
the true heart and the kindly word that
made him king i'll the eyes of that
little feller.
"These little fellers' glorify and
heautity many "a home III which poverty
abides. Eat human affections can
sweetly and patiently endure toll and
rags and poverty when there is little
Teller to meet and greet the father when
the long day is done. Detroit Free
Press
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
The CHlLDLESS WIFE.

She sits alone. TIN dag il done.
The house Is orderly and still.
Across her floor ao qaick feet run.
Within her heart no } ngiugs thrill.
She faurles she il satisfied
That motherhood has been denied
All day her busy hands huYe wrought
The tasks belonging u hr lot
Uuhndered ~ an anxious th9usht
OF those -weet cares she misses not,
And NOW tonight -hc sits aIane
And views the work SD dcftly done
From WEAKNESS she falls asleep,
Within the quiet Of the room.
And dreams dream 80 r.fd and deep
That she .5Hsak5 . amid ths gloom
And err. 3ul To find il gone
And she sill sitting there alane.
What NV. s.S1nge longing I'll lar hearth
What discomfort, unknown e re-
Within her eyes the quick tear start
She longs t. dream il Ger AMI o'er--
That touch Of baby arms that seem
To clasp her neck as in the aream.
Lillian l. Knapp.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
Growth of English.

The growth Of the English Language
during the present century has been
without parallel IN the history of any
tongue The commercial associations of
the English and American people with
all the nations OF the earth have brought
contributions from every CLINE TO enrich
our mother tongue, and the result is
that there are words III common use in
the English language from every known
language on the face of the earth.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21

Many scheme, have been devised for
universal language, If which Volapuk
is among the latest About the begin.
ning of this century an enthusiast pro
posed a universal language, of which the
numerals should represent the sounds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21

In very dry atmospheres the durabil-
ity of wood is almost Incredible, Pieces
of wood, wooden caskets and wooden
articles have been withdrawn from
Egyptian oataoombs of an antiquity
2,000 or 5000 years antedating the
Christian era
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
THERE is A CLASS or PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use OF coffee Recent
ly there has been placed in all The grocery
stores new preparation called GRAlN=O,
made OF pure grains, that takes the place Of
coffee. The most delicate stomach receives il
without distress and but few can tell il from
coffee. 1t does not cost over u much.
Children may drink it with great benefit. Is
cts. and Is cts per package. Try it. Ask for
GRAIN-O.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
Notice
OF Amendment Of ASSIGNEE

Case OF Fred B. Holt at Skowhegan. in the
county of Somerset and State of Maine, the
18th day OF Jany A. ID. 1897. The undersigned
hereby gives notice of his appointment as as
signee OF Fred B. Holt OF Skowhegan. in said
county OF Somerset insolvent debtor, who
ton by the Court OF Insolvency for the County
OF Somerset. 2w3
ERNEST L. UPPER, Assignee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
Cancer
OF the Breast.

Mr.. A. H. Crausby, of I5S Kerr ST.,
Memphis, Tenn, says that his wife
paid no attention to small lump which
appeared in her breast, but it soon de-
veloped into cancer of the worst type,
and notwithstanding the treatment of
the best physicians, it continued to
spread and grow rapidly, eating two
holes in her breast. The doctors
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
Notice
Of Amendment of ASsignee.

Case of Frank i. Cairns, at Skowhegan,
n the County of Somerset and State of Maine,
the 18th day of Jany. A. d. 1897 The under
signed hereby gives notice OF his appoint
ment Assignee OF Frank s. Cairns of
skowhegan in said County OF Somerset, insol-
vent debtor, who has been declared an insol-
vent upon the petition of his creditors by the
court OF insolvency for the County of Som
erset. 2w3
EDWARD N. MERRILL. Assignee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21

: DON pronounced
her incurable. A
celebrated New York
specialist then treat
ed her, but she con-
tinued to grow worse
and when informed
that both her aunt
and grandmother had
died from cancer he
gave the case up as
hopeless.
Someone then re-
commended SIS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21

and though little hope remained, she
begun it. and an improvement was no.
ticed. The cancer commenced to heal and
when she had taken several bottles it
disappeared entirely, and although sew
eral years have elapsed, not sign of
the disease has ever returned.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-21

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-01
ENGLISH ODDITIES.
A Township which Has Only One
Resident. ..

Resident. =
Undoubtedly the most extraordinary
township in. England is that of Skid
daw, in Cumberland. It contains but
one house, the occupier of which is un-
able to exercise the Briton's privilege
of voting because there is no overseer to
prepare voters list and no church or
other place of worship or assembly on
which to publish one, says Parsons
Weekly. ...a...s.g ...as
The most remote village in England
is that of Farley-cum7Pitton. This
truly rural spot is 3O% miles from the
nearest railway Station. AS contrast
to this may be mentioned the hamlet of
Ystrad, about ten miles from Cardiff.
This tiny settlement possesses two i'm
portant main roads, two railways and
two large rivers.
A very unique feature is exclusively
claimed by Trimley, a small, village in
Suffolk. In the one churchyard of the
parish two churches are to be seen.
Service is conducted. three times a
week in each of these churches at the
same hour. "
The deepest well in England is found
at Hamilton, in Hampshire. Tt stretches
$50 feet below the surface of the earth.
About halfway down this we'll shaft
is a subway, three miles in length,
which leads to the seacoast.
On the top of the parish church tower
in Bicknoller, Somersetshre, is a yew
tree, now five feet high and still grow
ing in hardy fashion. 1t is generally
believed that the tree owes it's origin
to seed dropped by a bird.
Perhaps the most splendily decorated
church in the kingdom is that of Whit
ley Court, Worcestershire. Itisentire.y
constructed of white marble, the pews
are chastely carved and the pulpit is Of
genuine Carrarh marble, richly paneled
with precious stones. ....
On the village green at Meriden, in
Warwickshire, there is a large stone
cross, which is supposed to mark the
central point of England.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-01
,rarile ms n FOX Trap.

c. r. Perry, of Herriclc, Pa, has been
fattcning 2O-pound swapping turtle
all winter. One Sunday his turtlcship
was taken out of the barrel and allowed
10 wander about the yard. Early one
morning recently Perry was aroused by
tho noise of o scufile in the yard. Re-
pairing there, he found the turtle hang
ing to the nose of big, fox, which had
been stealing from the henneries i'll the
vicinity for month. Br'er Fox was
near the fence endeavoring to get over,
but his efforts were blocked by the
turtle. Eventually the fox reached the
next yard, but Farmer Perry followed
and shot him dead. The turtle oil the
time retained his hold and refused to
let go until the fox's nose was cut off.
Then it crawled back to it's home, car
rying the nose with it as trophy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-01
The nrinsisainni River.

An explorer says that the Mississippi's
source is Mt the crest of the Rockies,
5000 feet above sea level, just within
the boundary of Montana. The stream
is two feet wide and two inches deep,
it's water coming from melted snow.
The source is 1921 miles from the Gulf
of Mexico and 2,945 miles from its con-
fluence with the. Mississippi, making
the river the longest unbroken current
in the world.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-01

$23,568 80 $685. 1868 81
TREAsURER's BALANCE STREET..
Cash in Treasury to tie credit OF the
various funds, June 30, 1897:
In State fund. .............S 800 81
Judges salary fund. .......
In general county fund.-. 555 86
In cash contingent fund. . 90
In INDECENT sick fund o d.. 16 20
In county school fund. go. SO 65
In officers salary fund. ... e12 10
In road fund ...........-. - -
Ia County High School fund 534 Is
Elko 90. Spec. II. s. fund %
D 800. ............ .. 253 o6
Elko Co High School bond ,.
redemption fund. ....... 1886 IL
Total. INSTRUMENTATION. S2,305 70
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-01
JOINT STATEMENT

IF AUDITOR AND TREASURER
OF ELKO COUNTY.
For the Quarter Ending June
80, 1907.
TATE OF NEVADA.
County OF Elko. 60
AUDITORS OFFICE.
To tho Honorable Board OF County Commls.
sioners OF Elko County, Nevada:
GENTLEMEN: weherewith submit our Quar-
orly Report of the Finances Of the County
TOR the quarter ending June 30 1897.
Respectfully submitted:
A. WATKINS
Auditor,
}. A. MCBRIDE,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-07-01
SURROUNDING COUNTRY

A woman WAS saved from an assault
made by man at Ashland on Monday
morning, by the Intervention of dog.
Even old Satan does a generous act
occasionally.
Two brothers, Jnd and jim Phillips
got into row at Bryant, Langlade
county, over woman and Jim slash
ed his brother with knife, intlicting
some ugly wounds.
Thomas Gilbert of Ashland who ran
away with Ii year old girl whom he
intended to marry. was arrested fer uG-
due intimacy with the child. The law
makes this a serious otfense.
Oshkosh outdid itself on Sunday
last on the occasion Of the saengerfest
The number of visitors Is estimated
at from $4,000 to 10000. Oshkosh
seems to be able To beat Manitowoc in
the size of its demonstrations, but pot
In their heartiness.
Three men attempted to force an
entrance to the house of Mrs. Lang
lev at Iron River, Wis, at 2 O'Clock on
Sunday morning. They demanded
admi.tance threatening 70 break Ia ii
she refused When the door was
opened one Of them made an insult
ing proposal to her and she shot him
with revolver, killing him. The
o hers started t. run and she fired on
them wounding ono.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-07-01

The contention that the state lands
which had been Withdrawn from the mar
ket for the purpose of state park are
n IT c,mpact and hence are nnsulted for
that end has no force. Ii 1t Is desirable
to preserve forests the state should be
concerLced IN purchasing the rlghts OF
these private parties to these lands and
not in surrendering the claim 1T has. 1t
is poor way to begin the WORK OF pre-
serving forests to authoriZa the dastrnc-
ton, of those In existence, 1T Is possible
that timber IN state lands may be stolen.
Bnt If We are TO Yield TO the fear OF THEFT
what is the sense IN having forestry
commission? Every man anxious to
get possession of timber works his scheme
by appealing to the fears OF fires and
thieves. There are no fires IN the deep
forests 10 advance OF their despollers.
There are no timber thieves except these
very men who want 10 circumvent the
thieves bv means Of private ownership.
"Give grandma its kingdom and grandma
will give 1t plum" is the plea OF these
men who have secured the services OF The
land commissioners to aid them In de-
spelling the 6tate,
The writer has conversed with several
people who have been within the region
designed for q state park. Not one OF
them has seen any evidences of destrnc-
ton of timber by fire, or themark of
timber thief The private owners have
not begnn the work of clearing off these
10 ests. Ii they had, are we to decree their
complete destruction? These lands will
not be cleared by actual settlers for the
reason that the soil is not suited for the
purposes of agriculture 1t Is the march
OF spoliatIon not OF progress which it is
the duty of the newspapers to resist. No
one wants to stay the hand of progress.
But enterprise should sometimes yield TO
sc ntiment. The song Of the bird Is
sweeter to the ear than his moFsel of flesh
is to the palate. Man has heart as
we'll as astomach, and the demands Of the
latter should not forever crush out the
longings of the former. No one with a
touch of the love of the beautiful IN him
| ever spent day on these beautiful lake.,
who will not Indignantly denounce the
act OF vandalism which the Legislature
has authorized
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-07-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Spain has made a loan of S4O.OOOOOC
with which to carry on the Philippine war
Weyler is about to make the effort OF
his life in subduipg Cuba and has made a
request for more troops.
Lightning struck convict camp at
Dakota, Georgia and killed II of them.
4 outright, In the panic, 20 of them
escaped, There were $50 of them at
work III lumber mills.
A trestle gave way on the Wabash road
near Missouri City on Saturday evening
last and the whole train except the Pull
man sleeper went into the gorge. Seven
persons were killed and number were
wounded.
A quarrel caused by aswing at Galena.
Kansas, on Sunday last, resulted in the
death of two pee Pile The two murdered
men johnson and futile wished To re-
move the swing, To this Morton object
ed and IN the quarrel which ensue d
he shot and killed the other two
Four robbers entered a bank at
Belle Fonrche on Monday last and
commanded the customers and offici-
ais To throw up their hands. The de
mand on the cashier was enforced nv
shot which clipped off one of his
ears. They secured only S75. A posse
followed them and they were captur
ed
A chicago man named Cropp arm,
eel himself with revolver and razor
on Monday last and set ont to Kill his
father IN law, mother in law, sister in
law and wife, who WAS staying with
her relatives After one shot. his re-
volver missed fire but he waded in
with his razor and fatally wounded
his father ln-law before help arrived.
New York has now murder mystery.
Some boys found The lower part of the
trunk of man In the woods at a street
corner on Sunday. 1t was wrapped in
OIL cloth. On Saturday a portion of the
same body was found IN the water at
point miles from where the discovery
was made on Sunday. There is no doubt
OF murders having been committed.
A shooting affray occurred near
Dallas. Texas on Sunday last at a
Methodist church, whereby two men
were killed and one fatally wounded.
Garrison, one of the men killed had a
daughter Two young men named
Jones lived near. One of them, Frank.
seduced the girl The father swore
vengeance. They met at church and
the fight between the two brothers
and Garrison began. Frank Jones
and Garrison were killed outright and
Thomas Jones was fatally wounded.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-07-01
NOTES FROM BRANCH

Branch nine will cross bats with the
Catos next Sunday.
Mr. Eugene Mason left for his home
at Neeuah Monday.
Mr.. Geo. Upper returned today
from trip to Virginia
A dance will be held at Schaffer's
Hall Saturday July Bird.
Mr. and Mrs p. Herman spent Sat
nrday and Sunday at Mishicott.
Miss Ida A. PITT of Manitowoc Wis
tied with relatives here this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Groella of Unity
spent last week visiting friends here,
Peter Mittnacht of this place grad
uated at the Manitowoc high school
this week.
The parochial school at Whitelaw
closed Monday with picnic and en-
taInment.
Miss Nellie Sheldon of New York
is visiting her cousin Mr.. ID. Sheldon
this week.
Mr.. +. W. Meisnest who attended
the Madison University is spending
his vacation at home
Misses Margaret Schneider and
Louisa PITT spent few days last
week visiting at Manitowoc.
Carrie the Youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Plockelmann is dan
gerously i'll with scarlet fever.
Mrs. Geo. Dallwlg leaves for Port
land, Oregon next week She will
make that place her future home.
Mrs n Bruder of Sheboygan and
Mrs. Grobe of Milwaukee are visiting
with their mother Mrs. A. Brunig this
week.
A very pleasant ice cream party
was given at Schaffer's Hall Saturday
evening, by the Messrs. Schroeder
and Meisnest.
Mr.. Gustav and Miss Regina John
son arrived home from Mortified,
Mipn., last Thursday where they at
tended college.
DIED-Mr. VIM. Kiel of this place
died on Friday June %. He was
born IN Germany in 1925. and came
to Wisconsin in 1850. He returned
to his native land few years later
where he was married and came, with
his family to Manitowoc Co. in 1854.
He was a man of broad intellect and
his kind disposition won for bin many
friends The funeral services were
held Monday and were largely attend
ed.