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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-24

soc. and sI.oo; all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New York.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

There were sounds of welding bells
"a tha Now Yaar cu,nn in aud we are
pleased to congratulate the happy pair,
Mr.. Frank Hubbard of this place, and
Miss Norah futtle Of Elst Gornville.
Mr. aud Mrs. Jos. Whifing of IIar-
mony, were In town, recently.
Fred Barnes was cailsd home from
Fairti 1T last week, by the critical illness
Of his grandmother, Mrs. \. Hall
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Madison.

Indian Spring Lodge, No. 115, l. o.
o. f. held public installation, Friday
evening, Jan. 8, d. ID. G. NJ. Leon S.
Merrill of Solon, installed the following
officers: N g., Otis NJ. Hilton; U. G.,
II. II. Perkins; Sec, j. F. Nithee
Treas, Addison Gilman; Chaplain, q.
d. Perkins; w, II. h. Plerpont; o., II,
w Ladd; Il S. s., S. NJ. Greenleaf; l..
S. s., allace GRAY; |. g., q. F. With
am; 0 c., c w. Gilman; Il. S. n. G.,
Robert Balantine; l.. 5. N. G., j. c.
Randall; r. S. V. e., W. 5. Rogers; l..
5. V G., E. w. Leavitt.
f. Il. Powers. James Burwood and
Addison Gilman went to Solon, Monday
night and installed the officers of the
A. O L. ". Lodge at that place.
Everett Carroll is very low with
typhoid fever.
F. A. Martin and T. II. Spear went to
Pennington, Wednesday.
Thrty-tive men we're discharged from
the pulp mill, Tuesday, and there was
a cut of 10 per cent in wages of those
that remain.
Addison Gilman has moved to the
Madison side of the river.
Ralph mons is attending the course
of medical lectures at Bowdoin College.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
No. New Portland.

Rev. c. w. Purington preached on the
subject emissions, Sunday a. m, to a
large audience. There will be meetings
every evening this week except Monday
and Saturday evenings.
b II. Moulton is at home from the
Maine State College He will spend his
vacation with his parents.
W. p. Plummer who has been attend
ing the Emerson School of OratOry is
taking music lessons of Mrs, II. w.
Kennisou.
Roy Purington, son of REV. G. w.
Purington met with an accident, Friday,
which came near terminating fatally.
He in company with Berkeley Hutchins
and Walter Cowan was skating on Gilman
Pond stream, when suddenly he skated
into breathing hole in tho ice. lie
vent down out of sight, but when he
came up he gripped the ice and his
mittens sroze to it. He was thereby
saved from sinking till l.. II. Moulton
was summoned to the rescue by Walter
Cowan. Roy, was we'll nigh exhausted
with cold and fear when Mr.. Moulton
pulled him out of the water.
The Primary school which has been
under the instruction of Mrs. G.. C..
Sheldon, closes this week after very
pleasant and profitable term of eight
weeks
The scholars of the High school clear
ed about $40 from their entertainment
New Years night. Tney will purchase
an Encyclopedia for the use of the
school.
NJ. F Gould of Lexington, was in
town Saturday.
z. A. Tripp was in town Saturday on
business.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Alcohol From Apples.

Messrs. Vivien and Dupont have ex,
perimented as to the manufacture of al
cohol from apples. One hundred quarts
of apple juice contained SO. 10 per cent
of water, 0.30 per cent of ash, 2, 04 per
cent of peotin bodies and per cent of
cane sugar, 2,97 per cent dextrose, 8. 90
per cent leyulose and o.. "a per cent of
other sugars; total sugars, l4.31 per
cent. On adding phosphorio acid, pot
ashland ammonia Cor sodium nitrate)
the fermentation proceeds as quickly
and completely as with turnip juice,
and by this means per cent alcohol is
obtained from the apples. This alcohol
was considered to be Of better quality
than the ordinary alcohol from cider.
The grounds remaining equal IS per
cent of the apples taken and contain 80
per cent of sugar.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Snithtield.

Mr.. Harvey j. Sawyer Of this town,
has bought the store and goods where
Elwin Kelley has been trading and
opened the store Jan. h.
Robert Henderson, who has been sick
for he last four weeks is now on the
gain.
OTIS sawyer ia on the sick list.
The school closed at Easf Pond. Jan.
lst, aud after school had fl tg raising.
Mrs. Ell sin Kelley is quite sick.
Reuben Wentworth cut his foot while
cutting wood.
They get along nicely with the new
church.
The neighbors and friends met at {.
l.. Stevens, Friday night, by invitation.
rhey were singing aud playing games
until well along in the evening, then had
4 treat, aud at IA late hour left for home.
after enjoying good time. Mr.. Stevens
has Just got his new house finished aud
furnished. He il man that believes
that there Is dollar in farming now,
and if one goes there they will think SO.
No snow, and rough wheeling, but
pleasant weather.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
CORRESPONDENCE
PislIon's Ferry.

Mrs Esther Rich and son of Water
Vile, visited at Simon Pettgrew r, last
week.
Mrs. Bertha Lyon has returned to her
home in Augusta.
Maitn Ellis, Eleazer Kelley and Lewis
Wells returned recently from Gonnecti-
cut, where they have been working on a
dam.
Miss Ella Wells passed her vacation
with friends in Boston Miss Wells has
n position rs teacher in Norwalk, Conn.
Carl Holt, Cecil Kicker, Wesley keene,
Llewellyn Jr., and Levi Decker, Ned
Barrett, Blanche Pratt and Eflie Decker,
are attending school ut Good VIII Farm
this term.
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. GraNt gave a
reception at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs +. &. Roberts. on the north
river road, the evening of Jan. lst. A
goodly number of friends and neghbors
attended and very pleasant evening
was enjoyed by all present. Cake,
candy and lemonade were served during
the evening The happy couple have
the best wishes of their friends and were
the recipients OF many pretty and useful
presents.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
He LOST A FORTUNE.
Or. ''There Are Moments When One Want
to BE Alone"

Or. 'eThere Are Moments When One Wants
to BE Alone"
A middle sized man, with gray
mustache and a red tie hitched up on
his collar, walked through the restau-
rant, nodding to acquaintances here and
there. AS he stopped at the cashier 8
desk man who was seated at table
noticed him. and. leaning across to his
vis-a-vis, said, Captain S.. United
States postal Inspector and grand official
catcher of green goods men. -
"Yes?" with interest from the man
across the table.
"Sure. have always regarded him
with peculiar affection IT came very
near making me a rich man onee-in
fact, almost made "a wealthy citizen Of
me-so well to do that | would never
have had to work again.
"How was that with a shade of
incredulity.
"This way: About "a year ago the
captain superintended grand haul of
green goods men. The firm which he
raided was the largest, perhaps, in the
country and had unlimited capital.
They had packages of good money TO
catch suckers with, and this money,
amounting to over $50, 600. was cap
tured and placed III IL big satchel by the
captain. | called on him for details of
the story that afternoon. He was alone
in the office There were three of us
the captain, myself and the satchel. He
tTh no sl,f Cd
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
North AnsOn.

Supt. Emery of the corn factory has
his crew ready for can making. The
tin is expected any day and work will be
commenced at once.
The Shakesperian club at the Acad-
emy which meets every Thursday even
ing, is now restricted to the senior class.
They are now reading Julius Caesar.
Walter Wells has finished canning at
his factory. He has put up 700 crates
of apples, be-ide quite an amount of
squash, pumpkins, sweet corn and
string beans.
Merry & Caswell shipped another car
load of sheep to Boston, Friday. This
firm has done quite "A business in this
line during the fall and winter. They
have bought nearly 2000 of these
animals. Over 900 of them have been
shipped alive and nearly 800 have been
killed and dressed before being shipped.
A large part of these sheep have been
sent to the Portland market. These
gentlemen began buying about the goth
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
THE DOCTORS STORY.
An Experience That Followed . Call at
Night.

Four or five physicians were talking
up town the other evening at the home
of one, and the conversation later turned
to shop. One of them had recently
moved his office down town, and there
was some discussion as to the advisable
ity of separating house and Office.
"Well," said the separatist, Il can't
see any difference so long as 1 am at
my Office during Office hours "
Let me tell you a story, " remarked
the oldest man III the party. Thirty
years ago. when began practice, lived
in Virginia, and for a year or two
slept in my office. Then married, and
my wife owned nice house, and went
To ii to live. 1t sat back from the street
about 30 feet, and we decided that it
would be much nicer if we had my Office
out on the street III the far corner of the
lot. Only 80 feet away, you will OBJ
serve, but still il was enough. In order
to see such callers as came during the
night l had a night bell and "a speaking
tube connecting the front door of the
Office with my bedroom. You see, | did
not want patient TO escape under any
circumstances.
"Well, everything went nicely enough
for three years CT SO, when one night
ring came to my bell. Ii wAi then about
30 clock III the morning, and the ring
was hot one, | asked who it was, and
the answer came from friend of mine
to the effect that he was "a mighty sick
man and wanted to see me at once. |
told him to come around to the house
and | would meet him at the door and
take care of him. Then | got up and,
putting on my dressing gown and slip
pers | proceeded te the front door. But
there was no one thers and 10 one in
sight on the way between the gate and
the house.
"That was odd, ard | went back ana
called through the tuhe to know what
was wrong. ! received no answer and,
being quite unable to account for it, l
took my lamp--it vas "a very dark and
still night-and started to 60 out and
investigate. just as | was about to step
off the porch [ lowered my lamp to
get better light ON the step, and there
at the foot of the porch lay body. |
turned il over at once, and as the light
fell ON the face | SAW it was my friend
who had only aminate before spoken to
me. He was quite dead And when an
examination was made, it was discovered
that be had died Of heart disease. and
so near TO me that | could almost have
touched him Possibly l could not have
been of any service to him if | had seen
him when he first rang the bell, but the
possibility that | nigh; so affected me
that from that day 10 this | have had
my Office as near my bed as | could get
it, "-Exchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

On Monday, Jan. 4th, Henry 5. Mar
BILE, the oldest resident, and one OF the
best known men in town, passed from
this to higher life after an illness of
two weeks, aged % years and months,
The deceased had always had the respect
and esteem of his fellow townsrnen. and
his long life was busy and useful one.
He leaves four sons. Funeral services
were conducted at the house, Rev. V. ID.
Sweetland officiating.
There Is much sickness in town OF a
mild type, and one or two cases of a
serious form. a little daughter of ).
w. Herrick is very low with fever, and
Mrs. lierrick is confined to her bed with
the same di3ease,
MIR. Ira IIurd is confined to his bed
with the prevailing bad cold and rheu-
matism.
John Collins has been under the doc
tors care Tor the past two weeks, but is
now slowly recovering.
Miss Lillian Herrick, who has been
very sick at the home of her uncle, j.
'. llerrick, where she WAS visiting, has
80 far recovered as to return to her
home in Sidney.
Evening Star Lodge, /. o. o. F.. in
stalled their officers for the coming year
as follows; y, g., 5. W. Herrick; Y.
G., w. b. Eiuntress; sec, E. 5. Reed ;
W, w. w. Jacobs; Con-, X. II. Reed
Chap, Amos Brown.
Harmony Grange also installed their
officers, last Wednesday evening, and
entertained visitors from Wellington
Grange, at the installation and supper.
Mrs. Drlphina He"rick, who was
spending the. winter with her children in
Aroostook Co., was called home, last
week, by the serious illness of her little
daughter.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

Mr. BlutT-Look here, young man,
you re always going about with my
daughter and | want to know what
your intentions are regarding her?
Young Mani really have no inten-
tions, sir.
Mr. Bluff (unerily)-Then, what do
you mean by amusing yourself at my
daughters expense
Young Man (airily)-I'm net anus
ing myself at your daughters expense,
SIR, but at my own expense. | always
pay for the theater tickets and refresh
ments. Pearson Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Blackwell.

Senator r. d. Saley OF Madison, ar
rived home from Augusta, Thursday
evening and returned Tuesday morning.
d. H. Gray of Fairfield, made a short
call at K. o. Danforths, Friday.
There Is talk OF having morning mail
leave North and West Madison and
Blackwell offices for Madison.
l.. II. Gilman and wife went to Brigh
ton, Saturday, to attend the family re-
union at his brothers, Chas. Gilman.
Truman Carl is attending the High
school at Skowhegan,
Alma Davis has gone to New York,
for treatment at the hospital.
Clarence Holway gave a birthday
party OF his home, Saturday evening.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

of October, and made the most of their
purchases in western Somerset and
northern Franklin counties.
Selden Benjamin was in Skowhegan
one day last week to see if he could
identify a man confined in Jail as the
tramp who assaulted his wife a few
weeks ago, but was unable to identify
him.
Emery, Collins & Co.'S mill is running
with a small crew just at this time.
The bad condition of the roads prevents
the hauling of lumber. The company
is, however, running the clapboard
palmer on lot OF over 200, 900. Almost
5000 per day are fitted for the market.
These clapboards are divided according
To the quality Of lumber into nine differ
ent grades. The large product OF this
mill finds ready market in the New
England States. quite a per cent OF 1t
going into the State of Massachusetts,.
They have purchased quite an amount
of lumber that will be hauled and driven
Ii the mill this winter and coming
spring.
The town of Auson was Incorporated
in l79o Next year will be the one-hun-
bi'hNH tRhAAaFCioRi1 VI 10 ti'1'' t'''t' '"Ni'iAf
Why not celebrate it's centennial? An
son ranks AS one of the best rural towns
in the State 1t has been loyal and pa
trotc in the wars OF the century. 1t
has furnished several captains in the
late rebellion and its sons quickly re-
sronded TO the call of duty in that try
ing hour. Men, prominent in profes-
sional life have found home within its
limits, and it sent one eminent lawyer
to the United States ongress as early
as 1871. Its people are known far and
near for their genuine hospitality. Its
schools, churches and societies are
among the best, and in all the long
years between the century marks, it has
maintained creditable record. Let us
celebrate its anniversary in 1898.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Mercer.

Chas. Farrand cut his foot very badly
last week while cutting bushes.
J. M. Owens went to the hospital at
Lewiston, for few days last week
Word was received here that Mrs.
Benz. Field was worse and Mr.. Field has
been sent for.
Edgar Gordon of New York, was in
town last week on brief visit to his
father and mother.
Two doctors from Skowhegan, were
called to consult with Dr. Stilson in the
case of Oracle Gordon who has been
poorly since last July.
Chas. II. Girdler and Al. Patten went
to Augusta, Tuesday.
Mr.. G. H. Allen has housekeeper.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
SOlOn.

The thaw came quite unexpectedly and
damaged quite n lot of ice that was cut,
but not hauled.
DR.. Greene, Daniel York, Forest Har-
vile, Elley Jones, Marsh Wtham, Her.
bert Eaton and others, were at Skowhe.
gan last week az witnesses on the Berry
case. The jury came to the steam mill
and looked the place over where Young
Berry was hurt. Much interest was
shown by towns people in the case.
Cecil Jewett WAS driving stage while
Odell Berry WAS absent as witness on
The same case last week
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
M essenger's Notice.
STATE OF MAINE.

y IA Il Or MAI " r.
SOMERSET IS: COURT OF INSOLVENCY..
In the case of Frank b. Heselton Of Skowhe-
gan, lnsovt . t debtor.
This is to give notice that on the 9TH day OF
Jan. A. d. lS97. warrant in insolvency was
issued out of the Court OF Insolvency
Tor said County of Somerset, against
hegan, &C Judged to be insolsent
debtor on petition of said debtor which
petition filed the 9TH day OF
jan. A. d. 1897, to which date interest on
claims is to be computed. That the payment
of any debts to or by said debtor, and the
transfer and delivery of any properly by him
are forbidden by law That a meeting of he
creditors of said debtor. to prove tn, ir debts
and choose one or more ASST <nees OF his estate,
will be held at a Court of Insolvency to be
holden at the Probate Court Room in Skowhe-
gan, in said County, on Tuesday, the llth day
OF Feb. A. d. 1897, at one O'Clock in the after
noon.
Given under my hand the date irst above
written. 2w2R&A.
z. P. VILE5, Sheriff,
as Messenger of said Court
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Mayfeld.

Mrs. Annie Gahan is stopping at Mert
Millett's.
Miss Vina Campbell is visiting at S. A
Chamberlain's.
Harry Brown is at work at A. L.
Flanders.
Jan. 9Th, to the wife Of Mert Millett q
son WAS born, eight and one-half pounds
Daniel Flanders and Edd Cooley are
home from the woods.
A. l.. Flanders ia at work at Brighton
In the mill.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
B|xBY & BUCK,
skowhegan and Bingham.
SEEKING A SIGN.

Sweetheart. the morn is drear
That dawns on drearier night without y0wC
here,
And day drags slow
To eyes and lips and heart that miss you 30.
Sweetheart, beyond the night
That hides your dear lost form from mortEd
sight
Send me ono word
Or sign that my souls lonely cry is heard.
Eweetheart. not CaSning hand
IH.li, but ] would Know and understand
IL it NAY In
One waiting spirit Locks and longs for me.
i. L. H.i.trl IN The Quilting Bee."
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
Faster smith and wife started for
Melrose, Mass, Wednesday morning.
r. are u manage lunch room anu
confectionery store.
iIarOne.

John Merrow is quite sick.
Geo. ". Goodwin of Providence, K. l.,
was in TOM recently.
It's not every Maine farmer that can
raise as much grain in one year as Will
lnm b. Glffprd. who lives some two
miles from this place. lie raised this
last year $50 bushels of grain, thresh-
ers measure, which in this case over runs
quite little. MIR. Clifford raised niue
hundred and sevrntytiQe bushels of oats
IN thirfY-threr acres OF ground from the
use of Dirigo fertilizer alone, he having
used about fourteen tons OF this brand
this last year He also raised the usual
amount of corn aud potatoes.
Rev. b. {. Wentworth will preach al
thi- pace, next sunday afternoon al
23O.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
East Madison.

At the last regular meeting Of Somer-
set Lodge No. 81, A. o. L. W, East
Madison. officers were installed az fol-
lows; p. NJ, w, l.. W. Jackman; Nj.
W., NJ. o. Dean; foreman, Geo. ID.
Young; oyerseer, l.. l.. Smith; II rtcorder.
g. ID. Holbrook; financier, X. w.
French receiver, Mark Hobart; guide,
J. :. Hayden; |. W., Geo. a. Giles; o.
W., j. f. French; Rep, l.. W. Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

at was with tie greatest difficulty could
keep about my house. Having in mind the
great benefit my husband received from the
use Of DR.. Greene Ncryura blood and nerve
remedy, | concluded 10 resort to it. To my
great joy IT WAS completely successful, and by
the use Of only three bottles ! was entirely
cured, and my health has been perfect since. "
II constipated, use Dir. Greene'5 Cathartic
Pills with the Nerynra.
DIR. Greene, "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, the most successful physician in curing
nervous and chronic diseases, can be consulted
free, personally or BY letter.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
nefore the lneet. Wore of.

"Say, you re the fourth fcIer that
has come here to Try To irdde hosses to-
day, said Farmer shorlc1op 'Whut's
got into you ALP
IVY, said the vi"itjng farmer
sheepishly. "the story gor Cat someWays
that you'd got religion st abe revival
las night. '-Cineinnat. I.0ullI
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
RHEUMATISM CURED.
The Great Remedy, DR.. Greene's
Nervura, Always Cures it.

Mrs. Mary Meehau West Concord. \. H.,
says II was soreIe afflicted with rheuma-
tism for more than SIX months. and II seemed
to affect my whole system. pains and stiffness
OF muscles and jonts - which vas added the
more acute nain. Of sciaticA.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14
AGENTS
WAN TED
TO SELL
NURSERY
STOCK

We are now planning next seasons campaign
and need more ira cling sale-men. We hold
good men for successive years, proving satisfae=
tory treatment. Write for full particulars
Whiting Nursery Co,
457 Blue Hin Ave. Boston Mass.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-14

Andrew Gray has moved back in his
own house.
Ada Harris went to Boston, last Mon
day.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-04-15
CREAMERY SUCCESS.
Unless All Patrons Work Together Il
Cannot BE Achieved.

Unless All Patrons Work Together II
Cannot BE Achieved.
Ifcreamery butter is better than aver.
age dairy butter it Is because the man.
agement at the creamery is upon high
er scale than in the average private
dairy. There is no gain in taking the
milk of dozen or more second or third.
class farmers and handing it over to an
unskilled creamery man to make into
butter. Two interiors do not make one
superior. Two ciphers. cannot by any
arrangement be made into q whole
number. A successful creamery must
have not only a skillful manager and
butter maker, but guaranteed supply
Of good, sound milk or cream in suffi-
cient quantity to utilize the capacity of
the concern. The more cows the greater
will be the percentage of profit. Non
can the butter-maker alone control thu
character of the butter product.
Poor, dirty milk cannot appear later
in form of irst-class butter. The skill
and intelligence, indispensable at a
creamery, must extend out among tho
milk producers. Poor cows yielding
but little milk can never pay their keep,
ing, and no number of them, however
great, can render creamery profitable
to its patrons. For the highest sue,
cess under cooperative system each
individual must put forth the same effort
that would be required for success in
private management. Dairymen who
join creamery association expecting
to gain more than they give are hardly
deserving of pity when they discover
their mistake.
No one has any business to ask for
anything beyond what he is willing ia
give an equivalent for. Men join in rails
ing the heavy frame of building be.
cause they can accomplish in that way
what they could never do singly. Aman
who on such an occasion does nothing
but "holler" is sneak and when found
out is always despised. Not less mean
is it to join a creamery association and
then carry poor milk, expecting to di-
vide the profits of those who furnish
the best they know how. Cooperation
is a success only when each works for
all and ell for each, and this idea lies at
the bottom of all forms of associated
effort whether in the factory, the
grange. the municipality or the church.
Rural World.