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The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
THE WIND IN THE CHIMNEY.

Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chant ed melody no one knew.
And the woman stopped as her babe she tossed
And thought of the one sh had long since lost
And said, as her teardrops back she forced.
~ hate the wind in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew.
And the children said as they closer drew,
"'Tis some witch that is cleaving the black
night through
IT'S some witch that is cleaving the black,
And we fear tho wind in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew.
And the man as he sat on his hearth below
Said to himself, at will surely snow,
And fuel is dear and wages low,
And III stop the leak in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew.
But the poet listened and smiled, for he
Was man and woman and child. all three.
And he said 1T X Cod own harmony,
This wind that sings in the chimney.
Bret Harts.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
w, PittsfieId.

Mr.. q. W. Patten and daughter, Leila
accompanied by a comrade, Mr.. Fisher
and daughter of Newfield. took a car
riage drive to Rumford Falls and
Rangley lakes, last week reaching home
Friday.
Mrs. Eva Gilman and children went to
Bangor, Saturday for visit to relatives.
Miss Carrie Garfield visited at Show
hogan and Norridgewock, last week.
Fred Seekins was thrown from his
wheel coming from Skowhegan, Satur-
day night, dislocating three fingers.
The accident happened as he was pass
ing team, the driver did not turn out
and to avoid collision, the wheelman
turned to the ditch.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
Browns Corner

Misses Annie and Effie Horn of Pitts
field, have been visiting in town the
past week.
Mr.. Grin Fitzgerald and wife of Dex-
ter, father of DR.. Grin Fitzgerald of
Tigsnboro, Mass, have been in town
the past week, visiting relatives
and calling on old friends. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald is 81 years of age and remarkably
smart and bright. He formerly lived in
this town. and here on Harris hill the
celebrated DIR. Grin first saw the light
of day, and here he lived when boy
and went to school Mrs. Fitzgerald's
maiden name was Jay, and she has
many relatives in the south part of this
town and in Clinton, among whom the
aged pair are spending few days very
pleasantly. Their friends in the vicinity
will be pleased to entertain them while
here.
Mr.. Chas. Taylor of Ftchburg, Mass,
has been visiting in Pittsfield for a few
weeks He visited his brother-in-law
c. B. Chase over Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Atkins and Miss Edwina,
Mrs. Mabel Harris and Miss Shellie,
visited Mrs. Ida Brown the past week
Miss Inez Vickery of Hariland is visit
ing at w. X. Bailey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keyou of Medfeld,
Mass, have visited Mr.. John Drew and
other relatives in town the past week.
Charlie Douglas from Skowhegan,
while visiting his uncle, Daniel Harris
recently, fell from the great beams of
the barn into scaffold, the floor of
which gave way and let him through to
the tieup below making distance of
about 10 #. Strange TO say his injuries
are slight.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
Athens.

Horace d. Hilton is at home from the
west where he has spent the past week.
A party OF our young people are
camping out this week.
The pulpit of the un on church was
filled last Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Butter
field of Round Pond, who is the son-in-
law of our resident minister.
Two little men have been added to our
population the past week, little son TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Fox; another TO Mr..
and Mrs. o. l.. Bush.
There is to be Sabbath school picnic
in the grove opposite Chas. Dunton 5,
Tuesday of this week.
Owen Blackden and family of the
Exchange, Dexter, were visiting rela-
tives in town last week.
Misses Winnie Reed and Cara Locke
visited friends in Madison, recently.
Nellie Mason is at Hartland.
Mr.. John Murray of Eustis, is visiting
at Athens.
Minerva L. Foss of Somerset Academy
is spending the week at Hartland, with
her aunt, Mrs. Lewis Fish.
Miss Hannah Bunker will work at
Dunnigan's Inn in the place of Alice
Robinson who will resume her studies at
the Academy.
Rev. Ora Chase will hold prayer
meeting at the Hathorn school house on
Stickney hill, Aug. p, at O'Clock.
Miss Cora Libby has returned home
from her work in Cornville.
Mr.. Hoyt Tucker and family have re-
turned to their home in New Hampshire
Mrs. Leander Poland still remains
very low.
There will be box sociable at
Columbus Browns on Stickney hill,
August Both. All are invited.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
Fairfield Centre.

Nahum TcZier, one of our we'll known
citizens who has always been a resident
of this place, died very suddenly early
Monday morning, from inflammation of
the bowels. Mr.. Tozier had always been
a man of robust health, and although he
had been somewhat indisposen for sew
eral days, yet it was not supposed that
he was seriously ill. A family of five,
three sons and two daughters, who a
few years since felt the loss of mother,
now have the sympathy Of our people,
in the hour of their grief at the death of
the father. All of the family were here
except the youngest son, WILDER, who
had recently returned to Providence, r.
l., after a short vacation at his home
here. Mr.. Tozier's age was sixty. six,
and the funeral services took place Wed
nesday afternoon, from his late residence
Maude Jones is at home from Portland,
Oh vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Plummer of Au-
gusta, spent Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. f. n. Fuller was injured quite
severely by fall one day, recently.
B. F. Jones returned from Augusta,
Saturday, where he had been spending
several days attending the State mus
ter, and visiting friends.
S. A. Taylor was visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clifford of Pennington, n
few days, recently.
Sias Richardson was visiting friends
in East Skowhegsn, a few days, recently.
w. l.. Jones returned Saturday. from
Cottage City, Mass, where he has been
taking special work at the Martha's
Vineyard summer institute for the past
several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Fl. Emery Of Boston,
were calling on friends here, one day
last week.
WILDER Tozier, who returned to Provi-
dence, K. L., Thursday last, after a short
vacation at his home here, was again
called home Monday, by the sad rews
of the sudden death of his father, Nahum
Tozier.
Nearly all of our farmers have finished
haying, and have harvested large crop
in fair condition when we consider the
very bad hay weather of the past season.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

81 can't remember when didn't.
':Dear old Jack Is that really true?"
"True as gospel, little one. "
As matter of fact it was.
Now I've confessed enough OBJ
served
No, you haven't. There's something
want to know"
l twiddled my mustache uneasily.
thought there was.
Did you hirt with Polly Graham
last Christmas
/ knew that was coming.
"Oh-er-not exactly"
"Now. Jack"
"Oh, well, nothing to speak Of "
"Not on boxing day.
81 don t remember.
"When you walked home from skat-
Ing with herr
You were so taken up with that fool
Jackson. "
You didn't ask me to skate with
you
"You always had half a dozen fell
lows round you.
Il couldn't help it," l gnawed my
mustache and glared.
Jack! Don't be disagreeable. l
wanted you to ask me. j"
Here, again, there was an irrelevant
interval.
Now about Polly Graham?n she
coaxed please tell me. | won't be
cross And-and-I do want to know.
Perhaps did fiirt a little. "
You kissed her?'
"Er-no." It's all very we'll to talk,
but a fellow cant help looking guilty.
"That's not true"
"Oh we'll, I-er-didn' { want TO- "
Nonsense Why did you do it,"
81 haven't said did"
81 know you did "
ooh, | did, thenl"
"YOu are unkind - horrid. I hate
you. l won't be engaged 20 you, and
I'll never speak to you again."
Why, Cis, you promised.
81 don't care.
"But do, very much. "
"I'm glad-glad-glad. Now you'll
be sorry And don't care Don't
touch me- don 't-care-a-bit."
To prove her indifference she began
to cry, so picked her right up in my
arms.
ut was only one, Cis."
us that true!"
absolutely. OF course it wasn't.
"And you never will again?"
"Never. " OF course l didn't mean
forfeits or anything of that sort
And don't want tor"
mot bit. -
"Then | think--I will be--engaged
to you still-if you want me. e"
"If, little CisP
Here there was a further irrelevant
interval, after which she actually
laughed.
81 don't want you to be wicked,
really, Jack. "
"No, dear -
"And [ don't mean to talk about it
any more.
Neither do I-St Paul's.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

Mrs. Gledhill of Skowhegan, is visit,
ing at Sanford Strickland's.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. D. Holt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Kicker are at Northport for
a short stay.
Mr.. Harry Goodrich and his brother,
Linwood, of Passaic, N. j., were recent
guests at E. j. Mitchelrs.
Miss Lila Decker is at home on a
short vacation.
Miss Grace Jennings went to Rich
mond, Friday, where she will visit rela-
tives.
Miss Lila Salisbury of Waterville, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. j. S. Mitchell.
Several from this place attended the
races at Pittsfield, Aug. It'll.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

A French writer has been collecting
medical opinions about apples. An
American doctor says that apples con-
tain more phosphorus than any other
fruit or indeed any kind Of vegetable
and advises the eating of an apple be-
fore going to bed at night. Apples, says
well known French doctor, induce a
more quiet sleep than chloral or opium.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

Campbell, comparatively unknown,
received $i8, 800 for the Pleasures of
Hope" though Burns. less fortunate,
was paid 1925 for the first Kilmarnock
edition of his poems-single copies Of
which now sell for far more--au,
81, 800 for the second edition.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
A plain Direction.

Canon Knox Little told good story
once at church congress. He said he
remembered a Itch gate in front of a
beautiful church, which had been re.
stored and made very nice, There was
painted over the door, This is the gate
of heaven" and underneath was the
large notice, go round the other way. :"
Household Words
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
MICHIGAN House
Lake George,
CANAAN. MAINE c.

Season of 1897 Opens Saturday, June 18th.
The best of boating, bathing and fish
ing. Fine croquet grounds. An excel
lent tennis court Large, commodious
stable. An ideal inland resort.
Many desirable changes have been made at
this popular inland resort since last season, and
as the comfort and pleasure of the guests will he
looked after personally by Mr.. and Mrs. wash
burn this is sufficient guarantee to the stand
ard to he maintained.
No inland resort in Maine surpasses this adj
mirable place with its beautiful lake, fine hotel,
numerous cottages, large amusement and dane
ing pavilion, croquet and tennis grounds, bowl
ing alley, swings and other amusements. The
fishing is frst-class. and fine boats for rowing
are always at the wharf.
The table at the Mohican House is famous
throughout Maine as being unexcelled at sim
liar resort for variety and quality.
On and after Sunday June 90 blackboard
accommodating II people will leave the Skow-
hogan House every Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock
for this resort. Fare, round trip, so cents. Par
ties desiring to visit Lake George on any week
day may also engage this team on most favorable
terms.
GEORGE (. WASHBURN, Prom.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
TRY ALIENS Foor-EAsE,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. AT
this season your feet swollen and hot, and get
tired easily. II you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures and prevents
swollen and sweating feet. blisters aud callous
spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try it to- day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmstead,
lie Roy, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
From Boston, Port and LIE vision. Augusta.
W atervilIe Akowhegan and Rangnr

AS-*Flag stations at which trains will stop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
tWll not stop Except to leave take Freight.
twin not stop
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norrdgewock, for Mercer, (and Electric
Cars to and from Skowhegan) AT Anson. for
Sawyer's Mills, (Starks);
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River. Flagstaff and Eustis. At Bingham
tor Forks, Moose River, Mayfeld, Kingsbury
and Abbott.
w. M. AVER SUPT
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
Two Sly Maidens.

II think Tom is going to propose
soon. He is always telling me how rap
idly his business is growing"
Il know a better sign than that. Jack
never calls without asking all about
papas business. Harlem Life.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

American Cotton and Wool Reporter:
Though it has been said repeatedly That
there was enough WOOL 10 the hands of
the mills 10 last them two yeals (Which
we have always doubted in many previ
Gus issues of this paper, the fallacv of
this statement is no" proven ny The fact
that several of the largest mills are buy
ing wool at the present prices. We have
in mind two mills, VIII have, If is said,
bought between them some seven 10
eight million pounds of wool this week,
and both of these mills are immensely
wealthy, and were well able to, and did,
buy the largest stocks of wool, before
the prices advanced at all, in anticipa-
ton that the supply would last them "a
year. Now. there are not many mills
who can finance their wool supply be-
yond six months. There are hosts of
others who cannot even do that. Now,
when all of these mills come into the
market for wool, prices are bound to go
on the raw material, with the conse-
quent REIMBURSEMENT of prices for the
flashed product, and there is, therefore,,
no question but that the wooden and
worsted market will see some startling
advances within the next 60 or 30 days.
As it is, there is no stability to prices
even now, and advances are taking place
on many lines from day to day, as the
wool supply on hand diminishes.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
KennebeC and
SdgadahOc,

Which alternately leave Gardiner at 3.35 D. m
Richmond 420 Bath 9, and Popham Beach at 7,
daily Sundays included during remainder Of
August for Boston
Returning, leave Lincoln's Wharf, Boston
every evening Sundays included during remain
der of August at 6 O'Clock, for landings on Ken.
nebec River, arriving at Bath in season to con
meet with early mo ming boat for Boothbay and
adjacent islands, and trains on Maine Central
and Knox x Lincoln K. r
FARES. from Augusta Halowell and Gard-
ner, So Richmond, Sl.75; Bath and Popham
beacn' Sloo houhu TRIP 1ickets TO Boston ana
$3.50: Richmond, SO; Bath and Popham Beach,
81 30 good for the season. Staterooms 81, sl.50,
and few very large ones $500. Meals soc
On or about July 7, the new stmr. Lincoln will
go on the route, running frop Boston to Booth
bay and Wiscasset direct.
AGENTS, ALLEN PARTRIDGE, Augusta G.. A.
COLE, Halowell; JONI S. RYAN, Gardiner
JAS. B. DRAKE, Pres.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

A leading geographical authority
claims that there are 800 mountains in
the United States which exceed 10, 900
feet in height.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

Cora: college men seem very much in
clined to take life easy Dora Yes: even
when they graduate they do it by degrees"
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

Imported Bay Rum - cents a bottle,
glass stoppered, at SIMPSONS, corner
druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
For Sale.

Cottage House of seven
rooms at East Madison, to-
gether with stable and car
rage house and two acres OF
land. Would exchange tor
property in Skowhegan viii
lage. Also a desirable fam
with good buildings. This
place is situated in a good
neighborhood with good
schools and has nice water in
house and barn. Apply to
MCCLELLAN & SAVAGE.
Milburn Block,
Skowhegan, Maine
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

Fishmonger Ito thrifty housewife) Fish is
dear, mum. Hits gettin VERY scarce in
conscience o these ere aquariums."
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
Notice.

Whereas, my wife, frankie NJ Richardson,
has this.day left my bed and board without
just cause. this is to give notice to all persons
not to harbor or trust her on my account as
shall pay no bills Of her contracting.
East Skowhegan July slst 1897.
3w3I HEEBERr r. RICHARDSON.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

The people have long since learned
that the most dsagreeable medicines are
net necessarily the best. In fact, as a
rule, they are not. What is wanted is
something mild and sure, such as
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, That is really pleasant TO
take when reduced with water and
sweetened. Then it is acknowledged
everywhere to be the most successful
remedy in the world for bowel COM
plants. Ask any number of druggists
for the best remedy they have for
darrhoeg aud fully nine out of ten will
recommend Chamberlains. In speaking
of this medicine, Mr.. b. B. Butfum of
Friendsville, Susquehanna Co., Pa, says :;
We have used it in our family for pain
in the stomach, collie and diarrhoea and
found it to be most effective remedy"
For sale by Horatio W Cushing.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

Wind puffs up empty bladders; opin-
ion, fools socrates.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
SOMERSET TRACTION Co.
NO. 8.

Change OF Time commencing Monday, June 2st
THE 730
MADISON, 500 800 "
Sis AN 200 100 co. IN,
S5 l0 NJ. l5, 30 $50,
9l5 1918 1245, 300
In
500 9I5 A M, 1908 300 800
rfromS
adis conne with o the
some j, A A nf249
a loo c. A.
A M
Cars furnish led 70 Troll
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
Wanted !!

Agents to solicit insurance for a first class
Old Line Life insurance Company. good
and remunerative contract will be made with
the right men to work in Somerset County
and elsewhere. Inquire Of NJ. B. Heselton or
at the Office OF 28tf
SOMERSET REPORTER.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
FOR BOSTON!
rvice Commencing June n, 1897.

II JUHe II, 1877,
Steamer Della Collins
will leave Augusta at
1.30 p m, Hallowell 2,
connecting with the
popular Steamers
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

1t is not a true apology for any coarse
ness to say that it is natural --Thoreau.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19
Railway.
CHANGE OF TIME,
Commencing June 21st. 1907

Trains will run as follows, connecting at o.k.
land with Maine Central Railroad Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, WateryiIIs
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath Skowhegan and Ban.
gor.
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, waterville
Augusta. SkowheRAn and Bangor
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-19

Trains leave Skowhegan as follows: SIN.
VI. for all points West-l2.55 P. M Tor Wat,a
vile, Oakland North Arson, Lewlston
Augusta, Gardiner and Brunswick POI,
land and Boston, Dexter, Dover and Foxcro,,
Greenville. Bangor, Bar Harbor, st. John and
Halifax 800 P. M. (mixed) for WsteryilIs
enabling passengers to take night Pnllm.n
TO Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS 100 A. M mixed from Wsta,
Vile, daily except Mondays:-1O.s3 A.
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston, Wintbron
Waterville, Augusta and Bangor;-510 P n
from all points.
GEORGE F. EVANS, Gen. Mgr
F. q. BOOTHBY, General Pss'r Agent
Portland. June Is. 1897.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-17
HELD DOWN BY A DENTIST.
Predioament Of q Man Whose Wheel Fled
with q Thief.

with q Thief.
One day lately a young man went to
q dentists Office in Kansas City to have
a bridge, with some teeth hanging to it,
attached to his upper jaw. He rode tc
the building on bicycle, which he left
IN the hall, and ascended. to the fifth
floor in the elevator.
The dentists chair faced window
which looked out upon Grand avenue.
The dentist had filled up his mouth with
cement and was pressing it up into the
gum with his finger. The victim was
gazing out upon the street with a mar
tyT's expression on his face.
Suddenly the victim struggled to get
his head away from the grasp of tho
dentist.
ugh, ug-glug, glug-ug-lug-mug-
gug," he shouted, in n muffled voice.
The dentist thought the man in the
CHAIR was having fit, and fearing that
he might swallow the cement, to say
nothing of several porcelain teeth
backed with gold, and several hours
hard labor, he. kept his finger in the VIC
inns mouth and silent struggle took
Elace. The man in the chair tried to
rise; the dentist, who is something of
an athlete, struggled to keep him down.
Ibis sort of thing went on for several
minutes until the dentist could feel that
the cement had hardened. Then he
took his finger out of his victims mouth
and let him up.
Dad blame you," shouted the angry
victim. "Why in Sam Hill did you hold
me down that way for? Didn't tell
you [ wanted to get up?"
thought you were having fit" an
swered the dentist, apologetically.
Fit nothing" said the victim. oT
saw thief going up the street with nv
bicycle. knew it by the color and the
way the tool bag hung behind and the
ribbons on the handleEar. Being I'm
five stories is handicap enough with
out having brigand like you holding
me down with his fist in my throat
Kansas City Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-17
ARROW POINTS.

If pigeon-toed people knew how fun-
ny they look they wouldn't walk that
way.
A woman's idea of being a dutiful
wife is to keep her husband supplied
with slippers.
A woman thinks that if man doesn't
know just how to fold his napkin, it is
a sign he lacks culture.
If anybody should try to make us do
the fool things we do of our own accord
how we would bewail our hard lot
We wonder why the reading which
explain what is in the pictures in books
is always SO far away from them?
We don't care how long any Ioafer
bores us, just so long as he doesn't build
up false hopes by saying half dozen
times: "Well, ] must be going."-
Washington Qa.) Democrat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-17
Failing.

Mr.. Figg-I have called to get some
thing done for my boy Tommy. Per
maps you can prescribe without going
to the house.
DR.. Howless - What are the symp-
toms? How is his appetite?
That is just what I called to see Vol.
about He has got SO for the last two or
three days that he doesn't eat more than
twice as much as I do."-Indianapolis
Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-17

The car is fond Of exercising on the
bicycle and is said to be good wheel
man. While staying recently ut the
royal chateau of Bernstorff, in Den
mark, he one day, in company with
Princes Valdemar and Christian, took
spin. along highway that led through
the forest. He had distanccd his COM
panions and had practically lost his
way, when he met n man whom he sup
posed to be a peasant. He asked him in
Danish to be directed to the main high
way. and was stupcfed to hear the man
answer him in excellent Russian. He
was n Russian detective, whose duty it
was to follow his majesty in all his wan
derings.-Troy Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-17

Coroner Aydelott, OF Parke county.
Ind, wears an SM hat.