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The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

Daniel Hilton and wife of Moscow
were in town, Monday on business.
DIR. Paul of Scion, passed through
town. several times last week.
Mr.. Russell of Madison, was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. willard several days
last week.
Ernest Sterling of Yanceboro, has been
visiting his parents for few days.
Smith Sanborn, who has been in Jack
man, the past winter is visiting his rela-
tives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Witham of East
Madison, visited relatives in town the
past week.
Celey Carbino, Eugene Clark and
James Merrill have taken their teams out
from Moxie.
Bert E. Williams has gone into Moxie,
to work for Charlie Hackett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Clark of Jackman,
passed through town, Sunday.
Charlie Walker of Embden, was in
town, Friday, selling apples.
Moses French of Scion, was in town,
selling apples. He bad a good variety
and were cheap, so they went quickly.
He and Mr.. Walker both went TO The
Forks.
There was quite an excitement one
day last week, some of the young gentle
man of this place thought they had
struck vein of gold, down by the land
ing but after testing it they found it
altogether different specie. They have
yet to learn that s'al is not gold that
glitters."
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Livingston re-
turned from the woods, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Witham took trip
to Bingham, Saturday.
Mrs. l. ophe Dunton, died at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield
Powell, Friday night, after short i'll
ness. She was buried Sunday in the
Carratunk cemetery. Her friends have
the heartfelt sympathy of all in their
bereavement.
Mr. William Moore of Bingham, spent
Sunday 10 town, visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr.. w. d. Moore and wife came home
yesterday, from the woods.
News was received yesterday of the
death of Oscar Moore at Bingham, who
has been sick a long time. His body
was brought to Carratunk for burial in
the family lot.
Mrs. Maud Clark g at Bingham, as
sisting her mother in the care of her
cousin, Mr.. Moore.
A few of the young men Of this place
attended the dance at Bingham, Thurs
day night.
Jonah Hilton passed through town
one day last week. He was on his way
TO Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Fairfield Center.

Death has again claimed one more of
our aged residents of whom so many
have passed away during the last few
wears. AT the advanced age of eighty
five years, Mrs. Joanna Archer, died
Wednesday forenoon of last week. Her
death was sudden at last, though she has
been gradually falling for some years
and has been confined to her room for
some five years past. Her husband,
Andrew Archer has been dead for quite
a number of vears, while her youngest
daughter, Mrs. Flora Fuller, died only a
short time ago. Two sons, NJ. f. Archer
of this place, and Henry A. Archer of
Skowhegan, and one daughter, Miss
Clara Archer of this place, survive her,
third son, Wesley Archer of Skowhe-
gan, having died several years ago. The
funeral services were held at her late
residence, SATURDAY. forenoon, and were
conducted by the Rev. w. F. Berry of
the Methodist church at Waterville.
We are informed that our school will
begin next week, with the same teacher
as the past several terms, Miss Angie l..
Boothby of Skowhegan.
Miss Lou A. Tozier, one of the popular
teachers in the public schools of Bel
mont, Mass, is at home for weeks
vacation.
Mrs. B. D. Howard of the Ridge, Who
has been critically i'll OF pneumonia is re-
ported better.
j. P. Ellis of the Ridge, ia suffering
from a severe attack of the grip.
Ed. Rice, Henry Williams and Kate
Tozer return to their studies at the
CoburD Classical Institute, Waterville,
this week.
For the next few months Victor
Grange, will hold its meetings on the first
and third Saturday evenings of each
month instead of every Saturday even
ing as has been the case during the
winter.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
StarkS.

The bright sun and southerly winds
are cutting the snow banks away at a
great rate.
Smoking hams and making soap seems
to be the, order of the day at this season
of the year.
The fathers of the town are making
their yearly calls on the people, to see
what they have got to be taxed.
That Legislature has adjourned
Amen!
Mrs Asa Duley was called to Farm
ngton last Saturday, by the serious ILL
ness of her mother, Mrs. H. &. Brann.
Clifford Brann remains very low with
no hopes of his recovery.
John A. Fish is on the sick list.
H. S. Doyen opened his cellar last
week, where he had a hundred bushels
of baldwin apples stored, and told
his neighbors and friends to go in and
help themselves free. In a few days
they were all gone. A great many
rather let their apples rot than to give
them away.
James Wood sold a pair of oxen last
week for one hundred dollars. "This
begins to smell little like Mckinley
ISM
We learn that John Quimby has
bought the Robbins farm. This with
his home farm and the Piper farm
which he bought few years ago makes
grand farm of about 500 acres, one of
the best in the Sandy river valley.
Someone said to your correspondent
today that j. S. Greenleaf had quite an
idea of locating in town. Good! Hope
he will He is just the kind to have.
lie will make business wherever he is.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Il. Cornyille.

Men have made many new inventions
in the nineteenth century, but Mrs. Still
man Blaisdell has hen that beats them
all. She has invented a way to lay three
eggs in one day. Last week she laid q
very large egg, on breaking 1t, Mrs.
Baisdell found it to be double yolk
with another egg about the size of a
robins egg with firm shell. Now who
but biddy could have invented such an
egg as that.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Longfellow, Mrs.
Helen Burrill, Mrs. Ben Parlin visited
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Maxwell at their
pleasant and happy home one day re-
Gently.
Mrs. Phillip Morrill, is very sick. DR..
Ellingwood attends her.
Chas. Fogg is saving wood about here
by steam power,
The selectmen are out looking around
our barns to see what we have to tax
they find lots of horses but few steers and
oxen.
Eugene Danforth has a fine lot of
apples he is feeding to his stock. Mr..
Danforth thinks he had better feed them
out than let them rot waiting for a
chance to sell.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Snithfeld,

We begin to see wagons on the roads
again.
Mr.. 5. A. Marston is very sick with la
grippe.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Harlow is sick with pneumonia.
Clarence Stevens was called to Bruins
wick, Friday, by the severe illness of his
sister.
Fred Clark is on the sick list.
Work on Dodliu has started with a
small crew.
McIntire & Holmes have been in town
the past week with wood saving
machine helping farmers.
Lawyers Danforth and Coffin of Skow-
hogan were in town last week taking
dispositions in the Bigelow case.
Mrs. Marcia Cleaves while on the way
to Mercer fell from the sleigh and broke
her arm above the elbow. DIR. Brown is
attending her.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
East SkOWhegan.

A good run of sap is reported for the
last four or five days and ready sale for
syrup made
Hardly day passes but one or more
of the Armenian tramp peddlers visit us
and the women are afraid of them and
do not want their goods. They are very
dark in color, poorly dressed, but civil so
far.
b The selectman made US call Satur-
day and took down what we had on their
books and passed on.
Isaac Ames is confined to the house
with lame knee caused by wrench.
Tie wood hauling season is closed for
the present but not all hauled in this
vicinity.
S. Richardson was up from Fairfield
Center one day last week to his old farm
on business.
Grace Burrill is at home from the
village where she has been at work for
the past winter, for short rest.
Will Ames who has been overseer on
Canaan town farm, moved back on his
farm April lst, and the neighbors were
glad to see them.
AiIllOu has phIL VI VIC
materials for making his own super
phosphate and If successful will save
money, we shall see.
The grating season is near at hand
and all who think Of having grating
done should be ready and willing to lend
helping hand and help the man who
takes charge by trimming and getting
the trees ready and then you will get
about double the work done. Early
grating is always best and as soon as
the snow leaves and little warmer, it
will be time to begin. Ben Davis has
been the best shipping apple and per-
haps it will be well to graft a part Of
that variety this spring. The old Bald
win comes next and the Russell and Spy
always sell. No reason we should not
graft because apples were SO plenty and
low this year.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
PishOn's Ferry.

Many have been sick In this viciHity
of late with the epidemic of colds
which is prevailing.
Mrs. Richard Wells, who has been
critically i'll of pneumonia, is recovering.
Charles Smith goes to Bradford, Mass,
this week, where he has a situation.
Miss Ella Holt, who is taking the
normal course at the M. G. L., Pittsfield,
has returned for the spring term.
Mrs. Fred Pooler of Skowhegan was a
recent guest at VIM. FOwler's.
Miss Ella Wells, who is teaching in
Conn. arrived home Wednesday of last
week, summoned by the serious illness
of her mother.
Mrs. Walter Varney is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Daniel Cain died recently, at her
home at Morrison's Corner, Clinton.
The funeral services occurred Sunday,
March rs. Mrs. Cain had been in failing
health for several months. She Is sur
vived by her husband, six sons and two
daughters.
Mrs. r. A. Kicker has been quite seri-
ously i'll for the past two weeks.
The robins made us their first call
April /.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
B|XBY. & BUCK,
Skowhegan and Bingham.

The temperance mass meeting at the
Opera house. Wednesday, drew out a
good audieace. DR.. A. f. Farnham
presided. Rev. w. F. Berry and Rev.
DR.. Pepper of Waterville, and Rev. B. C.
Wentworth of Skowhegan, we're the
speakers. Mr. Wentworth's subject was
"The work of the State and local league"
The meeting was great success and
will probably bring forth good results,
as similar ones in Watervile have done.
The movement of the selectmen has
created quite stir among liquor dealers.
The movement of the mayor and alder
men at Waterville, had caused them to
expect great things in the way of bust
ness and they are incensed at the action
of the selectinen. The movement has
the support of many business men and it
was upon their petition that the select
men put in their good work.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Blackwell.

The first wagon of the season appeared
on our road Sunday.
l.. II. Gilman had a surgical operation
performed by Drs. Hunnewell and
Sawyer, last Thursday.
Mrs. Jonah Lonely and her sister, Mrs.
Ross Stafford of Scion, were at their
fathers, l.. FL. Gilman, last week.
Mrs. Eunice Danforth arrived home
from Fairfield, last week, where she has
been staying with her daughter, Mrs.
d. l.. Gray.
Scott Gilman of Skowhegan, was at
his fathers, l.. II. Gilman, last Sunday.
Omar Eames and family OF Madison
village, have been visiting at his sisters,
Mrs. Frank Adams, for few days.
Fred French of Skowhegan, was in
town after veal calves, one day last
week,
The place to buy COW is at p. d.
Gates, as he has lately bought two and
when Perry has COW he al ways has one
to sell.
Charles Gilman was at his brothers,
l.. II. Gilman. Sunday.
The stage from No. Madison to Madi-
son, made its first trip on wheels, Tues
day from z. o. Danforths to Madison.
Mrs. Elvira Veasey visited her brother,
Moses Thompson of Skowhegan, who is
very sick, last week.
We are sorry to say that Mrs. L. H.
Gilman is no better.
Some over forty horses passed by
Madison town house, Sunday morning,
on their way down-river out of the
woods.
Miss Lottie Moore and Master Malon
Mantor rel urned to their school at Show
hogan, Monday the fifth.
Some of the boys in this neighborhood
are talking of having an oyster supper.
Mr.. W. f. French lost one of his cows,
last week, from eating paint.
Carl Hunnewell of Madison, was in
this neighborhood, Saturday.
Truman Carl who has been stopping at
NJ. NJ. Moore's and going to school at
Skowhegan, will stop at Skowhegan the
coming term.
Albert Frost of Madison, made f. O.
Danforth's folks short call, Saturday
afternoon,
Albert Thompson has gone to Madi.
son, to spend few days with his sister
Mrs. John Tinkham.
The travelling is very bad in this
vicinity.
Tracy Gates Is home from the woods
where he has been at work since last
September for Hiram Moore.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Madison.

Mrs. Charles Matson was in town last
week.
Fred Moore is at home from Poland
Springs. He will return in two weeks.
Bethel Snsll has gone to Poland
Springs to WORK.
Fred V. Gilman went to Pennington
Thursday, returning Friday. Mrs. Gil
man is in Boston for few weeks select
ing millinery goods.
Gus. Healey is at home from Bates
college for few days.
Miss Eta Noble died few minutes
past noon Tuesday, from the effects OF
an overdose of morphine.
Arson Hilron was down from North
Arson, Monday.
r. T. Patten of Skowhegan, Was in
town on business, Tuesday.
Russell Gilman is confined to the
house with grip.
F. 1. Smiley of Waltham, Mass, came,
Tuesday, to attend the funeral of his
mother, Laura Smiley.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Arson Centre.

Eden Quint and family went to Scion,
Sunday.
Charles Nye of New Portland, passed
Monday with his mother, Mrs. T. j.
Moore.
Harry Booker of Madison, is hauling
hay from his barn here.
Newell Nye and daughter, Blanche,
of Scion. has been visiting her mother,
Mrs T. j. Moore for the past few days.
There was shooting match in this
place, Tuesday. Some pretty fine shots
were made.
Fred Hilton and wife of the Hilton
district, were the guests of Andrew
Quint and family, Wednesday afternoon.
Willis Quint is laid up with large
abscess on his hand.
Geo. Chandler and sister, Eta of
New Sharon, are visiting their cousins,
Samuel and Simon Quint.
William Gordon and son, are moving
their hay from their farm to New Port
land.
Morris Tozier of Embden, was visiting
his uncle Robert Tozer of his place,
Saturday.
Frank Briggs and John Abbott, of So.
Arson, are saving wood in this place.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Brighton.

The Social Guild passed very
pleasant day with Mrs. w. j. Foss We'd
nesday, March 81, and adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Lydia Wyman, April Z.
Miss Mae Gibson of kingsbury is visit
Ing her grandmother, Mrs. l.. ID. Libby.
Mrs. Crawford, who has been visiting
her father in Skowhegan for the past
three weeks has returned.
Mrs. WILDER, who has been stopping in
st. Adams for the past few months, has
returned to her daughters, Mrs. l.. D.
Matthews.
Mr.. j. G. Walker and two sons have
returned from the woods where they
have been stopping this winter
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
No. COrnVille.

Mr.. Joseph Greene fell down the eel
lar stairs, receiving several severe
bruises aud bad shaking up.
Ed. Paine bought fine yoke of wear
old steers of Simeon Fox of Athens, Mon
day.
Mrs. f.. J. Walker returned home from
Madison, last Thursday.
Harry Doble of Madison, was in town
last week.
The Athens stage now goes on wheels.
5. n. Atwood has returned from Bing-
ham, where he has been hauling pulp
wood
Mr.. y. Whittier of New Sharon, pass
ed through town on his way home, Sat
urday.
Hiram Moore's teams came home.
Friday from Indian pond.
David Rowells teams and crew came
home, Saturday, from the Spencer.
Robins have been with us ten or fif-
teen days
Mrs. Alvah York visited in Bingham,
Sunday.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
CORRESPONDENCE
Harmony.

Mr.. George Bagley has sold his farm
to Fred Linnell and it ia understood that
he Is to move on 1t soon.
SeweIl Littlefeld's family have all
been suffering With the measles for the
past few weeks. They have been quite
prevalent in town.
Everett Cooley has been quite sick
with the grippe.
Ed. Smiths wood saving machine Is
doing quite business In town.
The assessors are around once more
giving US call.
The snow is fast disappearing and the
travelling is getting very bad.
The farmers will soon be at work on
their land again and we hear no more
the 'jingling of the bells" w. s. NJ.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Browns Corner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Darius McCrillis of Corn
vile were In town Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Wheeler has been visiting
in Waterville the past week,
C. II. Wheeler has been entertaining
the grippe the past week.
Mrs. Emma Worthen has not been so
we'll of late.
Henry Crowell who has been at work
for the Redington Lumber Co. the past
winter, arrived home Saturday night.
|. Crowell and Daniel Harris, select
men, are performing their official duties
this week by taking an inventory of the
property in town.
Elder Mclaughlin has an appointment
for a meeting at 'Slab City" next Sun
day afternoon and evening, April II.
All who are interested 10 having a
Sunday school at this place are request
ed to meet on Sunday, April Is, at l p.
m. to organize. At 2 o'clock there will
be service by Rev. Fred Jackson.
Selden Fitzgerald came home from the
woods week ago.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Mercer.

The snow is leaving US fast, roads are
very bad in town.
Herbert Blaisdell and family went to
Greene ten days ago returning Saturday
morning.
All the farmers that have sap orchards
have tapped this spring, there has not
been much syrup made yet.
All the apples were sold and haul
ed two weeks ago.
1t is quite sickly in town. Seth Pratt
is very sick with kidney trouble; Lucy
Wade with canker rash and scarlet fever !;
Mrs. |. Y. Tibbetts is very low with con-
sumption; Oracle Gordon is very sick.
Wallace Tibbetts and Inez Kimball of
this town were married last week
Arthur Mcclure of New Sharon and
Isadora Briggs of Mercer were married
last Thursday.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

VI Try Burr from Walla Walla, Wash
ingtun, has been here for few weeks
selling off her aunt Connor's furniture.
Mary Wood and sister Louisa have
gone back to Washington, Pa.
Mary Presley is doing homework for
David Wood.
Mary Blaisdell has gone to Mrs.
Charles to board.
Eugene Chamberlain has moved to
Benz. Fields.
A. NJ. Pattee went to Oakland last
Monday on business.
The assessors are around this week.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
LarOne.
The robins have returned.

The robins have returned.
Since the writing of last weeks cor
respondence James Morse has died. He
was an old man and had been sick all
winter. A widow and six children sur
i've him.
Once again the neighbors have met in
wood cutting bee and prepared the
wood of Jonah Magoon for the stove.
Mrs. Sarah Delano still remains dan
gerously i'll.
The friends of Oliver Huff met recent
~ and drew to his door years supply
of wood. Mr.. Huff is in poor health.
K. c. Tobey is in very poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Holway of Boston
were la Larone recently.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Athens.

Miss Abbie Tibbetts has returned from
New York, where she has been visiting
relatives. During her stay of 7 weeks in
the great city she enjoyed literary
privileges that will be helpful to her in
her occupation as a teacher. She re-
ports very pleasant time during her
absence from home and was heartily
greeted by many friends on her return.
Miss Vira Barker has returned home
from Boston, where she has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Kilgore.
Mrs. Almon Locke and Mrs. Leonard
Taylor who have been very sick through
the winter are very low at this time of
writing. S.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Hiram Moore has completed his
numbering operations for the winter and
taken all his teams out of the woods.
West Madison.

NJ. NJ. NJ. Danforth has closed his
numbering operations at West Madison.
Miss Grace Harding has returned from
a two weeks visit at Norridgewoek.
There will be an oyster supper at Mr..
f. o. Danforth's this week
Mr.. l.. H. Gilman of the center of the
town, is very sick and his recovery is
considered doubtful.
thus far.
Miss Mabel Harding of West Madison
was married to Mr.. Charles Hunnewell
of Moscow last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Scion.

Webster Williams of North Arson,
was in town, one day last week.
MIR. Hazen Black went to New Port
land, last week to stay while with his
daughter, Mrs. James Conforth.
A. F. Donigan of Bingham, was in
town, last Thursday.
Mrs. A L. Healy of Pleasant Ridge,
has been in town, visiting her brother,
NJ. II. Andrews.
Leon S. Merrill was at North Arson,
Thursday evening.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

Hall and Barnes teams left the woods
Saturday afternoon, where they have
been numbering on Black stream.
Mrs. Vickery and daughter Inez and
Mrs. Cynthia Roberts, sisters of Mrs.
w. r. Bailey, returned to Hartland on
Monday last.
Wolcott Andrews cut his thumb quite
badly last week while at work for Hall
and Barnes.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

Soda season has come aud finds US
with all the leading fiavors made from
the fruit and juices, at SIMPSONS.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

Not day passes but someone comes
who has recently commenced trading with
US, and says, "Have you any more of
that Tea at 25c., it is better tea than
have paid soc for year past" Or,
"Give me another Id. of your zoe. coffee,
it is better than the coffee pay 25c. for
elsewhere
How do we do it? We do it and that's
all there is to it.
One half the town knows that we save
them from to 10 cts. on every gallon of
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
The Old Fletcher Store

Within the next 80 days must have 100000. 1t has
got to come, creditors need it and must have it.
While do not expect dollar due paid in that
time, do want to do best and all
memberng that dollar helps The favor will be appre
ciated.
Now in order to raise the wind propose to sell to CASH
CUSTOMERS, Groceries at reduced rates.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08
Extension busters
90 ctS~

With it you can dust the top of
your room as easily as any part of it.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-08

Molasses they buy. Tell your neighbors
and let the whole town know it.
We are having big run on our hours ;
we give you best Aours at lowest prices.
The Maple season has opened at our
store; come in and get quart of fine
Maple Molasses.
am now having the P A. Butter,
made by Perley Ames, which ranks with
the very best. Parties who have been
using butter made by him can find sup
ply at my store.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-18
THEY WILL JOIN HANDS.
Japan and Spain Have Form
ed a War Alliance
Against the Unit
ed States.
IT LOOKS LIKE WAR,
We Are to be Fought Both on Our
Atlantic and Pacific Coast
By These Pigmies

London, July ia dispatch
from Paris to the Republic news
agency says that inquiry at the
American Embassy there has elicit
confirmation Of the rumor that
the Governments of Spain and Ja-
pan have arranged an offensive ALI
ance against the United States.
The terms Of the understanding,
which is for the mutual protection
of Cuba aud Hawaii, provide that
in the event Of an active aggressive
movement on the part of the Unit
ed States tending toward inter-
ference in Cuban affairs or persis-
tence in the annexation Of the Ha.
waian Islands, both Spain and Jd-
pan shall declare war Simultaneous
ly against the United States, and
shall make hostile demonstrations
along both the Atlantic and Pacific
coast lines Of that country
We do not want war with these
copper-coored, almond'eyed stilleto
people, but should they throw
down the gage Of war; we would
not be slow in picking it up and we
believe we could wipe up a half doa-
en- Rnch nations.