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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

nishing an engineer to oversee the work,
and instruct students and visitors. In
this manner 1t Is believed that a. very
small outlay on the part Of the general
government will result in large amount
of instructive work, and it is believed
that once road construction Is generally
better understood, and can be accom-
plished with economy that there will be
a great impetus to the making of such
improvement throughout the country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-11

DeWitt's Collie & Cholera Cure.
Pleasant, quick results, safe to use.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
Death of DIR. Kicker.

Kew. Joseph Kicker, D. D., died at his
home in Augusta, late Saturday. He
was one of the most prominent men
connected with the Baptist denomination
in this State. He was born In Parson-
field, June 81, 1914, and graduated from
Waterville college in 1899. He i'm
mediately became editor of Zion's Advo.
cate, the organ of the Baptist denomina-
ton in Maine. For four years he edited
that paper with marked ability, leaving
the work to take up the ministry.
For 20 years, with the exception of
two and one half years that he was chap
lain OF the Massachusetts state prison.
he was successfully and continuously
employed AS pastor of the Baptist
churches at New Gloucester aud Belfast,
and Woburn and Milford, Mass. He
then became pastor of the Augusta
church, but resigned to devote his entire
effort TO superintendent of missionary
work and promotion OF the educational
institutions of his denomination. While
engaged with pastorates he was for
seven years secretary of the Massachu-
sets Baptist convention, and for two
years of the Maine convention.
lie was elected trustee Of WaterviIe
college, now Colby university in lS49,
being at his death the oldest trustee.
In 1868 he was made doctor of divinity.
He did very effective work in putting
Colby's training schools at Wateryille,
Houlton and Hebron on a sound finan-
cial basis. To the school at Houlton he
gave $4,000 from his earnings in the
ministry and the Houlton institution. the
Kicker classical institute, bears his name.
He also gave very literally from his
means TO other educational institutions
IN the State and to missionary work.
He was man greatly beloved.
Two years ago he was stricken with
paralysis, but the final illness came on
about two weeks prior to his death. The
funeral occurred at p. m. Tuesday,
from the Baptist church in Augusta.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
Railroad Accident at Etna.

By the breaking of wheel the rear
car OF an excursion train on the Maine
Central railroad from Dover and Fox
croft to Etna camp ground was thrown
from the track at Etna bog Sunday
morning. This coach became detached
from the car ahead of it, and jumping
the embankment rolled over and turned
bottom up in the ditch. Martin Payne
was killed, several other passengers
seriously injured and many idly cut
and bruised Doctors were summoned
from Watervlle, Clinton, Pittsfield and
Newport and gave the injured necessary
care at the house of Mr.. Simpson, which
for the time was turned into hospital.
General Manager Evans and other rail
road officers arrived by special train to
personally look after the injured. There
was wild scramble among the frighten-
ed and bewildered people to get out, and
nearly all these slightly hurt and had
cuts from broken glass. Those serious
ly hurt were crushed under the weight
of people over them. The list of victims
is as follows
kILLED-Martin Payne of Plymoth.
SERIOUSLY HURT-Charles Getchell,
baggage master at Newport station !;
Frank o. Killings, East Newport; Ar
thur Fish, Dexter; Mrs. j. w. Town
send, Newport Jos. WEIGH, St. Adams;
Oscar Buffers, Newport; w. II. Earle,
Plymouth; Mrs. Wilbur Miles, Newport;
James Brigham, Newport; Fred Palmer
and Bert Common of Foxeroft, all internal
injuries. Several reeoveries doubtful.
SLIGHTLY INJuRED-G. c. Crowell,
Cornna; John Parkman, Palmyra; j. A.
Cary, Newport; Il. Glidden, Pttsfeld /;
Mrs. Freeman Miles, Lowell, Mass; A.
Dow, j. H. Matthews, II. Tilton, J. A..
Pray, II. Il. Trip, c. A. Allen and wife,
Ernest Eldridge and j. NJ. kallan all of
Newport, Me. f. d. Sampson, A. f.
Bumps and A. Farrar, of Dexter; Alon-
70 e. Chase, Newport; :. A. Ray, Dover !;
B. G. Smith, Abbot; A. II. Hart, East
Newport; Mrs. Alonzo Miles, Mabel
Townsend, H. Soper, X. Gilman of New
port; Charles Smith of Greenville; Mrs.
Lowell, Palmyra.
This is the first serious accident for
years on the Milne Central. The cause
of the wheel breaking is not known.
The track was not at all INSTRUCTED and
traffic proceeded rs usual, and the dam
age to rolling stock was not very heavy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

To The monastery Of the Grand Char
treuse women, as a rule, are incEorably
refused aGn.ittaAce, only a very few
having had the privilege of seeing the
Carthusians (mouks of the ordor) at
home. A story is told of a French
daughter of Eve, blessed with even
greater share Of curiosity than that pos
sessed by the generality of her sex
who, having heard from her husband
and brother of their late intcrest'uk
visit to the monastery, tried by evaSy
means in ber power to effect an entrance
there, but all to no avail. Determined,
however, by hook or crook, to succeed,
she at last hit upon the happy idea of
presenting herself there dressed as a
mar, managing to persuade her husband
to allow her TO do so, and to take her
with him ON his next visit
On arriving at the gates of the mon
asteIy she entered unehallenged with
the remainder eff the party, but while
III the garden the conducting monk,
leaving her side, gathered an exquisite
rose, which he brought and presented
to her with "A courtly bow, prov OK that
he at least was not deceived by her dis
guise She, too, foolishly betrayed her
self by her ready grace and charm of
manner in accepting the rose, which she
did most willingly. Needless to say
that after this incident she never pene-
trated into the interior of the building
nor saw what she was dying to see, but
returned uDentisfipd a saddpr and n
wiser woman, with high appreciation,
however, of the keen discernment of the
clustered ones.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

There was a reunion of the Bigelow
family at the home of Mel Bigelow, St.
Adams, short time since. About sixty
were present.
Pittsfield petition is said to be en-
route to Washington, d. C., asking that
the post office remain where it is now
located instead of being moved as is
contemplated, across the road.
Oramel Murray assumed control of
the Pttsiield post office Tuesday even
ing, Aug. 81, relieving II. F. Libby. who
has served the public as postmaster for
the past II years in a peculiarly efficient
aud acceptable manner.
BY the breaking of wheel an excur.
sion train on the way from Dover to the
Etna campground, was derailed sunday.
Martin Paine of Plymouth, was killed,
several were dangerously injured while
about % were badly cut and bruised.
The Detroit correspondent of the
Pittstield Advertiser reports: Elder
Merithew while on his way home from
Carmel campmeeting was waylaid by
seven tramps near Hurd's Corner in this
town about four o'clock in the after
noon. One of them asked him for a
match. He told them he was not a
smoker and consequently did not carry
matches. They tackled him and doubt.
less would have used him roughly had
he not succeeded in freeing himself and
making for other parts. They were
very abusive at Roscoe Brackets, and
Judging from their actions they must
have found some of the ardent on their
travels. This is showing a good deal of
boldness for broad day lght.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
An Immense Business.

The Bangor & Aroostook railroad de-
liVered TO the Maine Central railroad
during the month of August, 1897, l473
loaded cars, an increase of 54l, as com
pared with the delivery for the CORE
spending month ia 1896.
This includes S.45G 900 shingles from
the Aroostook division alone, against
4,272,O0 in August, 1896, and is the
largest number of shingles shipped from
that division in any single month since
the B. 81 A. was opened.
Potato shipments have already begun,
Notwithstanding all crops in Aroostook
are later than usual, and while the
potato crop for 1897 will fall short of
that for 1896. better prices will prevail.
Price of starch is steadily advancing,
having jumped nearly one hundred per
cent. since January of this year.
Very little, if any, will be manufac-
tur, this year as the farmers will ship
all ot their understandable potatoes, hold
ing the small ones TOR SEED 4stead OF
disposing of them to the starch factories
as has been the custom in previous years.
Aroostook is certainly in it this year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

of the applause wouldn't half express it.
We were simply drowned with applause.
There were the New Jersey men ahead
and the Vermont men behind us; but
the cheering for Maine along the line Of
march would begin az soon as We
came in sight and continue until We
we're ont # sight. Every man who
had dl)p Of Maine blood in him that
day was thrilled through and through
with pride and love for the old State"
Fitz Hugh Lee Is expected ia Wash
ington the latter part Of September.
His arrival = likely 70 mark tire begin
ing Of the development Of definite
policy IN regard - ouba some If his
recent reports are said 10 furnish adj
ditional proof Of the failure Of Weylers
attempts - suppress tie instruction,
President Mckinley policy was to giYe
the Spanish government ample time in
which 10 demonstrate is ability OF IN
ability 70 saccessfuil5 cope with the
Cuban situation. Officials in the safe
department look for adednite announce
ment by the President during the m
ing autumn.
The strike Of the c1al miners which
threatened L. paralsze tie coal industry
and to bring on another bitter and pro-
longed struggle between eapi,al and
labor, seems 10 be n far way 20 ami
cable settlement, thanks 10 d spirit Of
concession on both sides In OHIO The
strike is virtually over, and it is believed
that within few day- Pennsylvania and
other sections W come ia me. the
miners returning 10 work al - cents a
ton in the Pittsbafg district The ma
tional executive board of the United
Mine Workers and a committee from
the operators held meeting Friday,
and agreed upon t1is proposition for
straight price of - cents 10 continue in
force until the end Of the year with 40
arbitration involved
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
For Prohibition.

The Bangor Commercial represents
Governor Powers as making conversation
to Bangor man who took him to task
for not enforcing the prohibtory law,
in the course of which the Governor
made the following statements:
Nov, my dear sir, you aud the peo-
pie of Maine know how | stand on the
prohibitory question, [ believe in pro
hibition and in the prohibtory law aud
| would like to see it strictly and thor.
oughly enforce Just as long as it is on
the statute books. 1t isn't news to me
to hear that liquor is freely sold in Ban
gor and that the bars are doing good
business this week.
"lf you as temperance man or other
prOhibitionists don't like this way why
don't you GO to work to remedy the mat
ter? Do you suppose, were the matter
to come before me in proper form that
| would neglect to do my duty in the
case? Ii your enforcement officers are
neglected. or refuse to do as the law
directs why don't you proceed to i'm
peachY The Governor and Council stand
ready to Investigate and take any action
that lies in their power We are your
servants. We will enforce the laws.
But we are not high sheriff., liquor
spoilers or special constables."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
Wrong Concluslon.

The Canadian Gazette tells an anus
ing story of one who was too quick at
drawing an inference. 1t happened that
a Glasgow professor who was visiting
Canada with the British association ii
1884 was DESTROYS Of seeing something
Of northwestern life, and for this pur-
pose repaired to an Alberta ranch.
fixed him up as well as / could, the
rancher says, but he complained that
he did not like sleeping with his clothes
on. So after the filst night | stretched
oowskin across the shack and told
him he might undress if he liked. He
took off most Of his garments and put
on long white nightdress. In the
morning my foreman came in while the
gentleman was still sleeping. Observ-
ing the white nightdress, he said in q
whisper:
Rather sudden, eh?'
WHAT" | asked.
1.-THE death of the old man."
Hes not dead; he's asleep" | ex-
planned.
"Then what's he wearin them billed
clothes for?" was the reply. Never
saw chap laid out i'll billed clothes
afore 'cept he were dead. "
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

Arson, I'd; heifer, 8 years, Ernest Hill
ton, LIST; heifer, years, Ernest Hilton,
LIST; K A Hilton, I'd heifer, year, Ernest
Hilton, 1st; Columbus Hilton, I'd; heifer
calf, Columbus Hilton, LIST.
Sweepstakes, Cox or steer team-A
j Libby d Son, Embden, o + Deerine
and Simeon Tracy, LIST, I'd and Sd, divid-
ed. Working oxen, years, A J Libby
q Son, LIST; years, A j Libby & Son,
Sd; 2 years, Columbus Hilton. ID; !
year, Ernest Hilton, I'd; G c Manter, ID :;
steer calves, e A futile, LIST; A y Clark.
ID WILDER Hilton, Sd.
Town teams, 5 yoke years and over
o o Vittum d Son, Scion, I'd A J
Libby & Son, 3D.; years and under.
Columbus Hilton, LIST.
swIgE.
Chester boar-Albra Adams North
Madison, lst and Sd SOW, Albra Adams.
LIST; Victoria boar, A b Jones, Turner
Village, 1st. Sow, A Jones, LIST and
I'd. Jersey red boar, Remission, LIST.
Sow, A j Remission, LIST and ID. Pigs.
A Remission, LIST. Cheshire boar, Albra
Adams, LIST. Sow, Albra Adams, 1st.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
DISCUSSES
One Of the Vital Questions Of The
Day. Frdught with Interest 10
P0OpIe.

Ii there is anything in leeai indorSa-
tiou when compared with foreign. if
there is anything more convincing n the
opinions held by people we know than
those entertained 10y utter strangers,
then Nkowhe-an citizens have the golden
opportunity of their lives tn decide these
points when they read the views and
opinions OF Mr.. Noah T. Reed. contrae-
tor, OF 80 Front street. who says: Il
lave always worked hard. and received
many hard knock in my time had
been carried away for dead on three oc-
casonS and that may be the cause IF
the kidney complaint from which have
suffered fer l. years. Aching in the
back, a distressing urinary difficulty: 50
lame in the small Of the back ia -4e
morning l found it hard 10 Get az ii
bed, and twingeS when Shopping ~,ie
the main symptoms. / doetotrd u,.~-
OF the time and spent a good many o..-
lars Nearly all the physicians around
here have prescribed fer me ANA have
told me my case was peculiar. After Z
all today | am free from all symptoms
of kidney trouble. There is a very
small spot directly under the spine Which
hurts slightly when curve my oaok a
certain way. Sometimes ! am Inclined
to think it has nothing 10 Dc With the
kindeys, but was caused by an injury.
If that is the case can say am entirely
rid Of all kidney trouble ami give Doau'
Kidney Pills credit FIR the remarkable
change in my condition. When first
went to Patterns drug store and got a
box had no more faith Il them than |
had in other medicines, bat now it's
different have recommended Doan
Kidney Pills fer kidney and urinary dis
eases and endorse them rs the only sue
cessful remedy have used in II years
experience. have lived IN town all tie
time and am pleased To talk Doan'S hid
ney Pills to anyone who feels interest
enough To ask me about them"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by al
dealers, price 30 cents. Mailed by Eos
ter-Milburn Co, Buffalo, y. y, sole
agents fer the I. 5.
Remember the name, DoAN'S, and
take no substitute.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
There Is Nothing So Good.

There is nothing just as good as Dr..
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds, SO demand II and do
not permit the dealer To sell you some
substitute. He vii not claim there is
anything better, but in order To make
more profit lie may claim something else
10 b just as good. You want Or King g
New Discovery because you know Il to
be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to
do good OF money refunded. For
coughs, colds, consumption and for all
affections Of throat chest and lungs
there is nothing SO good as is Dr. King 5
New Discovery. Trial bottles free
Regular size 80 cents and 500.
At Pattens Drug Store, c. v. Folsom
Proprietor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

The returns received at the Maine
Agricultural Department from CORE
spondents In the several counties in the
State give the following averages for
Somerset county for August: Amount
of hay crop, los per cent. Condition of
fruit, y per cent. Condition of potato
crop, IS per cent. Condition of corn
crop, sweet, 81 per cent, yellow, IS per
cent. Grain harvested, TO be fed un-
threshed, Is per cent. Rust aud rot on
potatoes prevalent to quite an extent in
all sections.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

Jesse L. Test, Esq. an old resident
aud highly respected citizen of our tow n,
called this morning and after purchasing
II bottle of Chamberlaiu's collie, Cholera
and Diarrheoe Remedy, said "If any
one asks you ii this remedy will do " hat
is claimed for it, tell them yes, aud refer
them to me II. Alexander Stoke,
Reynoldsville, Pa. No one can doubt
the value of this medicine after giving it
fair trial. Then it is pleasant and safe
to take, making it specially valuable for
children. For sale by Ioratio w.
Gushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

The battle flag under which our troops
,sve heretofore rallied in actual engage
ments is likely to become thing of the
mast. German regiments use bare poles
uhieh are less conspicuous. Lord
wolseley says the range of modern rifles
makes it madness to carry flags into
action, and that it would be equivalent
10 ordering a colorbearer to be assassin
ated.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

Boston Transcript: If there is lin
geripg unkindness between the Two pee
pies capable of meuacing their friendly
relations, we think that the press writer's
of the two countries have more respon-
sibility for it than the cOmpilers of text
books. The number of British editors
who are always bidding the British lion
rouse himself against Yankee insolence
whenever we intimate thai we have
rights in Bering Sea, is only to be equal
led by the number of American jour
nalists who employ the retort discourte-
GUS. This international ink-slnging is
due to mutual Misunderstanding, to ig-
norance unfortunately as common on one
side as the other. All American public
men are not Tammanyites, as too many
British editors fancy; neither are the
people of Great Britain grooming under
the oppres sions of monarchy and the
privileged classes. Each nation is much
better than the editors of the other rep.
resent il.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

The silver In the U. S. treasury is
orth s2OO, 900, 900 less than 1t cost As
= basic money silver is not a success. A
',.oited amount OF it is all right with
aold behind it. The bullion in our silver
sollar ia now worth 80 cents 10 the Lon
don market.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

A man always dotes on a girl who
has knack of knowing what he does
mean when he says things he doesn't
mean.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

Berry's Root Beer, the newest and
coolest drink, it will quench thirst, at
SIMPSONS, corner druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

Herefords- Best herd, B. b. Perkins,
Skowhegan, lst; bull, b b. Perkins, LIST:
COW, 4 years old, b. b. Perkins, LIST; COW
years old, b. B. Perkins, End; helfer,
year old, b. b. Perkins, 1st calves,
b. b. Perkins @ months), LIST and ID.
Town Teams.-Three years old aud
over, b. p. Barker, Athens, I'd. Three
years old and under, B. p Barker, LIST.
Two years and under, Z. Hathorn, LIST
Matched Oxen and Steers-Pair .
years old, George Fox, Athens, LIST;
oxen, three years old F. Z. Clark, An
son, LIST; b. p. Barker, I'd. Two years
old, Eastman Hathorn, I'd. One year
old, f. E. Reed, East Madison, LIST.
steer calves, Eastman Hathorn, Athens.
LIST.
Trained Steers-One year old, Z. Z.
Reed, East Madison, yoke. LIST.
Working steers-Three years old,
yoke, b. P. Barker, I'd Two years, E
Hathorn, yokes, LIST. One year, Z. E
Reed, East Madison, LIST; Z. Hathorn,
I'd. Calves, f. Iathorn, Athens LIST.
sweepstakes, Oxen and Steers in
Pairs.-B. p. Barker, ! pair, I'd.
Grade Herefords-Cow, years, f. Z.
Reed, LIST
Fat Stock-rhree years old and over,
f. E. lark, Arson, I'd; two years old
+. Hathorn, Athens, I'd. one year old,
E. E, Reed, East Madison, LIST; Z. Ha-
thorn, I'd.
Sweepstakes Best exhibit, B. p. Bar
ker, Athens, ID.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

A man is hopelessly dull when he
doesn't know when he is being made
fun of.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

The trade reports of last week are to
the effect, that better tone prevails in
husiness circles, the volume of trade ex-
hands and failures fall off. Shipments
of corn and wheat are very large. This
weeks exports of wheat (and -four as
wheat are the largest with two excep-
tions the second week of September and
the fourth week of August, 1891. Total
shipments amount to 6,268.247 bushels,
against 5,149,653 bushels last week.
shipments of corn are also large, ag.
gregating 3,1S5,064 bushels this week,
against 1852, 452 bushels last week,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troubles? If not, get a bottle now
and get relief This medicine has been
found TO be peculiarly adapted TO the
relief and cure of all Female Complaints,
eXerting wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organs.
If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa-
ion, Headache, Painting Spells, or are
Nervous, Sleepless, Exeitable. Melan-
choly or troubled with Dizzy Spells,
Electric Btters is the medicine you need,
Health and Strength are guaranteed by
its use. Fifty cents and Sl.00 at
For sale at Patterns Drug Store, {.
W. Folsom, Proprietor.
If YOU want the best perfume get the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09

Rural free delivery of mail matter has
received much attention of late. Sue
cessful experiments have been tried,
recently, by the p. o. department. One
in the section of farm country of which
Elba, Genessee county, n. Y. is the
center, was established Oct. ID, 1896,
with three carriers at $500 year each.
They serve population of 1900 scattered
over 80 square miles of territory. Dur
ing December and January they deliver
ed and collected l4,636 letters at cost
of Sl533 30, or l.04 cents per letter deliv-
cred. This record was exceeded by only
one office out of ~ where free delivery
experiments are being made, namely,
at Sun Prairie, Dane county, Wis, where
four carriers handled 17,76l pieces at a
cost per piece, delivered of l.15 cents.
AT Elba, N. Y, each carrier travels Is
miles day.