The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-28


any money, had been made at the last
exhibition, as all of the bills had not
been received, but he seemed to think
that they had come out even, with per
haps some profit. He said that On Jan.
/, 1880, there WAS debt s32, 900, which
had since been reduced to about $1,000
an average reduction of about 8, 900 a
year.
Of the many rumored changes on the
Maine Central road, a few have come to
pass. Theodore l. Dunn Was made
chief engineer in place of o. +. Black
and II. = Robinson, who has been act
ing as assistant engineers. Mr.. Black
will be continued in tina; capacity on
the Mountain Division, while Mr.. Robin
son will be dropped from the force. A
L. Bosworth was made purchasing
agent, the supply agent office having
been abolished
Among the supergtitions Of the Seneca
Indians WAS one most beautiful one says
the st. Nicholas. When a young
maiden died they imprisoned a young
bird until it first began to try it's powers
of song; and then, loading it with car
esses and messages, they loosed lis
bonds over her grave, in the belief that
it would not fold its wing nor close its
eye until it had flown to the spirit land
and delivered its precious burden Of
affection to the loved and lost one
The othe- day Bangor man drove
out into the country to look for deer.
He isn't professional killer but lie
hoped to find game near home. He tied
his horse to tree in the woods and
rifle in hand, sailed into the forest
where he circled about for an hour.
Then, after firing at what he thought
was bull moose, he came up to find
he had placed 45 calibre projectile
neatly in the bowels of his horse, who
presently died with his harness on.
The hundredth anniversary Of the
launching of the grand old Constitution
was celebrated at Boston Thursday
of last week. Exercises were held
in the Old South Church, at which GOV.
Wolcott, Senator Lodge, Assistant SIC
rotary Roosevelt and others spoke TX.
ercises were also held IN various shoots.
There was a parade in the afternoon OF
sailors, soldiers and civilians The ma
tional salute of q guns was fired at the
Navy Yard, where the parade was re.
viewed by the Governor. In the even
ing the warships were illumined
When the fur on Moosehead lake i.
rubbed the wrong way, it is a decidedly
angry sheet of water, as a Guiford
partYthe other day, and many others
before, have discovered to their sorrow
These Guilford people, Mr.. and Mrs
James Ham, Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Hussey
and Mr.. and Mrs. II. dam returned
Wednesday from two weeks outing al
the lake. They intended to reach home
that day but strong wind prevented
them from crossing the lake and they
were obliged to remain in camp two
days longer on short rations, having but
two biscuits and quart of flour to feeC
six persons.
The music festival at Portland CLOSED
last Wednesday in blaze of enthusi
asm. The Auditorium was packed
three times that day and at some of tn,
performances people were turned away
In the afternoon the soloists were H. B
Drake, Mrs Barney, Mrs. Nelson, Mis-
Hyde, Miss Carllsmith, Mrs. Barnum
Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. Morrison and Harr,
Merrill. Several Maine composers play
ed the Accomplishments to their owl
compositions and were greeted Will
hearty applause, particularly Mr
Kotzchmar and Mr.. Murray. The in
terest through the three days was in
tense and the enthusiasm unbounded
At the meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Worlds W. C. T. L. helC
at Toronto, Canada. last week, tn,
officers were all reelected as follows
President, Miss Frances f. Willard
Evanston, H.; vice president at large
Lady Henry Somerset, East Nortl
Castle, Ledbury, England; honorary VIC
presidents, Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt
Boston; Miss Jessie A. Ackermann
: Chicago; Rev. Alice X. Palmer. " ay
sata, Mimi; Mother Stewart. Spring
field, Ohio; secretary, Miss Agnes f
Slack, Ripley, Derbyshire, England; as
sistant secretary, Miss Anna A. Gordon
Evanston, H.; treasurer, Miss Wary f
Sanderson, Danyille, Que. Round tn,
World Missionaries, Mrs. Mary Cemen
Leavitt, Miss Jessie A Alderman, Rev
Alice Il. Palmer, Miss Clara Parrish
Paris, III, and Mrs. J. X Barney
Providence, K. l.
We live in a country of which the priu
cipal seourge is stomach trouble
II is more widespread than any othe
disease and very nearly more dangerous
One thing that makes it SO dangerou
is that it is SO little understood.
If it were better understood it woul
be more feared, more easily cured. les
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