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The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
COrnville.

Miss Gertrude Greenlief of Gardiner,
is visiting at Mrs. F. L. Nights.
F. L. Hight dressed u lambs, 2 calves
and deer the first of the week.
Messrs. Chas. Doe and G. c. kinsman
left Tuesday of last week, on hunting
trip to Parlin Poud, by way of Mayfield.
They returned, Saturday p. M, with a
fine buck deer and several cartridges,
after enjoying fine outing.
Joe Libby of Wellington was in town,
Monday.
Frank Folsom returned, Tuesday, after
a pleasant visit in Hartland.
Plenty of hunters but not many deer.
Rain is very much needed, as wells are
dry and falls blowing needs to be done.
Be sure 1t is deer instead of a person
before you fire. Better lose many deer
than shoot man.
Geo. Foster is doing quite a job this
fall, having raised his house and putting
granite underpinning in.
Ed Spear has large tank in the top
of his house, where he forces water from
a we'll so It. distant. He has hot water
arrangement with which all the rooms
can be supplied with hot or cold water.
He does quite extensive hot house bust
ness besides raising lots of small fruits.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
North Arson.

The posts are being set for the fence
around the additional lot of the GENE.
terry.
Madison. Mercer, Emblem and New
Portland drew largely from our village
population in their cattle shows last
week.
The scarlet fever scare has quoted
now, and no new cases being reported
by the board of health the village
schools were reopened Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lysander Robinson have
been visiting friends in Orono the past
week, and were present at the Musical
Festival in Bangor, October It'll.
Steps are being taken towards lee
ture course to be given in this village
the coming winter The move is most
commendable one and should meet with
general approval. Several successful
courses have been given here in days
gone by and the coming winter is good
time to have another course.
DR.. and Mrs. G.. W. Hutchins OF
Waterville, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Simmons during Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Brown have closed
their summer cottage at Scion, and re-
turned to their home in Newburyport,
Mass.
II. P. Townsend. arrived here from
Livermore Falls, Friday, and Monday
morning Mr.. Townsend, George Abbott
and Jefferson Spearin went to the Lane
place at the height of the land to hunt
for deer.
Henry B. Merry had fine pair of
work horses on the streets, Monday,
which he has recently bought of Jona-
than Edwards of Auburn. He has sold
them to James Woods of Starks. They
weighed 1900 pounds.
The old cemetery on the Hutchins
place, so called, on the Carrabassett be-
tween here and New Portland, is having
a stone and iron fence placed around it.
There are many of these old cemeteries
where rests the remains of the the ear
Hest settlers that deserve and should
have Just such attention as this. 1t is a
lamentable sight, indeed, to see fences
broken down, stones toppled over, and
the sacred spot neglected and apparent
ly forgotten.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13

The free cattle show and fair held in
this part of town, Monday, drew out "a
large crowd of people far and near.
The fair was of unusual interest and the
lady exhibitors and attendants deserve
praise for contributing this most pleas
ing attraction. A better display OF
choice fruit would be hard to find. The
cattle were numerous and many of them
of superior points in the eyes of compe-
tent Judges. This being quite an extern
sive dairy community there was a pre-
ponderance of Jerseys, still stock cows
and steers were prominent features as
ever, of course. Pure strains OF Here
ford and Shorthorns are more and more
working in hereabouts, for which our
farmers should be highly commended.
We dare say that there are few COM
munities where farmers are thriftier or
take more interest and pride in their
stock and homes, and certainly we have
never witnessed a more cheerful and en-
thusiastc gathering of practical agricul-
turalists and prudent, seemly matrons.
The New Portland cattle show and fair
is certainly an event to be looked for
ward to.
Otto Butts has recovered from an at
tack OF scarlet fever
Hovey Kilkenny sold fine colt the
other day to DR.. Bell of Strong.
A. d. Bracklev visited Madison and
Skowhegan on business this week.
Fred Collins has taken most Of the big
ends of the purses at the races in this
vicinity. this season, with his Black
Ledo. This horse is a general favorite
oh lyob la cnapH which ha Q
never been fully developed. Horsemen,
generally predict a bright future for
Ledo.
Seven new members Joined the Con-
gregational church, last Sunday, Rev.
burlington, assisted by Miss Tobey of
Boston, officiating.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Browns Corner.

Mr.. John Miller of Hallowell, visited
his niece, Mrs. Richard Chase, last week
Mrs. Will Tilton has recently had oc'
casion to visit the dentist which has
since caused her much suffering.
A representative of the REPoRTEF
force, Mr.. Nickerson, was calling in this
vicinity, Monday.
Wheeler and Lewis are threshing In
this vicinity this week.
|. Crowell was in Fairfield, Monday.
Elder Mclaughlin held meeting at
the city, Sunday, and will be there again
Oct. %.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Grin
Cover died Saturday, of cholera infan.
tum and WAS buried Sunday afternoon.
This is the fourth child Mr.. and Mrs.
Cover called to part with and they have
the sympathy of many friends.
Miss Almie Goodwin is spending a va
cation at her home here.
Mrs. Sarah Chadwick returned to her
home in Berwick on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Withee of ST.
Adams, visited at |. Crowell's last week.
They were taking carriage drive to
Pennington, to visit relatives there.
Mrs. Aura Woodbury. is improving.
Mr.. McFadden Of Stockton Springs
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Ripley
Chase, the past week.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
w. Pittsfeld.

Harvesting Is being hurried up since
the hard free re, Sunday night, when
apples froze on the trees. There Is not
much complaint heard of potatoes rot
ting in this vicinity.
Mr., G. P. GARFIELD has been suffering
for some time with acute rheumatism.
A small party with friends from out
of town, recently took trip one day to
Sbly pond for a picnic on the shore OF
the pond near Ernest Nelson's. The
men caught some fish and the ladies
made nice chowder which they know
just how to make which was quite an
addition to the picnic dinner. Those OF
the party were Ed Wyman and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Pushor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Allen, Hebron Titon and
family, Miss Josie Lancaster from Slab
City Mrs. Lillian Fisher from Lowell,
Mass, and Mrs. j. F. Brown of Boston,
1t is said they had grand good time.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Norris Pushor visited
friends in Fairfield, last week.
Mrs. Lillian Fisher from Lowell, Mass.
visited her brother, George Martin, re.
Gently.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
East COrnviIle.

Irving Robinson of Hollowell is visit
ing his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Still
man Baisdell.
Samuel Longfellow, an aged gentlemen
of eighty-hve years, while trying to lead a
vicious COW was thrown down and his
ankle badly sprained
Mrs. Jacob Gardner has brown leg
horn pullet that was Matched the first day
of May, that laid twenty-three eggs in
September.
George Judkins of Spokane, Washing
ton, with his three children arrived at his
fathers. Joseph Judkins, recently, on a
visit. Mr.. Judkins went away fourteen
years ago. Some II years ago he married
and settled there. Recently his wife
passed to the higher life, leaving him with
three little ones. Feeling disheartened
he closed his business and came back to
his native place. He thinks he will not
return till spring
Chas. S. Moody hauled load of maple
plank from the Crowell mill to Skowhe-
gan with his four horses, that weighed on
the scales 1860 pounds. The horses
combined weight was thirty-eight hun.
dred pounds. A good load considering
the horses.
Herbert Blaisdell of Berlin. N. H., who
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Stilman Blaisdell, started for home
the fifth, to drive through with his team.
Joseph Judkins, while carrying bunch
of shingles up ladder, slipped and fell
breaking his right leg just below the knee
and badly spraining the knee. DR.. Tag,
CART was called by telephone and reduced
the fracture. He is now as comfortable
as could be expected.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
The Dough Head Discovered.

That truth is stranger than fiction is
illustrated by the following true story,
relates the Lapeer Press: About 40
years ago boy was kicked by horse.
The physician attending the case found
his skull was broken, and good share
of his brains had leaked out. Thinking
to do the best he could and knowing it
would not do to leave the place vacant,
the doctor took buckwheat -four, and
making a thick batter, trephined the
skull and filed the cavity. That boy
lived and grew to be man, weighs $50
pounds and is smart as most men.
Living not far from lakewood, he does
business in Lapeer quite often and is
all right, only once in awhile that buck
wheat batter will rise, and then he is
daft for time DIR. William Rossman,
who died III this city, did the surgical
iOh
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13

In Genoa there are regular marriage
brokers who have lists of manageable
girls of the different classes with notes
Of their personal attractions, fortunes
and circumstances. These brokers go
about endeavoring to arrange connec-
tions in the same off hand way that
they would merchandise transaction.
Marriages there are more often sim
pie matter of business calculation, gen.
orally settled by the relatives, who Of
ten draw up the contract before the
parties have seen each other. 1t Is only
when everything has been arranged and
a few days previous to the marriage
ceremony that the future husband is in
troduoed to his intended wife. Should
he find fault with her manners and ap-
pearance he may annul the contract on
condition of defraying the brokerage
and any other expenses incurred.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Fairfield.

Some action has been taken towards
starting match making business here
which shall employ about 50 men. The
plan in the present form is to make deal
with the Diamond Match Co. and then
organize the business and begin the man
ufacture This is considered a very good
field for the company and there is certain
ly plenty of lumber. 1t is thought profit
able business might be founded.
On the evening of Sept. "a, an Anti
Tobacco League was established in Fair
field. For some time there has been a
query among some of the young men in
town as regards the necessity of organic
ing an Anti Tobacco League, but it was
not until Saturday, the 24th ult., that the
final effort was made, resulting in a
League of six members.
In the death of Mr.. Timothy Osborn
which occurred Oct. 4, Fairfield lost one
of her oldest and most highly respected
townsmen. Mr.. Osborn was born April
IL, 1905. in the town of West Waterville,
now Oakland. When about four years
old his father, Mr.. Isaac Osborn moved
to Fairfield on to the farm below the one
on which he lived at the time of his death.
He was one of family of ten children
the most of whom lived TO be very old.
Mr.. Osborn was twice married. His first
wife was Miss Lydia Burrill, sister of
Mr.. Orson Burrill. In 1854 he married
Mrs. Joshua Haskell, who died in 1891.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Lydia
Moody of Athens, the Misses Osborn of
this village and teachers in the schools,
one son, William NJ, who lives on the
home place and with whom he lived.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
wA.. u-s..,,.. w... M. us.a.

whsa Umhssllns Wsss u1Sso Used.
The introduction Of tho umbrella In
some places has been regarded Of suff1-
cient importance TO be included In the
local annals. About 1880 red Leghorn
umbrella was introduced into Bristol,
and it created quite sensation in the
city. 1t was about the same period that
an umbrella was first carried in the
streets of Stamford Lincolnshire. 1t
was of Chinese manufacture and was
brought to Stamford from Glasgow.
Mrs. Stookdale, in 1776, is recorded to
have brought from the island of Ora
NADIA, in the West Indies, the first um-
brella seen in Oartmel, Lancashire.
In 1879 DIR. Spens, popular physi-
oian, carried an umbrella in the streets
of Edinburgh, and he is credited with
introducing it into the Scottish capital.
John Jameson, Glasgow surgeon, Wis
tied Paris about 1881 or 1889 and
brought back with him an umbrella,
which was the first seen in Glasgow,
where it attracted unusual attention.
William Symington was the first per-
son to carry an umbrella in Paisley.
1t is related by Horace Walpole in
his account of the punishment of DR..
Shebberere for libel, Dec. 5, 1868, that
when he was in the pillory footman
held over him an umbrella to keep off
the rain. This has been described as an
aristocratic style of bearing punish
ment. The undersheriff got into trou-
BILE for permitting the indulgence. -
Fireside
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Canaan.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. X Cary and little son
have gone TO their home in Fort Fair.
field.
Mrs. viii Hazeltne and son, Willis, of
Dexter, are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. w. I. Chase and Mr.. Ralph
Hazeltine drove over from Pittsheld,
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Chase will re-
main In town few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Church of Water
Vile, are the happy possessors Of a hne
baby boy, born Oct 6.
The Orange fair, last week, was a sue
cess. The exhibit In the hall was very
good They were successful financially
as we'll
Miss Nettie Wheeler was home last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. T. Mitchell and little
Gladys were the guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
G. T. Johnston, Monday night. Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell move to brunswick,
this week.
Miss Rosie Mason was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Johnson, last Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Gleason of Boston, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hubbard.
Miss Belle Tuttle has gone to Fort
Fairfield, to work for Mrs. Cary.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Bingham.

An excellent supper was given In
Union hall, Friday night, by the Ladies'
Mission Union, followed by Il pleasing
entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward OF South Gardi-
ner are visiting In town. While explor-
ing timber land In Moscow, Mr.. Steward
got a fine deer.
Ingram Pierce has finished a cellar
and is now remodelling the kitchen OF
his home.
A. F. Holden and Henry Collins re-
turned last Monday from Jaekman, hay
ing completed their contract of repairing
the hotel annex which will be opened AS
hall by Guy Baker.
1t is rumored that a new grocery,
grain and feed store is soon TO be started
in town.
L. II. Hussey spent a few days, last
week, at East Madison.
Mrs. Mary Clark of Caratunk, has re-
Gently been the guest of her grand
daughters, Miss Belle Clark and Mrs.
Albert Murray.
Arthur Burke has been laid up for a
few days with lame back.
Mrs. Buck of Skowhegan, has been
spending several days in town.
Mrs. Sumner Turner has been quite
sick.
Forest Colby was exploring on Pleas
ant Ridge, last week, for numbering
chance.
Mrs. Dunton of Madison, was canvass
ing the town for several publications,
last Monday.
Cattle show at Moscow, Wednesday.
A ball at Kennebec hall, Bingham, In
the evening, music from Oakland. Sup
per at Union hall furnished by Abel
Moore and wife.
Mrs. Hartman has moved into Mos
COW to spend the winter with her grand
son, Alonzo Berry.
The gold miners have completed their
work for this winter in the Dunton mine
in Concord, but are about to open new
mine further south Oh the same noun
tain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Harville of East
Madison, were in town, this week.
Kate Haley is stopping with Mrs.
James Fitzsimmons in Moscow.
While Harvesting his horse about ten
days ago Mark Savage injured his knee
so severely that it has been a week since
he has been able to use it and now with
the aid of crutches.
Last Thursday morning A. r. Donigan
and Will Andrews started after deer.
About noon they separated, Mr.. Donigan
going toward Morse Pond, and Mr.. An
drews after some vain wandering came
home supposing his companion had done
likewise. Night came but no Donigan !;
morning dawned and he had not return
ed, and four men acquainted with the
section started in search of him. The
towns people became anxious and as the
day advanced their anxiety turned into
alarm and many would have joined in
their efforts to find the lost man had he
not appeared escorted by Ben Smith
about 1870 p. IN. Three shots from
the cannon called in the searchers. 1t
seems that while hunting about Morse
Pond, Mr.. Donigan became somewhat
turned around and darkness found him
on Rabbits Ridge nearer to his own lum-
Der camps than to his boarding place.
In trying to reach his camp he again be-
came tangled with the points of the
compass but finally arrived there hungry
aud somewhat exhausted.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
CORRESPONDENCE
Scion.

On Tuesday, week ago, Miss Tina
Miller and Miss Angie Smith were visit
ing In the south part of the town and in
going home In the evening, met with
quite serious accident In going down
the hill west of Alvin Heald's, the hold
back broke and the carriage ran against
the horse. The horse got frightened and
soon cleared himself and throwing Miss
Smith and badly brusing her. There
was husking at Will PauPs that even
ing and most of the neighbors were at
that, so that Miss Miller had to 60 to
three houses befoae she got help.
l.. C. Jewett has been laid up the past
week with lame knee, rheumatism.
1. Eames has had spell at the grippe
the past three or four weeks, was con-
fined to the house week.
Fl. L. Jewett and his family went over
to Parkman, last Saturday, returning
Sunday.
Geo. Mckinney killed deer on VIM.
Cuddy's place, last week.
Mrs. John Bean left for Springfield,
MIMI, last week, to live with her sons
who have settled there.
Owing to approaching cold weather
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Harmony.

Some lovely weather, but all would be
glad of rain for wells and springs are
low.
Mrs. Media Chadbourn Of Lynn, Mass
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lendall Chadbourn.
Ira bore spent part of last week in
Shirley, and brought home two deer as
a reward OF his craftsmanship.
Edgar and Nelson Cooley have thresh-
ed 900 bushels of grain this fall and
are still busy.
There WAS a husking at Frank Bailey g
and one at John Dore's last week.
The steel bridge Is on its way and we
hope to have it down this week, mean
time the river is easily forded.
Mrs. F. o. Turner has returned from
Boston with her fall millinery and will
have an opening in few days.
W. S. Bemis and James Gray are hav-
ing their buildings painted. c. h.
Whittier is doing the work.
few from this place attended the
fair at Brighton, Thursday.
Severe colds are prevalent.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
So. Snithfield.

A large delegation from this town at
tended the cattle show and fair at Mer-
Ger, last week, and came home well
pleased. The exhibition in the hall was
unusually good for town fair.
Mr.. George Gaylord shot nice deer,
last week. Mrs. A. P. Holmes is mount
Ing the head.
Mrs. George Charles of Mechanic Falls
is visiting relatives and friends in town
Mrs. Ann Tuttle is home for short
time after which she will go to Madison
to spend the winter with her daughter.
Charles Morrow went to Belgrade, last
Saturday, to see his brother who is crit.
ically i'll with typhoid fever.
Jay Clark has gone to Waterville, to
work In the mill.
Frank Bickford and wife have gone tC
kingsbury on visit.
Abbie Bickford is home on vacation
from Winslow.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Lexington.

Sportsmen are on the rampage. Deer
are quite plenty, but cartridges are scarce
Mr.. Edwin Hilton and wife were in
town, Saturday, Oct. 1, visiting Mrs.
Hilton's brother, S. M. Nutting and fam
lily Saturday, Mr.. Hilton shot a fine
deer near the Ledge House. Mr.. Hilton
and wife and Mr.. Nutting and wife STOP
ped at Mr.. Harlow's at the Ledge House,
Saturday night, and report fine time.
They speak very highly of that celebrated
sporting ranch.
We experienced our first heavy frost,
Oct. T.
E. f. Tufts will commence to yard
birch, next week.
Austin Savage has been on a visit &c
his sister and family at Coplintown, Mr.
and Mr.. Alpheus Bemis.
The crops in this vicinity are good.
LIVE YANKEE.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Arson.

f. Pease of Newark, n. j., is visiting
his brother. and nephew, c. M. Pease.
Mr.. J. w. Johnson and wife of Port
land, were visiting at Samuel {. Rand's,
last week.
James r. Briggs, an aged and respect
ed citizen. died suddenly last Thursday
morning. He had been in poor health
for about two weeks.
B. A. Luce had an ld-fashioned corn
husking, last Wednesday evening. There
were over fifty present and husked about
r4o bushels of corn.
Shermen Houghton wears the smile
this time. 1t is nine pound girl.
All from this neighborhood went to
Starks to the cattle show last Thursday.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
North New Portland.

All who are interested in hunting are
now looking for deer which are reported
very plenty.
Miss Emily p. Clark and Mabel Luce
of Lexington, are attending school at
this place, also Miss Ora Chase.
Miss Elizabeth S. Tobey has been
holding some interesting meetings at
this village the past four weeks.
Rev. Mr.. burlington preached his
farewell sermon here, Sunday, Oct. o.
He is soon to move away.
large number of people attended
the cattle show and fair at East New
Portland, Oct. 10.
Mr.. Charles Lishness and family of
Lewiston, have moved into town.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13

The Rev. Horace Hall, Friend minis
ter, and family o. St. Adams, have NOV
ed into the rent of Mrs. +. Wnslow,
where they will reside for the present.
Leslie Stevens was at home last Sab
bath from Oak Grove, and with him
came a school mate, viii Wilbur OF Fall
River, Mass. They came in on their
wheels.
Attic Prescott clips a liberal piece
from the end of his thumb while using q
keen edged axe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parsons have been
on carriage drive TO Mexico, where
Mrs. Parsons mother resides.
Among the recent visitors in town are
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Libby of Pttsfield
Messrs. John and Preston Libby and
wives of ST. Adams; Bent Parkman and
wife of Hsrtland; Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Holway of Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. A
B. Allen late of Florida.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Madison.

Mark Spear picked ripe strawberries
off Reservoir HILL last Thursday.
Arthur Cavanaugh and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday with his parents
in Vassalboro.
Elmer E. Towne of Boston, has been
| in town the past week on visit to his
family and friends.
John Goodwin and Samuel Vose re-
turned from Pierce Pond, Wednesday
evening of last week, with fine deer.
Ralph Simonds went to Portland,
Monday, to pursue his medical studies
at the Maine General Hospital
Miss Viola b. Hunnewell who has
been spending the summer with her
grand parents, DR.. and Mrs. Hunnewell,
returned to her home in Augusta Mon.
day.
Miss Carlton, who has been stenogra-
pher for G. A. WILDER, for the past year,
returned to her home in Portland, Mon
dsy. Miss Carlton has made many
friends while here who will regret her
departure.
Mr.. Weston of Hodgdon, is visiting
his brother, Theodore Weston of this
place. Mr.. Weston is one of the select
men of his town and he with another Of
the board have been to Augusta, with
an insane patient.
The Library Club will be entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. James Norton, Monday
evening, Oct. II. The following is the
program: Singing; prayer; roll call
quotations from favorite authors; history
in general; select reading, Carl Baxter
select reading, Mrs. G. d. Morrill,; select
reading, Mr.. Alonzo Otis; select reading
Mrs. Phillips; talk on history, Mrs
Addie Getchell.