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ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

ALLENToWN, PA. July "o.-'rh..
Alientown management last night noti-
lied president Barrow that the club
would not play With Brady as ,mpi,r
me president failed to send another
umpire. ana the game was forfeited %
Lancaster. to 0. Brady was then
elected by policeman and a FASHIONED
game played with Roth ana Sharic as
umpircs.
Score: .. ... !, !, L,
Al ,,la,', ooolooo1l-; .
Batterics--W West ana AlcMannl,s
Ciausen and Wcnte.
At Reading ".. ...
First game Rus
,teadins .ol ooooo4 o. +, .
''iehmold, % 100000 o-oll II
batteries Foreman ana Heydon.
l-eerei and Visncaux
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ltlGhmond % oo.oi2 x-6 10 /
chesbrn and Ni;;n"aux
Al Hartford RHE
iiart1nrd 20 0 o 03 IL o
Norfolk % o 0 o 0 0 90 5 8
ia k"tall and Roach. Bishop
and Fox
At Newark RHE
Newark. .221o5 o-ls *. IS i /
faterson. 1900 oo44o- SIl 8
batteries McPartlin and kothf,ss
Wan, seniS and o'Bricn
Ierlnany is sending as Interpreters Is
itS Ifiihes'- possessions at kiao Chou
graduates from the .criin Seminary
lof or:ental Language. who have had
,hfee years training in the Chinese
taught at Berlin.
Lady cook also lady parlormaid
wanted; two persons and one child.
small compact residence: good home:
Two friends preferred: highly recon-
hiehaed' lady nurse and man kept" is
recent London advertisement
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Vessels Arrived Ye.,er,,.x

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
North AnsOn.

Miss Lena b. Smith is clerking in
Edwin Collins store during the holidays.
Charles Pullen has recently killed a 7
months old pig that weighed when
dressed $50 pounds.
w. G.. Robinson arrived home from
Vancouver, B. c., Thursday night after
an absence of over two years.
Willie e. Wing, Bowdoin, '02, arrived
home last week to pass the holidays
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Wing.
1t is announced that at the coming
session of the legislature the Somerset
Railway intends asking for an extension
of time on its charter giving the right
to extend from Bingham to Moosehead.
Irwin H. Ellis of Embden, railway
mail clerk, has been transferred from
the Portland and Worcester route to
relief clerk for the Belfast and Burn
ham and the Bangor and Greenville
routes. This arrangement gives Mr..
Ellis every fourth week at home.
j. P. Clark of Skowhegan, was in town
Friday.
Ben S. Collins was in town during
Sunday.
Frank Donley shipped car load of
bass wood to Auburn, Wednesday.
Estes & Bakers numbering teams from
Skowhegan, passed through town,
Monday.
Miss Bessie Hall, who has been in
Skowhegan, for a few weeks returned to
Minneapolis, Thursday.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
CORRESPONDENCE
Scion.

Children are always glad to hear of a
Christmas tree, and the one at the Meth
odist church, Saturday evening, Dec.
oath, no doubt is looked forward to with
great cal Of pleasure.
Saw insel Stevens of Embden in
town Thursday.
Mrs. DR.. Tarbell of No. Arson, is in
town visiting friends for few days.
j. o. Smith of Skowhegan, was in
town, Friday, GA business.
Friday was fine day and good sleigh
ing around town, and those that had
teams seemed to enjoy 1t.
Mrs. Flora Walker of Embden, was in
town, Saturday afternoon.
We are sorry to learn that Newell
Nye is confined to the house again by
hurting his ankle that he sprained, last
fall.
Saturday night, every one seemed to be
having good time.
Master Dawn Weston of Cornville,
who has been stopping with his mother
for few days at the hotel, has returned
home.
Charles Perry and wife of Embden,
were in town, Sunday.
Charles Colby of Bingham, was in
town Sunday.
They are going to have a Christmas
tree and entertainment at the Congre-
gational church, Saturday night, Dec.
"a, and If we can Judge anything by the
time and trouble they are taking to
teach the children, we may expect some
thing pretty good.
The boys are talking of having ball
in Carratunk hail. Monday night, Jan.
2. Good music furnished.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
Bingham.

Mrs ]. c. Gregory will entertain the
next meeting of the Ladies' Aid society.
Belle Colby is assisting Mr.. Buck in
the drug store.
Mrs. Abby Webster was making
Christmas purchases in town last week,
while making a visit at her daughters,
Mrs. Murray.
John Aver, IT,, of Oakland, was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Eames,
last Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Wood and son, Willie,
have returned from Waterville, where
they have been spending several days.
Mr.. and Mrs Ezra Cook of Kingsbury.
were recently in town. Mr.. Cook now
works for Mr.. Packard at the white birch
mill.
Crosby Spaulding and Mr.. and Mrs.
Witham of Caratunk, were in town this
week.
Mrs. Isaac Holway and Mrs. Nottage
were in town, Monday.
Mrs. Mary Redmond has some fine
plants this winter, one geranium OF the
red and white variety is seven feet In
height,
Iva Clark is visiting friends in Boston,
during the holidays.
w. B. Goodrich made a business trip
to N. Arson, and Madison, on Monday
last.
Ephraim Baker. an old and much re-
spected citizen of Moscow. died at his
Nj ut vi lua n
Funeral services on Wednesday at ten
a. m.
Granville Goodrich will soon have four
new boarders.
Mrs. B. r. Smith has several new
boarders and still has room for few
more.
VIM. Whyte of Waterville, boards at
Mrs. Robert Woods. Mr.. Whyte is
hauling white birch for the spool bar mill.
Much good taste is shown by Christ
mas buyers this year in the selection OF
desirable gifts.
Business is booming in Bingham
The contracts for hauling pulp, birch,
etc, are all taken and the street is full,
teams going and coming.
Work on the peg wood factory is being
pushed. The boiler and engine house,
72x27 ard the saw mill, 72x36 feet.
These two buildings are to be erected
this winter and next summer other build
ings will be added.
L. X. Hussey, and Henry Collins are
doing good business at their paint and
repair shop on Last street.
The spool bar mill is humming now
with full crew.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. 4. +. Fairbrother OF
Skowhegan, we're the guests of Supt.
and Mrs. Fairbrother, Saturday.
i. l.. Dutton arrived here from Bruins
wick, Saturday night, and was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. simmons, during
Sunday.
Gilmore Walker of Arson, was in this
village, Tuesday morning. During the
past fall he erected an ice house 28x40
feet, which has capacity of $50 tons.
w. c. Emery shipped Is coon cats to
a western state Monday. He has han.
died many of them in days gone by and
in buying can tell the salable ones every
time.
G. A. Steward arrived home from
Colorado, Tuesday night, after an
absence of three years in the west. lie
reports very quiet times in the section
of the country where he has been and a
great many idle men. All are glad to
see him home.
1t is not every day that four of our
townsmen happen together whose aggre-
gate weight is $50 pounds, as was the
case Friday, when K. Fairbrother tipped
the scales at 225 pounds; l.. P. Lincoln,
234; w. C. Robinson 256; f, s. Parsons,
224 and averaging 234a pounds. By
chance they all met in Parsons store.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
East Madison.

George Paul is moving his stock of
groceries to this place.
There will be Christmas tree at the
church Saturday evening, with appro-
pirate exercises by the schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis have little
daughter.
Elmer Reed has been i'll the past week,
The |. o. G. II. lodge organized last
fall is gaining in membership. Meetings
held Wednesday nights.
Mr.. Gordan of New Portland, is teach
ing the grammar school. Miss Chad
bourne, Miss Bigelow and Miss Blanch-
ard have the same schools as last term.
Corson Brothers of West Athens, were
in town last week with their threshing
machine.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

Whereas George F. Weber of Fairfield, in
the county of Somerset and state of Maine was
on the fourteenth day of December, A. d. 1895
declared and adjudged by the district court of
the United States for the district Of Maine to
be bankrupt according to the provisions OF the
statutes of the United States relating to bank
ruptcy upon petition filed by himself, which
petition has been referred to me as referee in
bankruptcy for said Somerset district, it is
therefore ordered By me that the first meeting
of the creditors of said bankrupt shall be held
at the probate court rooms at Skowhegan in
the county of Somerset on Friday the sixth
day of January A. Z. 1899, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon at which time the claims of creditors
there presented may be allowed or disallowed,
an I'd the bankrupt may be publicly examined
by me. the said referee, or caused to be exam
ned at the instance of said creditors, and at
which meeting the creditors shall appoint one
or three trustees for said bankrupt estate, or
the court shall do 50; and the creditors shall
take such other steps as may be pertinent and
necessary for the promotion of the best inter
ests Of the estate arc enforcement of the act
of bankruptcy.
Dated at Pittsfeld, Maine, this nineteenth
day OF December, A. d. 1893; .
1w5 JOHN W. MANSON,
Referee in Bankruptcy in and for the Dis
trct OF Somerset in the State and District Of
Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
PROBATE NOTICES.


To All persons interested In either of the
Estates hereinafter named.
Alta COURT OF PROBATE held at skow
Ahessn. within and for the county OF Som
erset, on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF DECEMBER.
in the year of our Lord one thousand eigt |
hundred and ninety eight the following bust
ness having been presented for action there
upon, hereafter indicated, 10 is hereby Ordered
That public notice thereof be given to all per
sons Interested, that they may appear at
Probate Court to be holden at said Skowhegan
at the Probate Office on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY,
next at nine of the clock in the forenoon, and
be heard the reon and object IL they see cause
John Robinson, late OF ST. Adams, decess-
ed. Last will and codicil and petition for pro-
bate thereof presented by Frank j. Robinson
the executor named therein.
Thomas j. Moore, late of Arson, deceased.
Petition by administrator for license to sell
personal property.
George Webb, late OF New Portland, de-
ceased. Will and petition for the appoint
ment of Amelia A. Clark, ADMINISTRATIVE with
the will annexed presented; also petition for
the appointment of the said Amelia A. Clark
administrators. of estate not disposed OF by
will.
E. F. DANFORTH, Judge.
Attest:-NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
Post Office address, Judge and Register
Skowhegan, Me. 3w6l
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
w ellington.

Died in Wellington, Dec. 16, Cynthis
A. Dore, wife of John Dore, aged go
years, l month, rs days. A devoted
wife and mother has gone to her home
beyond the river, leaving the home here
bereft of her loving, energetic presence.
Mrs. Dore had been in poor health for a
number of years but her last sickness
was but three days, being pneumonia.
She was devoted Christian and the
influence of her consistent life and
Christ-like spirit rested like a benedic-
tion upon all who knew her. She leaves
a husband, one daughter, two brothers,
and two sisters to mourn their loss.
The funeral was held in Harmony, Dec.
10. Services were conducted by Rev. j..
F. Taylor of Athens.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22

Howard L. Jewett left last Monday to
work for Baker & Marble of Skowhegan,
canvassing for gravestones.
lothian Williams died on Dec. 9TH,
and was buried on Thursday. He was
one of the oldest residents of the town,
having been born on the farm he died
on. His wife and two children survive
him.
Carl Jones of Athens is at work for
II. l.. Jewett.
There will be a neighborhood Christ
mas tree at W. Q. Paul's on Saturday
evening.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
w est Athens.

Mrs. J. C. Kincaid is on the sick list.
DIR. j. d. Ames of Norridgewock, is at
tending her.
Mr.. Harry Richardson and Miss Mae
Eames of So. Scion, were in town, Sun
day, visiting at j. c. Kincaid's.
Miss Blache Devoll and Belva kincaid
are attending Somerset Academy.
Mr.. Fred York of Cornville, was in
town, Sunday.
Eighteen members of the Brighton
lodge of Good Templars visited this
lodge, last Saturday night.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
Athens.

Wesserrunset and Winona Rebecca
lodges |. o. O. F., will celebrate their
anniversary this year, Friday evening,
January 9th next, by grand entertain
ment and ball in Wesserrunset Hall.
The entertainment will consist of a
laughable drama entitled What s
Next. Music will, be furnished by
Kepdall's orchestra. "A pastry and baked
bean supper will be among the attrac-
tions. Doors open at $50. Bills giving
particulars will appear early.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
Scion.

Will Hunnewell has crew at work on
the Hurdin farm, cutting box timber
which is to be hauled to Hobart's mill,
East Madison. He intends to cut 200
cords, most of it being sapling pine.
Mrs. Justus Adams formerly of this
town, died in North Madison, last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the past week.
The Forks-Edwin Williams to A. f.
Farley, sos: Fl. NJ. Prince to w. f.
Shetland, $3.50; A. E. Farley to Edwin
Williams, $3.50.
Madison-A. d. knight to Milo Dan
forth, $l.00; r. B. Weston to Addie S.
B. Weston, 81 1900; G.. w. Merrill to II.
n. Sawyer, $50; A. f. Adams to +. O.
Danforth, 500; A. j. Mcfarland to b.
p. j. Weston, $50; Willis Reed to A. NJ.
Thompson, $l00.
Fairfleld-B. F. Haines to Z. M. To-
zier, $100.
Mercer-Wm. II. Willis to NJ. V. B.
Williamson, $40.
Skowhegan-A. e. Blunt to E. A,
Frederick, $3.50.
Lexiugton-N. i. Nye to L. f. Nye,
1925.
Pittsield-S. G. Sturtevant to Flora
K. Sturtevant, 81 90.
Norridgewock-J. A. Fletcher to
Frank Moore, $500; d. w. Ames to
Frank Moore, 5000.
Cornville-O. H. Case to c. NJ. Berry,
$500.
st. Albans-Laura B. Noble to Chas.
Boynton, $50.
Hartland-W. A. Wright to f. l..
Wellington, 500; Fred Davis to Francis
Littleheld, $62.
Anson-B. p. j. Weston to A. j. Nc
Farland, $50.
Bingham-Austiu Dinsmore to Rose
w. Dinsmore, $1.00.
Concord-Geo. Bray to j. F. Bray,
$775.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
East SkOWhegan.

John l.. Burrill of this place, while
getting off his load of wood at the Eddy
hill, last week, fell and hurt the back of
his head, but reached home safely, and
with the help of his wife Embarrassed
his horses, but had to take his bed and is
quite slim and has no appetite.
Mrs. James Priest of Moores Mills,
Canaan, in the family record of her
Bible shows that she was born in Oct.
1911, consequently she must be 81 last
October, instead of Sc as reported in the
REPORTER of last week. She does the
homework for herself and grandson and
is the mother of eleven children, only
one living. She has had 10 grand
dren and % great grandchildren She is
cared for by her grandson, George w.
Lambert, in her old age.
Mr.. Samuel Cain and Mrs. Dorcas
Phillips both of this town, were joined
in marriage at the house of K. B. Rich
ardsou, Dec. II, 1898, by A. Richardson,
Esq.
The horse belonging to the oil team
near Malbon's corner, on his way to
Canaan, reported dead, proved to be
false, and is alive and smart. A. r.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
MARRIED.

Fair6eld-Dec. II. Mr.. Charles Burrill and
Miss Estelle Estes both Of Fairfield.
Madison, Dec. l7-By Rev. s. F, Emerson,
Mr.. George S. Merrill and Miss Mae Emerson,
both Of Madison.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22

Ice saws and ice tongs at
BLUNT's. Call and get our
prices.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22

Axes and croSs-cut saws at
BLUNT's.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-22
DIED.

Wellington-Dec, Is, Cynthia A. Dore, wife !
OF John Dore, aged 80 years, 1 month, and 20
days.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-28
william lis Toad Taiisman.

The house of Hohenzollern possesses
a family talisman. Since the time of
the Elector John Cicero, who flourished
toward the end of the fifteenth century,
each ruler has. when possible before
dissolution, handed to his successor q
sealed packet. This contains ring in
which is set black stone said to have
been dropped by huge toad on the COW
erlet of a princess of the family just as
she had given birth to son. Frederick
the Great found the ring in an envelope,
which also inclosed a memorandum
written by Frederick /. stating it's value
and it's mode of transmission. Schnei-
der, the librarian of William /, declares
that he saw the packet handed by Cell
ing, the treasurer, to his royal master
ON accession, and further asserts that he
read his account of the talisman to the
emperor, who fully confirmed it.-St.
James Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-28
Startled the Old Man.

The acoustics of Statuary hall in tie
capitol at Washington are matter Of
wonder to tourists, and many are the
tricks played upon them. An exchange
tells of youth employed in one of the
departments who was visited by his
father recently and took the old gentle
man to Statuary hall. There is block
about the center of the circular hall
where, if one stands and faces the
north, sound uttered from the door
way, 40 feet in the rear, seems to be
Immediately in front of this block. The
youth managed to get his father on the
block and, attracting his attention to-
ward statue in front, slipped to the
rear and said: "What time have you?
My watch has stopped" The father
drew out his watch and was half
through giving him the time when he
looked around and saw that he was
standing alone and that the son was
nowhere to be seen. He was bewildered
and looked like the man from beneath
whose coat collar the magician has just
extracted a live goose. Presently the
son stepped forth from the pillar where
he had been in hiding, but it required
many explanations to restore the old
gentleman serenity
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-28
Peculiar Trade Customs.

The Armenians, who divide with the
Greeks and Jews the entire mercantile
traffic of west Asia, are accustomed to
sit down and weep bitterly when they
have sold any article Of value, declar-
ing that the purchaser has ruined them.
The Jews. ON similar occasions, rend
their garments, which are worn pur.
posely for such sacrifice, with still
iouder protestations of ruin. In Asiasic
Russia the sbopkeepers consider It IN
oumbept upon them to at first refuse TO
sell their goods to any customer, ana
the latter is expected to employ himself
at least an hour in persuading the mer-
chant TO deal with him.
But the most remarkable custom Is
that which prevails among the mer,
chants of Tibet, regular band to hand
fight being required to take place De-
tween the seller and the purchaser on
the disposal of any considerable quanti-
~ If goods. the former obstinately re-
fusing the price to which he had nrst
aoreed and the latter as resolutely fore
inc IL upon him. 1t is not considered
hns;pesslike TO settle matters until
to,y blows have been exchanged, after
which they peaceably shake hands ana
tha bargain is concluded. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-28
DANGER INDOORS ON A SHIP.

steamship and Bsttleship Bulkheads Not
Worth ~ Much ~ They Seem.
On all first class passenger steamships
ana on all large warships great per-
centage OF the total cost is spent direct
~ and indirectly on bulkheads or on
what these bulkheads necessitate. No
passenger would willingly make voy-
age in liner which was not known to
have a cellular structure, and nc gov
eminent would think of building bat
tleship or cruiser without bulkheads.
Yet 1t is fact well known, at least to
all seafaring men and shipbuilders, that
these bulkheads, strong and perfect in
themselves, are precisely as safe and
effioient as the doors in them and not a
whit more SO.
Inc doors as at present constructed
and operated are VIGOROUSLY bad and
dangerous They have been the direct
and known cause in the loss of many
lives and many good ships and are
doubtless chargeable with many more
ships ON the list Of missing and unac-
counted for" 1t is astonishing to the
expert to see the general public and
even seafaring men SO ready to accept
the prevailing superstition about the
safety OF bulkheads. The best possible
bulkheads without equally good doors,
operated ON safe system, are about as
good as chain with link missing.
The history Of marine disaster has
taught US this if it has taught us any
thlng, and yet we 60 on crossing the
Atlantic in liners of much Wanted safe
~ and Dragging about invulnerable bat
tleships, apparently with implicit con.
fidence in this bulkhead fetch.
There should be as few doors as pos
sible, and some very able experts con-
tend that there should be none. On the
other hand, most captains and chief en-
gineers say they must have doors. Man.
ifestly the only way out of the difficulty
is to get safe doors, safely operated.
The number of watertight doors and
matches on first class battleship is over
500, and there are nearly 800 valves and
gates connected with ventilating, drain
ing and flooding the hull and involving
the safety Of the ship. 1t will there.
fore be seen that the systematic control
and operation of these devices is mat
ter of no mean Importance.
1t takes about 10 men to look after
these details alone in response to a COL
lision alarm under the present condi-
tions, and it is matter Of very grave
doubt ON the part of those best informed
as to whether the supreme efforts Of
these ITO men can attend to- doors,
matches and valves quickly enough to
save the ship. -Cassier's Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-28
n Music and Organ Playing.

music reached its climax with
may perhaps be- said that all
pd. AT any rate, one thing Is
rviz, if there has been any prog
pusic since the day of Bach, it
due to him. Bach's music is
pic, and polyphony is true
To its foundation upon this
due the fact that there has
decadence in music in Ger
There has been no advance in
py since the days Of Bach. Such
las has been made has been in
|ty and boldness of meditation.
pre- organ music Bach still Is
ABLY will always remain the
of all composers. Even with
modern mechanical appliances
pc been Attached to the organ,
Is are still very difficult--per.
most difficult of organ compo-
He must have been as great an
as he was composer. That he
ave been able to play upon the
his day works so exacting in
70 as his own is simply marvel
ne of the phenomena of musical
that. while orchestral, operate
or branches of music were in
fancy in Bach's day and have
ID since then, Bach brought or
DC to its climax. He was not the
>urce whence flowed "a rivulet
? time was to expand into O
ream; he was the broad stream
The word "Bach" in German
brook, which led a famous Ger
nposer to say punningly that
at master was not Bach, but
Forum.