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The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
Somerset Born.

The recently elected commander of
the State department, g. A. r., Rev. G.
A. Southland, is native of Somerset
county. He was born in ST. Adams,
Feb. 2, 1874, and consequently is Sd
years of age. His parents were poor.
They could not give him what he most
desired, good education. Being of a
resolute mind, he determined to do the
best he could and get an education. He
made the most of common schools. He
wanted to go to Hartland academy, but
could not get the means. He went into
the woods many times and helped his
father make shovel handles to help his
father pay his schooling and walked
four miles day during one term. At
Is years of age he was well equipped
for teaching in the public schools, which
he then intended to do. But on July
20, 1862, he heard the call for volunteers
and enlisted in the Goth Maine Regi-
ment, Co. f, and went to the front. He
was wounded while following Jackson's
retreat after the battle of Antietam
across the Potomac river, Sept. 20, 1862
He was ordered to the rear, where he
met the surgeon on the bank of the
river, and under the wide spreading
branches of an oak he laid down and
had the ball extracted. The regiment
was half way across the river on the
retreat and he got up and followed the
retreat. The ball was taken out at II a.
m. and the wound was dressed at D.
m. At he was taken to Sharpsburg,
Md, and placed in brick church,
where he lay all night without further
care. He took cold through the wet
clothes and in IA week had the lock jaw
For three days all was blank. After
several weeks in the hospital in Virginia
he was discharged to come home and
die. He went out hearty young man
and returned a broken down soldier.
He has never been well since. He turn
ed his attention to books and tried
schooling at Bangor, but did not sue
coed on account of his health. SO he
shipped as steward of the brig Abbie f.
Larrabee. The trip did him good. He
returned to st. Adams and went into
business. He was honored by the town
by positions of trust and honor, and en-
tered the Methodist church in 1875 and
has been in active service ever since.
He is an able speaker, a fervent Chris
tian and good citizen. He has been a
member of the posts at Rockland, Bid
deford and at Livermore Falls. He has
been commander of the Livermore Falls
Post and is now pastor of the Park street
Methodist church of Lewiston.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
About the Maine.

The situation at Havana, relative to
the blowing up of the Maine, continues
to occupy large share of the attention
of the public. There is maximum of
speculation in regard to the action of
the court of inquiry but a minimum of
reliable data. There appears to be no
authority whatever for any prediction
as to what the report will be and it is
not likely to be made for days and it
may even be weeks.
The court convened at Key West to
take the testimony of the survivors of
the Maine officers and crew there and
will return to Havana to continue in
vestigations there. Thus far but small
portions of the sunken ship have been
examined by divers. This work is nee
essarily tedious, requiring skill and
great patience on the part of the divers
and the public are beginning to realize
somewhat its character
The public mind is relieved of much
of the tension of a week go and people
generally realize that war is not immk-
nent, but the administration at Wash
ington is busily at work putting the
army and navy into fighting trim,
which is the right thing to do under the
circumstances and is the best guarantee
of peaceful settlement of the Difficult
hot SC f,..r
The finding of the Naval court of in
quiry is of course looked for with the
greatest interest. . 1t seems to be the
prevailing belief that the verdict will be
that the terrible force that wrecked the
ship came from the outside. Whether
this superstition is correct or otherwise
it prevails very largely, and this is what
has so wrought upon the feelings of
Americans.
question is how far was the Spanish
government responsible for it. If there
was treachery on the part of the Cuban
authorities and the responsibility of the
Spanish government is established and
it refuses PREPARATION, war would neces-
sarily follow. If spain did not exercise
due care in protecting the Maine in
Havana Harbor, and the ship was de-
stroyed by treachery which proper vigil
ance on her part might have averted,
there can be little doubt that she would
be held accountable, even if it never was
clearly known who did the deed.
Little progress seems to have been
made in raising the Maine. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that her heavy guns must
be removed before anything can be
done, this even is difficult job TO be
accomplished. Modern engineering will
be brought to the work and ought to be
successful
Secretary Long gives it as his personal
opinion that official responsibility of the
Spanish government for the Maine dis
aster has been practically eliminated.
This he is careful to state is his person.
al idea.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
Worthy of Attention.

Towns cannot be too careful in tran
sacting their business at annual meet
ings or at any other meetings, neither
can citizens scrutinZe too closely the
transactions of the custodians of the
funds of the town. This good advice is
emphasized by the recent decision of the
law court in the cases brought against
the town of Foxcroft to recover money
loaned the town in good faith upon
notes given by Elias Hale, town treas
urer.
This decision of the court is, substan-
italy, that the citizens of town, not its
creditors, have the duty of watchfulness
over town affairs, town funds and town
officers and agents. 1t they are remss
If they choose dishonest or incompe-
tent ofiicers-if they omit to require am
pie guarantee-if they accept their re-
ports without examination-and the
funds lawfully borrowed, or raised by
taxation, are embezzled or wasted the
loss must fall upon the inhabitants, and
uOI upon ln6 CTtuilOIS VI liic boWu' DO,
II the inhabitants of "a town become SUBJ
ject to burdensome liabilities by reason
of the recklessness, or worse, of any
town officer or agent acting within votes
too broadly worded, or too confidingly
passed, they should attribute the result
to their own lack of wisdom and lack of
attention to civic duty, and not to any
harshness of the law.
Thus by the dishonesty of one town
officer, the carelessness of others and the
negligence of citizens generally for many
years, the town of Foxcroft meets loss
of 1856, 900 for which the notes of its
late treasurer are outstanding. This is
more than one-third of the valuation, and
equivalent to mortgage of about 30 per
cent upon the real estate Of the town.
fearful price to be paid for dereliction
on the part of officers and citizens. 1t
does NOT hurt an honest man to watch
him, and it is mighty good check upon
tricky one.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
BEATEN "@ DEATH.
Woman Found M. fed In Her Bed
room In Bucks County, Pa.

Doylestown, Pa, March Miss Annie
l.. Edwards who resided at Jamison,
Rucks county short distance from
Doylestown, was found murdered in her
bedroom last night. Her head was beat
en- almost to a jelly and the room bore
evidence of a terrible struggle.
There is no clue to the murderer, nor
when the murder was actually com
mitted. The last time the woman was
seen alive was on Friday night, and as
she lived alone in the house, the muir
derers have had ample time to escape.
A chair and water pitcher had been
used to beat the womans brains out. The
motive for the crime was doubtless rob
berry. The county commissioners have
offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest of
the murderers.
This is the second murderin this county
within week The county commission
ers have increased from $500 to $500 the
reward offered for the arrest of Adam
Weaver, who on Thursday last shot and
killed Deputy Constable Edwin Mon
deau. while the latter was attempting
to arrest Weaver.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
Found His Mother.

North Arson, Me, March AFTER a
search of many years Ernest O. Pratt
a young business man of this place has
found his mother. Mrs. George Wilson
of HaVerhill, Mass. When Pratt VAS
two years old his mother came to Maine
with him, she then being a widow For
some reason she was called hastily to
Massachusetts and left the child in the
custody of a friend. Here illness pre-
vented an early return and the child
was taken to another portion of the state
by relatives, and when search was made
confusion of names, etc, prevented the
mother recovering the boy. When the
latter reached the age of 20 he began
search for his mother. After making
many inquiries during a period of six
years he found that she was living in
Haverhill, having married George Will
son, a resident of that city.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
Death of Charles Ii. Horn.

Mr.. Charles 3. Horn, one of Athens
we'll known and respected citizens, died
at his home, Feb. 22d, after long ILL
ness, having reached the advanced age
of 80 years. He was an upright and
honest man and will be greatly missed
by his neighbors as he has always lived
upon the farm on which he died. He
leaves to mourn their loss, a wife and
one brother, Mr.. David Horn of Show
hogan. Funeral services were held at
his late home, Feb. %, conducted by
Rev. j. F. Taylor.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
AT WASHINGTON.

The programme for this week in.
cludes the completion of the sundry
civil bill, action ON the bill for the relief
of the victims and survivors of the
Naine disaster, the Senate bill authoriz-
ing the enlistment of two additional
regiments of artillery and the Loud bill
The latter bill was made the special
order for Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Last week Mr.. Rurleigh introduced
three bills for different people in his
district. One of these was for the pay
ment to Albert Hunter, postmaster at
Clinton, Me-, of 1864. % as compensation
for postage stamps that were stolen
from him April I, 1897. Another bill
was to place the name of Gustavus
Cooley of Scion, Me on the records of
the War Department as serving with
Company A, Twentieth Maine regiment,
for three years, having enlisted July IA,
1862 A third bill was to pension Mrs.
Mary K. Peters, widow of Augustus {.
Peters, who was second lieutenant of
Company X, Sixteenth Maine Infantry.
The House passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill, Monday, after -four
days debate.
Nobody at the Navy Department from
the secretary down has any definite in
formation as to whether or not the
Maine court of inquiry will return to
Havana or Key West. For this reason
it is stated at the department that any
statement to the probable date upon
which the court will report its concu.
sons to the the secretary of the Navy is
purely speculative,
In the senate, Monday, Hon Henry
w. Corbett was denied admission to the
Senate as a senator from Oregon, on the
appointment by the Governor, by the
decisive vote of 80 to 10, several Repub
lican Senators voting for admission
Speeches were made against the admis
sion of Mr. Corbett by Mr.. Bacon OF
Georgia and Mr.. Burrows of Michigan
and in favor of his admission by Mr.
Morgan of Alabama. Hale voted agains
admission and Frye for admission.
The eight months just ending have
been the worst for the Dingley bill, al
the customs lemon was squeezed dr.,
when turned over by the Wilson bill
Yet in spite of this, and making allow
| ances for the Pacific railroad sale on &C
count of which the reader should de
duct fifty millions from the miscellane
GUS receipts of the fiscal year, the show
| ing in favor of the new law is very graft
flying.
The war department has decided II
abandon its expedition for the relief o
| the miners in the klondike country, he
cause the conclusion has been reached
that no necessity exists for it.
The decision of the navy department
to send two ships to Cuba with supple
for the suffering reconcentrados cause'
some commotion in official circles, yes
terday, under the real purpose of tn
visit Of the ships came out.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

Prof. William Augustus Rogers, of
the chair of phi sizes and astronomy Of
Colby University, died at his residence
on Union street, Waterville, Tuesday
forenoon, at about II o'clock. Prof.
Rogers had been i'll for several weeks,
being first taken with severe cold,
which developed into bronchitis, and
later creeping paralysis came on gradual
ly taking the patient away. Prof.
Rogers was noted scientific man and
authority in his line among scientists of
the day. He held positions in Harvard
and other colleges. He was called to
Colby in 1886 but retained connection
with Harvard having direction of special
work there.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
The Shock Killed Her.

Barnstable, Mass, March Mrs.
Hinekley. wife of Selectman Charles w.
Hinckley, died this morning as the re-
suit OF shock occasiOned by walking in
to the water during a fit of temporary
arrangement Mrs. Hnckley arose from
her bed without arousing her husband.
She dressed herself and left the house.
She went to the shore, which is only a
short distance from her home, anG
walked into the water Neighbors saw
the woman and acted in time to save her
from drowning, but the shock proved too
much for her. Mr.. Hinckley knew
nothing of his wfe's absence until called
by those who had taken her from the
water
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
Skowhegan Markets.

PRICES PAID reo'ueta,.
srrrhR-tlrstq uslt,. SIAN pm. 1T o1sHsr o
BEEF-ON beef, tpt ets.
Hana-iickea seu,~ eyes, s. 20
y 81 pea beans Sl.5U
OATs-S5Cts
EGGs-l4 Is. per dozfresr.
HIDES AND SkINs-Lii r lftts 'ts.
OK hides cts. lamb skIl#-- cts
each calf skins p 20 La. ra,f=
lotLrN Fowls. sta IL - a.. - 80
y tells cts.
RouNp Hoo cts.
Wool | nwashed. "a I 20 Cts.
TNIow- Rough CT uer No.
New Potatoes SO.H0 bu.
RETAIL nhREFI
New Maple Nola>>es y. Is ser CT.
CHEFSE- ITO Il per 10,
FLoUK-Spung Patent, 81 So Spring - .-.
500: winter patent, 81 so, winter eXtra. stHt
winter choice, - - feed hourSl.oo
CoRN-S0 IS per Tag meaand cracked IL IS
c. :, MEAL-Sl.25 per bag
FFEp-MiddnnES, Sl0o toll0 per cwt; bran.
and shorts, S.95toloO chicago gluten lie
TEAs-20 20 81 cents per No.
CoFFEE-l5 to S5 cts per 10.
ORANGES-i2 To 50 cts. per doz.
LEMONS 10 80 cts. PER doz.
KEKosENf-15c. per gal.
LARD Domestic, 10 cts We teru. cJs
Pure ; cts.
rORK-SC.
MoLAssEs-Pure Ponce, ~; pure bareadaes,
80 to IS.
CHoICr COOKING MOI ASSES 25o.
DRY Flsn-Cod, t. cts. PER NJ; pollock
cts.
ONIONS c. per III.
EGGs-l6 cts a duZ.
SUGAR. rauulated. J. pounds Tor 500
brown. Is pounds for 81.
BurrER-ls To 20 cts. per 10.
OATs-Domestc. new 81 Western, 20
New Potatoes-Sl.l0 bu.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

Deputy Sheriff 5. :. alker Of North
New Portland, was in town Monday.
Arrangements have been made where
by mail can be sent from Madison to No.
Arson on the forenoon train. and a re.
turn mail 10 Madison on the afternoon
train.
Grand lodge.of Maine, Free and Ac-
cepted Nasons. was represented by D.
d. 6. NJ. H. ". 5. Loyejoy Of Fairfield,
OF the 18th district, 10 inspect the work
OF Northern star lodge at special
meeting, Monday evening last.
Ernest 0. Pratt has found his mother.
from whom he was separated some u
years ago when he was a boy and the
family lived III Massachusetts, lie has
been searching for her six years and at
last has found her in Haverhill, Mass.
W. W. Potter Of Boston. Mass. was
the guest of Mr.. L. Fairbrother. last
week.
George H. Clarke of the Somerset
Hotel, returned, sunday, from short
business trip To Boston.
Harry Mitchell Of New Portland,
student at kent's Hill, passed the
sabbath, in town. on his way home to
spend his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Welch and Mrs.
White of Oakland. are visiting Mr..
Welch's parents. Mr.. and Mrs J. B.
WEIGH on Pleasant street.
The following program has been pre-
pared Tor the next regular meeting of
Anson Grange, Saturday, March ):
Music; reading by sister Grace Dan
forth; recitation by !. A. Hilton: song
\,
solved that fashion Is greater curse
10 the country than intoxicating drinks:
affirmative I. Millay, r. Dautorth and
sister Thompson; negative. W. F.
Small. j. \. Hilton and Sister T. NJ.
Steward reading by Sister Lottie Young;
recitation by Sister F. K. Steward mu-
sic by Brother and sister t. Danforth.
Rev. Joseph o. Barrett died at his
home in Browns Valley, Mimi. on
February sth. aged about seyenty-fiye
years. Mr.. Barrett WAS born in Canaan,
in this county, but las not resided here
for more than forty years, he having
gone west shortly after his marriage
with Olive : Moore in 1S53. Mrs.
Barrett, sister Of Mrs. James 5. Gahan
and the late Judge Albert Moore, sur
! wives her husband. Their daughter,
! Hattie Barrett, IS remembered here as
talented elUcutionist who visited North
Arson, twenty years ago. Mr. Barrett's
death is extensively noticed in the
western papers, long obituaries of him
appearing in the prominent dailies. For
many years Mr.. Barrett was secretary of
the Minnesota State Forestry Assoeia-
ton, and had almost entire charge of
the work of that important organizati on
devotion to the preservation of the
Minnesota forests. In 1892 he was the
Alliance and Prohibition candidate for
! Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
Hard Oh Lumhermen.

An occasional correspondent writes us
from Roach river that the many heavy
snow storms have caused great damage
to lumbermen in that vicinity, many
miles of road have had to be shoveled
just to get supplies to camps, and in
some cases crews that were short had to
be supplied by toting by hand.
1t is expected that some concerns 80
or 40 miles beyond Moosehead Lake will
be obliged to kill horses and oxen be-
cause Of impossibility of getting hay and
grain to them.
d. j. Rowell, who is operating five
miles from Roach River was obliged to
shovel snow in order to reach Roach
River being short of supplies he was
obliged to keep four men hauling on
hand sleds for three days. Thirteen
feet of snow has fallen which at the
present writing has settled to about
seven feet on level, while at Upper
Roach there is more.
W. l.. Rogers, who operates at Upper
Roach was obliged to tie up his horses
in order for men to shovel roads.
Similar reports came from other parts
of Maine lumber woods.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

The Maine State Fair and the Eastern
State Fair are getting in their work early
10 the way of preparation for their ex-
hi6tions to come off the latter, August
~, 80 and Sept. and 3; the former the
following week, commencing Sept. 5.
lhey are issuing very attractive pre-
MUM schedules aud advertise many
special attractions. There is no conflict
OF dates this year aud harmony among
the ruling spirits of the two shows pre-
walls Interested parties should send to
the secretaries for lists of premiums and
attractions.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

Supreme Judicial The third Tuesday in March,
september and December Civil and Criminal
Probate and interchangeable second Tuesday of
each month.
County Commissioners The first Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday in Decem
Der.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
Given lin AZ Lnsf.

Gloucester, Mass, March 1.-The own
ers of the Gloucester fishing schooner
Grace l.. Fears and the relatives OF the
crew have concluded that the vessel will
never be heard of again, and that all
hands have been lost at sea. The schoon-
er left this port for Newfoundland,
where she was to get load of frozen her
ring, on Dec. 8, 1897, and was last re-
ported Dec. Is. The names of her crew
are as follows
John p. Aiken, Gloucester, SO years old,
native of harrington, n. S. leaves a
widow and five children here.
George n. Allen, mate. 43 years old
single, native of the Isle of Wight, leaves
a brother in Haverhill.
John Boyle, cook, aged so, native Of
Nova Scotia.
James Moore, At years old, single, ma
tive of Ferryland, n. +.
Elijah Smeltzer, AZ years old, leaves a
widow and child in Lowell.
Alfred Saulner 25 years old, single,
native of Nova Scotia.
Daniel ]. Mcdonald, 20 years old, sin
gle, native of Nova Scotia.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03
COUNTY OFFICER s.

Clerk of Courts:
NEWELL W. BRAINERD,. ...,........... .Skowhegan
County Attorney:
CHARLES o. SMALL, ........,..... .....'''Madison
Judge OF Probate:
EDWARD F. DANFoRTH,. ............... .Skowhegan
Register of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER ......''.'.a ...s' .okowhesah
Register Of Deeds;
LtEwELLYN GOODWIN, ...............- Skowhegan
Treasurer:
r. T. PATTEN,. ..e...........'''... .Sko"hegan
Sheriff and Jailer:
E. P. ViLEs,. ................... SKowhesah
DEpurEs-Wm. F. Mutt, Fairfield; F. L. Harding,
Madison; Frank p. Pennell, Harmony; {. b. Haskell,
Pittsfeld Joseph Atkinson, No. Arson; X >
Williams, Hartland; Hiram NJ. Waugh Starks
Charles Ham, Bingham; S. S. Walker, North New
Portland; Cornelius A. Merrill, Scion; Calvin II.
ZONES, Athens; b. F. Jones, So. Norrdgewock.
Blaine Yiles, Messenger.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

Sunday, March 26, is set apart by the
general officers of the w. c. L. o., as a
special memorial day for Frances f. Will
iard. 1t is already a red letter day
among the white ribboners, being "Pro-
hioltion day." the birthday of Gen. Neal
Dow.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

Commander Southland has appointed
Capt. l. L. Merrick of Waterville assist
ant adiutant general. Mr.. Merrick is
well posted in G. A. r. affairs and will
be an efficient and acceptable officer.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

s.. Marshall Saunders has appointed
City Marshal b. o. Norton of Belfast,
deputy. Somerset had candidate in
the person of Deputy Sheriff Mutt of
Fairfield, but Norton seemed to have the
call
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

1t appears that the Spanish authorities
at Havana have a court of inquiry on
the Maine disaster and have employed
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

Chicago Feb. 2S-It is almost a Ger
tainty that Bartholomew Brandner, the
Partisan drummer, who died at the
Palmer house Saturday afternoon, was
murdered with a woman's hat pin. The
autopsy shows not only conclusion of
the brain, but small puneture which
began near the corner of the left eye
and extended far into the interior of
the skull. 1 was not of create dame
ter than the lead in a pencil / our de-
tectives have been detailed ON the case
They believe that after he was stabbed
he was struck on the head with a bot
tie.
Brandner came to the hotel more than
a week ago. on Sunday night. Feb. 20,
he entered the hotel at a late hour bleed
ing ptofusely and fell to the floor. He
was unconscious for two days. and al
though he lived a week, did not become
entirely rational. He told DIR. Evans,
the house physician, in one of his nearly
rational moments, however, that he had
entered Il saloon a state street, had
taken drink and remembered nothing
more.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-03

Self is the only tryant we love and do
not fear.
Man is fool at all ages, but not the
same fool.
A rose by any other name would be
just as expensive in midwinter.
Belle: 81 had an awful scare the other
day while out for a walk with will y
Betsy: "How?' ave met the minister,
and win asked him to join us. '-Yonk-
ers Statesmen.