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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07
CORRESPONDENCE
East COrnville.

Mrs. Chauncy Foss has returned from
Auburn. where she has passed the winter
with friends.
Flora Allen has been visiting In this
vicinity the past week.
Pell. Mitchell of South China, is visit
ing and calling on old friends In this
vicinity.
Albert Burns and wife, who have been
visiting their daughter in Lynn, Mass,
the past winter, are expected home this
week.
Ralph Bowman is busy tending his sap
orchard. He reports good run thus far.
Mrs. Agnes Moody, who has been in
poor health for the past two weeks, Is
able to be out again.
j. T. Flanders is now busy saving up
his wood for the coming year. Mr..
Flanders has mill on the brook near by
where he saws his wood into stove wood
and fits up from fifty to one hundred
cords for market, besides what he uses
for his own fire is no small job
We are now looking for the fellows
that will tell US how much we are worth
so that we may know. Some of us will
find by our tax that we are pretty we'll
off, at least we ought to be if we are able
to pay this years tax.
Smart women are plenty, but those like
Mrs. Sam1 Foss are not plenty. Since
Christmas she has made four nice hook
rugs, sewed eighty-five pounds of carpet
rags and wove twenty-five yards of
carpeting. made the butter from three
cows and done the work for four in
family. If any one can beat this just
say so.
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LarOne.

The sap season on the whole has been
poor one, as not near the usual Quantity
of syrup has been made.
Fred Buzzell has completed his work
for G. Nj. Buzzell and has moved his
family to Norridgewock, where he will
reside for the present.
$. Rancourt went to Watervlle last
week with a load of syrup which he sells
for 81 per gallon.
Uncle Hiram Goodwin is in very poor
health this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Holway, late of
Boston, were in town last Sunday calling
on friends.
Uncle David Lowe of Lakeshore is
stopping with his son, l.. S., for time.
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New Portland.

Miss Ella NJ. Butts, daughter of Rev.
E. II. Butts. who after residence of 10
years and 8 months In India as a mis-
sionary In the F. b. denomination,
returned last June, has spent most of the
winter in New Hampshire visiting the
churches, seeking to awaken deeper
interest In mission work. She expects
to start from Lewiston this week for
Nebraska to visit her only sistsr, Mrs. Or
lsndo Simmons, who has been in that
state for IL years.
Mrs. c. c. Hoyt has been quite i'll, but
is convalescing. K. W. b.
Mrs. Butts is slowly recovering from
paraletic shock received Jan. 4th.
Albert Chapman has moved from Madl-
son bridge onto the Burbank farm on
the Pennington road.
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Fairfield Center.

Edgar Williams arrived home, Thurs
day, from Great Pond, where he has
been engaged in numbering the past win.
ter. He reports too much snow for husi-
ness.
VIM. Markham and Charlie Williams
have moved their families into the house
owned by Mrs. William Jones.
Grant Pierce one of the students in the
Cony high school, Augusta, is spending
a weeks vacation at his home in this
village.
Frank Haynes, who has been spending
the winter with his brother in Norridge-
wock, has returned to his home here.
Mrs. Mary Emery and daughter, Miss
Lena, are visiting relatives in Ports
mouth, n. II.
The spring term of school will begin,
Apr. Is.
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Now therefore, pursuant Ia Chapter o,
Section 81 Of the Revised Statutes anu acts
additional thereto and ammenlatoty thereof,
notice is hereby given To the owners, pro-
prietors and all Interested IN the above de-
scrbed lands that sand lands will be sold at
public auction and conveyed by deed 10 the
highest bidder, if such bidder at said sale
shall bid an amount not less than the amount
due on SAID lands for the taxes, costs and
interest at 70 per cent. per year from the
several times prescribed for the payment 1T
each of the several taxes, at the office of the
County Commissioners in the Court House, in
Skowhegan, in said County Of Somerset by
Roland +. Patten, treasurer for said County,
on the 10th day of May, A. u. 1905, at i"o
o o'clock m the afternoon, SC much OF said lands
So assessed as aforesaid, If said taxes, interest
and lawful charges shall bc then unpaid, as
shall he necessary 10 pay the unpaid taxes
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East SkOWhegan.

The snow storm of last week was
about six inches deep, Thursday morn
ing, and many who had hauling improv-
ed the shedding. The snow has nearly
gone in the travelled road but many deep
drifts still linger near the fences.
A gloom has spread over this vicinity
in the death of Sarah, the wife of Isaac
Ames, who died at her home, Saturday
night at II p. m. She had been sick
only about one week with pneumonia
and la grippe. Her friends and physi-
clans did all that could possibly be done
but her time had come. She was 10 her
10Th year. Her mother died, Dec. Is,
1893, aged 50 years and 2 months. Her
ia her, Captain Richard Lambert died in
1880 aged so years. A. X.
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Harmony.

An unusual occurrence in our little
town, is three deaths within one week.
j. d. Newmarch passed away Monday
Mrs. $. w. Herrick on Tuesday, and
Mrs. Mayo on Thursday. We sincerely
hope the same may not occur again for
many years. All had been falling for
some time and none OF their deaths were
unexpected.
The recent storms have much i'm
proved the travelling in many places,
wheels having been out before that
Miss Agnes Reed and Flora Pencil
returned from Pennington, Thursday.
Daniel Stevens received letter, last
week, from a son in Alaska, who went
there from Washington. He is some
three hundred miles from the KlondiKe
goldtields but reports wages good and
money plenty.
Mrs. Clarence Spaulding has been
quite sick but Is somewhat better.
George Chadbourn was home from
Dexter, over the Sabbath.
The rug fever is in full force and every
woman who has a handful of rags has q
touch Of II.
The examination of teachers took
place, last saturday, at harmony village
before the full board. There were a
good number of teachers present.
The free high school taught by E. p
Dyer of Hartland, closed last Friday
Mr.. Dyer is very successful teacher
and gave universal satisfaction.
Following is the assignment of teach
ers for the summer term of schools
No. |, Pearl Marble; No. 5, Minnie
Marble; No. 8, Lillian Hurd; No. 10
Susie Whittier; No. II, Minnie Stafford
No. 4, not assigned. Schools in 8
number of the districts have been dis
| continued by law and the scholars will
be transported to other schools.
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The young people returned to their
school at Madison Monday, April 4.
Mrs. p. d. Gates returned from
Skowhegan Saturday night, where she
has been stopping the past fortnight.
Mrs. Nettie E. Prince has been at
Madison the past week attending the
evangelistic services conducted by Mr..
and Mrs. Hampson He nus.
Miss Annie Maddocks of Skowhegan
spent Friday night with friends in town.
Miss Iottie Moore attended reception
Thursday evening given by the gentle.
men of the Lyceum to the ladies OF
Skowhegan high school.
Mr.. Christopher Thompson, who has
been in Jacksonville, Oregon, for the
past several years, returned last week
and is stopping with his sister, Mrs.
Elyira Veasey.
About forty horses belonging to Mr.
Hiram Moore passed here Saturday on
their way from the lumber region OF
Moosebead Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reed of the
River road, will celebrate the tenth
anniversary of their marriage, Monday
evening, April 4.
Miss Bertha Mantor entertained few
friends at a maple candy pull at her
home, Saturday evening, April 2.
In spite of the rain large number OF
people gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Danforth, Tuesday evening,
March 20, for an oyster supper and
general social. After passing pleasant
evening in games, music, ETC., all re-
thar Mr.
and Mrs. Danforth most genial
entertainers.
Mrs. Jennie Jones and daughter, Miss
Elsie, have been stopping in Skowhegan
the past few days.
Malon E. Mantor and Miss Lottie b
Moore are home from Skowhegan high
school on short vacation.
Miss Edith M. Deane of North Madi.
sou is rooming at Mrs. Veasey's and at.
tending school at Madison.
The young people in this vicinity and
Madison village had maple candy pull
at the town house, Friday evening
April !.
Relatives and friends to the number OF
one hundred assembled at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Adams, Thursday
afternoon and evening, March 81, the
occasion being the fifteenth anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
A fine supper was served to the guests
and refreshments were handed arounC
later in the evening. After supper dane
ing was INDUCED in until late hour
when the guests departed, leaving many
pretty presents as friendly tokens of re
gard and good will.
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Natron Siblcv.

Mrs. Sibley, matron OF the Tenth and
Philadelphia, has rounded out ten years
of service in that position. she was thu
first police matron to undergo IA ciYil
service examination and is the third
Oldest matron in point Of service in the
police department of that city. Mrs.
Benkert, one of the five originally ap'
pointed by the mayor more than II
years ago, was injured last summer by
q prisoner and is now patient ~ ~"
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Mr.. Joseph Green is rather feeble this

Mr.. Joseph Green is rather feeble this
spring.
Geo. Doe has the champion hens egg,
81 by 61a inches, weight Az ounces.
Clark Ellis rented the King place and
has moved.
All the stock, household goods and
farming tools were sold Saturday at the
Kincaid farm, the farm being reserved
for private sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hayden of Brigh-
ton, visited their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Hight, Tuesday.
Geo. Varnum returned Friday and
visited II B. Russell's, leaving Wednes-
day for Rhode Island, where he has a
position in the Friends school.
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st. Adams.

The high school closed, last Friday.
They had sociable and entertainment
at the town hall in the evening.
Several farmers have been hauling
wood to the door, the past week, the
crust being hard enough to hold up a
horse.
Some are hauling shovel handle blocks
on wheels. but fluid it hard work.
DIR. Butler left town about two weeks
ago on short notice and has not returned
yet.
Mrs. J. w. Jewett received very nice
picture of a little grandson from Cali
fornia. They have an orange farm, have
Il. en- there about nine years and like
very much.
A good run of sap is reported. Chas.
Wells has some hundred trees tapped.
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Mayheld.

The men in this town are all home
from the woods.
Forty-eight horses belonging to Hiram
Moore, from the woods, passed through
town saturday.
Richard Phillips is on the sick list.
Maud Gerald is some better.
DR.. Brown is moving into the Camp
bell house.
The assessors are busy taking the
valuation about now.
Bad colds are prevalent.
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"No, sir, - said the clergyman who
was being criticised for not treating
current questions with more emphasis.
Il decline to become an advocate on
any side of the question YOU suggest
But IA number of people expect il OF
you,
MY dear sir, my mission is TO help
prepare people for life in the next
world, is it not?'
Certainly "
"Well, you cannot possibly convince
me that there is any politics in heaven. -
Detroit Free Press,
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It is impossible for the system
IN withstand the demands made
upon it just at this season, with
out the assistance of good puri-
fying and strengthening tonic
The changes which Nature DEGREES
shall take place each spring are
SO severe that a breakdown is
almost sure to come. 1t is wise
that all possible assistance be
given during this period, as upon
this purifying process depends the
health for the entire summer.
Everybody just now should take a
thorough course of Swift's Specific
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07
TRY ALIENS FooT-EAsE

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet swollen and hot and get
tired easily. II you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease II cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures and prevents
swollen and sweating feet blisters aud callous
spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try it too day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores for Csc. Trial
lie Roy, N. Y.
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North COrnville.

The remains of Mrs. Trainer of Fair
field, were brought to town Saturday.
The funeral service was held at her
sisters, Mrs. Joseph Green, at this place
Mr.. Buzzell, the Bangor Commercial
representative, was in town, Tuesday on
his way to his home In Parkman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

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50 thai sad roads mIght De safe and con.
venient Tor public travel
At the several December Terms Of the
County Commissioners Court holden at
Skowhegan IN said County on the DAYS
severaly set down as follows.
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their own board to superntend the expendi-
ture Of the several sums by them assessed a.
aforesaid the same being the several sums
severally set dow opposite . each year for
which assessed. ~ VT.
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The oil inthis Emulsionis alreadypar-
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are saved great amount of work.
It's readily absorbed and so begins
upon its mission of good at once.
Inc hypophosphites also build up
he nerves and put force into all the
activities of the little body. Delicate
children readily gain strength from it.
Sold by all druggists. 60c and 500
angler Chemical Co., Allston District, Boston.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

Home For Incurables. The Philadel
phia Ledger says, THE police matrons
do not receive PENSIONS and though
Mrs. Benkert had been more than ten
years i'll the police department and re-
ceiyed her INJURY while in the dis
charge of duty she received no grant
from the city.
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said Commissioners at each Of the several
meetings as aforesaid for the purpose Of rails
ing tax to repair said defective roads for
the several years as aforesaid, to vii for each
of the years Of $780, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893.
1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897, made an assess
ment upon all lands in said Mayheld for the
sums seYeraly set down opposite 10 each Of
the aforesaid wears As follows.
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STARVING.

There are thousands Of children
who are actually starving. Starving
for kind of food not furnished in
their regular diet. Starving not for
milk or cream hut for
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ached, trouble with head
all edoctor
Lydia Woman
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

1--WE did not make speeches in those
days, Miss Willard was in the habit
of saying with reference to the begin
ming of the temperance work, "only
Snepchle1S -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

Mrs Cowden Clarke, who recently
died i'll England, was fond of telling
how her Latin teacher, Mary Lamb,
Ella sister, entertained her, with fell
low pupil, at dinner. When the little
party was seated at the table, the teach
er said: Nov, remember, we all pick
our bones. 1t isn't considered vulgar
here to pick BONES.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

The New Jersey state board of taxa
tion has decided that property belong
lug TO the W. c. 4. u. is not exempt
from taxation, az the unions do not
come under the head Of religious or
charitable institutions.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

Miss Catherine Spence has been APP
pointed the first woman member of the
destitute board for South Australia.
This board cares for the paupers of the
province.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

At each Of sad DeCember Terms q SAID
County Commissioners Court, the said Com
missioners appointed agents. not members Of
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OvERWORKED WOMEN.
20

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the daily when of the
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-10
Blind Tom"

The name Thomas Virgins means
nothing to the majority of readers, but
Thomas Wiggins is Blind Tom" a
name familiar to hundreds of thous-
ands in this country and abroad who
have heard the piano played by this
wonderful negro. The impression that
he is dead is pretty general one. AS
matter of fact. Bind Tom has never
been i'll day in his life. On the banks
of the Shrewsbury River, in domain
of over 200 acres of woodland, stands q
picturesque two-and-a-half story
wooded house, with broad varanoa.
Here Blind Tom is at home.
His hands are not at all "pano
hands" In place of the slender, long
fingered hands which one so often sees
in great piarists. Toms hands are
small and plump, with the thumbs and
tapering fingers quite short
The strangest impression / bore
away was that Of the sweet contended
life the poor, blind negro WAS leading.
There was pathos in it. Ihad expected
to 6nd wonder at the piano, as did,
for his nntaught mas terv of the instru-
ment is marvellous. From the time
when the Bethune family left the din.
ner table 70 see who. could be play ing
pm the Iiauo and discove red the sight
less pickanninv Of 4 years. perched on
the stool, his little hands plucking un-
canny melody from the keyboard
from that time until now he has had an
ppwayeriug devotion to the instrument
whose music is his life.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-10

heard the news of his brothefs con-
viction. knew that his father was
immensely wealthy, and could not see
any motive for such course. Nor
could think it possibly conceivable
that a brother of the gentleman whom
/ met could be guilty of such, a heinous
crime. i
The French nation are simply pay
ing for the crime of Louis Napoleon
who having hardly warmed his seat las
the President of the young French Re-
public, plotted against the overthrow
of the Government which he had just
solemnly sworn to defend with his
life and all the powers Of his mind
He in troduced corruption into every
department of the Government, ant
we have evidence of it in the recent
Dreyfus scandal.
/ am sorry for the French people
the masses of which are generous, fru
gal and hard-working; and who hard
ly over the Panama scandal, have thi
/ new blot on the National fame, ant
scarcely know whom to trust.
l hope to see justice meted out t.
the guilty wretches who have con
demned to living death an innocen
man. /. P.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-10
lyceum Course,

Mr. Editor:
l wish to announce through the
Leader new organization for town
improvement in Marietta. 1t will un-
dertake to furnish a course of enter
tainments during the winter which
will appeal to all Glasses. The enter
prize is undertaken by committee Of
which Prof Smith, of the High School,
| is chairman, and will be called the
Marietta High School Lyceum Course.
The following entertainments are
planned: g
First. The ladies Symphony Or
chestra, of Boston, composed of twen-
ty pieces. lii'
Second. TheaPasquadi Grand Oper-
attic Stars, comprising five famous art
lists. "h7+
Third. The Passion Play of Ober-
ammergau, as represented by DR..
Lewis, of Boston, and Mr. Frank Bean,
expert sterioptican operator.
Fourth. Will. Carlton, Poet.
Fifth. Dr.. Stafford, Catholic Di-
vine, and Shakespearian scholar.
Sixth. Prof. George Riddle, Reader
Whether such an undertaking can
be carried out will depend upon it's
patronage.
During the coming week a vigorous
canvass will be made and it is hoped
that all favoring such a worthy move
ment will pledge support.
Admission tickets for the course
will be sold for one dollar, reserved
seats for the course fifty cents extra
Yours, V. BOYER.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-10
Letters that May be Devoured.

Odd stationary is always attractive,
but the newest thing we have heard of
lately in the way of mote paper" is
hardtack. The soldiers, not all of
them, but some of them, in travelling
on the railroads, will indite an epistle
to an unknown fair one, written with
lead pencil upon a hardtack, and,
signing it, will throw the same from
the car window to 90 where it may.
These hardtack missiles are of course
nearly always picked up, and not a
few are answered. Many boy has
found new correspondent acQuaint-
ances by the use of hardtack station
cry.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-10
GREAT GRUMDLBRS.
Grumbling will cease If Marietta
people will follow this Citi-
zan's Advice.

zen's Advice.
When the kidneys are sick they
e tumble.
You hear them clear through the
back.
You feel them clear through the
body.
They grumble when over-taxed.
Know how the kidneys grumble?
Its simple thing, your back will
tell you. -.
Backyche is the first grumbling
warning.
The kidneys give it and if you heed
it not,
Look out for trouble it will surely
come.
Urinary trouble, kidney trouble,
and many miseries.
Doan's Kidney Pills are made for
kidneys only.
They cure every form of kidney i'll.
The experience of Marietta people
proves this.
Here's case in point;
Mr. F. M. Longley, of 2OG Putnam
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induced to try them and procured a
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can heartily recommend them to any
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-10

Judge Coultrap complime nted the
Jury, the attorneys and officers OF the
court for their faithfulness and earnest
work during the McSweeney trial.
We'd like TO ask what was the matter
of His Honor ? In the general spreud-
ing about of compliments, we should
say Judge Coultrap is entitled to many
In the three weeks occupied by the
trial he has shown the greatest care
and pains taking and has dealt fairly
and Justly with the matter in every re-
spect presented.