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The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
-pATRONIzE-
B|xBY & BUCK.
Petition for Partition.

To the Honorable Jutices of the Supreme
Judicial Court, next to be holden at Skowhe
gan, within and for the County OF Somerset
on the third Tuesday Of December A. d. 1897:
Respectfully represents, Milton G. Shaw OF
Bath in Sagadahoc County, that he is seized in
fee simple and as tenant in common OF and in
certain real estate in said Somerset County. at
the northerly end OF Moosehead Lake and
known as Great w, being the same conveyed
by the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts to
Daniel Hammond by deed dated Oct. 10, 1s47,
and recorded in Somerset Registry OF Deeds,
book Sc, page 49, excepting that i'll said Great
w there are three public lots located by
metes and bounds OF one hundred and sixty
acres each the title to which is in the State OF
Maine anu on which the right to cat timber
and grass alone is owned by your petitioner
and his cotenants; that in said Great w and in
toner is seized OF one quarter; that Elias
Miliken OF Augusta in keunebec County, and
Louise H. Coburn. Frances c. Pepper, Grace
Coburn Smith, Julia l.. Coburn, Ella H. Pooler,
Mary c. Weston, Charles A Marston all OF
said Skowhegan, Frank 1, Turner OF Los
Angeles, Erastus w. Marston of Oakland,
Abper p. Marston of san Jose all in the State
of California. and George ~ Page of said
Skowhegan Trustee of said Abner P. Marston,
william II. Long, Ralph ". Long and Nina
D. Long o. Ef Paso, Texas, and said Louise II.
Coburn, Frances G. Pepper and Grace Coburn
Smit as mortgages Of the Interest OF said
Ella NJ. Pooler, with other persons to your
petitioner unknown are seized of the remain
der; said Elias Miliken owning three eighths,
and said Louise Fl. Coburn ct ais owning
three eighths according to the information
and belief of your petitioner; that he cannot
possess, occupy and improve his said part to
any adva otage while IL lies in common and
profits thereof wherefore he prays that notice
may be issued in due form OF law and that his
said part may be set off and assigned to him in
severalty, and as in duty bound will ever
pray.
Dated at said Skowhegan, December 20, 1897
MILTON @. SHAW
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
The Forks.

Mr.. William Clark of Carratunk, was
in town, last week.
About twenty men came out from
George Smiths camp, last week.
Miss Minnie Searle went to Bingham,
Saturday, where she will spend the re-
mainder of the winter.
Miss Cinda Durgin returned home
from Sherbrook, last Wednesday, where
she has been attending the convent
school.
Mrs. Fred Temple of Bingham, was in
town, last week, the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Adams.
Mr.. William Moore, man of so years,
walked from Parlin Pond to Grace Pond
recently the distance of miles. The
roads being very bad, we think Uncle
william did remarkably well.
Mrs. George Junkins has been quite
poorly the past week.
Nj. l.. French, wife and little daughter
Ellen were at No. Arson, last week,
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. Will Forsythe was out of the
woods over Sunday, last week.
Mrs. Tilda Durgin is on the sick list.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27

From Macaulay very large assort-
ment of bests, biggests and greatests
might be culled; few will suffice
William Pitt was the greatest master
of the whole art Of parliamentary gov
eminent that has ever existed and the
most powerful subject III Europe be-
fore he was 20 q" "'Tle Task, incom
parably the best poem that any English
man then living had produced. = The
greatest work of Dryden was the last,
the ode on st. Cecilia s Day
In the second series of "Obiter Die
ta' we have two notable critical awards.
In the first Matthew Arnold is quoted,
saying that Emerson $ essays are the
most valuable prose contribution to Eng
lish literature of the century.
Yet we remember that Archbishop
Whately could not sufficiently ridicule
Emerson, and what the archbishop
Quoting from Bishop Copleston) called
1.-THE magic lanthorn school. "
The other example, from Mr.. Birrell,
touches Pope and Milton. ITO say that
the Rape of the Lock is the best mock
heroic poem Ill the language is to say
nothing; to say that it is the best III
the world is to say more than my read
ing warrants, but to say that it and
Paradise Regained' are the only two
faultless poems of any length i'll English
is to say enough"
Some readers will surely say more
than enough.
The mention of Pope recalls his ia
nous lines on Bacon in the Essay OIL
| Man"
| II parts allure thee, think how Bacon shin d,
| The wisest, brightest meanest of mankind.
Gentleman s Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
Carratunk.

A quiet home wedding occurred at the
residence of John w. Sterling's, Satur.
day evening when his oldest son, Ernest
A., was united Ia marriage to Miss AL.
berta Livingston, the ceremony was per
formed by j. G. Webster 10 the presence
of few friends. The young couple
have many warm friends who wish them
all manner of happiness.
People begin to think we are going to
have an old fashioned winter after all
Storms are frequent and heavy.
Albert Clarke went to Bingham, Satur.
day and returned Sunday.
No SHOWS so deep but what the
"boys" will come out of the woods every
Saturday night to see their "best girls"
We all admire pluck.
A gentleman of this town was sent tC
the store by his wife after pickeled tripe
when he got home he had Goldfish in his
pail. He says he Is inclined to be absent
minded sometimes.
Bub Bean is still confined to his bed.
Those who patronized dentist Sawyer
at Bingham from this place were Mr.
aud Mrs. Fred Clarke, Ed Baker, Mary
Sanborn, VIM. Adams and Mrs. G. c.
Stewart.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
Brighton.

Ed. Ware passed through town one
day last week on his way to his home in
Waterville.
G. S. Davis is hauling ice for f. j..
Russell.
Tommie Farrin has gone to st. Adams
to attend the high school.
Miss Gertie Hayden is visiting rela-
tives In Skowhegan and Cornville.
Mollie Farrin and her cousin, Miss
Bell johnson, who was visiting her from
Brunswick, entertained party of young
friends Saturday evening, a good time
was reported.
Mr.. Albert Decker, respected citizen,
is suffering with bad knee and his
daughter Cora has returned from Dexter
to help care for him.
E. j. Russell is quite sick at this writ
ing. he is attended by DR.. F. o. Turner
of Harmony.
Mrs. Warner. who is stopping with
her aunt, Mrs. D. II. Foss, has class of
music.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Emery of Palmyra,
were In town last week visiting relatives
and friends.
MIS- WIN has Uttu
stopping with Mrs. Elery Brasier, has
returned to her home in Palmyra.
Mrs. Nellie Potter, who has been stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. F. I. Farrin,
has returned to her home In Brunswick.
Miss Addie Crawford has gone to
Skowhegan to work in the shoe shop.
A number of the towns people attend
ed the play at Harmony, Thursday even
ing of last week, given by the st.
Adams young people.
Mr.. l.. d. Libby slipped on the ice and
hurt his SIDE quite badly, he was confin-
ed to the house for few days.
Bert Corson got hurt very badly by
being thrown from load of wood.
Miss Annie Cooley has returned home
from Bingham where she has been al
work for the past few weeks.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
DOG OPENED FATHERS EYES
Experience of a Man Who Had Several
Growing Girls.

Experience of a Man Who Had Several
Growing Girls.
at is quite Interesting to be the IA
ther of several growing girls" said one
of group of family men i'll the smoker
of a suburban car.
eyes, = answered another one, with a
shrug Of his shoulders especially when
they all want new gowns at the same
time -
81 wasn't thinking of that, " said the
first speaker, but of il way they have
of taking the wind out of your own
sails. 1t never occurred to me until the
other morning that it was not to see me
that young fellows kept dropping in to
play cards and make themselves agree
able. tumbled at last, but it was my
hunting dog Jack that opened my eyes. "
"Your hunting dog?' echoed the
crowd
Eyes. | had heard of nearly every
kind Of plan for the communication
of lovers except dog. In this case
Jack became Cupid's messenger. Those
boys borrowed the dog ostensibly to &c
hunting, but l have learned since that
they didn't know "a gun from IA hoe han
die. They tied Jack up overnight, and
as soon as he got out in the morning he
made bee line for home. If | hadn I
seen the corner of paper sticking from
under his collar | should never have
suspected the eagerness with which
these girls tried 20 head him off from
me. "
"He had a letter for them?'
"No, just note asking the privilege
of seeing dear Miss Kate or Miss Sue i'll
the park for walk and chat. Nice
idea, employing the dog of the family
in a clandestine correspondence l an.
swered that note myself, and the two
girls haven't spoken to me since. Jack
is tied up, and I'm Watching the cat
now, for | have no doubt they'll find a
way to circumvent me" - Chicago
Times Herald
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
East SkOwhegan.

The storm, Sunday, was almost a
western blizzard 10 this place, and the
roads had to be broken out TO make
them passable.
Virgil Holt has his wood up and all
sawed by hand, about fifteen cords.
Sidney Pooler had his sawed by the ma
chine, l5 cords, by Kelley and Wells
from the Ferry. K. B. Richardson had
% cords sawed by the same men and
they did a good job. They were good
workers and had good working team.
1t seems by the papers that Gov. Pow-
ers is frequently called upon to stop the
Illegal sale of spirituous liquor in this
State. No man can prevent the sale of
liquor unless he is supported by the
wealthy and influential citizens of the
State. When this takes place the sa-
looms and drinking places will cease sell
ling. And when the seller Is punished
the same as the drinker, then we will
find more sober men than now. Let the
law be put in force. A. X.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
CORRESPONDENCE
East COrnville.

Mrs. Clifford Deering and Miss Hattie
DeeriDg of Belfast, are visiting Mrs.
behring's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Sanford.
Miss Lila Robinson of Hallowel, visit
ed at Stilman Blaisdell's few days last
week.
The meetings held at the school house
by the Seventhday Adventists have been
very interesting and much interest
shown.
O. S. Longfellow of Taunton, Mass,
has been visiting friends in this vicinity
the past week. He returned home, Fri
day.
Quite a stir has been here of late
whereby four of our young ladies have
been put under bonds. Yes, sir, under
bonds of matrimony. First, only daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Robinson, she
goes to Skowhegan. Next, daughter OF
G. Il. Ridley, she goes to South Brain.
tree, Mass. Next, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Sanford, she goes &c
Belfast. Next, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stillman Blaisdell, she goes to Hal.
lowell. Something must be done boys?
Wake up and stop those fellows coming
here and carrying off our fine young
ladies. Wake up, wake up.
There was pleasant home wedding at
the residence of Stillman Blaisdell on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 10. The con-
tracing parties were, Mr.. Erwin Fl. Rob.
ipson and Miss Sadie E. Blaisdell. AT
o'clock, the bridal party entered the
parlor to the wedding march played by
Miss Maude French, cousin of the
bride. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Godfrey Gilbert. The bride wore
blue trimmed with white and carried
brides roses. The groom wore the con.
ventional black. After the ceremony an
excellent collation. was served. Only
the family and a few invited friends
were present. There were large num-
her Of beautiful and useful presents
The bride Is a native of this town, and is
highly respected by a large circle OF
friends. Mr.. Robinson Is we'll known
Young business man of Hallowell. The
happy couple went to their future homt
in Hallowell on Saturday, Jan. %
They have the best wishes of large
circle of friends.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
Athens.

For the first time this winter, nearly
every district in town is completely
blockaded with snow. Rev. Mr. Acte-
rian, former pastor, has been visiting
his many friends 10 town, after an alb
sence of several years.
Mr.. Jacob Foss died, last week, after
short illness from pneumonia. He
was one of our most esteemed citizens,
and his family have the sympathy of all
in their bereavement.
The remains of A. s. G. Hall, Esq, of
Madison, we're brought to Athens for
interment, last Thursday. Mr.. Hall was
former resident, and has many friends
in town, who extend sympathy to his
family.
Mrs. Rose Hayden is still in critical
condition. Her sister, Mrs. Nathaniel
Ames, of Madison, is nursing her.
Henry Hamilton OF Peaks Hill,
Athens, is suffering from two cancers,
which recently appeared on his face.
Bert Hight. our stage driver, has sold
the line to Edmund Gilman, who will
begin driving about Feb LIST.
John Poland and wife are visiting Mrs.
Polaud's parents 10 LeGrange.
Alanson Locke, aged 20 years, a we'll
known and respected farmer, died sud
denly of heart disease at his home, Mon.
day afternoon. Mr.. Locke was pror1i-
nent in town affairs and for many years
was the leading farmer of this section.
His wife, son and daughter survive.
The following officers of Athens
Grange were installed at our last regu
lar meeting by A. E. Bosworth of East
Madison Grange, assisted by sister Bos
worth and r.. H. Boothby of this Grange
Master, C. Ii. Jones; overseer, G. II
Allen; lecturer, j. F. Corson; steward
| J.. X. Curtis asst steward, N. S. Elliott
treasurer, B. l.. Flanders; secretary, G.
F. Dore; gate keeper, William Corson
Pomona, Dell M. Allen; Flora, A. r.
Corson; Ceres, Ellen Z. Jones; lady
asst steward, Florence Elliott. This
grange is progressing finely. We have
class of nine to be initiated at our mex
meeting.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will
hold their anniversary exercises and en-
tertainment, February All. The Solor
Coon Club will give a minstrel entertain
ment consisting of comic and sentimen
tai songs, dialogues, stump speeches
etc., and a farce entitled WANTED, 1
Valet" Supper and dance will follow
with music by Kendall's orchestra. Tit
entertainment will commence at 100 p
M, and grand time is anticipated.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
he LOVED ThE SEA.
fennyson Used TO Study II From TIE
Downs Of the Isle Of wight.

Downs Of the Isle Of wight.
Tennyson said, "Somehow water is
the element Lave best of all four, but
in the recent memoir he is also credited
with saying that he "never cared great
IL for the sea on the south coast. 1t is
not grand sea, only an angry, curt sea.
Probably that was view expressed
before he became familiar with the To-
calty for though the Atlantic does not
plunge against the isle of Wight as
against Cornwall and the west of Ire
land he himself has proved how much
power and enchantment the sea reveals
from the downs. Let the weather be
fair or foul nature is never dull from
the vantage ground of those convexltles
which seem like the rind of the earth
and give an illusion of yastness and
openness beyond their actual area. Men
striding on ridges and etched against
the sky indeed seem as trees walking. !"
The wind rustling i'll the ear, the sheep
bleating, the sea churning among the
powders, the occasional believing of a
steamer for pilot, the swallows crying
in their low flights and the gulls scream
ing give the only sounds. When the
mist closes over the scene, a strange
sense of being disembodied possesses us,
we are lost in the impenetrable vapor,
and the gulls pass over our heads, Wis
ible but for an instant as they float from
obscurity into obscurity. In times Of
storm one seems to be at the seat of the
elements and witness to all their
processes The clouds roll and break
against the cliffs like another sea. and
sunbursts flashing from them leave a
silver swath over the vexed and SOM
Der pillows On sultry days water
spout, whirling like deryish, is no un-
common sight, and be who makes the
downs his observatory becomes wise III
all the phenomena of sea and air. Climb
ing them at night gives one the feeling
of scaling the walls of heaven itself.
They slope like the sides of a pyramid,
and the apex of the pyramid impales
the stars. On sunny days the sea below
is purple, and every shade of blue and
green that can be thought of, even (to
use one of Tennyson S own descriptions
"like peacock S neck.
Rarely was there visitor at Earring
ford that he was not brought up to the
beacon and shown all these wonders and
beauties. Except in his closing years
the poet was found upon them in all
weathers and at all seasons, and from
them and the surrounding scenery he
drew many of the landscapes of his
poems North American Review.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
STATE OF MAINE

skhls
Somerset ss:-Supreme Judicial Court.
December Tern, 1897
And now in this term, IL is Ordered That
notice OF the pepden of The foregoing petit
ton be given to the said respondents known
and named therein, by serving each, his
attorney agent, with attested copy OF
the foregoing petition with this order there
on, at least fourteen days before the next term
of this Court, to be holden at Skowhegan,
within and for the County OF Somerset on the
third Tuesday OF March next, that the said
spondents may then and there appear and be
heard touching said action il they shall
fit.
And upon said foregoing petition, in this
term, il is further Ordered. that notice of the
tendency of said petition be given to the re-
spondents therein alleged to be unknown, by
publishing an attested copy of the said petit
ton with this order thereon, three weeks sue
cessively in the SOMERSET REPORTER, news
paper printed in SkowheRan in the County OF
Somerset, the last publication to be thirty
days at least before the next term Of said
Court to be holden at Skowhegan, within and
fer said COUNTY, on the third Tuesday of
March next, that they may then and there APP
pear In said Court and answer thereto. IL they
see fit.
Attest: N. W. AINERD, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of above named
petition filed in said Court December al, 1897
and OF the order OF Court thereon. 3w4
Attest N. w. BRAlNERD, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27

and att, ioutes which attract, please and
fascinatc 1t is within your power to do
so, for il is within every woman's power
to be ", II and strong, and hence look her
best. If she will use DR.. Greene's Nervura
to give her strong, vigorous nerves, pure,
rich blood, q AZ compile xion, and thus
restore he energies and Vitality of sound
and pnrieef health.
Read what DR.. Greene's Nervura does
for others. 1t will do the same for you.
Mrs. Mary Francis Lyle, of , Hunter
Alley, Rochester, n. Y, says:
81 was very pale and delicate-had no
color. took DIR. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy, and now am well
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
menced Monday. Mrs. w. l.. Walker is
the teacher. There are So scholars.
w est Athens.

Mr.. Jedediah Cleaves, who fell from a
load of hay one day last week, is now
improving.
Miss Edna Buchanan was the guest of
her friend, Miss Edith Devoll, Saturday.
C. B. Horn remains about the same AS
usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adds Walker visited in
Scion, Friday and Saturday.
The Misses Ethel and Nettie Wiley
were at home from Somerset Academy,
Monday. on account of the storm.
Mr.. Marcus Drury has returned from
the woods where he has been at work
for the past three months
Mrs. Kate Butter field, who has been It
work at Augusta, has returned home
There will be a meeting at the Union
church, Jan. 80, conducted by Rev.
James TAYLOR.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27
West Pittsfield.

The question for discussion at the
lyceum last week, "Resolved that iron
at the present time is more useful than
wood. The school teacher, Mr. Feiker,
was first on the affirmative and Mr..
Sceva Powers first on the negative.
There was quite lengthy and interest
ing discussion, a vote of the house de-
cided in the negative. Mr.. Powers came
out ahead which is a characteristic of the
family. During the discussion it was
plainly shown that the two products are
equally useful, wood cannot be worked
successfully without tools which are
made of steel which is refined iron.
Business was lively last week with
teams on the road.
Owing to the condition of the road
Monday after the snow storm and blow
out Sunday, the Canaan stage was un.
able to make but half of the trip.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27

this village. The lecture was instruc-
tive aud very much enjoyed by the club
and their guests. After the lecture a
delicious lunch was served and s,me
time devoted To sociab,lity.
The following Ia the list of officers In
stalled at TN. last regular meeting o1
Saloam lodge, F. Il A. M: w. NJ, q o.
q. 'eeks; =. W., w. +. Mutt; }. W.,
+. E. Wheeler; Sec, n. W. ,. i.ovejoy
Treas, +. +. Vlckery; ). D., Herbert
Brown; }. d., c. II. Grummetr ). r., 5.
I. Lawrv; j. -, J II. Parkin; Chaplain,
Simeon Merrill; Marshall, Horace Purin-
ton.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-27

An English physician relates an in
stance of lady who was stung by a
bee. At the first moment she seemed to
pay very little attention to it, but very
soon her face became flushed and spots
appeared all over her body. Suddenly
she developed most severe attack of
asthma, finding great difficulty in
breathing. Another instance is that of
young lady who was stung on the
bee. In less than five minutes her face
began to swell and very marked red
and white spots appeared all over the
surface of the body. The swelling ex-
tended over the entire person, accompa-
MED by severe pain, burning and giddi-
ness. The eyes were almost closed and
the countenance was SO distorted as to
be unacceptable. Very free bathing
in soda water, with a LIZZIE soda taken
internally, and hot Applications to the
| feet and thorough massage finally afford
ed relief, but ii was some hours before
the patient recovered from what was
truly an alarming condition. Violent
/ heeaNho VI nv NpAHhNHo hOSpIh pHhiob viz
trouble, and the sense of sutfocation
was almost intolerable. The young wo-
man had been stung il number of times
before without any apparent unpleasant
result. The physicians were Of the opfn-
ion that the bee had been feeding upon
some extremely poisonous plant, which
became concentrated in the venom of
the sting Re that as 1t may, the condi-
ton was such as to excite grave appre-
pension, thu more 30 as it was several
days before recovery was complete. -
New York Ledger.