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The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
CORRESPONDENCE
North Arson.

T. M. Spear of Madison, was in town
Saturday.
Charles Magoon of Scion, was in town
last week.
Mrs w. S. Jones visited in Skowhe-
gan this week
EFF. Collins made business trip to
Boston last week
Charles Littletield, who mas been stop
ping at Madison through the winter, has
returned home.
Rev. J. e. CLANCY and wife of Halo
well, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fairbrother this week.
Our horsemen have been improving
the excellent condition of the ice on the
river above the dam the last few days.
A. T. Avery, employed for some years
past as foreman on the section of the
Somerset railway north of this village,
has finished his work there and Elander
Cole of Norridgewock, has been put in
charge of this section.
George w. Bishop of New York, and
Isaiah Pompilly of Auburn, came to
town by way of team from Madison,
Saturday looking for horses. A number
of our local horsemen were out with
good horses for sale and several from
other towns, but no offers were made
by Mr.. Bishop.
Landlord Clark was in Augusta, on a
business trip, Monday.
DR.. Tarbell is moving to this village
from Athens, this week.
Arson Grange and invited friends had
a sociable in their hall Friday evening.
Joseph Atkinson, Jr., and wife of
Wiscassett, passed Sunday with his
father.
Alonzo Davis of South Norridgewock,
one of the county deputies of the P. of
H. was in town, Monday.
Mrs. G.. S. Benson of Skowhegan, was
visiting her mother, Mrs. David Norton,
and other relatives last week.
Miss Nellie Parlin and her mother of
Norridgewock, have been visiting her
sister, Mrs. B. S. Collins the past week.
Mrs. S. A. Beal and her sister, Miss
Gertrude Smith, went to Skowhegan
Sunday to attend the funeral of their
aunt, Mrs. Dacatur Kidder.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

Mr.. w. s. Turner, superintendent OF
the pulp mill when 1t closed down shout
one year ago, came here TO start the MILL
but for some reason will not do It.
Mr.. Henry Maynard and d. G. Mills
we're In Skowhegan Tuesday Oh business.
The opening up of the New Carrstunk
gives our village quite city appearance
especially at night when lighted up. Mr..
Gray will keep his table up to its stand
ard, which WAS one of the best on the
river. The New Carratunk Is new with
all modern improvements, where the
weary traveller can find, not only re-
freshments, but good place to lay his
head. May they continue to arrive.
Lawyer T. j. Young and Deputy
Sheriff c. A. Merrill are attending court
at Skowhegan this week.
Our roads are in terrible condition on
account of the vast quantities of snow.
Ii our new road commissioners is anxious
for fame he surely has good chance to
try his hand.
The Ladies' Aid gave Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Clarke quite sepd off last Thursday
night. Their house was packed to the
uJtermost and every one enjoyed the
exercises Of the evening, which consisted
of reading, singing, games, etc, but no
one entertained the gathering more than
Mr.. j. n. Lander when he gave an imi-
tation Of "A moss back at town meeting
making speech agin schools, school
houses and the lookup.
Our public high school was opened
Monday morning with 80 scholars.
Mrs. Pollard entertained the Ladies'
Home Circle last Friday night, about
forty being present, who with one voice
exclaimed it was good to be there.
1t was expected that the Pulp Co
would add quite large force TO their re-
pair crew Monday morning, but only
three men were added. This looks as
though the mill would not start next
week. 1t is said that letter was re-
ceived from MIR White telling them to go
slow for he expected to sell the mill TO
party that would erect paper mill at
once. Our ciriZ would hail this with
much joy-Will we get the paper mill?
Miss Alice Murtha of Bingham, visited
friends in town last week.
The New Carratunk was reopened
Monday morning.
G. l.. Clark left town Saturday morn.
ing for Rochester, N H., where he has
a position in creamery. The Scion
creamery is under the management of
Perley Rowell.
Mrs. Mae Long of Madison, was in
town over Sunday.
The members of Northern Light Re-
bekah lodge and their families will give
a supper next Saturday night
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

Clara Barton, President of the Red
Cross Society, indorses DIR. Greene's
Nervura.
What higher commendati m can medl-
cine have, what more convincing proof,
what more positive assurance thar Dr..
Greene's Neryura blood and nerve remedy
will surely cure, than the recommends
ton and Endorsement of the world wide
known and universally loved and honor
ed Clara Barton. Pre- sident of the Red
Cross Society!
Such is the world famous Clara Barton,
President OF the K I'D Cross >"clely, ana
her words 10 praise and recommendation
of the wonderful curer OF disease, DR..
Greene Nr,vurs blood and nerve RENE
dy, will he a new hope to thousands up
pom thousands of those who are sick, out
of health. weak. nervous, or who suffer
from hna,iach s. rheumatism. neuralgia,
or other painful ID distressing disease,
nervous al Elections or poor and devital'zed
bio "a.
lars Barton says:
I'VE have tried DR.. Green's Nervura
blood aud nerve remedy and although the
remedy has been in our hands tut short
time, we Judge that the remedy has all
the merits which are claimed for 1t. We
shall still continue its use, with the ex-
pectation that We shall be able to endorse
it still more highly.
CLARA BARTON.
President of the American National
Red Cross, Washington, ID. C."
Belva A. Lockwood. foremost woman
of her time, cured by Dr. Greene's
Nervura.
There is no word so powerful among
women, no influence so great. and no
authority 81 high as the utterances OF
recognized le lder when speaking 10 her
sister women for the good of woman
kind.
When. therefore, the voice of Belva A.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
Brighton.

Both old and young enjoyed the crust
sliding last week.
John Foss, who has been at home for
the past two weeks, is now visiting his
sister in Abbott.
Misses Evelyn and Myra Jones, who
have been attending school in Pittsfield,
have returned home.
We understand that Mrs. Grace Nc
Clintick, formerly of Brighton, has an
eleven pound boy.
Albert Decker remains about the same.
Miss Gertrude Hayden and little
nephew, Freddie Weeks, are visiting
relatives in Cornville.
Last week was very good sap weather.
Miss Alice Sunbury has returned to
her work at L. D. Matthews after a
short vacation.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

| Lockwood, OF Washington, d. G., who
is recognized among women rs their
mightiest leader and champion in all
womau's movements which mark this
generation, is raised in the interests OF
women; when this representative of her
sex IN such an extent that she has been
twice iomnated for President of the
Uni ell state, by III. Equal Rights Party,
publishes the tacl to Ia world that she
owes her present gond health and
strength to the use of DIR. Green's N"t-
vura blood and nerve remedy, IL come =,
rs positive proof, II revelation of the
way TO health IL the thousands upon
thousands of people who droop and
languish under the burden of ill-health,
over-taxed strength, nervous disorders
and the weakness, pains and aches OF
female complaints.
Mrs. Lockwood saws:
81 have used Dr.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy, and am pleased
to say that it has improved my digestion,
relieved the sleeplessness under great
nervous strain. during which | believe
that sleep would otherwise have been i'm
possible. and seems in every way TO have
built up my general health. The attacks
of faintness to which | had previously
been subj ct have entirely disappeared.
II Increases the appetite, tends 10 cheer.
fulness and general good feeling and
leaves no i'll effect.
Il can freely recommend it to all per-
sons aillcted with nervous disorders, or
that tired feeling which is 50 commoL.
recommend ii also 10 nervous people,
aged people and to all persons in delicate
he 9TH.
BELvA A. LOCKWOOD, A. NJ. d b. L.,
Secretary American Peace Bureau"
Vice President of the Massachusetts
Total Abstinence Society Cured by DR..
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
w. Pittsfield.

There is but very little travel now.
Roads are in bad condition for teams
of all kinds.
The heavy snow drifted around young
fruit trees has broken the limbs and in
jured them very much.
George Frost and family have moved
to the village. 1t is said Mr.. Frost has
let his farm for two years to Freeman
White and has hired out with Henry
Merrill to work on farm near Portland.
Many are suffering from colds and
| fluenzs.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
Madison Center.

The Somerset Traction Co. are cut
ting their ice.
The saw mill is again at standstill.
Miss Ada Bell of Skowhegan, spent
Sunday with her friend, Miss George
Hayden.
Ephraim Lawrence has bought the
small place at the corner now occupied
by Horace Spear.
Mrs. Dora Sanborn of Skowhegan,
was visiting at W. ID. Hayden's last
Monday.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
Starks.

The roads are almost impossible.
Charles Fletcher of Augusta passed a
few days in town last week.
David Taylor and Robert Nichols are
moving from the old farm into the Saw
telle house near the village.
George Duley of Providence, r. L., is
in town this week settling up the estate
of his father, the late l.. Fl. Duley.
Graunder g. Tuler of Pennington, are
in town this week, pressing hay in the
William b. Fletcher barn.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

A. W. McGregor, E. W. Sherburn, j.
T. Jack, Fred L. Webb and J. E. Voter
were registered at the Wesserrunsett
House last week.
Mrs. Ella Kincaid of Lawrence, was
called here last week by the illness uf
her brother, A. r. Decker.
O. L. Bush of Athens, was In town
last week. A. IA.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
Madison.

Hon. f. w. Patterson of Industry,
was in town one day last week.
Willis Emery was in town, Thursday.
Elmer Towne OF Boston, was in town,
Monday, calling on friends.
John Duprey and wife of Portland,
were in town, Saturday, calling on
friends.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
Canaan.

The Canaan Grange dramatic club
played "The Deacon in Hartland, Tues
day evening Of last week, to large and
very appreciative audience. 1t was the
first play In the new opera house at that
place, and too much cannot be said IN
praise of the beautiful new building and
the kindly manner 10 which the Hartland
people received them. The Canaan peo-
pie appreciated this and wish they might
sometime return the compliment.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
MOST FAMOUS WOMEN IN THE WORLD
Recommend DR.. Greene's Nervura Blood and
Nerve Remedy as the Greatest of all Cures.

Like Barton and BeWa A. LOCKWOOD Who
Leaders Women You to Use Dr. Greenes Nerva
if Surely Spring You Need the
Wonderful Strengthening, Purifying lvgoratng Effects OF
Greene's Nervua Take it Now For it the Best of All
Spring
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

George Duley will ship a fine pair of
horses to Providence, r. l.. this week.
Bertha Quimby and Rosa Duley went
to Providence, r. l., Tuesday.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

Send for the "curebook." 100 pages free
]. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
THE sun
LEWISTON. NE.
A Newspaper Of the Best THING

THE SUN has a live staff of editors
contributors and correspondents from y
over the State, and aims to give ALI
THE NEWS and to accompany the new
with sound editorial comment. 2"l2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. E. c. Collins of Reidsville is at the
Planters Hotel.
Mr.. Thomas B. Fielder, Jr.. Of Atlanta
Is at the De Soto.
Mr.. Edwin P. Frost of Charleston IS
stopping at the De Soto,
Mr.. G. A. Gordon, Jr, has returned
from visit to Gainesville.
Mr.. c. G. Thomas, a prominent lawyer
of Waycross, is at the Pulaski.
DR.. ]. A. Nydegger, who is stationed at
Sapelo, was in the city yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. J. A. McDougald of States
boro spent yesterday at Tybee Island.
Mr.. Homer Reed of the Atlanta Jour-
nal, is registered at the Screven House.
Mr.. M T. woodward, who has been in
Savannah several days, left for Baltimore
yesterday.
Mr.. B. B. Wigs of Vldalla was among
the prominent arrivals at the Planters
Hotel yesterday.
Among the arrivals at the Screven House
yesterday was Mr. Henry d. Jones, who
came down from Garnett, s. c.
Mr. Joseph A. Gallna has returned from
Tampa, where he visited the Guards in
camp. He also visited Lee camp at Jack
sonville.
Messrs. A. N. Manucy, Edward Manucy
James Van BerSchot and w. II. Saul left
yesterday afternoon for Tybee on fish
ing trip.
Mr.. Frank bearing left last night for
a visit to his old home, Athens. where he
will enjoy the gaieties of the commence
ment season.
Mr. L. T. Hubbell and Mrs. Lester Hub
bell left for the North yesterday on the
Nacoochee They will spend the summer
in Cnadella, N. Y.
Rev c. H. Strong and family will be abb
sent from the city during July and August.
During their vacation trip they will visit
the Thousand Islands.
Mrs. James Lester Sexton, who has been
visiting her father Capt II. NJ. Branch,
for the past week, Will leave In a few
days for her home In Charlotte, N. c.
DR.. ]. F. Cronin returned yesterday from
New York, where he has been several
weeks attending a patient Before depart
ing he left his charge convalescing, with
fair hopes of recovery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
TONE OF MARKETS CONFIDENT.
PROBABLE SPEEDY ENDING OF
WAR LOWERS MONEY RATES.

All Industries Feel the Uplifting In
MISUNDERSTANDING Credit in Favor
of the United States Accommodating
AbrOad-An Enormous Balance
Yet to De Paid This Country on
Merchandise transactions The
Furry in Wheat Not Alarming.
New York, June 10.-R G. Dun & Co. 5
weekly review of trade viii say to-mor-
row: The certainty that the Spanish At
lantic fleet is imprisoned and powerless
to do harm has helped to make the tone
Of the markets more confident. Every step
OF progress during the week which has
looked toward an early termination OF the
struggle has been reflected in tho mar
kets and lower rates for money.
'An industries have felt the uplifting
influence.
I'm finances the growing anxiety to
lend, even on a long exchange at low
rates in place of shipments of gold to this
country, begins to accumulate a standing
credit In favor OF the United States. A
stronger situation it would Ae difficult to
describe.
Men have been buying and selling stocks
with some blindness. though tho course
of events has all the time warranted
higher market. Other countries have yet
to pay in some way an enormous balance
to the United States on merchandise trans
actions and 1t will save Spectators much
trouble and loss to keep the fact in mind.
Men talk as if wheat had gone down
out of sight, but the collapse of May
speculation has only made it more evident
that the outside world requires nearly, IL
not quite all, the wheat this country can
spare. Last week Atlantic exports, -four
Included, were 4,206, 293 bushels against l.
694,602 last year, and Pacific exports were
2532l3, against 125, 213 last year, and it is
close to the end of the season. Over 210,-
100000 bushels of wheat have already been
exported and almost 100000, 600 bushels of
corn; 4,134,S0O bushels during the past
week, against 1,7S7, 035 last year. and the
market is justified in feeling that those
who have gone so far beyond all preced-
ent In defylng current reports are entitled
to pay for It,
Iron and steel production has declined
because several Establishments have stop
ped for repairs.
THE wooden manufacturers are buying
no wool and he sales at the three chief
markets during the past week were only
2549,SOO pounds, against ASSISTED in 1892.
But the demand for goods proves some
what better in many directions than was
expected, and the government require
ments have compelled some manufacturers
TO buy somewhat largely grades of wool
which they have not expected to require
In cotton goods there Is a stronger tone
throughout, with print cloths sustained at
the recent advance, but the coming crop is
watched with anxiety
1T is still somewhat doubtful whether
the demand for goods during the past two
months has been materially checked by
the expectation that the price of cotton
and consequently the price of goods would
decline, and il so a marked advance in
prices and increase In demand may be ex-
pected
Failures for the week have been 203 in
the United States against 262 last year, and
II In Canada against 80 last year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
CARELESS PACKING OF RosIy.
Complaints Are Numerous AmonE the
Factors.

Factors.
Complaints about false or carelesslv
packed resins are said to be more numer-
Gus this year, than for several seasons.
AS a general rule the trouble is due to
carelessness, growing out of the low prices
being paid for resins and the small differ
enees in the prices of the various grades
In one or two instances, though, the com
plants We're evidently the result of inten-
ton on the part of some operator to de-
fraud. Samples received in Savannah from
three barrels of rosin graded and sold as
water white showed that just enough of
that grade Of rosln had been used to have
the barrel pass inspection, the greater part
OF the contents being dross or a low grade
OF rosin. The law of Georgia makes It a
criminal offense to false pack rosln, but 1t
Is dlf1cuit, as rule, to trace the offense
directly to the perpetrator.
instances of this character are not fire.
quent, but the complaints about careless
packing are said TO be more numerous than
heretofore. I'VE have cautioned our Gus
toners, said one large factor yesterday
10 exercise more care in this matter. With
the prices of the several grades so close to-
gether there is not the same financial in
ducement to lead them to watch the work
and see that 1t is properly done, and grades
get mixed in way that tends to create
dissatisfaction.
There is nothing deliberately wrong in
this; 1t Is merely a result of lack of care
IN which some operators make a mistake
Our inspection rules are such that really
criminal false packing has been reduced to
a minimum and occasions in which there
Is good ground for complaint grow less fire.
quent yearly"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
CEREAL CROPS.
An Increase of 100000 Acres in the
Wheat Aren.

Washington, June 10.-Prelminary re-
turns of the spring wheat acreage, with
the two Dakotas in particular, subject TO
revision, indicate a total area seeded of
16,SOO,O0O acres, which added n the area
in winter wheat, 26.2oO,0OO acres, MAKES a
total wheat acreage of 100000, or rather
over S,5O0,O00 acres greater than last year.
The average condition of winter wheat
is 9OS, as compared with 7S.5 at the cor
responding date last year, and SIG the cor
responding average for the last ten years.
The average condition of spring wheat
is the almost, If not entirely, unprecedent-
ed one of 1908, as compared with 500 on
June /. 1897. and 92.5, the average for the
past ten years
Nearly all the states of principal produc-
ton report a condition exceeding that in
dicatlve of a full normal. crop North Da-
kota reporting 1O4; South Dakota, 1OS; Ne
braska, 1O6; Iowa, 1O2; Minnesota, 100; Ore
gon, 101 and Washington, 81.
The total reported acreage in oats Is 16
per cent. less than last year. There Is a
decrease OF per cent. In New York, IN
Indiana, in Illinois, in Wisconsin, in
Minnesota 4 in Iowa, and 7 in Missouri.
On the other hand there is an increase OF
3 per cent in Pennsylvania, l In Kansas,
and in Nebraska
The condition of oats is SO compared with
1873 on June 1887, and 1875, the average for
the corresponding date for tho past ten
years.
The principal state averages are as fol-
lows: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Illinois, Sc; Michigan, 95; Indiana 9S; Wis
consin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, 100;
Iowa and South Dakota, 1903; Nebraska.
10i; Missouri, SO, and Kansas, 81
The acreage reported as under barley Is
5.3 per cent less than last year, the re-
ductLons in the principal states being as
follows: New York, 10 per cent; Wiscon-
sin, s; Minnesota, II; Iowa, s; North Da-
kota, 9; South Dakota and California each
/. The condition of barley is 7S.S, as com
pared with S7.4 on June 1, 1897, and 500.
the average at the corresponding date for
the last ten years.
The condition by states Is as follows:
New York, IS; Michigan, "a; Wisconsin.
100; Minnesota, 49, Iowa. 102: Nebraska
104 South Dakota, 103; North Dakota, 100;
Washington, 81; California, 80.
The acreage under rye shows a decrease
of 35, as compared with last year the de-
crease in New York being per cent
Pennsylvania, 2: Michigan, Z; Wisconsin,
l. Kansas /.
The condition of rye Is 81. as compared
with 1913 on June l. 1897, and 800 the aver
age reported for the past ten years
The averages for the principal states are
as follows: New York, Michigan, Indiana
and Iowa, each, IS; New Jersey and Penn
sylvania, %; Illinois, 81; Wisconsin 100;
Kansas, 103; Nebraska, 105.
The condition Of spring pastures is phe-
nomenally high, there being but few states
in the North or West where It does not
approach or exceed 100.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
THEIR GIFT 10 cart. SMITH
TowbOat Captains Testimonial to
Their Former superintendent.

TOwbOat Captains Testimonial to
Their Former superintendent.
Capt H. NJ. C. Smith, who resigned the
position of manager Of the Propeller Tow
boat Company recently, has been the re-
cipient of a handsome silk watch fob. to
which is attached gold ST. Andrew s
cross, representing the house flag of the
company, which he successfully managed
for over twenty-five years. The cross is
richly enameled, with the wings in yellow
and red square center set with a costly
diamond.
A letter from the donors accompanied the
testimonial, and was as follows:
Capt. H. M c. Smith: Dear Sir-WiU
you please accept from the captains OF
the Propeller Towboat Company feet this
little trinket as a token Of esteem. We
hope that our "old commander" will eniov
a well-earned rest, and that you will be
spared many years to your family and
friends and this little cross will be the
heaviest you will have to bear. Respect
fully,
r"Charles N. Harris, tug Cynthia,
ivan B. Avery, tug Cambria,
WIN. Fl. Rogerson, tug Jacob Paulsen.
Edward Payne, tug Regis"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
s-%sr--o------
UNCLE SANS HALF RATES,
Saving on Freight Through Land
Grants "a Considerable Item.

SA - A+
Grants "a Considerable Item.
The United States government is, in
part, being reimbursed for the generous
donations Of lands to railroads. Under the
terms of its grants to these corporations
it is now having It's military supplies, etc,
transported, it is said, at one-half the
agreed, or tariff, rate.
In Georgia, there are no land grant rail-
roads, but in Florida and in Alabama
there are long lines over which the gov
eminent has a special contract by virtue
of its liberal gifts from the public do
mains. The result OF this is naturally to
force other lines competing for the bust
ness down 10 the same rates as the gov
eminent Is guaranteed from the land grant
roads. The long haul from Jacksonville
to Tampa Is on what may be termed a
land grant basis.
The saving to the government is prob
ably enormous as, even with two or more
lines competing for the business, the rates
would hardly be cut in half.
A couple of railroad men, in discussing
the matter yesterday showed telegram
from a road, asking whether a certain
road in Florida was a land grant road.
The information was evidently desired
with reference to rates on some govern
ment supplies from the West.