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The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
Canaan.

Mrs. Lovna Stevens and Mrs. Cordelia
Corson are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Holt at Clinton.
Miss Belle Tuttle, who has been at
Fort Fairfield since October, has return
ed home.
The schools throughout the town,
with the excspsssh of the high school,
have closed. We understand that the
pupils of our high school are to give an
entertainment at the town hall on FRI
day evening, Feb. II, followed by a
social dance.
Mrs. Geo. Washburn of Skowhegan,
was in town calling on friends last Mon
day.
Miss Mertie Jewell has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Cecil Chase in Skowhe
gan, the past week.
Miss Gertrude Moody visited friends
at Good Will Farm last Tuesday.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
Bingham.

Gustave Witham OF Caratunk, was in
town last Friday.
Edith Huff from Pennington and Carrie
Huff from Waterville, came on last
Thursday evenings train to attend the
funeral services of their sister, Mrs.
George Flanders in Mayfeld.
News was received last week of the
death of Thomas Smith at the home of
his daughter in the west. Mr.. Smith was
about eighty-six years OF age and was
for many years native of this village.
Mrs. Austin Dinsmore is one of his
daughters.
VIM. Clark of Scion, was in the place
Tuesday of this week
Mrs. F. G.. Williams is very sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. w. r. Jordan Is slowly recover
ing from her recent severe illness.
Mrs. George Eames went to Oakland
last week to see Mrs. John Aver, who is
sick.
There is a dearth of money in town
with which to cash the checks. The help
for hauling pulp, ETC., are all paid in
checks, and there being no bank much in
convenience is occasioned to the business
men when checks from ten TO fifty dollars
are presented in payment for some small
article. There is need of a bank in Bing-
ham.
Alice Baker. who has been stopping at
Arthur Dinsmore's and attending school is
now at home sick with the grip.
1t is hoped that the district school at
.Blueberry Corner" can go on without
further hindrance as the pupils have re.
covered from the grip.
Mark Savage and wife and J. J. Lander
and wife returned Saturday night from
their Cuban trip. The return was made
by way of Florida, with a short stop at
Washington.
A mounted moose head which had
been taken on an execution, was sold at
public auction at the hotel one day last
week.
AS Skilliugs. the engine wiper, was at
work one night recently, his clothes
caught fire and being SO greasy burned
quite hercely BY great efforts he ex-
tinguished the flames but was quite
severely burned on one side Ed. Miller
is now taking his place.
The funeral services of Mrs. Desire
Goodrich were held last Sunday afternoon
at the home of her son Granville Good
rich There was a very large gathering
of friends to show their respect for the
woman who will be greatly missed. Her
age was seventy-one and her death was
caused by pneumonia following an attack
OF the grip.
The selectmen will be in session to
settle town accounts from Feb. I4th to
Feb. 18th. Every one who has a bill
against the town Of Bingham is requested
to present it during those days as no
orders will be given after Feb. rSth.i
Will Reynolds is very sick with
pneumonia.
A party of eighteen visited Donigan
and Hunerwell's camp in Mayheld las.
Thursday. The thermometer registered
way below zero but soapstones and furs
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
PisllOn'S Ferry.

Mr. Henry Manson returned home last
week, from Bingham. where he has been
engaged in some numbering operations.
Mrs. w. V. Totman visited her son in
Augusta, also friends in Sidney and Fair
field, recently.
The winter term of school in this place,
taught by Linwood Eastman of Clinton,
closes Friday of this week.
Mrs. Fisher, an aged lady of this place,
widow of Robert Fisher, is critically i'll OF
pneumonia at this writing.
Mrs. Blackstone, who has been very i'll,
is reported as some better.
Mr.. Geo. Kicker has purchased the
lumber on the Bicknel lot in Skowhegan,
He has sold the hemlock to Mr. Will
Richardson, who is preparing to build a
barn the coming season.
r. B. Wells, John Joy and Isaac
Keene, were chosen by the F. b church,
as delegates to the Watervile Quarterly
meeting to be held at Clinton, Feb.
IS and 10.
Mrs. Anne Gil6llin of Skowhegan, ac-
companied by lady friend, passed a day
here, last week, with her sister, Mrs.
Rose Strickland.
Mr.. Hubert Jackson, the blacksmith,
is closing up his business affairs here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson will soon return to
Aroostook, where they will again make
their home.
Mrs. Fluellen and daughters, returned,
Friday, from visit of several weeks in
Waterville.
Mrs. Addie Allen Kicker and baby
daughter are passing the winter at Moses
Gains.
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lIarOne.

Mr.. l.. G. Stevens and Miss A. NJ. Gull
lIfer attended the Quarterly meeting Of
Friends held in Winthrop last Saturday
and Sunday.
II. d. Caswell has so far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able to
assume his duties as mail carrier.
Ermond L. McKechne is recovering
from his injury of last week received
from fall on the sidewalk in Waterville.
Mrs. G. NJ. Buzzell was in No. Fair
field, recently, for few days with her
sister, Mrs. A. G. Bowman, who Is i'll.
Uncle Henry whiting, whose death
WAS noticed in the REPORTER of last
week, was well known in Larone where
ne formerly lived, and was universally
liked and respected.
c, w. Green has a contract for white
birch logs for the shank factory at No,
Arson.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
south Smithfield.

We are having fine weather.
The snow fall of Saturday night was
Just what was needed to cover the icy
places and make nice sleighing.
Quite a number are sick with the pre-
vailing disease.
A. p. Holmes has not been able to
work for the past ten days, but is some
better at present.
Mrs. Howard Perkins is gradually
failing.
Mr.. Fred Varney and wife were in
town Tuesday.
About eighteen candidates are expected
to take the first and second degrees in
Fairview Grange Wednesday evening
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

Mrs. John Pierce is very sick.

Mrs. John Pierce is very sick.
Lucien Phinney of Woodfords was in
town last week, in interest of the Nc
Cormick mowers and rakes.
Greenlief Decker is very low. His
death is expected at any time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cole were at
Skowhegan one day last week.
Mrs. Carrie Charles of Mechanic Falls
is home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Thompson.
Beryl, little daughter of Mr. aud Mrs.
F. A. Fuller, has been quite sick. DR..
Edwards attended.
Farmers have been hauling their po-
tatoes to Norridgewock for 80 cts. a
bushel. Frederic is filling car.
Mrs. A. B. Cole and Mrs. Susie Witham
spent one day in Sidney, last week, as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Perkins.
The Fairview Grange, Smithfeld, have
formed corporation and are to build
them hall. Will begin work very
soon. The spot where they have chosen
to build is a beautiful place with fine
view of the pond.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

his record In the United states Senate
from the beginning of hostilities with
spain to the ratification of the peace
treaty yesterday afternoon.
Representative Merrill of Skowhegan,
occupied the speakers chair during a
part of the session Wednesday.
The committee report favorably on
the bill To repeal the bounty on bears.
The committee on elections voted
ought to pass on resolve of $4,000 for
summer schools for teachers.
Mr. Rowell of Scion, presented petit
ton of the seectmen of Athens and "a
others for the passage of a law that
paupers in plantations shall be cared for
by the county commissions.
The bill an act authorizing the Skow-
hogan Electric Light 'ompany to issue
bonds has passed to be enacted.
The Senate and House invite Senator
FRYE to visit the ~tate capitol during
the session of the legislature as guest of
the state Senator Merrill of Somerset,
presented the order and it passed with
en- thusiasm,
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
Browns Corner.

Several good hearted neighbors of Mr.
Ripley Chase, who believe in doing kind
acts, recently cut and hauled to his door
about ten cords of wood. MIR. Chase
greatly appreciated the deed as he is well
along in years and an accident, recently.
has untitled him for heavy work.
Mrs. Lizzie Allen has been in Water
,ile. recently. caring for her daughter,
Mrs. S. c. Burrill, who was sick.
Mrs Eta Kicker, who has been very
sick the past week, is some better at this
writing. Her daughter from Auburn has
been caring for her.
H. S. Mitchell of Washington, has
spent several days in town, this week.
Mrs. Ida Brown closed her school in
Hartland on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Geo. Chase of Hartland, with her
children, visited a, |. Crowell's on Tues
day.
Mrs. Chas. p Nye, Mrs. Geo. Hub
bard and Mrs. Will T'ilton have all been
quite sick.
Business is lively at Crowell's camp
this week. ten men are employed and
several more could be used to advantage.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
East. Fairfield.

Mr.. Arthur Wardwell has leased the
farm of Mr.. Scott Holt for one year.
Mr.. Sherman Pishon, Walter Hall and
Isaac Kimball are on the sick list at
present writing.
Mr.. Nell Palmer visited in Cornvllle,
Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest joys folks have sent the
girl they had from the Hallowell Indus
trial school back to. the home again.
Miss Ida Walker Is expected home
from Massachusetts, this week.
Mr. George Nelson of Winslow, visit
ed in this place, last week.
Mr.. Percy Kicker sold his Van Hell
mont colt to Mr.. c. II. Nelson Of Water
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Maine. IN BASKRuPTCH.
In the matter OF John p. Parker, bankrupt,
in Bankruptcy,
To the creditors of John p. Parker. of st. Al
bans in tbs County OF Somerset and District
aforesaid. a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day OF
February, A. d. 1899, tne said John P. Parker
was adjudicated bankrupt; and that the first
meeting OF his creditors will be held at the
Office OF J. W. Manson in Pitts6eld on the 25th
day Of February A d 1880, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon at which lime the said creditors
may attend. prove their claims. appoint r
trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact
sucn other business AS may properly come be
fore said meeting. lwo
JOHN W. MANSON,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Feb sth 1898
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
w est Pittsfield.

The sick are all improving.
Mr.. Conant is moving from the village
to his farm here at w. p.
Miss Ina Lancaster closed her school
at Winslow last week. There being so
much sickness among the scholars the
term has shortened a week or two.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Smart OF Her.
mon made trip recently with their
team to New Sharon visiting relatives,
stopping at w. P. on the route, as the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
THOUGHT SHE MUST DIE.
Complete Nervous Prostitution
and Unable to Work.
SleeplesS, and Mornings was More
Tired than When She Retired.
Dr. Greenes Nervura Has Made Her
Healthy, Cheerful and Able To Work.

B. !. Stockwell. Waitsiield Vt, says 3:
NY wife was down for two wears. being
for the most time confined To her bed.
She had complete nervous prostration.
She was unable to do any work during all
this time about the house. There we're
times when for n week n line she did
not sleep hardly any. When she got up
she would say that she was NOR exhausted
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
Insure With Dinsmors & BlckfOrd, Agents

Phoenix Assurance Co. of London England.
Incorporated January 1852 Commenced
business in q. s.. Oct. 1879. A. ID. Irving Man
ager. Asst. Manager, X. h. Clark. End Asst.
Manager l.. P. Bsysrd. A. d. Irving, Jr. Sec
rotary,
ASSETS. DEC. 81, 1893
stocks aud bonds market value, = i57 50
Cash il office and in bank LAO 81
Interest due aud accrued. 4,hln o.
Premiums in due course of collection, POP, l9l OIL
All other aas Is, bills receivable, 6,805 ~
@~-za@-
Aggregate assets at actual value. S3,l64,6t4 10
LIABILITIES, DEC. 81, 1898.
Net amount of unpaid losses aud claims. 1894 90
Amount req uired 0 safely re-iusure al
outstanding risks, 1,J86,4i9 40
All other demands commissions, etc gl,2e4 90
Total amount of liabilities, except capital
stock and net surplus ,8O5, s4i 40
Surplus .l59,oa7 IS
Aggregate amount Of liabilities, Including
net surplus, 1,lb4,b04 10
3Nh
DINSMORE x BICkFORD, Agents,
SkowheRAn Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

State Deputy Ansel Holway of Snow
hogan, recognized Granite Grange, No.
IA. in the town of Pownal, Cumberland
county, Jan. 20, with "a charter MEM
bers.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

MIR. Howe of Athens, was in town
recently selling spectacles.
harles and Willie Littlefield are in
Bingham, hauling lumber for A. r. Don
igan.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
ANNUAL STATEMENT
The Fidelity and Casualty Co


Incorporated March 2oth. 1875, Commenced
Business May l-t, l876 George f Ss'v ard, Presi-
dent. Secretary. Robert J. Hillas.
Capital paid up in cash b5o,ooo
ASSETS, DEC. 81, 1891.
Real Estate owned by The company,
unincumbcred s57u832 OF
stocks aud bonds market valve, 2,O48 316 rs
Cash in office and in bank, BIB %
Interest due and accrued 4,B55 II
Premiums in due course of collection, 529,676 81
Reserve Reinsurance Deposit (Cash in
Company's possession l9,268 81
Aggregate assets at actual value. s3,248,5l5 II
LIABILITIES, DECEMBER 81, 500
Net amount of unpaid losses and Gains, s569774 -
Amount required 10 safely reinsurr all
outstandiar risks 667, 500 50
All other demands, viz commissions, etc, 1876 7l5 -
Total amount of liabilities, except capital
stock and net surplus, 2,il8,058 OA
Capital ctually paid up in cash, 100000 90
Surplus beyond capital ,2W %
Aggregate amount Of liabilities including
net surplus s3,98,aia IL
awe
Edwin f. Farbrother, SkowheRan: Walter
G. morrill,. Parks Bros. Pttsfeld, Agents
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09

Vile, last week, for two hundred and
sky dollars. He was sold with mate
To Boston gentleman.
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Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Charles W. Green of Skowhegan, in
the County OF Somerset and State OF Maine, by
his mortgage deed, dated the twenty second
day OF September A. D. 1894 and recorded In
Somerset Registry of Deeds volume 225 page
1853, conveyed to me, the undersigned, GER
tain parcel OF real estate situate in Skowhe-
gan on the South side OF the Kennebec River
and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning =.
the North east corner OF l.. d. Murphy's lot on
Turner Avenue, thence Westerly on said
Murphy's North line sixteen rods, to land
formerly owned by J. B. Dascomb, thence
Northerly on said Dascombs line tour rods 70
a stalk, thence Eastery on a line parallel with
said Murphy's North line to Turner Avenue.
and thence -outherly said Avenue four
rods to the first me ntioned bound; and where
the condition OF said mortgage has bee.
broken, now therefore, by reason OF the breach
of the condition thereof claim a foreclosure
OF said mortgage.
Skowhegan, January 80, 1888. -
3wb w. W. SWAIN.
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NOTICE.

l hereby, forbid all persons harboring or
trusting my wife, Georgia A. Austin, on my
account after this day, as shall pay no bills
OF her contracting after this da'e.
No. Arson. Me, Feb. 6, 1893.
3weH CLARENCE Nj. AUSTIN,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
G.uze ribbons are used, and good

Gauze ribbons are used, and good
deal Of chine. The narrow gauZe rib
bons, which are immensely in demand,
hove drawing strings in the center, Dy
W Iich they can be formed into mar
row ruche, for these narrow ruches are
a.. all-important feature in fashion;
they are made in gauze, tarlatan and
other thin fabrics; they border the
edges of many materials, and are also
used to form patterns on others. In
sertions of about three inches deep,
mAde in chi. ON or net, with straight
edges, and worked over with straw or
the minute ruches or pailletes, are
formed into loops and border brims and
have many other uses. Silver, gold,
diamonds and jet figure in most of the
millinery materials, and even gold lace
is worked with straw, and straw de-
signs are wrought on silver cloth.
Some of the sequins are sewn on loose.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Franklin's Self-Culture.

Few men have known more than
Benjamin Franklin, yet few have had
less education, in the commOn-sense Of
the word. In writing of him in the
Century Magazine, Paul l.. Ford says:
For not more than two years, at
the age of to 10, he went to a gram
mar school and a private school in
Boston; for the other fourscore years
and more of his life he learned with
out a teacher. His fathers library was
small but the lad himself spent the
little money that came into his hands
on serious books and pamphlets.
Having proved deficient in arithme-
tic in his early youth, he afterward
made a special study of mathematics,
and for some time amused himself by
constructing all sorts of magical
squares and circles, with rows of fig
ures that would add up alike whichever
way they were counted.
Poor Richard made merry over
the many witty men whose brains
cannot fill their bellies and of those
who would live by their wits, but
break for want of stock a learned
blockhead is a greater blockhead than
an ignorant one, ne dSSeTleu, anu
claimed that of learned fools I have
seen ten times ten; of unlearned wise
men l have seen a hundred
yet Franklin was far from showing
the usual contempt of the self-taught
man for an academic education. On Lis
settling in Philadelphia, he found two
things which 1 regretted and one of
these was there being no provision for
the complete education of youth. 1
therefore in 1743 drew up a proposal
for establishing an academy"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Latest Ideas in Millinery.

A small, golden-yellow satin straw
hat, something Of the cocked-hat
shape, with points over the ears, hav-
ing two white ostrich feathers placed
against the upturned brim in front
beneath a cluster OF tea-roses, one
curling round the right side, the other
to the left, is among the latest ideas
On millinery, according to the Mill
merry Trade Review. The white tulle
strings are fastened to the back. A
Bergere hat in rose-pink fancy straw,
trimmed with four punches Of by
drangea blossoms, shaded from pale
pink to blue, is tied under the chin
with extremely light blue tulle. a por-
ton Of which is pulled in among the
pink blooms on the left. The last
model on this list-a black Tuscan
turned up in front-has for chief deco
ration a long scarf Of pale turquoise
blue surah, the whole width Of the
silk, which, after forming loop to fix
the brim to the crown, is carried
round to the back and serves for
strings. To this is added a cluster of
forget-me-not leaves placed on the
right of the pouf.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Dressy Shirt Waists.

The conventional style of the shirt
waist as we have seen it year after
year is this season frequently changed
for more Gressy forms, including in
serted fronts of all-over embroidery
fancy yokes of pink or brilliant red
dotted with white, ETC., with cuffs and
belt to match. However, there is a GER
tain air of trimness and severity lost
in the change and while the more ex-
pensive models may find purchasers
among those who crave novelty, there
are yet many who will still prefer the
old styles made of new fabrics.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12

he hated to lose minute OF this won
derful sight; 30 he climbed up on the
worm fence, made a trumpet OF his
hands, and shouted until he made his
father understand that something un-
usual was going on.
BY this time the last of the army
had come over the top of the hill, and
they were scattering over the corn-field,
elm bling the stalks and helping them
selves to the half-ripe corn.
What noise they made, tearing the
husks from the juicy ears! 1t sounded
as if harvest had begun; but Amos
soon saw that there would be no corn
left to harvest if they stayed long, so
he ran to meet his father and the men
as they came, and when they heard
his story they all began to run.
1.-The request" Mr.. Harding said.
They came that way once when you
were a baby, Amos, and when they
went on we had no corn left. We must
drive them away"
They all cut long branches and set
to work to drive the horde of squirrels
down to the river, toward which the
field sloped. And what could few
as if they turned back as fast as they
were driven away. 1t was slow work,
for the little rogues had no notion of
losing supper so much to their liking.
But at last the field was clear, and
the foremost ones were pushing out in
to the river. The Mississippi was over
half a mile wide there, and deep and
swift, and the men fully expected to
see them all washed down by the cur
rent. But the squirrels padded brave
ly, catching at every chip and stick to
keep themselves af1oat.
Amos felt sorry for them, and break
ing up his long branch, threw the
pieces out into the water to help some
that seemed about to sink. Lets help
them across" he cried. "There aren't
any farms on the other side for them
to hurt; just woods, where they'll be
all right"
1.-THE boy is right" said his father,
and he threw his stick in. The other
men did SO, too, and some of them
helped Amos as he ran back and forth
with sticks and driftwood for them.
Many, of course, were drowned, but a
great many got across with the help OF
floater, and some plucky little fell
lows made a long swim without any
help at all.
Next day Amos rowed across, and
found the newcomers scattered all
through the woods. "They must have
been crowded out back east, and so
they came on where they could have
plenty of room," he said that night;
and as no one had any better explana-
ton, he must have been right.
Fannie L. Brent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Summer Millinery.

Straw is shown in an infinite variety
of combinations in summer millinery,
according to the Milliners' Trade Re
view, and much Of it may compare
for lightness, delicacy Of coloring and
minutiae of detail with the most COM
phcated f1ower-petal shapes and those
which are made completely Of tulle or
gauze. Many Of the fancy shapes are
made of paillarson braids, edged on
one side with three or more tiny
frfllings of straw, chosen in as many
shades. Brims have sometimes two
braids on the edge, or the brim is
made of three separate layers, and
when these are bent upward and waved
the little ruchings with which they
are bordered form trimming in them
selves, and only need some flowers
exhibiting the same variety OF shades
as the straw to complete them, these
being placed either against lie brim,
turned up against the crown, or on
the side Of the crown itself. Plain
straws are also made with several lay
ers on the brim, the widest being fiat
and the other slightly full, so az to
undulate gracefully. A bergere hat
made in this way, Of plain, fne violet
straw, is trimmed with a voluminous
drapery Of violet tulle, on which bands
OF plain straw are sewn every two
inches. The straw bands give GER
tain frmness to the tulle, so that when
arranged in big poufs it keeps its
shape, care being taken to stitch it
down through the braids. A half
coronet Of Bordeaux-colored roses fin
ishes this hat charmingly. Paillarsons
woven in two colors promises to be a
good deal worn, especially in small
shapes and toQues. These may be
trimmed with turban-like arrange
ments Of tulle forming a big pouf in
front, tulle Of the two colors being
used. Suppose the straw to be woven
of dull red and fax blue or stem green
and lilac, the drapery would be formed
of four doubles of tul1e, the colors
placed alternately, and then arranged
in torsade. When the straw is of
one color the trimming may be chosen
an exact match.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Revenge of a Countess.

A tragic story of feminine revenge
comes from Vienna. The Count and
Countess Napodano lived happily to-
gether until the count fell in love with
the daughter of the local doctor, Con-
cetta Devajo by name, a charming girl
of IS years. This count deserted his
wife and eloped with Concetta Devato.
The countess Napodano obtained a di-
vorce from her husband, who then
married Concetta. Two years later
Count Napodano and Countess Con-
cetta returned to Matuggacci Tho