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The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
East SkOWhegan.

A large amount of work was done by
farmers in this vicinity, last week, the
weather being very favorable for working
teams. Henry Richardson sowed 70
acres, s. bushels OF oats, Thursday. in 4
hours for Z. B. Richardson, and after the
grain was narrowed in, ) 900 lbs. oil
phosphate and al bushels of grass seed
were sown on the piece then narrowed
and rolled, and if favorable season a
good piece OF grain will be raised.
Landlord Washburn expects to finish
up the addition to his hotel at Lake
George this week, making the building
I35 feet long, and can accommodate a
large number of guests this season
Some who have been there seven seasons
from N. Y, are expected next Saturday.
Mr.. Washburn will build a band stand
in front OF the hall and more cottages il
needed.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
Notice of Petition for Discharge.

SOMERSET COUNTY, COURT OF INSOLVENCY.
In the case of stephen s. Deano of Skowhe-
gan, Insovent Debtor,
Notice Is hereby given that said Debtor has
filed in said court for said county of Somerset,
his petition for discharge from all his debts
provable under the lnsolvept Law of said State
Of Maine, and for certificate thereof; and that
hearing upon the same will be held at the
Probate Court Room in Skowbegan, in said
county of Somerset, on Tuesday the 18th day of
when and where all persons interested may
attend and show cause, If any they have, why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted
ATTEST: NATHAN FOWLER,
Register of said Court for said County of
Somerset 2w20
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
WILL AnnYYered.

In the course of lecture TO an unim-
questionable Scotch audience De Rouge
mont. talking of 1.-The dear, dead days. s"
explained that he had a good memory
and better imagination. An unbeliev-
er in the unreserved seats persisted in
asking unanswerable questions. which
ultimately brought out an interesting
reflection,
II have always found, said the wan
derer. THAT it was enough Tor one ass
to bray at "A time
And thereafter he had peace.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
Rucklln'S Arntca Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
ohiiolalns' Corns, and All Skin Eruptions
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per,
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box.
G. W. Folsom's Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
C.. n. CARDNE Err,
7 Madison Avenue, Skowhegan.
FORE CLOSUR e.
FORECLOSUR e.

Whereas, Thomas Berry, then Of The to.n
in the County of Somerset and State OF MAINE;
by his mortgage deed, dated June 10. 1891, am
recorded In Somerset Registry OF Deeds, bo BOO
al, Page 90, conveyed to us, the underslgneSd'
q certain parcel OF real estate with the buiIaGa
ings thereon situated in Caratunk in ssu
County, bounded and described as follow.
South by schoolhouse lot, running west eiss'
rods, thence northerly four rods, thence e'
erly eight rods TO Canada road, thence sousn
erly four rods to first mentioned bound, eon
tanning thirty two square rods more or sss
And where as the condition OF said mortesss
has been broken, now therefore by reason "
Che ursa -, oi SS,u oonui''oh ' 3wis
Dated this End day OF May, 1899.
JULIA q. LOVEJ0f,
HENRY LOVEJOf,
By w. r. JORDAN, their Any
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18

To Cure Constipation in One Week
To Purify the Blood in One Week
To Strengthen Nerves in One Week
To Cure Sick Headache in One Day
Take Clevelsnd's Celery Compound Tea,
25c, trial size free. Ii 1t fails to cure,
your money will be refunded. Il. W,
Cushing, Skowhegan, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18

simple and safe way to clean costly and easily
injured articles is to make sudS of hot water and
Ivory Soap, and allow it to cool until ukeWarm. This
solution while very effective IS perfectly harmless.
Ivory Soap contains no aka. 1t will not destroy the
surface texture of any material, however delicate.
Ivory Soap differs from other soaps. 1t is more
carefully made and the materials used IN It's manu-
factue are the pureSt and best.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
Paint Your Buggy for 7Sc.

with Devoes Gloss Carriage Paint, ready
for use; 8 colors. Gives high gloss,
equal to new. Sold by j. D. Rawles q Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
Madison Center.

There was hard frost Monday night,
ice frozs as thick as window glass.
Mrs. Charles Spear Is gaining slowly.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18

She--You are hypercritical. The fact
is you don't like German opera.
He-Oh | don't know. 1t ism t sc
bad-that is you know to man who
is very hard of hearing. Boston Tran
acript
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18

Belladona plasters only. 15c, for 25c,
at SIMPSONS, the Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18
NOTICE.

All accounts of the late firm of Paul &
Spear not settled by June rst will be left
with an attorney for collection.
3wI8' GEO. H. PAUL.
East Madison, May rst, 1899
The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-18

coerme.r ,sss a. rsr pRocrrr a elrcIrrAn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26

dard and the VS. on THURSDAY evening, Aprll
q. at o'clock at the residence OF Mrs.
Dixon. 1914 Mckinney avenue
Rev @. II Shinn of Boston, Mass, generN
home missionary of the Universalist church.
will b gin a series Of meetings at Mason Hall
tonight. His subject tonight will he Re
lision; Can We Get It? Can We Lose It?''
J. H. McGrath was arraigned in Justice
Malsch's court Yesterday on two charges of
theft. waving examination in each. He was
placed under a 500 bond on the charge Of
theft OF a saddle from Dan Super's horse
and under a $500 bond on the charge of THEFT
Of horse. saddle and bride from John
Magee.
Last October the residents Of Washington
P eston, Decatur and Center streets in th9
Sixth ward were notified that they would be
given six months in which to make s-wer
connectlors MANY have failed to do so and
City Health inspector McNslly has again
served notice that unless they attend TO this
matter at once he will apply the penalty as
prescribed BY law.
The juniors of the Christ church choir were
very pleasantly entertained by the members
Of the Choir CHAPTER at the Parish house on
Monday evening. from to o'clock. As
soon as the bows had assembled. suppsr was
served and the rest OF the evening was spent
in froic and fun. Twenty boys together can
keep things very lively and this was no eN-
cepton to the rule II is hard to tell who most
enjoy these gatherings. the grown folks or
the boys.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
DEATH OF REV. II. II. BYERs.
Hourton's oldest Minister of the
Gospel Passes Away.

In the death Of Rev. r. II, Byers, which
occurred yesterday morning at S 80 o'clock
at the family residence, ll02 Baghy
street, corner OF Lamar, Houston loses not
only one of its pioneer citzens. but its
oldest minister Of the Gospel
nr. Byers was born in West Alexander,
Washington county Pennsylvania, Febru-
airy s. 1914. and had consequently passed
his S5th birthday, He spent his boyhood
days at the place OF his birth and study
lug law was admitted to the bar there and
going thence to Mississippi he practiced
law there for twelve years and for two
years in Indiana, in which State he was
married and he and his estimable wife,
who survives him. but few months ago
celebrated their golden wedding In this
city.
DR. Byers came to Texas April 81, 1889
and settled at Jefferson, where he changed
the law sor the ministry as his ch ssssl
profession. He came to Houston in Au-
gust, 1857, as pastor of the First Preshy-
terrain church and has resided here since
that time. Most OF his ministerial work
| however. has been as an evangelist. In
1860 he accepted the agency of the Austiu
! college, UNCONVENTIONAL school, then
located at Huntsville
He was also engaged for a short time II
mlnlslerlal work AT falestlnc. inc de-
ceased was a great student even up to the
time of his death and kept thoroughly wei
posted in all the branches OF modern
| science. The last active ministerial worl
OF the deceased was in connection with the
Lubbock Street Presbyterian church o
this city. He had four children, all sons
Robert John, George and Charles the las
two still living, He also leaves severa
grandchildren.
The funeral will take place at 49,
o'clock this afternoon from the residence
with interment in Glenwood The activ
pail bearers are; d. n. Peden, Sr.. C. w
Sedgwick, G. W Norvell, o. C, Drew. W
n. Kidd and r, d, Gribble. Honorar,
pail bearers; George w. Kidd, A. j
Burke, a. a. Szabo, S, NJ. McAshan ant
Il. w. Cave,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
Personal MENTION.

Nlr. c. G. Ellis of Sartartla spent Yesterday
In TIE city.
Mr.. NJ. L. woolley of Needyille is staying
at the Bristol
MIR. w. W. Hoskns of veasco was in the
city yesterday
Mrs. George p zeiss Of Midway Farm.
Waller is domcied at the Bristol.
M. w. l. lngersoll, prominent cotton fac
Tor OF Shreveport. was in the city yesterday.
Miss Mazda Mcleod left yesterday for Co.
ding
Mr.. G. D. Campbell of Washington. d. c..
representing the pension department of the
government registered yesterday at the Bris
Mr.. G. W, Houston. leading merchant
OF kendleton. Wharton county Is stopping al
the Bristol.
i. Macatee has just returned from r
peasant trip to Mexico, where he has been for
Dr. J. A Mullen and wife will leave tonight
TOT san Antonio to attend the State Medical
association meeting.
A. A. Gibson of Fort Worth. travc ing rem
resSentsuye of the Denver and Fort Worth
railway Is In the CITY.
g, Dr. Minnie c. Archer left last night for
slorman TO visit her sister who is al school
mere She VIII be absent about week
- @essrs r. S. Price and T. l.. Lauye of
Daiias and Charles II. Peseay of this city,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
AN ATTEMPT TO POISON
PLACING II IN De GEORGES COFFEE POT
Also In the Bnby's MIX Bottlc-Hc
Denies the CharHc-Henring To-
day Before Justice Malsch.

Johnnie Foster, alias Joe, alias Henry
arrested yesterday for attempting to
poison the family OF Bernardo De Georgi
by placing rough on rats In the coffee
pot In which this beverage was to have
been made for their breakfast. Luckily,
however, the cook Josie Baker, detected
surface and saved the family from taking
the deadly poison.
The facts as stated to a Post reporter,
who called at the home Of Mr.. De Georgi,
1908 Milan street, are as follows:
This morning the negro boy (Foster)
out and filled the coffee pot with water
after putting about one-fourth OF large
box of rough on rats in the vessel. The
cook returned and, finding the water in
this utensil which was something unusual,
as she always attended 10 this herself,
she asked the boy II he did It. He replied
that he had filled the vessel thinking she
wanted 1t done The cook at once became
suspicious remembering that she had seen
the boy With box OF the rat poison about
half an hour before and he had asked her
If it would hurt to put some of it in the
gutter in front Of the store to kill the rats.
She Investigated and found white sub
stance floating on the surface of the
water in the vessel and at once called me
and | took Foster in charge ana found
the box OF poison in his pocket"
Upon further investigation it was found
that the negro had secured the milk bottle
which was used to feed the infant 81 Mr..
De Georgi and filled the rubber nipple
with the poisonous powder.
Foster was. turned over to the police and
locked up on two charges of placing poison
in food.
The prisoner was seen by a reporter late
yesterday afternoon and denied having put
the poison in the coffee pot or that he had
anything to do with the affair.
Mr.. De Georgi says he knows Of no rea-
son why Foster should have attempted to
kill his family, as he has never had any
trouble with him In any way and that Il
must Just have been a desire TO murder.
Foster will have a preliminary hearing to-
day before Justice Masch
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
A BIG RICE PLANTATION
Ear Thousand Acres Leased in the Deep.
water ktlehborhood.
ARTEsIAN WELLS WILL FURNISH WATER
H4Sty Are 20 He Bored Immediately.
Big Reservoir TO BE Erected.
1 work Begun.

A rice plantation OF 1000 acres will be
located at Deepwater. in Harris county,
aust twelve miles from Houston.
MIR. W. e. Jones. son Of The late NJ.
n. Jones, owns 5000 acres OF land in the
Deepwater neighborhood, and has recently
leased 1000 acres 10 Louisiana syndicate
for ten years.
The members of this syndicate are
Messrs Bell, Kaufman and Bettibo Bros,
all of Lake Charles. They intend using
the entire tract OF land for rice cultivation
and have begun operations. They will put
in fifty eight-inch artesian wells and use
air congresses and pumps. Two carloads
of pipes and machinery have already been
received for this work. Teams are now
busy making the levees. and all the work
will be pushed forward rapidly.
The use of srtesian wells and reser-
voir for the purpose of irrigation is not
the usual method adopted on rice planta-
tions but in the opinion of the gentlemen
who have leased the Deepwater land, 1t
will prove very successful al that point
and will do away with the expense OF max
ing long canals. II is only necessary to
land and the numerous wells that are to
be put In will give an ample supply for
the entire plantation. The wells will all
open up into one reservoir which will be
used to food the rice fields. 1t Is es-
timated that about 30,0O0,000 gallons of
water will be required daily.
Messrs. Bell, Kaufman d Bettibo are all
experienced business men, and they are
thoroughly satisfied that big rice farm
In Harris county will be paying invest
ment. The Bettibo Bros. have been In the
rice business for years, one of them be-
ing rice farmer and the other purchasing
agent for the Lake Charles Rice mill.
Owing TO the lateuess OF the season they
will hardly be able to plant over 100 acres
OF land in rice this spring, but next year
they expect 10 have every acre of their
big plantation under cultivation.
The rice farm will utilize the services oil
100 men in the cultivation OF the crop alone
10 being generally estimated that one mar
can cultivate forty acres In addition u
this II will give employment TO number
OF men in handling the irrigating ma
chinery.
BY the opening Of next season 1t Is he
sieved that ono of the largest and mos
complete rice farms in the entire State vii
be seen at Deepwater The gentlemen VIII
have made this lease have every confidence
IN their ability to make II pay, and hrml
believe that Harris county lands whe
properly irrigated, will produce the hnes
rice grown in the United states.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
CITY BREvITrEs.

There was flue arc at 1904 Runns,, .,
age. '-V ciVck. NO dam
mere Is an undelivered telegram a, a.
Nostai Ieiesraph office. IFS Main str.s,
several chess PLAYERS Of the CITY ara ,o,r,
,nG chess club. which they viii s. to' ~
houston Turnverein to take in as an anri,,s sns
TO It's membership. an SUMMARY
ne Houston Light Guard will meet t,n,uA,
AZ theIr armory To elect officers ana -ac nl
same preparatory to becoming a mar, ~ ~
reorsanized State militia. VI w"
There are undelivered telesrams =. :.
western uuion telegraph ofhce for 'ae
Hunigion. +, V. Meyers T. r Rno,y -
Laura Long. J C. Brown "'s'
The board Of managers of the Fai,b tIou.
association will meet this morning AZ he ~
ldence OF Mrs. Charles s. House. corner NJ
street and Jefferson avenue ""'h
The members OF Grace Methoaist Fni..
ehureh propose giving trolley marty .ba',.
the nth OF the coming month Frn,s Sov NV
able affair. ASse onloS-l
The men who were arrested la,t ris.,
suspicion Of being the aatiss VINO MA w
ana robbed 7. C. Hungerfori al m. ~. VI. W
q Preston and Louisiana street we're rs's.ss.
shortN after their arrest.
The psnbers OF the W c. T. u up, .,
soeiabie IN honor Of Mrs. Helen N. stoa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
A Discovery for Lost Manhood Sent
Free to Every Sufferer Who Will
Write for 1t.
G. b. WRIGHT WAS RESTORED TO HEALTH
AND MAKES A GENEROUS OFFER.

only to disappolnt. and after robbing him
of bis money, plunge him into absolute
despair.
No one can appreciate these horrors OF
lost manhood except he who has SUFFERED
them. No one can help such sufferers eX-
cent he who knows cure and has him
self been restored to full manhood A no.
table cure of lost manhood in an extreme
case was effected in the person of Geo. B.
Wright, a music dealer and well known
citizen of Marshall. Mich. Mr.. Wright for
years suffered the agony OF lost vital
power. He saw his physical powers go
from him as the result of insidious dis
ease until he was reduced to condition
Of senility, and the best doctors in the
country gave him up to die.
Like many others. he tried the various
remedies offered by specialists for the
treatment OF weaknesses peculiar to men
and it was this experience that drove him
TO little study and research for his own
benefit.
He asserts that his ten years suffering,
both mentally and physically, was turned
TO undoubted JOY in single night through
a rare combination OF medicines that lit
orally made him young again. 1t is the
prescription OF this discovery that his en-
thusiasm leads him to offer free TO any
man, young or old. who feels that his ami
nation or the fire of ambition has left MIN
and needs something that will not only
brace him up aud enable him to be pre-
pared for any undertaking which may pre-
sent itself, but will restore the parts Ia
their original size and vgor
There is no question but what in his
individual case the results were just a;
described, and 1t seems quite probable that
any man who believes himself to be weak
may profit by sending for this free pre-
scrpton. Many people wonder how hi
can afford to send this prescription free
but it costs him but little to do so, anc
he feels a philanthropic interest in giving
weak men an opportunity to cure them
selves.
A request to G. b. Wright, music dealer
box 1916, Marshall. Mich. for his free pre-
scrlption will be promptly and privatel!
! complied with oy return mail.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
Hnu.tan Reprrrentati,e, Rctnrn.

Savage, Peden and Pollard, The Three
members of the Houston Tennis club who
went to San Antonio to participate In the
State tennis tournament. returned to the
city yesterday morning. Mr.. Savage, VINO
competed for the State championship,
failed by a small margin to win first prize,
but secured the second trophy, a very
pretty silver loving cup. Had he shown
his usual strength as in former contests
the first prize would no doubt have fallen
to him.
A midsummer meeting at Houston and
q fall meeting at San Antonio were de-
eided upon at the close of the tournament,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26

Assistant Superintendent George G. Fell
ton and Electrician ], G. Barclay They
are looking over the Texas lines with a
view 10 making improvements. This COM
pany may build several new lines this sea-
son In extension OF the present great sys-
TEN.
There are atmospheric obstacles at CAL
weston which MIR. Cook IL trying to eyer
come that affect the service directly and
indirectly here and elsewhere, and on this
account has brought his supsrniendont
of construction and electrician that they
might investigate and remedy the troubles.
This company is doing all in its power TO
perfect its service, and is increasing it's
lines all over the country. Houston will
come in for some special Improvements
in order that the increasing business may
be handled to better advantage.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26

such elective board, nor the latter in any
specially chartered district Tor city,, is
required to hold the special election in
May. 1899 but those elected hold over
and determine their terms by lot or other
wise and it remains unprovided for as 10
how the appointive boards are to fix the
respective terms Of the members, but both
of such districts are to hold the elections
in the odd numbered years. The city Of
Houston as herein held has board Oh SIX
trustees appointed by The city coun ii. and
being specially chartered. is not lch a
city as is provided for in article 1918. I
am. therefore. of the opinion, and this de-
partment so holds, that the city of Hous-
ton is not required to hold the special
election in May, 1899, but should hold II e
elections in the odd numbered Gears as
provided by said act. Yours very 'uIy.
T. s. Johnson,
Office Assistant Attorney General.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26

Mr.. VIM, Schulz of Letitla was In the
city yesterday. Mr. Schulz's place is a
favorite resort for sportsmen and thou
sands of plover have been killed there this
season. but he saws that this toothsome
bird has now winged It's way north and
that there will be no moro plover shooting
around Letitia until next fall, when they
make their return visit to this section The
plover have been unusually plentiful this
season. fact which Mr.. Schulz attributes
to the enforcement OF the law now on the
Texas statute book, which prevents the
pot hunter from killing these birds 10
large quantities and shipping them to
market outside the county In which they
are killed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
RoNp ISSUE WIPED our.
Last of the BraZorin Tap Bonds
TnlSen In.

lukPb "
Some thirty years ago. or In 1859, when
Houston did not have as many railroads
as she has today. and when It was the GUS
tom to subsidize railroad companies rath-
er than to charge them for a franchise
this city subsidized the old Houston and
Brazoria Tap railroad by giving 1t $4,000
in city bonds. running thirty years end
bearing per cent interest. AZ these bonds
were issued for the promotion of Il !',a.
enterprise they were taken up chiefly by
local capitalists, tho late d. A, shepherd
being probably tho heaviest individual pur-
chaser AS Harrisburg then enjoyed the
terminal advantages of what rs now A
part OF the great Southern Pacific system
then known as the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos
and Colorado River railroad afterwards
the Galveston Harrisburg and san Anto-
MO, the chief advantage then to Houston
in building the Brazoria Tap was 10 tap
this road ut Pierce Junction, about ten
miles out OF Houston, and thus divert the
traffic from Harrisburg. In this conntc-
ton the BraZoria Tap was quite an impor-
tant line and MI the travel from san An
tonic for Houston and connecting lines
passed over Il. The road was subsequent
~ extended 10 Columbia and is still run
as a part OF the International and Great
Northern system.
At Mondays meeting of the city coun-
ell 1t was reported by the mayor and
finance committee that The remainder of
the bonds, aggregating In amount, iuclud-
Ing interest $1,000, had been taken up,
thus wping out the entire issue ara get
ting rid OF debt bearing per cent in
terest.