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The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
A Woman Worthy of Honor.

Mrs. Jane (Leadbetter) Freeman of
Cornyille, one of Somerset county's
smart old ladies, pensioner Of the 1912
war, will be 80 years old July, next.
She was born 10 Leeds, Maine, July 10,
1910. Her husband was born In the
same town, February II, 1895. In early
manhood ne was soldier of the 1912
war. He was twice wounded in battle
They came from Leeds to Cornville, GO
years ago, and settled upon the farm
where she has always lived. Her
husband, like most of the old time
settlers, was industrious and courageous.
He had the satisfaction of seeing well
cleared and well titled fields where
formerly he looked upon the wilderness.
He lived to good old age dying in his
73d year. Mrs. Freeman has raised up II
stalwart family of five sons and two
daughters. All lived TO grow to man.
hood and womanhood. She had three
sons in The civil war. Delbert, who
died In the south land; Marcellus, who
was taken prisoner in battle, confined
nine months In Libby Prison, where he
say the horrors of prison life 10 all Of it's
forms; Allen, who served his country
from 1861 until the close Of the war.
She has always been an industrious
woman attending to her household
affairs.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Starks.

Grass is looking we'll and the prospect
now Is large crop of hay.
A good number of citizens of the town
met in Remick hall, Saturday afternoon,
for the purpose of discussing matters
concerning the building of creamery In
this place Considerable interest was
manifest and an investigating committee
was appointed to get necessary infor-
nation in regard to the cost of erecting
such building.
A. Nj. Gray is rebuilding his barn
which we understand when complete d
will be one of the best In this vicinity.
The birthday rag sewing bee at Mrs.
Llewellyn Sterry's was largely attended,
81 pounds of rags being sewed which
represent as many people present and 1t
was altogether one of the most pleasant
occasions of the year. Much honor Is
due Mrs. Sterry for the bountiful supper
served. After supper was over a small
basket filled with birthday tokens was
presented to Mrs. Sterry. S.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Maine Central Institute Com
mAnOAmRnf

The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the Maine Central
Institute, class of 1900, will be delivered
at the Free Baptist Church, Sunday,
June 10, at 1890. Monday evening fol-
lowing, will be the alumni prize contest
at Powers hall; Tuesday evening, the
Manson prize division at Powers hall /;
Wednesday evening, annual meeting OF
the trustees at the Free Baptist Church
and the alumni reception at Powers
hall commencement exercises at Union
hall at 10 O'Clock. The names of the
members of the graduating class follow
Katherine f. Patten, West Pittsfeld;
Ethel F. Walker, Ethel B. Morrill,, W.
j. Macfsrlane, II. r. Mansur, w. G..
Mansur, Pittsfield; Miriam A. Folsom,
Ruel Patten, Thena N. Lowe, Palmyra
Elsie T.. Furnish, Carol B. Connor, Hart
land; Orman L. Keyes, Stetson; Nelson
:. Mitchell, Harmony; Percy A. Hasty,
Jackson; Frank B. Prilay, Dixmont.
Music by Kendall's orchestra of Skow.
hogan will be rendered at the graduating
exercises. A concert will be given,
Thursday evening, at which the famous
dramatic reader and impersonator,
Charles f. Underwood of New York,
will be present. All OF the exercises are
sure to be exceptionally interesting and
there will be a large attendance of the
townspeople.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Arrangement of Trains.

The Republican State Convention has
made arrangement for trains for dele
gates attending the State Convention at
Bangor the 9th instant, as follows:
Maine Central Rairoad.-Tickets for
any train Tuesday and Wednesday, June
Goth and 27th, to Bangor, good TO return
from Bangor on any train Wednesday
and Thursday, June 27th and 2Stb, at
one fare for the round trip, from all
points on the Maine Central Railroad
and all it's leased lines. Special trains
will be run from Watervlle to Bangor
after the arrival of train leaving Port
land at a. m. Special to leave Water
vile at $50 a. IN. Returning.-Special
train will leave Bangor at 8 p. M, or
after the close of the Convention, run
ming through to Portland, via Water
VILE, Winthrop and Lewiston.
Somerset Railroad-One fare fol-
round trip. Tickets good going to Ban.
gor, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26th
and 27th. Return Wednesday and
Thursday, June 27th and 18th.
Other railroads in the State make the
| same rates as stated above.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
SInitfIheid.

Corn planters are heard in every drec-
ton and have been for the past week.
Delbert Young of Fairfield was in town,
last Sunday, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
o, S Allen.
Mr.. o. S Allen sold fifty five dollars
worth of room paper in two days. Quite
smart salesman
Mrs. Alta Thompson is teaching a very
successful term of school in district No 3
lanes Cleaves OF Lawrence, Mass, has
been visiting his uncle. N b. Cleaves fol
the past week
Mr. E J. Tracy planted ten acres Of
sweet corn in one day and went to -four
different farms to do it.
Mr. Joel Doyen has returned from the
straw shop in New York, where he has
had employment through the winter ano
gone TO farming on his farm.
Mr.. Frank Witham, our up-to-date
dairyman, has bought him a United
States separator.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Supreme Court Assignments

The following assignments. for the
nisi prius term of the Supreme Judicial
Court have been made:
Wiswell, C. j. 3 Sept, York county /;
2 Oct, Hancock; l jan, Peno5scot; 8
April, Waldo.
Haskell, J. June, Franklin;3 Sept,
Somerset; 2 Oct, Cumberland; 2 Jan ,
Washington; l March, Kennebec; 2
April, Hancock.
Strout, J. 3 Sept, Knox; 4 Oct,
Lincoln; Dec, Somerset; JAN, Cum
berland; April, AroostoOk; 8 May,
York.
Fogler, j. Sd Sept, Piscataquis;
Dec, Knox; l jan, Waldo; Feb,
franklin; April, Sagadahoc; A April,
LINCOLN.
Emery, j. Sept, Aroostook;
Oct, Washington; 3 Dec, Sagadahoc ;
JAN, Hancock; March, KNOX; l
April, Penobscot.
Whitehouse, j. Sept, franklin;
Oct, Kennebec; ! Dec, ArOostook;
Feb, Oxford; 3 March, Somerset;
April, Androscoggin.
Savage, j. Aug, Sagadahoc; 3
Sept, Waldo; Oct, Penobscot; 8 Jan :,
Androscoggln; 2 April, Cumberland; l
May, Oxford.
Powers, j. 2 Aug, Penobscot; 3
Sept, Audroscoggin 2 Oct, Oxford; l
JAM, York; Feb, Piscataquis; 4 April,
Washington.
Thus it appears that for Somerset,
Judge Haskell will preside at the Sep
TENDER term, Judge Strout at the De
cember term and Judge Whitehouse at
the March term.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
No. Fairfield.

Miss Lillian Hoxie has returned from
a visit to friends in Hallowell, Lewiston
and Massachusetts,.
Miss Florence Still spent Sunday with
friends 10 this place.
Geo. Tibbetts returned Saturday night
from business trip to Boston.
Miss Lulu Hoxie Is at home for a
week from Augusta where she has 3
position In publishing house.
Mrs. Jane Hoxie visited at her sons,
Alden B. Hoxie, over Sunday.
Mrs. George Paddock visited her sister
in Watervlle, last week.
Apple trees are bossoming very thick.
ly about here.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Canaan.

The following Is list of soldiers from
the town of Canaan who have served their
country in the different wars since its
settlement, with the place of burial {:
Soldiers OF the Revolution, Salisbury Gem
etery Elisha Mason; village cemetery. ]
f. Hall and Daniel Nelson; soldiers of
the war OF 1872 inferred in Salisbury Gem
etery, John Written, Noah Goodridge,
Tristan Kicker and David Mason; Slab
City cemetery, Noah Hubbard; Browns
Corner, Benz. Chase and Joseph Akin
son; village cemetery, Isaac Holt, Alvah
Holt. Asa Holt, Levi Woodsum, Walter
Davis, Samuel Wheeler; Mexican sol
diers, Wallace R futile, Jackson Good
ridge and Samuel Nelson soldiers Of the
Rebellion. 1861, village cemetery, James
Waloron, John Foster, Sergeant George
Walker, Weston Merrow, Silas Burrill,
John Lewis, M. S Richardson, William
Richardson, Charles B. Chase, Samuel
Cover, Manter Tuttle, Luther F. Rolfe,
George Bunil, Joseph M. Washburn,
Eugene Springer, Wesley Cover. Ed
ward Gerald, John Thornton, Capt. John
Goodale, Lorenzo Bragg and Ebridge
Gerald; buried at Browns Corner,
George Kimball and Joseph Addition /;
Slab City, Alexander Douglass, Reuben
Martin and Alonzo Wyman. A. r.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Hartland.

A caucus of Hartland democrats wa'
held In the selectmen's office, Saturday
evening, June 2nd, for the purpose OF
choosing delegates to the State, district
and county conventions. Delegates
were chosen to State convention at
Bangor: A. w. Miller and Chss. Ii
Bradbury. Alternates; G. M. Lancey
and w. II. Bradbury.
District convention at Fairfield: G.
NJ. LanceV and A. W. Miller. Alter.
mates: W. II. Bradbury and F. S.
Burrill.
County convention at Skowhegan
A. w. Miller and Calvin Blake. Alter
mates +. A. Weber and VIM. Ander-
son.
The following town committee was
also elected A. W. Miller, chairman,
Calvin Blake, @. M. LanceY, F. P.
Thompson and F. S. Burril.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
East SkOwhegan.

Will Ames is the only one on the sick
list In the place.
The measles have had their run and
all the children are going to school.
The rain of Saturday prevented
some farmers from planting their corn
for few days. George Foster planted
E. B. and Herbert Richardson's last
week and this growing weather will
soon bring 1t up. Grain has come up
quickly and is looking nicely.
Most all our apple trees are in full
blossom except baldwins and spys.
Grass is looking very well indeed and
but little winter killed.
George Washburn's teams have hauled
100 loads OF manure from his stable at
the village and with 10 more have put it
on the Stafford Eaton farm. 10 doubt we
shall see big crops of grain. A. X.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Moore's MiIls--Canaan.

Among those who came from a dist
ance to attend memorial services in town
were Mr.. Randolf Shores and lady friend,
Mr.. r. b. Foster and Charlie Dolly from
Watervile, c.. E. Boston, |. j. Foster
and friend from Winslow, and Harry II.
THOROUGH from Bangor.
Mr.. Guy Lord and wife were In town,
last week from Pittsfeld.
Miss Ellen Booker has recently return
ed home from Winslow, where she has
been employed the past few months.
Miss Eva Fl. Williams passed few
days, last week, with relatives in this
place.
Fruit trees in this vicinity are most
gloriously srrayed 10 bloom, making
June the sweetest month In all the year.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Good Will Farm.

Mrs. J. M. Daggett of Bangor has beer
the means OF having a large number O.
trees planted this spring, at Good Viii
Farm, East Fairfield. Soon after Mrs
Daggett notified Rev. Mr.. Hinckley
of her intended gift. Ira Getchel
of Waterville. made survey Of the
premises. F. A Bourne, architect OF
Boston, visited the Farm. and upon his
re urn made plan for uee-planting based
upon his observations and the surveyors
chart. This was all done under Mrs
Daggett's instructions. w. F. Cobb
nurseryman Of Auburn, thr ugh WHOSE
agency the trees were shipped. spent the
greater part of two days at the Farm aid
ing in the planting Among the trees in
Mrs. Daggett's gift are, 200 American
elms, and $50 sugar naples.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Madison Center.

The weather is fine and farmers are
about done planting.
The Spiritualsts meeting at the lake
was poorly attended, Saturday on &C
count of the rain, but on Sunday there
was a good attendance and the meeting
was a success. Manager Fairbrother
opened the hotel to accommodate those
who came, but will not entertain guests
until the sixteenth, the date of the
opening.
Mrs. Eugene Lawrence is still at
Watervile, in verv poor health, where
she Is treated by Dir. Thayer.
Work at the saw mill ia finished for
the season.
Mr.. Page and family from Vermont,
have got moved into the house formerly
owned by Warren Clough.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07

six years ago my stomach and heart troubled
doctors could not help me" writes Mrs. S. A.
Knapp. of san Jose. California, BOX 397. ~
went to san Francisco and had treatment tor
catarrh of the stomach and was better for
some time then il came back | then used
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Pellets These medicines cured my
stomach. do not have the pain and indiges-
ton as did 1t is very hard for me to tell you
what / suffered before ! commenced taking
your valuable medicine. recommend 1t to all
the sufferers whom meet"
To cure constipation use DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
st. Adams.

Quite a number of farmers have got
about all done seeding, while many
others have got wet pieces and will have
to walt for it to dry off Grass Is surely
looking quite thin and late Some apple
trees are blossomed full and many others
have none.
Geo. w. Vlning has returned to his
home in Washington.
G. M. Jewett has been visiting his
brother for the past week. Mr.. Jewett
has sold his farm In Palmyra and will
make IL his home In Bangor with his
daughter.
The mills are all very busy.
John Wellman Is unable to do any
work, this spring. j.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
Scion.

The fine weather of the past two weeks
has enabled farmers to put In a larger
crop than the average and the promise for
good hay crop is at present very good
1t may be that the cold, wet spring has
had much TO do with making caterpillars
scarce for a, this time one year ago the
trees were loaded with them and now but
very few are to be seen.
The apple trees are in full bloom and
the prospect is good for a good crop oil
fruit
Miss Bertha Cairns of Cuba is stopping
at c. 7. Durham's.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
| was seriously afflicted with cough

was seriously afflicted with cough
for several years, and last fall had a
more severe cough than ever before. /
have used many remedies without re-
ceiving much relief, and being recon-
mended to try a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Renedy, by friend, who, know
ing me to be a poor widow, gave 1t to
me, tried it, and with the most crafty
ing results. The first bottle relieved me
very much and the second bottle has
absolutely cured me. | have not had AS
good health for twenty years. Respect
fully, MRS. MARY A. BEARD, Claremore,
Ark. Sold by Fl. w. Cushing, Skowhe-
gan, and Sullivan Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
A Monster Devil Fish

Destroying its victim is type of
constipation The power of this malady
is felt on organs, nerves muscles and
brain. But DR.. Kings New Life Pills
are safe and certain cure. Best in the
world for stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels. Only rs cents
At F. H. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07

some otner organ.
The inexperienced
practitioner treats
the wrong disease,
and hence the con-
slant statement of
DR.. Pierce's cores
pondents F.: doc
tors could not help
me. !"
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery cures
dis c a s e s of the
stomach and or
gans of digestion
and nutrition. 1t
increases the as
similative powers,
and purihes and
euriches the blood.
When diseases of
orga s rem ote
from the stomach
are caused by the
stomach, the cure
OF the stomach re-
suits in the cure
of the other dis
eases, in heart,
lungs, liver, kid
g -
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07

There are great many people who
have heart sickness, who have no
chronic arrangement of the heart.
When the stomach is diseased 1t may
affect many other organs, and produce
eased liver or kidneys, or disease in
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
A Wealth of Beauty

Is often hidden by unsightly pimples,
eczema, letter, erysipelas, salt rheum,
etc. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will glorify
the face by curing all skin eruptions,
also cuts, bruises, burns, boils, felons,
ulcers and worst forms of piles. Only
25c box. Cure guaranteed Sold
At f. Fl. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR 75c.

with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint, ready
for use; 10 colors. Gives a high gloss
equal to new. Sold by j. D. Rawles &
Co. 4m10
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
DIRT CLEARANCE.

70 sTlT is good plan for every bather to know
lssaNdd something Of the soap he uses. There is
lSms1 welfounded objection to using floor clean
lgsz1 ing soap upon the human body. Ivory Soap
is the bathers soap 1t costs more than common
soaps, but the difference is in the ingredients and
making Why not treat yourself with little respect
Is not the human skin with its marvellous deicacy
entitled to pure soap9 Ivory Soap-it floats.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
d9ud1n,umd ". puoA,
Comm IS ioner General

We have made furnish with the above
valuable profusey illustrated work. which appears parts Sixteen
make the whole work and the for each Cut out
following Coupon and send by mail with and the
named will be by mail will be delivered the REPoR
OFFICE you may desire.
Copies may be at this office.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07

Farmers are busy and all kinds OF
business is lively. &.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-07
/.

Certificate No. 2702 for four shares OF ns,ss
Central RAILROAD stock issued to Jesse t as,ty
formerly OF Madison. Maine, now the pIoPt',bt s
of the est ate OF Catherine Pierce, WHO" =,
said Jesse. The finder will receive sul''
reward by returning the same to
GRIDLEf r. FOGG, ois,ss
Ad nistrstor Of the estate OF Catherine re-.
Dated May II, 1900.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-20
RICHES OF THE LARDEAU.


a. IT, Grogan says the formation Of the
Lardeau district. In British Coiumela' CON
slsta OF shaies, schists ana states Ior tne
most part and the leads as a rule are
contact veins between the country rock
and the marbielzed limestone which occurs
in bikes and rise In places TO a consider
able height above the surface, notably
no al the headwaters of Haley creek, In
the southeast corner OF the district. Inc
leads have a regular northwest and SOUTH
east strike and can be traced clear cross
from Haley creek to Fish river. This con-
tinuity Is particularly remarkable in the
case OF the great Glengarry lead. which
starts on Boyd creek, tributary TO Fish
river and IL easily traceabie across the
whole district to the headwaters of the
Haley The lodges are well defined ana
In places above the timber are as clearly
marked on the surface as paved roan'
The usual ores of the district are ga
lena, gray copper ttetrahedfite) and yell
low copper tchalcopyrdeb, but silver is
found In other forms than as an assoc
ciate OF lead, and In one well-known case,
the I.ade group. gold occurs as a telluride.
The natural formation of this district
IL rugged and mountainous and the whole
country up to the timber line Is densely
forested, while numerous creeks and
streams afYord ample and never-failins
water power
Il Is only the extraordinary values con-
tanned In its ore which have enabled the
pioneers OF the district to defy the enor-
nous cost OF getting supplies up to their
properties and getting the ore out. But
even III mas pau TO snip pfts ana tNtIy
winter for some time past more or less
has been rawhided and packed out from
mines sometimes near a score OF miles TO
the only wagon road which traverses the
dislrict, ana then transpo ted sixteen IN les
from Ferguson to water at fhomzon's
landing on sleighs.
The extent TO which the country Is min
eralixed In only beginning to be suspected
from the extraordinary results attending
the development OF the few properties on
which work has been done to amount to
anything. The Nette l., mine located
about ~ mile and half from Ferguson. is
an instance In point. The paystreak IL in
closed between two leads OF iron ore, To
which no attention was paid at all until
A. IA Hoiiioh. the kootenay assaycr and
mining expert. visited the mine and took
some OF this iron ore for assay, which
was found 10 run on an average OF s. In
gold Up 10 that time tons OF this rock
had been thrown over the dump. but II is
nov regarded as valuable product OF the
mine.
on the same property the lower tunnel
ran for several hundred feet through a
black tolca- schist, the minerS graph
lite" which constitutes the formation az
that point IL was supposed 20 he utterly
valucless hut a more rigid examination
has disclosed the fact that the graph
tie" contains @sams ~ black suiphuret OF
silver running high In value. but Ca cas-
llAl observation hardly to be distinguished
IN appearance from the graphite Itself.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-20

AS TO the matter OF working Nome beach
with dredges, the Engineering and Min
ing Journal says editorisiy; eli looks very
much as II some OF the schemes for mining
the shore deposits OF the Nome district In
Alaska are being prepared without count
ing the cost. and with very little knowl-
edge OF the true conditions. A good deal
II said OF the probable returns to be OBJ
tanned by mining beyond the lcw-water
mark. aud We hear of some dredging outfits
which arc to be prepared for use during
the coming season. Now dredging for geld
IL not altogether simple an operation
In practice anywhere as Il Is on paper. ana
at Nome IL Is going to be very risky work
To try to operate a dredge in shallow
water on sloping beach, where tNern is
always heavy swell, and where there Is
no protection whatever from frequent and
violent storms, Is not merely difficdlt
matter: a wreck IL only II question Of time.
and probably very short time. To work
by sinking shafts and running tunnels out
under the ocean bed is likely TO be a cost
ly and difficult task. The buiding OF tof-
fer dams and caissons which viii stand
against tire waves win also be costly Al
together the problem of working these
shore deposits IL not an easy one and It
Is by no means certain whether gold will
be found In quantities which will pay COR
the risks to be Incurred. People should
hesitate and investigate carefully Def IRE
gong into any of these schemes or under
taking to transport heavy machinery 10
Nome.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-20
BrsY IN THE CASCADES.
Entcrprising Companies Preparing
for summer Shiyments

Colin Campbell. who has returned from
an extended visit to the mining districts
OF the Cascades. tells that the different
mining companies In the Mills are busy
preparing for the biggest seasons work in
the history OF the country.
He visited the America Britannia Min
ing Companys property. which is located
in the Salmon BASIN and found crew OF
eleven men At work driving two tunnels,
one OF which was I'm forty feet TO the ledge
and had. commenced pilinF ore on the
dump; tie other tunnel rad been driven
600 feet and was al an angle to strike the
ledge about Coo feet above the first tunnel
for the purpose OF ascertaining the extent
Of the lead This property Mr.. Campbell
originally promoted
They have a trail built from the railroad
at Barring to the mine, distance Of FIVE
miles. which runs almost parallel with the
railroad, and II is the Intention Of the COM
pany to build a tram line 10 the track.
distance OF 1000 feet, early this spring,
which will enable them TO convey their ore
to the sheds on the railroad at very
small cost. The ore. as assayed from this
mine, Is said to run from 10 per cent. TO "a
per cent In copper. with some gold.
The Golden Tunnel Mining Company, the
Golconda Mining Company and the Yellow
Jacket Mining Company win soon be In
operation.
lower down the mountain, which brings it
In the Index district. This property is
being worked night and day, and has 800
feet Of tunnel driven. The company is
working two shifts, one day and one night
They have the best road to their mines of
any company in the district.
The Wilbur property IL the next one be-
low the Independent There Is a sidetrack
to this mine, and II IL expected to ship
four cars OF ore per month to the smelter
from May untll II freezes up next fall.
The Copper Bell Mining Company has
Just finished putting In a Russell plant of
fifteen tons daily capacity. and has TWEEN
~ men at work, This company is now
working three Lodges, the Copper Bell the
In fgth M fha nat NJ n
Just completed the raise from the lower
to the upper tunnel