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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
Death of John Sherman.

Hon. John Sherman, who for a period
of 40 years occupied prominent place
in the legislative and administrative
branches of public affairs in the United
States, died at Washington, d. e., at
6.45 Monday morning, of brain exhaus-
ton. Death came to the aged sufferer
peacefully, after almost 36 hours of near
ly complete Inconsistencies. During
the last Is hours of his life he was all
the time unconscious and passed away
while in this condition.
Mr.. Sherman had not been in robust
health for considerably over a year. In
March, 1899, while on pleasure trip to
the French and Spanish West Indies he
suffered severe attack of pneumonia,
which almost proved fatal. He rallied.
however, and the family accepted the
offer of the United States government to
bring him back to the United States on
the cruiser Chicago, then In the vicinity
OF Cuba His remarkable, vitality
brought him through relapse which he
suffered during the heated term and by
autumn he had again regained much of
his strength and seemed to be In good
spirits.
The passing of John Sherman removed
from the public stage about the last of
those towering figures whose public
lives, beginning with the Civil War and
covering a period of the last 40 years,
were interviewer with the great events
OF that epoch.
ALWAYS a leader, twice member of
the cabinet, first as head of the treas
ury and then of state affairs, three times
a candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for the Presidency, and for years
one of the great creative forces In Con.
gress, his name was Unidentified with the
laws, the lawmaking and the political
struggles when engaged attention for al
most half century. Few men had
more continuous public service, in such a
diversity of fields, and In all of them his
work was conspicuous.
He was the author of the bill authoriz.
ing treasury notes In 1860 as war meas
ure. He largely carried this measure
through and was also the defender of the
legal tender feature of these notes which
excited wide differences in and out OF
Congress. Following this he devised the
plan for resuming specie payment aud
practically framed the bill by which re-
sumption was to occur on Jan. l, 1879.
These two measures in critical times sue.
cessfully carried through were enough
to establish his record as a great finan.
cier and statesman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

from Parsons rife y ednesday, samp-
son brought his moose down aud Fri
day, the third one Was taken. All the
moose are big fellows but not old. The
creatures were killed near the camp as
they were driven by the three men IN
that direction TO avoid sacking Only
the heads will be taken home
Pittsfield grange will celebrate It's
thirteenth anniversary on saturday. NOV.
Sd. Session to open at 1870 a N and
continue through the day. The oranges
Of Palmyra, Canaan and Detroit have
been invited 10 unite with Pittsfeld
grange on this festal day. A baked
bean and pastry dinner will be served by
Pittsheld grange aud every family is re-
quested TO bring enough for at least six
visitors. The program for the regular
meeting to be held, Oct. 9th, is as fol-
lows: song, choir; quotations; reading,
Eva Brooks; essay, Nancy Libby, ques-
ton box; song, Fiossie Davis. question,
what is the duty Of the grange in the
support of public schools and what
should be the Influence Of the schools in
the formation Of character opened by
(. Z. Libby, followed by Geo Patten,
Eta Ya1ney and general discussion;
reading, Urania sylvester; song, choir.
since the organization Of local ''C iyic
League in Madison there has also been
a Worry Club ia active operation.
Several indictments have been found
against the principal liquor dealers, viz q,
the hotel proPrietors. The sudden clos
ing Of the September term Of court and
death of the judge postponed the trial
of the cases and 80 all the sellers are
under bonds 10 the December term.
They seemed to think that the furry
was all over and some men said that the
Civic League was a farce. But Thurs.
day, a new surprise came. Warrants
we're taken out ultaneously each OF
the hotels was searched with good sue
cess. At the Weston House two kegs,
containing ale and beer. case of
whiskey and several bottles of liquor
were found AT Hotel Hilton two bar
rels of bottled stuff, Is gallons of gin,
five gallons of rum and five gallons of
other stuff were captured. And at the
Howard House two loads consisting of
seventeen jugs, two kegs one barrel Of
whiskey, Two barrels OF bottled liquor
and several loose bottles, were hauled
away. There is no desire on the part of
any one to prosecute anybody, but it is
full time for the unlawful sale of liquor
10 be stopped in Madison, as well as in
al parts Of Maine, and the league means
business.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Boston Transcript 1t may be worth
while If there are any souls nervous about
mlitarism, to remind them that with
Porto Rico and Cuba to garrison, with
the Philippine instruction to stamp out
and with the necessity of maintaining It
contingent at Pekin, we are not employ
ing twice as many soldiers as we had In
the regular army in 1867. In that year
we had 56,Sl5 officers and men In the
permanent establishment, all stationed
in the United States. Today we have
less than 100000, regulars and vol
unteers, scattered from Portland, Me-,
to Pekin, China
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
Indictmentstn Somerset.

At the september term Of supreme
Judicial court slxty-iive indictments
we're found by the grand jury as WAS
announced at the time but they we're
not made public until recently. They
are as follows.
William q Heselton, nuisance, same,
common seller; James A. Merrill, nui-
sance, same, common seller; Charles r.
Horn, nuisance, same, common seller;
Frank NJ. Cotton, common seller; Selden
T.. Scammon, common seller; Belle C..
Foye, common seller, same, nuisance,
same, maintaining house of i'll fame
Henry K. Armstrong, common seller
Edward r. Pumlow, common seller
Geo. B. Fairgrieves, common seller;
Walter Pierce, common seller; Robert
w. Haines, common seller; John D..
Symons, common seller; Amidee E.
Bison, common seller; Harry L. Will
liams, common seller; George E. Wash
burne, common seller, 1.-TWO indict-
ments); Joel FL. Gray, common seller,
same, nuisance; William Howard, drink
ing house and tipping shop. same,
nuisance, same, common seller; Cephas
M. Hilton and Harry K. Roadway,
common sellers, same, nuisance, same,
drinking house and tipping shop; John
l.. Hurley, assault and battery; II. b.
Hilton and Henry Washburne, drinking
house and tipping shop, same, common
sellers, same, nuisance; Luther Moody,
assault with intent to kill; yntha Burr,
nuisance, same, maintaining house of
| i'll fame; James McIntire, assault and
battery; Hugh l.. McFadden, assault and
battery; Henry Washburne, nuisance
Bert Gilman, single sale; Frank {. Ken
dali, nuisance; John Grant, common
seller; Truman A. Witham, common
seller; Preston +. Seekins, common sell
Ter; Frank G. Kendall, common seller;
Milford Patten York, larceny, 1.-TWO in.
dictments); Bert Hayden, fornication
Charles n" Hynes, larceny; Jacob
Johnson larceny; Asa Mason, breaking
and entering; Frank c. Kendall, com
mon seller; Everett b. Quinf, common
seller; Rufus Burns, common seller;
Edward Cote, common seller, same, nui-
sance; Fred A. Wentworth ct ais, assault
and battery, same, assault; Frank Good
rich, driving livery team in excess OF
contract; Malinda Rhoderick, common
seller; Emma Quincy, common seller
We are informed that these parties
have all been required to give bonds tC
appear at the December term of court
to answer to these indictments
The court docket, furthermore, shows
that many of these same persons are
under previous indictments for various
otfenses in violation of the prohibitory
law, and we are informed that some OF
the saloon keepers gave solemn promises
not to engage in the illegal sale O
liquors during the remainder of Count,
Attorney Small's term of office, upor
which promise, sentence was suspended
and the cases continued. This cours,
had the effect to restrict the sale il
some saloons for time but such prom
Uses do not count for much, usually, an6
have not been very potent in this in
stance except in securing the lenienc.
OF county officers.
There is no good reason why violator
of law in this county should not b'
given good, stiff penalties ON the in
dictments piled up against them, at the
December term, and we confidently ex
pect such a course
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

DIR. William Il. jenkins, who has been
on tour of inspection of the health
system in Europe, returned to his home,
New York, last week. He was at Glas-
gov, during the prevalence of the bu-
bonic plague there. They were treated,
he says, by the serum processes, the
Hafkin and the Yersin, of the former of
which he secured IL bottles. The cases
in Glasgow are not isolated, as some
people think. The principal precaution
taken is the incubation with serum OF
persons who come in contact with the
disease. All of the doctors in the hospi-
tails have been innoculated. He has con-
fidence in the serum treatment and has
no doubt concerning our ability to cope
with the plague should it ever be
brought to New York. We hope he will
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

We have been in the habit of saying
that .Skowhegan was one of the best
balanced towns in Maine. This is fact,
but In one particular it has been trifie
off equilibrium since the fire on the
island In April last. We have now in
the village no mill for saving long lum-
Der and 1t is serious difficulty. There
is one at "Malbon's Mills, two miles out,
and we have lumber yard In town but
circular for saving long lumber, a
lath mill and shingle mill are very
greatly needed on the Weston power
where a mill stood for rs years previous
to the destruction of the W eston structure
by fire. Such could be erected at very
small expense as no building of dam,
setting of wheels or stone foundation for
the structure would be required. Since
the rehabilitation OF Adams & Caswells
wood working establishment and M. L.
Parsons box mandatory the town Is
well supplied with lumber working
plants other than one for the saving of
long lumber, shingles, laths, etc. 1t
would seem that one of the correct Ca
pacity would be paying investment for
practical lumber manufacturer, in this
town.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

The Indianapolis Journal warns Re-
publicans against an effort that is being
made in that State to trade off Bryan
votes for votes for John w. Kern, the
Democratic candidate for governor. So
intent are these Democrats upon this
proposition and so interested are they
to get votes for Kern that they offer to
give two votes to Mckinley in exchange
for one for Kern. This shows beyond
question that Democrats regard Bryan
as beaten in Indiana. Otherwise they
would not be ready to dispose Of his
votes to compass the election of their
candidate for governor. Republicans,
however, purpose to carry the State for
Mckinley and to elect their candidate
for governor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
A SIMPLE QUESTION.
SkOwhegan People Are Requested 10
Honestly Answer This.

Is not the word of a representative
citizen of Skowhegan more convincing
than the doubtful utterances of people
living everywhere else in the Union?
Read this:
Veteran John F Farnham of s Sum-
mer St., contractor, says: 81 had slight
backache now and then, but paid little
or no attention to it until | had an
attack of urinary complaint which stuck
to me persistently until was cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by Geo. E.
Sampson, the druggist. had heard of
them being sure remedy for all kidney
and urinary troubles so l tried a box.
/ used second box and that did the
work"
For sale by all dealers; price so cents.
Foster. Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no substitute.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Maine Farmer: We stood one day not
long ago on one of the many fair
grounds Of the State and watched a
crowd of boys about ole of the tables
where the revolving spindle indicated a
prize for every five cents paid. Some Of
the boys were literally bedecked with
the cheapest OF cheap jewelry which
they had won as prizes for their hard
earned five cent pieces, and as we
watched we wondered how long it
would be before the desire to gamble
would 5e fixed by these devices admitted
to our fair ground simply for the pos
sble rental of few dollars. The Off
GERS would deny that they put higher
value on five dollars in the treasury than
the future character of score or more
of boys, yet that is what it amounted to.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

1t was given out three weeks ago that
when Mr.. Bryan went to New York
more Democratic leaders would appear
on the platform than have been together
for years. Hill was to be there, and
some of the reformers who have fought
Croker, including young Mr.. Coler.
Hill made it convenient to be In Indiana,
and Coler was not present. Mr.. Shep-
ard came out of court, where he had
been defending a sugar trust case, to
preside. OF the 200 vice-presidents of
the Bryan meeting $50 were Tammany
offlce-holders, drawing salaries aggre-
eating 1925, 900.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Captain John 6. B. Adams, one of the
best known and most popular veteran
soldiers In New England, died at his
office In the State House in Boston, FRI
day last, suddenly of heart failure. He
was known as one of the best types of
the volunteer soldiery developed in the
great war of 1861. He enlisted when a
boy in Massachusetts regiment, served
as private, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant
and captain. He was in most of the
great historical battles in which the
Army of the Potomac participated, was
severely wounded, was captured at
Petersburg and spent nine months in
rebel prison, from which he twice es-
capped only to be reca ptured. At the
end of the war he came home and went
to work in shoe factory in Lynn. He
was an enthusiastic Grand Army man
and was honored with election as State
and National commander. OF late for
some years he had been sergeant-at-
arms at the State House, in which place
as in all others he filled, he was exceed
ingly popular. "Capt. Jack" as he
was Familiarity called, was An ideal vet
eran soldier, comrade of the Grand
Army and companion of the Loyal Le-
gion. The number who regret his
death is only limited by the number of
his extensive acquaintance. One by one
the veterans of the war of the rebellion
are mustered out.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
ROIInhY-TOWle.

Thursday, October 18th, a quiet we'd
ding took place at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson S.
Towle, when their daughter, Onie Eva,
was welded TO Henry w Roundy of
Benton.
Rev. H. W, kimball performed the
ceremony in which the ring was used,
in the presence of the near relatives and
a few friends. The bride and groom
entered the Dom to the strains of the
wedding march played by Miss Ethel
Whittier The rooms had been prettily
decorated for the occasion with autumn
leaves and ported plants.
The bride is a well-known young lady
of this town, a member of the COngre-
gational Church, and the groom is a
prosperous farmer in the town of Ben
ton. The presents were many and most
appropriate. Mr.. and Mrs, Roundy will
make their home in Benton, where at
any time they will be glad to see their
friends. -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
State Sunday School Convention

The State convention of Sunday
School Associations, which had been in
session al Dexter for three days, was
brought to close at noon, Thursday
attendance and enthusiasm, and large
amount of work has been done. The
annual election of officers which took
place, Thursday forenoon, resulted as
follows:
President-Rev. Smith Baker, d. D.,
Portland.
Secretary-Rev. Harry w. KimDall,
SkOwhegan.
Treasurer. r. Cook, Yarmouth
Vile.
Auditors. M. Came, Alfred.
Executive Committee-Rev. Thomas
II. Stacy, Saco; S. M. Came, Alfred :;
Rev. A. 7. Dunn, Waterville; Charles l..
Bailey, winthrop; Rev. j. F. Haley,
Guilford, and B. G. Jordon, Alfred.
AT meeting of the executive commit
tee, Thursday, it was voted to continue
the Office of primary superintendent.
Rev. George W. Hinckley Of Good Will
Farm, led the devotional service and
Rev. Smith Baker conducted a question
box. A large twentieth century offer
ing was taken up for the support of the
association.
Among the resolutions presented to
and adopted by the convention was one
in regard TO the enforcement of the tenn
perance laws. In adopting the resolu
ton the convention pledged itself 10
support Sheritf-elect Pearson of Cum
berand county in his crusade against
the Vioators of the law.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Prepared for Relatives. Husband lat dinner
My Myi This is regular banquet worthy of
Demonico. Finest spread I've seen in an
age. What's up? Do you expect company?'
Wife; mo, but presume the cook does"
No one would ever be bothered with constipa-
tion if everyone knew how naturally and quickly
Burdock Blood Bitters regulates the stomach
and bowels.
Pr'aps Not: Seems to me I've met you
somewhere, sir. l can't recall your name, but
I'm sure I've been in your company before"
81 think not. sir, but you know best I'm the
keeper Of the House of Correction"
"A dose in time saves lives" DIR. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for coughs
colds, pulmonary diseases of every sort.
Mother; "Why, children, what's all this
hoise about?" Little Freddy: We've had
CRAMPS and Uncle Henry locked in the cup
board for an hour, an when they get a little
sngrier Pm going to play going into the liens
cage"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Senator Lindsay of Kentucky has come
out for President Mckinley, and for Mr..
Yerkes, the Republican candidate for
Governor. He says the prospects are
good that Mr.. Yerkes will be elected by
good majority, while the chances are
in favor of Mr.. Mckinley. He has had
all he wants of Kentucky Democracy
and yet the Goebel law still stands and
Kentucky is likely to be counted for
Democracy however strong it goes
against it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
what's Your Face Worth?

Sometimes fortune, but never if you
have sallow complexion, a jaundiced
look, moth patches and blotches on the
skin-all signs of liver trouble. But
DIR. Kings New Life Pills give clear
skin, rosy cheeks, rich complexion.
Only 25 cents
At F. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Walter Baker & Co. Ltd, now the
largest manufacturers of cocoa and
chocolate in the world, have received a
gold medal from the Paris Exposition of
this year. In view of the many mis-
leading and INSCRIPTIONS limitations of
their goods which have recently been
put upon the market, they tiLd it neces-
ssry to caution consumers against these
attempts to deceive, and to ask them to
examine every package they purchase
known trademark, ala Belle Chocola.
tiere," and the full name and place of
manufacture-Walter Baker & Co. Ltd,
Dorchester, Mass.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
Bostou Herald: And vet the 10 ner

Boston Herald: And yet the 10 per
cent advance in the wages of the striking
coal miners, when they get it, will only
make up the loss of months earnings
in ten months, with the chances of an
other contest at the end of six months,
when but 80 per cent of the loss will
have been regained.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
Stepped Into Live Goals.

"When child | burned my foot
frghtfully," writes ". II. Eads of
Jonesville, Va, (which caused horrible
leg sores for 30 years, but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve wholly cured me after
everything else failed" Infallible for
burns, scalds, cuts, sores, bruises and
piles. Sold for 25c
At f. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

never have opportunity to test this
ability. He regards our health system
and quarantine service far superior to
those Of England, and says that country
should adopt our quarantine system.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

This Is the season whenl mothers are
alarmed on account OF Group. 1t Is
quickly cured by One Minute Cough
Cure, which children like to take. Geo.
K. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Miss Sarah Orne Jewett has Just COM
pleted an American historical romance,
which will appear as a serial in the
Atlantic Monthly, beginning in Novem-
Der, 1900. Its title is "rhe Tory Low
err" The romance opens in the rich
provincial neighhorhood OF the Piscata-
qua River, upon ground familiar to the
readers of Miss Jewett's short stories.
1t is concerned With the early affairs OF
the Revolution; with the exiled LOYAL
ists, whose adventures afford new field
for historical fiction, and with the for
tunes of the trigate Ranger on the
French and English coasts. Readers
who are curious as to literary coinci-
dences may be interested TO know that
Miss Jewett has been occupied with this
story for several years, and that her
siugularly spirited picture, of John Paul
Jones, who is one of the heroes of the
tale, was composed before the publiCa-
tion of "Richard Caryel.n
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Henry f. White has been appointed
postmaster at Carrabasset, Me-, an office
of the fourth class on the line of the
narrow guage road in Jerusalem Planta-
ton, Franklin county.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Squire (who has got up concert-with re-
freshments-in aid OF the war fund.-: well,
Robert, how did you enjoy the concert last
evening" Weren't the qusrtettes good"
Robert: "Well, now, Squire, Oh doan' believe
oil tasted IN; but they outlets was proimel"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk of Courts
NEWELL w. BRA1NERD,. .,........... .SkOwhegan
County Attorney:
CHARLES o. SMALL, .............. Madison
Judge of Probate:
EDWARD F. DANFoRTH.. ..."......"... Skowhegan
Register Of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER, .................. .Skowhegan
Register Of Deeds:
Ii EVELYN GooDwIN .Skowhegan
Treasurer:
r. I. PATTRH,. ..s.'......s.''....... -Skowhegan
Sheriff and Jailer:
FRANK P. PRHHKLL, .........,... =. Skowhegan
DEPUTIES WIN. F. Mutt Fairfield; F. L. Harding,
Madison; S. W. Herrick Harmony; c. B. Haskell,
Pittshed F. S. Parsons, No. Arson; R. S.
Williams Hartland; Hiram NJ. Waugh, Starks
Charles F. Ham, Bingham; S. S. Walker. North New
Portland; Cornelius A. Merrill, Scion; Calvin H.
ZONES, Athens; B. F. Jones, So. Norridgewock; w
Guy Pennell, Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
Terms of Courts.

Supreme Judicial:-Th third Tuesday in March
September and December. Civil and Criminal
Probate:-The second Tuesday of each month.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

Torturing skin eruptions, burns and
sores are soothed at once and promptly
healed by applying DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, the best known cure for
piles. Beware of worthless counterfeits.
Geo E Samnaon
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25

No other pills can equal DeWitt's
Little Early Risers for promptness, GER
taintY and efficiency, Geo. +. Sampson.
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County Commissioner:

H. C. WEBER, Palmyra, Post Office, Newport)
ALoNzo SMITH, Cornville, post Office, Revere.
john METcALF. New Portland.