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The Somerset reporter., 1900-11-22
Wise Women
Natures rational cure for
all those ills known as
FEMAL Re TROUBLE 8

Is Bond ST., Lynn, Mass. July q. 1900.
For long time have been sufferer from
female weakness, stomach troubles and terri
BILE headaches. was so bad that used to faint
away on the street. l took two bottles of
Tansin, and It Is perfectly wonderful the
good 1t has done me, and shall use 1t right
along If ever have q return of my troubles;
Only one who has suffered as have can tell
of the gratitude / feel toward Tangin for
having restored me to complete health.
strongly recommend 1t. Mrs. c. H. Field.
- y - - y - y - ~ -
TANCIN d Is e tSn TIC t ana sources S1ss
of all womanly troubles, giving strength
and vigor to the weakened organs, and
charging the entire system with all the
elements which produce sound health.
There isn't a bit of uncertainty
bout lite curative powers.
It's action ID prompt and positive. The
woman who takes Tansin begins to feel
better within twenty-four hours from the
time she takes the first dose.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-11-22

Tom: Flies never annoy q sleeping man.
Dick: What NONSENSE! Why T.
Tom The man wakes up and is annoyed.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-11-22
Farm For Sale.

Situated on the road from Skowhegan 70
Scion: six and one half miles from Madison
and six and one-h half miles from Skowhegsni
years ago; good orchard Of 80 old and NV
young apple trees; cranberry bog bearing
from to bushels annually; cuts Is tons OF
tools consisting Of moving machine, horse
rake, carts and racks. wagon, 10 tons hay elc
Also my house and saw mill buildings TO-
Gated at Madiscn Center; 10000 feet OF mem
lock boards and lumber; 40 cords Of hemlooh
slabs. HORACE e. SPEAR.
4w46t Madison Center, Me-
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quantities in the quarries, two miles
from the city, The longer they are
worked the more valuable they become.
The finishing ia)Dode in two large. open
sheds on Centk Get near the Maine
Central statfdT They use steam and
compressed air power for running the
drills and other machinery. The finest
work is done by these machines IN
carving, lettering, and ornamental
work. They have recently erected
powerful electric crane on their COCK
for loading vessels, capable of raising
thirty tons or more. Some stone Is cut
here for the Vinalhaven Quarries also
and marble as well. Many splendid
buildings have been built from Halo
we'll granite cut here, including the
American Surety Co. building, twenty
two stories; Empire building. twenty
two stories; Equitable offices, New
York; the Albany Capitol and Albany
Savings Bank; the Illinois Trust and
Savings Bank building, Chicago; the
Marshall Field building, Chicago:
Masonic Temple, Boston; Geo. Pull
mans Monument Chicago; the Ma
tional Monument at Yorktown; the
John w. Mackey vault at Greenwood
cemetery, Brooklyn; the Mcdonald
vault at Cincinnati, and many others.
They are now finishing the granite
work for the extension of the Mutual
Life Insurance building in New York,
also several vaults for New Orleans.
Pittsburg and New York City. They
are also getting out stone for the New
York Hall Of Records.
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making literally from the ground m
he has acquired this knowledge by
forty years constant experience in the
shop and has kept pace with the on
ward march Of progress that has af-
Iected manufacturing especially in all
these years. He adopted bicycle bug
sles when they were first introduced
ana Is agent for the best grades made
ana has sold many of them. Factories
Turn out carriages cheaper now than
a man can in small shop and Mr..
nlnes makes only on orders, light,
neavy. single and double, whatever is
oeslred. He has a large shop and re-
posltory on Sewall street where he
carries a big stock Of carriages and
sielghs In their seasons. 1t is 70x4O
and an addition 7Ox30 is connected.
Ihey are two-story buildings and
divided into blacksmith, carriage, wood
work, painting and upholstering de-
partments. Mr.. Rines began in this
city forty years ago and has worked
mere and in Gardiner and Biddeford
whence he returned here fifteen years
ago to establish this business. He
handles some of the most serviceable
vehicles made, employs six men and
retalis over a wide extent Of territory
with the Capital city" as a center. Mr..
hlnes is a native here, a Mason and
Knight Templar.
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they now receive more than $4,000 and
the solidity of the bank is beyond ques-
ton. The present surplus is $4,000 and
the interest rate is 81 per cent De-
pOsitors find it's list Of securities par
excellent and content themselves with
the good judgment of the management.
The bank has been located where
1t is at present for thirty
years or more and is as well
known by Hallowell citizens as
any Of its institutions. Five presidents
have served at it's head. Gov. John
Hubbard from 1S54-69; Andrew Mas
ters, 1S69-77; Simon Page, 1878; Justin
+. Smith, 187S-SS, and Mr.. Rowell since
1888. Mr.. Bakers career as treasurer
has been remarkable and unique. He
has been it's business officer from the
first and is now "a years old. Until
year and half ago he was at the desk
daily, but he fell and broke his hip
then and has been unable to work
since, so Mr.. Dudley has served in his
stead. Mr.. Baker has always lived in
Hallowell and has served the bank
faithfully, having held no political Of
flee save on the school committee be-
cause he has positively refused. Mr..
Dudley came here from Woburn, where
he had been in the hardware business
IN 1896 He was born in Readfield and
came to Augusta in 1873 and wash the
I28fg WAff3< o1le ~
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cess. The Edwards corporation was
formed and purchased the mill in 1882,
they have managed the plant as it
should be and it has been very sue
cessful. They have increased the
spindles fOurfOld by building three
large mills until now there are 100000
making a high grade of cloth. 1t is a
singular fact, but the mills have run
continuously for seventeen years with
out a stop except because of high
water. The past decade has been haz-
ardous for northern cotton mills but
1t has never looked gloomy thus far
Tor the Edwards. The annual output
Is about 3S.O0O,0OO yards of print cloth
and light sheeting, and for this class
OF goods there is always an open mar
ket and usually at a good margin
INT Payroll Is fully $4,000 a month
and the operatives remain for years in
the mills as a rule, nearly all being
Of French origin and living close by
the corporation in it's many houses.
The dam furnishes 5000 horse power
and the company use about 1900. The
mills are all of brick, fiat roofs and
modern improvements in machinery
and all departments are constantly
being adopted. A substantial granite
wall has been reared along the water
front and the mills present an attrac-
tive appearance from either a close or
distant standpoint. The dam is owned
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EDWARDS MANUFACTURING co.

Cotton Goods; Jacob Edwards, treas
urer; N. w. Cole, agent. This is the
largest Of Augustus industries and
dates back to 1S45 when a small mill
was built here from which the present
extensive plant has grown. 1t is now
capitalized at $1,1O0,OOO and employs
HOO operatives and the plant is one of
the best in the State. The first mill
was a very small one and was sold in
1867 to the Spragues who increased it's
capacity and made many improve
ments. but they collapsed during the
panic Of 70 and trustees were in charge
nine years with partial financial sue
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With the stock they bought the good
WILL very erratic commodity usu-
ally, but which seemed to have a tan
gible shape in this instance. Thew
have four floors of this block, on one
Of which is the tin working business
where all sorts of tin and sheet iron
work is done on jobs and repairing.
The crockery line is complete and in
cludes dining-room and kitchen goods
OF every description. They buy direct
from potteries and factories all domes
tic goods and save all middlemen's
profits. All imported goods are bought
direct from importers and many orders
they import in special lots. Mr.. Swift
is native Of Sidney and has been
here twelve years. Mr.. Turner came
here from Somerville, Me. Both are
MasOns.
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and sizes with his accustomed affability
and courtesy. The store has been fitted
up according to his preferences and
there is no room for improvement over
the arrangement of tanks, refrigera-
tors and tables. The visitor would
know that it is a fish market only by
the sense of vision. All the processes
will be in a part at the rear and the
salesroom will be in front. He will
carry complete stock of fin wearing
food and oysters, clans and Holsters
in season as well. 1t can be depended
upon that Mr.. Knowlton will be up
tO-date all the time. Speaking of the
fish business it is proper to remark
in this connection that Mr.. Knowlton
has welded the knife in this kind of
store twenty-five years in Augusta
and is known by every fish buyer and
almost every fish eater. He was
part owner Of store ten years, selling
his interest recently. He is a Mason
and A. o. U. w.
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time. 1t was highly fitting that this
new firm. which succeeded the old n
possession year and half ago.
should retain the old name in part the
one which was SO long and conspic,-
ously connected with the store and was
a synonym of success and growth. In
some instances it is highly advantage
Gus for new firms to continue under
old names for practical reasons, devoid
Of the sentiment Of maintenance az
old associations. Customers are those
who become accustomed to things
Many customers here became accus-
toned to the man Brooks and the
Brooks store and continue to patronize
here where the change of owners has
wrought no upheaval in policy and the
changes have been uniformly improve
ments. Mr.. Hussey has been here as
partner and employe dozen years. He
knows all the details of the business
and Mr.. Newman has been four years
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in the store also. Both are aggressive
and progressive young men with
heads for business" There is hardly
a limit to the stock which is distinc-
lively hardware, paints and oils, iron
and steel, builders supplies, farming
implements, kitchen goods, staples and
notions. They have nine floors in two
buildings and there is no space lying
idle. On one side Of the store are 1000
boxes, each holding goods different
sS;am every other box. These are but
samples of the invoice inclndino any,
thing from carpet tack to moving
machine. 1t is a veritable department
hardware store. They employ eight
clerks and have large trade in the
surrounding towns. Mr.. Newman is a
native Of New York. and Mr.. Hussey
came here from Vassalboro.
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vertising. Anything with Chas. K. Part.
ridges label goes in Kennebec, because
1t Is known to be good. Aside from be-
ing at the fore in the drug business Of
this section, Mr.. Partridge il well
known in pharmaceutical circles Of the
State and country. He is q ready
writer; during the Civil War he was
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a storeroom. The stock comprises a
general line of dry and fancy goods
with an unusually fine line of corsets,
hosiery and underwear. The location
Is a choice one and the popularity Of
Mrs. Leighton and her energetic man.
agement of this business contribute to
her success. She employs six clerks
regularly and frequently more.
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ceries. F. ]. Day was the owner then
and Mr.. Cole became a partner four
years later. About twelve years ago
Mr.. Day died and since then Mr.. Cole
has been sole owner. The store has
been occupied continuously as a gro
Gerry store for more than fifty years
as Mr.. Day was here forty-one years
Mr.. Cole was a mere boy when he be-
gan but has made success Of the
store. before and since Mr.. DAVIS
death. He has seen the floods from
the turbulent Kennebec three feet deem
on the main floor during freshets when
the basement was "out Of sight" This
does not happen every year. however
His line is like that usually found I'm
first-class grocery stores in small
cities. augmented by a full line az
crockery. silver plated ware, kitcb-
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furnishing goods, and flour,
lah and feed. Country prod
~ ~. fruits and confectionery are also
- sa,e' de occupies four floors and il
o ons. VI the busiest Of HallowelIs gro
~ Inree clerks are employed. He
IS native Of Halloween has been an
hoan nan three different times, has
hoo. gent pr the Kennebec Steam
L., oohpany twenty years, and Of
Express Company like time,
and is a Mason.
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SWIFT & TURNER.

Crockery and Kitchen Furnishing
Goods, Glass and China Ware, No
tiOns; w. E. Swift and H. ]. Turner:
1913 Water Street. This firm dates back
five years, successors to George S.
Ballard who was in like business here
twenty-five years Those who former
ly resorted to Mr.. Billiards. store for
the purpose of purchasing such goods
as he carried have continued to pat
ronize the firm that is carrying on a
business of like sort in like manner.
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chief clerk in the adjutant generals
office of this State, and edited and re-
vised the annual war reports from that
office. much valued then, as they are
now by old soldiers and officials. A
paper recently contributed by him to
the American Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton, on 1.-THE status of the drug trade
in Maine under the prohibition laws of
the State" was read before the section
of education and legislation Of the
National Association, at the last an
nual meeting Of the National Associa-
ton in Richmond, Va, and has at
tracted much favorable comment.
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KNOWLTON'S FISH AND OYSTER
MARKET.

ID. F. knowlton. proprietor, 276 Water
street. A brand new fish market will
be opened in few days by Mr.. Knowl-
ton in store very finely situated for
the business at the lower end Of Water
street where Everybody" passes by
daily. The fixtures will be a marvel
of newness, neatness, cleanliness and
modern selectness. There will be a
place for everything and everything in
it's place. Mr.. Knowlton will be in
charge and will serve fish in all kinds
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HALLOwELL SAVINGS BANK

E. Rowell, president; H. X. Baker
treasurer; c. H. Dudley, assistant: lag
Water street, Hallowell Since ito
organization in 1854 this bank has paid
depositors in interest more than its
present deposit Of $736,OOO. Each year
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FRANK S. WINGATE.

Coal, Flour. Grain, ETC.; 222 Water
street, Hallowell. The firm Of Leigh &
Wingate, to which Mr.. Frank s. Win
gate is successor, is one Of the Oldest
business houses in this state being es-
tablished in 1912. The firm was COM
posed of Thomas Leigh and George F.
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FRANK S. WINGATE.
prietor Of a large and prosperous bust
ness which has been so many years be-
fore the public. The name OF Wingate
stands. as it always has, for honor and
integrity in 1.-The granite CITY,
the Capital city, and the sur
rounding towns, in all Of which ne
does business, He carries hard and
soft coal, lime and cement. flour and
feed. at wholeAa1e and retail. and has
very fine dock, 600 feet long in rear OF
his large four-story storehouse. This.
the coal sheds, stable and storehouse.
make it a large plant. He employs
from six to ten men and has much to
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JOSEPH R. R1DwH1L.
-
wingate, who ppought the first cargo
of coal up the NEnnebec that was ever
used in this city and vicinity. and were
associated togel her in business for
about forty years. Mr.. George F.
Wingate was one of the pioneer mer-
chants Of Kennebec galley, a man of
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show for his labor. He is a s2nd de-
gree Mason, and is High Priest Of
Jerusalem Royal Arch Chapter.
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THE OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE.

Chas. K. Partridge proprietor; Opera
house Block, oppo-.-e the postoffice
ms Pharmacy was founded in 1928, by
doctors Tappan & Craig. In 1865 Mr.
partridge purchast from Mr.. Chas. F.
Iotter. the bushes, books and success
sion. Notwithstanding vicissitudes Of
repeated fires and novings since, this
store is still in the lead. Though old
and reliable, every hing there is fresh
ana new. With II endless variety of
beautiful goods i'll prolific array that
decorate druggist shelves and show
cases. this is one d. the most attractive
urug stores in lew England. Mr.
partridge has put Up nearly half a mil
non prescription Of physicians. and
not an error made He prepares and is
proprietor Of seyeral specialties in
medicine. Little Gem Prescription"
y. ;. Gold Cough Cure" ointment
ana plasters. etc which have large
sale on their merits. without much ad-
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E. c. LEIGHTON.

Dry and Fancy Goods; 1SS Water
street. This store was established
seventeen years ago and was conduct
ed by Philbrook & Leighton ten years
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dustry of the city and it's promoter.
The late Gov. Bodwell was identified
with this company as well as the Bod
well Granite Co. at Vinalhaven for
many years and was pioneer of the
granite industry in Maine. He opened
the quarries about at the close of the
war. The business was incorporated
in 1871 and he was chosen president. 1t
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c. A. COLE.

Grocer: 1902 Water street, Hallowell.
1t is now forty-five years since Mr..
Cole came into this store to sell gro
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by the company and the power for the
Cushnoc Fibre Co. and for the light
and heat and water companies is
leased. Mr.. Cole. the agent. has been
in the cotton manufacturing business
fifty-five years. beginning in Newbury-
port. He has been in Augusta forty
five years and agent since 1882. pre-
viously as overseer and superinten-
dent.
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HALLOWELL GRANITE WORKS.

Building and Monumental and Vault
Work, of Granite; Joseph F. Bodwell,
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integrity and ability, who after his
death in 1894, was succeeded in the firm
by his son. Mr. Thomas Leigh, the
senior member Of the firm, died in 1898.
and the surviving partner, Mr.. F. s.
Wingate, purchasing all the interest Of
the Leigh estate, became sole pro-
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BROOKS HARDWARE co.

Hardware, Wholesale and Retail; E.
A. Hussey and ]. d. Newman. 251 Wa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-08
WARM AND WET.
Last October Breaks the Record for
Thirty Years. t


Last October. Breaks the Record for
Thirty Years.
st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 8. - October
was the warmest and wettest Oc-
tober since the establishment of the
weather bureau here In 1871. The mean
temperature for the month was 50 de-
grees. five degrees warmer than before
recorded at the st. Paul station and ten
degrees above the average mean daily
temperature for the month for the past
thirty years. The accumulated excess Of
daily mean temperature since Jan. 1 Is
1003 degrees sufficient to melt most met
ais.
The precipitation for the month was 755
inches, nearly two inches more than re-
corded for any previous October and an
excess Of 5.25 inches over the average
precipitation for the month for the past
thirty years. The accumulated excess in
precipitation since Jan. is 1877 inches.
There were eleven cloudy days, eleven
partly cloudy days and nine clear days in
! the month. The precipitation on partly
cloudy days was 1854, or about half of the
total for the month. The heaviest pre-
cipdtation was on Oct. 4, when 2.17 was
| recorded. There was a killing frost on
the 9Th, the only one recorded during the
month. The prevailing direction of the
wind was from the southeast, and the
total movement Of the wind was COLL
miles
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-08

Washington, Nov. At was stated
in quarters we'll versed in Chinese at
fairs, that outside of the questions of
indemnity, punishments, etc. now un-
der negotiation at Pekin, there are
three vital questions to be determined:
First-The removal of the empress
dowager, personally and through the
influence of her advisers, from all par
ticipation in the Chinese government.
Second-The creation of an indem-
nifty fund by the increase of Chfna's
customs revenue either by the pay
ment of the duties in gold instead of
deprecated silver as at present, or
else by doubling the present silver
duties from per cent to 10 per cent
ad valorem.
Third-The establishment Of a min
lister of foreign affairs in place of the
old and cumbersome system of the
tsung Ii yamun.
The demand for the retirement of
the empress dowager is said to re-
suit from the conclusion now practi
cally accepted that the imperial gov
eminent of China was responsible for
the Boxer uprising. AS the empress
dowager was the ruling authority of
the imperial government during the
uprising, this responsibility is brought
home directly to her.
There is understood to be no pur
pose, however, to visit upon her any
personal punishment or indignity, but
merely to exclude her from all partici-
patton in the government.
1t is deemed advisable for that
reason that she and her advisor should
remain permanently away from Pc
kin.
The plan Of doubling Chinas GUS
toms duties has arisen from the need
of finding a source to pay war indem-
mites. Chinas present customs reve-
nues are said to be pledged already to
meet the interest and principal of
Chinese loans, SO that it will require
scme entirely new source to meet the
| indemnity. If the enlarged duties are
| determined upon it is understood that
| their collection will be placed under
| the supervision of representatives of
| the powers, at least until the inden-
mites are paid.
| The plan of substituting minister
of foreign affairs in place of the tsung
| Ii yamun has long been in contempla-
| ton as foreign representatives have
found it very difficult to deal with this
mixed. body and to locate responsibility
upon it, particularly during the Boxer
| trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-08
MILITIA ORDERED OUT
To Protect Negrom Prisoner WI
Is Accused of Assault.

To Protect n Negrom Prisoner Who
Is Accused of Assault.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 4.-Another COM
pany of the Georgia militia was or
dered from here by Gov. Gambler I'M
der command of Maj. Nash, of the
Fifth Georgia regiment, with in
structions to proceed to Jefferson, in
Jackson county, for the purpose Of
protecting the life of Gus Fellows a
negro charged with an assault on
Miss Dora Hood, a prominent young
lady Of Harmony Grove. A mob Of
200 is reported there with the inten-
ton of lynching the negro. Fellows
was taken from Atlanta under mill
tary escort Tor trial at Jefferson. It
was expected that one company OF
troops would be sufficient to protect
MIN, and the call upon the adjutant
general and governor for more troops
caused considerable apprehension as
20 the situation. Details are not yet
sbtainable.