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Starks.

We are glad to learn that Mrs. M. D..
Sterry who has been sick for the past
two weeks, Is so to be about again.
We regret very much to learn that
our superintendent Of schools, Mr.. N
p. Upper, had to give up his school
In Industry on account of poor health.
Mr.. Upper Is very successful teacher.
A great amount Of hay is being
pressed and shipped from this town
this winter. Business is quite lively
In general; many OF the farmers are
hauling wood in large quantities to
Madison.
A very successful term of High
school Is in session in our village under
the instruction Of John Higgins, one
OF Starks enterprising young men, who
has been in Bowdoin College nearly
two years. and intends to return in the
spring to pursue his course.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. Daniel Collins, Tuesday
evening, Feb. 49,; let's give them a
crowded house, and perhaps Daniel
will tell US a story.
NJ. d. Frederic is having his house
remodeled aud repaired inside.
The Indies Aid Society was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Asa Duely
Tuesday evening of last week. Re.
ffeshmtnts were served and very
pleasant time WAS spent in social inter
course. ).
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Fairfield.

The regular meeting OF Silence Howard
Hayden Chapter d. A. r. was held Tues
day evening, Feb. 6, with Mrs. Marion
Freeland at her home on High street.
A special literary and musical program oil
much interest was present.
The fire department was called out
about 5 o'clock Friday morning by a
small file in the house occupied by Mrs
Llewellyn Haskell and owned by V. X.
Conner The fremen soon bad it under
control. The damage to the building will
not exceed $500. he furniture was re-
mov-d but much Injured by water A
box of ashes in the shed Is said to have
been the cause.
Mrs Holman Day and little daughter
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F
Gerald, last week.
c. M. Phillips. formerly of Fairfield
is now located in Boston, with ten heao
of choice horses and has well-appointed
stable OF Lynde street
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East SkOwhegan.

Ansel Goodrich and Wallace Ireland
have sold $50 sheep to Manly Holt OF
P,shon's Ferry and they were driven to
Clinton Sunday to take the cars Monday
morning for Brighton, Mass.
Mrs. A. Often of Waterville has been
keeping house for the last ten days.
Landlord Washburn of Skowhegan mad
two teams hauling ice from Lake George
to the Stafford Eaton farm where he will
keep his cows the coming summer.
The ice in Oak pond is about 20 inches
thick and Mr.. Lyons, Henry and Herbert
Richardson will haul theirs as soon as
fair weather,
Virgil Holt made a short visit at home
last week and has returned TO Dexter, his
head quarters for selling the WaterviIle
stoves.
Most OF the farmers have their supply oil
wood up and have commenced fitting il
for the stove. A. K.
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Best place in all the land to bay
your
DRUGS AND MEDICINES f!
Bixby & Buck
skoWlGgal and Bingham.
SHE RIFFS SALE.
STATE OF MAINE.

SOMERSET IS:
skowhegan. February 7th, 1909.
Taken on execution wherein J. P. Merrill Of
Skowhegan in our county Of Somerset is plain
tiff and Samuel Whittemore of said Skowhegan
is defendant. and will be sold by public auction
on the nineteenth day of March A. d 1900, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the office OF b,
the right in equity which the said Samuel
Whittemore has, or had on the twenty fourth
day of January A. d. 1899, at eight o'clock and
thirty minutes in the forenoon when the same
was attached on the original writ, to redeem
the following described real estate situated in
said Skowhegan and bounded and described AZ
follows: Commencing on the road leading
from Haskell's Corner to Athens Village At the
northwest corner of land now or formerly
owned by Hezekiah Williams; thence running
north on said road fifty rods to point where
an old fence running east and west intersecta
said road; thence east parallel with said Will
lians north line far enough to embrace sixty
acres thence south fifty rods to said Williams
land thence west on said Williams north
line to the point begun at containing sixty
acres. Said real estate is Subject to two mort
ga9es, one given by said samuel Whttemore
in Somerset Registry of Deeds Book 209, Page
1875, on which there is said to be due about
three hundred dollars; the other given by ,aia
Samuel Whitemore to said Warren LOOMS,
recorded in Somerset Registry of Deeds Book
239. Page 539, on which is said to be due about
one hundred dollars, making in all about the
sum Of four hundred dollars said to be due On
said mortgages.
Dated at skowhegan the seventh day Of
February, 1860.
3u6 FRANK P. PENNELL, Sheriff.
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Not long before the close OF Gold
smiths life he produced the brilliant
and humorous l,rcs If "Retaliation.'
Varied accounts arc given of the origin
of this poem II will he remembered
that in a joke GaYrick wrote the fol-
lowing couplet as an cpitaph for Gold
smith:
Here lies Molly Goldsmith, for shortness called
Noll.
Who wrote like an angel but talked like poor
poll.
1t was on April 4, 1I14. that Gold
smith died. The precise spot where he
was buried In the Temple churchyard
Is unknown.
This is Johnson's summing up OF the
character of Goldsmith: lie had rails
ed money and squandered ii by every
artifice Of acquisition and folly of OK
pense. But let not his frai'tirs be re-
membered: he was very great nan'
William Blacks Life CT Goldsmith
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns,
North Arson.

The next two weeks will be the
Academy vacation.
Rachie Marshall was visiting friends
in Oakland, Wednesday.
George Abbott has been on the sick
list during the past week.
C. z. Jones of Skowhegan was in town
on business few hours, Thursday.
The officers of Emerald Rebekah
lodge were Installed, Wednesday even
ing.
Henry Dunbar and family from Wis
sonsin, are visiting his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. r. ii. Dunbar of Embden.
Saturday, +. w Bunker bought six
steers and good bay horse of Isaac
Allbee. This is six years old, stands
10 3 and weighs 1,050 pounds.
Landlord Clarke has been confined to
the house with a severe cold the most of
the time for the past ten days, but is
now getting SO as TO be about again.
Meier Eames has recently bought a
7-year old driving horse by Also, dam a
Drew mare 1t stands Is 8, weighs 1850
pounds and is good lin bed, good gated,
and fast.
Rev. w, w. Hooper, of Deering
will preach for the Universalists in
Central hall, at 1915 o'clock, next
Sunday.
John Haines of Skowhegan and Mr..
Atwood, of Boston, were in town re-
Gently looking for horses. No pur
eli SOS were made.
The farmers interested in the North
Arson Creamery project will meet in
Central Hall, North Arson, Saturday
next, the 10th instant at 80 o'clock
p. m, to complete the organization of
the Farmers cooperative association.
Manley D. Holt of Pishon's Ferry
was In this section last Friday, and
bought two COWS and three calves of
Austin Berry, of Embden, two cows,
twins, of Everett Quint, of North New
Portland, and a COW and calf of Daniel
Records, of this town. Mr.. Holt will
ship this week one car of sheep, from
each station, North Arson, Skowhegan,
Pishon's Ferry and Riverside. He has
shipped one car of sheep per week
from North Arson during the last
three weeks. r. w. Bunker loaded a
car of sheep for Mr.. Holt, Monday morn
ing that were purchased by Walker &
Luce of New Portland. but owing to
no train running, the sheep had to be
unloaded and sent later.
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East Madison.

East Madison Grange was organized
February 6 1877, 73 years ago. II was
started with SO charter members. Ol
this Lumber 10 remain at the present
time. The Grange now numbers almost
10 members. To NJ. O. Deane belongs
the honor of getting the charter members.
He was the FIST master, but not wishing
to have a grange for the sake Of office
he declined a reelection, the second
year. 46 were initiated during the first
year. Again in 90 he WIS master and
26 joined the order, being the largest
number under any one master. Up to
the present time the grange has always
been united and worked for The farmers
interest, forgetting the politician They
have not always been in the majority
but have kept steadily Flooding on
believing the time would come when the
farmers should have their rights. A
new hall has been built with modern
furnace, with all up to date improvements
for heating purposes.
The walls are tinted. and with curtains
and new grange furniture, the patrons
have reason to be proud of it and it is
much needed building 10 the community
The Grange starts the new year hope
fully with courage that under the leader
ship of true and sturdy patrons the
grange will make an onward movement
in the years to come as they meet for
labor 10 their new home. The officers
for 1900 are L c. Jewett, M; R. w.
Frenlh, O.; E. A. Spear. Lee; w.
Knight, Steward; Geo. Foster, A.
Steward; NJ. o. Deane, Chap; c. T.
Durham, Treas; Jos. Gaylord. G. K ;
Mrs r. w. French, Pomona; Mrs. M.
o. Deane. Flora; Mrs. Lula Jewett,
Ceres Mrs. Geo. Foster, L. A. Steward.
The grange has come to stay and its
il fuence is being felt in the land. May
the day be OF far distant when all who
are engaged in tilling soil will be found
within the gates.
The pastor T. B. HIATT, welcomed
FIVE to the church, Sunday. It is ex-
pected Mr. Kmbal of Skowhegan, will
preach next Sunday at half past O'Clock
as Mr.. HIATT will be up to The Forks and
Caratunk. +. M. ID.
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PIshOn's Ferry.

Mrs. L. Decker visited her sister in
Lewiston the past week.
Dr. Shaw of Clinton was called
Saturday to attend Mrs. A. Blackstone
who is quite i'll.
Mrs. Horace Kelley and children are
staying with Mrs. Betsey Kelley for a
few weeks.
John Totman of Augusta visited his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Totman
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Davis and little
daughter of Redington, were at Sandtord
Strickland's, Saturday.
Ernest Booker was at home from
oakland, Saturday.
Linwood Strickland of Kingsbury is
visiting his father, Mr.. Charles Suick-
land.
Mr.. Sumner Strickland of Brighton
and Linwood Strickland of Kingsbury
are visiting relatives 10 this place.
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COrnville.

Henry Atwood has returned home from
Scion.
Lester Libby broke through the ice
while skating and cut his knee requiring
several stitches to close the wound.
Jefferson Robinson is home from the
timber woods
town Saturday for up river.
Quite tough day Monday 1t put us In
mind of Candlemas day being fair and
bright.
The stage arrived Monday night about
10 p. M. the train was late.
The G. W. C. G. held a meeting Feb.
1st. ut the home of Mrs. G. N. Smith.
Refreshments were served and good
time enjoyed by all. The next meeting
will be held Feb. Is.
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NOTICE Of FORECLOSURE.

whereas, George e. Wyman of Athens, In
the County OF Somerset and State OF Maine, by
his mortgage deed, dated the 18th day OF
November, A. ID. 1897, and recorded In the
Somerset Registry of Deeds book 2Ss, page 70.
conveyed to me the undersigned. certai.
parcel OF real e. tate situate In Athens, In said
County OF Somerset. and bounded a. follows,
to wit:-Bounded ON the west by the rosd
leading from West Athens to r. H. Boothbys
dwelling house; on the north by land OF Geo
H. Drury and land OF r. II. Boothby; on the
east by the mill stream so called and on the
sou by land Of Reuben Stodder and land Of
Stephen Knight. containing one hundred and
twenty. nine acres more OF less; All wher eas.
the condition of said mortgage has been
brt ken, now therefore, bv reason OF the
breach Of the condition thereof claim fore
closure OF said mortgage. 8ws
Stowhegan, February 7th, A. D. 1900.
DAVID HORN,
By Danforth q Gould, His Attorneys.
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]. NJ. g. III. SMITH, Is Madison Ave., SkONhegan
urn, Stella Sanborn and Lizzie Good

burn, Stella Sanborn and Lizzie Good
rich.
The heavy storm of Sunday and Mon
day has caused much inconvenience
in this section. Monday morning
the passenger train, in an attempt
to make its usual run, having two
engines AMI the big snow pillow, was
deraiIed near the Maynard cut one mile
this side of SCION. The snow pillow
plunged into oauk on one side of the
track the first engine left the rails on
the other side and the second engine
inserted itself under the tender of the
first. A train from Oakland, in an at
tempt 10 come to the assistance of this
much damaged train, was thrown off the
track below Madison and had to go back
for repairs Help from Portland was
sent for but on Wednesday it had not
arrived and Bingham people are getting
way behind in their newspaper reading,
no mail since Saturday.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
STATE OF MAINE.

SEAL
COUNT, OF SoMeRsEr IS: February 6, 1909.
Whereas. Charles White OF Canaan. in said
Con nty of Somerset, has brought suit against
Newell g. w odbuty, Of said Canaan, and has
made an attachment on q lot or quantity OF
lying and being on both sides OF the roaA
lea ing from Skowhegan. Maine, to CsIaan.
Maine, and at the place where said road
crosses the farm now occupied by said Newell
g. w odbury rs q resid nee, in said Canaan.
said birch and maple wood estimate az
twelve solid cords now cut up into stove wood
length. and said hackmetack wood estimated
at four solid cords cat ia leng his from about
eight feet long to twelve feet long aud all said
wood being cord wood and being the same
wood that cut and varded bv the said
Newell u. Woodbury. in 1899 and 1900 said
farm in said Canaan on which said Ndwell q.
Woodbury. now resides, to enforce a lien CLAIM
for the sum $l3.0S for the personal labor
and services OF the Plaintiff In time commence
ing DE- ce nbeI %, 1879 and ending January 70,
1900 at cutting and ya,ding said wood, the
owner OF which is unknown to the PlaintiG,
which suit is now pending before me, Trial
Justice within and for said County OF Somer-
set. Date OF writ January "a, 1900, ad damnun
in sans $40.
Now therefore, notice OF said suit Is ordered
by the publication hereof three weeks success
sively, in the SOMERSET REPORTER, a Iews-
paper published in SEowhegan, IN said County
Of Some set, the last pu LEGATION to be At least
seven days prior to the third day OF March A.
D. 1900, at ten o'clock in The forenoon, -
which time said suit Is continued at Daniel
Lewis office. In Skowhegan, in said County Of
Somerset when and where the owner OF said
property may appear and become party 70
""-N n A. PRIEST. Trial JnsticA.
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East COrnville.

Mrs. Agnes Moody who has been
sick the past five weeks is still confined
to her room.
BY invitation the off :ers and members
of the Snow bound club met at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Judkins on the eve of Feb. 8; after the
usual business, bountiful treat was
served by our host and hostess; the
rem Under of the evening was very
pleasantly passed with music both instru-
mental and vocal, with Mrs. w. M.
Green presiding at the organ. By in
vitation the next meeting will be held
with Mr.. and Mrs. n. N. Longfellow
on Saturday eve. Feb. 10.
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Madison.

The decorators are frescoing the Odd
Fellows block. The order will have one
of the finest fitted lodge rooms in the
State.
The town has been without any mail for
three days. The trains cannot run on
account of ice on the track.
Eugene Wescott's little boy, two years
of age had one of his eyes put out last
Saturday. His little brother accidently
stuck hook. used in handling wood, into
1t. Drs. Wing and Pepper took the eye
out, Sunday. M.
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Mrs Sarah Neil Hayes of Exeter, has
been in town visiting her brother Mr..
e. w. Neil the past week.
Mrs. L C. Walton and two little
girls have gone to New Portland for a
few weeks visit with friends.
The selectmen will commence to set
tie town accounts Feb. IS. 1900. All
persons having bills against the town OF
Cornvile, are requested to present them
before Feb. II as there will be no orders
drawn after that date.
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of East Madison were in this vicinity, last
Saturday. on their way to visit her father,
Newell Chapman who is very poorly this
winter
Mott Moore of East Madison called to
see his grandmother, Mrs. w. d. Hay
den, last Sunday.
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w. Pittsfield.

The farm buildings of c. c. Woodruff
were burned Saturday afternoon. with
nearly all of their contents The chm
ney burned out in the morning, and it
was supposed the wood work around
the chimney caught FIRE, but was not
discovered until the fire burst out of
the roof. The buildings were insured.
There will be lyceu at the school
house. Saturday eve. the 10th.
Mr.. Sidney Buzzell and family moved
to the village, last week.
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Madison center.

Mr.. and Mrs John Newell of Water
vile came up Saturday. to visit their
sister. Mrs. Eugene Lawrence. intending
to return Monday but Tuesday finds them
still here. No Cars since Sunday plight
at eight o'clock
Mrs. Joseph Butler went to Waterville,
last Friday. to see her sister who is serious
ly i'll. She returned home, Saturday
night.
Mrs. Warren Clough and Master Fred
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Madison

Last week the farmers were quite busy
cutting and hauling out their winter wood
and lumber
Frank King has caught his yearling
steer that went wild in the fall and has
him tied in his barn.
Mrs. Norton who has been in Norridge-
wotk for some time is at home now with
her daughter, Mrs. Laskey.
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East Mercer.

MIR. and Mrs. Solomon Tracy Wis
tied their daughter, Mrs. Stevens of
Norridgewock, Friday.
John Bacon jammed his foot last
Friday while unloading some logs.
Warren Walton lost good horse,
last week
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

STATE OFMAINE GROWN; Tennessee Pre-.
late variety; also Clyde Jessie Warfsld. My
Plants are excelled by none, eqnelled by few,
at $500 per thousand, discount OF 10 per cent
fore shipment. Address, Ava
CHAS. =. LEIGHTON. w. Cumberland Maine.
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Alfred Wstson has a horse sick with
horse all
Melvin Tracy and Wesley Tyler went
to Watervile, with wood last Thursday.
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port, Monroe Co, N. Y, says -
al had been Ill for q long time
and could get no help, having
employed different doctors and
taken most every kind of medi-
cine, but l got no help until l
tried DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy. /
shall always bless DIR. Greene
for having put erch q good
medicine on the market, and |
cannot say enough in favor Of
1t. I had suffered 40 much for
years with heart trouble, female
weakness, aud was so nervous
that l could not bear to have
any one walk across the floor;
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-02-09
INSURGENTS DRIVEN OUT.
Americans Occupy LeEasPi, Province
of AIbay-SDanish Prisoners Re
volt and Dispense the Guards.

Manila, Feb. S.-The insurgents have
been driven out of Legaspi, on Albay
bay. province of Albay.
The rebels of Tayabas province were
conveying some three hundred Span
ish prisoners to Lithuanian, and on ar
irving there, the prisoners, exhausted
and starved, revolted and dispersed
their guards with stones and clubs.
They also captured a few rifles and
barricaded themselves at Lithuanian,
where they are awaiting the arrival
OF American troops.
Washington, Feb. S.-A cable mes
sage was received at the war depart
mcnt from Gen. Otis Wednesday, as
follows:
Manila, Feb. Escaped Spanish
prisoners report they saw Lieut.. Stock
lev, prisoner in the hands of the in
Sur2ents, January 2S, near Antimonan,
southern Luzon. OTIS.
The officer referred TO is Second
Lieut.. Paul D. Stockley, of the 21st
infantry. who has been missing from
his company since January u last, at
point near Talisay. Balangas.
Manila. Feb. THE insurgents on
Monday captured a supply train of
nine bull carts between Orani and Di-
nalupijan, killing u corporal and five
privates of company G, 32d infantry.
The escort consisted of a sergeant and
i mounted men.
The insurgents weakened the sup
ports of a bridge over n creek, and the
first cart went into the stream. While
the escort was punched trying to haul
the cart out of the water the insur-
gents fired volley from the bushes,
killing the six Americans and also two
native drivers.
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PHILIPPINE DEBATE.
A Number of Congressman Speak on
the Subject in Considering the
Diplomatic Bill.

Washington, Feb. THE Philippine
question again occupied the attention
Of the house, with a slight depression
concerning the war in South Africa.
The feature of the debate was the
speech of Mr.. Williams (Miss.), who
presented an argument against the
annexation of the Philippines which
attracted much attention. 1t was de-
voted almost entirely to the CONNER
cial aspects of the acquisition, hold
ing that the absorption of the islands
would be ultimately ruinOus to the
American producers of cotton, rice.
tobacco, hemp and sugar.
Mr.. Norris Mimi made an exhaus-
tive legal argument in support of the
right TO hold and govern the islands.
The other speakers were Messrs. Glib
son CTenn), W. y. and H. c. Smith
(Aiich), Cochran (Mo.) and Neville
(Neb.).
The general debate or the diplomat
ic bill closed, and now it viii be taken
up for amendment under the five-min-
ute rule.