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N DONALD BAIL
IS INCREASED.
Court Says He May Ex-
poet No More
FavorS.

Miles Mcdonald. the gambler, ~ho
shot and killed George Price In u saloon
on Park avcnu. and One Hundred ana
stree, and seriously won"n
I'd Edward Courtney. was committ"h 70
rris,n by Magistrate Zeller IN iiarem
Court this afternoon In defnuf OF s''"'
han for the latter act on charge OF
frlorjous assault.
Courtney Is paralyzcd from the waist
down. lie had % be carrled 10 oout.
McDonalds bail was Increased from
uuu the amour, imposed yesterday
afternoon. He stood on the steps OF the
Court. House waiting for his bonds'nan'
and when his name was called failed TO
answer II. Magistrate Zcller made out
:, commitment and sent officer Levy
after him. He appeared In court Win
on, his bondeman. You hay" violated
Al, the courlcs!cs extended to You oy
this court" said the Magistrate. "and ]
do not propose to favor you iurther.
His bail was then Increased.
Mcdonald Ilared about the room. ana
~ he was being led away 10 prison ne
said in a loud voice. That's all could
cxysct from you, anyway
II was said that he t,,ped 10 be bailed
M. bcfo hight. Mcdonald Is now I'M
dor tiO, OS3 ball In all. half OF which Is
FOR the Killing OF Price.
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TRIED TO
CENSURE MAYOR
Counci.Adjourned Before
Half-Mast Resolution
Came Up.

The Council held u live minutes SEES
sion this afternoon and then adjournei
III II hurry. Previous I" the mrt''nR
Councilman Stcwar; NJ. 'ricc announced
to come Of the members that no "ouih
Introduce a resolution On the refusal OF
Mayor Van wyck 20 lower the nag 'or
the Queen. death \ hurried confer.
cncc of some OF tn. members resulted
In the plan TO adjourn
TIL. r.,uIu,ion which Councilman
Rricc prepared Nas ~ follows
Resolved. TIA, a. u mara %! respect
tn. Mayor II hereby requested TO lower
tie Dag Mt Ieast over the Counsel chah.
her to hals-ma 1 Gntl after the t'hera'
o. her late Majesty. Queen N.ct"r!a.
Pres den, Guggcuhcincr. who wa. pre-
siding, ignored congratulations OF Coun-
Gilman Brice. The Council voted In the
Affirmative to adjourn. and will not meet
again until next Thursday.
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SAD SCENES IN
CROWDED COURT
How the Prisoners We're
Brought In to Hear
Their Fate.
special to rae Er.nlns worMo

COURTHOUSE. PATTERSON. y. j..
Jan :9-The cOur, opened here at 40
O'Clock and was at once fi!led with spec
,ators who had been waiting around IN"
building for an hour. The turymcn tina,
had convicted McAlis,er, Campbell and
Death OF the murder of Jennie boss
ch!etcr were among them
The low murmur OF voices added to
III. so!emni,y %. the scene. The per-
sons who gathered In the court knew
that three men were to have the sweet
cst years OF their lie shut out from
liberty, and that a fourth would have
the ycars that should have passed In
honor and respect Differed with inc iS-
nominy OF prison.
The fact that Kcrr's father was In
the shadow OF death and the families
added TO the interest.
Prosecutor Finley came In at 10 o'clock
looking very serious.
Then came John l.. Harding. counsel
for Kerr: Michael Dunn. Deaths law
yer, and Francis Scott. who looked AZ.
ter McAlis,er's interests. Judge Dixon
assembled the bench shortly after 10
o'clock. He looked the embodiment. o.
Justice. The prisoners were brought in
ten minutes after.
Judge Dixon asked whether counsel
for the prisoners had anything to SAY.
Mr.. Dunn arose and said
I'm refrain from referring to tho de-
tails OF facts involved. because You,
Honor Is familiar with them. Prior to
the passage OF the law Of 1895 the OK.
IRENE penalty OF the crime FOR watch
my client Is convicted was twenty yca:s.
II: has been extended By the Legis.
lature to thirty years. but leaving II
as II 10. II Is for the Judge to give
such !entency as Is warranted b
calm. cool judgment OF the case. On
many occasions have ! seen Your Honor
exercise that discretion. In the case OF
these defendants I feel there are cir
cumstanccs which scarcely Justify the
Court In imposing the full penalty.
ask the c.cmency OF the Court In this
case
While Mr.. Dunn was speaking Nc.
Ai'ster fingered his chin and looked list
lersiy Mt the ccilinE. Campbell had beer
pale. but as ne listened to tho plea Il
nush OF color came to his cheeks
Deaths face was set and he bit hts lips
Kerr was very pale aud his dark eye.
nnnaturn!ly bright. In bohalf OF Camp
bell Mr.. Dunn presented n petition from
citizens OF Paterson asking for mercy.
Mr. Dunn rend the petition In which
1t was claimed that Campbell had here
tofore borne good reputation und ha,
cever been known To mix with bas
characters. In all ~ names wer.
signed. including city officials. bushes,
men and lawyers. The petition 10
Campbell was circulated In the mil
where he was employed. 1t was s!gnc,
by all the men. but tho women. 1t 4
said. Indignantly refused to sign It an,
upbra!ded the mea who did SO.
Mr.. Dunn made special plea for tn,
young man and Hnid ha did rot bcllev,
eGons,nued on Second Page,
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Judge Dixon Sends NC
Alister, Death and
Campbell to Prison at
Hard Labor for Thirty
Years and Kerr for Fiji
teen Years.
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COURTHOUSE.

PATTERSON y. j.. Jan. =.
Walter McAlister. William A.
Death and Andrew J. Campbell. con-
victed OF murder In the second degree
for the killing OF Jennie Bosschiete-
were sentenced by Judge Dixon to-
day to thirty years each with hard
labor in Trenton State Prison.
George J. Kerr. who pleaded guilty.
was sentenced to fifteen years at hard
labor. The sentences were the full
limit Of the law.
Judge Dxon's charge was very
strong. He told the prisoners they
should have been hanged.
Mrs. Bosschieter and the father OF
the murdered mill girl were In court.
Late this afternoon the prisoners
gave out a public statement to the
effect that they would be good In
prison and earn their commutation.
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RUSH TO EUROPE
OPENING EARLY.
Oceanic off With a Re-
cord January Pas
senger List.

Among the many celebrities WHOSE
name, APPEAR on the passenger Est Of
tn, Oceanic are: Miss de Acosta ind
her sister. the divorced .!!c os W. f..
d. Stokes: Thomas Achelis. J. W. Ap.
p!ston, Prince and Princess Brancaccio.
Dr. a. 8. Clarke. OF Paris, IN! his bride.
who was formerly Mrs. w, +. burden:
mere are also on the list the nntnes OF
~ Martin Conway. the Earl OF DroK.
heJa. j. ~. Dunsian. the Misses A. 4.
and 4. 4. Fox. MIR. and Mrs. benjamin
..urtOn, Sir. and Mrs. Il. Jlminez. Mrs.
Adoiph ladenburg Mrs. }. +. y. Lam
Ter. ]. Frank McFaddcn,, OF Philadel-
phia: II. F.. Parsha.. celebrated cleo
irical engineer. Thomas +. Rountree,
C;harles l.. Marshall. the Count and
Countess dc Laugic,-Vi!ars and Hiram
q. Bond.
II was said at the White Star line
ONCE that the Oceanic will carry 4
larger number OF passengers than ever
Left The part N January.
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REQUEST Of
100000 TO YALE
Sillinan Believed to Have
Left lt-$l,5OO,OO
Estate.

The will o! the late Benjamin d. Sill!.
man. the rich lawyer. ana 2!:est era lu-
ate Of Yale University Will probably be
offered for probate mex, week.
II has been read In the presence OF his
relatives and Is said to contain a be.
quest Of 10000 10 Yale.
The estate consists OF about 100000 In
real estate and roo.m In bonds and
other securities.
In addition to the SlO.~ legacy 10
Yale. the late OR. Sillirnan made several
beque.ts to his employees and friends.
The bulk OF the estate he left to his
nearest relatives.
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lie rallied slightly. ard AS he opened
his eyes looked abou. MIN. Where Is
George" h. ga.pcd Then: "Oh. yes;
on. YES he moaEed.. seeming to com
prchend.
Father does not krow that G:orr"
IL 10 be sentenced today" said cx'Jn1v"
Kerr. the edcs; son. 1T would surely
XIII him were he aware OF H. We must
Keep from him the news that Gc3rT"
mas pleaded guilty. II. never will lean
II. lie believed IN thc innocence OF my
brother hut III. worry was too much
Tor 1t man Of his years"
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sp.e,., to Til. Evening woriao

PATTERSON. n. j.. Jan. ..
Hugh Kerr. father OF George J. Kerr,
was dying at home while the son VIII ;
broke his heart was being sentenced for
his awful crime.
DR.. Dcnncr. the family physician, hid
been at the aged mans bedsid ali m 81 m.
Ing. Al go o'clock Mr.. Kerr eank l. to
from which the doctor
believes he will never awake.
lie began to fail rapidly shortly ai'
6 o'clock. The family WAS summoned %
his bedside to take i.a-c h.fore IN" rAu.
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STOCK EXCHANGE TO CLOSE.
n" Trading I" This city ON Da,
Of Qu-eu's Funeral.

Al Il special meeting OF the Governing
Committee Of the New York Stock Fix.
change to-day It .as decided to sus.
mend business next Saturday. out OF re-
spec; for Queen Victoria, whose funeral
Ikk$ place that day.
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GoRslnusd on sscoad Pase.1
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-E.g-s~s"5Vs's
WEATHER FORECAST.

F0rccast for the thirts'-siN
hOurs ending NJ y \. ".
wednesday, for New York
CITY aud vicinitys Fair to-
nights SNOW "Wednesday;
hr'sk To high no'S,wc"'
winds, becominR nor.hrast
Wednesday.
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a i.sxink appetite gets Jus, the right st!ssulus
ten Usuaalia1s Isdis pais ~. 80
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns,
Bingham.

George Pottle aud F. N. simpson,
State assessors, and James Plummer,
their secretary, were at Bingham hotel,
Tuesday, looking after the town assess
ments in this section of somerset coun
ty. They were met by the asse sOrs of
the towns of Bingham, Concord, Emb-
den and Moscow.
The hay crop looks very promising
The wet weather Of last week, followed
by the warm weather of this week, has
started everything along in great shape.
C. III. NORM of Embden was in town,
this week.
The rear drive, which has been hung
up in Indian pond on account of head
winds, got away, Saturday night.
John Piper is spending his vacation at
home from college. Mr.. Rogers, teach
or at Caratunk, has been visitor in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bartlett of North
New Portland were In town, this week
Among those on the excursion tc
Lakewood, last Sunday, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Abel Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Brown, Mrs. A. p. Murray and Mrs
Chas Abbey.
l.. C. Andrews and wife of Jackman
have been spending the past week in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor, who have
been guests of their daughter, Mrs. w.
B. Goodrich, returned to their home in
N. Arson, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reynolds are
visiting relatives In Shirley.
Miss Belle Clark, who has. been i'll, is
improving quite rapidly.
j. f. Rogers has returned from visit
at Pittsfeld.
Alice Foss Is now at home from her
work at Waterville.
Thomas Morris Is making many i'm.
provements in the Cleveland house
which he has just purchased.
Sue Whitney commences work for
Mrs. A. A. Piper, this week.
Mrs. George Baker and Mrs. Gustave
Witham of Caratunk were recently in
town.
Mrs. David Bean has been entertaining
visitors from New Portland, Mr.. and
Mrs. Huff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Whitney have a
baby girl, born the 18th inst.
Mrs. Willis Goodrich was at N. Arson
two days, last week.
A derailed freight train on the line
delayed the noon mail on Tuesday last
The Eastern Star conferred the de-
gree upon four new members at their
last meeting.
Prof. Morse is in town tuning pianos
for those desiring
Miss Nettie Merrill of New Gloucester,
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Blackwell.

Ephraim Dean of N. Madison while
tearing down a shed for Lee Boadman,
met with serious accident, some of the
timbers falling on him He was picked
up unconscious and taken in to Boad
mans house where he is at this writing
unable To be moved home.
Guy Prince, only son of Mrs. Nellie
Pain Prince, was drowned in the river
Monday noon, while In bathing. Mr..
Fred Furber dove down and recovered
the body.
Owing to the rain Sunday there was
not very large attendance at the Spirit
ualist meeting at Lakewood.
Joe Hunnewell of Bingham attended
the meeting at Lakewood, Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Norton is visiting at Mrs.
Veasy's.
Mrs. Furber and son Mearl are visiting
at Daniel Murray's.
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ST. AlhAns.

George Martin takes the stage route
between ST. Albaas and Hartand the
first day of July.
There was a town meeting last Satur-
day. ia get the voice of the people to
build two pieces of road. The vote was
cast to build them.
Mrs. Twin Martin and daughter have
been nome on a visit to her fathers,
Darius Emery's. She has returned to
Ashville, S. c., where her husband is in
business.
The goth OF this month Palmyra grange
holds memorial services at the Union
church in remembrance Of the departed
members. The patrons march in body
from Grange hall to the church. Rev.
Sweetand delivers the memorial sermon.
Obituaries written on each member are to
be read.
George WILDER, while shingling his
sned, fell hurting him badly. DR.. Blanch-
ard attends him.
Will Watson is making extensive re-
pairs on his barn.
Clarence Cook and wife of North Bel
grade have been in town visiting friends.
p
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East NJ addison.

Lakeside mill has been hired for few
months and is running day and night
The fishing season is close at hand,
every one who owns boat is getting
ready for the sport.
Mrs HIATT and daughter Verna have
gone to Jonesport, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Stephen of Old
Town were in town, last week.
Walter Rowell returned from Lowell,
Mass Sunday.
Schools will close this week. Most of
them have been in session twelve weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Selden Kincaid gave
their friends a reception last Friday
night
Herman Corson has returned from
Pennington normal school
Field strawberries are ripe though not
as plenty as they were last year.
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MaYheld.

Strawberry picking seems to be the
order of the day
Mrs. NJ. r. Daniels and daughter
Mertie of Exeter are visiting relatives in
town.
Edna Page of Skowhegan is expected
to stop few days with Emma Flanders.
One day last week Colby Brown saw a
large COW moose in his pasture, she was
quite tame for moose.
John Cross is visiting his sister, Sarah
Flanders.
Annie Campbell is having her house
repaired. A, L. Flanders is doing the
work.
Have any of the correspondents of
this paper heard or seen and birds called
whippoOrwills this season? have not
and would like to know if others have.
They are usually quite plenty here.
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East Fairfield.

Rev. Harry Kimball of Skowhegan
preached in the Moody Chapel, Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Alice Hinckley is visiting friends
in Bangor, also Miss Bertha Conner.
M. d. Holt & Son shipped a car of
live stock from this station, Monday
morning.
Mrs. DR.. Goodspeed and little daugh.
ter returned from Randolph, Wednesday.
Miss Minnie Dawson has left the girls
home and gone to her home in New
York. She has been here ever since the
home was opened and will be missed
very much. She was the oldest girl
there and was great help in the sewing
department.
DR.. Goodspeed and Walter Hall went
TO East pond in Smithf1eld fishing, Sat
urday.
Mr.. Laforest Nye and family visited
at Alfred Nelson's, Saturday.
Mrs. Olive Hodgden Is under the doc
tors care and is at Mr., John Walkers.
DIR. Sslley of Skowhegan was called
here several times, last week, to attend
very sick horse of Melvin Palmer's.
Several hcrses have been sick In this
vicinity in similar way, but have all
recovered.
Mr.. Fred Blackstone of Boston las
been visiting his mother, who is very
low with cancer.
Miss Kate Walker of No. Fairfield
closed her sixth term of school in this
place, Friday p. m.
Mr.. w. V. Totman has put an add.
ton on to the south end of his barn,
lately.
Percy Kicker has got his work shop
up and the roof shingled. He won't do
any more on 1t until after haying.
The girls school building is finishhd
on the outside and the mason work is
nearly dry; so the workmen will soon
commence to put the finish on, getting
1t in readiness for dedication during
assembly time, which will soon be here.
Mr.. Herbert Ames and family visited
in Norridgewock, recently.
Mrs. Lewis Beal was in this place,
Thursday, calling on friends. She in.
tends to sell her farm and go with her
children in California.
Willie and Mildred Tracy entertained
their schoolmates, last Friday evening,
at their homo, with magic lantern views,
music, games, etc. 1t was great treat
for the larger part of them, but enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. Samuel Moore returned from
Boston, last Wednesday, with Mrs.
Savage, . sister OF Mr.. Noore's, who is
very sick and 10 not expected to live but
short time.
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

Whereas James B. Messer OF Madison - :;
County Of Somerset and State OF Maine oy 80 \,
veyed to the undersigned, S. A. & A. Dinsn.sa
Of Bingham In said county and state, cen'a1
lot or parcel Of land situated in the to~p
Moscow being the East half OF lot NO, y
Range three ~ reserving however stip
wide the whole length Of said lot. Mesnin, =
convey all Of said lot except the sixteen M
strip Is before described containing nv n
acres more or less; and being the same nj nj,
laad as decided to me this day by salo ~
mores. ~
And whereas the conditions Of this HV']
gage deed have been broken, we, by re asos
said breach Of conditions, claim forect h
of said mortgage and publish this nol'''
that purpose.
Bingham, Maine, June %, 1901, ,,ouE
3w28 S. A. & A. DlNsho"~
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who has just closed term of school at
Augusta, is spending week with her
friend, Miss Pitts, at Mrs. Julia Colby's.
Schools close, this week. The inter-
mediate and primary schools hold their
graduating exercises in the high school
rooms on Thursday afternoon, and the
grammar and high school exercises will
come off, Friday evening There will
be four graduates from the high school
and seven from the grammar grade
Nice music will he furnished
Miss Lena Preble of Norridgewock is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs Abby
Preble
little Baker is visiting her sisters,
Mrs. George Miller and Mrs. Mark
Dinsmore.
Mrs. Arson Graterc of Madison was
in town within few days.
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Scion.

Forrest Goodwin, Esq, of SkOwhegan
was in town, last week, on business.
Mrs. Edd Magoon of Bingham was in
town, Thursday of last week.
Mr.. Avando Jones and wife left here
Friday, for their home in Dexter,
Mrs. Ada Mason and daughter Mrs
Edie Heath were the guests of Mrs
Fred Magoon, Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Elijah Hall of Bingham was in
town, Thursday, visiting Mrs. s. F.
Greene and also attended the o. E. S.
chapter, Thursday evening.
Messrs. L. l. McIntire, Ed Haley,
Charles Holway, Tom Mahoney and
Henry Hall were at Skowhegan, Friday,
as witnesses upon case of assault and
battery.
Mr.. Charles Walker of Concord was in
town, Sunday.
Mr.. Lon Adams and wife of Bingham
passed through town, Sunday.
Henry Washburn of Bingham was on
our streets, Sunday.
Judge Boswell got home from The
Forks, Sunday, and Monday had to go
to Skowhegan on business.
Miss Eunice Bodwell, who has been
spending some months In Boston, return
ed home Saturday.
Miss Florence Irvine was home from
Madison over Sunday.
Miss Clara Hunnewell of Madison was
In town, Tuesday.
There arn't any new cases of scarlet
fever in town so far. Luther Moody
family were moved out of the village
Monday and the danger of its spreading
from that direction, we hope. is stopped,
as they are all doing we'll and the Jones
boy is much better. There are others
quarantined but none sick yet. Where
the children got 1t is still a MYSTERY.
Mrs. L. s. Merrill and her two chill.
dren are out to Stephen Merrilrs and
will remain there until more Is found
out about the canker rash.
Miss Elva Whipple arrived home Mon
day night.
Pure Paris Green and insect powder IT
SIMPSONS corner drug store.
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HOleb.

Joseph Johnston and Oral Carlson were
in town, Sunday.
Geo. Carom and wife spent Sunday
with c. McRitchie and wife.
Angus Mcleod went to Jackman, Sat
urday and back Sunday.
Fred Carlson made a short visit in
Holeb, last week.
Geo. Hughey and Joseph Ash have
gone TO Jackman, for while.
Enoch Orr and wife from South buds
well, P. O., came Saturday, to visit their
daughter Mrs. Henry Hughey and son,
Arden Orr, both of which live on Birch
Island Mr.. OY returned home, Mon
day, leaving MIS-. Orr to stay with her
daughter few days longer.
The section men are all having a great
rest now. bodily but rot in mind. M.
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North COrnYilIe.

Lula Bosworth is on the sick list.
A little girl. Lucy Owena King, came
to stop with Mr.. and Mrs o. E. King
last week; weight IL pounds.
E. w. Sherberne was in town, Monday.
Guy Williams of Bingham was visiting
al Ross Libby's, Monday
Fred L. King was in town, this week,
visiting his father and brother, Samuel and
Owen King.
S. B. Atwood is working on barn for
Henry hayward of Scion.
Fred McCollar enters upon his duties
Monday, as stage driver from Savage to
N. Cornville.
Mrs. X. H. Dennis has so far recovered
from her sickness as to ride out.
Eben Butterfeld of E Madison was in
town, Monday.
Eighty degrees in the shade, Tuesday.
Hoeing and haying are in order.
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North Fairfield.

Billy LePont went fishing one day, las,
week, and caught two and one halt
pounds of fine trout in less than an hour.
A hay press is working through the
neighborhood.
Edward Bowman OF Calfoi mia was
calling on his relatives about here, last
week. 1t is forty-two years since he left
Maine for California.
Abner Knights has been shingIing his
house and barn.
Miss Hannah Wentworth closed her
school in the Covel schoolhouse, last Fri
day and the school with the teacher and
invited friends held a picnic in Went
worth's grove, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Lena BARLEY has gone for visit
to Sandy Bay.
Harold Hoxie and Ernest Linwood
Gray graduated from Waterville high
school with high hopors, last Thursday.
Their parents, MI. and Mrs. Charles
Hoxie and Mr. and Mrs. True R. Gray
attt nded the exercises. Several Others
from this place also attended.
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West Hartiand.

Mrs. Lucien Goodwin and baby of New
port and Lillian Hodson are visiting their
mother, Mrs. Charles Cook.
George Chase cut his knee quite badly
while peeling hemlock for Wallace Good
win. Saturday.
Scott Church was in Skowhegan, We'd
nesday.
Hattie Buzzell is quite sick
Quite a lot of bark is being peeled
around here.
Mrs. Frank Worthen is visiting at
George Worthen's.
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Madison.

The showers of last week and Sunday,
followed by the warm days has given the
crops fine start. Corn is small for the
last of June. but has a good color.
Potatoes look well, though the crop did
not come up well. The old potato beetles
are thicker than ever before, getting 10
their summers work; the squash bugs are
good second. eating everything clean.
Grain is looking fine. Grass is growing
fast although doubtful if the big hay crop
that was talked of in the spring is har-
vested new seeded pieces are going to
be good
1t was good time the friends and
nelghbors OF Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren
Blackwell had at their home, one day
last week A couple of quilts was the re-
suit of the gathering.
Mrs. F. F. Blackwell OF Fairfield is
stopping for a few days at J. S, Black
wells.
MIR. N c. Dinsmore of Turner was in
town, Monday, ard spent some time
looking over the old farm where he used
to spend his vacations in his boyhood
days, in the bayfield, with his uncle, Ezra
Dinsmore.
Charles Williams of Fairfield was in
town, last week and spent a couple oil
days with his old schoolmate, J, Warren
Blackwell.
J. F. WATSON has his road job most
done.
w c. Blackwell is rushing his house
along quite fast. J.