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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-07

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-07

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yoar pet doeI ssid Mr.. Gfsyb ybesrd. II
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06

Mrs. James Lumsden of Melrose,
Mass, Is visiting in town the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. George Clarke.
The Children's day concert of the
Union sabbath school is postponed from
next sabbath, for one week, to the 10Th
Memorial day was most fittingly OBJ
served by the E. o. c. Ord Post q. A X.
of this village. At 100 o'clock the
members of the Post met at Grange hall,
and formed line of march to the
cemetery, under the escort of their COM
mander, w. FL. Mckinney, followed by a
large number of school children III
charge of w. c. Robinson, each carrying
a tiny flag. The usual services were
held at the cemetery, prayer was offered
by Rev. II. E. Lesh of the Universalist
church. Then commenced the decorat-
ing of the graves of the thirty eight
soldiers that lie buried in the cemetery
and the paying the highest tribute to
the forty-six unknown dead AS mas
been the custom for several years past,
Mrs. D. NJ. Norton tastefully arranged
the monument in the front of the GENE.
terry by trimming it with flags and
flowers to the memory of the unknown.
How fitting 1t Is that on each Memorial
day their names are publicly read, the
monument decorated, that the memory
of their services for their country will
not be forgotten. The line of march
was again resumed to the Free Baptist
church, where an able Grafton was de-
livered by Rev. II. S. Ryder, pastor of
the Methodist church. The music that
was kindly furnished for the line of
march and also at the church was high.
ly appreciated by the members of the
Post and all others present.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
Scion.

MIR and Mrs. Asa Hunnewell left here
last Tuesday for Oklahoma, where they
purpose to remain for some months.
Mr.. Gilman of Vermont, agent for the
DeLaval cream separator, was in town
Friday
Mr.. |. j. Smith and wife of Skowhe
gan were in town over Sunday, visiting
Mrs. Smiths father, Capt Moses French
viii Jackman, Bert Merrill and Henry
Wilson were over to Lake Emblem, Fri
day, fishing.
j. Goodwin and Avando Jones were
at Lake Embden, Friday.
The jolly little folks club met with
Miss Nellie Drew. Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Morrill, Holbrook and family Of
Whittier, Cal, we're the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Goodwin, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Avando Jones went to Dexter
Saturday.
Judge Boswell was at Norridge
a couple Of days, last week.
Mr.. Chas. NcIntire and wife and Mrs
Naomi Stevens were at No. Arson
Thursday.
P. j. Hill of Bingham was in town
Sunday.
Our first thunder shower of the season
was, Monday afternoon, not very much
thunder and lightning but lots of rain.
Mrs. s. F. Greene, who has been quite
sick for the past week, is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Sumner Turner aud wife of
Bingham were in town, Monday, the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Moore.
DR.. w. b. Moulton of Portland was
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. 5. F. Greene,
last week, while here on professional
business. He will return in about a
week and any who desire to consult an
eminent eye and ear specialist can do so
by calling at DR.. Greene's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
SO. Smithfield.

Everyone is thankful to see the sun
shine once more.
Farmers are rushing their work as fast
as possible. but very few have got done
planting and some have not planted any
thing. Fruit trees are poisoning pro-
fusely.
A heavy thunder shower visited us,
Monday about O'Clock p. m, with hail
in some places.
Earl Holmes was at home over Sunday.
Howard Perkins has rented his farm to
his son. Benjamin, and gone to Rhode
Island on a visit TO his sons. Charles and
Hadley. Mrs. Perkins has moved to her
home in Oakland.
Webster Bickford has sold his farm in
Fairfield and purchased the Branch farm
in Belgrade.
a Azel Higgins was in town, Monday.
He is working in Winslow.
Quite a number from this place at
tended the Memorial exercises at Nor
ridgewock.
Free Will Baptist Quarterly meeting,
next Saturday and Sunday at the Robbins
school house in Rome.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
ETOleb.

There was a dance in the station, last
Saturday evening, with violin and organ
music. All reported good time.
Miss Ethel Wiley, who has been teach
ing at Moosehead, spent Sunday with her
sister and other friends. d,
E. A Orr begun his work on Birch
Island, last week.
Miss Anna Mcleod is head table girl at
Birch Island
Mrs. James Sands is working for Mrs
Colin McRitchie
Miss Veri Carlson has gone to Frank
lin, to visit friends.
George w. Kent of Rhode Island,
caught four fish weighing 10 Ia lbs,
one of which weighed a Ia lbs. and the
other three 5 3-4 lbs.
Little Evaline Wade was confined to
her bed the last three days.
Mrs. Fred Vintimer went to Greenville,
one day last week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns.
Fairfield.

Business is rushing at the Fairfield
wooden mill at the present time, and
many improvements are in contemplation
by the company, which will be of great
benefit to this town. An addition OF 50
feet is now being added to the mill which
will greatly facilitate the work of the
company The atdion will be OF brick.
one story and a basr ment and will be
fitted with two large boilers and 10 dye
pots.
Mrs Fannie F. ster and James Rich of
Vassalboro were married at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Furber, Monday
morning. by Rev. G X Palmer, Only a
few of the immediate friends and relatives
of the bride and groom were present.
The annual meeting of the Maine Hon.
eopathic Association will be held at Hotel
Gerald, Tuesday. June IL, and the Alum
nj Association of the Waterville high
school will hold a banquet at the hotel,
Tuesday evening, June 10.
Rev. and Mrs J. Frank Rhoades, Mrs
G.. E. Wilson. Mrs. Z. c. Herring, Mrs.
H. M. Mansfield and Mrs Louise New
hall are In Bangor in attendance at the
Universalist convention being held there.
F. J. Savage has recovered from his
accident of last week so as to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Totman are at
New York, this week, TO attend the COM
mencement at Vassar College, their
daughter, Miss Ethel, being member of
the class of 1901 and graduates with
honors.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
North Fairfield.

The funeral of Frank Corson took
place, last Friday afternoon, His death
was very sudden, as he was i'll less than a
week with pneumonia. We could I'LL
afford to lose him from our midst, for Ae
had one of those genial, sunshiny natures
which carry good cheer wherever they
90. But death has closed his earth life
and large circle of relatives and friends
are left to mourn his loss. In his home
life his character shone brightly and his
children, Willie Corson and Mrs. Walter
Goodwin of Oakland have lost loving
father; his sister, kind brother. His
remains were inferred in the Friends
cemetery in this place, by the side of his
wife. who died many years ago. He was
an Odd Fellow and they performed the
last rites at the grave.
George Tibbetts returned from Boston,
Saturday, with four horses.
Notwithstanding the bad weather one
farmer reports peas and potatoes in bios
som. The prospect of wild strawberries
is good. Grass is thickening and the hay
crop seems now to be an assured thing
c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
Palmyra.

The long cloudy weather makes things
look gloomy.
Some farmers have got their spring
work nearly done. There is large
amount yet to be done. Grass is look
ing finely.
Mrs. Andrews is very i'll. She came
from Belfast to spend her remaining
days with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Hanson.
The stone work for the new iron
bridge is completed The new bridge
will be four feet higher and will soon be
In place.
C. NJ. Jewett has made quite an i'm
provement on his cemetery lot.
Nathan Cole is no better. He 10 at
tended by Drs. Moulton and Murphy,
Erven Allen is building him new
house.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
A VETERAN
Tells of a Thrilling Experience
in the Civil War and How
a Newspaper Article
Saved His Life.
Fron the BEACON. Leonardstown. Nd.

from The Beacon. Leonar dstoton. Nd.
Many veterans of the Rebellion can
recall incidents as thrilling as the caval-
ry charge in which the narrator of the
following experience nearly lost his life,
and, unfortunately, many of the old
soldiers have disabilities that are unpleas-
ant reminders of their days in the army
To all such this story will have a pecul-
lar interest and may show the way to
restore health, strength and energy. Mr..
William Fl. Whiting, of Mt Holly, Va,
says:
when the Civil war began was living
In Buffalo and there joined Co. F, of
the Tenth New York Cavalry. In 1888,
while serving with my company, re-
ceived a sabre cut that caused par
alysis. For eight months l was obliged
to lie in the hospital at Washington,
d. O. afterwards tried many doctors,
but the paralysis remained as bad as ever
] suffered from chills and my general
health was not good.
"This continued until about eight
years ago when read in a newspaper
Of the cures effected by DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. I began
taking the pills and soon found they
were doing me good. In six months
time I was completely cured. The par
alysis has not returned and / never
have the chills now. My general health
is also better than when I began taking
Pink Pills for Pale People. / always
keep them with me and, in the eight
years that have passed since first took
them, have never had occasion to call
on doctor.
II have recommended DR.. Williams
Pink Pills to many people, and good re-
suits have always followed their use"
Signed, WILLIAM H. WHITING
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 14th day of January, 1901.
JOHN L. BEALE,
ISeall Notary Public.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie are sold by all dealers, or will be
sent postpaid on receipt of price, so cents
o box, or six boxes for $3.50 (they are
never SOLD In bulk or by the hundred)
by addressing Dr.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
Mercer.

Rev. Chas. Dane gave US very inter
esting sermon from the text found in
Timothy and. q: 7-8. The choir did
themselves credit with appropriate music,
the trio of three young ladies, Eva
Hatch, Rose Pedder and Maud Varney.
There were seventeen old soldiers present.
A reception will be given Rev. Chas.
Dane. Thursday evening" June 9th, at
Mrs Kimball's.
Odlin Dunton has recently builded an
ice house and is packing ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Berry are spend
ing few days at New Sharon.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
East Mercer

Charles Berry has been at home for the
past week.
A number of the children in town are
sick with bad colds.
Mr.. and Mrs Eli Wells were in Wa.
terville, Tuesday,
Edmund Berry of New Jersey was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berry
Monday.
A large number from this town attend
ed the Memorial services at Norridge'
wock Thursday.
Miss Gladys Beal, teacher in the
Hampshire Hill district, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents in North
Ansun. l
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
Fast Fairfield,

Miss Floy Walker met with a severe
accident while on her way home from
Waterville, Saturday, p. m. A forward
wheel came off the carriage. She at.
| tempted to get out and in 80 doing
frightened the horse and was thrown to
the ground and the hind wheel passed
over her back hurting it quite badly,
also badly sprained elbow, which was
thought at first to contain broken bones.
She was attended to by DR.. Hooper.
Miss Walker returned home at once and
is in hopes her arm will improve enough
30 she can speak as intended at the
Chapel, Friday evening.
Mr.. Geo. Nelson and Mrs. A. K. Mel
son visited in Waterville, Wednesday.
Several from this place attended the
dance at Canaan, Wednesday night
Mr.. Cecil Kicker is attending the Bliss
Business College at Waterville, he boards
at home and goes down and back on the
train.
1t seems good to see the sun once
more.
Miss Sadie and Linley Parsons of
Cornville visited at Mrs. S. j. Tracey's,
Tuesday Miss Sadie will remain a
week or SO.
Mrs. Helen smith is visiting her
brother in Madison.
Mr.. Erving Boyden has been very
poorly for the past ten days.
Miss Alice Hinckley attended the
Colby exercises at Waterville, last FRI
day evening.
Mr.. James Tuttle and wife have re-
turned from their visit away.
The prize reading fol- the C. E.
Moody students will be held at the
Moody Chapel, next Friday evening.
Mr.. Bert Webster is still confined to
the house.
Mr. Chester Burrill of Skowhegan
visited at Arthur WardwelPs, the first
of this week
Friends from Portland and Waterville
visited at DR.. Goodspeed's, Sunday.
Miss Kate Burrill burnt her hand, last
week, quite badly with hot water.
Mr.. Charles Wheeler is staying at
Leroy Blackwelrs at present writing. r
Canaan.
The Canaan Grange Dramatic Co.
presented the drama "Uncle Rube"
at Grange Hall, Canaan, Wednesday
evening, June 8. They will present the
same drama at Skowhegan, Friday even
ing, June 7, followed by social dance.
Music by Kendall's orchestra.
M. C. McCarty of Bangor visited
friends in town, last week.
Mildred Keene of Skowhegan was the
guest of Miss Allie Goodrich few days,
last week.
Justin Buzzell and family have moved
from Fairfield village to his father
home in &c. Canaan. We understand
that he is to take the farm and care for
his parents in their declining years.
T. II. Smith lost good driving horse,
last week, from collie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Stewart are re.
ceiving congratulations upon the birth
of daughter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
West Hartland.

Levi Barrett OF Canaan visited his
daughter. Mrs. Viola Rand, last Sunday
Miss Rilla Steadman, who has been
caring for his sister in Clinton, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Augusta Wyman is at work for
Thomas Rand.
Herman Bean and family are visiting
in Wellington.
Mrs Barrett, who has been caring for
her daughter, returned to her home in
Canaan Tuesday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
Stark.

A whole week of rainy weather.
Mr. F. L. Brand and wife were in town,
last Sunday.
Although rainy last Sabbath quite a
large congregation listened to very able
and interesting sermon at the M. E.
Church by our pastor, Rev. c. O. Perry,
subject and the disciple we're called
Christians first in Antioch"
A. M. Gray and wife and A. G. Sawyer
and wife visited at w. c. Gray's in New
Sharon, Tuesday. S
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
LarODe,

1.-The illness OF Frank CoFson which was
mentioned, last week, terminated fatally
on Wednesday, May 20 Frank was a
man that did you good TO meet and he
will be missed by a.iarge circle OF friends
who sympathize with the sister. who has
for number of years been his house
keeper, and the daughter and son who
mourn for him.
F. Libby has discharged the night
crew. having sawed out nearly all the logs
and will finish with the day crew.
Uncle Tom and Aunt Emily Holway OIL
Piusfeld have been in town visiting rel.
atives.
A. H. Prescott has a new wheel.
Certainly spell of weather.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
East Madison.

There was heavy thunder shower
here, Monday, the first of the season.
The wet weather of last week has made
farm work rather late.
C.. F. Tufts, who was thrown from a
wagon. recently, is able to be out.
Mrs. Rachel Norton visited friends in
town, last week.
Linwood Corson returned from Boston,
Saturday.
Several people have seen deer near
town. recently.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06

Next Saturday will be observed as
chIdren's day by the grange.
The steamer makes three trips across
the lake daily, to connect with the electric
cars for Skowhegan and Madison. K
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06

Two gentlemen on their way from ST.
Albans to Winthrop, called at Geo.
Chase's, Monday. during the shower.
George Worthen and wife visited
friends in Canaan, Sunday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06

DR.. Edwin's qt., rapid flow syringe
at SIMPSONS corner drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
w est Athens.

Mr.. Ernest Bane of West Ripley and
Miss Blanche DeVoll we're united in
marriage, Saturday evening, June
They left, Tuesday, for West Ripley
where they will make their home.
Miss Emma Huff returned from Lowell
Mass. last Tuesday.
Daniel Huff went to Skowhegan,
Tuesday.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
CITY BREVITIES.

Fireman Stein of headquarters received
an owl and a goat yesterday which have
been added to the animal collection at
that station.
A special communication of Landrum
Lodge, No. As, F. & A. M, will be held
this evening, at SIS o'clock. The f. A.
degree will be conferred.
John Moody, the MANNED negro boot
black, was arrested yesterday by PATROL
man Christian for drunkenness near the
City Market Moody will probably be CIV
en- the usual thirty days by Recorder Ny
rick in Police Court this morning.
Mr.. Richard Higgins while talking to
a group of friends at Drayton and
Broughton streets last night, was taken
suddenly i'll and fell to the sidewalk re-
ceiving a painful scalp wound. He was
taken home and given medical attention.
The Morning News has received from
Mr.. w. E. McCallum, formerly of this
city, but now of Pensacola, Fla, cou-
pie of photographs of the Alabama and
the Kearsarge as they lay at anchor at
Pensacola. They are striking illustra-
tons of the vessels of the new navy.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25
A MERITED TRIBUTE.
A Familiar Southern Name Among
the List of African Heroes.

Mr.. Editor: Sir-There is an incident.
which at this time, 1 am sure would be
of interest to your many readers in fact
to all Southerners, as once again and with
added honors has a familiar Southern
name been made known to the public,
and honored by royalty.
On the 18TH of December, three days be-
fore the great and good Queen left Wind
scr for the last time, she sat in the white
drawing-room, awaiting heroes from South
Africa. On a table beside her there lay
upon cushion five Victoria crosses, that
badge of bravery so dear to the British
soldier.
The Chamberlain as was usual, intro
duced one after another of these gallant
men, and in doing so recited to her what
they had done for her and their coun-
try. The first introduced was Matthew
Fontaine Maury Micklejohn, of the Cor
don Highlanders, who "at the battle OF
Granddaughter, on Oct. q, 1899, after the
main Boer position had been captured.
some men, when about to assault a lSopje
in advance, were exposed to a heavy
cross-fire, and, having lost their leader.
commenced to waver. Seeing this, Capt.
Mieklejohn rushed to the front of the
shot-riddled band, shouting: Gordon
Highlanders, follow met
They rallied, the kopje was carried sue
cessfully, and not until then did Capt.
Micklejohn fall desperately wounded in
four places. One wound was the loss of
an arm. The gracious, sympathetic Queen,
with words of cheer and sympathy,
pinned the cross upon his coat with her
own beautiful hands, for this was no
perfunctory duty, but one of profound
interest to 'the beloved Sovereign Lady"
as well as the recipient.
This Capt. Micklejohn is the son of
Prof. Micklejohn of st. Andrews Univer-
sity, Scotland, who has now retired on
account of his great age. He was friend
of our hero of science, for whom he
named his son.
Once before had Matthew Fontaine
Maury Micklejohn distinguished himself.
At the battle of D'Argai, in India, few
years since. when the troops had been
driven back from the D'Argai Heights,
on which the fort stood, the general in
command said Now the Gordon High
landers will take it, And they did.
Lieut.. Micklejohn was the first man that
scaled the nights and entered the fort,
for which he was promoted to captain
cy. All honor to this brave man!
We know that the name of one of the
many heroes of our rich past is safe in
his keeping, and we wish him happiness
and success in all of life that is before
him. K. c. s.
Richmond Va
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-25

Editor Morning News: 1 have been
reading with interest from time to time
the claims of scientific men that malaria
and fever germs transmitted to the sys-
tenn was the work of the mosquito.
Now, in combination of this theory,
want to relate two or three actual ex-
periences l have had with the mosquito.
In the first, l was a resident of Upper
Sumter county, South Carolina, for five
years, and never saw mosquitoes worse
in my life The people there have to shut
up their houses early in the afternoon
and grope their way to bed in the dark,
for a light in the room would attract
countless numbers of the little pests. If
a light is carried into the room and left
for only a very few minutes the mos
ouitoes will swarm in like hungry rela-
tives, to claim a cousinly relationship
with you and at the same time present
hills as little appreciated as the bills pre-
scented by the butcher or grocer. But
while the section produces mosquitoes to
spare, no one he's ever known case OF
malaria or chills and fever, unless it was
brought from elsewhere. Swamps, mill
ponds. creeks. anywhere, everywhere, are
free from malaria.
The second experience was in Clarendon
county. same state. While there / do not
remember having been bitten by mos
quito. Never saw one in house during
the entire year But after being there
for five or six months, l was attacked by
malaria. Now, l want some OF these
theorists to explain, IL they can.
Some years previous to these expert
ences. / lived in Laurens county, South
Carolina, near what is called Mudlic
crock. n malarious district. / do not
suppose that the people born and raised
there ever saw a mosquito unless they
cav one in some Of the lower counties.
And vet there is not worse infested
ualarial section in South Carolina.
The theory sounds very plausible but
actual experience will not support IT.
These theorists will have to go back
and come again." as the old plantation
darkies used to say III the malaria Is
there YOU will have 1t, mosquito or no
mosouito. and If It is not there all the
roosnuitoes in christendom could not In
4act a. into your veins. Notwithstanding
thew might pump lot of good blood from
Won. This theory is much like the discus
sion carried on by philosophers as to
vbether n tub Of water would weigh
more after a live FISH had been placed in
q than Il did before, or be or the same
weight Finally a farmer with more
common sense than learned philosophy
settled the VeNlhB quSstioh W Selrns f"
,uh OF water on the scales and weighing
a ana then placing a live ffteen-pound
asb In the tub OF water He demonstrate
ca 10 his entire satisfaction that the the.
orv held by scientists was erroneous, and
that the tub gained just fifteen pounds In
weight. ,,..,-
So n these theorists will use little
common senso-just a grain or two-and
IN IA ada a little practical experience,
they will see that their theory Is an
huge fake.
TFaleyondale, Ca. March y.