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The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

1.-THE performance reaches the high
est pinnacle of dramatic wit" wrote
the press agent.
isn't that rather a strong state
ment?" asked the dramatic editor.
"Oh. no! We are getting So for gen.
eral admission
Alas, 1t is sometimes true that we
mistake the pinnacle OF price for the
pinnacle of art!-Baltimore American.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14
corrected weekly by SIMPSON = sA9tor

Corrected Weekly ty SIMPSON & SAVAGE.
PRICES PAIp PRODUCERS.
BEANs-Hand-pcked yellow eyes. g. On 70 san
Pea beans, S225
BuTTER-tlrst qual1ty, stamped, = To 20 per II
EGGs- IL It's. per dor fresh.
PoTAToEs-45
RETAIL MARKET
CHEEsE-l5 per 10.
BUTTER-20 to 22Cts per 10
EoGs-le cts a doz fresh.
TEAs-+0 10 CO cents per 10.
CoFFEE-l2ia 10 IS cts. per b.
LARD-Demestic, II cts Pure 12cts.
MoLAssEs-lure Ponce, ~: pure barbados,
80; Maple, &c per ct; Choice Cook ing, DC.
SUdAB-Granulated Sugar, best quality n
pounds tor s1.0o; brown, Il pounds for 81.
PoTAToEs-50c TO Sc a ou.
OEIoSs-S c. per ID.
DRY FIsH-Cod, 10 eta periib.; peIOsk.
cts.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

England has at last rejected the
amended Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The
amendments are treated In detail with
arguments tending to show the reasons
for rejecting them but no counter prop
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

Royal Boston of Auburn, Maine, will
soon call on his customers and their
friends in Somerset Co. He will furnish
custom made shoes In both medium and
fine qualities, at lower prices than ever
before. He has recently devised and
perfected a new system of measure
ments which makes perfect fit abso-
lutely certain. If you want to be sure
of seeing his samples, send him postal
card asking him to call when in your
town.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14
The Eternal Man.

$50 you're going 10 marry the police
man, BridgetY
yes. num-"
81 suppose you'll have the same
trouble with him I've had with my
husband"
'Shure, what's that. num-
ooh, he won't give up his club
Yonkers Statesman.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

I'm afraid" she sighed. that I'm
getting old
Why" he asked.
when go to the grocery now. the
clerks don't nearly break their necks
trying to beat one another in getting
my orders Chicago Times-Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

Now is good time to subscribe for
the SOMERSET REPORTER. BY sub
scribng now you will get the reports of
the March term of supreme court. Send
25 cents and get the paper three months.
This is our Trial trip" price.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK
SOCIETIES


LEsA son LeDeF No. lis +. & 4 a.-ChafIes
tarrand, Master {. a. ward STE. = T.
Danfouh, Treas. Regular meetings saturday
on or before the full Of the moon.
CEDAR CHAPTER No. u. 0. l.. s.-Blanehe 7
Ward Worthy MatrOn Maud A. carr So :
Lucy ;. Hpssey Treas. Meetings third Friday
evening OF each month at Masonic Hal
QUIssEBAssKrr LODGE 40 100 . q p
=. A. hilton Noble Grand +. G Hal. Sec
+. ). Miller, Treas. Meetings Monday even.
ngs at 30.
sohREsET LobGE No. III RKHfKAH-S &.
lsadore y. Wing sec, Nina "a. Turtle. Treas
Lima {. Tobey. Meetings md and 4th Friday
evenings.
EcHo LODGE 1903 KNIGHTS op PYrHIAs- Raw
Bigelow {. c. Z. y. Staples X OF X &. ST =
Iuttle Master of Exchequer. Tuesday evenings
at X +. Hall.
OLD POINT LODGE No. 8l4 l. o. G. tn. c.
Holt, {. r.; ". +. brown, Sec Alfred TattIe.
Treas Regular meetings Thursday evenings IN
Grange Hall.
so.fRsEI GRANGE No. IS P. Of Holm
Pierce, Master +. II. Tobey Sec. Eben Miller.
Treas. Meetings Thursday evenings on or be-
fore full Of the moon and two weeks after
BATES POST 70. - Q. A. R.-steward Wing.
Commander; II. Il. Cross. Adj H. T. Hale,
ings in Grange Hall
| THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT soclKry-sfrs.
j.. ". Hathaway, Pres; Mrs Fannie Hus-ey,
| Bee. Mrs. Eecta +. Iebey Treas MEETINGS.
nrst and third Friday afternoons Of the month.
OosooLA ASSEMBLY. No. g. Pvthiau St.fer.
| hood-Mrs b +. burgess, G. c Sir. ! 81
| Burgess, X. Of K. K 5 Mrs e.. : Iewe,t. sis.
IRE Of ENchequer. Meetings every ether
| Monday evening at x. Z Hall
| CHURCHES.
| CoSGKEGATIoSAL CHuRCH- Re- j. 4. Jones
pastor Sunday-Morning service. 1870 suu
| DAY school. L NJ; Y. +. ;. L. +. 1p n Wedues
Jay evenings Prayer meeting followed Is
| teachers meeting
| TIE CnRfsrrS EvDEAvoE Society OF IN,
| congregational church,. ". spauldine. pre-I
dent; A. Whitcomb, II. vice president. HattIt
A. Longley, sec. and Treas. Meetings SUNDAY
eve in vestry.
BAPTIST CHuRcH-Rev z. F. Turner pastor
Sunday-Moming service, 1880; sunday school
| II M. prayer meeting, =. NJ.
THE CHRISTIAN ENDKAvoR Society nf tht
| Baptist church,. A. Whiting Pres. Mrs
| Mary b. Whiting, Cor. See Miss II. J. Haynes
Treas. Meetings Wednesday evenings in Yestr,
| at 80.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

Out in California they have a pioneer
society composed entirely Of women
who crossed the plains in OK teams
prior to 1854 Their charter roll num-
bers thirty
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14
Somerset Town Elections.

ArHEN-, March Moderator. J. 2.
Holman; town clerk, II. \ FLANDERS:
@Hie..''"@". 4 HIGH. u loss
I. {. Trafton; town treasurer. L. c.
Williams; collector, l. & Williams:
agent, j. +. Holman: auditor. J.F. Hol-
man; school Committee Clarence Hight.
/ +. Jacobs Money voted for high
ways, $500; schools. $500; other pur-
poses, $3.50.
BRlGHroS Pr March II-Moderator,
.. {. Davenport; town clerk. L. S
smith; Assessors. Il L Hyman, Z A.
Deaeker. L. ;. Smith. treasurer. L. T.
orson: school committee Z. j. Russell,
l.. :. smith, Daniel LON bard. Money
voted for highways, $500, schools,
what the law requires, other purposes,
$50
CONCORD, March Moderator, Nor
ris Bray; town clerk. ". W. Ham.
blet; selee;men, W. " Hamblet. Simeon
Howes, Geo. W higgins; town treas
urer, o NiUum: school committee,
Edwin /. Nittum. Coney Robinson
El"in Berry. Money voted for high
ways, 5000. schools, go. other pur.
poses, $465
DETROIT, March 4 Moderator.
{. I. Harris; tow n clerk, Geo L. Rand;
selectmen, {. f. Libby, II. Young. b.
K. Bracket; town treasurer, Grin
Libby; ollector, II. W. smith: agent
o. +. Libby; school committee. 81.
Prince, B. r. Bracket, G. : Thompson;
money voted for highways, $3.50;
schools, $50; other purposes, 500.
HARTLAND, March 1l-Moderator.
II. ". Stewart; town clerk. Carl Rand
lett; selectmen, AW. Miller. T. 5,
Burrill, J. p. Manson town treasurer,
c. f. Pratt; collector c. F Pratt: supt.
of schools, T. A. Anderson: school com
mttee, {. A Moulton, e. NJ Lancey,
Frank Tbbetts; money voted for high
ways, $500; schools 800; other
purposes, -, 3Zj.
PIrrsFlELD. March ll-Moderator. o.
Il. Drake; town clerk, 7. Z. Getehell;
selectmen, {. (. Xiekery, {. c. Weeks.
E. f. Johnson; town treasurer. II. z.
Libby; collector Frank V Weeks: agent, J.
W. Manson; auditor, O ) Haskell;
school committee, {. B Haskell, Il ".
Lancey, {. I, Chandler Money voted
for highways. $500; schools. $500;
other purposes, $500.
St. ALBAS-, March Moderator,
Fred Luca.; town clerk, D. l.. Frost;
selectmen, ?. W Libby, ". Q Hilton. P.
F. Emery; town treasurer, I. G. Hard
ing; collector, J L. Palmer; agent. Fred
Lucas; auditor, ). B. Preseott school
committee. ". II carson. {. J. Wor-
then, A. F Hurd Money voted for
highways, $1,000, schools, sl1O0. other
purposes, S507j.
STAIRS, March 1, 1901 Moderator. ".
L Walker: town clerk, VIM. H. Dudley;
selectmen, W. L. Walker, ". D. Waugh,
NJ. d Frederic; town treasurer, o. W.
Creation; collector. Chas " Smell; road
commissioner, r. F. Waugh; school com
mittee, q. b. Fletcher, Mark Cray
Money voted for highways, sl700;
schools, $3.50; other purposes, Sl365.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14
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The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

\ boiler OF the Doremus laundry,
occupying psrt IF the ed Waverly
theater building Oh West Mason street
between Ihroop sud LOOMS streets
Chicago, exploded. Monday. destroying
the building. 10 a few minutes the
mass of debris caught fire Eight
bodies hsve been recovered from the
ruins. While - men aud girls We so
seriously Injured thai msay # then
vii die. The cause Of fhe explosion
Is mystery, rs the enquirer was 6illtt.
Il may never be known.
y cents will pag for Three aaa.Ls
trial subscription 10 rhr EHaaGrfE.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-14

ENTERED AS SECOND GLASS MAIL MATTER
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14
RAILWAY ACCIDENT
THE SABINE PASS TRAIN FELL
THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Several Passengers Were Injured, Most
serious Brulses Were Received by T. q.
strlbbllng--rhe Fireman Was scalded
Quite Severely.

Sabine, Texas, August 9.--Tho Sab.
inc train due here at HAS a. M was
completely wrecked at Keith LAX
gully, seven miles above Sabine Pass.
The train. consisting of nine cars and
the engine. was on the tresle over the
gully when the tresle gave way, pre-.
cipitating the entire train into the
water
The engine turned threequarters
over and in some miraculous way DO h
the engineer and fireman got out, but
the fireman was badly scalded and his
back wrenched. There were seven,
teen passengers on the train, who es-
capped with few brusies and a good
ducking. The worst injured OF pas
sengers was T. G. Strlbling, who crawl.
ed out of one OF the windows
The tug Ernest, Captain Wood, was
up the Port Arthur canal in the vicin-
ity of the wreck fishing and those on
board the tug saw the train as it went
over. They went to the rescue and
only by their efforts were the con
ductor, newsboy and the negro pas
sengers saved. as the water was in
their car up to their necks and the top
of the roof They would soon have
suffocated or drowned, but the tug S
crew went with axes and cut the roof
off the car and pulled out its occu-
pants. The hind end of the white
peoples coach did not get entirely in
the water and the passengers crawled
out of the windows,
The wreck was caused by the tresle
piling having been entirely eaten up
and honey-combed by the terredo This
stream of water is connected with the
pass by the Port Arthur canal and the
tide Gibbs and flows in it and has been
very salty the last two months, which
fact it is likely the railroad officials
had overlooked and were not aware Of
the condition of the piling.
Superintendent De Young came
down with special train to Keith
Lake, whore the tug Ernest met it
with mail and passengers. This boat
win meet the trains each day until
the tresle is repaired, which should
not be later than Sunday. All the
freight, express and mail will be got
ten out of the gully tomorrow by the
wreck train.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Beaumont Texas. August S.-The
Cox G Josey we'll. situated on block
sc of Spindle Ton Heights, spouted
about o'clock tonight making the
twenty-first gusher in this field.
This well could have been brought
in several days ago with a four-inch
pipe. but the owners and Messrs. P.
NJ. Lee & Son, who drilled the well,
were after a six-inch gusher. and they
got it. When the drill had been sent
eight feet into the oil sand the flow of
oil came with great force and when
the drilling pipe was removed a six
inch column OF oil shot 200 feet into the
air. The well spouted for few min
utes before it could be shut off and
demonstrated that it is one of the
best in the field The new gusher is
on the southern portion of block SO,
about 15O feet south of the Ground
floor well, adding that much territory
to the proven field.
The well is situated in the midst Of
the mass of derrlclSs on the Hogg-
Swayne tract and the moment. oil be
gan spouting the other rigs very
promptly extingushed their fires as
precaution against confiagration.
Messers Cox & Josey, owners OF the
new well, are two young men who have
been quite successful in this field,
and theirs is the only gusher moi own
ed by chartered company
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Washington, August 9.-The navy
department has sent an order to Cap
tain George c. Reiter OF the battle
ship Wisconsin. now at Anacortes,
near the Puget Sound naval station,
to proceed to San Francisco. from
which point the battleship will be dis
patched to Panama in case the State
department requests the presence Of
a war ship on the Pacific side of the
isthmus.
This action was taken after Acting
Secretary Hackett had received from
the state department a ommunlcation
j. Edward Simmons of New York
president of the Panama Railway com
pany. setting forth the seriousness of
the situation on the isthmus and sug-
gestlng that warships be sent, both
to the Atlantic and Pacific sides. So
far the state department has asked for
no ship beyond the Machias which has
been ordered to Colon. on the Alan lie
side. The Wisconsin is one of the fin
est ships of the new navy, and if she
should be sent this will be practically
her first active duty as she has been
in commission only a short time. She
has a displacement of 1850 tons. is
heavily armorcd and has a main bat
terry OF four l3-inch brerch- loading
rifles and fourteen six-inch rapid-ire
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14
A World wac Comhlne

Pittsburg. Pa. August S.-The Times
will say tomorrow: Another vast in
dustrlal combination, one of the great
est that has ever been planned, is
evidently under way, and two prom-
nent Pittsburgers are taking leading
part in the contamination of the pro-
ject that has for its object the placing
in the power of one corporation the
control of the worlds supply of win
dow glass. The proposed combination
is to take in all the window glass man
ufacturers of the world If effected the
business will be conducted from Pitts
burg and the nucleus of the organiza-
ton will be the American window
Glass company of this city The com
pany practically controls the window
glass businss of the United States and
the only factories in Europe that
amount to anything are located in
Belgium A combination of these,
judging from an item from Brussels,
is now under way, and one of the men
who is accredited with being one of
Pittsburgs leading financiers, one who
has participated successfully in pre-
vious deals of like nature. it is safe
to assume that the present one will
be contaminated
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

New Orleans, La, August 9.-The
Lone Star and Crescent Oil company
today offered the city of New Orleans
a bonus of l-2 cent barrel for every
barrel of oil sold in the corporate
limits for the privilege of constructing
a pipe line system in the city for the
distribution of fuel oil. The PROPOSE
ton was accepted by Mayor Capoe
Vile and the city council committee
and an ordinance was ordered drawn
granting the franchise. The council
will pass it at the next meeting and
work on the pipe line will immedla,ly
follow,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Washington, August SAN order
was issued by the acting secretary Of
the navy today for the gunboat Ma
chias, now at the Boston navy yard.
to proceed without delay to Hampton
Roads and to prepare for departure
for Colon near the eastern terminus
of the Panama railroad. At the navy
department 1t is explained that the
movement has been ordered with "a
view to having the Machias take OBJ
seryations in the vicinity of the 18TH
mus. In announcing the action of the
department 1t was officially stated it
is deemed needful that United States
war vessel be in that vicinity at this
time.
The order to the Machias followed a
conference held at the navy depart
ment between Acting Secretary Of
State Adee and Acting Secretary of
the Navy Hackett Mr.. Adee has the
dispatch received from Consul Gudger
last night stating the revolutionists
had held up train for an hour at
Hatachin on the line of the railroad
across the isthmus and only about If
teen miles from Panama city. Willis
this was not regarded as threatening
an interruption of traffic or giving any
ground for Intervention by the United
States, yet it was deemed advisable by
the officials that one of our ships
should be in the neighborhood in order
that suitable observations could be
made and steps be taken TO meet any
serious emergency that might arise
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Beaumont Texas, August 9.-The
long delayed Manhattan well is at last
a gusher. It spouted about o'clock
Yesterday afternoon, making the TWEEN
ty-second gusher in the field.
This well was reported to have come
In about three weeks ago, but it was
In reality only gas pocket that had
heen pierced and the blowout damaged
the machinery and caused delay
When the work was resumed it was
found that the force of gas had left
the hole in a bad condition and after
trying for several days to bring in a
six-inch well the dirllers had to reduce
the pipe, bringing in a four-lnch gush-
er. Owing to the nearness OF such a
large number of rigs the Manhattan
was shut off as quickly as possible af-
ter 1t began spouting, but it gushed
sufficiently to show that the big reser-
voir had been tapped.
The new gusher adds only few feet
TO the proven field. but since the de
mand for oil is growing very rapidly
the bringing in of each well gives the
public greater assurance of prac-
tically inexhaustible supply of oil.
The Darragh well on the Hogg-
Swanye purchase is being bailed and
is expected to spout tomorrow.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Pittsburg. Pa. August Sin the big
steel strike honors are easy in this
section tonight. The Amalgamated
association succeeded in closing down
the big steel plant at Newcastle and
the manufacturers partially broke the
strike at the Clark mill in this city.
The United States Steel corporation,
it was learned today from an official
source. will at once proceed in sys-
tematic manner to start its closed
sheet mills, making the nonunlon
plants of the Kiskimenetas Valley the
cradle where strike breakers will be
trained and then sent out to the mills
that are closed.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Austin, Texas. August S.-The rail-
road commission thls afternoon issued
its new tariff on crude fuel petroleum
in carload lots The new rate is the
lowest of any rate in the world and
is even lower than the freight rates on
sand for long distances. 1t is heavy
reduction on the former joint line rate,
as the maximum rate is now ~ cents
fiat per 100 pounds, as against the old
tariff OF 10 cents The extreme short
liue haul is reduced IL cent in some
cases and the commission established
the weight of a gallon of oil to be ga
pounds, as against IA pounds as per
testimony taken at the hearing. This
in reality places the rate at 10 liz cents
instead of 10 cents. The 12-cent flat
rate practically reaches all consuming
territory, taking in Dallas. Fort Worth
Waco, and Austin and points between.
The new rates go into effect on the
goth. as the law requires a twenty-day
notification
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

New York, August SIT has just
been announced that at the last ses-
sion of the New Jersey State Riparian
commission grant of $50 feet of river
front at Pleasant Valley, a short dis
tance south of the Fort Lee ferry, was
made to George R. Ross and William
Sprague. This is believed to be Sc
auel to the announcement made by
Robert Crooks & Co. of this city that
they were forming company to op-
crate an immense independent sugar
refinery in the interest Of Western gro
GERS.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14


Chicago, August Mosquitoes. ac-
cording to the Chronicle. are to be
banshed from the Chicago parks if a
recommendation recently made to the
commissioners by Prof Frederick
Starr of the University of Chicago is
carried out. All that is necessary to
drive tho pests away, says the Profess
sor, is castor bean plants. This dis
covery was made by Prof. Starr while
he was travelling in tropical countries
dc was supposed to be studying an
thropology during these travels, but
the eNigencies OF the situation forced
him for time to study the best meth
cd of driving off the clouds of mos
Quitoes which made life burden
zone night" said the professor, IL was
annoyed more than usual. Thousands
of the little insects hummed and
buzzed about me. Finally, in despera-
ton, | tore some branches from plant
with which to brush them away.
soon found that did not have to
brush The mosquitoes had disap-
peared and did not come back that
night. The plant from which had
Torn the branches was that of the cas-
tor bean The next evening tried
it with the same success m
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Chicago, August 9.--Bespattered with
decayed eggs and pursued by shout
ing. angry crowd. two followers of
Dowie, the faith healer, fed through
the streets of South Chicago last
night, and only by the aid of friend
ly motorman of the Calumet electric
line were they able to escape. The
supposed recognition by the crowd of
one of the men as Henry Christensen
caused the hostile movement on the
part of the throng 1t was Chrsten-
sens wife who died without medical
attendance few weeks ago. of inju-
rles received in a fire, the prayers of
the faith healers failing to save her.
The throng remembered the published
accounts of her deathbed suffcrings
as depicted at the official investigation
and they were in no humor to give the
faith healers a cordial rect ption when
they attempted to preach their doc
trine on the street corner.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Boston. August S.-onicials here be-
lieve that the man whom State Offlcers
Durham and Leteney are following
through the woods of Quebec is JOS
eph wllfred Blondln. suspected of
killing his wife at Chelsford. Cana
dian detectives have been put on the
trail and are now hunting him.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

San Francisco. August S.-There is
still no clue 10 the identity of the
men who robbed the selby Shelter
company or the whereabouts of the
$3.50. 600 gold bullion they secured.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14
PETROLEUM RATES
COMMISSION MADE THEM THE
LOWEST IN THE WORLD.

Twelve Cents Flat and in Reality Only 10
i-s, as the Weight of Gallon Is Placed
at 6.4,Pounds Against 4 Pounds Under
Previous Ruling.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

Ell Paso-six Of the ten victims Of
the Mexican Central wreck who were
sent to the hospital here have been
discharged. and the physicians think
the others win be Ia a few days.