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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-04

water hole-it being partly covered by
saw dust so its danger could not be seen
the shock throwing them out and break
ing one runner, OF good sleigh, in three
places. The next day the road was
properly repaired-like locking the stable
door after the horse was stolen.
Mrs. Mary Garrett has been quite sick
the past week. Dr. Tarbell has attended
her.
Miss Marion Holman is also on the sick
list. Friday last she was quite ill.
A disciple of "Shioh" was doing a
house to house work for the Master in
town, the past week.
Mr.. Levi Lord is very poorly from the
effects of bad cold.
Mr.. Charles Barker has been very i'll,
but is some better and the doctor hopes
for his recovery. DR.. Ellingwood attends
him.
There we're no schools. Monday after
noon, on account of the examination oil
teachers for the summer schools.
The Church Aid Society met with
Nellie Fox, Tuesday afternoon, and made
handsome puff which will be given to
the one of the lately-made brides for
whom the most votes are cast, the pro-
ceeds to 60 10 church work in town.
No work in the mill. Tuesday.
Mrs. Greene left town, Monday, for
Conn. TO join her husband there.
Mr.. Goodrich had an application from
Skowhegan, last week. for seed potatoes
from his bin of 1.-THE Beauty of Hebron"
Alden Buchanan has bought the late
Mrs. Kingman's stand in this village.
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Madison.

Mrs. John Renter is sick with a bad
cold and Mrs. Norton is taking care Of
her.
Harlow Russell, who has had the grip
is better. and is now running his milk
cart.
OF late the snow has been very soft and
the roads almost impossible.
Mrs. Amos Adams who has been quite
sick is now much better.
Cloudy for whole week with some
snow. No weather for sap.
March is gone and with it we hope the
winter will end
Mrs Turner Reed is up in Scion taxi
ing care of the SICK.
T. A. Roberts, principal of the Madi-
son High school, returned. Friday, from
visit to his home in Turner.
Miss Edith Floyd returned, Saturday,
from visit 10 friends in Chelsea, Mass.
The series OF revival meetings planned
at the M. E Church, have been post
poned owing to the illness of the family Of
the evangelist, Rev. B. S. Taylor.
Kew. Z. A. Southard was present ano
preached in the evening. Sunday, at the
M. E. Church, after which an evangelistic
service was held. 10 which two persons
sought salvation. Following this was a
baptism and reception OF members.
Mr.. Edwin Cook, who is suffering from
abscess on the liver, resulting from the
grip. is improving and hopes are now
entertained OF his final recovery.
Horton Vose, Walter Rushworth, the
two children of w. L. Dow and the entire
family OF Eugene Wescott are among the
recent victims of the measles.
Arthur Leecn. who has been in Mon
mouth caring for his grandfather through
severe illness Of the grip, returned tc
Madison. Saturday.
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
North Arson.

Mail clerk B. M. Steward of Bingham
was visiting In town, Friday.
Mr.. Arthur Clark went to Waterville,
Saturday, to learn the upholstery bust.
ness.
Mr.. Dow Baker, who has been employ
ed at Bingham, the past winter, was in
town, Monday.
Misses Hattie and Emmie Jones went
to Oakland, Saturday, to visit their
sister, Mrs. Frank Jones.
Mr.. Stickney Gray, who has been en-
ployed up the Kennebec, scaling logs for
the past winter, returned home, last
Friday.
A blackboard was used, Monday noon,
TO 90 to the station from the Somerset
House. The first one we have seen on
our streets thus far.
Monday, April LIST, was the day that
those who keep dog thought seriously
whether 1t pays to do 30 or not. Don't
forget to buy license, it is business.
Mrs. Mae Spear of North New Port
land IL visiting in town, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Spooner.
Misses Lizzie and Rachie Marshall
passed Sunday In Oakland, visiting their
two brothers, B. A. and d. M. Marshall.
Monday was the first day of April and
. large amount of snow on the ground
for the time of year, in fact, we can not
see that any has gone thus far. Surely
1t has been long winter but good one
for business.
Mr.. c. V. Bailey is making all ar
rangement to commence the work of
building his new barn In few days. II
will be, when done, one of the best in
the State, and 80 arranged that large
dairy business can be carried on to q
profit.
The work of repairing the new hall
for the grange is moving along well and
when completed, will make good
home for the grange. The up stairs
tenement and the large cellar and base
ment below affords ample room, and can
be used to a future advantage by the
order.
The picture that Mr.. Ben Foster
painted from the steps of the Congre.
gational church in our village looking
up the street, be has recently sold to the
Luxembourg Art Gallery of Paris,
France. The sale of this picture to the
Paris art gallery is another proof of the
success and distinction that Mr.. Foster
has gained In his profession.
Frank Emery lost good horse, by
drowning, in the town of Emblem near
the New Portland line, last week.
While the condition of the roads was
unfavorable for travelling last week,
: 1t would seem that the town was some.
what st fault In not having railing by
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-04
TlCE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Harry A. Nelson. OF Scion, in the
County Of Somerset, and State OF Maine, by
his mortgage deed dated the tive nty- ninth day
o May, A. d. 1900, and recorded in Somerset
Registry OF Deeds In Book 247. page 202. con-
veyed to me, the undersigned, certain real
estate situated in Concord: in said County,
and described rs follows, viz: Bounded on
the north by Martin W. Berry's farm, on the
east by the HuRgins farm, on the south by
Frank Atvpod's farm. and on the west by
Frank Atwood's and Martin Berry's farms.
Also one other piece Of land in said Concord,
on the King pad, so called, being the same
decided to Dan'l T. McAllister by Thaddeus T
BoothDy. Also one other piece OF land situst-
ed in SoloD, in said county, and described as
follows. L.: Bounded on the north by the
county road leading from Jackson corner, So
calico, to t e Kennebec river, OIL the east by
land OF L. P. Gates, on the south by land OF
Albert Padham and Thomas Matson, on the
west by land OF Tiara Adams. And whereas
the conditions Of said mortgage has been
broken. now, therefore. by reason OF the
breach of the condition thereof claim fore
closure of said mortgage, and give this notice
for that purpose.
Scion, Me-, April LIST. 1901.
3wl4 SELDEN F. GREENE.
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Reaching an Understanding.

The young man was visibly annoyed
at the questions which the heiress' ia
Their insisted on putting. At last he
could endure it no longer. His ances
trail pride famed up into his cheeks
and he exclaimed:
II would have you understand that
am no ordinary fortune hunter
That's all right" was the stern re
joinder. II am just as particular a,
you are. I'd have you understand thai
l am no plain, everyday duke chaser
either."- Washington Star.
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Athens.

The last meeting of the Woman's Club
for the season was held on Friday after.
noon last, with Mrs. Ella Ellingwood
Officers for next season were elected
Those Of the past year serving again the
coming year. with the exception of the
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Ida Cool
serves as secretary and Mrs. May Eliot,
as treasurer.
Since the rain storm and warm weather
of last week the road near the bridge here
has been in dangerous condition, sever
al people having been thrown out and
their teams more or less injured. About
six o'clock, Saturday evening, a. Elmer
Staples and Edwin Emery, were driving
in from Skowhegan they drove into this
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SO. Smithfield

The snow is slowly disappearing anc
the travelling gets worse every day.
Fred Stevens is hauling the lumber fol-
the bridge across East pond, but the pros
pect is it will not be built this spring.
Howard Crowell sold a goo1 horse Z
few days since.
Frank Whitehouse has moved from
Oakland onto his farm.
E A. Holmes and mother went tc
Waterville, on Monday of last week anl
on account of the travelling were obliged
to stay until Friday.
Chauncey Warren Is able to be ou
once more.
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Bling ham.

Anon Baker is working on a contract
mode with the International Pulp Co. for
making four million of spikes. annually
for paper cores u}on which rolls of paper
are wound. II the invention proves
successful the business will furnish en-
ployment for ten men.
Ed Morris and Nellie French were in
town the first Of the week.
Mrs. Thone of Fairfield is in town.
Snow is going fast and everyone is
glad 10 see it go.
A. F. Donigan DOW has suite oil
rooms in Mrs Sarah Milliken's house.
Parker Sauborn has sold his farm be-
low the ferry on the Concord side of the
river to Frank Fitsmorris and will soon
move his family into his house in the
village.
Walter Robinson and wife have return
ed from few days pleasure trip to Bos-
ton. Mrs. Robinson called upon her
friend Miss Nellie Baker.
Mark Savage is quite sick, this week.
Grace Foster has not been as we'll as
usual for few days.
Stacy German was called home to The
Forks by the illness of her mother.
Chas. Ball of The Forks was in town
the first of the week.
Belle Clark now has rooms at Ben
Adams and takes her meals at the Smith
House.
Mrs. Kate Burke. who has been in Bos-
80 tha bao he
part Of the time, she is expected home
this week.
Ralph Murphy is having hard time al
the home OF his grandfather, Pat Murphy
as result of diphtheria which he had ir
Waterville, last winter. Ralph is unable
to walk or stand, apparently having nc
use Of his legs from the knees down.
The Grange is taking steps TOWARD
building hall on their lot on Meadow
ST. the coming summer.
The Grange anniversary dinner which
came off Tuesday, was very fine indeed
with large attendance From Caratunl
there were present Phlander Baker anc
wife, Gustavus Witham aud wife ane
Crosby Spaulding and wife. The even
ing's program was disappointment owing
to the train being three hours late. ane
preventing those taking part from arriv
ing but the younger members made thu
most OF the opportunity to enjoy soci
able.
Helen Steward has returned from N
Arson.
Hazel Holway of Madison has beer
spending week with her sister, Mrs. A
NJ. Holden.
Mrs. Thales Spaulding is at the hospit
al in Lewiston foi surgical treatment
Her case is considered a critical one.
The hook and ladder house has beer
rehoored and is now the engine house
The new chemical fire engine was moved
into it last Tuesday.
The selectmen made beginning or
taking inventory, Tuesday afternoon.
John Cafville was in town the first O
the week. =.
Mrs. Thomas Reynolds is sick with !
severe cold.
George Smith, with other woods teams
20 horses in all, which we're obliged &c
stay at Caratunk for several days on ac
count of soft roads, took advantage of the
freeze, last Friday. and got home.
Mrs. Mehitable Baker is quite sick a
her home in Moscow.
Chas. Colby was the first to be out ia
a wagon, bringing the mail and expires.
from the station, Tuesday noon.
Mrs. John Miller and Miss Kate HALEY
visited Mrs. Ed. Miller, last Tuesday.
T. F. Houghton has been able to rid'
to the village few times, lately.
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Mayfeld.

Robin red breast has come.
V. o. Hall is home from the woods.
Charles Barnes is in town.
Annie Campbell is visiting her daughter
at Moscow.
Frank Bryant is at work for A L.
Flanders.
H. D. Caswell is on the sick list. !,
The assessors are busy.
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West Athens.

Miss Ora Cooley of Augusta has been
in town the past week, visiting relatives.
Messrs. Matthews and Bangs of Brigh-
ton were in town, Sunday.
Lester Devoll has returned home from
Askwith station. where he has been al
work.
The grip has been raging in town.
Herbert Corson was called home from
Brighton on account Of the illness of his
wife. B
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Canaan.

Omar Furber has returned home from
Pittsfed. He came. Tuesday night.
Miss Gertrude Moody returns to Colby
Thursday of this week.
Public examination Of teachers will
occur Saturday, April 9th.
The past stormy Thursdays have caus-
ed delay in the grange work here. A
class Of six was to have come in more
than two weeks ago, but the work is now
indefinitely postponed.
Aubrey McCregor was in town, Tues.
day night.
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Fairfield Center.

Mr.. Percy F. Williams was in town q
few days, last week, and has returned tc
West Dennis, Mass, where he is princi
pal of the grammar school.
F. L. Tozier has gone to Burlington
VT, to resume his medical studies.
Elmer and Harry Topper have gone tc
Worcester, Mass, where they have EN-
ployment for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cannon have
been visiting Mr.. B. G. Cannon. the pas
week
Mrs. Hiram Potter, who has been quite
i'll of late, is much improved in health.
Mrs John E. Allen died, Saturday
March %, after long and painful illness
from paralysis. Her age was &c years.
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Starks.

A good run of sap the past week.
A good audience listened to very able
sermon at the M. E. Church, last Sunday,
by Rev. Robert Scott, pastor OF the M.
Z. Church at Bingham.
Mrs. Alonzo Quimby is spending a few
days with friends in this vicinity.
A. G.. Sawyer, local agent for the New
Deering Co., lately received a pleasant
call from L, A. Smith of Portland, gen.
eral agent for that company. S
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-04

A very successful term of High school
closed last Friday, TO the regret of both
teacher and pupils.
Mrs Cora Butler has returned to
Skowhegan. c.
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Percy Johnston has come back to live
with his uncle, G.. T. Johnston.
w. F. Ames and Mr.. Clarke are in
trade in the Patten store in this village.
Mrs. r. H. Harris, who has been sick
with grip the past five weeks, is now able
to ride out.
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Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Maine.
IN BANKRUPTCY,
In the matter OF
ALDEN ELLIS,
BANKRUPT,

In the matter OF
ALDEN ELLIS, I In Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT.
To the creditors OF ALDEN BILLS oil
Madison, In the county of Somerset and Dis.
trict Aforesaid, . bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 30th day
of March, A. d. 1901, the said Alden Ellii
was duly adjudlcated Bankrupt, and that the
Daniel Lewis Office, In Skowhegan, Maine. or
the 10Th day Of April, A. d. 1901 ct 10 O'Clock In
the forenoon, at which time the said creditors
may attend. prove their claims, appoint
such other business as may properly come
before said meeting 1w14
April 1, A, ID. 1901.
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee in Bankruptcy.
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Farm For Sale

Situated on the Skowhegan road mile
from East Madison, containing 50 acres
young orchard, well watered both house
and barn. For further particulars inquire
on premises. MRS. JOHN G.. REED.
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The "Royal Baker and Pastry, Cook con
tanning over 500 most practical and valuable
cooking receipts = free to every patron.
Send postal card with your full address.
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70 YAL
BAKING VIDE r

There are cheap baking powders, made from
alum, but they are exceedingly harmful to
health Their astringent and cauterizing
qualities add a dangerous element to food.
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Stale bread for breakfast is barbarous;
hot, yeast risen rolls are dySpeptic.
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when the
hot bread,
hot roll
or muffin is
Royal
ID liking
Powder
risen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
EXIT STEPHENS.
Missouri Felicftates Itself on the
Passing of a Mannilxin.

Kansas City Star.
1t is with blending of satisfaction and
regret that Missouri celebrates to-day
the retirement of Lon V. Stephens from
the Office of state Observation-Disclosures
that the people are to be rid of the shame
and reproach of such a figure in such
place, and regret that a humiliation so
acute and so needless should ever have
been inflicted on Missouri.
The perpetual modification which the
people have suffered since the election OF
Stephens may be accounted as an atone
ment in part for their terrible, mistake
The history Of the state government dur
ing the past four years seems TO set the
retribution. The inexcusable blunder of
raising to the highest post of authority
In the State a man who revealed, In ad-
vance, all of the limitations which he has
made conspicuous in his official career
has been abundantly punished. No fea-
ture of the penalty which rightfuly at
taches to such stupidity has been remitted
II has been exacted and paid to the utter
most fraction
All that Missouri can do now is to draw
a veil over the wretched incident, TO let
the dead past bury its dead and to turn
it's eyes to the future. The wounds that
have been inflicted upon the body polite
in Missouri by Stephens will heal There
is a certain weakness even In his malice.
The State is strong and virile and pos
sesses remarkable recuperative power. 1t
Will be compelled to bear. probably, for
all time to come the unpleasant notoriety
OF choosing the smallest Governor ever
elected in any State in the Union, but
even that will not crush it. In this world
the qualities of strength and weakness
are often curiously illustrated In COM
munities as well as In individuals. Chas-
tened by its costly experience, Missouri
will now bend its enegries to the mission
OF retrieving what II has lost through its
mannikin Governor and redeeming its good
name,
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Southern Soldiers viewh on the Abo-
lition Of the Clubhouse.

T. w. Loyless, In Atlantic Journal.
So the boys in the army will not drink
from the old canteen any longer, Ell? Well.
that means they will do their drinking In
the barroom in future. And our w. c. 7.
u. friends are welcome to all the satisfac-
ton they can get out of that fact But
the brewers are not They both worked
hard for the passage Of that anti-canreen
measure. But from a different standpoint.
The former in conscientious out mistaken
effort to promote temperance among the
troops. The latter in an equally con-
scientious but less mistaken effort to in
crease the sale Of beer.
And Congress didn't have the courage
to stand up for what believe nine-tenths
Of its members knew to be the best sou-
ton of the problem. So the w. c. 7. u.
and the brewers won. And instead of con-
fining beer drinking to the camps 1t will be
done promiscuously In the saloons. with all
the attendant evils OF whisky drinking,
gambling, ETC.
The great trouble about these temper
ance people is they have never been intem-
perate themselves. Therefore, while they
are engaged in a noble and unselfsh work
they lack experience in the very thing
they seek to remedy. They mistake the
disciplinary feature OF the canteen for
license. They merely look at the fact
that the government permits the drinking
of intoxicants and places the stamp of
it's approval, IL were. upon a place that
sells it, They do not stop to consider how
much worse drinking in the army might
be but for these recognized canteens. They
do not know that by closing the canteen,
which is operated under the strictest regu-
lations, they are driving the soldier to the
grog shop. whose sole purpose, as rule
is TO sell as much as possible. While In the
former the soldier can spend only a certain
number OF checks a month and cannot
buy a drop after he shows the first signs
of intoxication. in the latter he can spend
all he's got and pour 1t in as long as he can
stand UP TO the counter. But never having
drunk themselves. our temperance friends
are not familiar with these facts.
1t is old story. however. and hardly
worth repeating, for all the good 1t will
ever do. The temperance people will per-
sist In their Incorporate effort to dam
up the stream" without leaving run
around for protection. with the usual re-
suit that the dam breaks and the evil is
worse than before.
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Washington Post.

clever young woman who belongs to
an old but no longer wealthy Maryland
family has nit upon way Of adding to
her Slender income, and as all of her
friends are doing what they can to help
her. think it is safe to say she will sue
coed She has let it be known that she
is prepared to furnish genuine Maryland
beaten biscuits" to all who care to buy
They are TO be eaten with cheese In place
of the water crackers. which are such
terror to folk with tailor-made teeth. and
everybody who has tried them is delighted
The young woman has already thriving
trade here in town, and during the past
fortnight has had an order from a caterer
in Philadelphia which has pleased her
immensely. 1t happens that she has
cousin in a large school in that city, and
the cousin determined to boom trade for
her. Accordingly. when she went shopping
one day, she went into fashionable shop
and asked for a Jar of Miss Carriers Mary
land biscuits as unconcernedly as If Mary
land biscuits were as common as choco-
late creams She expressed the greatest
surprise when the shopkeeper said he had
never heard Of them. Everybody in Wash
ington used them, she told him. Within
the week twenty different girls from that
school called at the same shop to ask for
Maryland biscuits. OF course, an article
for which there was so great a demand
must be kept, so little Miss Carter-only
that isn't her real name-was gladdened
by a generous order from Philadelphia,
and IL the tactics of her friends in other
cities are successful, she will soon be able
to go into the biscuit business in a whole
sale
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New York Mail and Express.


Once I'm while IL seems a glorious thing
TO be a klng--or at least a prince There.
for instance. Is that little action OF the
Prince OF Wales IN having the royal train
start from the citation on advertised time
without waiting for belated guest. Mrs
CORVALLIS West was delayed In putting
on her veil. or in ordering some autumn
gowns and failed to reach the station at
the time the invitation had hidden her. So
the prince gave gay and nonchalant
laugh, pulled the signal cord and the train
slid away without the lady
Are there not times In every ones life
when such kingly act would relieve the
strain? The Prince of Wales is not alone
in feeling IL a personal insult when the
other fellow-man or woman--is late at an
appointment. But he and his royal kind
are the only ones who can so neatly and
promptly avenge the wrong. The American
man is too gallant 10 visit gentle culprit
with any sort OF a rebuke for Hardness
when she graciously appears--it was her
why fret when at last he has IL? This IL
the philosophy which regulates his man.
ners. but In his heart he longs Go slip away
on schedule time. like the prince. and leave
the lady TO the consequences OF her own
hardness. They say In London that Amer
lean women are prone TO make these lapses.
but that Is probably spite. and IL we chose
we could retaliate with spice about the
English lack OF faliantry. bat such ameni-
ties are not beng exchanged nowadays--
they belong TO the time prior TO the peace
conference and It's bellicose results.