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The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
To the Honorable, the Judge of the Probate
Court in and for the County OF Somerset
Respectfully represents LUTHER II. SoPER
of Watervlle, in the County Of Kennebec
grantee of land situated in said Somerset
County, from the devisee mentioned in said
Will, to-wit: Harriet n. Mason, formerly
Harriet N. Churchill, that the last Will and
Testament of Peleg Churchill of Newton, in
the County of Middlesex, in the State Of
Massachusetts, deceased, has been duly proved
and allowed by the Probate Court of Plym-
outh County in said State of Massachusetts, a
Court having jurisdiction of the Probate Of
Wills, according to the laws Of said State Of
Massachusetts, copy of which Will and of the
Probate thereof, duly authenticated, are here
with produced that the said Will was exc
cuted in the manner prescribed by the laws Of
said State of Massachusetts,, and that the ties.
tator at the time of his decease left estate in
said County Of Somerset, in said State Of
Maine, on which said Will may operate.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that the
copy of said Will may be allowed, filed and
recorded in the Probate Court of said County
Of Somerset and certifes that the foregoing
statements are true to the best Of his knowl
edge and belief.
LUTHER II. SopER.
BY TABER d. BAILEY, his attorney.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
SHADY TOBACCO FARMING.
A Connecticut Man Talks of the New
Phase of Tobacco Growing.

A Connecticut Man Talks of the New
Phase of Tobacco Growing.
Under the title of shady tobacco
farming S. B. Reach gives in Country
Gentleman his impressions of the new
phase Of tobacco growing now on
trial in Connecticut:
The unavoidable expense incidental
to the shade growing method in excess
of that required to produce an equal
quantity of tobacco in the open field
and to cure 1t in the ordinary way is
largely independent of the cost of
building and covering the framework
and is made necessary by different
processes of harvesting and curing.
The process of fermenting shade
grown leaf in bulk should be carried
on in room in which the air may be
kept moist and uniform temperature
maintained whatever outside condi-
tons may be. Few farmers, however
well equipped for curing tobacco in
the old way, are possessed of the ia
cilities Indispensable to curing it in
the new way. To produce and cure
quires knowledge and skill on the part
of the grower and the employment of
skilled labor to some extent, and
skilled labor in this line, even if OBJ
tainable, is expensive.
Many practical farmers stoutly insist
that tobacco is not a plant that needs
protection from the sun, at least in
Connecticut, however it may be down
toward the equator. They have OBJ
served for years that tobacco in the
open field makes its best and most
rapid growth under the direct sun rays
of the hottest August, and If the island
Of Sumatra, with its tropical heat, is
dotted all over with tobacco tents they
have never heard of it,
While it has been demonstrated that
tobacco may grow we'll and ripen well
under thin covering in a compare
lively dry season, many doubt If the
results would be encouraging In a very
wet season. During period of long
continued hot, moist, muggy weather,
with frequent rains In the dogdays, to-
bacco sometimes molds and rots in the
open field AT such times plants need
all the sunshine and sun treated air
that nature affords without the OBJ
struction of a cheesecloth tent.
The results of experiments with
shade grown tobacco thus far are by
no means conclusive, and those who
are conducting the experiments do not
claim that they are Green colors were
prominent In the leaf of 1900 and al
most entirely wanting in the leaf of
1901. The leaf of one crop is less pa
perry" and has much more body" elias
ITCHY or life" than that of the other.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
EA7%N8zss:.::s:es,.
11ssa@cHRBgA
THE GRAPEVINE FIDlA.

Injuries the Leaves, but Does Its
Worst Work on the Roots.
The grape root worm Is doing dam
age In both Ohio and New York by
gnawing the bark from large roots and
feeding on the rootlets of vines. This
is the larva of the grapevine fldia, and
its work has only recently become very
noticeable.
During midsummer the leaves of the
grape ara frequently riddled with r.
regular holes by the attacks of a little
beetle which when disturbed falls to
the ground with its legs folded up
against its body, feigning death or
playing possum." The beetle is about
a quarter of an inch long, rather ro-
bust and of brown color, somewhat
whitened by a dense covering Of vel
lowish white hairs. Following the in
jury to the foliage the vines may be
expected, If the beetles have been
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
To the Honorable, the Judge of the Pro-
bate Court in and for the County of Somer-
set.
Respectfully represents LUTHER II. SopER
of Waterville in the County of Kennebec,
grantee of real estate in said County of Som
erset from the heirs of the devisee mentioned
therein that the last Will and Testament OF
George w. Huntington of New Orleans in
the State of Louisiana, deceased, has been
duly proved and allowed by the Civil District
Court for the Parish of New Orleans in said
State of Louisiana, Court having jurisdiction
of the Probate Of Wills, according to the laws
OF said State of Louisiana, a copy Of which
viii and of the Probate thereof, duly anthem
ticated, are herewith produced; that the said
Will was executed in the manner prescribed
by the laws of said State of Louisiana and
that the testator at the time of his decease
left estate in said County of Somerset on
which said viii may operate.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that the
copy of said Will may be allowed, filed and
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

Time to Spray For Sucking Insects.
For the larger plant bugs and the
aphides, or active plant lice, and all
other sucking insects which are pres
ent on the plants injuriously for com
paratiyely brief periods or at most
during summer only the treatment
should be immediate and if in the form
of spray on the plants at strength
which will not injure growing vegeta-
ton.
The summer washes for scale insects
are most effective against the young
and treatment should begin with the
first appearance of the Larvae of the
spring or any of the later broods and
should he followed at intervals of sew
en- days with two or three additional
applications.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

STATE OF MAINE,
PENoBscoT, ss.-Subscribed and sworn to,
this sixteenth day of July a. b. 1902.
Before me, CHAs. y. BAILEY,
Justice Of the Peace.
SOMERSET CoUNTY.-In Court of Probate,
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday Of
July A. b. 1902.
On the foregoing petition, ordered, that no.
tice thereof be given, three weeks successive
ly in the Somerset Reporter, printed in Show
hogan in said County, that all persons inter-
ested may attend Probate Court to be held
at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday of Aug
ust next and show cause, if any they have,
why the prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
EDWARD +. DANFoRTH, Judge.
y true copy. 3w3o
Attest NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MAINE.
To the Honorable, the Judge of the Pro.
bate Court in and for the County of Somerset
Respectfully represents luther H. Soper Of
Waterville in the County Of Kennebec, grantee
Of real estate in said County of Somerset from
devisees mentioned, in said viii, that the last
Will and Testament of Louisa NJ. Huntington
OF Norwich, in the County OF New London, in
the State of Connecticut, deceased. has been
duly approved and allowed by the Probate
Court Of the District of Norwich, in said
State of Connecticut, Court having jurisdic.
ton of the Probate of Wills, according to the
laws of said State Of Connecticut, copy Of
which Will and the Probate thereof, duly au-
thenticated, are herewith produced; that the
said Will was executed in the manner pre-
scribed by the laws of said State of Connecti-
cut, and that the testatrix at the time of hel
decease left estate in said County Of Somerset
on which said Will may operate.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that the
copy of said Will may be allowed, filed and
recorded in the Probate Court of said County
of Somerset, and certihes that the foregoing
statements are true to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief
LUTHER II. SoPER.
BY TABER d. BAILEY, his attorney
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
PENoBscoT, ss.-Subscribed and sworn to
this sixteenth day Of July A. D., 1902.
Before me, CHAs. A. BAILEY,
Justice Of the Peace.
SOMERSET CouNTY.---In Court Of Probate,
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday Of
July a. D., 1902.
On the foregoing petition, ordered, that
notice thereof be given. three weeks success
sively, in the SOMERSET KEpoRTER printed in
Skowhegan in said county, that all persons
interested may attend a Probate Court to be
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday Of
August next, and show cause. if any they
have, why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
EDWARD +. DANroRrH, Judge.
\ true copy. 3w5o
Attest NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

FRAMEWORK PLAN OF oCTAGoNAL sILo.
cattle twice day for six months.
When the foundation is completed,
place the stills on and nail the corners
together. Then set the boards up at
the corners and plumb them with
level or plumb staff. Let one man
hold the joists on the outside where
they belong, place two feet apart, and
nail them from the inside. Spike the
toists at the corners as you go for the
first twelve feet, then put the Vi per
section up the same way. The joists
may be sawed the same length with a
crosscut saw by punching them to-
gether. BY the plan 1t will be seen that
the joists and boards at the corners
all have to be the same slant, which
Is square inter or an angle Of forty
five degrees. l have been carpenter
all my life until the last ten years,
when I have been farming, concludes
a New York state correspondent in
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
STATE OF MAINE

STATE OF MAINE
PENoBseoT. S. Subscribed and sworn to,
this sixteenth day of July A. D.. 1902.
Before me, CHAs. \. BAILEY,
Justice of the Peace.
SOMERSET CoUNTY.-In Court of Probate,
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday Of
July A. D., 1902.
On the foregoing petition, ordered, that
notice thereof be given, three weeks success
sively, in the SOMERSET REPORTER printed in
Skowhegan in said county, that all persons
interested may attend Probate Court to be
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday of
August next. and show cause, if any they have,
why the prayer Of said petition should not be
granted.
EDWARD F. DANFoRTH, Judge.
true copy. 3w3o
NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Agricultural BrevIties,

Arsenate of lead Is used in spraying
the elms OF Boston and neighboring
cities.
Strawberries are rarely produced in
profitable quantities by plants more
than year old. Root out plants over
two years of age to give room for new
The best second crop clover is OBJ
tanned If the first was cut when in full,
bright blossom.
Cold milk absorbs odors very readily.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

STATE Or MAINE.
PENoBscof, ss.-Subscribed and sworn tC
this sixteenth day of July A. D., 1902.
Before me, CIIAs. \. BAILEY,
Justice of the Peace.
SOMERSET CoUNIY.-ln Court of Probate
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday Of
July A. D., 1902,
On the foregoing petition, ordered, that
notice thereof be given, three weeks success
siyely in the SOMERSET REroRrER printed in
Skowhegan in said county, that all persons
interested may attend Probate Court to be
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday Of
August next, and show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer Of said petition should
not be granted.
EDWARD +. DANFoRrH, Judge.
A true copy 3w3o
Attest NATHAN FOWLER, Register,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
PENoBscoT, ss.-Subscribed and sworn to,
this sixteenth day of July A. D., 1902.
Before me, Chas. 4, Bailey,
Justice of the Peace.
SOMERSET CouNrY-In Court Of Probate
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday Of
July \. D. 1902.
On the foregoing petition, ordered. that
notice thereof be given, three weeks success
sively, in the SOMERSET REPORTER printed in
Skowhegan in said county, that all persons
interested may attend Probate Court to be
held at Skowhegar on the second Tuesday OF
August next, and show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer Of said petition should
not be granted.
EDWARD +. DANFoRTH, Judge.
A true copy. 3w3o
Attest NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
IIHfR IT. oDFEks
By TABER d. BAILEY, his attorney
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
PENoBscoT, ss.-Subscribed and sworn to,
this sixteenth day of July A. d. 1902.
Before me, CHAs. A. BAILEY,
Justice of the Peace.
SOMERSET CoUNTY-In the Court of Pro-
bate, held at Skowhegan on the second Tues
day of July A. b. 1902.
On the foregoing petition, ordered, that no.
tice be given. three weeks successfully, in the
Somerset Reporter, printed in Skowhegan in
said county, that all persons interested may
attend Probate Court to be held at Skowhe.
gan on the second Tuesday of August next,
and show cause, if any they have, why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted
EDWARD +. DANFoRTH, Judge.
a true copy. 3w3o
Attest NATHAN FOWLER, Register
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

A. j. Cottingham went to Washington
county, Ark, to see his sister and while
there was taken with flux (dysentery)
and was very bad off. He decided to
Diarrhoea Remedy and was so much
pleased with the prompt cure which 1t
effected, that he wrote the manufacture
ers letter in praise of their medicine.
Mr. Cottingham resides at Lockland,
Ark. This remedy is for sale by &. R
Fogg, Skowhegau, L. 9. Williams,
Athens, Sullivan Ne, ton. Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

pASBtnRtTs.
stop to take or leave freight
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, and smith
field and with Electri, Cars to and from
Skowhegsn. At Arson, TO, Sawyer's Mills,
New Portland, Dead River, Flagstsn anu
Eustis. At Bingham Tor Forks Moose River,
Msy6eld, Xin9sbur and Abbott.
NEW TRAIN SERVICE-Somerset train
No. will connect with Maine Central train
leaving Oakland at $50 P. NJ. for Wsterville
where close connections will be made with ex
press trains pullman service for Bangor and
the east, also points via Augusta through to
Boston.
W. NJ. AVER, SURF.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
FIDIA VITICIDA.

la, beetle; b. eggs represented under
fold of bark and much enlarged at the
side; C, young larva; d, full grown
larva; e, pupa all enlarged.]
abundant, to present a sickly appear
innate death, due to the feeding in
the roots of the Larvae, which as they
hatch fall from the bark of the tree
to which the eggs were attached and
enter the soil near the base of the
vine. They feed on the roots and
depth of at least one foot. Most of
them reach full growth by the middle
Of August and construct little cells in
the soil, in which they hibernate until
June of the following year, when they
change to pupR, from which the bee
appear by the LIST of August, few
scattering individuals remaining until
the LIST of September.
1t is evident that If the beetle can
be promptly exterminated the injury
to the foliage will be limited and the
subsequent much greater damage to
the roots by Larvae will be avoided.
The first effort therefore should be to
effect the killing Of the beetles, which
may be done by the use of an arsenical
spray with lime, applying it at the Gus
tomary strength of one pound to $50
gallons of water. The feeding of the
beetles on the upper surface of the
leaves makes them especially easy to
control by this means. If this be de-
ferred until 1t is unsafe to apply an
arsenical to the vines, the beetles may
be collected and destroyed in the same
manner as rose chafers. An effective
remedy, if applied before the Larvae
have scattered, Is to wet the soil about
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

recorded in the Probate Court of said County
Of Somerset and certihes that the foregoing
statements are true to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief.
LUTHER II. SoPER.
By TABER d. BAILEY, his attorney.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
INJURY TO LEAF AND ROOTS.

the vines with solution of kesosenc
emulsion. The emulsion should be di
luted nine times and gallon or two
Of the mixture poured in a basin ex-
cavated about the base of the vine,
washing it down to greater depth an
hour afterward with a copious water
ing.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
lIEETEN9RMI51a S6l
Arrangements Of Trains In Effeci
June 18th, 1902

Trains leave Skowhegsn as follows: 500 A.
NJ. Mondays only, for Oakland, Lewiston, Au-
4. NJ. for ali points West. IL SO P. N. for Wat
erville Oakland, Bi ghsm, Lewiston, Augusta
Gardiner and Brunswick, Portland and Bos-
ton. Dexter Dover and Foxcroft, Greenville
Bangor. Bar Harbor, Wash. Co. r. R., Old
Town, Pstten, all points B. & A. R R.. Vance
boro, st. Stephen, {Cslsis), st. Andrews and st.
John. 2.40 p. NJ (mixed) for Waterville enab-
ing passengers to connect Tor Oakland and to
take night Pullman for Portland and Boston,
Bangor and st. John.
AkRIVALS;-7.15 A. M. mixed from Water =
Vile, daily except Mondays:-10.80 A. N.
Passenger from Portland, Oakland, Wsterville,
Augusta and Bangor;-6.00 P. NJ, from all
points. s.55 P. NJ. Saturdays only from Boston,
Portland. Augusta, Lewiston, Oakland and
Waterville
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
F. f. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r. Agent.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

The Main Point, She hasn't much of a fig
Burdock Blood Ritters gives a man a clear
head. an active brain, a strong, vigorous body
makes him fit for the battle of life
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

Probably.-The Mopkey-"Why, the circus
poster says I'm rhe most intelligent monkey
on earth!" The Elsptant-"If gu were, you d
be too intelligent to take any stock in a circus
posterl"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

Looking Blue for Milkmau-"I more than
suspec' our milkman." cot what do you sus-
water, cure on us Look at the C ,lor of that
milk!"
"whst, more money See here, young man
What has ecome OF that last Eve hundred
gave 20 Horses. wine, cloths whst?" No
father. no. I've been playing bridge with
mother"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

uEALTH is fully restored by the
II great Alternative and tonic, Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and you remember the
old saying, - health is WEALTH..
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
SrATE or MAINE.

Lf'rHER IT. SOBER.
By TABER d. BAILEY, his attorney.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
STATE OF MAIN

ID HEX IT. oOFFK.
BY TABER ID. BAILEY, his attorney.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07
THREE WOMEN SEE
GAMING DEVICES
Fair Visitors Called at City Hall
Yesterday and Viewed the
ParaphernaIia.

1--WE came In here to see all OF the
gambling pa what do they call it. Julia? ?
pa.aphernalia that Mr. Wyatt has stored
in the basement said a nicely dressed
lady yesterday afternoon to the watch
man at the City Hall She was accompa-
MED by two younger women, all eager for
:. glimpse of the various gaming devices
which have been placed in the basement
of the City Hall.
It was shortly afte:. o'clock and all
of the offices were closed. They walked
directly to the watchuan, who was talk
ing to one or two newspaper men. Gas
5Jrsr ector Shelton and the building watch
man
The janitor Informed the ladies that the
paraI hernalia was not on exhibition. hay
ing been put away for the purpose of
Icing used in the coming trial
The ladies were very much disappointed,
saving they desired ever so much to take
a look at the stuff, as they had never
seen any, and wanted to satisfy their
curiosity as to the appearance of the
faro wheels roulette hazards and crap
fortunes they had read so much about
in the newspapers
They We're about to leave when Mr..
Shelton volunteered to conduct them TO
the basement and let them view the nti-
merous devices. and they readily grasped
the invitation. Once in the basement the
Guide" Shelton explained that he was
net at all familiar with the uses of the
different devices being blissfuly ignorant
Of all games Of chance. He added, how
ever that he knew they were used for the
purpose of gaming, and no gambling
house was complete without them
The ladies' said they thought Officer
Wyatt was the best man in Richmond.
and while they were thus commencing
the policeman he was UP stairs in the
Office of Mr. Richardson preparing his
case against the men to whom it is al
leced much Of the paraphernaiia belongs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07
\. Y, GAMBLERS
BACKING DEvERY
They Have Put Up 500, 900 TO
Help Him Out in the
Coming Primary.
lspecial Dispatch to The Times.)

NEW YORK, Sept 6.-One hundred
thousand dollars to help Devery win.
The so-cslled gambling ring OF New
York has put up this sum to assist b
Bill in his fight in the Ninth District,
according to a story printed in the Com
mercial Advertiser this afternoon
"Devery must win at any cost, is 1ne
CRY of the gamblers. Devery, 1t IS
claimed. stands for all that fraternity
wants. and his victory will be worth to
them many times the sum they have
subscribed. The Commercial Advertiser
story stated:
Realizing to what sorry pass the
campaign of Devery has come through
certain over-boastful utterances OF the
big chief himself. the Carrof-ScNton-
Farrell forces. that are behind the new
aspirant to Tammany leadership. are
preparing to go to any cost to win on
primary day 1t was said to-day by one
of the prime movers in the scheme OF
advancing Drverv to power again that,
if it cost S10o,0ro. the gambling ring would
not suffer their cause TO be defeated by
the tidal wave of popular opinion which
is threatening to overwhelm the eX-
police chief at the primary polls.
THE interests which Devery repre-
sents and by which he is solidly backed,
are used to taking risks. and this SEEM
incly dsproportionate sum has been
freely placed at the hands OF Deveriy in
case that lack of funds should at the
last moment hamper his success in the
district fight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07
Whole Island Of St. Vincent
Enveloped in Cloud and
SmOke-Heat Intense.
By Associated Press.)

kINGTOWN, ST. VINCENT, Thursday.
September 4.-An appalling phenomenon
WAS Witnessed here last night. It lasted
from P. NJ to O'Clock this morning.
A dreadful eruption of the Soufriere vol
cano enveloped this whole island III an
electric cloud and smoke. At Il o'clock
this morning the atmosphere is still un-
settled, but the eruption is apparently
subsiding. The sun is obscured and op-
rrcssive heat prevails. The sea is slightly
agltated. Sand has fallen ten miles from
r'l. crater. No sand has fallen here. The
northern centers are deserted
The eruption of yesterday was longer
in duration and more violent in action
than even the first outburst OF May 1th.
With a tauntins recollection of the fate
of st. Pierre, Martinique, and the last dis
aster here, the people converged on Kings.
town and ran to and fro seeking the
safest shelter from the threatening cleo
tr;c cloud, spreading over the hills toward
the town, while shocks OF earthquake,
though not severe, increased the panic
At : o'clock in the morning loud. rapid
explosions were mingled with the con-
ttnuous, terrible roar. and the Cimmerian
darkness changed into a. constantly glim-
n,e;.ing firmament. Illuminated by forked
lightning, balls Of fire ascending from the
crater and bursting into meteor-like show
ers. Such an awe-inspiring scene the
widest flights OF fancy could not have
ina gined This lasted until o'clock In
the-mcrninS. The rumor that a tidal wave
was expected caused increased agitation,
and hundreds OF people fed to the hills
adjoining the town. Superheated clouds
rcse to an immense height, and rain
clouds below sent down two showers. AT
y. NJ. silver clouds Were issuing from
the crater. and throughout the day they
moved slowly noCthWard The heat was
abnormal, and there We're renewed indi-
cations Of a t,z-ther outbreak OF the vol
cano.
Last night. there were unmistakable signs
Of Mont Peiee, Martinique. being in erup-
ton simultaneously with the Soufriere.
distinct electric flashes being observed on
the northwestern hasizon.