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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
Harmony

lust snow enough for fine sleighlng.
Schools finished last week, after term
of thirteen weeks which have been about
an average.
The bridge on the Wellington road is
nearly completed, aud everyone IS glad
that It is done. This is the third time
1his bridge has been built within year,
it having been first CARR out in the
freshet OF last December. and rebuilt as
hes, it could be then. The second time
1t went out in the spring freshet and
temporary one was put IN 10 last until
permanent repairs could be mlde. As
there is a large amount of travel on the
road it has been great Inconvenience.
Il. Whittier and w. S. Bemis and
family went 10 Wellington Monday OF last
week TO attend the funeral OF their uncle,
Mr.. William Lawrence. who passed away
Friday, Dec Slh after long Illness.
Harmony Grange elected its officers
Sat-. Dec. 9th, most OF them being the
same as last year. Master, Andrew Gray i;
Overseer, Vim Mclaughlin; Lecturer,
Mrs S A. Haynes; Chaplain, Mrs.
Florence Marble; Steward, Mrs. E v.
Mclaughlin; Treasurer, Mrs. K. n. Mar
BILE; Secretary, Mrs. N. K. Bemis Assis-
tant Steward, Lorn Chadbourn; Gate
Keeper. Ora Willis; Ceres. Mrs. Isaiah
Whittier Pomona, Mrs. S n. White
house; Flora. Mrs. Ora Willis; Lady
Assistant Steward. Mrs. Vesta Chad
bourn.
Mr.. Sylvester Kimball veteran OF the
civil war, passed away last week after
many years of poor health, leaving wild
ow and one syn.
The chief item OF interest at present is
the sale of the mill property at Mainstream
70 parties from New Hampshire who have
also bought the farm known as 1.-THE John
Foss place" and will haul lumber there
this winter. Mr.. Douglass who owned
the place. starts at once for Oregon.
There will be a Christmas tree at the
church as usual with exercises by the sab
bath-school
Mrs. Joshua Davis who had tumor
removed from her side few weeks ago,
is very poorly. Is
The Libby Brothers of New Hamp.
shire have purchased the mill property
at Mainstream of W. II. Knowlton, who
has been manufacturing lumber there
for the past year.
The grange on Saturday of this week
will be conducted entirely by the sisters,
who will occupy the chairs and give the
entire program. No doubt it will be
worth going five miles to hear.
Ernest v ills killed six months old
pig, last week, that weighed when dress.
ed. three hundred eighty nine pounds.
The examination of pupils for en-
trance to the high school will occur a
week from Saturday at one o'clock In
the afternoon at the village school
house.
w. s. Bemis and wife were elected
delegates to attend the State grange at
Portland, this week.
Several ladies' are rehearsing for a
drama to be presented In the near flu
ture, the proceeds to help pay the
salary Of the Methodist minister here.
About half a dozen young men and
young ladies are going to present an
interesting drama and follow with a
dance to obtain funds to purchase street
lamps to light the streets of this village.
NJ
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18
East SkOWheRan.

Business is lively getting up fre-wood
and hauling lumber to the mills. Z c.
Richardson has hauled up about IS
cords and has about IS more to haul
Nathan Lyons is hauling lumber to
Frank Penney's mill.
Virgil E. Holt is going to Waterville
to sell stoves on the road, good man
for the place.
James Goodrich has taken a large
contract OF Kicker and Co. cutting and
hauling pulp wood to Pishon's Ferry.
Oak pond is froz N solid or 9 inches
thick.
Mrs. Ellis takes the scholars on the
river road to our school and has cold
time. She wears fur coat.
Washburn's team OF four horses is
still hauling dressing up on the Eaton
farm and we have good road
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18

To All persons interested in either of the
Estates hereinafter named.
ATA PROBATE COURT held at skov he
eAgsn, in and for the county OF Sou erset,
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New Portland.

The Cleaners branch of l. S. S. held
their fair, Friday Dec. IL. afternoon and
evening. 1t was success in every way
and the net proceeds amounted to forty
five dollars.
MIR. T. M. Johnson is suffering with a
severe attack OF bronchitis.
Mr.. Charles B Walker has been spend
ing two weeks vacation with the family
Frank Stanley of Newton, Mass.
Hon. and Mrs John Metcalf, were in
Skowhegan. last week.
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Jacknan.

The lakes and ponds are all frozen
over 80 the crossing can be done in
safety, now.
r. Gilman has gone to see his mother,
who is very sick. Her home is in
Canada.
The stores are filled with very useful
and ornamental presents for Christmas.
There will be a Christmas tree in the
church at Jackman, Christmas night.
Mr.. J. Parsons ia on the sick list.
Many of the children are having colds,
so it keeps the doctor busy
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18

DIR. Moloney is on business trip
down river.
Ed Craft has gone to accompany his
daughter, Amanda, back to her work in
Quebec. He will return next week.
Mrs. Elmer Colby is staying with Mrs.
r. A. Hugely for the winter.
Miss J.. Redman of Long Pond was III
town, this week.
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Bingham.

Anon Baker was at Norridgewock,
last week.
Will Brown had an abscess on his
hand, this week.
Mrs. Joseph Whitney is spending a
week in Waterville with her daughter,
Mertie Hubbard.
Mrs Carrie Colby was at Skowhegan,
last Friday.
Wrist bags the latest thing at Buck
MANS, Skowhegan.
Ira Cushing of The Forks recently
lost valuable horse.
Chas. Colby was at N. Arson a short
time ago.
B.F. Adams has been to Madison to
see Mr.. Wellington.
F. Fl. Colby was recently in Boston
for few days as witness in law suit.
He will soon go to Hartford, Conn, on
the same case.
Henry Sands and wife and Alfred
Sands, who were at Lake Austin all
summer, have returned home.
Mark Savage hurt his leg quite severe.
ly, last week, by the runner of wagon
sled falling upon it.
Mr.. and Mrs Granville Goodrich
started for Portland, Monday morning.
They will attend State grange and visit
friends in Auburn on the return trip.
s. A. smith was at Norridgewock, last
Saturday, and bought fine pair of
horses, weighing 5000, each of the pair
tipping the scales at exactly 1913.
Willie Woods Is at Scion, working on
the hay press.
T. F. Houghton was down river, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. FL. Miller of N. Y,
returned from Lake Austin, last week,
from bunting trip.
Mr.. N. c. Burbank OF New Portland,
dealer in raw furs, had fine pair of
silver cross fox skins, last week. which
he purchased of the man who trapped
them, Alora Eaton of Athens, Maine.
The foxes are very rare and their skins
are handsome and bring good price.
The cross at the shoulders was plainly
marked.
The game season just ended shows
more deer slaughtered than ever before.
Two hundred and seventy deer, one
! bea one moose, and one moose head
have been shipped from this station by
express, and probably as many more
have been carried away by private con-
veyance
Arrangements made for cutting ice by
Hosea whipple were brought to a halt
! by Tuesdays rain storm
A. c. Dinsmore and Thomas Towne
returned from few days trip to Pleas
ant Pond, where Mr.. Dinsmore has been
having some work done on his lot
Concord.
Frank Vittum, who is working at
Crockertown WAS at home last Wednes-
day.
Several now cases OF small pox in the
lumber camp on the Enchanted are re
ported.
Charles Packard of Bingham was in
town, Friday.
Mrs. Charles Briggs is on the sick list.
Mrs John Thompson is gaining quite
rapidly.
Miss Melrose Howes who has been
working for her sister at New Portland
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Athens.

Christmas goods at BuCknam's Drug
Store, Skowhegan.
The following appointments have
been made: Lillian M. Williams, N.
g., of Winona Rebekah Lodge. No. II,
10 now appointed as District Deputy
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27

Voting booths are placed over town
for your convenience. Vote for the
flower queen.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
PRELIMINARY HEARING
OF Deputy rlarshaI Frank Jones In
Progress at Muskogee.

The preliminary hearing of Dep.
uty Marshal Frank Jones who, in
attempting to arrest Sam Boxer al
Checotah Saturday, shot and prob.
ably fatally wounded him and ac-
cidentally killed Geo. D. Howard
bystander, began at Muskogee
yesterday.
Although the hearing was to de-
termine the responsibility for the
death of Howard, the examination
was confined to the causes leading
to ike clash between the marshal
and Baker.
The hearing will continue today,
when it is thought that Jones will
be exonerated.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
Ills Sight Threatened.

"While picnicking last month my
I1.year-old boy was poisoned by some
weed or plant" says w. III. Dibble,
of Sioux City, Ia. "He rubbed the
poison off his hands into his eyes and
for a while we were afraid he would
lose his sight. Finally neighbor
recommended DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. The frst application helped
him and in few days he was as well
as ever" For skin diseases, cuts,
burns, scalds, wounds, insect bites,
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye is sure
cure. Relieves piles at once. Beware
OF counterfeits. A. w. Foreman. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
FIERCE FLAMES
Visit South McA|ester, De-
stroying Katy Eating
House and Other Rail
road Property.

Meager reports, owing to the de-
struction Of the wires, have been
received of disastrous fire which
visited South McAlester last night.
The flames, which were famed
by high wind, started in the Katy
eating house about 8 o'clock, and
before they could be controlled
had reduced that building to ashes
and were sweeping over the inter-
vening shacks toward the business
section Of the town.
1t is reported that 10 addition to
the destruction Of the eating house,
union station and railroad ware.
houses, the flames swept out Of
existence every building as far to.
ward the business section as the
Cyclone department store.
The flames were reported under
control at late hour last night.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
A Summer Trip Unsurpassed On the
Continent.

The trip to Salt Lake City or to the
Pacific coast via that point over the
Denver g. Rio Grande and the Rio
Grande Western is the most beauti-
full in America. No European trip OF
equal length can compare with 1T In
grandeur or scenery or wealth OF
novel interest. Then Salt Lake City
itself is most quaint and picturesque
place and well worth the journey Its
Mormon temple, tabernacle, tithins
office and church institutions; its hot
sulphur springs within the city limits
It's delightful temperature, sunny
climate and its Great Salt Lake
deader and denser than the Dead Sea
in Palestine-are but few features
of Salt Lake City's countless attrac-
tions. There are parks, drives, canons
and beautiful outlying mountain and
lake resorts. Imagine, if you can, a
bath in salt water a mile above sea
level and in water in which the hu
man body cannot sink. Inquire Of
your nearest ticket agent for low
tourist rates TO Salt Lake City, or
write for information and copy of
"Salt Lake City, the City OF Saints"
to S. X. Hooper, the general passen-
ger agent, Denver. Colo.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
Return From SpavInaw.

The camping party which has been
enjoying the wilds OF Spayinaw for the
past ten days returned last night and
report most pleasant outing. In the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Stan
field, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Sherer. Miss
Sherer, Miss Campbell, Miss Myers,
Miss Bessie Barrett, Emmett Hughes,
N. a. Howerton, OF Fit. Gibson, aud
Mr. Strader, OF Odessa, Mo-, and Mrs.
Carl Bradley.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
Consumption Threatened.

81 was troubled with hacking
cough for year aud l thought l had
consumption" says G. Unger, 21l
Maple St., Champaign, LII. Il tried
a great many remedies and / was un-
der the care OF physicians for several
months. l used one bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t cured me, and
have not been troubled since" Sold
by Peoples drug store. dw
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
PIPE DREAM.
Report of Absorption OF Chickasha
by Oklahoma a Fake.

Officials OF the Interior depart
ment say there is no truth in re-
port sent out from Oklahoma City
that new survey, which it was
alleged had been approved by the
government, placed Chickasha in
Oklahoma. Mr.. Bender, chief OF
the Indian lands bureau of the In
terror department, said there had
not been a survey of the boundary
between the two territories since
the one made about seven years
ago. He stated that he had no
idea how the report originated,
thereby showing his ignorance of
Oklahoma correspondents.
Shoe repairing at Lee Barrett's.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
MiIburn Lovelace Walks Out
Of Columbus PenitentI-
ary Forged Order.
WASCONvICTED HERE
OF the Brutal Murder of a Man
Named Glass at Welch in
1897 and Was Sentenced
For Life.

A sensational escape from Col.
umbus penitentiary has been made
by Milburn Lovelace, alias Dick.
erson,' who was serving life sen.
tence for the brutal murder OF q
man named Glass, at Welch, in
1897.
Since his Incarceration Lovelace
bas been an exemplary prisoner,
and has been accorded numerous
privileges by the prison officials.
Monday afternoon while the pris.
oners were being marched from
dinner Lovelace dropped from the
line and entering the Office OF
Superintendent Hammond broke
open locker and secured suit OF
civilian clothes. Discarding his
prison for the civilian suit, he
cody entered the shop where hoes
are manufactured and presented to
the foreman a forged order from a
Columbus firm for some hoes. In
reply to question from the FORE
man as TO when he was released,
Lovelace replied in nonchalant
manner that he had been released
several days before.
After obtaining the hoes Love-
lace walked quietly to the gates.
which were opened for him, and
walked out and away without ex-
citing the slightest suspicion. His
escape was not discovered for some
time, and when the alarm was
given he had disappeared and all
efforts to locate him have so far
failed.
The trial OF Lovelace here in
April 1897, was marked by a hard
fought legal battle. The trial at
tracted a great deal of at tention
and was closely followed by all
conversant with the story of the
killing Of man named Glass at
Welch.
The victim of Lovelace owned a
small hay business at Welch and
was in his office when Lovelace at
tempted to hold him up. He re-
sisted and was shot down.
Convincing proof of the guilt of
Lovelace was adduced at his trial
and he was convicted and sentenc-
ed to a life term in Columbus pen.
etentiary.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
Poiice Ordered Out.

A. f. Cnamberlin has received or
ders to report at Tishomingo, Friday,
where force OF Indian police will be
modified in anticipation OF probable
trouble when the Chickasaw legisla
ture convenes Monday to decide the
governorship contest. Agent Schoen-
felt will be in command OF the police.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27

Good farm within five miles oil
Vinita to trade for town property.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
Look Pleasant, Please.

Photographer G. G. Harlan, OF Ea-
ton, o., can do so now, though for
years he couldn't because he suffered
untold agony from the worst form of
indigestion. All physicians and medi-
cines failed to help him till he tried
Electric Bitters, which worked such
wonders for him that ne declares they
are a godsend to sufferers from dyspe-
psia and stomach troubles. Unrivaled
for diseases of the stomach, liver and
kidneys, they build up and give new
life to the whole system. Try them.
Only SOC. Guaranteed by Peoples and
A. w. Foreman's drug stores. DIV
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-08-27
File Their Accepfance

In accordance with the provisions
OF the gas ordinance, recently passed
by the council, Oliver Bagby, L. w.
Marks and John franklin have filed
their acceptance OF the franchise with
City Recorder Chamberlin.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-30
CAPT. ALBERS DEAD.
Accident to the Deutschland Probably
Hastened His End.

Berlin, April 29.-Capt. Albers OF tfe
Hamburg American steamer Deutsch-,
land, fell dead of heart failure In the
chart house of his vessel as he was ap-
preaching the port of Cuxhaven. He
expired in the arms of his first officer,
who caught him as he fell. The long
hours spent by Capt. Albers on the
bridge after the loss of her rudder at
sea, during the passage of the North
sea, probably >hastened the collapse.
AS the senior. captain of the Ham
burg-American Steam Packet Co., Capt.
Albers expected to retire after Few
more trips. Emperor William has
sent telegram to the Hamburg
American Co. in which he expressed his
sorrow at the loss of so excellent and
capable an officer who brought my
brother from the United States. The
steering of the rudderless Deutschland
with her screws, on the last homeward
trip, was master stroke of seaman
ship. Honor to his memory"
The Deutschland will proceed to Bel
fast for repairs.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-30
GERMAN POTASH PLANTS
Are the Latest Things to Be Gobbled
Up by Americans.

Berlin, April 29.-Since the appear
ance here of para graph in a news
paper averring that s.. d. Crenshaw
and E. G. Spullsbury were in this city
to buy up all Germany's potash works
for the Virginia. North Carolina Chem
ical Co., procession of potash owners
has been waiting turns to offer them
property. Even members of the closely
knit German potash syndicate are MAX
ing propositions to the Americans. S.
7. Morgan of Richmond, Va, arrived
here from Paris, today, and had a two
hours conference at the Hotel Bristol
with two members of the syndicate.
The mere announcement that the
American Potash Trust was invading
Germany caused the German potash
owners keen sensations. Some of them
are hoping for an enormously profitable
sale. while others are dismayed at the
prospect of a new and powerful COM
peJitor. 1t now seems probable that
the Chemical Co. will get secure lodg-
ment in Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-30
WATCHFUL CITIZENS
Who Want Philippine Policy Changed
to Suit Them.

New York, April 29.-A conference of
citizens opposed to the policy at pres
cnt followed in the Philippines. COM
posed of some so or 20 persons coming
from different parts of the country,
was held, today, at the Plaza hotel.
Charles Francis Adams of Boston,
moved:
That a committee of seven persons
be appointed by the presiding officer,
whose duty it shall be to take all nee
of the facts connected with the pro-
cesses and executions in the course OF
military operations in the Philippine
islands and to appear in person and
by counsel before the present Senate
investigating commission and take
such steps there or elsewhere as may
he calculated to secure complete pub
licity and further to initiate such ac-
tion as may tend to vindicate the ma
tional character"
Charl SchurZ, who was in the chair,
appointed as members of this commit
tee: Charles Francis Adams, Boston;
Andrew Carnegie, New York; Wayne
Mac Veagh. Philadelphia; Herbert
Walsh. Philadelphia Edwin Burritt
Smith, Chicago: and President Schur-
nan of Cornell University, to which
committee the name of MIR. SchurZ was
added by resolution as a member ex-
OficiO.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-30
! 1T BEATS EN- ALL.
Uncle Sans Wireeiss Telegraphy Sys-
tenn Is the Best Out.

Washington, April 29.-Licut. Beecher,
the naval expert in wireless teleSraphy,
has returned to Washington from his
trip to the North Carolina sounds,
whereyhe inspected the weather bureau
system of wireless telegTaphy installed
between Roanoke and n point on the
mainland opposite Hatteras, a distance
of so miles as the crow flies. The sys-
TEN was found to work over that dis
tance with absolute accuracy, relia-
bility and high speed. The latter is at
tanned by abandoning the troublesome
"coherer," which is an indispensable
part of almost every other style OF ap-
paratuS.
The new plant is extremely compact
and light and very strong point in its
favor is the remarkably small amount
of battery power required to operate it
as compared with other systems. This
makes for low cost of maintenance
Although Lieut.. Beecher has not yet
made his formal report to Admiral
Bradford, there is no doubt that he will
recommend the installation of an ex-
perimental set of weather bureau in
struments in at least one naval vessel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-30
WULF c. j. FRIES.
The Famous VioIince!Iist Died at Rox-
bury, Tuesday, Aged II.

Boston, April 21.-Wulf C. J. Fries,
known to music lovers all over the
country by his mastery playing of the
violncello. died, today, at his Roxbury
home, aged II. He was born in Ger
many. but came to this country in 1S47
and had since made Boston his home.
He instantly became popular as eel
list, and from that time his name ap-
peared on the program of nearly all
first-class concerts. He became MEM
ber of the Mendelssohn and Beethoven
Quintet Clubs and took part in all Han
del and Haydn Society and Harvard
Musical Society concerts, also in the
Peace jubilee. When Rubenstein came
to Boston Mr.. Fries was called on to
play in triOs with him and the famous
Wieniawski. Mr.. Fries is survived by
a widow and four children, two by a
former marriage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-30
A FATAL BLOW.
Man Killed at Providence in Quarrel
Assai!ant Arrested.

Providence, r. l., April pa mar
about 40 years of age, commonly know
along the water front as Big Mike
died at the Rhode Island hospital, to-
day, as the result of blow, and Den
mis- Calvin is under arrest on charge of
manslaughter.
The assault occurred, last night, in
Pine street. Both principals are said
to have been intoxicated. Calvin, the
police say, for some cause not yet made
clear, struck big Mike in the face.
knocking him down so that his heaC
struck the curbng, fracturing the skull.
The injured man was taken to this
Rhode Island hospital, where he died
this forenoon, without regaining con
sciousness.
Calvin evaded the officers until this
forenoon, when he was captured at his
lodging house near where the assault
occurred. He was unable to give tht
police any clear reason as to the cause
of the assault. He will be arraigned in
the Sixth district court, tomorrow
morning, on the charge of manslaugh-
ter
This afternoon, it was learned that
the name Of the victim was Michael
Comboy.