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South Scion.

Week before last. Alvan Head add
wife were called to Mercer to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Heads sister, Mrs. Work.
There is petition out for r. F. D.
to come from Skowhegan up the Madison
road across at South Scion meeti G house
and down the Molupcus road. Almost
everyone is signing, with the exception oil
those in the immediate vicinity of the
post Offices. 1t will do away with five
different Offices.
School in Dist. Nc. l closed, last week
in No. ,, this week.
Carroll Head is getting out some 90 to
10 cords of white birch for spool timber
TO be delivered at Parker's mill.
Susie Sterling gave birthday party,
last Saturday evening, to her schoolmates.
Ed Spear and family of Skowhegan
were visiting his mother, Sunday,
Bernice Rowell of Lowell is visiting al
Will Roberts
DR.. Panl's youngest child has been very
sick with pneumonia, but was on the
gain at last accounts.
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For Chicken Cholera.

have remedy for chicken cholera
which can guarantee to cure. If you
will take a chicken that is already diseased
and do as prescribe. you will note An
immediate relief. We have tried this
rem dy and know from our own experience
that it will cure Take equal parts of the
bark of young white oak tree and wild
cherry tree, enough in all to fill three
gallon bucket. Boil the bark thoroughly
10 kettle adding enough water so that
when done cooking there will remain from
three to four gallons of the liquid. Dish
this out to your poultry in the poultry
yard; it may be put in tin pans or wooden
troughs, SO the fowls will have access to
it. 1t may be well to add few bread
crumbs OR other vegetable food. Also,
some of The liquid may ne added to the
Bookings which you prepare for your poul'
try. This remedy should be used by
every poultry owner, for it will clean 1.-THE
system and build up healthy organism
purifying the blood
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Seven.

The alleged supernatural powers of
the seventh son of seventh son are
merely an illustration of the mystical
powers of that number, which has
somehow caught the imagination of
mankind. The seventh day and the
seventh or jubilee year of the Jews is
a case In point, but there are also the
seven wise men, the seven wonders of
the world, the seven lamps Of archi.
lecture, the seven sleepers, the seven
sisters and the seven senses, the last
being an obvious concession to super.
stition. Indeed, from the seven church.
es to the seven deadly sins the mum
Der for good or Ill holds the arlthmet
ical record.
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The committee are hard at work get
ting the catalogue Of the Lawrence library
ready for the publisher.
A speci, business meeting of the w
c. T. u. was held with Mrs. L. (. Glib
son, Monday afternoon. The ladies' unan-
imously voted to unite with the Water
vile Union in entertaining the State
convention which is expected to be held
in Watervlle, next September.
Mrs. George Haney passed away at
her home on Railroad street, Wednesday
morning, Mrs. Haney formerly lived at
Eastport, Maine, and the remains were
taken to that place for burial. A husband
survives her who has much sympathy ex-
pressed for him in his loss.
Harry Lowe of California is the guest
of his uncle, James Lowe. He will soon
return to California Mr.. Lowe was in
Co. G.. 23d U. S, Inf, and was in the
Philippines through the war.
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North Arson .

Deputy Sheriff F. S. Parsons went to
Skowbegan, Monday, on legal business.
Mr.. b. N. Savage has been visiting
his daughter Mrs. K D. Baker at Show
hogan, the past week.
Mr.. Harry Spaulding is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Arthur Foster, in New
York City for few weeks.
Mr.. C. Marphal is fitting out a camp
In Embden for the hauling and the
making of shovel handle blocks for his
factory at Oakland.
Mr.. William Moore and wife OF
Madison, passed the Sabbath at the
Somerset House, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. N. W. Murphy
Mr.. and Mrs Preston Perry were in
town, last week, visiting his brother,
Adelbert Perry and family. They left
Monday for their home in Minnesota
Mr.. II. E. Mitchell, who is teaching
the High school in Union was visiting
in town, Saturday. Mr.. Mitchell ia
spending his vacation at his town in
New Portland.
J A sleighng party to the number OF
ten from Bingham was in town last
Friday evening, to attend the entertain
ment, given by the local talent of this
village and North New Portland, in
connection with the Universalist fair.
At the chapel, Saturday evening, there
will be general rejoicing among the
Methodista when the mortgage on the
parsonage will be burned, the presiding
elder will be present.; he will also be
present at the Sunday service, the next
day.
Mr.. Alton Richardson Jr. of Clinton,
was ia town last week, and bought four
good horses, one of f. w. Bunker, one
of Leon Parln and two of w. H. Wilcox
These horses brought good money
The facts are that there is scarcity OF
of good horses in this section. Horses
like all stock, must be high for some
time to come.
All the schools in town closed last
week but the Academy, for the winter
vacation.
Mrs. Bert Berry and two children OF
Concord was visiting her father, Mr.
Clark, last week
Miss Lizzie Dnsmore, has just
closed successful term of school at
North New Portland.
Mrs. f. W. Severy of Mt. Vernon,
has been visiting her brother, Mr.
Lewis Gill, the past week
Mrs. Orington Williams of Madison
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. l. A,
Andrews, the past week.
Mr.. Herbert Mitchell was called
home from Bgelow last week, by the
Illness of HIS sOn Bonnie,
Mr.. Frank Benjamin who has been
spending short vacation in town, has
recently returned to Wateryille.
Mr.. Stirling Hooper who has been
employed in the Scion Pulp mill fol-
the past year, is at home for a months
vacation.
w. r. Nolan has recently killed
two hogs that dressed 521 and 35e
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Starks.

The appearance of tuberculosis in the
large and valuable herd of thoroughbred
cattle belonging to r. & c. D. Waugh is
a serious thing for these gentlemen.
Thirteen head were condemned by State
Inspector Bailey and killed last week.
Three more are under suspicion. The
gentlemen above named are noted for
their dairy products and this means a
heavy loss The herd was a fine one,
being valued at two thousand dollars.
The Waughs have been among the lead
ing Maine breeders offine Shorthorn cattle
for many years.
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns.


A. s. Burke was in Waterville two
days of last week Mr.. Burke's eyes
have been troubling him considerably OF
late.
Frank Holt of Norridgewock has re-
Gently been the guest of his brother,
Daniel Holt, of this place.
Mrs. Fred Wilson has been visitor at
the home of F. @. Williams, the past
week. She is having her household
goods moved to Skowhegan, where she
will soon commence housekeeping.
Ice cutting and hauling is going busily
on. Some very nice ice is hauled from
the river two miles above the village
The ice cut near by is about one third
part of snow.
A merry party of ten young people
from this place attended the dramatic
entertainment and dance at North An.
son, last Friday night. The party in
eluded the following: Mark Bartlett,
Bina Burns, Roy Savage, lice Owens,
Simeon Whitney, Annie Wright, Maurice
Chase, Harriet Walker, George Maxfied
and Ola Baker.
The attendance at the minstrel show,
Monday night, was very small.
Mrs. A. P. Murray went to Caratunk,
last Friday, to attend the graduation ex-
orcises at the Lincoln school at that
place. One of her sisters, Eva Webster,
graduated from the high school, and
another. Idelle Webster, from the gram
mar school.
Miss Lu Lovejoy, who has been with a
brother in Providence for two months,
is now at her home in Moscow.
Alice Owens and Mary Clark went to
Caratunk, Saturday night, returning
Sunday. They found good roads.
Albert Howes of Concord is confined
to his bed by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker entertain
ed whist party numbering forty at
their fine residence on the evening of
Jan. ID. Refreshments consisting of ice
cream were served and the entire even
ing much enjoyed by all present.
r. Fl. Colby's family are relieved from
quarantine after a siege of over five
weeks.
Thomas Rollins home was fumigated
few days ago.
For many years it has been the custom
of some Of the village people to cut and
haul ice from "Temple" pond, two miles
above Bingham This year, as usual,
many have filed their Ice houses from
said pond. Great was their astonish-
ment at receiving a letter, Monday night,
from Skowhegan attorney, notifying
them that they were taking another
mans property and must walk up and
settle. This pond is made by a mill
dam, built many years ago, across a
stream which overfows land owned by a
man who claims the water above and
the earth beneath. Another man holds
deed of the right of fowage for mill
privileges but whether this deed will
hold the water when it is CONCEALED re-
mains to be seen. The mill owner says
"Cut all the ice you want " The other
man says "You shan't have it,"
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SOlOn.

Mr.. Charles F. Ward and Mr.. S. w
Philbrick OF Skowhegan were in town
one day last week.
Miss Chspa Rowell and Miss Annie
Whiteside left here "Wednesday, for 4
visit in Lewiston, Portland and Sandiord
Mr.. Henry Labree and family have
moved to Madison to live, as Mr.. Labree
has steady work there.
Harry Hilton of No. Arson was ir
town, Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Severy, who has been
visiting here for the past few weeks
returned to her home in Mt. Vernon
Friday
Miss Flora Collins of No. Arson, is
in town guest of Mrs. J. II. Gray.
Patterson and Merrill shipped Car
load of potatoes from this station last
Thursday, this being the second car
load ever shipped from here.
The Ladies' Circle will meet with Mrs
L. S. Merrill. Thursday afternoon. Jan.
90. Still more sewing on hand to be
done; don't forget your thimbles.
Mr.. Messer of Bingham was in town
Friday, looking for horses.
Mrs. Lucinda Moulton of Waltham
is in town, the guest of Mrs. L. S
McIntire.
Miss Lottie Smith has returned from
her visit with friends in Fayette.
Will Mcfarland is home from the
woods. sick
Mr.. Frank Parlin and wife of No
Arson, were in town, Saturday, visiting
at Mr.. freeman Young's.
Mr.. Frank Green of Embden was in
town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Green went tc
Caratunk, Sunday. The DIR. was called
there to perform surgical operation
J. Goodwin has sold his Creamery
route to Walter Cross, who took posses
sion Monday.
There is to be a social dance here
Friday evening Jan, n Music by
Wilson's orchestra oil Oakland,
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w. Pittsfield.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Burrill of Bangor
visited Mrs Walker last week. They
made the trip with their team and will
visit relatives at ST. Adams and Brighton
before returning.
Mr.. Sceva Powers entertained party
of Knights of Pythias from Pittsfeld,
Saturday evening
Mr.. c. F. Seekins was in Boston,
last week
Mrs. Stinson is improving,
I. T. Frost is hauling lumber to
Canaan. All that have numbering TO do
have been improving the good travelling
every day.
Miss Dearborn of Fairfield visited
her sister. Mrs. Norton at J.. A. Patterns
lately. Mrs. Norton accompanied Miss
Dearborn home for a visit returning
last week. u
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"You call So-and-so bore. What Is
a boreY" asked Bishop Selwyn. 1T is
a man who will persist in talking
about himself when you want to talk
about yourself" or. we may add, in
telling stories when you want to be
telling them. Coleridge says he used
to be much amused with Tobin and
Goodwin. "Tobin would poster me with
stories of Godwin's dullness, and up
on his departure Goodwin would drop
in just to say that Tobin was more
dull than ever"
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Athens.

Mr.. Freeman Tuttle passed away,
Thursday evening last, about 10 O'Clock,
after an Illness of four weeks or more,
the funeral taking place on sunday at l
O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Sweetland of Palmyra
officiating. Mr.. Tuttle was 90 years old
and leaves a wife to mourn his loss,
also several brothers and sisters. He
will be much missed in the community
as he had many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland Leighton left
town, Thursday last, en- route for Pasa-
dena, CAL They will pass few days
with their daughter at Skowhegan be-
fore really commencing their journey
across the continent. They expect to be
absent more than year on their second
visit to the "garden city"
The Womans Club held their fort
nightly meeting, Tuesday, the l4th, with
Mary Leavitt Thompson, Mrs. Th omp-
son and Ellen Hight Russell being host.
esses. The meeting had not a full
attendance, as the county grange at
SkOwhegan was in session and took
away several members but the program
was excellent and much enjoyed. A
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Shaw NUT.

Mr.. E. V. Emerson went to Athens
by the Sunday morning train to attend
the funeral OF his brother-in-law, Mi.
freeman futile.
The Canaan Grange Dramatic club
presented to US the drama entitled The
Deacon's Tribulations", last Friday
night which was much appreciated.
Mr.. Ralph and Eugene Jewell came
home Saturday 70 spend Sunday With
their parents. b
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pounds. Will knows how to raise pork
at a profit.
Mr.. George W. Spaulding and Ed
Clark went to Bigelow last week, to haul
logs for c. V. Bailey for the remainder
of the Uinter.
The many friends of Mrs. W. Benja-
min will be pleased to learn that she is
much better. She has been very sick for
several weeks.
Mr.. Marion Aver of Boston. who has
been visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
q o. Aver for the past two weeks, has
returned to his home in Boston.
The quarterly meeting of the Free
Baptist churches, in this vicinity held
here last week, was we'll attended.
Able and interesting speakers were
present.
Mr.. Lowell Bailey who has just closed
ten weeks term of school at the lower
village, went back to Bates college
Monday. MIR. Bailey is a member of
the Junior class 1908.
Emery Porter & Co. are furnishing
wcrk for all the teams that they can
get in hauling both their lumber to
the landings, and the rocks that is
required to fill the cribs for their
booms.
The mail route that is to be driven
by Mr. Arthur Hilton of this town,
will begin Feb 1st. 1t starts from
Arson village and goes through the
south and west part of this town and
into the edge of Industry.
Mrs. F. l. Gibson of North East Garry
Maine, has been visiting her sister
Mrs. r. Fl. WATSON at the Somerset
House, the past week. Her two
daughters, Josie and Beatrice, who are
students here In the village schools,
returned home with their mother for
the usual vacation.
Mr.. George Newton of Calais has
been visiting his cousin, George Abbott
the past week. While here he bought
the chestnut mare of w. +. French,
paying good money for her.
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so. Smithfield.

A. P. Holmes is hauling shiugle timbel
10 Oakland.
VIM. Ellis is getting out ties for the F.
and S. railroad.
Fred Stevens has three teams hauling
the material for the bridges across East
pond and Rome stream.
Mr.. ]. E. Downs closed very success
full term of school here last week.
More ice is being harvested in this sec
ton than ever before 1t is OF excellent
quality and about eighteen inches thick.
Daniel Blaisdell has an appointment 10
preach here next Sabbath.
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East COrnVille.

Leroy Walton has begun to build a
new saw mill to be run by steam power
on Joseph Judkins' land near the site
the one carried away by the freshet.
The mill will be situated so near the
old mill pond that logs can be driven
down the stream and be drawn up slip
in the mill by the steam power. Mr.,
Walton is first class mill man, and we
are all glad he has concluded to build
and stay with us, for a mill is much
needed here.
The Seventh Day Adventists will hold
their quarterly meeting at the No a
school house, commencing Tuesday eve,
the 2Ist and hold over Sunday. Able
speakers will be present and all are
cordially invited.
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East MadisO on.

Ice twenty inches thick was harvested
last week.
Mrs. Ed Russell who has been i'll is
gaining,
Milo Hayden died recently at the home
of Elmer Reed where he was boarding.
Mr.. Clement returned from the woods,
Saturday.
A petition for free rural delivery route
is in circulation among the farmers oil
East Madison. South Scion, and West
Cornville. This would be a convenience
to those living any distance from a post
office but would cause the Office to be
discontinued 10 this village, also West
Cornville, Savage, and South Solon.
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NIayiield.

Died at his home in Mayfeld, the 18th
inst, of pneumonia, E J. Brown, aged
10 years He leaves to mourn four chill
dren and eight grandchildren besides
many friends. He was sick only week
He was buried at Brighton cemetery the
2Gst inst. Two of his daughters came,
one from Newport and one from Range
lev. to attend his funeral. Mr.. Mabbet,
his son-in-law, brought beautiful pillow,
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Life is Short J!

On the Ist of Jan. 1902
shall commence placing my
accounts in the hands of attor-
neys for collection, the oldest
first, Would be pleased to
see you and arrange for the
pay ment of your bill before ]
have occasion to let it pass
into the hands Of an attorney.
! will be found for the pres
ent at the office in Bucknam's
Drug Store.
D. H. BARTLETT.
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A goodly number of logs have been
hauled to the mill here and lot more are
coming.
The meetings. held during the week of
prayer at private houses. resulted in a
thursday evening meeting being started.
MIR Judson Packard of Skowhegan at
tended the service Sunday afternoon.
His singing is much appreciated
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North COrnVille.

Miss Nettie Wiley, a former teacher
il District number 3 visited at Mrs
Kinsman's, Friday, and attended the
closing exercises OF the school which
has been in session eight weeks under
the instruction of Miss Angie V. Tibbetts,
OF Athens.
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n Orth Fairfield.

Madison Clifford has gone to Oakland to
work for Benson and Wing.
Clarence Bickford. who is at work on
hay press in Smithfeld, was at home
over Sunday.
& A large quantity Office is being harvest
quality.
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Mr.. Henry Rogers went to the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston las,
Thursday to undergo surgical operation.
Mr.. Elmer Page OF Skowhegan spent
Sunday with his parents in this place.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
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PROBATE NOTICES.
To All persons interested In either of tn
Estates hereinafter named.
SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY,

alta PROBATE COURT held at skov he :
kAgan, in and for the county OF Son erset,
on the
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NOTICE.

This is to notify and warn all or any who
may care to know that having given to our
son, Harry g., the balance OF time during his
minority, we shall claim none OF his wages
nor pay any debts Of his contracting after this
date.
3w3s RUEL W. CRAWFORD,
Brighton, Maine, Jan, ID, 1902.
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Laxative BrOmO-Q uinine Tablets
the remedy that cures cold In ONE day
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Attest;-NATHAE FpwLrR, Register.
Sw4
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-08
Confederate Reunion Rates.

All roads will probably sell tickets at
reduced rates to the Confederate he,
union to be held at Dallas, Tex, April
22a to 2jth, 1909, inclusive. But II you
mako the trip yOu want to go the oesI
way. You want all the convenlences
o~btainahle.
The Texas & Pacific Railway offers
you these. 1t gives you splendid sleeper
and through chair car service. IL gives
Won choice of route via Memphis
Shreveport or New Orleans. 1t gives
you ahe very lowest rates that can De
quoted. It is the only line reaching the
fair grounds, where the Confederate
Hall is situated in Dallas. 1t is the only
line with two depOts in Dallas, permit
ting YOU to alight in East Dallas, or
down town in the center Of the hotei
district.
1t was the first line to subscrlbe to
help entertain the COnfederates during
their stay in Dallas.
It is desirOus of your patronage ano
anxious to have an opportunity to please
you.
1t is no trouble to answer questions.
For information about rates, routes,
schedules sleepers, chair ears. etc, etc
| call on or write to J. II. Word, 5. Z. Z
A., T. g. P. Rv. Co, Atlanta, Ga; C.H
Morgan, T. p. A., Birmingham, Ala;
II. II. G. Matthews, T. ?. A., Louisville
Ky, |. L. Rdl!ander. Il. +. A. Chatta-
noOga, TsAFNS or to L. =. Turne',. u. 4
A., I@9as, Texas.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-08
.
Twice Proven.

From the indicator, Rutheriordton n. C.I
The editor of the indicator has had
occasion to test the efficacy of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm twice with the most
remarkable results in each case. First,
with rheumatism in the shoulder from
which he suffered cXCrncinting pain for
ten days, which was relieved with two
applications of Pain Balm, rubbing the
parts afflicted aud realizing instant ben
eft entire relief in Il very short time.
Second, in rheumatism in thigh joint,
almost prostrating him with severe pain,
which was relieved by two applications,
rubbing with the 'liniment on retiring
at night, and getting up free from pain.
For sale by the Opera house Drug Store
and aEl dealers in medicine.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-08
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers. man-thE is
the order. of IL ,woman's preferences.
Jewels form "A magnet of mighty power
to the average woman. Even that
greatest of all jewels, health, is often
ruined in the strenuous efforts to make
or save the money to purchase them
II Il woman will risk her health to get a
coveted gem, then let her fortify herself
against the lnsiduous consequences OF
coughs, colds and bronchial affections
by the regular use of DR.. Boschee's
German Syrup. 1t will promptly arrest
consumption in its early stages and heal
the affected lungs and bronchial tubes
and drive the dread disease from the
system. 1t is not IL cu~re-alI, but 1t IL q
certain cure for coughs, colds, and all
bronchial troubles. You a get DIR.
G. G. Green's reliable remedies at the
Opera House Drug Store. Get Green's
Special Almanac.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-08
Deux Fois prouv4.
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Pain Balm deux fois, aVec des r6sultats
merveillenx dams chaque cas-. La pre-
Hli6re fois il SEN servi pour mn rhuma-
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souffrir depuis dix jours. Deux appli-
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suite ct en- frottant l'epaule affect6e
avec &c ~medicamenr il fat bient6t COM
~pl6tement gueri. La eeconde fois nm
thumatisme dams les iointares des cnis-
sea Ii fesait souifrir le martyr; deux ap
plication de Pain Balm en So conchant
le soir le soulagerAnt et le lendemaiu
inatin il 10 leva entiarement gueri. a
yendre par Lassalle & DeemaEais.