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Slate Co. increases its Capital

Carthage, Mo-, Aug G,--The South
western Slate Manufacturing COM
pany of slatngton. Ark, Of which
Curtis Wright Of this city Is president
has lust filed articles of incorporation
increasing It's capital stock to $1,000,
600. The stockholders are principally
eastern capitalists, The compony has
slate Quarries at Slatington and a rail-
road IL TO be built at once from there
to Hot Springs, Sc miles distant,
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Iowa PaokIng Plant Sold.

Clinton, Ia, Aug G,--The property Of
the Iowa Packing ind Provision COM
pany Of this city has been sold The
plant was erected about ten years ago
at cost OF about s2j00O0. It had 4
capacity Of 500 hogs day The pur-
chBsers are unknown, although It Is
thought & was bought by one Of the
big packing syndicates for the purpose
Of removing from the field.
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PACIFIC COAST DEFENSE.
Admiral KempG Opens Headquarters
For Il In San Francisco,

San Francisco. Aug. G-Rear Admir-
al Lewis Kempff, United states navy,
has opened headquarters In this city
as the head Of the government system
OF coast defense for the Pacific coast.
The system in general consists of CO.
operation OF the navy. the naval mill
tia the revenue cutter service and the
lighthouse service, all under one head,
who Is directly responsible TO the navy
department at Washington and acting
In harmony with the commander In
chief Of the seagolng fleet and with the
army.
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Tenth Cavalry Distributed.

Washington, Aug. 5,--Clrculars were
issued from the war department today
tlsposing of the Tenth cavalry which
has arrived In this country on the
transport Thomas Troop G and Troop
II VIII go 10 Fort Mckenzie, Wyo
Troop + to Fort Wasake, Wyo,, and
Troop Il to Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo.
Troops D. c, E, F. and II of the
Third cavalry have been ordered TO san
Francisco, where they viii sail for the
phiiinnines
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Trap shooter a Candidate.

Monmouth, III, Aug. 6.-Thomas A.
MARSHALL. the celebrated trap shooter,
Is candidate 10. congressional honors.
having received hy reclamation the
domination Of the Democrats Of the
Iolfth district, Mr. Marshall is mayor
ol kolthsburg. He gained fame among
spOrtsmen by twice winning the grand
american handicap for shooting. He
was captain Of the All-American team
,nat visited Europe last year He Is
wealthy owning telephone lines, cleo
VIC lines and plants and land. He was
a member OF the state legislature when
.alIner was elected United States sem
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German Meat Inspection Law.

Washington, Aug. 5-The state de-
partment today made public reports
IRON Ambassador White at Berlin
lated July ~ and Il, that, according
to an official proclamation, the meat
inspection law Will go into force in
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General Rain in Colorado.

Denver Colo. Aug GA general rain
mas fallen all over eastern Colorado.
IN many places II amounted to a cloud
burst washing out the railroad tracks.
AZ Tercio. 40 miles from Trinidad, the
Colorado and Wyoming railroad depot
was moved from its foundations, AT
Aantou the damage from a cloudburS
amounted TO $4,000. while near Pueblo
Tie damage will amount to $500. Rail-
road traffic Is badly demoralized, but
bone Of the washouts will take long to
renalr.
The rain was OF lnestimable benefit
70 crops and will rlieve the water FAM
me IN Denver and other Colorado cities
Tor a time al least.
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Soldiers Killed by Caye.in.

San Francisco, Aug. 6.-Joseph Adele
and Morgan Davidson members Of the
Fifth battery field artillery, U. s. A.
are dead at the Preside They were
killed by the caving in Of a clay bank
on which they were working Adele
was resident OF Cherryyie, Kas,,
and Davidson Of Big Creek, Ky.
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KING EDWARD ALL RIGHT.
VIII Not Undergo Another Operat'
ion for Appendicitis.

London, Aug. ga story anoat for
several days, that a second operation
for appendicitis will be performed on
the king after the coronation, Is denied
here. According to all authoritative re-
ports the king Is making excellent ~
eoyery. and II Is considered unlik( 4?
mat his physicians would allow him i
endure the fatigue of the coronation
ceremonies If another operation was i'm
naudug
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MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.
nan Who Led Crusade Against the
Des Moines Gamblers.

Des Moines. Ia. Aug. 5.--Is8ac Fin
Mesiein, whose crusade against public
rambling closed the eight houses In
Des Moines two weeks ago. was MUIR
usfed at 10 o'clock tonight in Walnut
erect. al an alley entrance between
bNth and Seventh streets. He was on
nle way TO his home. less than a block
sna half away. when a man stepped
yut OF the shadow OF the alley and
Hfuck him blow over the head with
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Ambassador White Resigns.

Berlin, Aug. 5-Ambssssdor White
mailed his resignation 20 the United
states several days ago. 1t Is to take
erect early in November.
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Kansas,Coiorado Controversy.

Topeka, Kan, Aug 5,-Edward Mead,
chief OF the irrigation bureau Of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, who is here to investigate certain
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Notice.

DR.. c. w. Higgins, the Specialist. or
fee hours from 10 to II o. m. and TO
A D. m. st. Elmo hotel.
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RYAN AND THE FR1ARs.
Presidents New England Trip,

Boston, Aug. 1.-THE secretary 20 the
president, Mr. Cortelyou, has tele-
graphed TO Senators Lodge and Hoar
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Your Friends From the North
May be at saltair Wednesday. Big
excursion coming,
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rake Your Family to saltair

Now, before the crowds come. Cool,
clean, respectable. Fare 25c,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Mercer.

Edwin j. Marsh of Boston, who has
been spending several weeks at Charles
II. Girdler's, returned home, Saturday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Frederic are visit
ing Mrs. Frederic's mother Mrs. Elvira
Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williamson have
moved into the house formerly occupied
by Frank Wade.
Charles II. Girdler and Dana f. Aubin
were in Skowhegan, Saturday last.
George Weeks, Esq, of Fairfield was
in town, last week.
N. Austin has gone to Bangor to visit
his son.
p. c. Girdler is visiting her daughter
in Oakland.
G. k. Allen spent Saturday in Show
hogan.
Mrs. c. K Allen and Miss Carrie S.
Allen spent Tuesday in Starks. A
Mrs. Lucy Kimball contemplates
spending the winter in Boston.
Frank Blasdell and family will move
to Winthrop soon.
|. c. Tracy and family and c. c. Var
ney and family are camping out at
North pond.
b. L. Frederic returned to Boston,
Tuesday.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Brown s Corner.

Mr.. Ola Gerald of Clinton visited his
aunt, Mrs. G. b. Chase on Thursday
Mr.. Gerald goes this week to Moose
head Lake where he has had employ
ment as bookeeper for the Holdings
& Whitney Co. for three years.
Mrs, Weymouth and child of Gray,
Maine, visited her aunt, Mrs. w. r..
Bailey for week, recently.
Mr.. Schuyler Burrill and family re-
turned to Waterville on Sunday.
A heavy frost Friday night.
Miss Minnie Pease and son of Alpena,
Mich, made calls in this place on Thurs
day last. Mrs. Pease will soon return
to her home In Alpena.
Miss Eflie Crowell returned Saturday
from a carriage drive to Pemaquid.
The schools in this part of the town
begun on Monday of this week with the
following teachers: Verna Putnam, No.
II; Eflie Crowell, No. 8; Blanche Hall,
No 8
Canaan grange will hold it's annual
fair ON Oct. 8. "Matron's night" has
been postponed to Sept. %. In the
meantime two candidates will receive
the degrees.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Thompson and
little Violet visited Mrs. Bert Hayden
last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Portland, Augusta and Bangor.
Fair at skowhegan took away some

Fair at Skowhegan took away some
of the Academy students, Tuesday.
Mr. Willis Hobart of Madison was in
town Pomona day.
Frank Gardner is very i'll at his home
here.
Mrs Nellie Fox with her three young
er daughters went to Maiden, Mass 4,
Saturday, for the winter or longer as
she may decide. We shall miss her
from our midst
Mr. Edwin Emery drove out with his
stage. Monday, and came back to cast
his vote at the election returning to
take in the mail at night
Our summer visitors have nearly all
taken their leave, and our summer visits
made.
The timid housewives have looked
sharper under the beds than ever since
the Cornish tramp was apprehended at
West Athens, last week.
And still every day or two comes a
rainstorm and potatoes are being dug
to save some from decay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hight and little
Clifton are passing few days with
their parents in town.
DR. VIM. Mclaughlin and wife passed
Tuesday, in town.
Mr.. George Wade has been showing
some fine cultivated blackberries, re-
Gently.
Miss Eva Wentworth went to Show.
hogan, Sunday, to pass few weeks.
MIRO Taland Poswortb inf Watervil II Ii
is visiting friends in town.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

Miss Eda Young, who has position
in the Thcmastou Herald Office is spend
ing her vacation here, the guest OF MI.
Joseph A. Hall.
Mr.. Scott Lord who has been very
sick for several months is gaining slow
ly.
The business portion of our Main
street Is torn mp now for the purpose of
laying a much needed sewer.
Mr.. Henry Kicker was in town over
Sunday, the guest of his mother, Mrs.
NJ. Kicker
Miss Flossie Nelson has returned from
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Herbert
Rowell in Auburn.
Mr.. Preston Furber, who has been
visiting his son, Moses Furber, manager
of the "Bayyiew" at Island Pond, Vt,
has returned home.
Mrs. Sarah Goodridge is visiting her
sister, Mrs. A, +. Prescott in Skowhe-
gan.
Mrs. Eva l.. Whitney and family spent
Sunday in Scion returning home, Mon
day.
Henry Washburn of Bingham and
Fred Bunker of No Arson were in town
this week.
Mrs. II. E. Harrington attended the
Somerset Pomona Grange in Athens,
last Tuesday.
Miss Isabelle b Barrett is attending
school at Good Will Farm.
Mr.. Omar Furber and Miss Effie A.
Crowell returned last Saturday from
their visit in Pemaquid. G
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
SIIaWIlllIt.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Jewell and Mrs.
Bracket attended the Bangor Fair.
Wallace, Eugene and Moody Jewell
and Mrs. Bracket attended the Lewiston
Fair.
Mrs. Frank Written of Fort Fairfield
arrived in town last Wednesday on the
5 p m. train much unexpected to all. She
was the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Albert
Lowe and Mrs. LATE Bray. She returned
home on the Monday noon train.
Walter Flint and Colby Lawrence and
others have gone on the excursion to all
parts of Aroostook county.
Mrs. Albert Lowe has been confined TO
the house for several days with the humps
also her husband.
Mrs Winfred Richmond is critically i'll
at the home of DR.. Walten.
Miss Carrie Baxter has gone to Augusta
for few days visit.
Mrs. Lafe Bray, who has been visiting
her mother and other relatives and friends
at her old home in Fredericton n. s.,
returned home last Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

Frsd and aae Jones are again attend
Ing school II ksnt's iii.
NJ Henry Harris, Who has been Wis.
ming Hsr daughter u Boston, has re
Turned home
49, MeaBre Albert Blaisdell and
Wesley FsIsr attended State Fair at
Les Isfeu asst week
There sas a democratic meeting in
B.aIsaeIfs BALL. iast Thursday evening,
and Hon . A Lathrop Of Boston
spoke. =sme we're disappointed be
cause 5uEn F Holman was not present
as lie Has expected.
John FrIzzeli il intending to build a
steam mH i0. the ssath part of the
town s. There be expects 10 keep twelve
men hIss. this winter, cutting and
hauling he timber from the tract
RbloH be Hans. He does not intend to
starr bis old saw mill again as be has
not power - run that with a blower,
nbieB Is required by law.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
North East Cornville.

Grain is nearly all cut and some of it
threshed. Now comes pulling beans
for those who are fortunate enough to
have some worth pulling. Some who
planted late say the rust has nearly
ruined the crop. Potatoes are rotting
badly, some kinds about one half.
Alfred Bowman had two of his best
sheep and two nice lambs killed by
dogs, Aug. Goth.
Bert Bowman has bought the Sam
Foss farm, adjoining his fathers. He
will move there soon.
Mr. Foss having sold his farm, has
been looking about for one to buy. He
has decided on the Neil" farm, East
Ridge, and hopes to be TAT home there
in few weeks.
Mrs. Aaron Soule, who has been in
poor health for long time, though
somewhat improved has decided upon
the advice of her physician to go to the
hospital at Portland for treatment. She
will be accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Raymond, of Pittstied.
Pleasant Hurst, Baker pond, is becom
ing quite picnic resort. In addition
to several family picnics and the orn-
vile w. G. T. U. picnic, the Athens
Sunday school and friends visited this
beautiful spot Aug rs, and passed a
most enjoyable day boating, swinging,
amusements and general good time.
All returned without accident, apparent.
ly wishing to come again.
Fred Mitchell and wife of Auburn are
visiting his mother, Mrs. A. II. WEIGH.
Our school began Sept. S, with the
same teacher as last term, Miss Eula
Bean. I
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

Walter Piper are attending the colby
Institute at Waterville and Nora Lander
returned to her studies there last wrek.
Forest Colby and wife returned from
Caratunk Sunday and started for Dead
River on Tuesday last
Mrs. John Ambrose AM two daueh
of Skowhegan we're Kuesfs of Alice
Owens a>shorl time since.
Earnest Akdrews and bis bride. for
merry Tena Tfukham 81 hadisons ar.
rived on the train, Monday night
w f. Robinson and wife returned
from Skowhegan last Tuesday night
Charles Baker is clerk for A. r Don
igan,
The "Stars' held a picnic Al the EIms
last Friday.
There is a prospect of more numbering
being done in this section, than ever be-
fore. A number Of crews have already
started for their y inter's operations.
If we can have ten mere days IT warm
weather we shall have good corn aua
beans, so say the farmers.
Potatoes are fotung badly In some
localities
There was a light fate cast - 81
election Monday A hundred voters or
of two hundred and twenty seven did
not vote. Three men did not mark tbsif
ballots right and 80 lDst their vgtes
Fourteen Republicans thirty=oue Demo
Gratis. seven Prohihitionists, one social
ist voted for Lang aud sixty three Re
publieans and -four Democrats voted for
Harding for Sheriff @i6ty-seFou kspub
leans, four Democrats voted Tor Cover.
and seven Republicans. thirty-three
Democrats, seven Prohlbitionista and
one Socialist voted for Holman for
County Attorney Two Republicans
voted for Gould for Governor
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Scion.

Judge Boswell attended State Fair,
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Gray were at Lew
iston, Wednesday.
L. $ Merrill was down river several
days last week.
Charles Tarbell of Cumberland Mills
was in town, Wednesday and Thursday
of last week, calling on friends.
Mrs. Hattie Mathews of Wateryille
Cross, last week.
Mrs. John Irvine was at Bath, last
week, to visit her daughter, Mrs. John
Rowland.
Miss Olive Lander was visiting friends
at New Portland, few days the last of
the week.
Elby Danforth and Wife and Mrs.
Charles Greene and Elmer Danforth of
Skowhegan were in town, Friday, to
attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs
Naomi Stevens.
Charles Crymble aud wife, Mrs. Ada
Manu- and Mrs. Amanda Thompson of
North Arson were in town, Friday.
Mrs. Ernest Paul of Skowhegan was
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
York, over Sunday.
A. B. Wilson waa in Portland, last
week, to visit his sister, Mrs. W. II.
Pearsons.
Elmer Jones and son Ivan visited Old
Orchard and Lewiston, last week
Mr.. and Mrs j. =. Freeman and two
children of Everett, Mass who have
been stopping at the New Caratunk for
the past month, left on Wednesday for
their homes.
Mrs. Lizzie Longley of Boston is visit
ing her son, P, S. Lonsley.
Master Emil Andrews, who was quite
sick with the measles, is better. We I'M
derstand the other two children have
the measles now.
Origen Lowell of Pittsfield was in
town, last week. He came here after
after his mother, Mrs. Ophelia Maxwell
They went to North Arson, Friday, to
visit relatives for few days, then will
return home.
J. II. Gray was at North Arson and
SkoN hogan, Thursday of last week,
Mrs. s. F. Green was in Athens on Fri.
day.
Mrs. Naomi Stevens died Wednesday,
Sept. 3,of heart trouble. She came here
soon after the death of her husband,
David Stevens, to live with her nephew
j. II. Gray, at the Caratunk House.
Mrs. Stevens has been poor health for
many months but was not confined to
her bed at all. She had an ill turn,
Wednesday morning, about 4.90. She
soon became unconscious and remained
in this condition until her death at 3 80
IN the afternoon. The funeral services
were in her rooms at the hotel on Fri
day at 80. The body was taken to
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Enbden Center.

We had light frost in some places,
Saturday morning.
Corn needs about 20 days of good,
warm weather to make good crop.
Potatoes are rotting some.
Many of the newspapers have been
Dragging about the large crop of apples.
Your correspondent has failed to find
them in Maine or Massachusetts and 80
far as this county goes think it will be
the lightest crop of winter apples for
many years.
Daisy Berry was calling on friends IN
this vicinity, Monday, as she intends to
go to Augusta soon.
Alice Hodgdon and Hortense uodg-
don are teaching this fall. w
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

The postotfice department has author
lied re-establishment OF the pneumatic
tube service previously in operation ia
New York and Brooklyn.
Madison feels pretty happy over the
opening of the new bridge to Arson, and
expects that it means more business for
local traders. A fitting dedication of
the new structure is talked Of
John Scott, prominent Democrat and
an attorney of Bath well known through
out the state, died at his home here,
Monday, aged 81 years. Mr.. Scott had
been i'll with typhoid fever about two
weeks. He is survived by widow and
one daughter
For the next two years the manage
ment of the liquor traffic in Cumberland
County will be in the hands of Demo-
cratic sheriff, and the responsibility will
be upon the Democratic party. Repub-
licans may derive some consolation from
th.t fact says the Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

Mr.. (. w. Wilson of skowhegan and
his niece, Miss Sarah Gardiner of Mon
treal, are guests of Mrs. W. S. Steward
they also visited Mr.. and Mrs. James
Smith on Monday last
Mae Jordan of Augusta is at the home
of her brother, w. L. Jordan, for short
time.
Mrs. Morton of Lexington is visiting
Mrs. Noah Huff
hr. and Mrs. VIM. Clark of Caratunk
were at Madison and Bingham a short
time since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Brown, Mrs. Esther
Clark and Alice Webster, all of Cara.
funk are at Lakewood, this week.
Mr.. Clarence NJ. Anderson of Pleasant
Ridge and Miss Laura L. Bassett of Mos
COW were united In marriage on Sept.
Sd by Rev. j. c. Gregory
F. j. Taylor of W. Somerville, Mass,
WAS the guest of his sister, Mrs. W. b.
Goodrich, Sunday last.
Flora Baker is visiting relatives in
Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Foss and their
daughter, Eva, started for Houlton on
Ahonuay inst ihey lulenu 10 return III
twelve days,
John Owens and his son, John, were
at skowhegan cattle show and fair, this
week.
Mary Clark is at Lakewood.
Mrs. =. II. Conroy and son of New
Hampshire are visiting her brother.
Joseph Fitzmorris in Moscow.
The Bingham Agricultural Society
will hold their annual cattle show and
fair at the usual place, Sept. 23rd.
Anon Baker and wife went to Lake.
wood, Tuesday morning
Oscar Givens, Lizzie Goodrich and
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Jackunan.

The election day passed very quietly.
The town schools we're all closed to give
place for the town meeting.
Friday nights frost nearly ruined the
garden vegetables also the grain which
is not quite ripe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Runton and son, Neil,
will spend a few weeks visiting their
people in skowhegan.
Mrs. Geo. Savage is still visiting her
brother in Augusta.
Mrs. +. r. Holden of Greenvile Jet.
is working at the Henderson House in
Jackman.
The summer sportsmen are many of
them returning TO their homes after all
claiming benefit from the county air.
Hollingworth & Whitney have started
crew numbering and many others are
looking up chances
Mr.. Gerish the contractor and builder
from Greenville has nearly completed a
fine dwelling house for l.. f. Moore in
Moose River.
Mrs Abner Moore and son, Man.
chester, who went to Shawmut to visit
Mrs. Moore's sister had their visit sad.
dened by the sudden sickness of Man.
chester of appendicitis. A letter re-
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
North Fairfield.

Mrs. Lydia Hoxie is building new
woodshed 1t replaces an old one
which has done duty as wood house
and cheese room for long time. This
old house had stood there 118 years and
was originally owned by Elihu Bow
man. 1t was as far as known the oldest
building in town.
Miss Clara Tibbetts has been visiting
friends in Lewiston, the past week
Orlando Bowman, Daniel P. Jones and
James Hoxie attended the State Fair at
Lewiston.
Miss Iva Biekford visited her grand
parents in Belgrade for week, recently,
The Sunday school held basket pic
mic in Wentworth's grove, last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Louise Tibbetts is quite Ill.
Mrs. Amy Hatch of Worcester, Mass,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. George A,
Wing of this place.
Miss Gladys Sawtelle is visiting in
Watervile for week
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawtelle visited his
brother in Sidney, last week. c