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The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-12
Scion

Mr.. w. l.. Pearsons of Portland and
Z. A. Whittier of Auburn, E. F. Fair
brother and s. L. Whittier of Skowhe-
gan passed through town Saturday on
their way home from their fishing trip
up river.
There were twenty-one members OF
Keystone chapter, o. K. 5, who went TO
North Arson Friday evening, guests of
Mt. Bigelow chapter. The work was
beautifully exemplified, after which
dainty lunch was served. All came
home feeling very much pleased with
their visit.
Mr.. Willis Trask of Skowhegan was in
town Sunday calling on friends.
Mr.. Warren Foss and wife and Mr..
Decker and wife of Brighton were in
town Thursday evening to attend the
meeting of the o. Z. ).
Between thirty and forty of Bingham
chapter o Z. S. accepted the invitation
of Keystone chapter to meet with them
Thursday evening. After the meeting
they had supper and a short entertain
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swain are in town
Mr.. Douglass Campbell and wife went
to Skowhegan Tuesday.
Mr.. George Coleman of Readfield was
in town over Sunday, the guest of bis
sister, Mrs A. G. Merrill.
Mrs. j. II. Gray and daughter, Alta,
and Misses Sadie and Lulu Irvine, were
at Lakewood Saturday.
Mrs. Dan Brofee was at Madison
bridge Monday.
Turner Davis was at Madison Monday
J. Goodwin was up at Bingham Mon
day evening.
Henry Washburn of Bingham was IN
town on Monday.
Mr.. Henry Wilson has gone up river
for J. S. Longley & Son.
Mrs. Maurice Hall, who has been 80
very sick, is little better, we under
stand.
Mr.. Moses Thompson was shingling at
Mr. Patterns when the staging broke and
he fell, breaking his shoulder.
Mrs. Naomi stevens has been having
quite sick time for the past few days
At the regular meeting of North som
erset grange, No. $50, held the 7th inst,
the following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted: Whereas Selden +. Green
is a member of North Somerset grange
and in whose ability, integrity and devo
ton to the interests of our order, we
have confidence. Therefore, Resolved
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that we will heartily support him as our
choice for State senator in the next leg
islature, and earnestly recommend him
to the favorable consideration of the
oranges throughout the county.
\ large party of the members OF the
Eastern Star were the guests of the
Arson Eastern Star last Friday evening.
Keystone lodge, F. and A NJ. have ac-
cepted an invitation from Bingham lodge
to attend their anniversary afternoon
and evening.
Allen Rice has so far recovered from
the injuries received last spring as to be
able to walk about town with the aid
of two crutches and a wooden leg and
says he feels as though it would take
few more such accidents to flush him.
Mrs. Maurice Hall is quite sick.
Angie Boothby of Skowhegan has
been visiting her sister Mrs. L. c. Jew.
EFT, the past week.
Amos Chapman was in town, last
week, buying wool. Chapman Brothers
handle most of the wool raised in this
town.
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North Fairfield.

Isaiah Gleason died from the effect oil
gangrene in the foot June 5th. He was
great sufferer. A few days before his
death he had his foot amputated but no
relief followed.
A hay press is working through the
neighborhood. Quite lot of hay is be-
ing pressed. This seasons crop now
locks promising.
Paul Wing, who is now in his 85th
year, has the present season planted an
acre of potatoes. doing all the work him
self except two rows In one day he
dropped the potatoes and phosphate and
covered over goo hills. Not simply one
over 600, but large number. Where is
the next2
DR.. Goodrich of Waterville, who is
attending Jennie Nick echnie, makes his
trips on his automobile. 1t is quite a
curiosity to the people and source OF
terror to the horses. No accidents as
yet but some severe rights
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns.
Athens.

Children's day in the grange is to be
observed Saturday, June IA. Rehears.
ais are going on in preparation for an in.
teresting program for the occasion.
Many farmers have not got their SOW
ing and planting done and more have
not made their gardens, all on account
of the continued wet weather.
Miss Ina Emery took trip to Show
hogan and return, Saturday last.
Wilbur Jacobs of Harmony was in
town, this week. He is repairing the
Bartlett horse sheds for the use of his
son, l.. <. Jacobs.
D II. Bartlett of Skowhegan took a
trip to Bingham and Brighton, last week,
returning this way and passing the night
In town.
A few of the Church Aid Society met
with Mrs d. B. Corson, Tuesday after
noon.
The saw mill commenced running in
full force, Monday
Mrs. May Hight of Worcester, Mass,
is spending some time in town, hoping
her health may be benefited by the
change. Her daughter, Mrs. Kate Cor.
son, accompanied her for short visit
but has now returned to Worcester.
Mrs. Olive Williams drove to Har-
mony, Tuesday, to attend the meeting
of the Pomona Grange at that place.
Mrs. Mary Tarbell Pratt returned to
Portland, Tuesday.
The Priscilla Rebekah Lodge met
with the Winona Rebekah Lodge, No.
II, l. o. o. r. on Monday, June 8, to the
number of about forty. Degree work
was done and supper served from 7 to
8. Between II and II, ice cream, cake
and fruit were also served. The occa
sion was one of much enjoyment.
The church bell rang, Sunday after
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Browns Corner.

Mrs. Ida Chase recently visited her rel
atives at Sydney.
Miss Lottie Jewell spent a few days
with friends in Pttsfield, last week.
Mrs. Hattie Chase returned from Wa
tervlle last week
Linden Lancaster OF Hartland visited
his parents on Sunday.
Miss Grace Foss of Brighton is visiting
a! Freeman Neven's.
Miss Fife Crowell was unable. to teach
school on Monday on account ofa sprain-
ed ankle, the result Of being thrown from
a wagon on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell are spend
ing few days with friends in this part oil
the town.
The shower of Sunday afternoon was a
drenching one The rain poured un-
ceasingly for two hours and still continu-
ed falling until nearly dark The temper
ature suddenly fell and Monday was cold
and windy.
Grass is growing well. c
Rev S. L. Pencil states that illness
prevented him from filling his recent ap-
pointment at "Slab City,, but that he will
meet the people there the last Sabbath 10
June at 2 O'Clock p. m.
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The Forks.

Willie Adams returned home Satur-
day, after brief trip to Skowhegan and
else where.
Philo Steward of Skowhegan was at
Moxie recently on fishing trip.
The county Commissioners were in
town, Saturday. They went from here
to Jackman.
Mr. and Mrs. Matte Kennedy and Mrs.
Kennedy's brother are in St. Francis,
Canada, this week. They were called
there by the illness of Mrs. Kennedy's
mother.
Owing to the recent rains, the river is
pretty high at present. The river driv-
ers say if the present high water con-
tinues they will have to stop work for a
while.
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Harmony

The cold and wet weather have pre-
vented many farmers from planting their
corn and potatoes.
The town is repairing the bridge at
Mainsream and teams canrot pass that
way until the repairs are completed.
A set of farm buildings on the Ham
hill in the northwest part of Hartland was
burned on Monday afternoon this week.
Fred L. Smith of Athens, the fresh
meat dealer, has moved to Mains tream to
keep boarding house there for the work
men engaged in the new steam mill. Mr..
Smith still continues to drive his meat
team and serve his customers as usual
A party OF about eighty of the friends
OF Everett Cooley and wife made them a
surprise visit last Friday evening and pre-
sented them with fine large stand lamp
as token of appreciation and regard.
There has been quite change in real
estate in town recently Mr.. Clarence
Spaulding bought the village lot OF Chas.
Staples; Mr.. Staples bought Ernest Will
lis farm; Mr.. Willis bought Everett
Cooley's village stand aud farm Mr..
Cooley bought Henry Marbles fine resi-.
dence and farm Mr. Amaziah Marble
bought F. p Pencils stand in the viii
lage. and his son, Arthur. has bought his
fathers home farm, so moving now is the
order of the day
Jacob Hatch former resident OF this
town, but who is now living with his
daughter in Berwick, is visiting relatives
and friends here.
Somerset Pomona met with Harmony
Grange on Tuesday, June 10th, with :
good attendance and enjoyed very pleas
ant and profitable session.
Leander Chadbuurn has been confined
to his bed several days with rheumatism
Charles H Davis of Augusta is spend
ing week with his mother here. He i,
just recovering from severe injury re
ceived while at his work as railway pos
tai clerk.
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Brighton.
Mr.. G. c. Davenport is gaining.

Mr. G.. c. Davenport is gaining
Mr.. Fred Mann has rented Mrs. Ann
Adams place, and will soon move his
family here.
Mr.. Oscar Bigelow is visiting friends
in town.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Burrill are stop
ping at the Wesserunsett House.
Miss Mollie Farrin has returned home
from Blanchard where she had been
teaching for the past two years.
Mrs. w. G. Foss is at Portland for a
few days
Mr.. Thomas Farrin was home from
Waterville over Sunday.
Rev. A. A Walsh will preach at the
Union Church next Sunday at 80 p. m.
Brighton held Republican Caucus
recently and chose Chas. York delegate
to County Convention at Skowhegan, L
d. Mathews delegate to State Convention.
Chas. Decker to district convention. The
delegate is pledged to support Selden
Green for Senator.
Somerset Pomona Grange meets with
Brighton Grange Tuesday June "a, 1902
All patrons are cordially invited. At 1O
a. m, opening exercise business meeting
address of welcome, Willis Crawford,
Brighton; response, Henry T. Choate,
Fairfield Center; recitation, Elsie Brown,
Mayfied; select reading, Mrs. Lizzie
Hayden. Afternoon Address. W. b.
Whittier, Skowhegan; reports of differ
ent oranges; addresses, Calvin Jones,
Athens; Granville Goodrich, Brighton
Mrs. A. S Vining, st. Adams; Albert
Bosmoth, Cornville; select reading, Mrs.
). T. Walker; singing, Mrs, L. D.
Mathews and Miss Isora Farrin; recita-
ton, Lee Smith; recitation, Grace Foss;
address, DR.. VIM. Mclaughlin, Harmony
Mrs. Melvin Hight, Athens; recitation,
Mrs. w G. Foss; comforting degrees
remarks for the good of the order
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ting Miss Berdina Brown and Perry

uniting Miss Berdina Brown and Perry
Corson.
Oscar Kincsid is at Ed Pane's for a
few days.
A. J. Bryant of Pennington was in
town. Tuesday.
Crows are very plenty and are pulling
up corn and potatoes.
Eben Walker has completed his job al
house painting at Willard Drew's and is
now at L. Cooley's repairing buildings.
Perry Corson has gone to Madison
Center to saw shingles.
Mrs. Perry Corson is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Annie Leavtt, in So. Scion.
M. Boynton returned to Bingham, Sun
day.
Mrs. Hoyt of Athens is visiting her
sister, Mrs. D. Davis.
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Madison

Prof w. S. Wight of Bethel, was in
Madison, Saturday, making arrangements
for a concert to be given in Union hail.
on Saturday evening June 2Ist, under the
direction of Prof. w. r. Chapman, leader
of the Maine Festival Chorus. The pro-
gram will be given by the following artists;
Mr.. Hans Kronold violoncellist; Mar
garet Fry, soprano from Paris Mr.. Fran
els Archambault, baritone. Prof Wright
taught music class here last winter
Harriet Kemper of Indiana who is a
returned missionary from India. will
speak at the Nj. E. church on Friday even
ng, on her life and experiences while in
India.
Mrs. Thomas Bedford is confined to
her house on Weston Ave-. by illness.
The monthly business meeting and
social of the Epworth League of the NJ.
E. church will be held at the house OF
Mrs. Geo. Brooks, Wednesday evening.
Amos H. Fletcher of California, form
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-12
noon, for service, but it rained 80 heav-
lily there was no meeting.
Bingham

Mrs. Oscar Clark and Mrs. Archie
Clark, both of Caratunk, were shopping
In town Tuesday of this week.
E. W. Moore and family. also F. II.
Colby and family spent last Saturday at
Lakewood.
George Eames and wife and children
are visi ting friends in town.
Those who tried their luck at fishing
last Sunday got pretty wet but not many
fish.
Mr.. A. Dinsmore was at Scion one day
this week.
A larger pipe is being put into a por-
ton of the aqueduct on Main street.
Rain has great deal retarded the lay
ing of the concrete walks.
Mrs. Austin Dinsmore and Harry Dins
more are visiting friends at North Arson
and Madison.
Horace Craig is now in town; he saw a
cow moose on the Pleasant Pond road
one day last week.
The graduating exercises from the
Bingham village schools, will be held
Thursday afternoon and Friday evening
Mrs. Sarah Hartman has gone TO
Pennsylvania to live with her son.
Uncle Nathan Moore and wife of Mos
cow recently spent a day with Mr.. and
Mrs Alfred Chase.
b. M. Steward and daughter, Helen,
have been spending few days at Cara
funk, the guests of Mr.. Steward daugh-
ter, Carrie Carbino. They were also at
Pleasant Pond and The Forks.
j. P. Whiting is at home very sick
with stomach trouble.
John Owens is quite sick at the pres
ent time; Mrs. Rose Moore is helping
care for him.
Henry Adams folks lost their little
girl few days since, bronchial pneu
monia, burial atiCaratunk
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East COrnVille.

Mrs. Corson will speak at the church
here, Sunday the 18th at p. m.
Mrs jeremiah Moody is very sick. fears
are entertained that she will not recover
S. A. Fox and wife of Amery, Wiscon-
sin, are visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander Mcclure are
the happy parents of twin babies, a boy
and girl, born June 3.
Mrs. Stllman Blasdell returned Satur.
day from Hallowell, where she has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Irving Rob
inson.
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North COrnyille.

c. c. Kinsman left Tuesday morning
for Watervlle and Wednesday will be in
Portland to attend the Republican con-
ventons.
A very fine wedding took place at high
noon Saturday at the residence of c. c,
Kinsman, who performed the ceremony,
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COrnVille.

There will be an all-day meeting a.
the little church on the west road, Corn
willie, next Sunday, conducted by Mrs
Corson, in the absence of the pastor. n
The sun., 1902-12-27
WIFE AND CHILDREN GONE.
10 Also Il Boarder. Furniture. TIVE Degs
and Ernst's New Suit.

vFRoNA. n. j.. Dec. 2e-Henry Ernst. q
well-known resident Of this town. had a
sad Christmas He went out shopping
on Wednesday afternoon and returned
shortly after dusk laden with gifts. only to
find that his wife and four children. aged
respectively II, IA, 4 and 2 years, had left
the house, taking with them all the furni-
ture and Erns, s brand new suit Of clothes
which he himself had purchased for the
holidays.
Two valuable hunting dogs, which were
priced highly by Ernst, also were gone.
Louis Knott. who had boarded With the
Ernst family for some time. was nowhere
to be seen, and none of the neighbors could
give the husband and father any infor ma
ton.
The Ernsts lived in a pretty cottage on
Clairmont avenue and the neighbors
thought that their family relations were
harmonious. Ernst visited nearly every
house in the little mountain town in search
OF his wife. but could find no trace Of her.
He believes that she and Knott went
to New York and intend to 60 to England.
Ernst says that he will not follow his
wife, but will be satisfied II she will return
the pet dogs.
The sun., 1902-12-27
The Weather.

The last OF the storm was passing on the New
England coast yesterday: light snow continued for
part OF the day In northern New York and New
England; elsewhere the weather was generally
fair
An area OF high pressure covered oil the country
between the Rocky and Allegheny Mount
aims. with colder weather. The crest OF the
cold was over the DakotAs and Minnesota
where II was from II TO 10 degrees below zero
II was from to degrees below zero In Wisconsin
Iowa and Nebraska.
The line OF freezing temperatures reached south. .
ern Georgia. Mississippi. Arkansas and northern
Texas II was colder In the latter sections than In
the vicinity OF this city.
In this city the day was generally fair; wind
fresh westerly; average humidity. 70 per cent :;
lowest temperature, IL: highest. 50 degrees baron
eter corrected to read TO sea level. ats NJ, msi
8 p. NJ. :a.s0.
The temperature yesterday. A. reco rtcd BY the
ofnclal thermometer and ais, BY THE SUNS ther
mometer at the stree, level, Is shown In the an
nexcd table;
The sun., 1902-12-27
TWO TUGS SINK ~ DOCK.
Discharged Deckhand Suspected OF
knowing Something Of the Accident.

The tugs Hudson and Stella owned by
j. +. Balford and Capt. F. l.. Bloodgood,
respectively, sank yesterday morning at
the foot Of Summit street. Brooklyn. and
the tugs Arthur Palmer and George l..
Garlich, alongside the sunkcn craft, came
near going to the bottom. An assistant
engineer on the Hudson. George Licie Of
New Bedford. u supposed to have been
drowned. as he was not seen after the ac-
cident.
Capt. John s. Mcclure Of the Hudson.
and Capt, Bloodgood and a deckhand
named Louis on the Stella. who had been
aroused a. the boats were going down.
had TO jump overheard and swim ashore
They were exhausted when they were taken
out Of the water II was only by getting
their pumps to work quickly that the other
tugs were kept ahoat. Chief Engineer
Henry Doggerty OF the Moran Towing
Company suspects that some one probably
a discharged deckhand. got aboard the
boats and through spite opened the sea-
cocks.
The police reported that the accident
was caused through the improper mooring
Of the boats. The Hudson WAS valued at
s7,OoO and the Stella at q. 900. They are ly-
ing in thirty feet Of water and II will cost
about t5, 900 to raise them.
The sun., 1902-12-27
4. p. KNAPP SEEKS SEPARATION.
Welkknown Baltimore Man Files . Peti.
tion--Wife In South Dakota.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-Alexander Payson
Knapp fled a petition in the Circuit Court
of Baltimore county at Towson this after
noon through his attorney. Edgar II. Cans,
asking a partial divorce from his wife,
Mary Macdonald Knapp.
The petition is simply q request for
legal separation and is made 80 that Mr..
Knapp may retain the custody Of his chill
dren, Alexander Payson Knapp, Jr.. 8
8 years old: Rlleigh Thomas Knapp, s
years old; John Marshall Knapp . years old;
and Maurice Knapp, months old.
The bill sets fort h that Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp
resided together in Baltimore county until
Nov. 2S, 1907. i, Ia averred that without
just cause Mrs. Knapp deserted her hus-
band on that day, and has declared her
intention to live with him no longer. and
that the abandonment Is deliberate and
final. without any reasonable expectation
Of reconciliation.
After praying for the custody Of the
children the bill recites that Mrs. Knapp
Ia now residing in Of South Dakota
and asks that an order of publication be
granted giving notice to Mrs. Knapp warn
ing her to appear before the court TO show
cause, If possible why such a decree should
not be passed
The sun., 1902-12-27

supposition that he must keep . ct extend
ing over several years.
A hat dozen colored figure sketches by
well.mown illustrators are published under
the title The American Artists Portfolio.
by r. H Russell. The artists represented are
A. D. Frost, j. G. Brown, Frederic Reming-
ton, Z. W. Kemble. Jay Hambidge and Al
bert Steiner
Aquecr thing, OF which we cannot say that
We admire either the idea or the execution.
10 a med's ,al scroll" published by II. II.
Russell and called st George and the
Dragon arranged by Fi,z Roy Darlington.
Eight reproductions Of pictures by Flu ne
Jones are arranged In a row with the text
Of q ballad Of St. George and the Dragon
beneath. The sheets are pasted on stih
paper which winds on two wooden rollers
In this form the utmost OF inconvenience
IL offered both for seeing the pictures and
reading the text. II might be tackled up
against . all, but then 1t would be no longer
q scroll.
For the forty-ninth year appears Whit
takers Churchman' Almanac. The Prot
esaant Episcopal Almanac and Parochial
IAst for he Year Of Our Lord 1903 (Thomas
whitaker, with its useful and Trustworthy
mas Of information an d Of statistics relating
othat religious body. As usual. besides the
lists Of the clergy and Gale ,dar giving all
the religious information that Episcopalians
require, 1t supplies list of Episcopalian in
stitutions, with short descriptions.
The sun., 1902-12-27
COURT CLERK WANTS BACK PAY.
COulters Place Wasn't CLASSIFIED Ttli He'd
Worked Three Months.

Ernest X. Coulter, deputy clerk Of the
Children's Court. yesterday applied. through
his counsel, Nathan, Leventritt 4 Perham,
to Supreme Court Justice Fitzgerald for a
peremptory writ II mandamus directing
the Civil Service Commissioners to certify
his name on the payroll Of non-competitive
positions for August. September and Octo-
Der al the rate Of 81 500 year.
Coulter was appointed on Aug. 1, but the
Civil Service Commission failed to classify
his position until Oct. "a. and during the
Intervening time he got no pay. The con-
the commission In finally classifying the
position has a retroactive effect. Decision
was reserved.
The sun., 1902-12-27
CHILDS LONG TRIP ALONE.
1hree.ycar.Old Comes From Italy In
Charge Of Ships stewardess.

Cesarino Gulia. a three-year-old Italian
girl. who arrived yesterday from Naples
aboard the Italian steamship Citta di Milano,
crossed the sea in charge Of the ships
stewardess. A friend of the chld's mother
had promised to bring her to New York,
but was unable to do 80.
She had been booked on another ship and
was not down on the Citta di Milano's
manifest. But she was in no sense a STOW
away" the officers Of the ship declared.
The girls mother and grandmother met
her at the pier at the foot OF West Thirty
fourth street and took her to the home
OF her father, at 81 First street
The sun., 1902-12-27
DIES soon AFTER HER SISTER.
Had Deen Very close In Life and Dying wish
Of Each Was 10 See the Other.

Mrs, Mary r. Bolte. aged IS, died on
Christmas Day at her home, IS Powers
street. Williamsburg, just twelve hours
after the death OF her sister, Mrs. Emma
Cable. the widow Of wealthy wire manu-
facturer, in her home at Bensonhurst.
Mrs. Cabble was 81 years old and tho two
sisters were devoted to each other Mrs.
Cabbe was taken Ill with heart trouble
on Tuesday and before her death on Christ
mas eve she expressed q wish to sss her
sister. As Mrs. Bolte lived quite distance
away and was not in good health It was not
thought wise to send for her.
About the time when Mrs Cabble died
Mrs. Bolts became III with heart trouble
and her dying wish was to ace her sister.
She was not told Of the latter's death and
passed away In ignorance OF 1t.
The funeral OF Mrs. Cabble will take
place to-day and Of Mrs. Bolte tomorrow
Both will be buried In Cypress Hill Ceme-
terry.