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Madison.

Nine deer were carried through this
village in one day from the Dead River
region.
The Dickens Club met at the home OF
Mrs. George Gushing on Madison street,
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Guy Lambert's new store is COM
pleted and he has moved in. The store
is very attractive and Mr. Lambert will be
more conveniently situated to keep up his
reputation of serving quick as we'll as
most appetizing lunches.
Hiram Moore & Son started a crew oil
twenty-five men with six cen horses for
their numbering operations, near Moose
head lake, Saturday. They will send
more later
Some miscreant has been defacing and
scratching the plate glass windows in the
stores about town. The plate glass win
dows in c. G.. Bowels store have beer
badly scratched. When the culprit Is
found it will 60 hard with him.
Moore & Clark have purchased a trac
of land three miles above The Forks
MI. Arthur Moore will go there very soor
to run the lines, etc.
The Congregational Society of this vii
lage will hold fair and supper at thei
vestry on Dec. s.
At recent meeting of the Paper
makers, MIR. Fred Mcnamara and Mr.
VIII Karis wefe each presented with
beautiful silver tiled water sets with thei
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st. Adams.

Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Vining of Seattle,
Wash, arrived in town, Thursday, to
pass few weeks with relatives.
Mrs Whitehead, who has been spend
ing the summer with her daughter, Mrs.
John McDormott, has returned to her
home in Portland.
George Finson of North Berwick is
visiting relatives at his old home.
D. d. Stewart, who is on business
trip to Boston, is accompanied by his
wife.
Isaac Wing of Kalamazoo, Mich, Is
on visit TO his native town after an
absence of flfty-seven years. he is &C
companied by his daughter and grand
daughter and his brother, Simon Wing
of Charlestown, Mass.
Frank Rand and Fred Malcolm of Au-
gusta were guests at ). Il. Goodwin's
during the past week.
Wallace Osborne, who moved to Oak
land few weeks since, has returned to
bis fathers on account of the illness of
his wife.
Among those who attended the grange
fair at Dexter, Wednesday, were Mrs
Eliza Longley, Mrs. Myra Good win, G
j. Worthen and wife and Fred Richards.
w. Fl. Watson is buying potatoes for
which he pays forty cents per bushel
and is loading car at Hartland with
them.
Charles Halves is visiting relatives in
Amesbury, Mass, and other places, for
a week.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance
in the family of Willis Cojs son in the
eastern part of the town and the honse
is under quarantine per order the board
of health. G..
J. w. Jewett was in Bangor last week
to visit his brother, c. M. Jewett, who
has had paralytic shock and is helpless
in bed.
Fred Woodman from Boston is at
home on short visit.
Lincoln Merrick has built an addition
to his paint shop
1t is expected that the shovel handle
factory will soon start up.
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MRS. ETHEL WATKINS
GIVEN THREE MONTHS TO LIVE BY
COUNCIL OF DOCTORS.
Cured of Anemla by DIR. Williams Pink
Pills After Ordinary Medicines
Had Failed.
From a despondent woman, given up

From a Respondent woman, given up
TO die by the best physicians she could
summon, Mrs Ethel Watkins, of No
liz Parker street, Scranton, Pa, has be-
come well and cheerful, living, en-
thusiastic endorsement of the remedy TO
which she owes her life and health. Mrs.
Watkins was afflicted with an8mia, a
disease in which the blood becomes so
deficient as to be unable to furnish the
tissues of the body with necessary nour-
ishment. Every organ is starved and
the patient becomes white and waxen in
appearance. If this condition is not
quickly remedied it runs into persistent
an@mia, one of the most hopeless Of
diseases. In Mrs Watkins case, as
usually happens, the character of the
disease was not discovered until it was
we'll advanced. She says:
If happened to scratch or cut my
self no blood would f1ow-just watery-
looking fluid. was shockingly thin, as
white as a sheet and without bit Of
strength. Three doctors attended me
and all said / could not live three
months. had no appetite, my heart
was weak, sleep did not rest me and l
became respondent.
1.-The doctors medicines did not help
me and neither did anything else that I
tried until, upon the advice of friend
who had been cured of an@mia by DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, 1
began using them. They helped me al
most Immediately and, by the time had
taken seven boxes, cured me. l am al
ways glad to recommend DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People to others. "
The power Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
In diseases of the blood and nerves has
been shown in hundreds of cases which
have not yielded to ordinary treatment.
DR.. Williams wonderful discovery, as
embodied in these pills, has cured obsti-
nate cases of looomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache,
the after-effects of the grip, palpitation
of the heart, pale and sallow compilations
and all forms of weakness either III male
or female. Dr. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent postpaid on receipt of price,
fifty cents box; six boxes for two dol
lars and half, by addressing DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co., schenectady, N. Y.
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There are great many hungry hearted
women who would attend baby sale IT
babies were ever offered for sale, because
there are a great many wives who love
children and have been told by physi
clans that they can never hope to nurse
a child of their own.
Some of these women who have used
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for the
cure of womanly ills have been made
happy mothers as a result of the cure of
womanly disease and the building up of
the general health.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women well. It establishes regularity,
dries weakening drains, heals inhamma-
ton and liberation and cures female
weakness.
81 wrote to you some time ago to get informs
ton about my case says Mrs. Mary Lee Plan
airy, Of Dryden, Va. al was troubled with
female weakness and pains. Received answer
from you, advising me to take Doctor Pierce's
Psvorite Prescription and Golden Medical Dis
covsry' l took two bottles Of Fsvorite Pre-
scription and found 1t did me good. had
been married four years and had no children /;
now can say that our house Is pleased with q
httia baby boy, born July 10th, by the help OF
GOO and your medicine. praise your medicine
SYou can publish this letter If you wish"
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is SAINT free on receipt
Of stamps to pay expense OF mailing only.
Send al one-cent stamps for the book In
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DR.. R. v, Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y.
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Fairfield Center

Mr. Z. H. Tozier IS seriously i'll at his
home here.
Mr.. Thomas Fairbrother OF Worcester,
Mass. is visiting friends here and at
Skowhegan.
A quiet home wedding occurred at the
home OF Mr.. Jas. Holt. Wednesday morn
ing, Oct. 7, when their daughter, Miss
Alice. was married to Emery Pease of
Waterville. Rev. G r. Palmer of Fair
field was the officiating clergyman. The
best wishes OF their many friends are ex-
tended to them.
Miss Lou Tozer is at home from
Lowell, Mass, being called here by the
serious illness of her father.
Mr.. Appleton Webb who has been
spending the summer in the region of the
Rangley Lakes has returned to his home
here.
The work of repairing the church has
been commenced, There will be new
chmneys built and a furnace placed in
the basement which will add much to the
comfort of those who attend church. 1t
is hoped that the church will soon be
ready for occupancy again
Victor grange find their new hall very
pleasant and comfortable and are holding
some interesting and profitable meetings.
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G.. b. Warner, who for several years
has conducted a successful dry goods bus
mess IN our village, has gone on the road
as travelling representative for the Taylor
Manufacturing Co. Boston, and the Lock
port Cotton Batting Co., OF Rockport N.
B. He will travel in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont. MI Warner expect
ed to 90 out Of business entirely 10 this
town but owing to some misunderstood
ing on the part OF the purchaser Mr.. War
ner will continue his business here. Mrs.
Warner taking charge OF the store while
he is on the road.
F. H. Woodman, of the firm OF F. H
Woodman & Co., bankers and brokers,
OF Boston, was in town last week calling
on old friends. Mr.. Woodman was at
one time resident of Palmyra and is at
present visiting in that and surrounding
towns.
At the Maine Free Ba 2tst Associa-
TONS 18th annual conference held in Gar
diner the following were elected as trus-
tees Of Maine Central Institute; DR.. w.
J. Maybery, Saco; Prof. L. G. Jordan,
Lewiston Rev A G. Hill, Atkinson.
AT the meeting of the NJ c. /. Publish
ing Association held recently officers for
the coming year were elected as follows ;
President William V. Sweetand, 'o4
vice president, Chas. Magoon, 'os; sec
rotary, Miss Vera Bryant, 'o5; business
manager, E N. Vickery, 'o4; assistant
business manager, Fred Lancaster, 'o5
senior editors, Messrs. Partridge and
Matthews, Misses June Philbrick and Ella
Stevens; junior editors, Charles Magoon
and Amy Porter.
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FIagsth fl.

Mr.. and Mrs Wilcox OF New Vineyard
are visiting their daughter, Miss Alice,
who is teaching the primary school.
Our Sunday school attended the festi-
val at Siratton, and proudly received the
banner, as the school having the best av-
erage attendance.
Mrs. Payson Lisherness and three chill
dren are visiting at Sherman Lisherness's.
Charles Harris OF New Portland was in
town the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. p M. Taylor have gone
into the woods to spend the winter. where
Mr. Taylor is foreman OF the crew.
Leon Wing and wife are cooking in the
woods for Ray Vles.
Charles Savage. the new landlord OF
the Flagstaff House. is doing a rushing
business. Our town has more sporting
people and more travellers and pleasure
seekers than ever before.
Work is being done on the water works
each day with a small crew The main
pipe is laid to a point opposite Ralph
Wings house in the village, and water is
already running in the faul cts at the fol-
lowing houses: B. +. Savage, A A.
Esmes. q. H. Lincoln, E. J. Burbank
and Ralph Wing. The reservoir on the
hill has a capacity of 1000 barrels.
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Hartland.

The Ladies Aid meets, Thursday, with
Mrs. A. II. Buck.
Mrs. r. w. Linn, Jr. and Miss Ger
trude Patterson were in Pittsheld, last
week.
DR.. t. II. Blanchard was In Pittsheld,
Friday, on business.
Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Pratt spent a par,
of last week 10 Rockland
Mrs. w. P. Annis and little son. Don
aid, are visiting relatives 10 Winthrop.
Mrs. Townsend of Waterville has been
the guest OF Mrs Harriet Baker for sever
al days.
Guy Fuller was in Pittsfeld part Of
last week on business.
Rev. F. A. Slower was entertained at
the home of Mrs. Vickery, Saturday and
Sunday.
Harry Morrow recently passed sue
cessful operation for appendicitis in the
Maine General hospital. Portland.
Miss Wynona C. Pushor OF Pusfeld
was in town, Saturday and Sunday, visit
ing friends.
1t is rumored that the Misses Hardy
have sold their house on Elm St TO Fred
Hinton of North Hartand.
Wilbur Walker. one of our BARRIERS,
went TO Portland, last week, entering the
Maine General hospital for an operation
tor appendicitis
The monthly business meeting of the
Epworth League was held at the parson-
age, Monday evening
Miss Matte Brooks, operator in the
Central telephone office. spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents in Corinna.
During her absence Mrs. Cora Shaw act
ed as telephone operator.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vining of Seat
tie, Wash. were among the recent arrivals
in town, going from here to ST. Adams to
spend several weeks with relatives.
The Outlook club will meet, Saturday
afternoon, Oct. II, at the home of Mrs.
Sarah c. Page on Main ST. A gavel has
been presented to Mrs. Annie Fish, pres
ident OF the club by Leroy Harding The
members Of the club wish to thank Mr.
Harding for his most appropriate gift
An interesting program is being prepared
for the next meeting.
The millinery openings in town, Satur-
day, were well attended by both ladies
from in and out OF town.
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
East SkOwhegan.

A cold wave has been passing over this
section with strong northeast wind.
Sunday night we had a tie rain and this
MONDAY morning it is cold and looks very
much like more ram.
Ii was busy time pcking apples, last
week (. B. Richardson picked 81
bushels, Friday and Saturday. He has
sold his Snow aud Mclnto sh Red TO Geo.
H. Pishon Apes never ripened and
colored better man this year. Nathan
Lyon has a nice LOT OF apples; Spies,
Baldwins and Blue Pearman-. His
pumpkins are hard to beat Two weighing
most 100 pounds.
Henry Goodrich dug stones and put
into well pump, last week, for Virgil
Holt, and mis- women folks are very much
pleased.
The cattle show and fair at Canaan,
last week, was quite success. A good
crowd wss present both days and a good
dinner was furnished each day.
Charles Ward and his friend, Blunt,
were down from the village, Skowhegan,
fair day, with his automobile. Your cor
respondent for the first time in his life
was given ride by Mr. Ward, which was
enjoyed very much going u on the Pits.
field road about half mile and return
ing. Mr.. Ward gave other old men and
boys ride, also girls and married ladies
with whom he was well acquainted.
The boys are waiting with rife in hand
10 get Nose when the time comes.
Three have been seen in this vicinity.
Viola Barrett, Oct. sd, picked two
quarts of nice raspberries r
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Caratunk

Ernest and Minnie Gibbons are the
guests of Mr.. E. S. Witham.
Georgia Colby OF Bingham is visiting
at N. p. Browns.
Eta Williams and friend, Mr.. Vose, OF
Kingfeld are visiting in town.
Lloyd Foss Of Bingham is the guest of
his sister, Mrs. George Spaulding.
James Merrill is confined to his chair
most of the time.
Most of the citizens took in the cattle
show and fair at Bingham, Thursday of
last week.
Mr.. Mcclure is prospecting on Pierce
pond stream. He is an experienced
miner and hopes to strike something in
the way of minerals.
The Ladies Aid society have for sale a
very nice looking comforter which will
be disposed OF at Mrs. Webber's hall,
Saturday evening, Oct. II. Tickets 10
cents each There will be a short pro
gram. Sociable, etc A cordial invita-
ton 10 all.
Oscar Lockwood and wife of Norridge-
wock are visiting friends in town
The next meeli,g of the Ladies' Aid
society will be with Mrs. Vesta Clark,
subject. Yellowstone Park concluded.
Mrs. Harrie, Knapp of Caratunk is a
remarkable old lady and her relatives are
justly proud of her. She walks from one
end of the village to the other and does
all the work her daughter-in-aw will let
her. About the time of her Sc birthday
which occurred last summer she finished
dress which she cut and made herself
She works and can read without glass es,
and converses intelligently upon ordinary
topics.
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doctor fearing that second operation
will be necessary.
Mrs. Nike Harris, who has been ailing
for several months past, was taken sud-
denly worse, Saturday morning, being
unconscious for several hours, but at this
wriung it is reported that she is much
better.
The youngest child of James Sands
died Tuesday OF last week, after an illness
of two weeks.
Geo. Colby was among one of the lucky
ones in getting deer, and instead OF get
ting a Common one he got white deer,
which is quite rare thing in this section
OF the country. He sold the skin to Mr..
Trip, the laxidermst.
While Mr.. Albert McDaniels and his
Sporter were out hunting, one day last
week, they discover, a new method OF
killing partridge. Having only large
life they took careful aim al the birds
head, but somehow they missed the mark,
and at any rate the bird fell, only hutler-
ed few times and died. II any one
wishes to learn this new method Mr. Nc
Daniels will be willing to give any one the
instructions.
Mrs Huldah You G of The Forks, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. ID.
Holden, returned to her home, Sunday,
Mrs. Holden carried her to Lake Parlin,
where she was to take the stage.
Percy Colby and Harry Newton, while
out hunting, Saturday, got very nice
deer. They felt very proud over their
game as it was the first deer either of the
boys had ever killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Tibbetts Of Range
ley are in town visiting Mrs. Tibbetts'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson.
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BONE FOOD

Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
ricketts, if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
must have blood food and so
on through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Little doses every day
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter
loose joints grow stronger and
hrmness comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cure it,
In thousands of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has proven to be the
right food for soft bones i'll
childhood.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists,
4Oo-415 Peeri Street. New Yov
Soc and 81 90 all druggists.
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East Madison.

The Angel of Death visited this place
and removed from our midst George
York at an early hour, Friday morning.
He leaves a little invalid daughter of
but four years, who has the sympathy
of all in her great loss. The funeral
services were held at his late home on
Madison avenue, sunday at 2 o'clock
conducted by Rev. Daniel Onstott.
Mrs. Abbie Rowell, who has been very
sick, is now better. DR.. Wyman of
okowhegan is attending her.
Leon "itham, who was up river hunt,
ing, has returned to his work in Show
hogan.
Mrs. Anna Gledhill who has been
spending the summer with Mr., and Mrs
Fred Russell, left on saturday mornings
train for Lawrence, Mass.
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So Certain, Safe and Reliable thatho
Other Medicine Can Take Its Place
CAUTION.

This is not a gentle word-but "aeD
you think how liable you are not to pun.
chase the only remedy universally kn'"a
and remedy that has had the laIge''
sale of any medicine in the world slDv'
1868 for the cure and treatment 81 CVu,
sumption and Throat and Lung trouotTI
without losing its great popularity al
these years, you will be thanktuI We
called your attention to Boschee's ue.,
man Syrup. There are so many ordlnsi
cough remedies made by druggists aIt
others that are cheap and good Tor n.y.
colds perhaps, but for severe ouShS,
Bronchitis, Croup--and especially w.
Consumption, where there is d iiilcul' e..
pectoration and coughing during w.,
nights aud mornings, there is no'u'Hs
like German syrup. The p cent I ps
has just been Introduced this ycH o.
gular size - cents At q I. I'-
Drug tore.
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Snithfield.

Mr.. John Fuller died at the home of
his son, Frank, Oct 8, aged 90 years.
Mr. Fuller formerly lived in Massachu-
sets but for several years has lived with
his son. Funeral services were held at
the home conducted by Rev. w. L. Jen-
nings of Norridgewock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haines of Leeds
visited their son, E. A. Haines, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Trewoggy spent
last week with their SOD, William. in
Winthrop.
Mrs. Clara Gilman and Mrs. Lizzie
Emerson of Madison visited relatives in
Smithfield, last week.
Mr. James Tuttle has been on the sick
list the past week
Most of the schools in town closed,
Oct. 9.
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Miss Jennie Bosworth, who has been
visiting friends In Boston, Quincy and
Lexington, returned to Skowhegan, last
week.
C, F. Tufts, who has been very sick,
Is on the gain.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hayden of
Brighton visited Mr.. and Mrs. Mott
Moore on Saturday last
A bion Thompson and Mrs. Hall were
united in marriage, Saturday, Oct. 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dennison of
Skowhegan spent the sabbath with Mr..
and Mrs Martin uarville.
Miss Iva Reed is visiting friends in
Madison.
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Mayheld.

Annie Bryant who works at Bingham
hotel has been at home on a weeks
vacation.
40 automobile passed through town,
one day last week, the first one ever seen
on this road.
Llndon Milett picked large cluster Of
ripe field strawberries, few days ago.
Walter McKenny is home from Dead
River where he has been at work on a
dam.
Some are sick in town by being vac
cinated.
Annie Campbell has gone to Bingham
to care for her daughter, Vina Webster,
who is quite sick.
Shooting deer Is the order Of the day.
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The Human Heart cannot per-

The Human Heart cannot per-
form its proper function il it is pumping
blood charged with poisonous Uric Acid.
If you have Rheumatism it is positive,
beyond question of doubt, that Uric
Acid is present in the blood. OF course,
we have only to appeal to your reason to
prove that the heart is apt to become
involved as any other muscle of the
body. rheumatism of the
heart 10 very common nova
days.
U-Ri-cENE, the new cure for
rheumatism, does not only allay the pain,
but 1t dissolves the Uric Acid and abso-
lutely purifies the blood of this poison,
and your druggist will refund your
money If it fails.
ALI leading druggists have U-ri-cene
Tablets, or they will be sent prepaid to
any address upon receipt of price SOC
fully guaranteed.
Mr.. Milton c. Brigham, prominent
druggist of Natick, Mass, who has him.
self used it, states that he considers u
ri-cene Tablets far superior to any other
preparation for Rheumatism 1t will
cure your case, or we don't want your
money.
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"\NHlLE in your city some time ago
bought several bottles Of the True
L. F. Atwood's Bittersa at your store ard
found that II greatly benefited me. !
wish TO get some more. ] send you my
route and several addressed stamped en-
vslopes. Please tell me whore can pro-
euro the medicine when roach New
York. arm anxious in the matter. for It
did me moro good than anything ] have
ever taken and must have several bot
ties right away" - MARY CHURCHILL
EMMETT, Of Sowing tho Wind Co.
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The Woodbury. Chemical Co.
ITO Summer ST., Boston.

HOME WANTED. On account of my hus-
bands death am DESTROYS of having my four
year old boy adopted into good family. where
he will be given care that am unable to fur
nish in my circumstance. II interested,
3w40 Address, p. o. BOX 1877, Skowhegan.
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The Salye That Heals

without leaving scar is DeWitt's. Sold
by Geo + sampson
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