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The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Scion.

Miss Rena Tbbetts Of Norrdgewock,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Fred Vittum. went home, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Gray and Miss
Alta were a, Skowhegan, Friday.
Azel Jones and wife and son Carroll,
and Mrs. M. M. Townsend were at
Skowhegan. Friday.
The o. f. S. Chapter here will not
suspend meetings through July and Au,
gust as is customary in most places. as
members living at some distance can at
tend more easily in summer than in win
ter.
L. S. Merrill was at Norrdgewock.
Friday, on creamery business.
Ansel Stevens of Embden was in town,
Friday
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Vittum were al
Norridgewock. Saturday, to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Vittum's brother. S. b.
Tibbett's.
Mrs ]. H. Gray was at Norridgewock
Saturday.
Mrs. Turner Davis went to Athens,
Friday.
Miss Alice Robinson Of Maiden, Mass.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Turner Davis.
George Smith of Augusta was visiting
his brother, Timothy Smith, several days
last week.
w. H. Soper's naph,ha launch which
he bought at Round Pond, arrived
Thursday. We understand 1t is to be
taken to Lake Embden soon.
Mrs. Lincoln and little daughter are
visiting her brother, DR.. Bates and Mrs.
Fred Magoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark and two
daughters of Portland arrived in town
Saturday for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Turner Davis was at Madison. Monday.
Augustus Wilson OF Readfeld was 10
town the frs, of the week calling on old
friends and relatives.
Or. Paul of Boston is in town visiting
his brother.
J, H. Gray was at oakland, Tuesday.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
West Athens.

Mr.. Geo. X. Gray of Roslindale, Mass.
is in town visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. NJ. Gray also his sister Mrs.
Laura Drew.
Misses Edith Devoll and Amy Kim
caid are taking music lessons of Mrs.
Mertie Green at the village.
Markie Draper of Brighton was in
town Sunday.
Chester Pray who is at work in Brigh-
ton, was in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Crotto from The
Forks are at work for Mrs. Crotto's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Huff.
Alfred Corson of Bingham was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs. z. A. Corson is at home from
Madison for vacation.
Eugene Wescott of Madison was in
town a few days of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Judd and family
from New York passed through this
place last Friday.
Mr.. Fred Tuttle went to Augusta on q
business trip last week.
Miss Florence Rowell from Lowell,
Mass. Ia at home for her summer vaoa
ton.
Misses Amy and Belva Kincaid went to
Scion Village last Saturday,.
Luther Albee and George Corson from
Scion were in town one evening last
week
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
A Persian story.

There is q story in Persian literature
of certain poet who came before
great man and praised him very or
nately. The rich man was very pleased
and said: Ready money | have not;
nevertheless there is in my granaries
very much corn. If you come tomor-
row | will give you some" The poet
went to his own house and on the NOR
row presented himself to his patron.
The rich man asked him, why have
you Gomez" He said: Yesterday you
promised to give me corn. For this rea-
son am | come" The rich man said:
"A most wonderful fool thou art. What
you said to me gave me pleasure. What
have said to you equally pleased you.
Why. then. should | give you cornr
The poet was covered with shame and
departed
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
A Legend of February.

Here Is the pretty legend which tells
why February has only twenty-eight
or Twenty-Five days. Long ago, they
say, February was gambler, and be
was so unlucky that he soon lost all
his money. Like other gamblers, he
tried to recover II, and he said to his
companions that IL they would lend
him some money he would give them
as security one OF his days. January
and March. who were naturally asso-
ciated with him more often than any
Of the other months, accepted his Of
fer. and as poor February soon lost the
money which he had borrowed each of
them acquired one of his days.
That is why January and March have
each thirty one days and February has
only twenty in ordinary and
twenty-nine In leap years.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Horses of Celebrated Men.

1t is generally known that Napo-
Icons white stallion, the horse he rode
at Waterloo, was named Marengo and
that Wellington's charger in the same
battle was Copenhagen. The latter
lived TO be twenty-seven years old.
The remains of Marengo are preserved
In the Museum of the United Services,
London DO you remember the names
of any of George Washington's horses1
In nearly all of the Washington stat
ues the Father of His Country is rep
resented as ON horseback, but what Is
the name Of the animal he bestr1des?
Richard Ill owned White Surrey, and
1t was for that splendid animal that
he cried when he shouted, MY king
dom for a horsew William Ills IA
vorite horse, Sorrel, had one eye. Sa-
voy, the black horse of Charles VIII.
of France, also had only one eye.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Probate N office.
STATE OF MAINE.

SlAIk UT MAINE.
To the Honorable the Judge of the Probate
Court in and for the County of Somerset.
Respectfully represents, Daniel II. Hall OF
Brighton, Mass, Alfred c. Hall of West Med
ford Mass, and Charles H. Potter of Bangor,
Me-, that they and others, viz: Angie Tracy,
Dorchester, Mass, Geo g. Hall and Nettie Hall,
Mass-Heirs of Elizabeth SISTER to D. c. Hal)
Andrew, Heman. Charles. Carrie & Ellen, Heirs
OF Joseph (half brother to d. c. Hai) lresidence
not known) Fannie & Relise, children of Dem
ham (brother to d. c. HaD Fannie and Martha
children OF Elizabeth) are the heirs living In
different States. of Daniel c. Hall, late of Fair
field In said County OF Somerset deceased, who
left real estate In said County of Somerset, de-
scribed as follows Being the homestead OF the
late Daniel Z. Hall situate at Fairfield Village
In Fairfield, Somerset County, Me. Bounded
easterly by High Street; southerly by land of
Chester E. Furber; westerly by Kelley Street and
northery by land In possession of f. M. TOtman,
land Of W. II. Miller and land OF Heirs OF A.
SWEET;
that the owners of said real estate cannot dis
pose OF their separate interests without loss.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that F. E.
thorized to sell said real estate at private sale or
at public sale and distribute the proceeds, after
paying expenses, among said heirs, according
to their respective rights thesein.
Dated this second Tuesday of July, 1903.
DANIEL H. BALL. seal
ALFRED C. HALL, tsea
CHARLES H. POTTER. seal
SOA ERSEI COUNTY IN court OF Probate,
held at Skowhegan on the second Tuesday OF
July A. ID. 1903.
On the foregoing petition, ORDERED, that
notice thereof be given, three weeks successive
ly In the Somerset Reporter printed In Skowhe-
gan in said county, that all persons interested
may attend Probate Court to be held at Show
hogan on the second Tuesday of September A.
d. 1908, and show cause, If any they have, why
the prayer or said petition should not be grant
ed.
EDWARD F. DANFoRTH, Judge.
true copy Attest;
NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
JaCkm man.

Willie Pierce fell from the staging of a
new building on which he was working
and hurt his arm and shoulder quite
badly.
Mrs. P. H. Hilton and Gertrude Moore
arrived last week to visit their folks here.
Every one that can is picking rasp-
berries as they are quite plenty now.
They are selling for 10 cents per pound.
Miss Crommett, who has been clerking
for Mr.. Kimball, made visit to her home
at East Dover. last week.
The Sockalexis Co. will exhibit here
Tor the entire week. beginning July 20.
Many Of the farmers have begun hay
ing, although the weather is unfavorable
P. H. Hilton spent Sunday with his
wife's brother, Allen Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. L E. Moore from Attean
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Canaan.

Rev. R. P. Chase will hold services
at the Union Church. Canaan July goth,
assisted by Edward Barrett and others.
All are cordially invited.
Mrs. R. q. Harris. accompanied by
her aunt Mrs. Margaret Kimball of
Alpena, Mich. visited friends in Bangor
last week.
Miss Mabel Smith is enjoying vaca.
ton of several weeks at Harpswell in
company with relatives fIom Lewiston.
Mr.. Wallace Goodridge of Boston is
the guest of his mother, Mrs. Clarissa
Goodridge.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
How TO Make Cloth Waterproof

Ordinary cloth may be made water
proof by the following treatment: Put
half a pound of sugar of lead and half
a pound of alum in pail of soft wa
ter. Stir this at intervals until it be-
comes clear Then pour it off into an
other pail. put the cloth or garment
into it and let 1t stand an entire day.
twenty-four hours. Then hang up to
dry without wringing Garments treat
ed thus, 1t is said. can be worn in the
widest storm OF wind and rain with
out the wearer getting even damp. The
rain hangs In globules upon the cloth,
and cloth that Is waterproof is better
and more healthy than rubber goods.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
East SkOWhegan.

Some farmers in this vicinity have not
yet commenced haying while others have
made good beginning by working lively
when the sun shone. E. B. Richardson
hauled in seven loads Saturday and one
Friday and then came showers. The
oldest person living in this place does not
remember Of seeing SO bard hay season
as this. still grass is looking quite green
but will need cutting as soon as we have
fair weather. Herber, Richardson has
bought new Mccormick moving
machine. 6 foot cut. Adelbert Richard
son will help his brother Ewood hay as
soon as fair weather. All have their
crews and are waiting for fair weather.
Sidney Pooler, our sexton, employed
Mr.. Downs 10 NOV and clean up our
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

"Our colleges turn out some pretty
good men nowadays" remarked the
elderly gentleman.
Yes" replied his son gloomily, ''our
college turned out the man who was
sure to have won the hundred yard
dash for US next year just because he
didn't pass any of his examina TONS
Syracuse Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

The Snittle Fly.

The splttle fly Is an insect which en-
compasses itself in white froth COM
the plant on which it Is bred. 1t Sc
riously Injuries pinks, carnations and
picotees II not checked in the early
stages of Its progress. 1t is very ten
der when young, but develops into a
hard skinned hopper. 1t can be pinch
ed and rubbed Off with the fingers, or
a good Swinging with something bit
ter. like connection OF Quassia chips,
will drive the creatures away.-Lon-
don Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
North COrnville.

Mrs. Wicomb and granddaughter of
Boston are visiting at Mrs. Marcia Hop
kins.
Mrs. Oliver King sprained her ankle
badly last week.
Owing to the wet weather the hay
makers are having chance to rest or
go fishing which some have been i'm
proving.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
What He DIdn't Mean.

Mr.. BlUnder-Why. your mother looks
as young as you do, Miss Stale
Miss s. (stifily)-That is not very COM
plimentary to me, Mr.. Blunder
Mr.. B. (confusedly)-I-didn meal
that. IL mean you look as young as
your mother
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
UngratefuI Girl,

Miss Pechis," began Mr.. Klose, IF
you marry me you can be assured
that
I'm sorry, Mr.. Klose." the girl In
terrupted hastily, "but 1t is impossible.
can never marry you"
What! Well, If that amt ingrati-
tude. Didn't l bring you a box of
candy last week ?"-Philadelphia Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

cemetery and he has done a very good
job.
L. M. Richardson is helping his
brother Henry &c! his hay.
Warren Gerald is helping Danforth and
Green in haying.
Orriville Kimball has charge of cutting
the hay on the Stafford Eaton farm own
ed by Landlord Washburn OF Lake
George.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Inadequate Motive.

Howes-What did they do with that
fellow who was arrested for stealing
cigars from McStogy's placer
Barnes-OL. he was discharged. The
prosecutor was unable to prove a mo-
tive for the alleged theft. The Judge
as II happened had smoked one of Nc
Stogy's cigars.-Boston Transcript
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Comes Natural to Him.

'Qupon is a good fellow, Out his con-
versational abilities are remarkably
limited. He has a few stock phrases,
and that's ALL"
well, what else can you expect7
He's a broker."-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

The Mistress-How long were you In
your last place?
Cook-Three wakes, ma'am.
The Mistress-And why did you
leave?
Cook-Sure, ma'am, all the dishes
were gone.-Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
A LOyern, QunrreI.

She turning at the door)-I think you
are just hateful, and I'm never going
to speak to you again; so there's no use
coming into the music room after me,
because I'll be on the rustic bench at
the far end of the conservatory.-Sma
Set
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
The Tram.

You call Eat building a fire trapY"
asked the perplexed foreigner How
can house be a trap for re flreF
1T catches fire so easily. Seer said
the native.
But he couldn't see, such is the un-
readiness of the unframed foreign In
tellect In grasping the idioms of our
rich and expressive language.-Chica-
go Tribune
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
StRrkS.

Mrs. Clara Priest of Newburyport,
Mass. is the guest OF her brother, J. B.
Creation, for few weeks.
Mrs. William Witham. who has been
very sick for several weeks, is slowly
convalescing
A little stranger came to the home of
Arthur Morse, last Friday. 1t is a little
girl.
Will Witham is on the sick list.
Misses Roxie and Fanny Quimby Of
Providence. R. |. are spending their
vacation with their parents, Alonzo
Quimby and wife of this place.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

The Father-W What You want to
marry that puppy? l never heard Of
such thing.
The Dear Girl-Well. you know, ia
Their. dogs are very fashionable just
now.-San Antonio Express.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Hobson-I understand your daughter
Is taking great pains with her singing?
The Poor Father-"Taking' is not the
word; giving is more like it.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Hon Cassius NJ. Clay, the Usage of
White Hail." former minister to Russia
and a widely known Kentuckian, died at
his home at v hite Hall Wednesday.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Clap an extinguisher upon your irony
II you are unhappily blessed with
vein of it.-Lamb.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

There is this difference between
improves the house.-Atchison Globe.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Stops the Cough and works OF the Cold
axatIve Bromo. Quinine Tablets cures cold
in one day No Cure, no Pay, Price rs cents
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
NamInx the House.

The custom Of na.ans SIP when
it is launched viii tie breaking of a
bottle of vim On tie Prov Is a sur
vival of an ancient practice which had
many forms. In early times when the
frame of house was raised the bot.
tie of wine was broken on the ridge
pole. The usage is mentioned in Me
Lellan's "History of Gorham, Maine"
1t was the custom at a raising to
break a bottle of spirit on the ridge
pole and to repeat some rhymes, nam
ing the frame" as 1t was called. When,
in 1880, Jacob II. Clement of West
Gorham raised stable, John Phlnney,
an old Revolutionary soldier who was
present repeated the following lines,
which he said were used in naming
the frame Of Captain John Stephen
sons house and barn, which were
raised about IT'S:
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
FOR rup HOUSE FRAME,

Cursed is the Tory's heart
Which from the congress laws depart;
If the laws they do not fear
hope they will not prosper here,
And II the laws they do obey
1 hope they will prosper in corn and hay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK.
At SOUTH NORW4LK, CONN
Passenger and Freight Trains Crash
an the Station.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l

South NorwaIk Conn, May 1.-Two men dead
and more than half a dozen injured Is tne re-
suit of wreck on the cross over or the Dan
bury and Norwalk tracks. few hundred yaros
east of the railroad station, in South Nor"alh'
at $50 this evening. One man was plnlohed
to the floor of the with a wooden sake
through his body. Others were frlght1ully
crushed. The side of the smoking car Which
bore the brunt of the collision was torn entirely
to pieces.
How the accident happened is as yet In DOUBT
The passenger train was rolling into the west
bound station. and had just crossed the bridge
over Washington-st The engineer claims that
the track was clear for him, and that there
were no signals of any kind against MN
Somers, the engineer of the freight tram, SAID
that he had his signal from the head brakeman
TO cross over to Track No > which is the west
bound track Following this signal, he started
the freight train backward He said that the
blame was not in the engine. From his re-
marks it might be inferred that he thought that
Dennis Dovd. an extra man. who was on the
rear car. gave the signal to back before the
tracks were clear. This is denied by Dowd'
who saws that he gave signal TO back the
train Soraers then walked back 10 the cross
over and said that the accident was because
one switch had been set to cross over ana the
other had not been set. This caused the haIcdI
70 lump the track and plough into the smoker
on the passenger train.
Physicians were on the scene WITHIN ie"
minutes end set to work alleviating the suffer-
ines of the injured. The dead are Eugene T..
Kavanauph of Baltimore. Md, internal IN
iuries apparently twenty-five years or age anu
an unknown man about forty-five years OF age
and from appearances q 1abOrer fractured skull
and broken legs splinter through chest one arm
brr,ised and one foot nearly cut Off Nothing on
tho bodv of this man could identify him. In the
rockats were various articles. consisting OF two
tickets on the Staten Island Rapid Transit line
batveen St George and TOttenville. a PIN on
which were the letters II. K. s. j. aud match-
safe made for a Newark brewery concern lie
died shortly after his removal to the NorWaik
HosnitaI The seriously injured are George A.
Da1,is coIored. of No SO ST. John Place, Stam-
ford bruises and injured wrist: R Shnetman OF
No 600 FairfieId-ave., Bridgeport, both legs
broken. face cut and many minor bruises Nor
timer c. Ogden. of Bridgeport, severe scalp
vvound and one ankle bruised badly Thomas r
Anderson of Daren. side injured; Harry NC
Gait of No > Eliza beth-st.. South NorWaIk'
sDrained leg and Louis Fairchild, of Darlen'
forehead cut open over left eye, body oruised
and flesh of arms cut and badly scratched m
+ernaI injuries feared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
CRUSHED BY Il ROLLER
Boy at Play 1eith 1t IN Street Is
Horribly Killed.

While at play yesterday in Second-ave. be-
tween Fifty-thrd and Fifty-fourth sts- Henry
N Gerwitz, seven years old. Of No 243 East
Fifty-fourth-st, crushed under a hand
asphalt roller He died few minutes later.
The asphalt pavement in Fifty-fifth-st be-
tween Second and Third aves. is being repaired.
When the asphalt is first laid 1t is spread by
q hand roller about four feet high. This roller
has handle nearly twenty feet long. Bernard
MCINTYRE. of No 90 Morris St, Jersey City, was
driving wagon in Second yesterday to
which roller was hitched. Small boys began
a dangerous play. jumping on the roller ascen9-
inc with il a foot or SO. and then jumping on
Across the top of the roller is an iron scraper.
Gerwitz Jumped on the roller. but did not jump
off quickly enough. He struck the scraper, al9
Vas thrown over the roller and on the ground
in front of it, The roller passed over his pody'
horribly crushing it. .,o. ,-o-.
made against Mcintyre. He sought a ponce
man. and declared the accident was not ms ms
fauIt. He was locked up, however, on charse
of homicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
FIRE on BROKAW ESTATE.
I'zc0 Negroes and Thirty-One Horses
Burned to Death.

Great Neck, Long Island, May 1.-Two young
colored men lost their lives and thirtyOne horses
were burned to death in fire that destroyed
the stables the property of W. Gould Brollaw
to-day The dead are William Henderson and
David Gray, each twenty years old, who were
employed as stablemen. 1t is thought the fire
may have been started by electric wires, but
nothing is positively known about the origin OF
the blaze.
There were three men asleep in the upper floor
of the stable when the blaze started. One of
them escap ped safely. Gray had evidently tried
to get cut as his body found the stair
way leading to the ground floor. Henderson
was burned to death in his bed.
OF the thirty animals destroyed many
were polo ponies that had been brought here
The fire spread with great rapidity and when
the Alert Hook and Ladder and Hose Company
arrived the fremen were greatly hampered by
lack of water There a stiff wind blowing,
and the efforts of the f1remen mainly di-
rected toward saving adjacent property in
which they were successful. The loss IS est-
mated at about $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

Policeman Ernest o. J. Peters, of Inspector
Kane's staff was shot and killed in a saloon
fight last night at Sixth-ave and Th1rd-st, py
jefferson Sanders, a negro ex-conVlct. SANDERS
also shot Sergeant Thomas Gilhooley and Police
man Joseph Russo both of Inspector Kane S
staff and the men will probably die, Gilhooiey
heing shot in the abdomen and breast and Russo
in both lungs They beat the negro with their
nistoI butts, but he was not dangerously hurt
He was captured and locked up in the Mercer
st station The injured men were taken to 81,
vinccnt's Hospital. People in the saloon SAID
the poIicemen and sergeant had been drinking
all night, and picked fight with Sanders
Gilhooley is thirty-eight years old. marrleo'
and lives at No. 49, West Ninety -s'xth-S''
Russo is thirty-seven married and lives at NO
1o5 SuIlivan-st. Peters was thirty. but MS ao-
dress IS not known.
The men. according to lot Of witnesses spent
the greater part of last night in the Lenox no
70, the BLACK and Tan" at Sixth-ave. and
Third-st. of which, the police say, the proprietor
is Louis Bruckman. Sanders is bu-ly negro
empIoved there He is now fifty years old, and
the police say he has always been bad ne
GRO " He has served eighteen years in Sing
Sing.
He is waiter In the place. which is frequent
ed by negroes and whites and is known as
"black and tan" Joint. During the night there
were number of colored women and many
negroes with some white men. in the back room.
James Franklin the bartender says he doled
out drinks a number of times for the sergeant
and his companions. He did not notice the men
especially until they began the quarrel with
Sanders, he said
When the fight started. Franklin declares
Sanders was seized by the policemen. who
pounded him on the head with the butt ends OF
their revolvers. Sanders is strong and he threw
the men off several times, but they beat him SO
numerically Franklin asserts that blood
streamed down his face and neck, soaring a
lot of the women and negroes, who scattered
and left the place.
Policeman Boyer. of the Mercer-st- station
heard the noise of the fight and rushed in. He
tried to separate the men. Sanders broke away
once more and made for the Third-st. or side
door He drew a pistol as he ran and at the
door he turne5 and fired one shot, which it is
thought killed Peters Peters was running to-