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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

Three candidates we're baptized at the
Broadway Baptist church last Sunda,
evening.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

splendid chance to spending money
very easily working for us In their leisure
time tho work Ia not hard, and any
woman or girl who has little spare time
will do well To avail themselves OF this
great opportunity to earn money. Send
Ne twenty five cents (silver) and we will
at once send you the cloth with full dl.
rec,ions, prepaid by us anywhere In the
u, s. go that you can commence work st
once. Address BrllllantIna CO. (E I3)
Roxbury, Mast.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

Fred w. Perkins has recently removed
from Pocasset avenue to Bainbridge ave-
nue., city.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

Representative John +. Kenyon ia
planning q raid on the South County
pickerel about the middle OF the month.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

A man can never become true gen.
tlcmon in manner uutil hc has become
n true gentleman ut heart Dickens.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

a chimney fire at Mills Tea and Butter
Store caused an alarm to be rung In on
Tuesday morning, Damage slight
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

The annual banquet Of the Olneyville
Business Mems Association takes place
about the twentieth OF this month.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

Read the Advertisements In the TIMES.
They may save your life and they are
sure TO save your money.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

a petition 10 being circulated asking the
Union Railroad Co. TO run twenty minute
time on the Hartford avenue route
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

II. n. Reynold. OF Poeasset avenue,
who has been Ill. 10 able TO be out sgain.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

The clerks and earriere at the Olney
willie Post Office are not sorry the Chris
mas rush II over.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

The TIMES comes out a iIihe late to
wish Its readers happy New Year and
forgot TO do II last week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

Rev. A B. Ctisty gave a reoptioor
lecture Sunday evening at the Plainfield
street church.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

A woman catered local coal Office on
SATURDAY and ssId she visited to purehssea a
ION ofsnshsael,e. The dealer Informed her
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

II. Hough has been confined TO his
home by Illness several days this week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Captain William Rowe OF the Sixth
Station Is away on a short fuIlough.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

A New Year reception was held We'd
nesday evening at the Messiah rectory,
Messer street.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
Scion.

Most all of the apples raised in town
have been sold and shipped from this
station.
o. o. Vittum & Son have the best lot
of fat steers ever owned by the firm al
one time.
L. F. Boardman was at the State
Grange last week.
Pink eye and chicken pox are having
quite run.
Mrs. James Sterling, who has been sick
for months, has so far recovered as to dc
the work for the family.
Geo. Pishon is loading a car at the
station with potatoes Tor Boston market.
He is paying 50 cents per bushel fol
white ones.
The high school has vacation fol-
this week.
Charles Whittemore was in town las,
week looking for lumber which he wishes
10 be delivered at Parker's mill North
Madison.
Daniel ". Gilman OF Presque Isle was
in town, last week, renewing old acquaint.
ances and visiting his father, c. B. Gil
man and other relatives in Bingham.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
The nrahman Funeral Pyre.

After the body of Brahman has
been anointed with sesamum oil the
two toes are bound together and the
two thumbs. 1t Is then dashed to a
litter made of two long parallel poles,
to which are fastened seven transverse
pieces of wood. The shroud Is very
simple, a large piece of cloth wrapped
round the body and bound with ropes
of straw. If the dead Brabman leaves
will his face Is not covered; other
wise the shroud is brought up over the
head. The burning ground, or CHAT, is
usually near a river, that those who
have taken part In the ceremonies may
purify themselves as quickly and as
easily as possible Before erecting the
funeral pyre a shallow pit Is dug and
partially filled with dry wood, the body
is covered with splinters of dry wood
and sprinklcd with panehagaria. an
intlammable liquid and placed on the
pyre and covered with branches and
roots. like hut. The nearest relative
or heir then takes a lighted taper and
sets fire to the four corners of the pile
and leaves at once TO perform the cere-
mony of publication. The carriers. be
ing of the lowest caste. remain until
the body is entirely consumed.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
New Portland.

MIR and Mrs. T. NJ. Weber went TO
Skowhegan, Monday, returning Tuesday.
] K. VileS and DIR. H. S. Vies, who
have been spending sometime at Tim
Pond, returned home, Saturday.
Miss Buia Butler is the guest of her
frierd, Susie Emery.
Mr.. ard Mrs c. H. Nye went to Scion
last week 10 visit Mr. Nye's brother.
Mrs. Martha Pummer passed away at
her home in No. New Portland, Thurs
day Dec. I7,h. at the advanced age OF
88 years ard I'll d. ys, a ter short illness
of only few days duration. Sh: leaves
one son and two daughters to mourn the
loss of tender and devoted mother.
Hers was indeed a grand life, replete
with deeds of love, friendship and charity
and the helpful influences that constantly
radiated from that beautiful life will be
felt and realized as the years go by. She
was an honored member OF the Cleaners
branch OF /. S. S. and its eldest member.
The funeral services were held Sunday al
| p. m.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
1925
FOR THE LIVER !.
Get ii Of Your Druggist
1925
The Ennh NnIne of Nutn.
And If not satisfied with the investment
call for your money back

Nuts are not only the cheapest source
of energy; they are the best They are
made up of fat and what IS called pro
tein." The little husks on the nuts are
not nourishing, but they should be eat
en- with the nuts because they help in
digestion.
But nuts are so hearty food that
they should never be eaten except as
the chief dish at a meal; they should
not be taken at the end of a heavy
meal nor between meals. 1t is quite as
foolish to eat nuts after a meal as 1t
would be to eat a beefsteak after a
three course dinner.
Nuts can be made into soups, can be
used in sandwiches, salads and in 9th.
er combinations both attractive and
wholesome. They should be eaten with
salt and eaten with all sorts of fruit. A
whole wheat pudding with chopped
nuts in it makes meal by itself.
Nuts will keep you warm, give ener-
gy, and, If you do not work too hard,
they will increase your flesh. but do not
eat nuts to any amount unless you give
up meat, for they are substitute. not
a food accessory.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
Madison.

The recent rains have caused a rise OF
about four feet 10 the Kennebec river at
this point. Both the wooden mills are
now running their full capacity and the
paper machines at the pulp mill were
started Monday noon and the whole plant
will be running in a lew days M ,re
water ran over the dan here Tuesday
than al any other time in the past four
months and no further trouble is antci-
pated. A large crew of men are busy
cutting channel through the ice from
the log pile above the railroad bridge to
the pulp mill
The funeral of Mr.. Harrison Daggett
was conducted at the Methodist church,
Tuesday forenoon, by Rev. S. E. Leech
of Livermoie Falls, assisted by Rev. H.
L. Nichols Of this place. The interment
was a, the new cemetery.
Christmas exercises will be held at the
Congregational church, Friday evening,
instead of Thursday evening, as reported.
Ms. Della Hurd. who is i'll at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. w. Bradbury, is failing
rapidly.
Mr.. Augustus Pierce, who was called to
his home 10 this place by the illness OF
his brother, Ernest Pierce, returned to
Boston, Saturday.
B. T. Weston of New York city is visit
ing his parents in this place.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
A Costly Cure.

The hydrinus, or serpentine, called in
italy ranocchia. or frogskin. from its
notified appearance, Il stone of rich,
lark green color, with shades and spots
resembling u serpent's skin, is popular
~ believed to be specific for rheuma-
tism.
Camille Leonardo one of the earliest
authorities to describe carefully the
virtues of precious stones thus quaint
ly speaks of it: 1T restores such suffer
ers to health if they viii stand in the
sun, holding it in the hand for three
hours, as it causes the discharge of all
tie poisonous moisture in the body"
Great care, however, must be taken. he
warns us, In using it. as 1t tends at the
same time to abstract the natural lnois-
ture of the body.
Ground to powder and taken in
wardly. 1t is said to cure the stone and
venomous bites. and in particular it is
potent charm to drive away serpents
of all sorts,
Though soft enough to be easily cut
or turned. serpentine admits of high
polish and is much priced for orna-
mental purposes.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

Courier and Gerald finish pressing
at Z. B. Richardson's barn. Friday, press
ing Id tons OF hay and straw. They had
a good crew and did a good >b. They
moved in the p m. up 10 the Will MAlbon
place where they had TO set up their press
out doors and had cold day Saturday.
Our school taught by Miss Mabel
Pooler closed term of fifteen weeks,
Friday Dec. 18th. with the following
exercises: Our dog, True Ellis; Going
on errands, Roy Richardson; Song,
Come little leaves by the school; Maid
Marion, Eva Ellis; The geography demon
Guy Sandersop; Song, Vesper bells, by
Amy Jennings and Carrie Ellis; The
bell, Alta Ellis; His pocket, Roy E lis
Chipping Chatters afternoon visit, Monte
Holt; The concited CRASH ppr, Roy
Goodrich; Song Ring down The curtain
Monte Holt and Ala Ellis; Christmas
dreams, Carrie Ellis; The tightening
rodpeddler, Herbert Lyon; A rainy day
job, Amy Jennings; I'll try and | will.
Irwin Varney; The history lesson, Frank
Pocler; Closing address, Eva Ellis. Re
marks were made by A. Richardson re-
lating to his early school days as pupil
and later on as teacher. He introduced
a new subject to the school viz. the four
Kingdoms as they relate to the earth, the
animal, the mineral, the vegetable and the
liquid. There were twelve visitors pres
ent and all enjoyed the exercises much
and the repor, is good profitable school,
Two weeks vacation and the same teacher
commences the winter term.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
Angie Robinson was considerably hurt
by fall upOn the ice

Angie Robinson was considerably hurt
by fall upon the ice.
II. J. Lane has closed his sporting
camps at AIRY Pond for the season
about Is 900 trout we're caught from the
three Garry ponds this year and 40 deer
shot in the vicinity.
Miss Leola Lane and Miss Clark, who
have been all summer at Carry pond
were the guests of Mrs. Henry Sands
Wednesday of last week going to SHOW
hogan, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert WATSON, who
have been running the Bingham hotel,
have completed their years service and
have returned to N. Arson.
Frank Saunders has rented the north
part of the house occupied by Ed Fogg
Word was received Wednesday of the
death of Isaiah Huff in Parkman. Mr.
Huff was formerly of Moscow where the
body will be brought for burial. The
deceased leaves a wife and two small
children
Austin Dinsmore and son Mark attend
ed the funeral services of Sumner Dins-
more at Arson, Monday.
Lawrence Livingston has been con-
fined TO the house by Illness the result
of vaccination.
Mrs. Chas Webster and Mrs. Bert
Berry of Embden, Mrs Roland Boynton
of Concord were guests Of Mrs. J. 7.
Whitney, last week.
Mrs. Walter Gross and Ethel Hilton
were in town stopping, last week.
Ira Gushing of The Forks was in town,
recently.
Chicken pox is prevalent among the
children in town.
Frank Jones of Oakland is running on
the freight for a short time, during Con
ductor Merrill's absence in Augusta and
Portland.
Leah Merrill has been spending two
or three weeks in Augusta.
J. j. Lander has returned from King
field.
Melvin Bean was in town, last week,
from the woods where he had been at
work
Enoch Osgood is working as cookee
in Elijah ualPs crew.
Rosie Abbey and Susie Green of Skow.
hogan were guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. {. w. Abbey, last week,
Mrs. Morton of Lexington was visit
lug Mrs Huff last week.
Mr.. Harlow Boynton of Embden and
Miss Flora Baker of Bingham were unit
ed in marriage Dec. 81 by Rev. w. A.
Richmond.
Myra Jones, teacher of the gram mar
school is boarding with Mrs. Julia Colby
this term.
There will be no school either Thurs
day or Friday of this week.
Mrs. Albert Webster fell on the ice
last Tuesday and dislocated her shoulder
Mr.. Webster who was at Cold stream
has been sent for.
Mae Goodrich, whose death occurred
last Saturday morning, was buried Mon.
day afternoon. The funeral services
being held at her home, where she has
endured long painful illness, being
cared for by her sister, Sarah Milliken
aud her niece Florence Millken.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

Many Scotch clans have several tar,
tans, such as common tartan. hunt
Ing tartan and full dress tartan. Ear
ly in the day a highlander of position
dons kilt of plain tartan, and in the
evening for dinner he puts on his full
dress tartan. with sporrn and richly
jeweled dirk. For example. the Mac
pherson dress tartan is black and
white, with narrow red In and the
hunting Macpherson is small blue
and black and red check The Stulrts
have three tartans. and the DIES IN Of
their hunting tartan in dark blue and
green is particularly fine. Each clan
has its own badge. The Duff men wear
holly, the Gordons an ivy leaf, the
Stuarts an oak leaf, and so on.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
North COrnViIle.

The rain Sunday was welcome. it
brought rain in the wells that very day.
Judkins & Amazeen's hay press is at
the hoteI aud al Frank Paine's this week
Frank Hight has dressed 400 lambs
this fall
Chas Lancaster has built camp to
board his men in as they previously had
10 walk about Ia miles
Chas. Baker came near breaking hi,
neck Monday by slipping on the ice ar q
striking his head.
g. w. Bates sold two graphophones
last week.
NJ A. J. Bryant of Pennington was in
town, Wednesday.
Marx Drury of w. Athens was in town.
Tuesday; he contemplates driving the
meat cart soon. B
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

In the state of Colombia there is a
large ant alta cephalotesl which
causes a great deal of injury to planta-
.tions. II attacks and carries off indls-
criminately all kinds of foliage, and nc
sort of vegetation seems to come amiss
10 it, The quantity of foliage carried
off by these ants is immense. A natu-
ralist recently investigated the uses to
which the ants put this mass of vege-
table matter, and he ascertained that
they employ it to make hotbeds upon
which their eggs are deposited to be
Matched by the heat produced by the
fermentation of the leaves. The ants dc
not eat these portions for food. and the
larvae are fed upon a carefully selected
diet. Once the brood is Matched the
ants clear away the hotbed. carrying
out of their nest all the decomposed
vegetable matter. This is thrown out
in heaps apart, and in the large ant
hills these heaps will contain bushels
and upward.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

Miss Helen Mar Hurd is quite poorly
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Peter
Hurd.
Thompson & Son have received orders
for TWO more car loads of boxboards.
Leland Bosworth is in town.
The relatives of Miss Gerie York in
this village have received the sad news oil
her death with 10 particulars as yet. She
was a teacher in the Portland schools and
Tor some years a member of the family oil
her grandparents, NJ. and Mrs + S.
York. She was a daughter of Charles
York OF Portland.
The Woman's Club will defer their
meetings and the carrying out OF their
prt sent calendar or program for the year
until another season, probably.
Mr.. Gilman, who drives the stage be-
tween this place and Skowhegan lost one
of his horses last week. He valued Il al
one hundred and forty dollars II was
well and apparently sound but dropped
dead in harness near the XII Perkins
place.
Merton Foss has sold his farm and will
not buy again until spring.
Mss Evelyn Fogg Of Cornvile is a.
tending Somerset Academy. She has a
room at Levi Lords.
Ms. Emmiline Tuttle has gone to Car
land to visit her sister, Mrs. Mark Avery
and family.
Mrs Alonzo Goodwin, who has been
i'll for A long time, is very much improved
in health. u.
DR.. Elingwood informs US that the
compassion failed to read his hand writ
ing correctly in two words In his COM
muuication that appeared in the REPORT
Err last week. The disease impehgo
contagiosa" was incorrectly given and
the word ruption substituted for rupture.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

Sir John Hawkins was the first Eng
llsh slave trader He formed a com
pany composed of the leading men Of
London and fitted out three small ships,
which sailed in 1862. Later Queen
Elizabeth lent Hawkins Jesus, a large
ship of her own of 700 tons, and took
shares In the second African company.
She not Only equipped the ship, but put
100 soldiers on board to provide for
contingencies. On the second voyage
Hawkins bought 400 negroes and had
a narrow escape from losing them ow
ing to the lack of water when he WIS
near the equator. But, as he piouslY
recorded in his log. The Almighty God
would not suffer his elect TO perish and
sent Il breeze which carried them safe
10 Dominica" This was the beginning
of the slave trade. which lasted for
more than TWO centuries before it was
finally suppressed.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

There was as much truth as Boosting
In the statement of John Wilkes, the
famous London alderman. Ugly as /
am, If | can have but quarter of an
hours start will get the better of any
man, however good looking. in the
graces of any woman"
OF Wilkes abnormal uglness there
was never any question. The children
in the street ran away affrighted at the
sight of him"
And yet his powers of fascination
were so great that women of beauty
and fashion Wed with each other for
his notice. while handsome men of all
courtly graces wee neglected.
1t was said that there were few beau
ties of the day whose hand Wilkes
might not have confidently hoped 10
win. He married one of the richest
and loyeliest women of his time
Beauty and the beast. they call Us"
Wilkes once said to a friend, land |
cannot honestly find fault with the de
scription.'
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
Brighton.

Mrs. +. T Farrin, Mrs. L. T. Walker
and Worthy Master, f. A. Decker at.
tended the State Grange at Waterville,
last week.
Isaiah Hussey died at his home, last
week Of small pox. A short time ago
they lost baby with the same disease.
Two more children are sick with it and
one has just recovered Another case
has shown itself in the family of Frank
Leavit', boy who has been stopping
there.
There will be no Christmas tree here
on account of the prevailing disease.
Every one was glad to see the rain
Sunday as it will help the wells in this
vicinity which were very low, some being
dry. w
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

Raby castle. the seat of Lord Bar
nard, is a famous old structure. On the
ground floor is a mighty hall into
which one might drive a coach. Above
it runs dining chamber ninety feet in
length and thirty six in breadth. 1t re-
mains today as it stood in the days
when the barons for whose entertain
ment 1t was fashioned were almost the
paramount power In the land. Seven
hundred of the mightiest and noblest
in the kingdom dined simultaneously in
this hail when the warlike Nevilles
were established ut Raby castle. The
ancient chamber is good for as many
today, and there Is accommodation
enough for the cooking The kitchen is
a square of thirty feet, with an oven so
huge that at one time it was converted
into wine cellar, the sides being di-
yided into ten parts, each side holding
a hogshead of wine In bottles
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
Mark TWIN md NNhintIer.

Mark Twain thus described his first
meeting with James MacNeill Whistler:
Il was introduced to Mr., Whistler"
he said, lin his studio In London.
had heard that the painter was an in
corrigible joker, and was determined
to get the better of him If possible. So
Mt once | put on my most hopelessly
stupid air, and | drew near the canvas
that Mr.. Whistler was completing.
""That a$nt bad said-'it amt
bad; only here In this corner'-and |
made us If to rub out a cloud effect
with my finger-I'd do away with that
cloud If | was you
whistler cried nervously;
lead, sir, be careful there! Don't
you see the paint Is not dryT
"'Oh. that don't matter. said |. I've
got my gloves on.
1--WE got on well together after that"
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
st. Adams.

The town schools closed last week
The spring term of the free high school
will begin in two weeks. Mr.. Eugene
Foster has been secured as principal, and
Miss Lena Butler as teacher.
The grammar school gave closing en-
tertainment at the Town hall, Friday
evening. The program was very good
Mr.. Frank Thurston, the teacher. is a
man OF sterling qualities and has a gift o.
making the scholars learn.
Frank Vining has gone to Boston.
Mel Bigelow was at home over Sunday
The many friends of Rev. c. E. Peter.
son of Franklin who was so unfortunate
as 10 have his clothing and household
goods destroyed by fire, have shown their
sympathy by sending check that will
help replace some Of the goods lost.
Saturday evening was ladies night a,
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
A Rnse of Wnr.

This happened in 1897. when Colonel
Tate, with the Legion Noire, landed
near F'ishguard, intending to march on
and burn Bristol. When the expedition
appeared off the coast there was only a
handful of volunteers available to op-
pose them, and Lord Cawdor, who was
in command, mustered all the Welsh
women he could gather together.
Each Of these Ypre a long red cloak
descending. pettic6at fashion, almost to
her heels. and thus attired they were
made to march and countermarch
among the hills, presenting themselves
at different points TO the view of the
enemy in such way as TO give the i'm
preston of red uniformed troops taking
up position. The French were SO puz-
lied by their appearance that, although
they landed. they could not make UP
their minds to advance until sufficient
time had elapsed to raise the country
and bring forward a real force strong
enough II beat them back.-Pcarson's
Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24

the grange and a most excellent program
was enjoyed.
DR.. and Mrs E. A. Stanley have re-
turned from Philadelohi', where the for
mer has been attending medical school.
The rural free delivery route was laid
out by E. p. Boutelle as follows: Over
Mill hill by Charles Ross to the Frank
Harrison corner, to Howard Nutter's cor
ner, to five corners, to town farm, TO
Nye's corner to A. F. Hurd's corner. TO
J. L. Feds corner, to postofice, % Ia
miles
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
Athens.

The copious rain of Sunday must have
met the long felt want in places where
needed for business purposes if it did not
thaw sufficiently TO reach wells. A. NJ.
Thompson and son liberated their water
wheels so as to run by water in some of
the departments.
Mr.. Burnham Fox the jurymap, who
has been i'll OF pneumonia at Skowhegan
returned home one OF the cold days of
last week but his son said he came very
comfortably. Mrs. Fox, who has suffered
much for years past from rheumatism, is
still unable TO walk without her clutches.