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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-19
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE

Whereas, phas W. Jackman Of Mac ison, in
the County OF Somerset ami State OF Maine.
by his mo rtgage deed dat d April l8Td, 1885,
and recordt In Somerset Registry of Deeds,
book 1870, age 6S, conveyed TO Jemima Butts
OF Scion In said county, in her lifetime Ger
tain lot parcel OF land In said Madison,
bounded as follows: Beginning at the south
line of Scion at the poll t where the road lead
ing from SCION to Skowhegan crosses; thence
southerly following said road to the southeast
corner OF lot number seventv-hve; thence
west eight rods; the nee north twenty rods to
a stake and stone; thence west psralltl with
the original line about three hun lTed and
if,y sever rods to the west line OF said lot
thence north following the old line about
ifts- FIVE rods to The south liue OF Solou
thence east following said Scion line about
one mile and to the first mentioned bounds.
col tanning one hundred and eleven acrcs
more or less, which said mortgage was on the
eighteenth day Of Sc ptember, 1900, assigned o
me by T. e. BUTTS, administrator OF the gooGs
and estate OF the said Jemima Butts. late Of
said ,olon, deceased, n his said capacity and
as owner OF said mortgage, for a valuable
consid ration. which said assignment is re-
corded in Somerset Registry of Deeds, book
24s, page 5s4; and whereas the condition OF
said mortgage has been broken, now tn refore
b, reason of the breach OF the condition
thereof claim force losure OF said mortgage.
Skowbegan, Maine, Nov. 8, 1908.
3w46
e N. MERRILL.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-19

and other organs of digestion and nutri-
ton. 1t enables the perfect assimilation
of food and the proper nutrition of the
body on which physical strength depends.
rNine or ten years ago my health became
ve.'y poor and In 1897 was so far zone that good
doctors pronounced my case the worst they had
ever treated" writes MT Harvey Phipps. OF
Florence Ala. "I had acute stomach trouble,
liver complaint, catarrh aud was nervous to such
an extent could not sleep. ! finally got three
bottles of DR. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
and some Pellets Took them according to
directions on the bottles. and in a few days
noticed a decided improvement. commenced
to get more rest at night and could eat with
pleasure, where formerly food was Ike chips to
me When I had used three bottles Of the
Discovery was nsw man could eat mince
sieep until seven A. NJ. am now working at
my trade (eafpentry),. every day In all kinds OF
weather and think II had not taken your
medicines I would now be under the sod"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged system from accumulated
impurities.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-19

The man who commits suicide In the begin
ming OF the summer has no regard for the mos.
quitoes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-19
Smallpox subsiding in Maine

Smallpox subsiding in Maine
due to the efforts of the boards of health
In various towns insisting upon vaccina-
ton.
There are few specifics in medicines,
but il is proved beyon any question of
doubt, that there are three positive and
well proved specifics; vaccine In
smallpox, antitoxins In dip
iberia, and u-rl-cene In rheu'
matism.
Rheuma ism ia thought by many PEG.
pie, to be disease that will yield to ex
ternal treatment, such as liHiments, plas-
ters etc but science has proved it to be
blood disease due to Uric Acid de-
posits in the joints, muscles aud tissues
hence the pains peculiar to Rheumatism
appearing in the shoulders 10 day, and
perhaps the knee and heart tomorrow.
U-ri-cene, the new Rheumatic Cure,
positively neutraizes Uric Acid, acts
mildly upon the liver, kidneys and bow
els. and drives this poisonous Uric Acid
out of the system through these organs.
GUARANTEE.
We the undersigned, do hereby
guarantee to refund your money
If, after a fair trial, Ur-cene
Tablets fail to relieve all Rheu
matte affections.
G. r. Fogg, Skowhegan, Me
Geo e. sampson,
U.ri-cene is put up in tablet form only,
containing no Alcohol to excite the bid
neys to inaction.
Manufactured by
The Woodbury. Chemical Co.
ITO Summer ST., Boston.
The sun., 1903-11-06
WHY PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH.
Lyman Abbott Says They Go for Something
They Don't Always Get.


NEW HAVEN Conn., NOV D. instead
of ministers asking the question, Why don't
more people 60 to church," said Dr. Lyman
Abbott TO the Yale Theological students
it, of,o,noar .,ha, ,,inht hatta- o.k ,,.h,,
'i''' ii ui,e''ioo1' .ts' .n'e"' 80. =. w.,
anybody ever does 20 70 church' II IL
an extraordinary phenomenon that in this
monev-making age, when there are not
hours enough in the day. or half days enough
-. - -. -, Ill, 80, ,h. ,,on.y ,ho, 10
III VIC ".oN W p4'e ,f 'ti@ ilone, 'H.: 10
being made, every week large proportion
of the shops should shut down. the great
railroads suspend much of their service.
,h. farmers should Inv bv his plouuh and
."o i.n,,aoaa .,,t 49,, III. .,;nds ~ ,,an,,s
'he s'oFeheeper pu' up niS pl'hus ,, anu troops
upon troops OF people should come TO
church,
why do thew do it? Ia II because OF
,,o oro,ory ~ Tho nreochersq Won and r
,ne o'aso r.; ;,.a.oa-nioo.,,-,, ,rha.a
KNOW pet.et. tst 10 ii.Ht IoS.uie, neie
Is no leClireT III lilis Citf Wiio Couiu tdih
The sun., 1903-11-06
FIRE ALARMS STIR BROKERS'.
Three False Calls From Boxes in the Wall
street District.

Three false alarms of fire about lunche on
time imperied Wall Streets digestion
yesterday noon,
The first alarm came from Box l5 at
Beaver and Broad streets. 1t brought out
four engines and two hook and ladder
trucks Hook and Ladder Is got there
first. But Engine from Maiden lane
was a sufficiently hot second TO charge
squsrely into the larnppost on the north
west corner. The of horse was thrown
down and the pole Of The engine split.
Finding no one near the box except
Angelina Costa, a fruit vender, the firnmen
scattered to investigate the individual
are connected with Box Ii. Lieut. Sweeney
bucked into the Morris building, follow ed
by one crowd OF lUnchgOers. Another
crowd trailed Fireman l.awier up the street
to the Broad Exchange Building.
On the seventh floor Lawler found an
automatic box with broken glass, but AS
no tenants on that floor knew of fire.
the engines retired. followed by rain
Of tape from top floor broker offices.
Hook and Ladder Ii had hardly turned
Humpy Heilich, Off duty, waving his
arms in the doorway.
Rang wrong box. Yours for New and
Exchange place" he shouted.
Paper Boy Barney Feinberg, however.
whose stand il on that corner knew even
less about any fire than fruit seller Costa
did This time not even the glass of an
automatic box was found disturbed.
The third alarm came in from Broadway
and Rector street shortly after o'clock
In going to it Truck Is had a humping match
with Broadway car The street box here
had evidently been set of. Capt. Farrell
of the Old Slip station says that the fake
alarms were the work of "fireboS crank.
The sun., 1903-11-06
HIS YEAR OF HARD LICK.
william Cromwell Wonders what's Next
I'm His Chapter OF Accidents.

V1HELAND, N. j., Nov. 5.-William Crom-
well Of this place lives in perfect dread of
the future. He holds the bad luck record
of this section Within the last year his
wife had to undergo a surgical operation
which kept her in the hospital six weeks.
Soon afterwards she went back to the
hospital for two weeks more. Then she
fell downstairs and was in bed for two
weeks. She has never recovered from the
two shocks
About the same time Oliver, years old
had his skull fractured by a railroad train.
He was in the hospital several weeks.
Mabel, aged IL, followed with broken
arm and had just recovered when she was
taken with scarlet fever, Then Oliver
bobbed up with broken collar bone, while
Melvin, ii years old caught diphtheria.
The climax seemed to be reached when
Cromwell himself was bitten by mad
dog He was sent to the Pasteur Hos
pital in Baltimore by public subscription
and since has been sick week, bordering,
he thought, on the rabies A day or two
since Melvin came home from school with
a broken collar bone, and the discouraged
father calculated, Oh, Lord, what next?'
The sun., 1903-11-06
FOREST ENPERIMENT STATION
james W. PiDchOt Gives the Land and
Money for One TO Yale.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. j-The first
forest experiment station in this country
will be opened newt spring by the Yale
School of Forestry, according to an an
noinCement made here Tonight. The
,tatiou will le at Milford, Pike county.
on the estate of James W. Pnchot. Mr.
Pinchot has been identified with the Yale
School OF Forestry, and he has not only
given the land aud buildings for the new
X at ion. bur has contributed the necessary
money to carry on the work.
The experiment station will aim to study
more eNha,l-tivelv problems of forestry
than are attempted at any of the forestry
schools. The present senior class IN the
Yale Forestry School viii go to Milford
at the close of the winter and help start
the new stat ion.
Clifford Pinchot. Yale 'ss, National For
ester of the United States, is a son Of the
founder of The new stat ion.
The sun., 1903-11-06
Court Calendars This Day.

Appellate pvlAon-Supreme court-Mo.'on,
ordsf' 2, s. 4, SSs ss H. s. s. 81 a s. S H. ~ " 10
matters: Par, lll;,-clcsy. Motions, Preferred
ssss ssss sss 1854 ssss sss7 2sc eeo,
5sis, 2sOS 35l4 274s 27s4, ,7s5 277s 27s7 2os s76
s1 ISIS Ss a :s &c. s ,s ,Ss !f g. ts
7sst zs 25tS s5is seos s7sc .oa 500 Par, IvGas @
unfinished. Case Gases # from Pa Part ~ Part vnCieaI, lea,
sho1 causes Nos i2sSs'a ss.5 lass, i2eoo, i2eol
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SsHs ,,ss ss &c ore e., T. !s ss
stss sse6,s. 1850, loois siois 500 s2ia IT, is7So
r. ~ and v Adjourned un,i Monday, Nov. ia. 1903
rsrt vii.-.Case unfinished. cases from Part ill.,
Part VII Case Hnhnishcd Nos ils@, ,, iose9.
az ss Is s i!ss sss sss Esss 2s 'ss sss Ss iS
siss, ssII. 32ss, $3.50. s7lt. i?so s2si 1905 si2s
ass, sl,s ssoc Parts S, ,S and d.; Xl-Ad onrned
nnished, Cases from Part vii: Par, Mi. aSc
unfinished. Cases from Part VII: Par, NH e.
Case unfinished Cases from Part VII:
called al 10 30 4. NJ For probate OF Anna
aclmen ADA II Ls rHS Roy Eaward w. warrsn
a. n. Daniel McDonad Eycilna Dortic a, ? p 81
Trial Term No day. calendar,
A. II Motions 'rria Term Par, "cleHr "a "
Nos. 1918, sos lsS ,soa, 1880, lasl'a 1882.
Part llI-Clsar Nos ,s,l lsl, 7al. ';ls iiIt
Nos lss' .4ss, 4s4a $50 Soss s44o sli@ 5ssi Par,
T.cass unlnhhed MN he'd Nos ~ ls,i isas @ ,sss isst isSs @
The sun., 1903-11-06
COLONY FOR NEGROES FAfLED.
survivors OF a l.iberian Project Have
Returned or Are on Their Way Home.

The steamship Majestic brought into port
Yesterday in its se cond cabin nine negroes,
the remnant of party OF titty-six. who
we're sent out last January from Georgia
to Liberia as the nucleus Of an African
agricultural colony for S ,uthern negroes.
Anumber of Georgia planters capitalized
the scheme. Provisions, farming tools
and seeds we're furnished to the colonists.
A site that was believed to be favorable
for the growing OF cotton ard corn had
been selected.
When the colonis,s reached their desti-
nation they found themselves in the midst
of a tropical Jungle. There was az almost
continuous fall Of rain, The seeds they
planted rotted; their provisions gave out;
Jungle fever became epidemic, Al d before
six months had passed half their num-
Der had died.
As soons az news of the pitahle condi-
ton Of the colon!sts reached the planters
in the South. money was forwarded for
their transportation home: The nine re.
Immediately to Georgia. Eleven others,
who are all that remain of the original
fiftv-six, are expected to arrive from Africa
in n few weeks.
The sun., 1903-11-06
MYERSWOULD ON HAHN?
OFFER OF INDICTED INSURANCE
MAN TO CONFESS DECLINED.
Hahn's Extradition From Ohio. Prevented
SO Far, May he Expedited n His Fell
low Onicial Pleads Guilty or is Com
yicted-Wreck OF Manhattan Fire.

Counsel for Daniel Myers, who as presi-
dent OF the Manhattan Fire Insurance
Company of this city, is under indictment
with Vice President William Nj. Hahn,
Mansfield, Ohio, banker and formerly a
Republican National Committeeman, for
the larceny of s39,5Oo of the company s
money, have made on offer TO District
Attorney Jerome to have their client plead
guilty and confess
Mr.. Jerome refused to take Myers
as State witness. John B. Stanchfield
who is one of Myers's counsel. then
asked the District Attorney to consent to
a suspension of sentence. Mr.. Jerome
refused to do this. Mr.. Stanchfield then
asked Mr.. Jerome and Recorder Gof il
Myers could not be at liberty on bail
between the time Of making his plea and
Of imposing sentence. Mr.. jerome has
agreed to that proposition and il is said that
the Recorder will consent.
Counsel for Myers will notify the District
Attorney on Monday whether Myers will
plead guilty and take what sentence the
Recorder may impose or whether as he can
not get assurance of a suspended sentence
he will elect to 60 to trial
MYERS and Hahn were indicted eighteen
months ago, after the failure Of the Man
haitian Fire Insurance Company, which
went to the wall with 100000 worth OF
liabilities and no visible assets to speak of
Myers, who lives in Cleveland, came
here at once and was arraigned and ad-
mitted to bail Hahn fought extradition and
New York State has been unable to get him
His case is tied up in the Ohio courts. One
of the pleas which has put off the culIni-
nation Of those proceedings was that Myers
has not yet been tried in New York and that
Ohio ought 10 wait until it was learned
whether Myers was acquitted or convicted
The sun., 1903-11-06
HAWAII PROGRESSING.
Value OF Shipments In 1908 Over Last
Year Was SI,4Sl,sO3.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The report Of the
Governor of Hawaii to the Secretary of
the Interior. made public to-day, says that
there has been an increase in the value Of
shipments out of the Territory over last
year of 81 l.4sl ,7Os. The main part of this
increase WIS in the one item Of sugar, its
increase in value being 81, l,30O,57l. AS to
agriculture in the Territory, the report
SAYS
aThe most promising crops at pres ent
are those for which there is an outside de-
mand, such as pineapples. castor oil beans
and sisal There is good outlook for the
production of vegetables for the Pacific
Coast demand during the winter months.
Experiments are being made with tobacco
and the vanilla bean which, IL successful,
will add materially to the farming resources
Of the Territory.
The sun., 1903-11-06
Tho weather.

Tho low pressure which was over Lake Superior
on Wednesday moved rapidly over tho Lake
regions and out the ST. Lawrence Valley yesterday
with greatly increased energy. being attended
by rain In tho districts around Lakes Erie and
Ontario and In tho Middle Atlantic and New Eng.
land States and high winds throughout the Great
Lakes and eastern Canada to the New England
coast. The storm was being followed by an area
of high pressure and decidedly colder weather.
The temperature In all tho States west OF the ALE
ghany Mountains dropped on an average is de =
erees and was below freezing point In Michigan.
Minnesota. the Dakotas. Montana. Wyoming.
Colorado and Kansas. Tho lowest was IL deg rccs
above zero at Huron. S. d. Some showers fell in
advance OF the cold wave In the Central and South
em States.
II should be colder In this neighborhood for a
day or two. In the extreme Northwest II was
becoming warmer yesterday Another storm was
coming In from the north Pscho Ocean over oregon.
In this city rain fell In the morning and evening.
with little sunshine In the middle of the day
wind, fresh southwesterly: average humidity,
80 per cent; warmer and sultry: barometer, cor
rected to read TO sea level. at sA. NJ 2eei p. NJ.
1853
Tho temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
ofcial thermometer Is shown in the annexed table.
The sun., 1903-11-06
MISS LAYTON GOES TO PRISON.
CREATES SYMPATHY IN A MADI-
son AVENUE CAR.
She IL Accompanied by One OF the Ma.
irons. VINO Came from Auburn for the
PurpOse-The Prisoner Weeps Aloud
and Stirs Up an InQuisitiye Woman.


Marie Layton. who PLEADED gullty 10 rop-
bing the United States Playing Card Com
pany, whore she had been employed as
hookkeener was taken from the Tombs
~ tta ,,n,,,.,,," ,,r;sor -, A,,,,,,rr vesterdav
W .ne "o'''oh ~ 'oon "' nuUn % 80, r..
Miss layton, VINO haa h'ea WIN ~
Albert NJ. Johnston, dentist, made prepara-
tions for her transfer to Auburn early in
the dav She was I'm at a q clock Yesterday
,nin, .rr,nri,a t,,,s;nas. anoira with
Iiornins a'f"hsihs pueh'eee "it"A
Or. Johnston' VINO renamed ao the lo'nps
until noon.
One of the matrons and a keeper from
A,,,ur, y.ho o.,,o hora IN br;no l,er IN the
The sun., 1903-11-06
Hudson River Bridge Pronounced Unsafe.

GLENs FALLS, n. Y, Nov. 5.-Master
Bridge Builder Hickey Of the Hudson Valley
Railroad to-day made a partial inspection
Of the arch on the bridge across the Hudson
River at this place, and pronounces it unsafe.
The bridge was built for teams only, but
has been used for about ten years for trolley
cars. In the last few months. cars of the
heaviest pattern, which are used in the
through service to Albany. it is believed
have weakened the bridge. The State
Railroad Commission will be requested
to make critical examination. The arch
stands within few feet of the cave made
famous in Cooper's last of the Mohicans.'
The sun., 1903-11-06
ANOTHER CRANK KINWAsHING7ON
He Ia q German With . Life Telephone"
in His Head and Hot ROsin in His Shoes.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 5,-Elias Dressed. q
German crank, with "life telephone"
ringing inside his head the story OF his life
around his neck and hot rosn In his shoes,
is the latest arrival of the army of queer
people who have invaded Washington
recently.
Dressed is SO years old, and recently
escaped from an insane asylum in North
ampton, Mass. He is unique in that he
came to Washington to tell his troubles
10 the German Ambassador and not to
the President.
Dressed ran into Gustave Ditmar, the
German Consular Agent. this afternoon
who, after listening to the ringing of the
life telephone" and cooling the hot resin.
had Dressp arrested. He will be returned
10 the asylum from which he escaped on
March T.
The sun., 1903-11-06
SUNDAY LECTURES IN SCHOOLS.
some Are 10 He Delivered in iiddish and
Italian for Recent Immigrants.

The Board Of Education has decided
to continue the policy adopted last year
Of utilizing the school houses out Of school
hours. 1t has been decided to provide
lectures and entertainments for Sunday
afternoons and evenings. some of them,
for the immigrant classes, to be delivered
in Yiddish and Italian The lectures will
aim to portray the duties OF an American
citizen and to inculcate in the newly arrived
immigrants a love of country, The first
lectures will be delivered next Sunday
evening at selected centres in the crowded
districts. Before and after the lectures
there will be short musical programme.
The sun., 1903-11-06

iiltaton with the President tonight showed
hat they believed that the revolution had
Sbeen successful
Consul Malmross news was that the
Colombian troops on the lsthmus had been
withdrawn this afternoon, embarking at
Colon on the Government gunbaat Gar
taRena He said that the withdrawal was
accomplished through the good Offices of
Commander John Hubbard Of the United
States gunboat Nashville.
Gen. Tovar, the comma nder-in-chief OF
the loyal forces on the Isthmus, who arrived
at Colon on the Cartagena on Tuesd ay ana
was made prisoner that night by the separ-
atists at Panama, was released from custody
and permitted to leave with the 400 soldiers
who had remained at Colon. Col. Torres.
who commanded this force. also embarked.
President Roosevelt had Secretary OF
State Hay and Secretary OF the Navy Moody
Mt dinner with him at the White House
tonight. Later IN the evening the tele-
oram from Consul Malmros was received.
and Assistant Secretary OF State Looms,
Rear Admiral Taylor, Chief OF the Bureau
Of Navigation Rear Admiral Walker.
president of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion, and Lieutenant Commander Wnslow
and Lieut.. Belknap Of the Bureau OF Naviga-
ton we're sent for and met the President.
Mr.. Hay and Mr.. Moody in the executive
offices.
The cons,ltatio ion last ed nearly two hours,
breaking UP after II o'clock. At its con-
cllsion the news sent by Consul Malmros
was announced, and it was also told that
the cruiser Baltimore, Commander j. b.
Briggs now al Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo
had been ordered to augment the American
ships at Colon The gunboat Newport,
Commander Albert Merry, now at Jackson
vile, Fla, was ordered to take the place OF
the Baltimore in protecting American
interests in Santo Domingo
The conference between the President
and Messrs. Hay and Moody was devoted
In part to discussing the question of recog-
nizing the Government of the new Republic
of Panama. II is understood that it was
decided to withhold recognition until the
new Government has demonstrated its
stability
A further conference to morrow between
the President and the entire Cabinet will
be devoted TO further consideration OF
the matter, with particular reference to
the apparent success Of the movement for
Independence.
1t is not unlikely that the telegram from
Consul Malmros gave some additional in
formation not made public, which con nvinces
the President and his advisers that the
Colombian Government would make no
attempt to regain the lsthmus, At any
rate. some of those who were iu conference
with the President hnted on leaving the
Executive offices, that the revolution had
been entirely successful. One OF them
said to the newspaper men as lie was
leaving:
Il congratulate you on the bloodIess
ending OF the revolution"
1t Was stated tonight that an announce
ment in regard to the question Of recog-
nizing the provisional government OF the
new Republic Of Panama would be made
by the State Department
The sun., 1903-11-06
=. 4. STUDLEY FREED.
Sold House Which Belonged to His Son.
but Acted In Good Faith.

Frank A. Studley Of 1l42 Jefferson ave-
nue., The Bronx, who was arrested several
days ago OH a charge of forgery made by
Frank j. Griffin. counsel for Mrs. Caroline
Doerffel of 1857 Prospect avenue, to whom
Studley sold house and lot belonging by
Inheritance TO his nineteen-year-old son,
was discharged on Griffens recommends
tion when the case was brought into court.
Studley's son had given him power OF
attorney to sign the deed Of conveyance.
but the grant was illegal. as the son was
still an infant in the eyes of the law. Stud
ley returned the money to Mrs. Doerffel.
He made the deal in good faith, believing
that he had the power to act for his son in
tho nattnr
The sun., 1903-11-06
Tho temperature yesterday. as recorded by tn
onicial thermometer is shown in the annexe tsbl,

vAsHIsoToN roHHckeT FOR TO. DAT AID 10 MORROW
For eastern Nep York: colder and rtlv cloudy
to-day. preceded bv rain me coast busk nor1h
10 northwest ufnds: Ta'r 10 n,orrotp.
For New England: colder to day, with fair pre-
coded by showers in south portion fair TO morrow:
brisk northwest winds.
For the District OF Columbia, Maryland. Della
ware Virginia and eastern Pennsylvania colder
and clearing TO day; fair tomorrow with rising
temperature: brisk north to northwest winds,
For New Jersey: colder and clearing to day:
fair with rising temperature: brisk north
TO northwest winds.
For western Pennsylvania and western Now York:
fair 10 day. except snow nurrics near the Lakes.
fair and warmer 10 morrow brisk north V north.
east winds.