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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-11-26

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The American Finance and Securi-
ties Company of New York city, who
financed the Development Company
of America SO successfully, now offer
6 per cent preferred stock with ~
shares common stock as bonus) in the
American Industrial Development Co.
This stock is as safe as bank stock.
The Continental Alta Mines of Utah
do not advertise, but do pay 8 per
cent dividends and will pay extra
dividends in 1904. Here is a mining
stock worth buying. Same parties
who are interested in Mine LaMotte
are in this. Price $40 per share. This
stock should be worth $40 in 1904.
The Globe Security Company's 6
and per cent bonds, and the above
securities, are offered as safe and prof
table investments by
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A Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors both in Wellington and
Athens, also the Athens Grange for their
help and kindness in our late bereave-
ment.
Nj. Fl. STICKNEY,
GEO. SCRIBNER and family.
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her place at the hotel during her alb

her place at the hotel during her alb.
sence.
Miss Belle Colby is now at home, hav
ing spent several weeks among relatives
in Portland.
Chas Moore, an aged resident of
Bingham, died of pneumonia at the
home of his son, Frank Moore. Funeral
services were held, Saturday afternoon.
Columbus Baker has gone to Canaan
to spend Thanksgiving with his daugh
ter, Mrs. George Maxfield.
Mrs. Susan Greenwood, who has been
for some time with her daughter, Mrs.
James Fitzsimmons, in Moscow, has re-
turned to Skowhegsn.
Mrs. Webster aud daughter, Idelle,
were in town last Friday and Saturday
A. Chase, one of the jurymen from
this town on the Terrio trial, went to
Skowhegan, Tuesday morning
John Owens is driving stage for viii
Whorff for few days.
Rev. w. A. Richmond has arranged
an entertainment and social for Thanks
giving evening to be held at Kennebec
hall.
John Redmond is at Skowhegan, this
week, on the jury,
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bingham.

Everyone Is planning something good
for Thanksgiving dinner, and those not
going somewhere expect somebody.
Fred Clark and wife returned from
Waterville, Tuesday night
Chas. Pooler of Pleasant Pond was
recently in town.
Scion Bunker of The Forks passed
through town, Monday, on his way
down river with drove of cattle.
Sanford Reynolds and wife of Show
hogan were in town few days ago.
Village schools will reopen next Mon.
day.
Woody Smith has been confined to the
house by illness for week or more
Guy Danforth of Portland has been
the guest of Ben Steward for several
days.
alpha Williams of Norridgewock
spent Thanksgiving week at home.
Daniel Patience has bought Curren
Smiths farm about one mile from the
village
Georgia Colby spent a delightful week
among friends In Boston, returning
Saturday night
Lees orchestra OF SkoWhegan fur
nished music for a Thanksgiving ball
held Tuesday evening at Kennebec hall.
Mr.. and Chas. Packard are occupying
part of Curren Smiths heuse, and tax
ing meals at Rose Lander's.
Mrs. Chas Norton of Scion was in
town, Saturday last, on her way up
river with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Russell
The North Arson Dramatic Co. pre-
sented the drama 1.-THE Penalty of
Pride" at Kennebec Hall last Saturday
evening, to an appreciative audience.
Ingram Pierce returned home, last
week, with his bride, formerly Miss
LII an French of Chestervlle, and last
year teacher of Bingham high school.
Ada Ford has returned from a weeks
vacation down river. Addie Smith took
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wv, e. STEWARDS
Specials -!

SHIRT WAISTS AND SKIRTS-This
has become one of our best depart
ments. Ne have the white Mercer
lied fancy and plain Prunela cloth,
Botany Flannel and Granite cloth
Waists We have some $500 blk Silk
Waists which we are going to sell for
SO % each. Skirts all kinds and
prices; we are agents for the celebrat-
ed Dirigo Skirt and have a large GUS
tom trade. Black Mercerized Petit
coats from 98c up.
If you need anything in Hosiery and
Underwear remember we have some
bargains for you.
WINTER GLOVE5-In Wool, Mocha
and Silk-lined Reindeer.
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NEW TABLE LINEN-We have some
great values at 81 yd; Napkins and
Tray Cloths all prices; good heavy
Table Pad SOC yd.
NEW FANCY sTOCK'-special values
at % and SOC each.
BLANKETS-In great variety a choice
line of colored Blankets for bath robes.
FUR5-We have large stock of Furs
and our prices are right. Neck Scarfs
from 1925 up.
OATS AND SUtTS-we have few
left, also last seasons Coats, prices
marked way down.
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New Fall and Winter Suits in latest styles in cut, make,
finish and CLOTH prices SIS $751; from the smallest the
largest Lamb lined Goats $500 and up Extra fine line OF
Overcoats; young mems and mems in all the cuts;
prices range from SIS $2o Pantn all grades and ength
prices right Fur $3.50 $50. Furnishing Goods such
Hats Caps Cloves Shirts, Nektes etc. upo date every
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
Jackman

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Henderson
are visiting his mother, MIS-. Armstrong
The witnesses for the Terio trial left
on the morning train Monday for Show
began.
Hon. S. j. Walton returned home,
Friday morning
S. E. Head Of Long Pond was at the
Armstrong, Sunday.
Miss Jaidie Campbell was the guest of
Aer cousin, Grace Newton, Sunday.
Minnie Holden played the organ at the
church services, Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson have gone
IN TO the woods to cook for o Gordon.
Jonas Holden is going to Long Pond to
finish a new school building they are
buiding there.
Miss Dora Newton has reganed her
health and strength since her return from
Boston
Frank Pooler, who has been clerkng
for Savage & Dunton, finished his work
and went TO his home in Skowhegan, this
week
David Holden went TO Skowhegan,
Wednesday of this week.
ATs. Vane Gilbert has moved into her
aew home.
Geo. Blair has gone to Meganlic, Pc .
on business.
Several teams are hauling supplies from
The station at Jackman to Parln Pond for
Mr.. Pie
DR.. Larabee has gone to the camps on
PeDobscot
Peter Parable and Lizzie Redman oil
Long Pond were in town, Monday.
Long Pond is frozen over SO there is
crossing on the ice. N
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st. Albans.

M. Frank H. Thurston OF Brooks has
been engaged to teach the grammar school
at the village.
Henry Buker has bought Mrs. Dilling-
hams stand in the village and moved his
family there.
Mr.. Gould, who lately moved here from
Milo has moved to Mainstream.
Seth Lancaster OF Corinna was in town.
Thursday.
Dr. M button was in this vicinity last
week, vaccinating the school children.
Uncle Ben" Parkhurst passed away
Sunday The 2znd inst, aged eighty-hve
years.
A baby girl came to the home of Dins
more Emerson and wife, recently.
Will Philhrick has moved his family to
the home of his father where he will be
engaged in numbering through the winter.
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LIATun0.

Gene Tozier has sold his farm for 5000
10 party from Aroos,ook county and
With his family will start for California,
aext week.
Ansel Hoiway OF Skowhegan was call
iog in Larone, recently. Mr.. Holway
has travelled in the West and South In the
interest OF the Grange as National Deputy
and will soon return to the West.
Geo. B. Wing OF North FAN Fl I'D was in
Larone. last week. for the purpose OF
establishing certain lines.
Many wells are getting near hard pan
and everyone is wishing for rain and lots
of il.
Dan'l Austin of Kingsbury was in town.
last week, calling on his brother, E. c.
Austin.
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Harmony.

The blacksmiths are having a financial
harvest, these times.
Enroll Reed, juryman on the Terrio
trial, is sick and unable to attend court.
Charles Mclaughlin is selling out
groceries, dry goods, clothing, boots and
shoes at about cost to close up business.
Several deer have been shot lately All
have been shot near this village and a
number more have been seen.
The smallpox scare is nearly over, as
there have been no new cases in town
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Mayheld.

zanas Fletcher of Bingham shot a big
moose here last week
Colby Brown is some better.
V. P. Hall has been to Bangor to visit
his daughters.
Frank Allen of Bangor was in town
Sunday.
viii and Frank Bryant are home from
Scion.
Arthur Cook of Auburn is in town
hunting. He has shot one big deer and
is trying for another
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West Brig hton.

Charles Y ork has completed his work
on his mill and is going to cutting lum-
Der.
Mortimer York has commenced cut
ting pulp wood.
Miss Lizzie Goodrich of Bingham was
the guest of Mrs. Roxana York, Sunday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-05-18
ELBERON ASSO. WOES.
All Just Claims Against 1t Will
Be Paid and the Hotel
Will Go On.

Notwithstanding the reports that the
Elberon Association was out of its
troubles, that a purchaser had been found
for its property and that the hotel would
be run as usual this summer by E. "
Jordan, the creditors of the Association
were in the Court of Chancery this morn
ing to urge the Vice Chancellor Steven
citation. Z he matter came up in return
of an order to show cause why the re-
ceiyer should not be appointed. Elk Gov
ernor Werts, counsel for the Association,
asked for a postponement. He said that
every claim that might be substantiated
against it would be paid, and promised
to give bond in $4,000 or 100000
to pay every legal claim. There
were certain claims which the company
disputed he said, and it did not propose
to pay them until court of competent
jurisdiction had passed upon them. The
The Vice Chancellor said that he could
not take cognizance of any such mere
statements and not consider what the
Governor had said unless they were set
forth by witness or affidavit.
At the suggestion of the former Cover
nor, the counsel in the case retired to
an ante-room where they hold a lengthy
conference. When the reappeared in
court it was announced that liability to
all the creditors was admitted but the
amount was disputed It was therefore
stipulated that the claims should be re-
ferred to Master in CHANGER Frank P.
McDermott, of Freehold, to determine
theft amount and that the company
should give a bond to pay such sums
as Mr. McDermott may determine to be
due. In the meantime the proceedings
in the receivership matter went over for
one week
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-05-18
MAYER RETRACTS
His Remarks on the Street
and Water Board Last
Wednesday Were
Misunderstood.
HIS PUBLIC APOLOGY
Some Letters That Passed
Between Him and the
Board and the Boards
Counsel.
Jersey City Heights, N. J.,
Nav II. 1903.


The Editor Of ''The Jersey City News -:
wish to retract whatever was said
by me at the meeting of the Twelfth
Ward Improvement Association on the
18th inst, against the Hon. Board of
Street and Water Commissioners.
The reporters were told that my
statements We're not to go into print
at all, for it was private business af-
fair, and if they would have it printed,
they would never be admitted to our
rooms again. They have not complied
with our request, but had it printed in
such way that some of my statements
were very much exaggerated and others
were mere fabric.
| have already retracted my state
ments to the Hon. Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, and therefore
hope that the matter will be adjusted
to the satisfaction Of all.
Yours sincerely,
JOHN MAYER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-05-18
THREE SALOONS RAIDED.

Police Headquarters men this morning
raided three saloons in the Second Pre-
cinct and took away from each card
playing slot machine. The saloons raided
were htose Of Alderman Farrell, First
and Grove streets; Kohlhund's, Second
and Grove streets, and Herman " Graef
of Third and Coles street The proprie-
tors were arrested on charges of main-
tanning places of gambling. Each was
bailed for appearance tomorrow morning.
It was claimed that grand prizes in addi-
tion to the cigars or drinks won were
given.
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IN cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.


Between Frank ]. Currier. petitioner. and
Ada Currier. defendant.
tion.
The petitioner having fled his petition in the
above cause, and process of citation having
been issued and returned according TO law
And it being made to appear by affidavit
that the defendant resides out Of the State OF
New Jersey, and that process could not be
served upon her,
1t is, on this Fourth day of May One Thous-
and Nine Hundred and Three on motion Of
Hudspeth & Puster. solicitors of the petitioner.
Ordered that the said absent defendant do
appear and answer to the petitioners petitfon
on before the Sixth day of July next, or
that in default thereof such decree may be
made against her as the Chancellor shall think
equitable and just
And it is further ordered. that the notice Of
this order prescribed by law and the rues cf
this Court, and this order, shall within twenty
days hereafter be served personally the said
absent defendant, by delivery Of copy
thereof to her. be published within the said
twenty days in the Jersey City News, a news
paper printed at Jersey City, in this STATE, ana
continued therein for four weeks successiveie
at least once in every week, and in case OF
such publication that a copy thereof be also
mailed, within the same time. TO the said alb
sent defendant, directed to her post ofTae adj
dress. if the same can be ascertained in the
manner prescribed by law and the rules OF this
Court.
W. ]. MAGGIE C.
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Notice is hereby given that on the 24th
day of March, 1903, application was made 10
the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers Dy Peler Oelrich and others for the
CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER
under the northerly sidewalk of Hudson Boule-
vard from point about 10 feet east of the
westerly line of lot 81, block 1853 to Bergen
avenue, and in Bergen avenue from Hudson
Boulevard to Sip avenue
SAID sewer to be built conforrnably to the
provisions of chapter 2l7 of the Laws of 1895
and in accordance with the established plan
or sewerage, together with all the necessary
manholes. receiving basins and appurtenances
Notice Is also given that on the 12th oay OF
May, l9US, the Commissioners of Assessment
filed in the office of the Clerk Of the Board
liminary map for said Improvement showing
the probable total cost of the contemplated i'm
pfoVement, and the probable amount to be as
sessed on properties specially benefited thereby
ana Ehe same is now open to public inspection
IN the office of the Clerk of said Board
And notice is also given that the foHowiny
streets or avenues or particular sections there
OF are included IN said assessment namely
hudson Boulevard. the northerly side
from its intersection with Bergen avenue to
east thereof and the south side from
Bergen avenue to point about 49, SO feet west
thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
OF the act above cited, 10Th day of May 1903
at o'clock P M, and the Assembly Chamber
and place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear
all parties interested in said application. and
all remonstrances against the said proposed
Improvement that may be presented in writing
b order Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. T. BoUToN, Clerk
Dated Jersey City, May is, 1903.
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ANCIENT MEDICINES.

Some of the Repulsive Remedies
Used by Our Ancestors.
Some of the remedies used by our
ancestors ought to have been sufficient
to scare away any disease without
their application. Here are few of
them: "A halter wherewith any one
has been hanged II tied about the head
will cure headache. Moss growing up
on a human skull if dried and pow
cacious." Dr. Samuel Turner, who
wrote on diseases of the skin, notices Z
prevalent charm among old women for
the shingles, the blood of black cat
taken from its tail and smeared on the
part affected. The chips of gallows
tied on string and worn around the
neck are said to have cured ague
Spiders. as may readily be supposed,
were in great repute as remedies. Bur-
ton, the writer of the Anatomy Of
Melancholy was at first dubious as to
the efficacy of the spider as remedy,
though he states that he had seen it
used by his mother, whom he knew to
have excellent skill in chirurgery, sore
eyes and aches, till at length" says he,
rambling amongst authors, as often
do I found this very medicine in Dios-
corides, approved by Matthiolas and
repeated by Aldrovandus. began then
to have better-opinion of it,,
For stopping hemorrhages all sorts of
things were used. John Bell says that
for this purpose they tied live toads'
behind the ears or under the armpits
or to the soles Of the feet or held them
in the hand till they grew warm. Mi
chael Mercatus says that this effect of
toads is a truth, which any person will
ing to take the trouble may satisfy
himself of by very simple experi-
ment, for If you hang the toad around
a cocks neck for a day or SO you may
then cut Off his head and the neck will
not bleed a single drop" The malade
imaginaire Of those Days pursued his
hobby under difficulties.
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further use Of his name. DY starkey
was then unanimously sIected.

further use Of his name. Drs starkey
was then unanimously slected.
Thef conservation of Bishop Starkey
took place in Grace Church, Newark,
on January 8, 1880, and the service was
so unusuall yritualistic that it excited
considerable attention among church
people. DIR. Starkey attended the famous
Lambeth Conference of 1888 as prelate
and was made an active member of the
committee on correspondence with the
English Bishops, concerning the welfare
of the immigrants coming to this coun-
try.
Bishop Starkey was tall, with a slight
clean-cut, and his mouth expressed firm
ness and determination, and his eyes a
keenness that was tempered with look
of kindness and benevolence that in
vited the affection of all with whom he
came in contact His face was clean
shayen, and his hair, silvery gray, had
a suspicion of curl to it. His voice was
soft and sympathetic and he was a very.
happy speaker. Though not an extreme
ritualist, Bishop Starkey was in full
sympathy with the advanced church
movement
The death of Bishop Starkey, coming
as it does almost ON the eve of the an
nual diocesan convention, which is to be
held in st. Marks Church, West Orange,
on Tuesday, May 26, of course, all ques-
tion as to the appointment of a Bishop
Coadjutor, which threw the diocese into
tumult a few months ago. Very rec
emily the Bishop was quoted as having
said he did not want coadjutor, and
for that reason it has been thought that
the question might not be brought up
after all.
The mention of possible candidates
to succeed Bishop Starkey is not being
uiscu>seu py Tue citlss dL<enls liile AZ
the special convention that was held to
elect a Bishop Coadjutor in Christ
Church, East Orange, few months ago.
and which resulted in deadlock, the
two leading candidates were the Rev.
DIR. Alexander Mann, rector of Grace
Church Orange and Archdeacon of New
ark, who represented the Low Church
element, and the Rev. DIR. George Nc
Clelland Fiske. of Providence, R. I.
A meeting of the standing committee
has been called for tomorrow. It will
be held in Newark and at that time de-
tails of the funeral arrangements will
be arranged.
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meeting of the Twelfth Ward Improve
ment Association on the 18th inst wish
to retraet whatever | have said against
you, and deeply regret that such a mat
fer has come into print, as it had been
told to the reporters not to mention any
thing concerning your hon. Board.
Whatever was said by me was said
in heat of passion. My statements
We're more than exaggerated in the news
papers.
I beg to apologize to the Board for
my statements and hope that the same
will not occur again.
yours very respectfully,
(Signed) JOHN MAYER
'P. 81 was simply and purely a
political scheme by the Republicans to
down the Democrats in the coming cleo
tion.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-05-18

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
To Robert Purcell, Mary Garriety Timothy
Garriety, her husband; and the unknown heirs
devisees, and personal representatives Of said
Robert Purcell Mary Garriety and Timothy
Garriety.
BY virtue of an order Of the Court Of Cham
Gerry of New Jersey made On the day OF the
date hereof, in a cause wherein Robert a.
Purcell and Agnes Purcell. his wife, are c6fn-
plainants, and YOU and others are defendants
you are required TO appear, plead answer or
demur 70 the bill OF compiainants on or before
the 9th day OF May. 1905, Or in default thereof
such decree shall be made against vou as the
Chancellor shall deem meet The SAID bin is
filed for pa ttion of certain lands In the Citv
of Jersey CITY, County Of Hudson ana Safe az
New Jersey whereof Julia r. Shea died seized
and you are made defendants because you are
Il Twins entitled 70 share IN said property as
who is entitled TO courtesy right.
HupSPETH & PUSTER
Solicitors for Complainant
259 Washington street. Jersey City i
Dated March zth. 1905 = 4