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Great interest Is being aroused IN re-
gard TO the unvciinB In Williamsburg,
Va, next May, of monument which will
mark the site of tho House of Burgesscs.
The site has been donated to the assoc
citation for tho Preservation OF Virginia
Antiquities, by the Old Dominion Land
Company, and the monument Is TO be
erected by the Washington branch OF tie
association, acting in conjunction with
the colonial capital branch.
The monument will DO large granite
block. bearing the arms of Virginia and
an appropriate inscription by Mr.. Lyon q.
Tyler in front. On bronze tablets at the
sides will be the names Of members Of
non-importatipn associations entered into
by members OF the House Of Burgessos
at the Raleigh Tavern. May 18th. 1852
and May 9th, 1I7i. and by delegates OF
August l7T7 against the importation or
purchase OF British manufactures. In all.
there were III Of these signers.
The unyeiilng Will be attended by many
OF the Richmond anilquarians and by
other distinguished members Dr. Thomas
Nelson Page and Mr., Joseph Bryan have
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
In Fruit Growing Communities.


In the experiments made last sum
mer In baliug alfalfa from the field we
were able to secure Il good quality of
hay from alfalfa which was baled
when It was well cured and fit to stack
but hay baled before 1t was fully cured
spoiled badly. The observation was
made that the hay which was baled
from the field retained more leaves
than WAS usual with alfalfa baled from
the stack. In favorable weather ii Is
my opinion that the cured alfalfa may
be safely baled from the field. and there
Is no doubt If the crop can be saved
and handled In this way that the bnled
hay can be put on the market at less
cost than when II Is baled from the
stack. Care must be taken, however
not TO bale when the hay is damp. and
after baling the hay must be stored
under shelter and not allowed to be
come wet. On the other hand, the al
falfa should not be allowed to become
too dry so that il Losses lts leaves and
becomes brittle. BY putting the hay In
the cock in the wilted stage and allow
ing 1t to cure in this way ii Will remain
in good condition for ballng for con
siderable period.-A. NJ. Ten Eyck In
Kansas Farmer.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Scion

Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Taylor of Natick
Mass we're in town over Sunday visit
ing Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
l.. Z. Gates.
Misses Nellie and Dora Brown of New
buryport, Mass, with their friends Miss
Graves and Miss Brewster arrived last
week for short stay at the Brown cot
tage.
Mr. Pettingll who had one of hif
arms amputated last week, is getting
along well, being able to sit up some
each day.
l.. S. Merrill was at Palermo, Friday
Fred Lombard was home from Madi
son, Sunday.
Mr.. James Cary of Hayerhill, Mass.
delivered political lecture from the
Socialist standpoint Friday evening il
the public square. There was quite al
audience present.
Mr.. Charles Fentiman was home from
Bingham over Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Merrill were calico
to Windsor last week by the sickness
and death of Mr.. Merrilrs mother.
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Callaghan arrived
home Tuesday evening and were wei
coined by quite large party OF ladie'
who had gathered at the parsonage t
greet them.
Mr.. william Tibbetts is in town for I
few days visiting relatives and friends
1t is expected that the rear drive will
reach here some time this next week.
Vittum 4 Gray sold nice pair o.
horses to P. S. Longley this week.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

The English naturalist. Morris Gibbs
devoted years Of study to birds nests
their formation and their contents, and
asserts that birds lay their eggs In &C
cordance with geometrical lines, sc
that every inch Of space is used to the
greatest possible advantage. Birds
which lay many eggs arrange them In
circles, the pointed ends turned to the
inside. Others, whose eggs are elliptic
ally shaped, place them In Longitude
nal rows. If an egg is moved out OF
It's original position By an intruder II
will be found on the following morn
ing that the bird has returned 1t to Its
first position. Among the numerous
and often difficult cases which Gibbs
made a matter Of study. not one was
found which would not do credK to G
mathematician.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

Geo. Badger of Bingham bought a
horse of Vittum d Gray last Saturday.
Geo Mclaughlin of Moscow bought a
nice team of work horses last week.
Frank Vittum started Monday on a
business trip up river.
Mr.. and Mrs. A II Wilson of Read
field was In town last week visiting rela-
tives and friends
c. o. Sturtevant of Fairfield was in
town Thursday looking at the lothian
Whipple spring for water to supply the
village.
Mrs. Bennett of Warren was in town
last week visiting Mrs. Eva Whitney.
Seventy five tickets were sold Satur-
day to parties attending the circus from
Scion.
Mrs. w. S. Hilton of Skowhegan was
in town last Wednesday.
The International Paper Co. have in
creased the night crews wages thirty
cents.
When up river Frank Vittum sold a
nice team of horses to Geo. Gordon,
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. j Lewis Turner of Bos-
ton arrived, Monday evening, and are
guests at the home of Mrs. L. w Spear.
Mr.. Turner is in the employ of the
Boston Cab Co who do an extensive
public carriage business in and about
Boston, employing principally motor
vehicles
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

Moose Pond, last week The merry
company was made up Of Miss Florence
Pierce Of Portland, Misses Hllda Libby,
Agnes and Mira Smith of Pittsfeld, Miss
Gertrude Burton, Elmer Fuller. William
Linn and Wilson Linn with Mrs. X. w.
Linn as chaperon.
Some of the ladies' OF the village gave a
picnic to Mrs. Charles Goodwin's Sun
day school and the children Of her neigh
borhood at Monson Grove, West Hart
land, recently. Thirty-two children were
present beside several grown people.
Mrs. Goodwin has been confined to her
room more than sixteen years, and over
year ago. gathered together these children
and organized Sunday school. Mrs.
Goodwin's good work should be appre-
ciated.
Miss Dawn Willow Nelson OF Houlton,
impersonator and reader appeared 10 the
|. o. o. F, rooms of the opera house
here, Monday evening, July IS. under
the auspices OF the Twilight Rebekah
lodge Although the audience was not
large, those present were enthusiastic IN
the praise OF Miss Nelson. She was as
sisted by local talent and the |. o. o. +.
band
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Hinckley.

The Good Will boys 60 into the Pines
camping, this week. and there will be no
more meetings in the chapel until Sept. /.
David Porter spoke in the chapel at
Good Will, last Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Smith and friends from
New York, are stopping at the Assembly
Pines, few days.
Mr.. Krucz and family, who have been
at the Pines the past week, returned to
their home in New York, Monday, very
much pleased with the place.
Mr.. Will Crosby and wife also Mr..
Frank Choate and wife of Waterville went
10 East Pond fishing, last week.
Mrs Ed Greene is on the sick list.
There was a picnic party from Good
win went to East Pond fishing, the first OF
the week.
Mrs. Florence Elliott Of Portland, was
called to this place, Sunday, by the sud-
deu death OF her sister, Mrs. A. X.
Nelson.
Mrs. Fred Nelson OF Watervlle, will
stay at Mr.. A. K Nelson's, few weeks.
Mrs. Maria Nelson died at her home in
Hinckley, July "a, after being confined to
Aer room the pas, three months. She
leaves large circle of friends TO mourn
her loss.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

r. II. Rankin Of Illinois has been
made secretary Of the worlds fair live
stock department, succeeding Colonel
c. f. Mills, who succeeded +. ID. Co
burn.
Potato machinery, while not yet per
feet, has reached such a degree of per-
lection that where potatoes are grown
upon any considerable area special po-
tato machinery should be provided
The official estimate Of the Argentine
corn crop of 1904 is 173. SOC, 900 against
14S, 422 900 bushels in 1903
According 10 carefully conducted sci
entitlc experiments. the excrement,
liquid and solid, from one animal for a
year has approximately the following
values: Horse. 500 to S27; COW, S2S To
S35 sheep, 81 to $3.50; pig. 81 to So.
With the exception of the Burley,
Virginia sun cured and Connecticut
broad leaf tobacco districts nearly all
reports indicate q greatly reduced to.
bacco acreage this sea son.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

DR.. Wells, a London physician, IN
1918. In his published essay on dew
was the first to draw attention to the
curious artificial production Of ice in
India Shallow pits are dug, which
are partially filled with perfectly dry
straw. On the straw broad, fiat pans
containing water are exposed to the
clear sky. The water being a power
full radiant, sends Off its heat abun-
dainty into space.
The heat thus lost cannot be re-
placed from the earth. foe this source
Is excluded by the straw. Before sun
rise a cake Of ice Is formed in each
vessel. To produce this Ice IN guam
titles clear nights are advantageous
and particularly those on which prac-
tically no dew falls. Should the straw
get wet It becomes more matted and
compact and consequently a better
conductor OF heat. for the vapor then
acts as a screen over the pans. checks
the cold and retards freezing
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Hartland

The public library is closed for two
weeks from July 20 to August 3 All
books now in the hands Of borrowers
must be held until August 4.
Mrs. c. A Moulion and Mrs William
Bigelow were in ST. Adams, Wednesday
of last week to attend a meeting OF the
Art club of which they are members.
Prof. Lorenson of Colby college preach
ed Two very interesting sermons in the
Baptist church, Sunday morning and
evening His text for the morning SER
mon was John 10 and his theme for the
evening service was The Bible
Ralph c. Hamilton Of Portland has
accepted the position as pharmacist in the
DIR. L. H. Blanchard drug store, made
vacant by H. Z. Cornish. Mr.. Cornish's
hiends regret his departure.
Miss Christina G.. Linn entertained a
party OF friends at her fathers cottage
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
ALL THE NEWS
from Som erSet towns
Canaan

Quite goodly number gathered at the
sound of The church bell last Sunday
morning to attend Sunday school. The
quaIterlies were out and still enough left
sor many more. 1t is hoped that they
nav all be taken out mex. Sabbath. Re
me mber Rev Mr.. Ham will be there and
Segin service at Io.45.
Not much haying done on Monday and
Tuesday, dog days weather being on
Fnle this year
hr. and Mrs F. Furber returned
Saturday from ST. Adams where they
have been hayng
Mrs. Azuba Chase of Lowell, Mass,
arrived 10 town last week and is the guest
Of her daughters, Mrs. Angie Burrill and
Mrs. George Burrll.
Miss Adele Buzzell also OF Lowell has
been in town few weeks and is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Harriet Barrett.
Mrs. Abbie Garcelon of Lewiston is
Aiopping with her cousin, Mrs, N J..
Rawdng. who is in poor health.
Mrs. George WeJ mouth and daughter
kuIiel of Eastport are visiting Mrs. Wey-
NOUNS paIeuts, MI dhd Nh'o' ~ -
Cover, and Mr.. Chas. Section and sister,
Miss Alice Section of Lowell. nephew and
niece of Mrs. Cover, are visiting them
also. Mr.. Section has been at Lake
George this week and has landed some
6ne salmon, one weighing about five
pounds.
Arthur Totman, line man for the Cen
nal Maine Telephone Co. was in town,
Tuesday on business
Loriston Goodwin, for many years an
inmate of the town farm, died, Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell moved to
Pittsfeld on Tuesday, where Mr.. Crowell
has employment with the Pittsheld Eec-
tric Light Co. and where they expect to
make their home for the future.
Miss Fife Crowell is visiting friends in
Island Pond VI.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Halfey and
daughter OF Mass. are visiting friends in
lown.
Mrs. G.. M. Pingree OF Lewiston is
shnins her sister, Mrs. Geo. Smith.
Two ladies from Skowhegan visited
friends in town last week. Mrs. F. c.
Dunlap at her brothers.. Geo. Smith, and
Mrs. Abbie Robinson at Mrs. Belle Fur
beI's.
Mrs. Maria Goodwin went to Water
vile on business, Tuesday afternoon.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

Bingham ball team against the Madison
boys, Wednesday OF last week.
Mrs. E. A. Blackwell of East Hiram,
Me does dressmaking for those deslr-
ing at Mrs. Eta Holts'
W. B. Goodrich started with a crew,
Monday morning, for Pleasant Pond to
cut the hay on Pleasant Cove farm.
Leah Merrill is spending week
among friends down river
Clyde Savage Of Moscow gave a
dancing party and supper to a large
gathering of friends on Monday night,
it being the occasion of his eighteenth
birthday.
Mrs. Loantha Wentworth of Show
hogan, has been visiting old friends, the
past week.
Miss Lottie Messer died. Monday
night at 9 O'Clock. The funeral was
held Wednesday at : o'clock p. M.
Bingham is certainly well represented
by her base ball teams, this year. An
other victory was added to the list by
the Boys team, last week. The Boys
team at Madison brought only seven
players with them, but this deficiency
made difference of only three scores
in the result, as Only one hit was made
In vacant territory The game resulted
in shut out for the visitors, who took
home their nest of goose eggs without a
kick
The score by innings:
2345 789
Bingham 4 IL
Madison U
The recent good weather was inter
rupteG the first of this week by showers
Peter Larkin was in town on Monday
and Tuesday of this week.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Athens.

Mr.. c. E. Ball had the misfortune to
slip and fall across a metal pail, Mon
day evening, injuring him quite painful
ly. The doctor pronounced the prin-
cipal hurt a fractured rib.
The grangers were out in full force,
Saturday. They worked the first and
second degree on two candidates.
Mrs. Herbert Shaw, son and daughter
of Webster, Mass, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. A. Z. James.
Mrs L. n. Ellingwood is passing some
time in Skowhegan.
Several from here went to WaterVille
to the circus, last week, among whom
were Lester Patterson, NJ. J. Hight and
G. F. Aver.
Several of our sportsmen went to May
field fishing recently.
The F. B. Auxiliary met with Lottie
Lord, July 10, and Notwithstanding the
busy season there was good attendance,
and eight new names were received for
mem bership. The extreme heat of the
day naturally led to the subject OF an
outing for the members and thoir
families. The time and place will be
decided upon at the next regular meet
ing, which will be August 2, with Mrs.
NJ. A. Locke.
L. c. Williams and Mr.. Sanders took
a fishing trip, last week. They brought
home a fine quantity which were
sampled by several friends.
Thomas Grey died, Monday noon,
after a long illness. He leaves two
children, George Grey, who lives in
Massac husetts, and MIS-. Willard Drew.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Madison.

An epidemic of Buffalo bugs has re-
Gently struck this place The landscape
is adorned with carpets and large sales
of turpentine, borax and gasolene are
reported by the local traders. The chief
occupation of the women at presant is
hunting this pest and anyone who has
any information as to its habits Is eager
ly sought.
Mrs c. +. Dunbar has gone to the
home of her parents in Embden where
she will spend the summer.
Rev. 0 X Miller of Washington, D.,
c., who is a prominent worker in the
reform league will deliver temperance
address in the NJ. K church, Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. =. p. Weston of New York CITY Is
visiting his parents in this place.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Harmony.

]. c. Leavtt, wife and daughter oil
Waterville spent the Sabbath with the
family of w. S. Bemis.
MIR. Jacob Bemis OF Dexter also spent
a day recently with his brother, Reuben
Bemis. The men are aged respectively,
50 and sc years, and many were the rem
iniscences Of early days exchanged be-
tween them.
Mrs. Lucy Staples passed away very
suddenly at her home on Thursday morn
ing, July 2Ist, aged 81 years. She had
been in failing health for the past year.
but had kept about the house until little
more than a week before her death,
which came without moments warning.
She was a woman well known and most
highly respected by all, sincere Christian
and a devoted mother. She leaves a
brother. Mr.. Amos Heal, whose home was
with her, and three sons, Elmer Staples
of Athens. Eugene w of Washington,
D. c., and Charles, who has always re-
manned at home and by whom her loss
will be most keenly felt. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. 7. E.
Ham at the church, Sunday forenoon and
and were largely attended, Harmony
grange OF which she was an honored and
earnest member attending in a body
The many floral offerings were silent
tokens Of the esteem in which she was
held.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
BINGHAM, ME.
MOTTO .

To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELEcr4ES
OF THE Town OF SKOwHEGAN:
The Somerset Farmers Cooperative Tele-
phone Company, duly incorporated respect
fully petitions for a written permit 10 con.
struct its lines upon and along the highways
and public roads of said town OF Skowhegan,
to-wit ION the River Road on the north side
OF the kennebeC River to the Clinton Town
line; on the Canaan Road to the Canaan
Town line; on the Norrdgewock road to the
Norrdgewock town line; from Malbons Mil,
southerly to the corner near Perley Ames
house; from the junction of Madison an
Water Streets, by the way Of Malbon's Ms
and West Ridge to the Cornville town line,
from Malbon's Mills by East Ridge to Canaan
town line; from corner near school house 0u
East Ridge Road Southerly by the four cor
ners, to the Mill Gully; from the corner near
the Calvin Danforth house by the SANFORD
Farm, to the corner near the house of ElbrI1e
Richardson; from the corner Just south Of tH4
Mill Gully past the plains cemetery to
the Canaan town line; from the corner
near the house of Herbert Richardson,
Southeasterly, to the Canaan town line; from
the corner near Francis loves house, North
easterly, to Haskelps Corner from the unl-
ton of Water and North Streets, up North
Street to the Cornville town line; from the
junction of Madison and Water Street, North.
erly to the Madison town line, from the cor
ner by the wooden mill on the South side 4
the Kennebec River by the river road to the
Fairfield town line; on the Middle Road and
on the Back Road to the Fairfield town line;
on the road from corner near Albert Jewett',
house. on the Back Road, past Alonzo's Nc
lntires house, by way of Larone, to the Ear.
field town line; from corner near wooden mill,
up West Front Street to Norridgewock town
line; from corner near wooden mill, across Is.
lane, to junction of Madison and Water Streets,
also Heselton Street, High Street, Pleas4n;
Street, Middle Street, Leavitt Street, Iewe,t
Street and Russell Street.
Dated at Norridgewock, Maine this eight
eenth day of July \. d. 1904,
THE SOMER EFT FARMERS COOPER
ALIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY,
BY CLARENCE ROGERS, President
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

Peach growing is said to be rapidly
increasing In Importance in Arkansas
The larger part of the orchards IRE 10
Gated in the western half of the state
On the higher grounds. The soils which
are becoming popular for peaches are
largely those which were coming to be
considered worn out cotton lands
Lands so worn as to be Improbable in
cotton is giving satisfactory results
with peaches.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28


In one important department, I'M
molested by public criticism, the adj
vertisers have even now established
usefulness as the underlying essential
principle of their competition. This
is In window dressing. a vital part of
advertising. The beautiful, not the
bizarre; the attractive rather than the
startling: the allurlng and interesting
are now sought in the window effects
Of every shop, from the great depart
ment store to the little candy kitchen
from the bxaement lights Of q modest
florist TO the long plate glass front Of
q shoe emporium. Salaries Of several
thousand dollars year are paid In
cities to the artists most skilled In
window dressing, and their reQuisi-
tons for plants or ribbons totally ir-
relevant as these may be to the stock
on sale and designed merely to add
to the beauty of the window picture
are honored ungrud9ingly. In effect
the merchant says. Give me beau
tiful window that people will stop
and look at, and that yet shall indicate
generally the sort Of goods l handle,
and l do not care what 1t costa
Charles NJ. Robinson in Atlantic.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

Applicant for position as cook
How many afternoons out durin' the
wake min? Mrs. Higheaaore-We Veil.
of course you can have every Thurs
day, and Appiicant-I'm askln' ye,
MIN, how many afternoons out ye
want yersilf.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.


SOMERSET, S. S. July 49, A. d. 1904.
We, the undersigned, having been duly az
pointed by the Honorable Edward +. Danfortl'
Judge of Probate within and for said County,
Commissioners to receive and decide upon the
claims of thecreditors Of sylvester Spencer at
of Arson In said County. deceased, whose estate
has been represented inso vent, hereby give pun
lie notice agreeaby, TO the order of said Judge o
Probate, that six months from and after July -
1904 have been allowed to said creditors TO PIe
sent and prove their claims, and that we VIII ~
tend TO the duty assigned us at the office OF a.,
ton & Walton In Skowhegan. on SATURDAY, inc
seventeenth day of September, A. ID. 1909 an
on Saturday, the seventh day OF January A. -
1908, at ten OF the clock m the forenoon Oh
each of said days. Sw~
LYMAN. WALTON, Commissioners.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

Professor Jowett was at q dinner In
London. He said to young man who
was one of the guests, What was the
saddest event in history" The young
man, much taken aback. stammered
out, Robert Elsmere." No" said the
master. regarding him compassionate
ly. ut WAS the death Of Falstatf"
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28

Upon the foregoing petition it is ordered
that hearing be given thereon at the Selec,
mems rooms in Coburn Hall, on SATURDAY
the thirteenth day of August A. d. 1904 al
O'Clock in the afternoon at which time an
place all persons interested therein shall have
full opportunity to show cause why the PRAYER
OF said petitioners should not be granted an
il Is further ordered that said petition WITH
this on1er thereon, shall be published in the
Somerset Reporter, the last publication /
which shall be at least fourteen days before
the date of said hearing
1t is further aljudged that no personal n#-
tice shall be given thereon but that a IS
Of this petition be posted in the Post Omce q.
skowhegan on or before July II, 1904.
K. +. PARKER, seleetmea
A. II. WNMAN, Of
5. II. BRADBURY. Skowhegou.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Prohibition County Convention.

A convention OF the Prohibitionists OF SOM
erset County will be held at Lakewood In the
town OF Madison At ten O'Clock A, Nj, Of Tues
day, August I'D, 1904, for the purpose OF nomin
ating candidates for two Senators. q Sherlf'
County Attorney, Judge Of Probate, Register
of Probate, County Commissioner and County
Treasurer to be voted for at the State election
in September Lext. Also to choose a Prohlbl-
ton County Committee for the two years en-
suing.
In this convention each town and plantation
of Somerset county will be entitled to one DEL
egate and an additional delegate for each I'VE
votes cast for the Prohibition candidate toi
Governor in 1902.
Bingham, Me-, July IA, 1894
A. S. BURKE, ] Prohibition
C. K. BALL, County
g. W. F. MORRILL, Committee
The Somerset reporter., 1904-07-28
Druwxed aad Robbed.

Jorkns Drugged and robbed Why
don't you have some action taken In
the matter2 JobSon-I can't l sup
pose the fellow had my permission.
You see he was my doctor.