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The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
ALL THE NEWS
from Som erset towns.
North Cornville.

Mrs. Susie Robinson, accompanied by
her daughter, Rosie Collins, returned to
Guilford, Thursday. Her son. Austin,
carried them up. returning Sunday,
There we're ~ a, Sabbath school, last
Sunday. at No. Cornvile.
Rev. lanes Taylor held preaching ser
vices at Belgrade. Sunday
Not very much planting done yet
some ground person would need sno"
shoes or a boat where the water Is deep.
Several teams from Skowhegan, also
Arthur Merrill of CornvIlle are hauling
hay from the Hathorn Estate to Skowhe-
gan
Last Saiu, day as Clebe Harville had
his automobile out near the road, team
with Mrs. Loburg and lady, also I" chill
dren came along The horse took fright
throwing the occupants out OF the wagon
and injurng them quite seriously, al
though not so bad as was at first expect
ed. DR.. Ellingwood OF Athens and Dr.
Wadsworth OF Skowhegan were summon
ed quickly to attend them.
Mrs. Z. w. Cronkhite has so Tar i'm
proved as to ride up to her sons, u. W.
Bates, Saturday.
Arthur Savage went to Noridgewock
Sunday. to work on the drive. Mrs.
Savage is stopping With Mrs. Frank Paine.
Arthur Woodman and family have re-
turned home from California. He stated
they lived only six miles from san Fran
cisco
Arthur Spear OF Burnham was in town
Sunday and Monday.
Remember you can get smoke at
Bates, as he sells the best kinds of cigars,
also fishing tackle.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
Stake Races

The executive committee of the Cen
trail Maine Fair at recent meeting
made up list of stakes for the fair TO
be held in watervlle September II, II,
10 and IA 1906 There are Il stakes in
all, aggregating $500 to which will be
supplemented liberal purses, to be an
nounced later.
1t was voted to hold no mixed races
either in the stake or class events,
the PAGERS and trotters to be entered
separately in each case, and all purses
will be offered on those conditions.
Harold K. Cook Esq has been elect
ed secretary, to fill the vacancy caused
by secretary E T. Wyman's removal
from the city Mr. Wyman was asked
to continue the offic for another year
but stated to the management that 1t
would be impossible for him to be in
Waterville during the summer, and
would therefore withdraw. The execu
tive committee have commenced work on
a general revision list.
The stakes made up together with the
conditions are as follows:
stake No l. foals of 1904, trOtting,
8 minute class, purse 5000
stake No. :, foals of 1903, trotting,
3-minute class purse 5000
Stake No. 3, foals of 1901. pacing,
3 minute class. purse 5000.
stake No. 4, foals of 1908, pacing,
3-minute class, purse $500
Stake No. ), 2 "a class, trotting, purse
5000
Stake No. 6. 2 80 minute class, trot
ting, purse 1900
Stake No. I, minute class, trotting,
purse $500
Stake No. s 2 IA minute class, pacing
purse $500
stake No 8, 2 20 class, pacing, purse
$40O
Stake No. 10, 2 "a class, pacing, purse
$500
Stake No Il, 2 20 class, pacing, purse
$500
take No. u, minute class pacing
purse $500
Entries close June %, at II O'clock
P. NJ.
There will be liberal purses to supple
ment the above stakes
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
HOW'S THISl

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot bd
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & co. Props, Toledo, o,
We, the undersigned, have known f,
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
West & Truax, wholesale druggists
Toledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale
druggists, Toledo, Ohio,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood ant
mucous surfaces of the system. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
A Word with a Strange History.

"Treacle." or molasses. Is a word
with an interesting history. The earll-
est "treacle" was an antidote against
the vlper's bite and probably was made
of yiper's flesh itself. 1t Is a word
with strange history, descending
from the Greek "ther," wild beast,
whence came the adjective "therlakos"
pertaining to wild beast which was
eventually specialized to mean sery-
Ing as an antidote against a wild
beasts bite In English "treacle" then
came to mean anything soothing or
comforting. Chaucer even speaks Of
Christ as "treacle OF all HARM" And,
as 30 many soothing remedies were
slrups, "treacle" at length meant sim
ply sirups of various kinds.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
Black well.

John Murray lost horse one day last
week.
E. o. Danforth is putting an addition
on his stable for carriage house.
w. o. Gates has located his house on
the lot recently purchased on Blackwell
Hill.
A merry party visited Mr., and Mrs.
Eugene Burns with a June box, Friday
night Games and dancing were the or
der until late hour
Mrs. Maytie Livingstone is at present
the veteran chicken raiser, having a lock
of four hundred.
Frank Livingston is working on the
road machine at North Arson.
The road machine worked on the road
10 this vicinity one day last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
East SkoWhegan.

A heavy shower, Sunday afternoon, but
fair and cool, Monday morning. The
heavy shower made the mud deeper in
most places, so Iha, heavy teaming is at a
stand still.
Mrs. Washburn has charge Of the Mo
hican hotel at Lake George since Mr.,
Ramsell left Daniel Mcclellan has
charge OF the stable and he is faithful
man in tina, place. All visitors wanting a
good dinner are sure to get it,
Dr.. Winslow of Massachusetts made
Wallace Ireland visit, last week, and
all OF his old friends were glad to see him.
Isaac BuzrelI is making his son, John,
a visit
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
The Temple of Diana

The most noted fire which involved
the burning of single edifice was the
destruction Of the great temple OF Dl.
ana at Ephesus in B. C. 1856 on the
night Alexander the Great was born.
The fire was kindled by Herostratus,
who when apprehended confessed that
his only desire was to transmit his
name to further ages. He was put to
death with exquisite and prolonged
tortures, and the Epheslan senate COM
manded that on pain of death his name
should never be pronounced hoping
thus to dlsappoint his expectation.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Stories of deer with rain barrels or
water pals on their heads are common
enough among Maine and Adirondack
guides. but it il left for Europe to come
to the fore with a variant Some hunts
men near Innsbruck came upon a stag
with ladder on its antlers. In spite
OF this handicap it made off at great
speed on seeing the man, leaping
hedges and dashing through the under
growth rs II quite unimpeded. Its mad
career was stopped, however, when the
ends Of the ladder caught between two
trees Its struggles were SO frantic at
the approach of the huntsman's dog
that 1t broke of part of Its antlers and.
thus freed, made good its escape. The
ladder proved to belong to a farmer
who had left 1t standing against one Of
his haystacks While stealing the hay
the stag had evidently upset the lad
der, which had thus become fixed on
Its horns
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
The Very Best RENE dy for Bowel
Trouble

Mr.. NJ. F. Borroughs, an ole and well
known resident OF Button, Ind. says: al
regard Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy as the very best remedy
for bowel trouble l make this statement
after having used the remedy in my family
for several years. ! am never without it y
This remedy is almost sure to be needed be-
fore the summer IS over. Why not buy il
now and be prepared for such an emergency
For sale by 6. X. Fogg's Drug Store, Skow-
hogan; l.. c. Williams, Athens Sullivan
Newton, Tackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

A bolt of lightning attracted by the
steel rod of his um brella, severely burn
ed the right side of William Cunning
ham at Adams, Mass tore of his shoes
and rendered him unconscious The
lightning travelled along the steel rod of
the umbrella, along the mans right arm
and down the right side of his body and
then tore off both his shoes. Had the
bolt travelled along the lett side of the
body the doctors state that the shock
would probably have proved fatal.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

The steamers City of Bangor, Capt.
Curtis, and City of Rockland, Capt.
Roix, of the Boston g. Bangor division
of the Eastern Steamship Co. met in
collision at an early hour Thursday
morning between Monhegan and Cape
Ann and about so miles outside Monhe-
gan. The City of Bangor westbound,
struck the Rockland bound for Bangor,
about ten feet forward of her stern.
Three or four of the staterooms on the
port side of the Rockland we're crushed
and splintered by the force of the col
lision. These staterooms were unoccu-
pied aud none of the passengers on
either boat were injured. The City of
Bangor had her stem twisted somewhat
and put into Portland to pass the re.
msinder of the night while the Rockland
proceeded to Bangor. The City of Ban
gor will be laid off few days for re-
pairs and the steamer Penobscott will
take her place on the run.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

It's enough to take ones appetite away
entirely u read of the tainted and poison
ed meat that Is sent out from the Chic
ago packing houses, and we gain little
comfort from the statement that "the
half has not been told" Governmental
Investigation IL In progress and we hope
1t will be borough. The people demand
meat. to eat and they should have as
much protection In the matter rs can be
brought about by the most sea ching
public inspection. At the same time
honest operators ought not 10 be In
iured In their business.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
To Keep Awake In Church.

A minister once told me good way
TO keep awake In church when inclined
to be drowsy. The way was this: Lift
one foot little way from the floor and
hold it there. 1t is impossible to go to
sleep when your foot Is poised In the
air This remedy, though simple, Is
very effectual and never fails to keep
a person awake.-Natlonal Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
Thicker Must Die.

Governor Curtis Guild, Jr, having
Saturday refused the request for . re-
prieve made by the attorneys OF Charles
l.. Tucker of Auburndal the youth I'M
der sentence of death for the murder of
Mabel Page at Weston, two years ago
last March, all hope of proonging the
life of the condemned man now appears
tn have vanished Notwithstanding the
fact tn at he had probably less than two
DAYS to live, Tucker did not show
any fear of his impending fate. On the
contrary, the buoyant spirit that has
characterized his conduct and bearing
ance his arrest more than two years ago,
did not desert him.
The prison officials are Obliged by la"
to keep secret the time OF Tucker exc
cutiou The sentence imposed upon the
prisoner directed that he should be put
to death between midnight aud sunrise
on some day during the week OF June III
In previous executions 1t has been GUS
tomary TO wait until Sunday has ended
then execute the sentence OF the court
before sunrise Monday morning.
A mass meeting was held in Faneuil
hall, Boston, Saturday night, to protest
against the execution of Tucker. The
SO. AXE we've all residents Of that city
and included no persons OF prominence
The utterances of the speakers who
said that Tucker had been condemned
unjustly, were vocferously spplauded.
The governors letter declining to
grant further delay of the death SEN
tence follows:
II have your request that ! grant
reprieve of one month to Charles l..
Tucker, convicted of the murder OF
Mabel Page
1T is now over two years since the
n urder, in which time every piece OF
evidence that could be found in the
prisoners favor by the utmost diligence
of counsel has been presented
mo good reason having been adVanc-
ed for further delay, must refuse to
grant reprieve
at Saturday nights mass meeting res
olutions were adopted declaring that the
conviction of Tucker was the result of
conspiracy on the part of every person
connected with the prosecution of the
case IL was also resolved that Cover
nor Guild was derelict in his duty in not
ordering an investigation of the evidence
upon which Tucker was convicted. No
mention of any appeal to President
Roosevelt was made.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

City Editor Ito reporter)-Look here,
what do you mean by writing, Among
the prettiest girls at the dance was
Lieutenant Rogers?" The lieutenant
Is a man, believe. Reporter Cubb-
Yes, l understand that; but you see he
spent the greater part of the evening
among the prettiest girls there
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
COrnville.

Mr.. Geo. Frederick, who bought the
Smith farm, is a hustler. He and his
brother are doing lots OF farming.
Philander Mcclure has had his hay and
straw pressed. We understand he sold
to Geo. pishon.
Stilman Blaisdell has built new shed
on to his house.
]. d Packard OF Skowhegan will
preach 10 the Union church next Sunday,
June 18th. at 10. 80 a. m. A general in
vitation is extended.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Constipation causes headache, nausea. dizzi-
ness, languor. heart palpitation. Drastic phy-
sizes grippe, sicken. wes en- the bowels and don
cure. Doans Reguets act gently ana cure con-
stipRtion. % cents. ASK your druggist
As soon as man gets notion that s
emp oyer can't get along without him he
is getting ready 20 loose his job.
Don't let the baby suffer from eczema sores or
any IL hing of the skin Doan's Ointment gives
instant relief. cures quickly Perfectly safe for
children. All druggists sell it
The best arguments for religion will al
WAYS be in lives rather than in Libraries.
"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years. No
appetite, and what did eat distressed me ter
ribly. Burdock Blood Bitters cured me" u. h.
walker, Sunbury, Ohio.
Can man or woman choose duties? No
more than they can choose their birth
place or their father and mother.
Never can tell when you'll mash finger or
suffer a cat. bruse, burn or scald. Be prepared
DR. Thomas Ecectric OIL instantly relieves the
pafn--duickly cure The wound.
I here are many people whose bark IS
worse than their bite. bu, it would natur-
ally increase their popularity if they would
stop barking.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

fathers, Isaiah Whittier Mrs. Whittier
is 10 i'll health. and needs her daughters
assistance.
The calithumpian band Of fifteen pieces
seranaded Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Cooley,
one night last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

What are you writing about, Haw-
ley2"
"A story. I'm going In for fiction"
Really? For a magazine2"
"No; for my tailor. He wants his
money, and I'm telling him I'll send
him a check next week"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Boston, June II Charles L. Tucker
was electrocuted at II III this morning
for the murder of Mabel Page. Tucker
was pronounced dead at L IA and was
fficialy pronounced dead by the Prison
doctors at Il 10 Three applications of
the current were made. The witnesses
present say that the execution WAS sue
cessfully carried out
II am Innocent Is fuckers last
statement in letter to his counsel, j. II.
Vahey
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Don't be fooled and made to believe
that rheumatism can be cured with local
appliances. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea is the only positive cure for
rheumatism. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
G. k. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded in the county registry
Fairfield-L0uise Parkman to A
Smith, 5000; LIZZIE B Mullin 10 Lucinda
Fish, $3.50; A r Gerald to Joseph Dyer
Caroline w Gerald to Joseph Dyer
Joseph Dyer to A T Gerald; Louise
Parkmqn to B Purington ct ais, $l4OO;
D w Foye to A ID Lyon.
Township RS BKP E S Hut
chins to C r Holden Jr.
Brighton-Inhbts OF Brighton to Fran
els d wis, Gil G X Jones TO W floss
l. T Coreon to r q Corson.
Skowhegsn-Omer Bolgier to Philena
Mason; Augusta Judkins to Omar Boil
gier $3.50.
Norridgewock-A Robinson to J A
Jacqulth; Anthony Simpson to Alice L
Wade.
ST. Albans-Wm Thompson to l. M
Thompson, $1,000.
Pittsfied-Lizzie B Rowe to II b
Clark; VIM l. Pushor Trustee to Conner
Realty Co; Sceva Powers to c A Brooks
s2250. Il "a
Madison-Mary D Hayden to + =
Wheeler.
Anson-Asa NJ Gilman to F Ward
o NJ Hilton to Geo b Buttertield; Frank
Donley to Table Rock Lodge; W MIC
Kenney to E NJ Young; G b Littlefield
to Fl A Moore. -, -
Cornvllle-Cyrus Locke ct als to AL
media B Gardiner.
New Portland-Inhbts OF New Port
land to G Il Thompson, $500; Estha A
Thompson ct al to + A Thompson:
Canaan--D E Goodridge TO + Git'
ford.
Flagstaff-Wm II Heswood to c L
Rogers, 800. @A& IN
ST Albans-E X Fuller to Geo Fl Mel
ish.
No4R2 n B P-Edward Graft to
Eliza Graft.
Athens-Llewlyln Turner to Martha
NJ Cleaves.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Mrs. Tlmid-Did you ever find man
under the bed: Mrs. Bluff-Yes; the
night we thought there we're burglars
In the house. ] found my husband
there
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Although the law holds man innocent
until he has been proved guilty ones wife
is apt to hold him guilty until he has
proved his innocence.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14
Madison Center.

All were glad to see VIM. Clark and
family of New York who arrived at their
cottage, last Saturday,. They bring an
addition to the family, baby Ruth, aged
five weeks.
Milton Merrill is home from the big
woods
Mrs. Alice Grafflm Has the guest OF
Mrs. Owe Hayden, asst Saturday
H. Z. Spear has a c-e" OF men w1lk-
ing on his cottage. The GU side Is near
ly finished
Most farmers are done planting.
business is rushing and changes are
going on. Ole of our most prominent
meu mas lately changed his politics
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Kenuebunk may well be pleased over
the announcement of The $50 ono library
building from one of its summer resid-
entB
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

Not the body but the soul strikes the
blow In which lives victory
The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-14

"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years. n
appetite, and what did eat distressed me te
ribly. Burdock Blood Bitters cured me" u.
Walker, Sunbury, Ohio.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
JEWISH MISSIONS.
Work Throughout the World Shows
Surprising Advancement.

The Jews have built an attractive
structure as new temporary shelter
for immigrants arriving in London.
Rev. Louis Meyer writes that the year
1905 was year of wonderful pros
perity in Jewish missions. "Such a
large number of baptisms in various
parts of the world have come to our
knowledge that we hesitate to publish
the figures before verif1cation. Seem
ingly more than twice as many Jews
confessed Christ by baptism as In any
year preceding. A surprisingly large
number Of families, parents and chill.
dren, have been baptized"
A seventh International Jewish mis-.
sion conference was held on April "a
and Is, at Amsterdam, Holland. Its
object was announced to be to meet
attacks upon the practical work Of
missions to the Jews and defend the
work, and to strengthen its schools.
New openings for Jewish missions are
found In Russia, and there IL an enor.
nous inerease In emigration Of tho
Jews into western Europe and Amer.
ica. The conferences Wa ven atten1.
"a and most successful
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
EARTHQUAKE IN OLD ENGLAND
Shock Of 1887 Rang Church Bells and
Set People to Praying.

Writing in 1887, chronicler tells OF
a sudden earthquake in England that
did good deal Of damage among the
churches in London: '"The great clock
bell In the palace at Westminster
strake Of itself against the hammer
with the shaking of the earth, as d.
vers other clocks and bells in the
steeples Of the city Of London and
elsewhere did the like. A piece Of tho
Temple church fell down and some
stones fell from st. Paul's church, and
at Christ's church, near to Newgate
market, in the sermon while, a stone
fell from the top Of the same church.
which stone killed out Of hand ono
Thomas Grey, an apprentice, and an
other stone fell on his fellow servant
named Mabel Everett and so bruised
her that she lived but four days after.
This earthquake end ured in or about
London, not passing one minute of an
hour, and was no more felt. But after
ward in Kent, and on the sea coast it
was felt three times" It goes without
saying that the people all fell a-pray-
ing.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
Orange 4 Lona.LIved Tree.

The orange Is the longest-lived fruit
tree. It begins to bear the. third year
after budding and for hundred years
1t will yield abundant crops. Orange
trees hare been known to attain to the
ripe age Of 800. The orange requires
less care and attention than any other.
fruit tree. Its early growth is rapid.
In the hrst two years 1t grows more
than It will In the next So This ~
fers, OF course. to Its height and
breadth alone; its fruit stems and
consequently its crops Increase more
rapidly after the first ten years.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
sERksonErrE.

NS0A0 AUo AOtuU1 vne sons OF
Aaron, had bssn consscrated 70
the servtce Of God In the Tab
ernacle, and for this reason
their sin was oil the more slar-
Ing and called for summary
punishment, for this first in
stance OF contempt for sacred
things demanded swift judq-
ment, just az at the commences
ment Of the Christian dispensa-
tion the sin Of Ananias and
sapphira called for speedy pun
ishment. (Acts .5:1-1D.
This sin OF Nadab and Ablhu
indicates an utter lack on their
part Of appreciation Of their
place in. Gods service, Of the
holiness Of God, Of the neees.
sity Of obedience, Of the. fact
that there was but one way OF
approach unto God.
We cannot too often remind
ourselves Of the three facts
which this incident brings out:
First, the holiness Of God and
the sacredness Of the approach
unto him.
Second, the proneness Of the
human heart to fail to under
stand and appreciate the rev.
erence due God and the neces-
sity Of obedience to the Divine
order Of worship and service.
Third, the recognition Of the
Righteousness and faithfuIness
Of Gods judgments against sin,
even though such judgments
may fall upon those who are
near us and whom we love.
Here the question: SHOW can
saved soul be happy in
Heaven IT it's loved ones are
iost7" % often asked, finds its
answer, for in the recognition
Of the Righteousness and JUS
tice Of Gods judgments the
soul will find ito real joy and
satisfaction. The natural sor-
row >of the human heart will
give place to the pure and per-
feet joy Of Heaven, for we shall
! see then with the undimmed
Vision; we shall understand
with the mind Of God; we shall
find the purified heart 90 at one
with God that his perfect will
will be our will indeed.
A holy God demands q revsr-
ent worship.
He who would venture into
: Gods presence must come in
Gods way.
II in the opinion Of some the
prohibition against the use Of
wine and strong drink in the
verses which Immediately fol-
low this incident Indicate that
Nadab and Abihu were intoxi-
Gated when they committed this
terrible ssin, what 4 temperance
lesson we have here. How
strong drink deadens the soul to
God ard his Righteousness! {