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The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
BROWNS coRNeR-cANAAN

Rev. F. J. Jackson will have meeting
at Browns Corner schoolhouse, Jan. 6,
commencing at O'Clock p. M All are
invited to attend.
Marion Jones OF Norridgewock passed
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Mabel
Soule.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphens Mason were at
c. B. Chase's, Sunday.
Frank Barnes. who has been passing
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mre. Lyman Barnes. returned to Lowell.
Mass, Monday, where he has employ
n,ent 10 shoe factory.
Our school closes, Friday, after term OF
eight weeks taught by Miss Vede Hum
phre, and the school at the City closes on
the same day.
Harry Hooper and Percy Lancaster
passed Christmas with Mr., Hooper's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs F. d. Hooper at
Hotel Maine, Freedom.
Mrs. Halle Porter and daughters,
Anna and Gladys, visited at c. B..
Chase's, Friday.
The Christmas tree and exercises at
our schoolhouse on the evening Of De-
cember IS was not as we'll attended as
formerly on account OF bad travelling
Mr.. f. c. and H. L. Purinton are
moving hay from their hill farm to their
home farm.
Among the little ones of this place to
be delighted with home Christmas tree
were Master Carroll Byron Chase and
little Miss Anna and Gladys Porter.
Mr. Harry Hooper has gone to Hart
land to work 10 the skirt factory.
Mr. Erwin Lewis is expected home to-
day from Charleston, Me. for visit with
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Lewis. Erwin
has worked for Rev. Mr.. Hunt tor sever
| al years.
c. H. Wheeler mail carrier, is confin-
ed 10 the house with a very bad foot,
caused by scalding. MIR. Buker OF Hart
land will carry our mail until Mr.. Wheeler
in able to take up his duties.
George Hubbard passed Sunday with
relatives iu Skowhegan.
Mrs. Hebron Triton, West Pttsheld,
visited, Friday, with her father, Ripley
Chase.
Henry Crowell, county commissioner
was at c. B. Chase's, Friday night.
Charles Allen and family. S. B. Wy
man and family par,ook Of Christmas
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. John Wyman
Mr.. A. r Conant's singing school al
the City Saturday evening was well at
tended.
The storm Christmas was disappoin..
ment to several in this place, who had iu-
vitations to dine out.
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NEW PORTLAND.

Rev Leonard Hutchins and wife visit.
ed relatives 10 Oakland, Waterville and
Gardner, recently.
Gladys. Marion and Harold Starbird OF
Scion visited their grandparents last
Thursday and Friday.
Master Delano Adams. who has been
very sick with pneumonia for the last TWO
weeks, is gaining and considered out OF
dangers.
frankie Emery has gone to Dead River
with his horses to work for o. W. Chase.
Herber, Weymouth went to Carrabas-
sett. Monday.
Miss Cassie Luce of the north village
spent last Saturday and Sunday at her
uncle's, Teny Luce.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Walker made a
business trip TO Madison, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Davis and little
daughter visited Mrs DAVIS parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Gordon, 10 Arson, last
Thursday.
Earl Walton has gone to Eustis 10
work in the woods.
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Do Birds sympathizes

Animals experience grief over the
loss of their young, but not over the
death of one of their number. Death
itself seems to have no meaning to
them. When a bird seems to mourn
for its lost mate its act Is probably the
cutlery of the breeding instinct which
has been thwarted Do the birds and
mammals sympathize with one anoth-
er? When one bird utters a cry Of
distress the birds of other species with
in hearing will hasten to the spot and
Join In the ery-at least in the breeding
season. | have no proof that they will
do it at other times. And do not call
this sympathy, but simply the alarm
of the parental instinct, which at this
seasos is very sensitive. The alarm
cry of many birds will often put four
footed animals on the lookout. The
language of distress and alarm Is a
universal language which all creatures
understand more or less. But l doubt
If sympathy as we know 1.-THE keen
appreciation of the suffering or the
misfortune Of another, which implies
power In a measure to put ourselves
In that others place-even In It's rudi-
mentary form, exists among the lower
orders John Burroughs in Human
Traits In Animals" 10 outing Maya
zine
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HAIR MONY.

The days are lenghening. Last Sat
urday was an ideal spring day
Rev. Mr.. March OF Atheps preached a
very interesting New Years sermon last
Sunday.
The Christmas festivities at the church
last week were excellent. The exercises
by the children were well rendered and
the presents on the two trees were highly
satisfactory to all.
The election OF Ulcers of the |. o. o.
F. occurred last Friday evening as FOL
lows: Noble grand, Geo. H. Rhoades
vice grand. J. S. Johnson Rec. secretary
VIM. Mclaughlin; financial secretary,
Chas. Whittier; treasurer, Fred J. lib
belts. The installation will be on Friday
evening lhis week and Rehsccas the
same evening, with hearty supper at the
close.
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CANAAN.

Amasa Bunill, who has been confined
10 the house for some time, is improving.
After a shor, illness Bonnie Fitzgerald
Ii again seen on our streets.
The "Happy Valley" blacksmith, Ora
Strickland, Is taking a weeks vacation at
his old home a, Hinckley and vicinity.
The Conant singing school is to give
a concert in Grange hall, Jan. IS.
II is rumored that Oscar Mating OF
TIN place Is to move his family 10 Hart
and, where he is in business.
The subject OF building bridge across
The stream at Hinckley Is being strongly
agitated 10 this and surrounding vicini,ies.
Al meeting held at the town hall, Mon
day night, Geo. Weeks Of Fairfield was
chosen to present the subject to the
bridge committee at Augusta the coming
session. Ladies as well as gentlemen are
Interested.
Mrs. Merle Harris is still improving.
being able to sit up part OF the time.
Quite number of our Patrols OF Hus-
handry are planning on taking in the
annual Pomona meeting, which is 10 be
held in Skowhegan, Jan. h and 9th.
Fifeld Mitchell has telephone in
stalled 10 his house.
The Bon Ton Club held its tenth meet
ing. Saturday afternoon, Dec. 29th. at
the home of Mrs. Alton Gerald in South
Canaan. A very pleasant time was en-
ioyed by all and delicious treat OF fruit
and confectionery was served.
Horace Mason, a great sufferer from
asthma, has been having another severe
attack. but is feeling much relieved at
present.
Mrs Lena Church is confined to the
bed with neuralgia.
Many OF our anticipated pleasures are
anything but pleasures after we get them.
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Somerset IS.
Court of County Commissioners,

December Term, A. ID. 1900.
Pursuant to the foregoing petition of F. f.
Snow, w. O. Taylor, W NJ C)nant and w.
A. Brooks. IT,, and order of Court thereon
George r. Tibbetts, one Of the County Com
missioners for the County Of Somerset, no
one appearing at the time and place desig-
mated in said order, adjourned said meeting
to twelve clock noon Of the same day, to-
wit, the thirteenth day Of November A. d.
100 E, at the Connor Farm, so called, in Sap
lington aforesaid; and a, the said time and
place, we, the County Commissioners for the
County of Somerset, met the parties aforesaid
for the purpose designated in said order, and
adjourned said hearing from twelve to one
o'clock of the same day at the same place, and
it being then and there sati factorily proved
to us that the notice named in said order had
been duly and seasonably served and that all
the requirements thereof had been fully COM
piled with, we proceeded with the parties
and viewed the land alleged to have been
taken by the said Somerset Railway Com
pany in the petition aforesaid, and after said
view, a convenient place in the vicinity OF
said land to- wit, at the said Common Farm,
on the said thirteenth day Of November A.
d. 1906, at one O'Clock p NJ, we gave a
hearing to the parties and their witnesses,
the said Somerset Railway Company appear
ing at said hearing by William T. Haines, its
attorney, and after a full hearing of all the
facts, testimony and arguments by them pre-
scented, and having mutually considered the
same, we were of the opinion, and adjudged
and do hereby adjudge and determine that
the said petitioners are entitled to the sum
of eight hundred sixty-seven dollars and
sixty five cents (SS676s) as damage, to be
paid them by the said Somerset Railway
Company; the costs of the proceedings here
on, amounting to twenty dollars and seven
ty-two cents (S2o,72) to be paid by the
said Somerset Railway Company to the
treasurer Of said County of Somerset.
Dated at Skowhegan this thirty-6rst day o.
December A. d 1906.
NJ. L. MERRILL / County
GEO. T. TIBBETTs of Somerset County
3wI Attest w. T. SEEKINs, Clerk.
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EAST skOWHEGAN.

We are having long, cloudy, stormy
spell OF weather but one fair day for
twelve days, and that was last Saturday
Our mail carrier failed to reach US fol
two days.
Our road is we'll broken Out and 10
good condition, but another storm is al
ready upon US Monday a m.
Farmers have about 100 tons OF hay 10
haul as soon as they have the mood; nc
Cars at present.
Mrs. Abel Written of Canaan, with her
family, made her brother, Wallace Ire
land, a short visit, Sunday. Mr.. Whit
ten is gong TO work with bis team for
Fred Burrll, hauling lumber in Warren
town 10 Canaan.
Our school commences this, Monday
morning. Miss Daisy NJ Thurstoo,
teacher.
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CARAT Junk.

Saw John Redman OF Bingham in town
Saturday.
Lively times now hauling poplar sever
al teams On the roads and more to follow.
The ladies 10 town are coDgratulaing
themselves that there will be nice roads
through town the coming winter.
The Ladies' Aid had nice meeting,
Thursday, at Mrs. George Jones. The
number was small but the meeting was
very interesting subject, Christmas and
New Year. Devotional exercise; report
of secretary; report Of treasurer; report of
committee; reading, The Christmas sur
prise, by Mrs. Williams; reading, Christ
mas customs 10 foreign countries, by Eda
Baker reading. The borrowed stockings.
by Mary Wilham; Washington's first
Christmas after he was President, Alice
Clark; Quotations by all. Books repre-
septed by titles. Ben Hur, The fortunes
of Oliver Horn, and the Crock in the
Baltic" Next meeting will be with
Addie Baker, who will furnish the subject.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fizsimmons of
Moscow visited their daughter, Mrs.
David Pooler over Sunday this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. b. Clafk went 10
Bingham, Saturday, to visit Mrs. Clark's
father and other relatives.
George Jones is cooking in the woods
for Phiander Baker.
George Merrill and wife of The Forks
were in town, Saturday.
Charles Brown of Stalks was the guest
of his mother. Mrs. Knapp and Mrs.
Della Brown, Christmas.
Mrs Henry Carbino returns to Water
vile, Tuesday. to continue the treatment
on her eyes.
The Christmas tree and entertainment
was we'll attended both being very good
everyone was remembered and all passed
off very we'll.
Mr.. Nesbi,t returned to Skowhegan
during the absence of his daughter, Mrs.
Henry Carbno.
Mrs. Mary Colby of Bingham is stop
ping with Mrs. Frank Washburn.
Susie Carbino and lnza Martin who are
working In Bingham are taking a short
vacation.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
WEST ATHENS.

Mr.. Fred Hughes of Scion passed
through town Sunday.
Mr.. George Noyes ID working for Mr..
Cooley in Bingham.
Mr.. Byron Chapman who has been
working for Mr.. Jackson at Greenville
for the past few months returned home
Monday.
Mrs Ed. Cottle and Mrs. Horace
Whitman of Brighton were In town
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Corson went to
Scion Friday calling on Mrs Belvs
French.
Mr.. John Tibbitts is on the sick list.
Mrs. e A. Williams and son, Clifford,
are spending few weeks In Bingham.
Mrs Charles Firth and baby Of Bling
ham have been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. II. Tibbetts for few days.
Mrs. Charles York has been suffering
great deal from Salt rheum. DR.. Ell
lingwood is attending her.
Mr.. and Mrs Perlie Wyman are the
happy parents of baby girl, born Dec
14th.
Mr.. ]. L. SpauldIng, A. B. Walker and
II
lodge at Athens
Mrs. Josie Tibbetts went to Skowhe-
gan Friday.
Mr.. Amos Corson who Is working for
Charles Cooley in Bingham " as at home
over Sunday.
Mrs Harry French of Scion and Wal
lace Goodrich of Brighton have been
boarding at j. c. Kincaids.
Mrs. Oracle Tuttle has gone to Abbot
to work
Mr.. Alonzo Noyes and John Foresythe
went to Skowhegan Monday.
Mr.. Colby Bowden of Skowhegan is
driving one OF Mr.. J. c. Kincaid's teams.
Misses Ethel and Fannie Butler were
at home from Athens over Sunday.
Mr.. j e. Kincaid has purchased a
fine pair of heavy black horses.
DIR. Greene of Solon passed through
town Sunday
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EN- BDEN.

w. H. Williams and wife of North
Arson were calling on friends in to"p,
Sunday.
Harlan Boyington has been saving FIRE
wood for his townsmen the past week.
Roy Atwood has moved the last OF his
hay from his Concord farm.
Mrs. Obed o. Shilling, who has been
living in Massachusetts for year or more,
is visiting her mother
Lewis Whitney is yardug out his cord
wood.
Mont Spauldlng goes to Bgelow, this
week, with four horses to haul logs tor
Frank Savage.
Harlan Ellis is cutting fir.
Eugene and George Spaulding gIadu-
ated from the lumber woods last week.
Ambrose Sprague and wife of North
Arson were in town, Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
Nursing Mothers and
Oyer-burdened Women

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The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
Courtship In baltimore.

Observations extending over forty
years convince us that in Baltimore
most courtships are begun about the
middle of October, when the evenings
grow chilly and sitting in the par
lor becomes comfortable. Just before
Christmas there are often halts, due
principally to a certain reluctance cost
ly to vendors of Christmas gifts. But
after the holiday season there Is com
monty rapprochement and along
pward Jan. 80 there arrives the pc
riod of preliminary and tentative os-
culation. The middle of February sees
Clarence advance to the strangle hold,
and by mid March Angelina is giggling
with her prospective bridesmaids over
the details of her trousseau. April and
May are spent by Clarence with the
money sharks, floating a money loan
to finance the honeymoon. With the
first stroke of -Mendelssohn-
"Ain't she pale?" Let no man put
asunderw hengrin"-rice-old shoes
Atlantic City-Niagara falls!-Balti
more Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
MADISON CENTER.

Mrs. w. E. French and Master Carl.
went TO Scion TO spend Christmas with
Mott French and family and Miss Ethel.
Owing to The big storm they were Obliged
10 be gone several days.
As ye, there is no road across the lake.
Mrs. E. p. Moore has moved into her
new house.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Lawrence Hayden o.
Skowhegao spent last Sunday with THEN
mother Mrs. w. d. Hayden.
Horace Wells, who has been on the
sick list at the home of his daughter
Mas. H. Z. Spear. is gaining.
The farmers have nearly all finish &c
storing their ice.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

Carlos Nappi, an Italian employed In
the rack division of werkmen by the
Grand Trunk at Portland. was instantly
killed, Thursday morning of last week.
NAppi with rs companions vas bound
for East Desring to shovel enow from
the tracks and with his fellows WAS on
n 2as car next 10 the engine. Three
cara were behind the car upon which
NAppi WAS preparing to ride. The
Italians were 10 lively spirits and. Nappi
jumped up and sat down upon the
brakeman, and when the train started
he lost his balance and fell in such a
way that the three cars passed over bis
tody
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
MRS. SARAH J. WINDROM

Mrs. Sarah ]. Windrom of Chicago.
cousin of Zachary Taylor, twelfth
president of the United States, and
g1andniece of Alexander Hamilton,
who signed the Declaration Of indie
pendence, says:
"Vinol Is a Godsend to old people.
l am 76 years old, but have hearty
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When was young cod liver oil was
dispensed in a greasy, unpalatable
form, and 1t fairly gagged me to get
it down. Vinol is entirely different,
very palatable and nourishing to i'm
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tonic and strength creator ever used
in my life"
Vinol Is real cod liver prepare
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been eliminated and tonic iron added.
Try Vinol on our guarantee.
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The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

Bath may we'll be grateful to Charles
w. Morse Not only are steamships OF
his new lines entered as of that port,
bnt he also secured for it the building
of S400 900 craft, as WAS announced
just before Christmas.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
THE RIGHT NAME.

Mr.. August Sherpe, the popular oversees
of the poor, at Fort Madison, Ia, says
"Dr Kings New Life Pills are rightly nam
ed; they act more cgreeably, do more good
and make one feel better than any other
laxative" Guaranteed to cure biliousnes:
and constipation. 25c at Sampson & Azores
and G. R. Fogg's drug stores.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
NORTH CORNVlLLE.

Gardiner Davis OF Massachusetts was
visiting his brother. David Davis, last
week, who had not seen him for 30 years.
The hay pressers have finished pressing
at c. c. Kinsman's and P. G. Fogg's and
moved into Athens.
The winter term OF school closed last
Saturday in Dist No. 3, taught by Miss
Minnie Fall.
VIM Hopkins and wife of Scion visited
G.. Danforth and Ms. Marcia Hopkins
Sunday.
A northeast snow storm set 10, Monday
Newell Boynton of Norridgewook was
visiting Elder Taylor, last Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

Hundreds of people have cured them
selves of impediments in speech. One
of last years mayors as young man
used to find it almost impossible to pro-
nounce words beginning with a 20"
Every day for months he used to walk
across st. James park practicing this
sentence aloud. "a quantity Of quick
silver quietly quartered in a quag-
mire." until he conquered the impedi-
ment Today he is one OF the most
fluent speakers In England-London
Tit Bits,
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Reasonable Request.

1.-THE trouble" said the dentist as he
probed away at the aching molar with
a long. slender instrument, sis evident
ly due to dying nerve"
well" groaned the victim. 't's
open to you to treat the dying with a
little more respect"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

Possesses wonderful medicinal power
over the human body, removing all dis
orders from your system. is what Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do.
Makes you well. keeps you we'll 50
cents, Tea or Tablets. g. R. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

Notice is hereby given tina. on the above
entitled petition. dated May 20. A. d. 1906,
and fled at the August term of said court,
the said commissioners have this day filed
their report, as follows.
estate Of Maine
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The Com bInatiOn.

Miss Millyun-One can be very hap
py in this world with health and mon
ey. Deadbroke-Then let's be made
one. | have the health and you have
the money. illustrated Bits.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
r. W. BuckDaD, DruggiS'
FAsTlDIOUS WOMEN

consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic a
necessity in the h7gienic care of the
person and for local treatment OF
feminine ills. AS wash its cleansing,
germicidal, deodorizing and healing
qualities are extraordinary, For sale
at Druggists. Sample free. Address
The R. Paxton Co., Boston, Mass.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
why He Wanted an Autograph.

A young man once wrote to William
Dean Howells for his autograph. The
novelist replied In a typewriter line:
Have you bought my last book2"
The young man answered;
81 have not want to sell your auto
graph In order to get money enough
to buy It,"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

az wonder what that Chinaman is
doing up so late"
"Shirts, suppose."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

Unless a man has more money than he
knows what to do with he can't afford 10
believe that poverty and happiness trot in
the same class.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
STATE OF MAINE.
Somerset. IS

Somerset, IS.
Court of County Commissioners,
December 81, A. ID. 1906.
Petition of F. E. Snow, w. 0. Taylor, w.
NJ. Conant and w. A. Brooks, IT,, against the
Somerset Railway Company.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03

The Christmas tree was a great success
and all enjoyed it very much.
Rev. and Mrs. Jas. Taylor have taken
the baby of bis brother Austin.
Fine line OF confectionery at Bates.