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Daniel Frawiey has given Tor
this weeks production ~ the Lots
theatre Hos Baxter Butted In.
aud. although the same bill was
given at the same theatre u little
over year ago. two bumper
houses Witnessed the performances
yesterday The characters 81 the
comedy are In capable hands. the
regular stock tayorltsa being east
exceptionally yell Tonight Is Ia.
dies night The bin - on all week.
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have tho principal roles. and their
work was applandcd At the two per
formancea yesterday.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-16
EAST MADISON.

NJ e. Foss has secured a position
in the schools of New Portland and
is moving his household goods there.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Dennison have
a fine baby boy (Gerald) born Friday,
April 10.
Collamore Willard of Caratunk is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Young. Mr.. Willard crossed the lake
on the ice, Friday last, but was un-
able to reach this shore; Mr.. Young
was expecting him, however, saw
him through field glass and with a
boat went to his rescue.
There was a dance in Grange Hall,
Saturday evening, April il.
Miss Evelyn Ridley of Cornville and
Clarence Harville of this village were
married, Sunday, April ~. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harville will go to housekeeping
in the GledhiIi building.
Ralph Collins has moved to his
fathers farm in Cornville, and Forest
Harville has taken the rent formerly
occupied by Mr.. Collins.
Mrs. Blanche Mcdonald came from
Skowhegan, this week, and is sewing
in the mill.
Erwin Miller came from North
Attleboro, Mass, Monday, and will
spend two or three weeks here.
Mrs. Gertie L. wife of Lester
Savage, died at the home Of Mrs.
Ella Jewett in Skowhegan, Mar. %.
She had been under treatment at the
Sisters Hospital in Lewiston for
several weeks and got as far as
Skowhegan on her way to her home
in East Madison when the end came.
She was the only child of the late
Edmund G. and Phebe Kincaid Brad
bury. Her age was twenty nine
years and eleven months. Much
sympathy Is felt for her husband and
three little children. She was a
worthy member of East Madison
Grange and many members of that
order attended her funeral to pay
last respects to q deceased member.
Funeral services at her late home
were conducted by Rev. T. B. HIATT
of North Arson, and her last resting
place Is beside her mother in North
Madison Cemetery.
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week when every granger taxes Ms
dinner and has day Off
Mr.. Downs has just had pine log
sawed which measured II feet in
circumference. This is \ little bit
large for the ordinary circular saw
ing machine and gives the mill men
considerable trouble to handle.
Fred Webster is working for the
Farmers Cooperative Telephone
Co., on their line work They are
preparing to build considerable new
line part of which will be in Ken
nebec county.
Miss Edith Tompkins has been
seriously Ill at Monmouth where she
has been spending the winter. AT
last reports it was thought that the
danger point was passed.
Miss Florence Davis went to Port
land last week to take up her duties
in the drug store of DR.. Ames.
Palm Sunday was observed in the
Congregational church last Sunday
by an especially fine musical pro-
gram and other appropriate features.
Mrs. NJ. s. Hopkins returned last
week from a FIVE weeks visit with
her son in Providence, R. [.
Mrs. Alice Hussey is visiting in
Waterville this week.
Mrs. George Carr is spending few
days of this week visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Wing of Show
hogan.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred Adams have
twin daughters born the End. They
each weighed seven pounds and are
said to be too cute for anything.
The Baptist society held their Eas-
ter sale and supper in theirvestry on
Tuesday afternoon and evening of
this week with a good attendance.
The members of Somerset grange
have announced that they will present
their drama 1.-THE Deacon in their
hall on Monday evening April 9th.
The title has rather stirring sound
and reminds us somehow of that
quaint story "David Harum." Prob
ably however its a different deacon
than the one David snapped horses
with.
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II The News of Somersets Busy Towns II

Longfellow school at Pleasant Pond,
Annie B. Morris of Concord. Schools
in Moscow to begin Apr. 9th, Roose-
welt, Miss A. L. Leadbetter, st. Al
bans; Lincoln, Vesta M. Carl, Madi-
son; Washington, Laura Clark, North
Arson; Franklin, Belle M. Spaulding,
Moscow; Willard, Harold @. Dunton,
Cornville. The Forks April 18th,
Washington, Pleasant Pond, Florence
NJ. Shetland of The Forks; Webster,
Horace B. Dodson, Athens; Franklin,
Maud F. Kennedy, w. Forks. Con-
cord schools commencing May 4th,
Washington at Concord Corner, Jen-
ME Cahill of Bingham: Garfield, on
the river road, A. Ida Morris, Con
cord
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CANAAN.

The two last meetings of the {. G.
C.'s were held as follows: With Mrs.
Idella Harrington on March 18th and
Mrs. Mabel Gardner on Tues. April
eth The meeting with Mrs. Har-
rington was made especially at
traotive by coming as it did on st.
Patrick's Day and her home was very
prettily decorated with green bunting
and crepe paper. There were read
ings and recitations by the different
members and then Mrs. Harrington
introduced a guessing contest which
afforded much merriment. Refresh =
ments were served very temptingly
in fancy dishes with green decora-
tions and looked very pretty. This
was very pleasant meeting. Last
Tuesday evening the Club met at the
pleasant home Of Mrs. Cecil Gardner.
The subject for the evening was,
''The Scotch Authors and Poets. +"
The program consisted of quotations,
readings, ETC., from Robert Burns
and other Scotch writer's by different
members, and many Scotch songs
we're sung, which proved very
int resting to all present. Delicious
refreshments were served and when
the guests took their departure,
which was at late hour, all agreed
that Mrs. Gardner is an ideal hostess.
There will be an Easter service at
the church next Sunday morning at
IL O'Clock and also in the evening at
z. All are invited.
Henry johnson and Moses Furber
have bought fine pair of horses to
work on the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weeks we're
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. j.
Moody last Sunday.
Miss Edna Nye returned from
Newport, Tuesday
The High School began Monday,
Randall L. Taylor, Jr., teacher.
Miss Edna Nye, who has been at
Newport for several weeks, returned
home Tuesday.
Mabel Smith is in Lewiston this
week the guest of her cousin, Miss
Lottie Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Kicker of Fair
field are in town.
Miss May Goodwin, a teacher in
Everett, Mass, visited Mrs. K. H.
Harris and other friends in town last
week.
Walter Farnham started for Ton
AMANDA, N. Y, last Thursday where
he has employment.
Mrs. Cora Furber visited in Show
hogan over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nelson have
returned from Waterville, where they
have been stopping for several weeks.
Hiram Pollard, an aged citizen
passed away Thursday at Allen
Ricker's, where he had made his
home for several years. The deceased
was veteran of the civil war.
Funeral services were held Saturday
from his late home.
Miss Mile Pollard is in town,
called here by the death of her
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Holt of Show
hogan were in town Friday.
Mrs. Ellen Cover has closed her
house and gone to Skowhegan, where
she has employment.
Mrs. Maud Fowler Of Brunswick is
at Mrs. Fannie Brawn's.
Hire mileage book of r. T. Patton.
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HARMONY.

Farmers have begun to complain Of
late spring.
Thursday afternoon the Republi
can voters meet to choose delegates
to attend the congressional anc
state conventions, and elect town
committee.
The Wellington grange did not
visit the grange here last week or
account of bad travelling.
On account of the strong wind there
were but few attended church or
Sunday.
The meeting to observe the ami
versary of the Order of Odd Fellows,
has been postponed to the first Sun
day of June.
S. F. Emerson's poem on Candi-
dates was well put. We have q
number of persons here that would
make excellent candidates, who
would enforce the laws to the letter,
but they will wait until the present
applicants are all nominated or die
off
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NORTH EAST coRNvlLLE

The snow fall of Apr. s, was most
welcome as it enabled several to
complete putting in small lots of
wood and lumber. MIR. Brooks mill
yard at Athens was a lively place
Apr. and 10, as much so as any day
of the winter.
Nearly all have their wood piles
worked up. Mr.. Berry has his in the
shed. Dana Cooley has been
looking pleased since March 10. We
wondered why as we hadn't heard of
baby there. It's because his wood
pile was completed that day and the
boys did it 80 he hasn't needed to
pass the month of April at the wood
pile as he has previously done.
Geo. Taylor is at work at the
Brooks mill in Athens.
Our school is to begin Apr. 20, with
the same teacher as last spring, Miss
Edith Laurence of Athens.
Miss Carolyn Barker will teach at
No. 5, beginning April 81.
Leroy Deering celebrated his 9th
birthday March 26, by giving a little
party to his schoolmates and friends.
Cecil Cooley celebrated his 18th
birthday in the same way April 10.
Tessie Roth has been at work for
the past two months at the Athens
House.
.Mrs. Nellie Hayden returned Apr.
3, from the Somerset Hospital where
she went a few weeks before for
surgical treatment.
Mrs. Lillian Deering returned
March 81, from the Maine General
Hospital at Portland. She is grad
ually regaining her former health
and hopes soon to be able to do her
work. Her mother, Mrs. Ida San
ford is still with her TO care for the
work.
Mrs. N. W. Dodson passed Sunday
night Apr. 3, with her cousin. Mrs.
Dana Cooley. Mr.. Cooley taking her
to Palmyra April &, to pass a short
visit with relatives there on her
way to her new home in Hampden.
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MARRIAGES.

Cambria ge-A prii 4. by the Rev. h. 7. Ham,
Mr.. Almon Folsom of Wellln gtou and Miss
Pearl Willard of Cam bridge.
North Cornville-April II, by the Rev. j. F
Taylor, Mr.. Clarence Harvllle of Madison
and Miss Evelyn Ridley of Cornvtlle.
: North Cornville-A pril II. by the Rev. j. +.
Taylor, Mr.. Ralph Arthur Clark and Miss
Linnie r. Taylor, both of Bin CHAM.
North Anson--April I, by the Rev. I. b.
HIATT, Dir. Ralph Hunnewell of Scion aud
Mrs. Lena Bassett of North Arson.
North Anson-April 10, by Judge Angus.
tine Simmons Mr.. LaForest \. Smith and
Mrs. Mary A. Johnson, both of North nson.
Caratunk "A prii ., by Frank Fl. Sterling,
ESD, Mr.. Gilbert j. Armstrong and Miss
Mary Bean, both of Caratunk.
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Hire mileage book of r. T. Patten
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DEATHS.

Fairfeld-Aprll TO- Charles p. Slower. aged
- years,
Fairned-ApriI II, Charles Judkins aged
"a years.
st. Albans-A pril Ii; Kenneth, son of Mi.
and Mrs. Leon Porter. aged years and IL
months
Jaokman-Aprn !. William Ray, aged 76
years.
Solon-Aprll -. Infant son OF Sir. and NJ rs.
William Nottage.
Moose River-April 10. Mrs. Vesta Pierce.
Waterville-A pril II. Mrs. Mahala Hilton,
aged about 10 years.
Greene-A prii ~, Mrs. Mary Rates.
North Anson-April IL. Johu T. Jones. aged
" years
Skowhegan-April "A. Mrs. Addie NJ. swift,
aged 81 years.
Fairield-April 3, Miss Abhie Sanborn.
Canaan--April 9. Hiram Poia
Watervilie-A prii II, Calvin Hilton, for.
merly OF Norridgewock, aged IL years.
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NORTH CoRNviLLe.

Margaret Willard has been visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Hoyt the
past week.
Some of the people in district No. 3,
have been painting and papering,
also white washing the school house,
which has been much needed.
w. B. Wilson has begun painting
his building.
The people that bought the Alden
Giles place have arrived.
Just reed at Bates new line of
pants, hats and caps.
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BIRTHS.

Mainstream-A pril ), to the wife of F. 4.
Linnell, "A daughter.
Madison pr!l J. to the wife OF john Nuhto
n daughter.
Smlthheid-Ap 4, 10 the wife OF II adley
Richardson, daughter.
Salinas, Cal-Apri ,. to the wife of Perey
b. Beal, u daughter.
Caratunk-A pril Is, to the wife OF carroll
Hunnewell, a daughter.
North Anson-A pril 9, to the wife oil Earl
Fenlason, daughter. VI pounds.
Skowhegan-A prl 10, to the wife OF Joseph
Va. Gallant. a son.
Norridgewock--Aprl ,, To the wife of Fred
Adams twin daughters.
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Orders for engraved work of any
description, wedding announcements,
calling cards, etc., taken at the RE
PORTER Office.
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The FnmlIy MELON Patch.

Many who pride themselves on a
good garden and are fond of melons
never attempt to grow them. "Cncaper
to buy at % cents each?" Maybe for
the first two or three, but If you would
like or dozen or two, enough that II
company comes Unexpectedly and there
Is no dessert for dinner. the melons
can richly replace the pastry-that is
4 different matter.
Despite theories to the contrary, mel
ons are as easily grown as cucumbers
and there are a number of varieties
which will mature unless the summer
is unusually short. A rich, light soil,
sloping toward the east or south and
we'll fortified in the hill, will bring
the luscious fruit.
If there is danger from dry weather
fill an old pail or oyster can FIRST per-
forating the bottom with nail holes)
with stable manure or poultry drip
pings, sink it partly in the ground and
keep it moistened. This will not only
furnish moisture but food. The reser-
voir being below the surface will tempt
the roots to grow down instead of seek
ing the surface, as when water comes
from re hose in only small quantities,
and they will be less susceptible to
drouth.
If the plants go to vines nip off the
ends but do not try to check vigorous
growth by starvation The Rocky Ford
is one of the best early muskmelons
and one of the easiest to grow, bearing
In profusion.
The Indiana Sweetheart is a favor
lite watermelon, ripening early and of
excellent quality.
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Hogs that MIKE nIeat

The hog raisers of Kansas station
made a test to show what kind of n
hog grows the best meat. The weights
of hams in the test were as follows.
Berkshire hams, 1914 pounds: On.
roc-Jersey, 241a pounds; Poland
Chinas, 251a pounds. These hogs in
size were as near the same weight as
possible to get them. The shoulders
of the Berkshires weighed 21H
pounds; Duroc-Jerseys, 1917 pounds
and PolandChinas, 1872 pounds The
Berkshires have larger shoulders than
the other breeds.
The butcher who saw the hogs
slaughtered thought the Duroc- Jersey
had the most fat on the back; the Pc.
landChina next, then the Berkshire.
The Berkshire ham showed more lean
and less fat than the Poland China.
The butchers considered the breed of
hogs that had the most fat the most
profitable hog, both for the farmer and
the butcher.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-08-14
Leg Weakness.

Leg weakness is due to chicks be-
coming heavy rapidly, so that the
weight Of their body is too much for
their legs. This is not always an alarm
ing condition, for it denotes that the
chicks are growing fast, and if careful
~ guarded and fed properly they will
pull through all right. The cause
arises from heavy feeding and forcing
which carries the chicks forward So
rapidly as to cause the legs to fail
Change the food to light diet of veg
etables and feed bone meal in the food
They should also be well protected
against the dampness. and the Difficult
ty will soon pass away. Leg weakness
Is nearly always due to rapid growth of
the body or from lack of uniformity of
heat in brooders, if the chicks are small
enough to be kept in a brooder Crowd
ing and pressing together to keen warm
at night is a main cause of little chicl,s
having leg weakness. NO great alarm
need be entertained unless the tronhla
continues for too long a time hut
change the food and keen tbe h,rds
dry. O'
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-08-14
Bacteria in Cold Milk.

NJ. e. Pennington of the Bureau OF
Chemistry, Department Of Agriculture,
reports that exper is on milk kept
at about the FIRE point showed o
continuous increase of organisms for
five or six weeks. At their maximum
they numbered hundreds of millions
per cubic centimeter, and occasionally
they passed the billion mark. Although
the milk experimental with was never
solidly frozen, yet after ten days 10
two weeks 1t was a mass of small ice
crystals. No odor or taste indlca'eO
the higher bacterial content, ana e'es
on heating no curd was produced un'D
the very end of the experiment
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periments we quote the conclusio,.

periments we quote the conclusions
follows:
This experiment clearly shows tho.
there was no direct financial gain g.
feeding the grain to the cows wb,la =.
pasturs. 1t is true that the Cow
which received grain were uniforn,,s
in somewhat better flesh than thoa,
that did not receive grain, but 90 sas
as the milk yield was concerned A..
increased flow was produced at an ao
tual loss" Data obtained in slm,lo.
experiments at other stations are srna
married., and from these in compar,son
with their own investigations tbe a.,
thors conclude that unless dairy nrod
ucts are especially high in price II !.
not profitable practice to feed pro,n
to cows at pasture. It is true that mora
milk is obtained and the cows hold nm
their yield better and remain in hettor
flesh when receiving the grain rations
but under ordinary circumstances thara.
is no direct profit from the grain food.
ing, as the increased production usual
ly costs more than it can be sold for~
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-08-14
Never Burnt Before.

"Will you direct me to Farmer Skin
ner's house?" asked the newly-arrived
boarder.
"I will eff you want me to-" replied
the station lounger.
81 shall have to ask you for explicit
directions, because I've never been
there before"
Gosh l know that, seeln' ye're so
sot on goln' there now."-The Catholic
Standard and Times.
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which I will now proceed to read
Don't trouble YOURSELF don't wish
to hear it :" screamed rather than said
Mrs. Yeames.
Madam" said l, II am here to read
this will, not solely for your pleasure
Let me look at the signature OF that
will" she cried, crossing quickly.
There is the signature duly witness
Cd" l said, showing it; land the date.
you see, is the fourth of September OF
last year."
do you mean to tell me this Is the
will he made last year," she asked.
II do, madam. Have you any reason
to doubt it?"
II have" she said, and then stopped
short. For how could she explain the
means by which her son had possessed
himself of a knowledge of the AFFAIR." She
would have liked to proclaim me a scoun-
drel and a forger, as l believe she felt
convinced that l was, but she had just
strength enough to contain her passion.
THAT will shall be contested" she
said. II will telegraph at once to my
son. We shall put this into the hands
of a trustworthy solicitor"
THAT is the very best thing you can
possibly do" said l.
She clenched her teeth, and shook her
head at me with such fury in her face as
| hope never again to see disiguring the
face of a fellow creature; and then she
turned her back on us and marched OUT
of the room with as much dignity as
she could command.
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CHAPTER XII


Mrs. Yeames found time to omit her
dressmakers, her grapes, bombaznes, and
the rest of 1t, in order to visit the two
poor souls at Flexmore House and wor-
ry them. First of all, she attacked Nurse
Gertrude upon the subject of mourning.
Is 1t possible that you have not yet
begun your mourning?" she asked, look
ing around her with sniff, as if scent
Ing the air for the smell of Grape.
Miss Clip is making our dresses; they
are to be home tomorrow" replied Miss
Dalrymple.
VERY injudicious. l always have the
dressmaker In the house. You know then
that an inferiah article is not substituted
for the material you have bought, and
that none of it is kept back. Also YOU
can be certain that good work Is put in
and no machining. The cost is very much
less, too What with lining and trim
mings, and one thing and anothah, 1 fear
these dresses will be very heavy ex-
pense"
Not more than can afford to pay, 1
hope" said Miss Dalrymple quietly.
Il hope you have chosen fashionable
cut for my niece's dresses. l should have
liked them to be like Sir Willoughby
Chough's little girls, or the Honorable
Mrs. Blinker's nieces'. You must have
noticed how very elegant and high-class
they are"
II do not think Laure initiated any
ones style"
Surely you have not suffered that
child to choose her own style !"
Yes: Laure has very good taste in
dress, and the dresses are for her."
She'll be a perfect sight !" said Mrs.
Yeames emphatically, with dab of her
hand. How very unfortunatel If l
had only thought of it a little earlier.
Deah, deah They'll all have to be al
tered. of course, when she goes to board
ing school,"
"But l am not going to boarding
school," said little Laure desperately. "I
am going to stay always-ever, ever =
with Nurse Gertrude. Mr.. Keene SAYS
80"
"Mr. Keene knows nothing about II.
Your guardian will settle such matters,
and not Mr.. Keenel And little girls
should speak when they are spoken to
not before. I'm afraid | shall have a
great deal of trouble with you when you
come to live with me-"
But l am not going to live with you
never, never !" exclaimed the child, screw
ina herself In terror against Nurse Ger
trude, and holding her arm for protec-
don