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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-09-02

NJ. P. Moore Is building a new n;.
"a around the east and south IA f,s1.
bis house. VI
/ J. D. Benjamin has his house rood
for the mason. 1t will be eomnle.oy
in the early fall and makes a noe.
roomy dwelling. ea''
II. M. Patterson, lately from Obi,
homa, who has been spending tar
days at his boyhood home in this ,,;, WV
lage, took the excursion train. srn
day, for Kineo. 1t was his first via;.
to Moosehead Lake. ''''V
T. Leon Patterson, A. B., went -
Melrose Highlands, Tuesday morninS "
to begin his work as an expert Fntes'
moligist of the United States Denart
ment Bureau Of Agriculture.
The Thermometers registered at %
degrees at noon, Monday. W
George M. Dudley went to Bingham,
Monday night. all
Mrs. Mary Egan and daughter Dor.
othy, who have been spending seve,.
al weeks with Mrs. Egan's father and
| brother, returned to Salem, Mass
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Henry B. Merry and her sisto,
Miss Eva Park, have returned from
several weeks stay at York Reach
They were also at Salisbury Beach
Mass, for a week.
II. B. Merry has made an improve.
ment in his house by having a new
piazza built on the south front.
There were only six tickets soA
from this station for the week dav
excursion to Kineo last week.
Will Quint arrived home from Lake
Moxie, Friday and Monday, he and
Mrs. Quint returned where they will
be employed during the fall and win.
ter, Mrs. Quint will do the cjokinc
for the crew.
Services will be held in the Con.
gregationalist church, next SUNDAY
at the usual morning hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Maxim NJ
Everett, Mass, were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williamson dur.
ing a part of last week.
Olestine Savage took a NUMBER NJ
members of Table Rock Lodge to
New Portland, Saturday, to attend
the funeral of Thomas Webb.
Miss H. M. Foley and Miss Mippie
McKennon of Melrose. Mass, have
returned home after several DAYS via.
it, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
Holbrook.
Mrs. Jennie Greene of Scion was
calling on friends in town, MONDAY
afternoon.
DEATH OF THOMAS WEBB.
Thomas Webb of East New Port.
land committed suicide by hanging
n his canning factory about noon,
Thursday. No cause can be given
for the act. The funeral was held at
2 O'Clock, Saturday. afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Schaffer, officiating. He was a
member of Lemon Stream Lodge Of
Odd Fellows and large number Of
the order we're at the funeral, the ex.
ercises at the grave were conducted
by Rev. T. B. HIATT of this village.
Mr.. Webb was man generally liked
and he had large circle of friends.
He left wife and two children. The
burial was in the the cemetery at
East New Portland.
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HtNCKLEi.

r d. Shanahan made a short bust
ness trip to Portland, last week.
Mrs. j. W. Crawford and Miss Kate
BurriIl were in Fairfield, Monday.
- Several from this place and Clinton
attended Lakeside campmeeting
Sunday.
Blaine Richardson, who has been
working for Palmer Bros. the past
year went to Sibley's pond recently
Tor short vacation.
Mrs. Frank Sawyer and son Ebert
came home, Saturday for short
visit, returning to Orono, Sunday af-
ternoon.
Melvin Palmer was In Canaan on
business, Saturday.
The buildings of August Hoffmeister
were burned Saturday. They were
partly covered by insurance.
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Elizabeth Rollins, the young daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Rollins
fell from the high back door of her
fathers stable, striking on her shout
der, which was dislocated, but Is do
ing very nicely.
Mrs. Crosby Spaulding of Caratunk
was in town last week. on her return
| Journey from Popham. She was
there when the big guns were fired
| for the first time from the new fort
just completed.
At the Grange bail on Friday even
ing, thirty dollars were cleared on
the ball and supper.
Margaret Reynolds spent a week at
Pleasant Pond with her little friend,
Ruth Whitney.
Mrs. John Butler was at North An
son last week and attended camp
meeting one day during her stay.
Ben Moore and wife of Franklin,
Mass, are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Colby.
Mrs. Almeda Bean of Gardiner has
been among friends in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dinsmore and
their guest, Mrs. George Dorr, re-
turned from Pleasant Pond on Fri
day.
F. H. Colby's family returned from
their long stay at their Pleasant Pond
cottage, Thursday last.
Charles Foss and family have NOV
ed into their new house.
Bingham Base Ball nine beat the
Caratunks IS to in a game played
here Aug. IS, but were defeated on
August 25th in game played at
Caratunk, score being 10 to II In
favor of Caratunk. The small Base
ball team of Scion won game with
the young nine here last Wednesday,
score being II to 13.
John Piper, who has been on the
fire patrol at Indian Pond is now at
home.
Ross Baker and family have moved
to Oakland this week. Bingham Is
sorry to lose such good citizens.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Richmond re-
turned to Fort Fairfield on Monday
of this week.
S. A. Smith was drawn to serve on
the Grand Jury and H. o Chase Ira
verse Juryman from this town.
Mrs. Charles Abbey has been in
Portland the past week with her
granddaughter, Mrs. Perry, who has
baby girl.
Mrs. Mary Steward of Gardiner has
been visiting friends in town for sew
erai weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cahill gave a
very fine entertainment last Friday
evening to q party of more than fifty,
at their elegant new residence. The
guests arrived at about nine O'Clock
and were received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Cahill assisted by Miss Marie Cahill
Music was provided of exceptionally
high quality by an orchestra from
Skowhegan. Song by Philip A. Wood,
violin solos, cornet and mandolin
solos. Also several recitations by
Don Morrison.
Refreshments of salads, coffee, cake
ices and fruit punch were served in
generous quantities, after which a
social hour was passed In the various
rooms which are very beautifully and
tastefully furnished. The fine pic
lures and stat uary attracted muth at
tention as we'll as the hard wood
floor in a very large up stairs room.
This floor has a border of Grecian
pattern inlaid in dark colored wood /,
and it is very handsome. All who
attended appreciated the delightful
evening given them.
The 1. O. E. 3. have engaged the
impersonator, Miss Marion Wilson, to
give ar entertainment here on Satur-
day evening, Sept. 4th. Her charact-
er studies are given in costume.
On Tuesday afternoon there was
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BROWNS CoRNeR-CANAAN.

The ''City" school house was filed
to its limit, Sunday afternoon, to lis
ten to the interesting discourse by
Rev. Branche of Auburn, Maine.
There were other ministers present
VINO added interest to the meeting
Mrs. Lizzie Burrill returned home,
Saturday, from Daniel Fosters where
She had been visiting for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Lancaster and
children of Hartland passed Sun
day at his fathers, Charles Lancaster.
Our school begins, Monday, Sept. 8.
The dance at Schylur Burrills' Sat-
urd ay night, was we'll attended and a
good time is the report.
Mrs. Caroline Goodridge who has
been passing several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Purinton, re-
turned to her home in South Canaan,
Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Bean and daughter,
Grace, passed Wednesday and Thurs :
day with Mrs. Lyman Barnes.
Mr.. Ripley Chase passed last week
in Skowhegan at the home of his son,
w. o. Chase.
OHCIc INiploy 10 III iC0DiO hOaiIL, po
ing 50 years old.
Mrs. Frank Buzzell and daughter,
Cora. visited, Saturday, at Q. B.
Chase's.
Mrs. Ella Rich of Middletown,
Conn. returned to her home, Monday,
after passing her summer vacation at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Ripley
Chase.
Last Friday while Mrs Schylur Bur-
rill was on the lawn in front of her
home she accidently stepped on a
hoe the prong entering her toe in
hicting a wound that has proved very
painful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Soule and chill
dren passed Saturday night and Sum
dav with relatives in Norridgewock.
Mrs. Carl Fitzgerald has been quite
i'll during the past week.
Miss Estella Tuttle went to Show
hogan, Tuesday, whore she has en-
ploynlent in the home of Mr.. Berry
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Soule who
have been passing week with his
father Aaron Soule returned Saturday
to their home in Mt. Vernon.
DR.. Stinchheld of Skowhegan was
summoned Sunday to attend Mrs
Frank Deering who was taken serious
ly i'll, at this writing she is slightly
improved.
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NORTH FAIRFIELD.

Miss Florence Marcou was at home
from Skowhegan over Sunday
Miss Edith r. Head has returned
home from Bingham where she has
been visiting relatives.
Miss Alice Steward of Skowhegan
is stopping at Alonzo Hoxie's
Miss Daisy A. Snow visited rela-
tives in Oakland one day last week
Melvin Paddock is on the sick list.
Thomas Wentworth has returned to
his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
after short visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Ella Tibbetts Knowles of Cor
lima is visiting at the home of Hon
George T. Tibbetts.
Miss Lydia Paddock OF Long Island,
N. Y. is the guest of her brother T. j.
Paddo ok.
NORTH FAIRFIELD SCHOOL REUNION.
The second annual reunion of the
North Fairfield school was held Fri
day, Aug. 20. The weather conditions
were fine and over hundred people
were present. At noontime a picnic
dinner was eaten under the trees
near the school house, after which the
following program was much enjoyed
by all present, Singing of America,
Address of Welcome by Pres. Geo. 7
Tibbetts; Address by Angler L. Good
win; Address by Lester Holway; Song
by Hon. Geo. T. Tibbetts; Address by
o. A. Bowman; Reading of letter from
Elgin G. VerrilI Address by Phoebe
Wing Sawtell; Song by Alice Tibbetts
Kicker: Address by Clara Noble To-
hey; Reading of letter from Mrs.
Belle Bean Curtis; Address by Lulu
Tozier Stewart; Address by Rev. O.
G.. Williams; Address by Miss Caro-
Hoxie; Reading of letter from Addie
Merrill Hatch; Address by Ella Hoxie
Scribner. Next came the election of
officers and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year,
President, Frank w. Noble; Vice
President, J. E. Hoxie, Secretary and
treasurer, Miss Lillian M. Hoxie,
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SMITHtiELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Orie Corson and son
Robert of Cambridge, Mass. are visit
ing relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sawyer of
+, Medfield, Mass. are spending their
vacation with their parents, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Otis Sawyer.
Ellsworth Piper from Kineo is
spending few days with his mother.
Ansel Holway was in town last
week in the interest of the Grange.
Mrs. Emma Hobbs of Brighton,
Mass. was calling on friends in town
last Thursday.
The married men and the single
men in town had r game of bass ball
Saturday afternoon. The score:
Innings 12345678
Single 1920 0 2 lbs
Married 3 03 D o 0 o.
Bate ries, Haines and Stevens,
Clements and Lewis.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Clement underwent successful
operation for adenoids by DR.. Hill of
Watsrvilie.
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Mrs. Statira Carr of Brunswick
visited friends in town, Tuesday night
and Wednesday on her way to Corn
vile.
Master Lauren Strickland is spend
ing his vacation in Bangor.
The sad news was received here
Sunday, of the death of Miss Grace
Choate. The sympathy of all is ex-
tended to the bereaved parents.
w. V. Totman, Walter E. Palmer
and E. j. Mitchell att ended the Ma.
sonic exercises at Lakewood, Wed.
nesday and Thursday of last week.
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Sunday VA showery, but little rain
falling.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Roberts are
spending this week at Lake Embden
camping. This is Mr.. Roberts an
nual vacation from his duties in G. A
Porter & Co.'s groceH store.
Miss Mary Porter is at Feaks' Is
land for few weeks.
Miss Flora Berry arrived home
from Peaks Island, Saturday night.
Invitations are out to the fortieth
anniversary of the wedding OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Beal of Arson, which
will be observed at their home, Tues
day, September 18th in connection
with the Beal and Pullen reunion
held at the same time and place.
The harvest reaped by the hack
men during campmeeting week was
small, when compared to the earlier
DAYS of this association. There was
time when it was paying business
to run teams to and from the camp
ground, but conditions have changed i,
since then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rogers of Nor
ridgewock were the guests OF Joshua
Andrews and family during Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. French and
children were the guests OF relatives
in Scion few hours, Sunday.
Sunday was cold and cherries and
the attendance at the campmeetinR
was fair but not 30 large as If the day
had been bright and sunny.
George Longley, Jr., who had been
visiting at Wilton and Lewiston ar
rived home, Saturday night.
Miss Marion Payne, pianist in the
Ladies' orchestra at the Congress
Theater in Portland, returned to
Portland, Sunday, after two weeks
vacation with her grandfather, j. P
Spooner.
J. T. Emery of Portland was in
town, Saturday and Sunday, the
guest of Miss, Marion Payne.
Miss Edna D. Taylor of Norridge-
wock was the guest of Miss Marion
Payne during recent visit here.
Mrs. Charles Sawyer of Portland
who was calling on friends in town
Thursday and Friday, returned home,
Saturday.
Ben Foster, our distinguished ar
fist, arrived in town, Saturday, from
Small Point Beach, Maine. Sunday,
he was the guest of his sister, Mrs. S.
S. Gould, and Monday, went to Moose :
head Lake for short stay.
Erastus McKackner will start Sat
urday, for the Lewiston Fair taking
with him the high bred stallion, GER
lon" belonging to Columbus Mar
shall and two yearling colts, also be-
longing to Mr.. Marshall. These ami
mails are fine specimens of the horse
kind and will be on exhibition during
the week.
DIR. E. H. Marston has taken office
rooms in Pittsfield for the practice OF
his profession. His many North An
son friends wish him much success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angie Jacobs of King
field were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. A. Eames, Sunday.
The poles for the extension of the
Farmers Telephone have been set as
far as Kingfield and ready for the
swinging of the wire.
In spite of the unfavorable weather
of last Thursday, company of near
ly fifty gathered in Ingalls, pines in
Arson, to observe the second annual
reunion of the Walker family. When
the rain and dampness became toe
great for comfort, the company went
to the home of Mr.. ingalls, where 8
delightful day was passed. The elec-
tion of new officers took place and
Benjamin Walker was elected presI-
dent, and Mrs. Lucy Walker Paine
secretary. The next reunion will be
held Aug. 25. 1910, at Irving Walkers
in Madison.
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Scared With a Hot Iron,

Scared With a Hot Iron,
or scalded by overturned kettle-cut with 4
knife--bruised by slammed door--injured b,
gun or in any other way--thething needed
at once is Bucklen's Arn!ca Salve to subdut
inflammation and kill the pain. It's earth!
supreme healer, Invaluable for Boils, Ulcers
Fever Sores, Eczema and Piles. 25c. at G
r. Fogg's.
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witnessed by a large attendance, one
of the most Interesting and with one
exception the longest game that has
been played on the home diamond
this season. For nine innings the
Bingham team and the Somerset Jrs.
struggled to break the tie made by
the Somerset team scoreing in the
third inning and in the last half of
the twelfth by very clever stealing on
the part of Donnelly, the winning run
was gained by the Bingham team.
Both teams were very fast and there
we're clever plays made by nearly
every member of both.
Very seldom has there been game
played here where there was so little
discussion in regard to decisions and
the Somerset Jrs. are to be compli-
mented in this respect. The game by
innings is as follows:
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! $ e: e September Clearance Sale i" %s . s '' s


busy experienced by us we are ready tor
with
Furniture carried and have
fully warranted the purchase
unsaleabe goods will
mark everything Clothing Furniture famous Cast
Iron Pants Wakover Shoes Lamson Hubbard
Clothing Furniture the class that has not ready
sale wilb be marked down. at least 10 per cent
nearly 500 worth of prizes will be October
TO the person or society buying the most Goods.
ouarere oak "a nbsainsd drop hd New
2ndP ize,aLa quart Table
I'D Pnzea Hxloo
It'll Pixea Pah Of WsnoerSho
Prize WinerC Sea
Prize Pal Of onganW
Pizea Dress
September Sale when bargains all who
Clothing Furniture experiment. but
We which
uaeb the take the discounts
goods the benefit not the Clear
buying In this day Of keen
repeated sales must give the biggest he
Therefore the the satisfaction the
repeats and sell goods bought
and sell the best goods for the smallest
money feature business We will continue do
in in strenuous manner if possible
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

Miss Gladys Walton of Cornville
spent few days, last week, with
Madeline Emery.
Miss Gladys Starbird of Scion spent
few days In town, last week.
School began Monday, Miss Halle
Hutchihs teacher
Mrs. Geo. Williams has returned
home from Canada, where she visit
ed relatives.
The following young ladies from
this place are attending high school
at N. N. Portland, Madeline Emery,
Helen Webb, Winona Niles, Jennie
Adams and Marta Perry.
Rev. G.. L. Sawyer visited at L. A.
Davis Monday.
Fred, Frank and Herbert Weymouth
a. spending a few weeks at Black
Hill.
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Not a Drop of Alcohos

What is tonic? medicine that increases the strength
or tone of the whole system What is Alternative
medicine that alters changes unhealthy action to
healthy action Name the best "onc and Alternative
Ayers Sasaparla, TIE only Sarsaparia entirely free from
alcohol Ask your doctor all about It, Never take
medicine doctors cannot endorse LC1ye1 Co. Lowe blns
products must be absorbed Then
hnpmebood Ayers pills rri-"
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Reunion.

The Dinsmore reunion will be held
at the residence of Fred Dinsmore,
Arson, Thurs. Sept. 8.
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NORTH AN SON

DR.. Marston aud sister, Mrs. G. A
Porter, were the guests of relatives
in Pittsfield several days last week,
returning home, Monday.
Ben Flagg and son, Edwin, of Show
hogan were in town, Sunday.
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poisonous products must be absorbed Then
che Ask your doctor about Ayers pills for rc''e'i-"'
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HUNDREDS OF ELDERLY FOLKS
HERE WILL APPRECIATE THIS

That the readers Of this paper an.
preclate advice when given in sec
faith is plainly demonstrated by the
fact that one wen known local phar.
macy supplied the ingredients for tlu
vegetable prescription many tim s.
within the past two weeks The au-
nouncement Of this simple harmless
mixture has certainly aecomulisheI
much in reducing the great MANY
cases of kidney complaint and rheu
matism here, relieving pain AMI mis-
cry. especially among the older papu.
lation. who are always suffering mon,
or less with bladder and urinary trou-
bles, backache aud partiulally rhou-
Llatism
An other we'll known druggist asts
us TO continue the announcement of
the prescription. u Is doing So much
real good here. be continues. faat D.
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TRY THIS FOR
YOUR COUGH

Mix two ounces of Glycerine with
half-ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine con
pound pure and a half pint OF ST 4 gl
Whisky Shake well, and ia i
doses of teaspoonful every fou
hours This mixture possesses III
healing, healthful properties CT II
Pines and will break cold In tW u
ty-four hours and cure any cough IT,,
Is durable. In having this formuL
put up, be sure that your druggist uses
the genuine Virgin Oil of Pine com
pound pure prepared and guaranteed
only by the Leach Chemical Co., Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
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Stuffed Steak.

Round steak, bread crumbs. butter
chopped onions, salt and pepper
Get a round steak and pound it t,
insure tenderness. Lay it on a boar
and cover with a good dressing o
chopped onions and bread crumbs
Season with butter salt ANA pepper
roll like cake, tie, make good shap,
and bake basting often Cook on
hour and make thick gravy
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PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS

Lydia Z. pnkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, an honest tried and true rem,
cdy for female ills, holds the record
fer the largest number Of actual cures
q any similar remedy, and is prsari0.
oi and recommended by hundreds OF
tarminded doctors who do nor fear
10 recommend worthy medicine
even though il is advertised.
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1t is said that the stardsh has a
unique way Of escaping from a net
"hen 1t IS caught it falls apart. into
dozen fragments, and these frag-
ments slide through The meshes. But
the strangest part of it is that each
OF the fragments becomes. in time. a
perfect fish, The only way to pre-.
serve a starhsh is to plunge it into
fresh water soon after it is taken;
tina. kills 1t instantly
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One Left.

Santa Claus brought me a little
baby sister for Christmas" confldes
the small girl from next door. lie
did? That was hne!" answers the
neishbor. Yes; an it's tn only pres.
ent me an Freddie got that papa has
not broken already windin' it up an
shown MS how it runs. Judge.
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Economizing His SylIshles.

When was in Mexico" said the
commercial traveller, Il met an Italian
who had the fashion OF ecunomtztno
on his words. whenever he could
ne clipped them half in two. The
result was often amusing
How do you like the bun flghtsp
/ asked him one day
Me lika the bull fights. he an.
swered, but me no lika ste bun gur,a
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the WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterdays Cairo Tempe azure
General Conust ons,

The day was fair anl quiet The
government bulletin reported rain
from ten points, nole N the river
valleys. Extremes ct temperature
were G8 at Norfolk ard ID below ro
at Hayre. Other oel2W zero 'eccris
were Bismark 5, Miles City ;, Moor.
head s, St Paul g.
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An Atchison girl refused 10 marry
good man because his NAME was Fritz
schmelt, when all her dreams had been
OF something Ike Chauncey ST. Clare
ae Paul. And Fritz Schmelt didn't do
Thing afteTward but make his ugly
name good for a million. -Atchison
Globe.
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f-nracasts For TnlaL

Cairo and vicinity: Partly ouol
slowly rising Temperature
Illinois: Washington, feb II r.
Fair Friday Saturday partly clou /,
colder Friday night AM Sanully
with cold wave in pof,h.
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anl 90 home. do rot expect to lie
in this country until Judge Bacon's
forecast is realized, hence do not
want to lose any suppers,
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VANosTEN's ORCHESTRA.

win accept outoftovn engage
meats; address l1i Eighth street
Cairo. TIl