The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-21
Annual Town Meeting.

Annual Town Meeting.
one week from next Monday is the an
nual town meeting in Skowhegan and
many other towns in Somerset and IN
Maine II Is the one day most important
in the year, as a review of the transac-
tions Of the past year, as well as the shap
ing Of the transactions Of the year to
come is in order.
The past year has been one in which
our tax payers have been called upon for
larger payments than usual and, at the
same time. the means for raising money,
particularly by our citizens who follow
farming a. means of livelihood, have
been considerably clrcumscrbed. Hay,
wool and apples are about the Onl}
crops raised ny Somerset farmers the
past season to the full average in amount
and quality. The two former have sold
at rates rather below the average and the
latter very much below-in fact the APP
pie market seems to be completely wreck
ed This state Of things is felt serious
ly by the farmers themselves and by trad
ers and other business men indirectly Bu
our people are not those who will give
up or get the blues because Of one year :
rcyerses They will try again and again
if need he,
In our town affairs It is unfortunate
that our extraordinary expenditures came
in hard year, but these expenditures for
sewers and schoolhouscs were sadly need
ed, and, in the long run. will pay more
than per cent. into the treasury Of the
town through increased population and
greater security to the health of the pco-
pie of the village. We must make our
village and town attractive a. place of
residence, and to do this it must be pro
vided with good school buildings, good
sewerage, good water, good public build
ings and churches, as well as literary So
cicty and business advantages.
These things cost money but we must
have them or we start on the down hill
grade Immediately. If the money use
for these purposes is judiciously and
economically used, there is greater dan
ger of using too little than too much.
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