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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
JacknlafI.

large number of Ohio sportsmen
passed through town Friday on their
way home after securing their legal
number of deer.
Mr.. Robert Walker and Mrs Christie
Schoolcraft were married Monday. Oct.
-.
There is a great scarcity Of men for
the numbering operations in the Moose
river region
Il. w. Holden was at The Forks last
week as an assessor of damages in a
trespass case where he met and heard
the parties to the suit.
Mrs. John Kelly is at Sandy Bay.
Miss Minnie Holden arrived home
Thursday after a three weeks visit at
Shawmut.
One of the Ohio sportsmen was acct
IDENTIFY shot through the leg last Friday
and carried through Jackman on a bed
placed on a blackboard The wound
though somewhat severe is not danger
Gus
Business at Jackman and Moose River
is booming.
Nelson Bently's new store at the rail
road crossing is nearly finished
George Blair has turned his house
around aud raised it and made other in
provements.
T. Gerard is having good number of
fall hunters at his camp.
At Attean camp there are seventeen
sportsmen at present.
c. A. Coleman of Greenyille Junction
is in town on business.
D. 5. Holden started his crew To the
lumber camps at Askwith for John
Holden.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. W. Murphy and
daughter Grace, were visiting friends
here over sunday.
Alvin Hilton and Miss Myrtle Wilson
were married in the church at Dennis
town, Oct. -, by Rev Robinson Of Vim.
The car load Of horses which was to
stop at Jackman for sale went along TO
Bangor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
The Strike That Was.

After the announcement of the ac-
ceptance of the board of arbitrators APP
pointed by President Roosevelt by both
sides of the controversy the public was
bored with a very long letter from
Mitchell to the President One fourth
of the space used would have been just
as we'll for the President and to the
public, for whose use it was intended.
1t may have strengthened his position
with the miners, it certainly did not
with any one beside.
On Thursday, the district presidents
agreed unanimously to the action rec
commended by President Mitchell to call
delegate convention of the various
miners unions, and the call was imme-
diately issued for the convention to
assemble Monday.
The miners convention assembled at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Monday Mitchell
was chosen president of it and delivered
his speech, explaining at length the
plan of settlement entered into and adj
vising its adoption by the convention.
There were 662 delegates, with power to
cast 867 votes President Mitchell was
received very enthusiastically and at one
time it seemed that his advice would be
acted upon Immediately, but after some
debate action was deferred until Tues
day.
On Tuesday, after some delay, the
committee reported resolutions recon-
mending acceptance of the proposition
and resumption of work on Thursday
next. The resolution was adopted at
IL 55 and the strike is thus declared off
by viye voce vote with cheers. The vote
was unanimous. President Mitchell
announces that he has telegram from
President Roosevelt that he will call a
meeting of the commission Immediately
after the favorable action of the CON
vention.
Thus the great and expensive coal
miners strike, covering more than five
months time, is ended
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
County Commissioners Court

County Commissioners Smith, Met
calf and Merrill were in session at the
court house, Tuesday and Wednesday,
it being an adjourned session OF the
August term.
The auditing of accounts that had ae-
cumulated since the last meeting, was
the principal business of the session.
The amounts due from the State to
various Somerset towns for expenditure
on State roads, under the statutes pro-
viding for State roads, were reported as
follows: New Portland, Embden, Hart
land, st. Adams, Athens, Brighton, Har-
mony, 800 to each town, one-half the
amount expended.
A petition was received from Leonard
Ward and % others of Brighton for al
teration Of highway near the residence
of James Moulton and Leonard Ward.
The time for hearing was not fixed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
On Its own Merits.

A young man who spent his summer
vacation on a Maine farm says that
new instances Of the thrift and shrewd-
ness of his landlady are constantly
thrusting themselves upon his atten-
ton.
One day a wagon load of unexpected
relatives descended on the farm, and
the mistress was, as she afterward
frankly said, put to it, to provide
forward among other things an apple
pie which seemed 10. the boarder far
inferior to the pies he usually made.
But when she served 1t she spoke of
her reputation as piemaker
"They do say ut the sociablos that
nobody's pies quite come up to mine, "
she remarked, with beaming smile.
and apple pies are what you might
call my speciality. I've often been
asked for the recipe, but l tell EN- it's
knack and judgment does it, not rule"
The pie disappeared, and then, when
her guests were not as hungry as they
had been, she brought forth a second
pie, flaky OF crust and luscious to the
taste.
"Why, Aunt Mary" said the youn-
gest of the party, boy of twelve, Il
think this pies ever so much better
than the other, and you haven't said
a word about it,
His aunt looked at him without SO
much as twinkle in her eyes.
'SThis one will go down without
praising, l reckon" she said gravely.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
w. Z. Il. U. Officers.

Officers of the National W. {. T. U.
we're unanimously re elected, Tuesday,
at Portland as follows:
President, Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Stevens,
Portland, Me. corresponding secretary
Mrs. Susanna M. d. Frye, Evanston, Ill.
recording secretary, Mrs. Clara c. Hoh-
man, Kansas City, Mo-; assistant re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Frances E.
Beauchamp, Lexington, KY; treasurer
Mrs. Helen Morton Barker, Evanston,
Ill.
Lady Henry Somerset, as president OF
the Worlds w. c.. T. u, and Mrs.
Stevens appointed Miss Anna A. Gordon
Of Evanston, H., to the office of vice
presid ent at large. The appointment
was confirmed by the convention.
The branch secretaries were appointed
and confirmed as follows:
Branch Mrs. Clara Parrish Wright,
Paris, H.; Loyal Temperance Legion,
Mrs. Helen G. Rice, Roxbury, Mass.
The 300 delegates to the Worlds W..
Z. T. o., at Geneva, Switzerland, next
June, were elected. National superin-
tendents of departments, national
lecturer, national organizers and national
Evangelist were also chosen and con-
firmed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
His Unkind Fling.

II saw him holding your hand said
her small brother, whoreat all the 9th.
er members of the family looked up.
Yes she replied calmly; he has
been studying palmistry"
OH said the small brother.
He WAS reading the story of my
life" she persisted detiantly.
For moment it looked as if she had
subdued the small brother Then he
remarked, you must be pretty old.
Sis"
What do you mean?' she demanded.
ut was long story
Don't be absurd, Tommy"
And continued story Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
County Grange.

Somerset Pomona Grange will meet
In special session with East Madison
grange, Tuesday, Oct. Is, 1902. Pro-
gram. 10 a. ~, opening exercises,
business, greeting, song, address of well
come, Mrs. Nellie E. Hobart; response,
C. Fl. Gardner; music; talk, Pomona
oranges are essential to strengthen the
order, w. B. Whittier; paper, Angie L.
Goodwin. Recess 1.30 p. m. Con-
ferring fifth degree; music; address,
Mrs. Maude Flanders; song, W. G.
Hobert address, Prof. W. j. Thompson,
Lecturer Maine State grange; suggest
ions for the good of the order.
HENRY L. CHoATE, Lecturer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
Letter to 8. w. Gould.
Skowhegan, Me.

Dear Sir: There's little bit of a state
down east--a Rhode Island man was
fined 800 the other day for selling po-
tatoes-his bushel was like his state
short measure.
1t isn't fair to punish man for short
bushel potatoes, and not for short gallon
paint.
There is short-gallon paint in many
stores in your section,
If you get sent to the Legislature, will
you get the law fixedp
Devoe lead and zinc don't measure
short; and don't last short, It's full
measure both ways.
Yours truly,
So f. w. DEvoE & Co.
p. S. Rawles & Co. sell onr paint.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

Casparo Spontini, the composer, re-
garded himself in the light of a demi-
god, and when inspirations crowded
upon him he donned a wide, tosalihe
gown of white silk with a border of
gold and fez Of white silk embroder-
ed in gold, from which a heavy tassel
hung down. With great dignity he sat
down before his desk. and If grain
of dust was visible on the paper on
which he penned his music he rang
the bell impatiently for his servant to
remove the obstacle. Spontini owned
so many medals and decorations that
they could no longer be accommodated
on his breast. At a grand musical re-
union at Halle an old musician re-
marked 10 a comrade, See how many
decorations Spontini has. while Mozart
has not one Spontini. who overheard
1t, replied quickly. Mozart, my dear
friend, does not need them"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
Wescott VS. Daggett.

Two cases are being heard by Judge
A. NJ. Spear as a referee at the court
house, this week, beginning on Wednes.
day. These cases are Eben F. Yves
colt VS. Mathew Daggett, action brought
to recover on notes and accounts, and
Eben F. Wescott Vs G. F. Daggett suit
on replevin. j. F. Holman, Esq, of
Athens appears for the plaintiff and X.
w. Crockett, Esq, of Lewiston for the
defendants. There were good number
of witnesses in attendance yesterday
and Judge Spear continues the hearing
today.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
Faith Rewarded,

Bobbie had been forbidden to play
with the water in the bathroom, but
one day the temptation proved too
strong, and he turned on the faucets.
Nurse. coming to the door a little later,
beheld a rapidly filling tub beside
which knelt small boy. who, with
clasped hands and a terrified voice,
was saying; "Oh, Lord. if you know
how, please turn off this water, but if
you can't please send some one who
can."-New York Commercial Adyer-
tiser.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
OF London Fog.

A Frenchman was paying his first
visit to London and was walking
through Hyde park ON one Of the many
foggy metropolitan mornings with an
English friend.
Fog. Ha, la, mon fren," CALCULATED
the Frenchman now understand yut
you mean ven you say re sun neyaire
set on your dominion Ma fol, il does
not rise"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
Profit In Ancient History.

A gentleman who was visiting one OF
the public schools in Scotch town
asked bright looking boy:
what profit is there In the study of
ancient history"
about IS pence, suppose" was the
reply.
"WhatW
well, the teacher makes us buy the
books from him. and we have to pay 3
shilllngs. | think he gets them for Is
pence apiece so he has clear profit OF
is pence, according TO my calculation"
London Standard.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
Canaan

Mr.. Patten has moved into the house.
he recently purchased. vacated bY Mr.
Perley Gerald. Mr.. Gerald has moved
to the Keeue house, vacated by M Goss.
Miss Addie Cover visited relatives
il Skowheg4n, Saturday.
Miss Irma Rogers IS working Il the
novelty mil il Pittsheld.
Mr.. F. l. Lowell Of Pittsf-ld visited
friends here. recently.
Mr.. Smell has rented a room in Mr..
Moody's block
Miss Carrie Garfield will 20 to Boston,
Wednesday. II company with friends
from Pttsh-.d. 10 stop a week or tBo.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

He-T trust you have forgiven me for
not recalling your name the other even
ing, although l remembered your face
perfectly.
She-Oh, yes; but my name is such Il
plain one | should think you would
have remembered it quite as readily.
He-Not at all. Your name isn't half
as plain as-er-beg pardon; your face
is much more atistocratic than your-I
mean to say that your name is harder
than
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
A Happy Thought.

Your majesty" advises the head
physician to the cannibal king, had
best abandon your meat diet for a few
weeks
What shall do muses. the king.
a hungry look spreading over his coun-
tenance
All" he smiles as a happy thought
strikes him. those last missionaries
who came to the island said they were
vegetarians. "-Baltimore American
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

Papa" said the boy. when you say
in your advertisements that your goods
are acknowledged by connoisseurs Ia
be the best what do you mean by con.
noisseurs$"
"A connoisscur, my boy" answered
the great manufacturer. lis an emf
nent authority-an authority, i'll short,
who admits that our goods are the
best"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

Everybody is glad that the coal strike
is off. Even the operators, who 50
long maintained an indifferent air,
are now reported as very expressive
of happiness, and well they may be,
Trey say they are going to get coal
started Immediately and will have
plenty of it in the near markets within
a week. We hope they will.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
The Mouae's side.

First Mouse You don't mean to say
you are afraid of womenf
\ Second Mouse-No, I'm not afraid Of
them, but they have such a NAY of
SCREAMING, YOU know, Really it just
upsets me pletely.-Boston Tran
Script
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
WHY She Quit,

why was it that they couldn't get
along together
"Oh, he suffered so badly that she
never had time to wait around aud get
unroId
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

"Br'er Jimson he say he done tired o
de hollernesS O dis Yer sinful worl'.
Il nebber heered him say muffin O
dat kind until ole Squar Hickory done
put dem spring guns roun' his chicken
coop. New York World
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

The Bangor and Aroostook railroad
elected officers Tuesday as follows:
President, F. w. Cram, Bangor; vice
president, A. A. Burleigh, Houlton {;
treasurer, Edward Stetson; cashier, +.
G. Plasted, Bangor. The directors are
F. W. Cram, A. A. Burleigh, B. B.
Thatcher, F. w. Appleton, G. A. Glib
son, H. P. Olive and Edward Stetson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

Increase in the price of sweet corn by
Maine packers another year is welcome
news to farmers who contemplate rails
ing this product. At prices heretofore
paid all conditions had to be favorable
in order to make sweet corn raising a
paying business. A season like the
present it was produced at heavy loss
The advance announced by packers was
an absolute necessity. Otherwise far
mers would not make contracts to
plant it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

Some one should invent powder 10
take when you feel hat ycaruing TO
tell a secret conidcd TO you.-Atchison
Globe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

George Mills has been arrested, sus-
pected of the murder of Martin Stanton
and lodged 10 Jail at Dover. He claims
that his name is Stanton.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
TO CURE A COLD ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II II fails to cure
4. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

The public ownership of coal mines
in Pennsylvania, invoked as an issue by
David B. Hill to help out the Democrat
ic party in the State of New York has
become defunct one. The candidate
for governor of New York, Mr.. Bird S.
Coler, found this out before Mr.. Hill
obtained lesson in the strike adjust
ment, and Mr.. Coler gave this portion
of the platform the cold shoulder by
declaring that its application should be
made only as last resort. This dema-
gogic move of Mr.. Hills has done the
Democratic cause no good in New York.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

All who send in their subscriptions
through the mail during the contest will
receive coupon emitting them to the
votes according to their subscription.
All who receive these coupons are re-
quested to send in their votes some time
during the contest for any lady eligible
in any of the classes.
A careful perusal of the conditions
governing the contest on page will give
an idea how the contest will be conduct
ed We shall be glad to give informa-
ton at any time and any suggestions
that may be offered will be gratefully
received.
In Skowhegan the contestants of last
week have added to their number of
votes and two new ones have entered the
field.
Contest No. starts off with two
names and contest No 8 with one name.
We expect to have many additional
names before another week to add to
these latter contests.
w
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

The report reached Bangor on Monday
that small pox had broken OUT in Town
sends logging camp, l. miles above
Montague. All the logging crew have
been vaccuated. 4 second case de-
yeloped. Monday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

Stops the Cough and works on the Cold
laxative Bromo-Quinius Tablets cures cold
in one day No Cure, 10 Pay. Price 2s cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23

Mr. AID Mrs. F II. Bragg who have
been 10 Boston few days. have returned
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18

Sheriff j. w. Dunn has made clean
settlement with the State Auditor for
the last quarter of 1901. 1t is pleas
ure to the friends Of our popular sher-
if to know that he 10 always among
the very first TO make his settlements
each quarter with the Auditor, and to
further know ever cent il accounted
for both to the parish and State. lie
is now serving bis third term to this
high and responsible office, and we
doubt if there is a man who can point
TO one act of his that has been wrong.
He has helped many a person out OF
the "kinks" when they did not have
cent TO pay their taxes and their prop
erty was about to be taken from them,
and there are come who forget too
quickly his generosity in tidiDg them
over ia time of trouble. He has made
an excellent officer, is a liberal citizen,
aud takes deep interest IN every
thing that tends TO benefit the town
aud parish.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18

DR.. G.. w. Shropshire, Of Gilbert,
La arrived in town on Saturday last
for the purpose of precticing his pro-
fession, and we learn has formed a
partnership with DIR. w. ID. Bell, one
of our oldest and best physicians.
DIR. Shropshire lie graduate OF the
University of Tennessee, aud after
graduating went to the Natchez Hos
pital, where be remained two years
lie has been practicing medicine for
several wears, and comes highly re-
commended as physician and gentle
man..
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18
Ten Cents For Ten Weeks.

The ST. Louis Mirror is twenty
eight page paper, in magazine form,
edited by William Marion Reedy, as
sisted by q staff of contributors COM
prising the best writers aud literary
authorities on all current subjects,
social, religious, scientific, financial,
literary or artistic.
The Mirror is q weekly review OF
men aud affairs; treasury OF short
stories and good poetry; paper III
which the best books, best plays aud
best music are ably reviewed, aud all
topics Of contemporary interest are
given careful attention. 1t lie the up
to-date paper for the merchant, the
teacher, the professional man,- the
student, tho politician, as well as for
woman aud the home.
you will send US 10c, in silver or
stamps, we will mail the Mirror to
your address for ten weeks.
THE MIRROR, St. Louis, Mo.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18

Mr.. II. Hamilton, the husling rep
ressutative of the Simmons Hard ware
Co, of ST. Louis, the largest of lis kind
in the United States, was in town last
week and part of this week. He came
TO compete With several other hard
ware drnmmers in bidding on the
stock to be sold the Providence Hard
ware Co. Mr.. Hamilton carried of
the plum, which was q pretty good
size one, aud sold the entire stock to
this firm. Mr.. Hamilton is well known
here and is popular gentleman.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18

Now that the railroad 10 certainty
of being built through our parish, and
within the corporate limits OF Provi-
dence, isn't i, about time that our citi-
zens should begin getting a move in
regard 30 inducing the railroad CON-
pany 10 make Providence a division,
and if not securing round houses &c.
10 have them give us part of their
shops. Without there is some action
taken, and hard work done at that by
our citizens, we will see it 60 some
where else Other places above us
are not sleeping. and we under
stand Lake Village and Carmel are
already on the move to secure the
division aud will offer good induce-
ments to the railroad to locate at one
or the other of ihese places. Business
men of Providence should DOT wait too
long before starting this move, which
would be so beneficial TO our town.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18

Ri. Rev. Davis Sessums, d. D.,
Bishop of Louisiana, arrived last Sat-
urday evening, aud at both the Sunday
morning aud evening service the
church was crowded with his friends
and admirers. The Bishop delivered
eloquent sermons, as he always does,
aud there are few who can surpass him
as q pulpit orator. The choir CON-
posed of Miss Ethel Egelly, organist,
Mrs. j. S. Gnensrd, Mise Joe Maize
Egelly, Mrs. w. G. McRae and Mr..
Frank Byerley, rendered several
beautiful lynne, aud Miss Joe MAZE
was highly complimented by every.
one for the beautiful solos sung by
the young lady.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18

If lots in the town of Providence
have gone up in price from $50 TO
$3.50 90 and $3.50 90, assessor McRae
should not forget it when be makes
his next assessment. Ii is his duty to
see that the assessment is made &C.
cordiug to the value of property. II
don't look right to see lots assessed at
1875 90 or $50 90 aud the owners hold
them at eight aud ten times above
what they are assessed at.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18

The Masonic Lodge had a very large
attendance at their meeting on Mon
day evening, and one of the pleasant
surprises in store for one Of its men,
bers was the presentation of asbeau'l-
fui gold Masonic pin, set with large
diamond, TO Mr.. Phil Mcclure, who
mas been The treasurer of the lodge tor
several years, aud who resigned the
responsible office on account OF his alb
sepce so much from the town. Mr..
NEG uire was greatly surprised upon
receiving The token of esteem. He 10
held in high regard by his fellow
members
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-18
A DEEP MYSTERY.

II is mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache. Nervousness,
Sleeplessuess. Melancholy, Painting
aud Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved thai Electric Bitters will quick
" cure such troubles. 81 suffered for
wears with kidney trouble" writes
Mrs. Phebe Cherley, of Peterson, La
sand a lame back panied messo 1cenl
not dress myself, but Electric Biters
wholly cured me. ard, although rs
years old, Ipow am able TO do all my
house W ORR Ii oyercomes Gons,ipa-
ton, improves Appetite, gives perfect
health. Only SOC at j. S. Guenard's
drug store. as.-ss.s...- ..aas-...