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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Missionary Reception.

over one hundred people were present
al gathering in the vestry of the First
Baptist Church on Friday evening last.
The occasion was missionary reception
arranged by the ladies OF the Missionary
Circle of the church The special guests
of the evening were the ladies of the
Bethany Circle with their husbands and
friends, Doctor and Mrs. w. II. Spencer
and Rev. Geo. Il. Brock, missionary of
the American Baptist Missionary Union
" Kamgiri, Inds. The program of the
ing way. A piano solo WAS first played
by Marion Hutchins. The Juniors Of
the church under the leadership of Mrs.
Philo Steward sang the very appropriate
selection Jesus the light of the world"
Luther's Lull Thy Song was sweetly sung
by Mary Emery. la brief remarks
Doctor Spencer told of the joy there is
to be found in missionary knowledge,
interest and endeavor. A musical selec-
ton Jesus lover Of my SOUL was sung
by trio composed of Misses Clara En-
cry, Jennie Coburn aud Hattie Leavitt
with Mary Emery as piano accompanst
The pastor of the church then intro
duced Rev. Geo. II. Brock of India
From his first to his closing word in an
address of forty five minutes Mr.. Brock
interested and inspired the company with
vivid portrayal of mssonary's work
in preaching the Gospel of Christ and
ministering to the needs of the people
in this far-away land. Few will ever
forget the pathos of his words as he de-
scribed the leave-taking on his return to
America for brief season of recupera-
ton after spending nine years in India.
After solo selection by Miss Eldena
Smith the company tarried until late
houi spending the time in conversation,
partaking of light refreshments and in
meeting personally Mr.. Brock. Mr..
Brock left Skowhegan on the 30 train
to speak in Fairfield on Sunday morning
and Waterville on Sunday night. 10
september he returns to his field in Iudia
which is territory the sz of the state
Of Rhode Island. During his visit in
Skowhegan Mr.. Brock was entertained
in the home of Mr.. e. w. Marble on
Spring Street
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
VI alison

4 town meeting @as I'D Union
Hau, Saturday afternoon. - tear he re-
pon Of he committee appointed three
weeks go to push tas tas.a1 Of the
nta bridge {. y. Sinai Ise. reported
the action Of the committee o. RH.ch he
was Chairman. the substance 81 which
was as follows Frs TIA, Madison
should "a t"o-.hirds afd Aasol one
third Of a the cost OF me bridge Next.
that the bridge is 10 5e located at the
same place a. formerly Hilh the exception
OF the Arson end, which vii and about
ROD farther up the river Mf Small
then said that paper had been circulated
amorg the business men Of tn: two towns
and fifty names obtained zthifty-.hree 10
Madison and seventeen n Anson) and a
company formed to buy the stock OF the
former owners and rebuild the bridge and
sell to the towns An outline OF an act
to be presented to the mex. legislature,
authorizing the towns to purchase the
bridge aud raise the necessary funds By
taxation. was then read !. was voted
that report Of the committee be accepted
add a Tote of thanks extended 10 the com
mttee for the efficient manner IN which
the work has been done After a shot
discussion i, was voted to pa tHo-,hirds
OF the cost OF brldge not to exceed
thirty thousand dollars. and the fel owing
committee was appointed 10 obtain the
necessary legislative consent {. A.
Wilbur {. o. Small and A. l Smith,
Jr. The matter Of putting patrol on the
railroad bridge, to prevent crossing with
vehlc es and guard against accidents was
brought up, and vote was taken 10 au
thotziz4 the selectmen to take the neces
sary pfecaution.
A district meeting Of the grange was
he'd in this place. 10 Caion Hal Tues
day. and 10 memb-rs We're present from
Skowhegan alone. Dinner vas served to
the visitors by the looa| edge il the ban
quet hal.
The l4dies Of The Universas, society
met at the home OF Mr, 9 A. Herrick
on Man street, Monday afternoon % or!
ganiz- the Social Circle and plan for
aggressive work the coming summer
The sixth and sev-nth grades OF public
schools laugh, By Hiss C1adoourne. have
been closed until the damage done by the
ne Can be repaired
The new piano fer ,h= high sehooi mas
been ordered and is expected rex. week.
The proceeds Of tn ar. @hi55 were one
hundred and forty collars vi. Be used for
the purchase Of the ,ame.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
To Subscribers.

We are about to send out bills to all
subscribers who owe us for two years
and more II any who are indebted to
us will kindly look at the date printed on
their papers, they may readily see
whether they owe us for the time spec
flied above or NOT. Anyone whose date
is March l, 1900. will owe us for two
years, and anyone whose date is earlier
than that will owe us for time in excess
of two years. Kindly examine the date,
remit for the amount due, $150 per
year, and save us the trouble and ex;
pense of writing to you. Remit by
check, post office order or express money
order addressed to j. o. Smith & Co.,
Skowhegan, Me-, at their risk and ex
pensc. Please give this early attention.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Winter Eggs

A most important question with The
poultry keeper is h'a to secure winter
egg Is answer may be Secure pu lets
haiehed II March and Agfi keep them
10 VAIN place feed them meat. gree d
food and grain.
Put the pulets tha' ale 70 produce the
egg. during the winter season in the
quarters you intend for hem TO occupy SO
they vi become aeeus somed to their
quarters befo winter. Give them the
best OF care so that bg Nov l. they will
be II CONDITION to commence aging. Give
them free range if possible, and they
will pick up the kuu q fsod they require
much easier than you could supply i, for
them \ 80 give than d no, mash IN the
morning com yoSrd OF tHo-,htds wheat
bfaa and one-thrd corr meal Strew
wheat oats and corn wh=re they will be
compelled 10 scratch + Iii give meal about
-four times a week ~ ihe cod weather
comes Oh the a1ck sh I'd be eulIed as ii
does not pay to feed those which do no.
promise 10 pay.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
The Mckinley Memorial.

Maine was asked to contribute
a Memorial to the late President viii
liam Mckinley at Canton, Ohio, aud
Somerset County was asked to raise
$40 90 of this sum. The whole fund
for the purpose was to be raised by
popular subscription.
1t was the purpose as far as practi
cable to give all people in Somerset
County who desired to do so, opportu.
nifty to contribute, and the plan was
published in the county papers and
subscription papers were placed in the
hands of gentlemen in most of the
towns. Returns have been received
as follows: Pittsfeld, S56.55, skowhe
gan, $50; Madison, $27; Fairfield, $22
Fairfield Universalist Society, $40;
No Arson, $3.50; Athens, Sd; No. New
Portland, 81; Jackman, 81; Bingham
81; Scion, 81; New Portland, so; total
1913 So
Elsewhere we publish an item clipped
from the Pittsfield Advertiser, showing
a classification of the contributors in
that town.
In Fairfield a number of citizens
and pupils of seven public schools
contributed. The Fairfield Universe
list Parish also contributed SO
In skowhegan the contributions
were by 80 men and women and the
the sum of IS. by Russell Post, No. So
G. A X.
In Madison the amount was paid by
az citizens, and in the other towns the
contributions were by individual citi.
zens No individual paid above 81
but three individuals above one
dollar each, and in the schools there
were numerous subscriptions of five
and ten cents.
The member of the committee fol
Somerset takes this opportunity tc
thank the people of the county for the
prompt and generous response to his
call upon them Somerset people can
always be relied upon with confidence
in such cases to do their full duty.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

The French baker is not only requir-
ed to conform to laws regarding
weight. but he is also told at what
price he must sell his bread. He is fur
ther required 10 deposit a certain sum
Of money In the hands of the municipal
authorities as a surety of good beha-
vior. In the large fortified cities he
has to keep specified quantity of -four
On hand to provide for warlike emer-
gencies.
In Germany laws OF similar import
ire in existence and are enforced with
such severity that no baker ever
3reams of defying them.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Somerset SheriffaIty.

The proposition, who shall be Repub-
lican nominee for sheriff in this county,
is one that Is already receiving no little
attention. Sheriff Pencil, Deputy
Sheriff Haskell of Pittstield and Deputy
Sheriff Harding of Madison, according
to the present outlook, are likely to be in
the field. They are all men of expert
ence and ability and the contest is liable
to be an earnest one. OF Mr.. Harding s
candidacy the Lewiston journal has the
following from MIR. Harding's town:
Madison is hoping that one of her
citizens will be honored with the nomi.
nation as high sheriff of Somerset and
will do all in her power to assist the
canvass of Deputy Sheriff Frank L..
Harding. Mr.. Harding is man of
many friends and is one of the best all
round men that wear the deputy's shield.
Here In Madison where there has been
such large floating population at work
in the construction crews there have
been many days when the lawless have
tried to get the upper hand. The work
OF deputy at those times has not been
of the dress parade order but Harding is
known as a man without fear and when
he gets into fracss Of that sort its safe
betting that he will come out with the
man that he's after. 1t didn't take the
would-be roughs more than a century or
two to discover that fact and after the
first mix-up or two his presence was
as quoting MS sleeping potion. The
mill managers speak in high terms of
the way he has maintained order ard
they would be pleased if the county
houored him with the sheriff7s berth.
The attorneys like him as civil deputy
and will assist him.
Mr.. Harding has been deputy for ten
years, being first appointed by Sheriff
| Thomas Abbott of Arson, who died soon
after his election. He served for six
years under Sheriff Vies, who was APP
| pointed by Governor Cleaves. When
Sheriff Pencil was nominated, Harding
was candidate along with W. F. Mutt
of Fairfield and he will again have Mr..
Pencil for an opponent, together with
| Deputy Charles b. Haskell of Pittsfield.
Madison says that Pittsfield fiads her
self, this year, in the same box that
Madison was when Harding WAS candi-
date before. She is asking for three
county officers, Dr. +. G. Bryant being II
candidate Tor denomination to the Senate,
Mr.. w. I. Seekins for denomination as
clerk of courts and Deputy Haskell for
sheriff Madison says that when she
WAS up against that condition of affairs
she had to wait and she thinks that
| Pittsfield will have to do the saIne.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
An Artists Wife.

l worked hard, though there was lit
tie to show for it, as my wife told me
when she turned over my many sketch
es. what, three shiny poles and a
lot of green water" she exclaimed.
"Was that all you did in day? Why
didn't you paint a whole yiewY l do
not like her to criticise my studies.
She handles them knowingly. looks at
them upside down and says. "If you
would only enlarge that and make a
picture of 1t and put in some figures,
might have the pink dress after ALL"
Three palaces, several gondolas and a
flock of pigeons mean the pink dress,
and six palaces, more gondolas and
more pigeons mean ParIs.-Xon Degen.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
Emmct,S Presence of Mind.

A story is told of Robert Emmett
which proves his secretive power and
resolution. He was fond of studying
chemistry, and one night late, after
the family had gone to bed, he swal-
lowed a large quantity of corrosive
sublimate in mistake for some acid
cooling powder He Immediately dis
covered his mistake and knew that
death must shortly ensue unless he in
stantly swallowed the only antidote,
chalk.
Timid men would have torn at the
bell, reused all the family and sent for
a stomach pump. Emmett called no
one, made no noise, but, stealing down
stairs and unlocking the front door
went into the stable, scraped some
chalk which he knew to be there and
took sufficient doses Of 1t to neutralize
the poison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
HI. Nnn WINS Appointcd

AS an instance of the acuteness Of Al
Daggett, the former Republican leader
of Kings county, y. Y. the story is told
that when Seth Low was elected mayor
of Brooklyn some years ago he wrote
to Mr. Daggett, Offering to appoint as
commissioner Of elections one of any
three men he might name. Al wrote
three lines to the mayor, as follows:
Charles Henry Cotton, C. II. Cotton,
c. Henry Cotton Needless to say Mr..
Cotton was appointed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

1t is well known that fire insurance
companies have had hard time of it
for the year 1901 and according to the
tables of The Standard, leading in
surance journal, it has been much harder
than we supposed. An insurance agent
in town calls our attention TO these
tables by which it appears, that of l5S
companies doing business in the United
States, 129 OF the number made loss
for the year and only 30 made a gain.
Moreover the losses of the many CON-
panies foot up millions more than the
gains of the few. One difficulty is that
1902 is likely to be a record breaker in
the matter of heavy fire losses, if those
OF January and thus far in February are
to he taken as indications of the destruc.
ton of property for the year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

Judge Putnam of the u. = Court
has rendered an opinion in case
brought by John F. Duncan against the
Maine Central Railroad to recover dam
age for injury received while travelling
on the trains of that road on free pass
in which he sustans the plea that the
road is not held for such injury. The
free ticket was issued on the solicitation
of the plaintiff who received it with a
condition printed thereon that such free
passenger assumes all risk of accidents
rhe way for an individual to avoid per
sonal risk is to pay for his ticket. The
free pass system works injustice to the
paying patrons of road and an evil
railroads ought to cure by abolition
and relegate deadheadism to the past.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

Detroit, Mich, has a detalcation in
a savings bank amounting to round
million dollars. The vice president, who
was a director with the COLLISION of the
cashier, a relative, got the money out Of
the bank on oye--1rafts aud checks cert,
fed by the cashier. The other directors
were kept in Ignorance of the transac-
ton. As usual the money was used in
stock speculafions of the widest kind.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

The public has been much concerned
during the past week because of the
illness of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. the
sor of President Roosevelt, of pneu-
monia at Groton, Mass, where he was
attending school. He was taken with
the disease, Friday Of last week, his
mother arrived at Groton on Saturday
and his father on Sunday. He has
double pneumonia and is in critical
condition, although reported better
yesterday and steadily gaining. Three
other boys attending the school were
taken with the dread disease, one of
whom died, the other two remaining
in critical but improved condition.
Physicians speak conf lently of the
recovery of young Roosevelt and the
other boys. They expect the crisis
in "Teddy's" case to occur, to day or
to morrow. The President will remain
until it is passed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

Yesterday, Feb. l2th, the birthday OF
the great man and martyred President,
Abraham Lincoln, was observed through
out the country in the larger cities His
fame and honor are not dimmed by pass.
ing years. Indeed they add new luster
to the pages of his record.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

The British army is now having its
turn with a scandal in relation to fur
nishing the army in South Africa with
supplies. AS in the U s. Army scan
dals during the Spanish war, fresh meat
figures conspicuously, The British gov
eminent is accused of not applying bus.
mess principles in its dealing with army
contractors and spectators have been
afforded the opportunity of lining their
pockets with hundreds of thousands of
pounds by relettiug contracts. A dozen
or more committees of investigation are
lifting, or are in process of formation
and startling disclosures are promised.
War gives opportunity for fleeing the
government, or the army, or both, and
those who are ready to take advantage
of the situation are legion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

Great Britain and Japan have entered
into a compact for the preservation
of China and Corea. It is regarded as
two years and is understood to be in
opposition to the movements of Russia
in Manchuria. The results of this al
lance will be watched for with much
interest
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
CorIiVilIe

Nh Leroy Walton'S engine Tor the
steam saw mill arrived last week.
Nj. A. EdwaN Kelsey and MIR Han
nah Bailey OF Winthrop were in town last
Wednesday in the interests OF the Friends
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

Owing to the crowded condition OF
our columns this week, we were obliged
omit some portions of our correspon-
dence. We dislike to do this but are
obliged to on rare occasions.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

William Davenport WAS sentenced in
the L. S. District Court in Portland
Wednesday, by Judge Aldrieh TO ) years
in State prisoo ana to pay fine of $500
for killing William Allen in quarrel be-
tween the men at the Soldiers Home at
Togus.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

We are requested to state, that Mr..
A. o. Frederic OF Norridgewock will
be candidate for Register of Deeds in
the next Republican county convention.
Mr. Frederic was candidate for thai
office years ago, receiving very strong
support therefor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

The hroostook Republican, Caribou,
Me, has changed hands. having be n
sold hv w. b. Hall to l.. J. Pendal of
PTesque Isle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
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This signature is on every box OF the genuine
Laxative BrOmO-Quinine Tablets
the remedy that cures a cold I'm one day
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13

The word catarrh, as popularity used
means either nasal catarrh or bron-
chtis. Nasal catarrh is often helped
by snuffing up, SO as to carry it into
the mouth, weak solution of salt and
water, repeating the operation several
times day. Where the disease is very
persistent it is well, when possible to
try a change of climate. In bronchitis
the ease should Ice attended by ply
stefan
Small pox seems 70 be somewhat on
the increase Va Maine. Shiloah has >
cases and a case has recently developed
in Freeport.
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The colored American., 1902-06-21
WEDDING BELLS.

Mr.. aud Mrs. William NJ. George
have issued Invitations to the weddip G
reception of their daughter, Hsrrietta
and Mr.. William Augustus 8 ewsrt,
Tuesday evening, June "a h. 61s B
stree northeast, 8 until 9:3G O'Clock.
At home, 17l8 II h street northwest.
Mrs. r. j. Coli, n quests the pres
ence Of friends at the marriage of her
isug hter, Mamie E. to Mr. Frederick
\ Ssbbs, Wednesday evening, June
% ia at o'clock, 468 E street south
west. Kecep ion from to 1870.
We aCe iud, b ed to MIR. and Mrs.
Nathsn Pierce for an invitati IN to a.
TEND the wedding of their daugh' eE,
Martha El beth to Mr. David {. Gee,
Wedne day, June 95 b, nine O'Clock at
1907 Senate Avenue North Indisnapo-
lie. lad lana. At home July Q b, 8 o 10
o'clock ct the same address.
The colored American., 1902-06-21
UNCOMMON INCIDENT.
Graves Of Two Colored Men in
Confederate Gene cry Decorat-
ed by Flowers From O6e South
land

At CRmp Chase, Columbus, Ohio,
there is q OJnftd d rate Cemetery. where
repose the bodies of 600 Gebels, who
f II in the great conflict for national
unity vs.. secession. Buried in this city
Of the dead are two colOred men. The
memorisl services at the cemetery last
s atuTday brought to light this scrap of
history that has not been generally
known. Ia response to Gen. GOrdOn's
appeal 10 all camps and commanders
Of COnfederatss, fl ,wers In large qusnI-
ties came from SOu.h Carolina. florida.
Georgia. Virginia, North CarCliDa and
other states La addition TO the fl DweTs
a communication Wac received, written
by h. s Sims, who was an Cfticer in
Company d., Forrester's Original
brigade, and wi h t@o other officers
vas sent 10 Camp Chase as prisoners,
They were sUc0m panied by tw o N"gFO
servants who preferred to remain with
their masters. Tae colored men died
ard We're buried st Camp Cna-e. The
fact OF fl IweIs beirg sent from the
Southland to decorate their graves ia
an incident uncom NON, and illustrates
the cd theory that human nature Is
not, like mathemstics,a an exact scieEce
The colored American., 1902-06-21
For Social Puri y:

Editor Col red American-I SAW an
article in your last Issue denouucirg
\ weakness that too many cOlored
FOmen have had In the past and In 1t
is submitting to the illegitimste en-
braces of men of Slien races, principal
ly white meu-and 1 will say that this
Ia a practice that has done more to
wreck the Negro race than anything
that has happened since the war, and
you should make a relentless crusade
aga nst this degrading custom.
A READER
The colored American., 1902-06-21
Photos OF Busin eSs Life.
A READER

One of the most interesting features
of the Chicago meeting of the National
Negro Business League was an ex-
fensive exhibit of photographs of Negro
business mon and women, and of their
places of business-these lat er con-
sisted OF both inside and ou side views.
The officers Of the ratiopaI organzs-
ton desire to make an even more ex-
teasive exhibit at Richmond than the
one at Chicago These photographs
should be sent at once to President
Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, Ala.
There shpuld be no delay in this mat.
tes.