The Somerset reporter., 1903-10-01

places In our town is Coburn Park,
Work was begun upon the grounds
bequeathed by Gov. Co burn Ia 1855, a
hall dozen years a. and the pot 30
well adapted by location and natural ad-
vantages is showing the effect of small
annual appropriations by the town ard
judieious, intelligent work under di.
rection Of board of ladies', acting as
park commissioners.
We have often stated that Skowhegap
the best all around town in Maine,
and we have yet to reslize the necessity
OF Withdrawing the statement. Fortu-
nately our town is not one of the "boom'
variety. We make progress year by
year, not rapid but steady and assured.
This Is better than spasmodic growth
with the periodical falling back that goes
along with 1t. Our steady growth came
along through the enterprise Of cit oens.
They have taken hold with commendaple
energy to help themselves and the town.
Some, of course, have not done their
part and others consequently have been
Obliged to do mOre than ought reason.
ably to have been required of them, but
az whole the average has been a fair
one. There Ia nothing quite so desirable
for town To have as citizens of charac-
ter, capacity and enterprise. Advantages
have something to do with the success
of a town but the quality If the citizens
has more.
Change Is more apparent in people
than In inanimate objects. Men and
women pass off the stage of action and
their places are filed by the younger
and more active as the years roll around
In our places of business comparative
ly few remain whe were active as pro.
prietors and leaders % years ago
Among these we recall as manufacturer,
the Nolins, L. w. Weston, C. M. Bailey
J. F. Williams, NJ. j. Allen, Baker &
Marble, Il. c. Dane, Samuel Robinson
John Robinson and Lewis Anderson
among the business men on our streets
w. Fl. Fuller, E. B. Curtis, W. B. Stew
ard, Geo. B. Fairgrieves, R. w. Haines
Geo. s. Webb, Geo. D. Arnold, W. Fl
Wildes, j. P. Merrill, Charles Fair
brother, Charles A. Ross J. N. & I. j
Smith, L. L. Morrison, A. G. Blunt, E
P. Page, Geo. N. Page, c. V. Richards
James Fellows and Charles Folsom
Jones.
Not a physician or clergyman of 2;
years ago is now in town and but few
lawyers. o, R. Bacbeller. S. j. Walton
L. L. Walton, and E. n. Merrill are the
lawyers.
During the past quarter of a century
the REPORTER has kept steadily at work
doing business at the same old stand. II
occupies twice the floor space and has
double the number of subscribers that il
had 25 years ago. 1t has had no boom
experience but has kept steadily growing
and improving during the period. OuI
ideal of county newspaper has not beer
reached but we are slowly advancing in
the direction of improved service to ouI
patrons as time progresses. The RE-
PORTER is in its 65th year-a very re-
spectacle age for Maine weekly There
are not many older in the State. The
paper has large number of loyal patrons
both on the subscription list and in the
advertising columns,to whom and to oul
correspondents and contributors we ex
tend our warm thanks and hearty good
wishes
1t is hard to predict what the future
has in store for us, but, in this good year
1908, we look into the future with con
fidence inspired by the successes of the
past quarter.century.