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The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Among the bills passed to be enacted
in the Senate. Monday, were: An act
to construe and continue In force Chap.
ter LOG of the Private and Special Laws
of 1891, relating to the election of a
school committee, and superintendent
of schools, for the town of Skowhegan.
An act to correct an error, and repeat
an act approved, Feb. IL, 1908 relating
to migratory fish.
1t has been discovered that a bill has
become a law which may lead to com.
plications in many Maine towns. II is
to amend Section IL of HAPPIER of the
Revised Statutes as amended by Chapter
1856 of the Public Laws of 1885, and to
repeal conflicting statutes relating to
the election of collectors of taxes, by
adding thereto the following words
Nor shall a collector be eligible to or
hold the office of treasurer until he has
completed his duties under his warrant
and had a final settlement with the
town" This bill was reported from the
committee on revision of statutes, and
was approved by the Governor, March
4. 1t was provided that the law should
take effect when approved. 1t is feared
that many towns at Mondays elections
may have violated this new law by
electing collectors as treasurers before
their accounts were settled. Under the
new law this cannot be done, although
it has been done heretofore.
On Wednesday in the House among
the acts passed to be engrossed were
An act to enlarge the powers of the Car
rabassett Stock Farms.
An act to authorize the Caratunk
Power Co. to erect and maintain dams
across the Carrabassett river in the
towns of Arson and Embden.
An act to allow the Inhabitants of the
plantation of Moose River to assess and
collect taxes, to build and keep in re-
pair the roads and bridges in said plan.
tation.
In the House bill was presented i'm.
posing an annual tax of 10 mills on wild
lands of the State; also resolve amend
ing the constitution so that towns or
cities with the consent of the Legisla-
ture may increase their debt beyond
five per cent of their valuation.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
Probate Court.

The March term of Probate court be-
gan at the court house, Tuesday MORN
ing, and up to this morning, business was
entered as follows
The wills Of Llewellyn futile. Show
hogan; Sarah A. T0wle, Pittsfield; Ruth
L. Hobbs, Canaan; Emma Merrill, Madi-
son, were presented and those OF Ann E.
Mathews, st. Adams; Robert D. Rice,
Fairfield; Elizabeth S. Foster, Canaan
James Hodgdon, Embden; Susan Emer-
ton, Moscow were allowed.
Accounts in the estates of Eunice Wins
low, st. Albans; Florence NJ. Lambert,
ct al, New Portland; Mary Cannon,
Fairfield; Charles |. Judkins, Palmyra
John A. Cook, Embden were presented,
and those In the estates of Geo. W.
Seavey, Norridgewock; Sarah A. Burrill,
Fairfield Mary Fl. Hutchns, New Port
land; Martha II. Stevens, Smithtield
Daniel c. Brown, Atkinson LorenzJ V.
Pomroy, Starks, were allowed.
Administration WAS asked in the estate
of VIM. Linn, Sr. of Hartland and in the
estates Libby Greenleaf, Mercer; Fred
l.. Murray, Skowhegan; William Ladd,
Athens; Hannah Fuller, Fairfield; Alma
M. Haines, Skowhegau, was granted.
Petition for license to sell real estate
was presented in the estate OF Sophia
Hutchinson, Los Angeles, Cal. ; william
c. Parks, Pittstield; Sarah Piper, Stsrks,
Thelma Harlow was adopted by Hen
ry c. Luce and her name changed 10
Thelma Alice Luce.
John d. Beuiamin was appointed
guardian of Horace ". Holbrook Of
Arson.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
Death of Mrs, Sands.

Mrs. Nancy McCollar Sands died al
the home of her son, Barney McCollaI
in this place, Wednesday, March 4th al
the advanced age of sS years and days
Her death was very sudden, from heart
failure Nearly so years ago, with her
first husband, Patrick McCollar she re.
sided in Skowbegan. His death occurr-
ed 40 years ago, he being drowned in
the Great Eddy while saving a son, who
was in bathing For some years she has
resided with her son, Barnard, first at
Bingham, but more recently in this
place.
The funeral service was held from the
Catholic church, Saturday morning last,
and the interment viii be in the Catho
lie cemetery.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
At ashingtOn.

The Secretary of the Treasury, Thurs
day drew warrants in favor of several
States in payment of old claims for
money advanced for raising volunteers
in the Civil war and for interest on loans
negotiated by the states for this purpose
Those paid are as follows: Kentucky,
81, 1928, 300; Maine, 1925, 1856; New Jersey,
$47S, 1888; Rhode Island, 1871, 2S9; Wiscon-
sin, S45S,677.
The Republican senators will make a
united effort to secure an action on the
Panama canal treaty and the Cuban re-
ciprocity treaty as speedily as possible.
A meeting of the republican steering
committee of the Senate has been held
and this course decided on.
Sec. Moody has decided as to the
states after which the five battleships
provided for in the new naval law shall
be named. Three 10000 ton battleships
are to be named Vermont, Kansas and
Minnesota and the two 1900 vessels,
Mississippi and Idaho. He is anxious
that the names of such historic vessels
as the Cumberland and Merrimac and
the constitution shall be perpetuated
Under the present law it is stipulated
that all battleships shall be named after
the states of the Union. That no time
is to be lost 10 the construction of the
new ships, is evident from the action oil
the secretary in directing the general
board to prepare the circulars for the
10000 ton ships which are to be of the
Connecticut and Tennessee class.
Gov. Merriam, director of the census,
placed his resignation in the hands of
the President Saturday. 1t will take
effect May Is. Gov. Merriam resignes
to accept the vice presidency of the In.
terDatioual Mercantile agency of New
York and will remove from v ashington
to that city.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

The appropriations made by the last
Congress foot up the imposing total of
1854, los, 1874 That means more than
three-quarters of billion per session or
per year. The appropriations for the
present Congress exceed those made by
It's predecessor by over $113,000,000. OF
the increase the largest item is the pro-
vision of $50,000,O0O for the Panama
canal. There are also large increases on
account of the postal service, including
the extension of free delivery; and APP
preparations for river and harbor inn
provement were made by the Fifty
seventh Congress, whereas its prede-
cessor made no such provision. Thus
the appropriations for public purposes,
or the expenses of our great country,
are tritie more than three fourths of a
billion dollars year. 1t is reasonably
safe to predict that the next decade will
close up this fractional gap and make
the aggregate of appropriations round
billion dollars per year.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
Letter to j III Hutchens.
Skowl1egan.

Dear Sir: You'd strike it rich if you
could find a way to shave your customers
in less time, for less cost, and make the
shave last twice OF three times as long
You wouldn't shave the same person
so many times, nor get so much of his
money; but the whole town would be
talking about you, and everybody would
come to you for shave.
Devoe lead and zinc is exactly that in
paints. Ii takes fewer gallons, and it
wears longer. Costs less for the job, and
you don't have to dc it again for years
and years-six years ut least.
"Fewer gallons; wears longer. Takes
fewer gallons to paint house with De-
voc Lead and Zinc than with mixed
paints; and it wears longer than mixed
paints or lead and oil YouIs truly
f. w. DEvoE & Co.,
New York
P. S. Rawles & Co. sell our paint.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
The New WOrsted Mill.

The new buildings that have been In
course OF construction for some months
by the Marston Construction %. on the
lot just north Of the shoe factory, are
fast nearing completion, and already
the tenants, The Marston Woreted Co..
for whose occupancy they have been
erected, have much IT their plant install.
ed therein and in operation.
The buildings were designed by hr.
Gledhill, the manager Of this successful
company, a practical manufacturer Of
years experience and one familiar with
every detail Of all the several depart
ments, and are, we are told by men who
should know about such matters, models
for the use to which they are to be put,
up-to-date In every feature, and the
equal Of any of like capacity in the
country. The mill proper, is 202x70
feet, two stories, having tower on the
north side. The first story is occupied
by weave room, with a capacity for
96 looms, eighty of which will be In
operation before April 1st about 40 of
the number being already runDing.
The second story is devoted to the
several departments of sewing, burling,
inspecting, dry finishing, folding and
shipping, all of which departments have
already been removed from their former
quarters in the old mill and at the Hesel-
ton building and are in full operation
here.
A second building, 120x40 feet,
is located at the east end of the mill,
one story In height, and connected by
tramway, In which is contained the dye
ing and wet finishing plants, already
installed, filled with the most modern
and up-to-date machinery and In full
operation. A brick power house between
contains the furnace and boiler
rooms, holding two boilers Of 100 horse
power each and two engines of 100 and
60 horse power respectively for use as
an auxiliary power.
The plant is to be operated by two
large electric motors, the power for
which for the present is leased from the
Somerset Traction Co., a small motor in
addition will furnish power for the
| lighting.
The mill is fitted throughout with
patent sprinkling appliances, the water
stored in a mammoth tank erected in
the tower before mentioned, having a
capacity of 10000 gallons.
The moving Of their plant to its new
quarters has been accomplished with a
surprisingly small amount of loss in
production and we learn that as soon as
advisable, or things are in little more
settled condition, the mill will be in
operation night and day to fill its
fast accommodating orders, which will
give them a capacity of $4,000 yards
weekly, and a pay roll of about $4,000
for the same time
A new and up-to-date plant of this
magnitude, etuated as it is so admirably
for receiving and shipping its freight,
constructed on the most modern prin-
ciples and fitted with all that is latest and
best in the way of machinery must bring
the cost OF production down to the low
est minimum of expense. And when
all of the above is complete by having
at its head a manager familiar with
every department of the business and
conceded by the competitors one OF
the brightest in the fabric business,
should ensure to this company great
| future.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

The town of Camden is considerably
disturbed over the charter for a city re-
Gently passed by the legislature with the
proviso that it is not operative until it
is accepted by a majority of legal
voters. They have voted once on the
matter and turned down the charter 311
to 1873, but they say that while they
greatly outnumber those who want
city government, they are told that
sometime in the next five years, at a
meeting called in haying time or in the
winter when the roads are blocked with
snow, majority will be obtained for
the charter and Camden will find itself
a city. The opponents to city govern
ment propose to get the charter repealed
if possible SO it will not be hanging over
them.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
Church N Otes.

The ladies of the M. E. church are
planning a handkerchief and Apron
Bazaar" to be given before Easter, the
date to be announced later.
The missionary societies of the M. E.
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Brown on Mt. Pleasant Ave, Monday,
March 10th at $50. All the ladies are
invited to attend.
Services at the Universslst church
next Sunday as usual. Morning wor-
ship with sermon at 1915, theme "The
Day of Judgment" Sunday school
meets at II. Junior Union at 4, subject,
obedience, The story of Noah"
Devotional meeting at Z topic "True to
Our FAITH
At the First Baptist church services
On the Lords day as usual. Morning
worship at 1915 with sermon by the
pastor. Gospel Praise Service with
short address by the pastor at 7.
Young Peoples meeting at o'clock,
topic ''What Christ teaches about trust"
Matt. 1884.
Services at the Methodist church as
usual next Sunday morning. Worship
with sermon by the pastor at 1915.
Bible school at 12l0. Junior League
at 8. Epworth League prayer meeting
at 6. The social service with address
by the pastor at :. Good music at
every meeting. You are welcome.
The Y. 2. C. U. will hold another of
those popular socials at G. A. r. hall,
Saturday evening, March ID. Each
person attending is requested to carry
some article of small value wrapped
securely, which he or she is willing to
exchange. The entertainment will con-
sist in exchange of packages, games,
and other pleasant features. Light
refreshments will be served. Come
and bring your friends.
AT the social gathering In the vestry
of the First Baptist church on Monday
night the entertainment consisted of
selected readings by Mrs. Murray and
Miss Carter with vocal solos by Mr.. e.
c. Taylor followed by shadowgraphs.
Officers to the Young Peoples Society
were elected as follows: President, Mr..
j. Harvey White; vice-president, Miss
Harriet L. Marble; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Nina Withee. Social and prayer
meeting committees were also elected
The time of the next social Is set for
Monday evening, March %.
At the Congregational church, Sunday
morning, Divine worship at 1915.
Preaching by the pastor. Music by
the quartette. Evening service In the
church at 7. Other services of the day
as usual. Next Sunday morning Rev.
II. W. Kimball will begin series of
Sunday morning sermons. The subject
of the series will be "The Christian in
Everyday Life" The subject for the
coming Sunday is "The Christian and
the World" These sermons are panu-
ed with the purpose of helping all who
are trying to live Alright. The aim
sought is the adjustment of the Christ
ian purposes and ideals to everyday life
which make up mans existence.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Ex-senator Vest of Missouri, as repre-
sented by the Washington correspondent
of the Boston Transcript, is not very
sanguine of the success of the Demo.
cratic party in the near future. He is
quoted as saying that If the present con-
dition of affairs throughout the country
can be maintained until the fall of 1904,
Democratic success in the presidential
election is impossible. The prosperity
issue, he believes, will hold his oppon-
ents in power as long as prosperity lasts.
The trusts, he says, have been irritated
by the legislation of the last session but
not enraged. He also expresses some
doubts as to whether the Democrats will
get together" by 1904. Mr.. Bryan, he
predicts, will be an aggressive factor in
the next Democratic national convention.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

The elections In Maine cities on Mon
day last was pleasing to Republicans.
Augusta, Bangor, Belfast and Brewer
were carried by that party and a
Citizens-Republican ticket carried Bid
deford. G. A. Robertson was elected
Mayor of Augusta, F. o. Beal OF Ban
gor, Joseph Gooch of Biddeford, Elmer
Small of Belfast, and Leon F. Higgins
of Brewer. At Augusta, Belfast and
Brewer there was no opposing
ticket. The sharpest contest In her
political history occurred at Biddeford
with five tickets In the field, while at
Bangor Hon. Flavus o. Beal's election
resulted after lively campaign. Belfast,
Biddeford and Brewer reelected their
MAYORS.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Since the death of Geo. L. o. Perry,
the negro indicted for the murder of
Miss Agnes McPhee of Somerville, and
Miss Clara Morton of Waverly, Mass,
Sheriff Fairburn discloses the fact that
on February 26 Perry confessed to him
that he committed the murders. This
is relief to officers of the law in Massa-
chusetts and the public is assured that
the right man suffered for the crimes and
that suspicion rests upon no innocent
man.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

W. H, Clark Of Caratunk was in towr,
the past week.
L. 5. Williams of Hartland was in
town on business, Saturday.
Mrs James Fellows passed the day,
Friday, with friends in Wateryi.le.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles futile visited
freuds in Wateryille from Thursday
afternoon until Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs, F. J. Savage OF Fairfield
were the guests oyer sunday Of Mr.
and Mrs. F. X. Ptilbrick.
Walter wildes Of Bowdoin passed,
Sunday in town, with his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. W. II. Wildes.
Miss Yira johnson and Miss Ethel
johnson returned to their home in
Gardiner, Monday. morning, after a few
days in town as the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs, +. z. yiles.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Portland is very much reconciled to
the "Billion and half Congress- that
passed into history the 4th instant, as
she is the gamer by having secured two
large appropriations; one for the pur-
chase of site for a Federal court build
ing, the other for the establishment of
proper quarantine station.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

The name "Fogg" is not an uncom-
mon one in Maine and there are a good
number bearing the name in Somerset.
The Sunday Herald has the following
which may interest some. "Fogg.-
Copy of Fogg eoat-ofarms wanted.
The family dates back to 1ll2 in Eng
land and Wales. Sir John Fogg found
I'd a college IL 400, and Samuel Fogg
ot Exeter, England, settled in Hampton,
n. H., in lG3S. Had four sons, Samuel,
Daniel, Seth and james, from whom are
descended the Foggs in this country"
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Woman's suffrage has Jared no better
in New Hampshire than in Maine and
Massachusetts. By the vote of the peo-
ME ON constitutional amendments on
Tuesday, that giving women the right to
vote. was defeated two to one.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Major General William Buel Franklin
died s. Hartford, Conn. sunday morn
ing, at his home, aged 50 years. He was
born il Franklin Pa, Feb. y, ISIS.
Hon. James Il. Blount. for twenty
years a member OF Congress from
Georgia and afterwards commissioner
paramount to the Hawaiian Islands. dur.
ing the second Cleveland term, died Il
Macon, Ca, Sunday, Of congestion Of
the lungs.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Information Is received here that Ice
has left the Kennebec river from Rich
mond to the sea. We do not hear OF any
damages by the excessive rain of this
week, but had It continued much longer
ice Jams and back water might have
caused damage in varions places along
the river.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

A supposed incendiary fire destroyed
a primary school house at Orouo, Tues
day night. There are more than 1000
scholars in town and all the schools were
greatly crowded before this building
burned.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Arthur G. Pencil, Esq, of Buffalo N.
l. whose name was connected with the
Burdick murder case on Tuesday after
noon, dashed over an embankment and
was instantly killed. His wife who was
riding with him had her skull fractured.
fennell was native of Brunswick, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
TO CURE A CoLD oNr DAY

Take laxative Bromo Qujniue Tablets. A.
druggists refund the money 4 it fats to cu-s
Z W. Groves signature is ON each box -
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

Stephen r, Small, president of tie
Caseo National bank and one of Port
lands best known eitiz"ns, died, Tues.
day, after an illness of only few days
with pneumonia.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

AS far as reported, Milbrdge is the
only town to make an appropriation for
base ball team.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12

We send the REPORTER for trial trip
three months for % cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
The Somerset Reporter
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The Irish standard., 1903-08-15
Right Sort Of Catholl:.

There died ut indianapolis during
the week young man who was Il
politician and a Catholic, and as a
Catholic a credit to the Church, says
the New York World" Frank +.
Burke began his life humbly. He
fought his way to the top in Il strug
gle that would have appalled, many.
y Democrat, he did not fear to an
tagoniZe any party policy which he
believed wrong. He was a born lead
er: not man born to be led. A
Catholic, he was not ashamed to OBJ
serve the teachings of his faith in
his political life. He would not do
dishonest thing in order to gain
place lie abllorrcd trickstcrs and
time-servcrs. With him there was no
resorting to doubtful cXpcdients in
order to win success. While he lay
ill both Democratic and Republican
journals declared that an upright man
and sincere Christian was on the
point Of quitting this life. There is
Il lesson in such a career for CathO-
lie young men everywhere. especially
for those who have decided to enter
the political field. OF earnest, up
right Catholics there is great need in
the political arela-Of men who will
not do mean things either for fame
or gain. There are tricksters and
demagogues in plenty; the need Of the
hour is stalwart Christians who have
no fear, except to do wrong. 1t is
true they may not win high success,
as the world defines the word, but
they will exert widespread influence
for good, and, after all, civilization is
best builded by such force.
The Irish standard., 1903-08-15
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The Irish Jaunlipg Car.
You may boast about your rail
With its special and it's mail"
Of your cycle and your motor, speed
ing far;
You are welcome to the three
If you leave, agra, to me,
Just the old, familiar Irish jaunting
Sure for ever in the mind
Is its memory entwincd
With the dearest recollections there,
that are
LIKE picture from the past
That no change can overcast.
Is the old, familiar Irish haunting car,
In the morning long ago
How my boyish heart would glow
All! no sorrow then life's happiness
could mar
AS we FASTENED to the fair,
And the fun that waited there.
On the old, familiar Irish jaunting car.
-
And when evening gathered down
On the little market town,
And we ratified home by light of moon
or star,
How merry was our song
AS we gaily drove along
On the old, familiar Irish jaunting car.
On the gladstone wedding morn,
When the dew was on the corn,
Sure it's little then we rocked of jolt
or jar,
While we proudly drove in estate"
From the cheerful haggard gate,
On the old, familiar Irish haunting car,
And when Sunday came around,
And the happy holy sound
OF the chapel bell came stealing from
afar,
Well we knew it's sweet intent,
And to Mass we mectly Went,
On the old, familiar Irish haunting car
All, the olden vanished days,
With their quaint romantic ways;
In your present prosy times they have
no par.
Sure the earth was fairer then,
Fresh unfolding to our ken,
From the old, familiar Irish jaunting
car.
But the world is altered now;
And the years have banchcd my
brow,
l am fading fast away from scenes
that are,
To the churchyard cold, below,
They will take me soon, l know,
On the DID, familiar Irish jaunting car
-Usna, in Dublin Freeman.