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The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02


The fire department consists of the
same number of men as last year. The
increase in cost of this department comes
from the additional SUN of Sl2 per year
voted to each fireman at the last annual
meeting 400 feet of hose was dispensed
with on accoun. of unserviceablc condi-
ton. There are $500 feet of cotton,
rubber lined hose now on hand.
Nine alarms of fire were answered
during the year, the damage OF that of
the Robinson mill and Marston mill,
being the most disastrous. The alarms
were as follows:
April 7. Alarm from box "a at 2.4s a. M,
for fire in fruit store on Water street. Dam
age by smoke and water; $50 feet hose laid.
April 10. Alarm from box 81 at 2.45 a,
M, for fire in Worsted mill and Robinson
mill. Damage $4,000; $500 feet hose laid.
April I'd. Alarm from box 81 at 1918 a.
M, for fire in Ordway Block No damage;
AGO feet hose laid.
May 28. Alarm from box 81 at SIS p.
m, for fire at Ruel Malbon's, five miles away.
Department turned out but did not go far.
June IS. Alarm from box IS at 1915 a.
M, for fire in w. c. Savage old house.
Damage S2s; goo feet hose laid.
Nov. 20. Alarm from box Is at 7.2o p.
M, for sparks coming from foundry on Is
land. No hose laid.
Dec. -. Alarm from box SO at $40 p.
m, for fire in Ed Merrll's house near North
street. Damage; LEGO feet hose laid.
Feb. %. Alarm from box SO at IL a. M,
! for fire in Blanchett house on Winter street
Damage slight; no hose laid.
Mar. ID. Alarm from box 27 at 10. 90 a.
m, for fire at Frank Hoxie's house occupied
by Harlow Russell, Damage $40; 500 feet
hose laid.
TIE WARRANT.
The legal voters of the Skowhegan Village
Corporation are hereby notified and warned
to meet at Coburn Hall on Monday, April
9th, 1903 at O'Clock p, m, to act upon the
following articles, viz;
Art, /. To choose a moderator to preside
at said meeting.
| Art. 2. To choose clerk, assessors, treas
urer and all other officers as the act Of incor.
poration and by laws require to be chosen at
the annual meeting.
| Art. J. To see if the Corporation will
vote to employ night watch and if so raise
sum of money for the same.
Art. 4. To see if the Corporation will vote
to maintain an electric light on Cross street
| Art. (. To see if the Corporation will vote
to maintain two arc lights on Heselton st.
Art. 9. To see if the Corporation will vote
to light the streets the ensuing year and raise
a sum of money for the same.
| Art. 7. To see if the Corporation will vote
to raise the sum Of sixteen hundred and
| twenty ~ 200 ooA to nav one Steamer 60
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
The Burdick Inquest

The inquest into the death of Edwin
L. Burdick of Buffalo, who was murder
ed Feb. 18th, came to close. Thursday.
without disclosing the identity Of the
murderer. The report of City Chemist
Hill stated that no poison was found ia
the cocktail bottle or the stomach of the
dead man. 1t also shows that there
was no blood stains on the golf stick
taken from the Burdick home after the
murder under the suppostion that it
might have been the weapon with which
the murderer beat out Burdick's brains.
The Burdck inquest has served TO
develop several theories relative TO the
crime, thst had been suggested many
days ago, but il would be hardly cor
rect TO say that the investigation has
added anything more than an appear
ance Of reasonability 10 any Of these
| theories. Aside from the failure of the
authorities to secure evidence beari 2
directly upon the commission Of the
crime or to establish tile Identity Of the
murderer there Is 3 feeling # satisfAc-
tion thar the name Of Mr.. Burdick has
been lifted from the mre in which il was
first dragged and his character shown 10
its true light. The evidence brought out
under the skilful examination Of Wit
nesses by District Attorney Costsworth
has shown Burdick 10 have been loving
father, always willing to sacrifice his
own happiness and pride for the sake Of
his children, that be WAS the victim OF
false friendship, broken pledges and in
fact of it all, a forgiyiDg, indulgeut hus-
band.
The efforts Of the authorities to fix
] the crime on some one Of course will not
end with the inquest. At the same time
there is now little hope of fastening the
crime upon anyone and the murder prob
| ably will go down in criminal history as
1 one Of the great unsolyed mysteries.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
The Village Corporation.

The annual meeting OF the Village
Corporation will be held on Monday
next, April 9Th, the warrant Of which
appears below. From the advance
sheets of the annual report OF the asses
sors and of the engineers of the fire de-
partment we learn that the total receipts
from taxable property, including cash
on hand at the beginning of the year,
$3,074.09, amounts TO 81, 1893 IL. The
expenditures were s9,s43.14, leaving a
cash balance of $2,055.9S. The rate is
$40 on a thousand and 80 cents Oh
polls. The number of polls is 1913.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
A thoughtful Man.

Nj, NJ. Austin of Winchester, Ind
knew what to do in the hour of need
His wife had such an unusual case of
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought of and
tried DR.. Kings New Life Pills and she
got relief at once and was finally cured.
Only 25e, at Geo. E. SIMPSONS Drug
tore.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money ON so cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee % cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
w. BUCHANAN, r. II. WING,
GEO Z. SAMPSON. G. r. FoGG.
w. II. FULLER
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
Terms of Courts.

Supreme Judieial:-The third Tuesday In March,
and september and fourth Tuesday in December. Civil
and Criminal.
| Probate:-The second Tuesday of each month.
| County Commissioners The first Tuesday In
March and August And the second Tuesday In Deem
| Der.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
SOMERSET REPORTER,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper,
SKowHEGAN, MAINE.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts:
WILLIAM 7. sRRkNs, observation-disclosures whegan
County Attorney:
GEoRGE1W. COVER. ................ e. Skowhegan
Judge of Probate
HOWARD F. DAEFoRTH.. ................. Skowhegan
Register of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER. .Skowhegan
Register oil Deeds:
LLEwElLYN GOODWIN. .Skowhegan
Treasurer:
X IL kEEp,. .................... .,.,...Harmony
Sheriff and Jailer
ALFREp. II. LANG,. ......... .Skowhegan
DEPUTIES: {. Z. Duren, Fairfield: Anon Baker
Binghami William E. Priest, Pttsfed; Lewis Fish,
Hartand; Fred Lucas. st, Adams; Charles f. Var
ney, Mercer George Aver, Athens Wallace Emery,
North Anson; Albert Z. Millay North New Portland /;
Charles Dunbar Madison; William +. Briggs, Show
hogan; Orlando Bracket, Starks; Herbert Eaton,
Scion; F. {. Holt, Norridgewock.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
Farm
4b0rtiOn
Cure

| gave her Hood Farm Abortion Cure as
directed for three weeks. The swelling all
left her and two months later she dropped
the best calf on the farm. l had a mare
that showed signs OF abortion. Gave her this
remedy and she foaled a.living colt" r. G..
THOMPSON, BOWS, Iowa.
Two sizes-$1 and $3.50. Large four times
dollar size. Call for treatise on Abortion
and Failure to Breed.
Hood Farm Remedies are for sale by
FRANK W. BUcKNAN, skowhegan, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

County Commissioners:
JoHNlMETcALF. New Portland.
MILTON L. MERRILL. St. Adams
L. {. WILLIAMS, Athens
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
abortion Prevented
Saved a Calf = Saved a FoaI.

Z" | lost four calves and
had three more cows that
showed signs Of abortion.
One lost her calf the year
before at a little over 8
months. She was about
7 months along and her
udder was badly swollen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
SHOT AT
BY NIGHT
PR0WLERS
officer W. {. Austin Of East
Greenwich Encounters Murder
ousIy Inclined Burglars.

AS the East Greenwich night patrol
man. William F. Austin, was making his
rounds at the northerly end OF the WI
lage at 1880 O'Clock yesterday morning
ne was taken as a target by some night
prowlers and several shots from a re-
volver were fred point blank at him. Al
most miraculously he escaped injury, pu
the bullets whizzed by him and some
lodged in a big elm tree near his side
and Others nattened out agaisst the stone
wall behind him.
The officer, who was thus made TAR
get OF so unceremoniously could barely
distinguish some moving hgures almost
In front OF Henry A. Rhodes residence
and he fired in return.
The men took 20 their heels and as the
night freight slowed down at the cross
ing shortly afterwards, IL Is thought
they boarded II there.
The officer thinks there were three men
In the party and when he retraced his
steps 20 the entrance of the grounds OF
Rev. Daniel Goodwin. a can of fine black
powder, Jimmy and two black masks
were found. that the fellows must have
dropped In their haste.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
NOTES FROM JNt NAHBOR.

one OF the most distressing results OF
the fatalities along our coast during the
storm periods was illustrated this morn
ing when tho mother OF Joseph Campbell,
n member OF the Inflated barge oracle
wired to this city asking for informa-
tion concerning her boy. Capt. Mcguire,
the harbormaster, sent reply To the ef-
feet that he was on the barge but that
there was possibility OF hearing from
him still. MIR. Mcguire sent the message
worded in that manner so that the news
OF his death might reach her with less OF
n shock than II perhaps would II II were
told to her suddenly. The mother wires
from her home I'm Portsmouth. Va.
About $50 this morning the new tug
whose coming has been heralded abroad
for some time at last came into port.
When she came up the bay this morning
she fell In with the schooner Bayard
Barnes, bringing coal to this port from
Newport News. and hooking into her thus
celebrated her maiden trip. It was not in
tended 10 have her try her strength as
yet but finding craft that was ready to
come up the harbor Il was decided 10
make her the frst 10 he brought In.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
ANGRY STOCKHOLDERS
They Stampeds a Meeting Called to Vote
on an Assessment Of 20 Per Cent.

New York. Oct 1e.-Stockholders OF the
New York Building Loan Banking COM
pany for which Charles NJ Preston is
temporary receiver stampeded the meet
ing called at the offices of the company
today to vote a stock assessment OF 20 per
cent. Only 200 OF the 400 or $40 present
could get into the room where the meet
ing was held.
Those who did get In made such an up
roar that one OF the stockholders, po-
liceman, telephoned the West Both street
station for the reserves
When Lawyer James l.. Eustis tried TO
explain the purpose OF the call. the Pro-
tective League OF Boston representing
1900 stockholders took command of the
meeting and passed resolutions declaring
the call In contempt OF court, a violation
OF the injunction OF Sept. IL, charging
gross mismanagement by the officers and
directors demanding their resignation
and denouncing the state banking author
tiles for allowing an insolvent banking
concern 10 continue TO do business for
years
A resolution was also adopted request
ing that the appointing OF Charles NJ
Preston. as temporary receiver be made
permanent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
IN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
fmreral Of Asa MesS.r 6amnell Was Held
ard Was Largely Attended.

The funeral OF Asa Messer Gammell.
named after the second president OF
Brown university and ike his distin-
gushed brother, Prof. William Gammel.
deceased. 50 well known I'm college life,
took place at 1880 O'Clock today at the
First Baptist church
Rev DR. King officis ted. and after the
reading OF scripture selections. and a
very appropriate selected poem he offered
an eloquent and affecting prayer. Very
beautiful music, including two selections,
Jesus Lover OF My Soul and Lead
Kindly Light" were rendered by the
First Baptist church choir. The benedic-
tion by DR.. King closed the services. and
the committal services took place at
Swan Point.
The memorial emblems were proflise.
and among them was large wreath,
from the Veteran Citizens Historical as
sociation. OF which he was 80 prominent
an Officer. and by the members OF which
he was highly esteemed.
Among those present were the Chan
cellor OF the college. Hon. William God
dard. Col r. ri. I. Goddard members of
the corporation and several OF the pro
fessors OF Brown, and a large number OF
well known citizens. and members OF the
church, including many ladies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
CITY HALL RECORDS.

According 10 the city hall records today
A. H. Eccleston has attached the proper
" OF Mary u Mulvey for $500
The attorney In the case il c. slocum
Smith
These are busy times I'm the office of
the city treasurer. where the payment of
taxes is going on From the time the Of
fice opened there was good long line OF
people extending well out into the corri-
dor and at one time entirely around the
gallery as far as the city auditors office.
The two more days which interven prom
ise To be busy ones for the receiving tel
Ter and the clubs.
Nomination papers have been daily re-
ceived at the city hall and will be up %
midnight Even then the candidates have
until next Wednesday 60 withdraw their
names II they desire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
her BODY FOUND
Remains Of Miss Hickman, a London Hos.
pltil Doctor, Gnawed BY Rats.

London. oct. Is.--The disappearance Of
a woman doctor. Miss Hickman. which
has been a sensation here for the past two
months. has been partially cleared by the
finding OF her body In an unfrequented
part OF Richmond park
Miss Hickman. who was a fully quail.
fed doctor OF medicine. was performing
her duties at the Royal Free hospital the
afternoon OF Aug Is, when she left the
hospital Since that time the police OF
the whole country have unavsilingly
searched for her.
She was a healthy woman. % years old.
and took nothing with her except few
pounds OF sterling in cash. The reason
for her disappearance is a complete mys.
terry.
owing TO the decomposition OF the body
and the fact that IL was badly gnawed
by rats, the remains were only identified
by means OF n medal which Miss Hickman
won In swimming competition, and by
her ambulance cross.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
REV. ". ". BUSTARD.
Former Brown Athlete on Characteristics
Of 6reatress."

The mems meeting at the Young Mems
Christian Association hall yesterday
was addressed by Rev. W. W. Bustard
of Roxbury. Mass who was at one time
a noted Brown university athlete. lie
said In part:
"The world. II II has any right TO
man, has the right 10 the best that Is In
him. Both God and our fellow men have
the right to expect our best. shan
speak on the power of concentration or
effort as opposed 10 the dissipation OF
ones powers. Too much emphasis can
not be laid on the necessity for the con-
centration OF a mans energy In order
that he may make the best OF his life.
Anywhere from 90 TO 80 per cent or the
heat from your coal goes UP the chin
ney. Much of the energy of steam Is lost,
and there IL waste OF power In all lines.
Science IL alweys working on that prob
lem, how TO use more and lose less IL
In said that the 50 acres OF sunshine there
h power enough 10 run all the machinery
OF the world How 70 concentrate that
energy. that II the problem.
Each man must have some one thing
that he can do better than anything else,
and when he can do that and do that one
thing better than anybody else. he Is
sure OF success The day OF the Jack-of-
all-trades has gone by. He is man who
can do anything and who never does any
thing. When a man learns 10 do one
thing well. To put one sublime purpose In
his life. then he will make his life sue
cessfu and useful
AS L stand here I'm my own college
town, many are the lives that come before
me that have wrecked on the sands of
time and the shores of history, because
they dissipated the energies of their minds
and their bodies.
I'VE are all too much the slaves Of
custom and fashion. We must wear what
fashion decrees AS an instance. l re-
member In my college days the tight
pants that fashion said the young man
must wear You couldn't get into them
without an hour OF sweat and labor.
and once In you couldn't ait down And
you had TO be helped out of them.
II know II has been said that the Voice
Of the people Is the voice OF God. but
the voice of the people Is often the voice
Of hell. The liquor traffic Il legally up
held I'm this country by the voice or the
people. and IL is the voice of hell. I do
not plead for eccentricity. Anyone can
he eccentric and II is generally the fools
who are eccentric. There is as much diff
ference between individuality and eccen-
tricity as between wisdom and foolish
ness. ] would have every man live his
own life and think his own thoughts"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
COURT
OvERRULES
DEMuRRERS
They Wsrs Filed In Behalf Of
Defendants Who Had Been
Indicted for Promoting Policy

Before Judge Wilbur In the common
pleas division OF the supreme court. to-
day, Leander Briggs, John r. Murphy.
Byron c. Burroughs. ID. l.. Douglas, w.
H. Easterbrooks and Patrick Waters, In
dicted for promoting polcy appeared ana
filed demurrers 10 the indictments
against them. On the demurrers being
formally oyerruled the parties gave new
bail
The demurrers are an In the same
language and TO this effect: And the
said II. c. Burroughs In his own proper
person. cometh into court here. and hav-
ing heard the said indictment read, says.
that the said indictment and the matter
therein contained. I'm manner and form
as the same are above stated. and set
forth. are not sufficient in law. and that
the said p. c. Burroughs - not bound
by the law or the land TO answer the
same. and this he rs ready 10 verify:
Wherefore for want Of a sufficient In
dictment In the behalf. the said p. c.
Burroughs prays Judgment and that by
the court he may be dismissed and dis
charged from the sasd premises In the
said Indictment specified.
Causes OF demurrer. First The said In
dctment, and the several counts thereof
is insufficient in law In that IL deprives
the said respondent OF his constitutional
right TO be informed Of the nature and
cause OF the accusation against him. and
! none Of the counts I'm possession OF this
constitutional right
Second. The said Indictment and the
several counts thereof. is insufficient In
law In that IL does not state all the facts
and circumstances that constitutes the
various offences charged therein with
such certainty and precision that the said
respondent may know whether they con-
stitute An indictable offence and how "a
plead and prepare for his defence. and
that the court may know what Judgment
should be given. II the said respondent be
convicted. Third. The said indictment and
the several counts thereof Is bad in II
charges offences OF different character.
-Four. The said Indictment and the
several counts thereof s bad. I'm that IL
contains allegations repugnant 10 one an
other.
Fifth The Indictment and the several
counts thereof is bad. IN that IL splits
offences
Sixth. The said Indictment and the
several counts thereof is bad, In that II
charges two distinct offences in the same
count"
John NJ Brennan is attorney for all the
above parties except Patrick Waters, who
Is represented by Henry w. Burroughs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
NAVAL APPRENTICES
Sent From the Station at Newport to Ports
mouyh, n. n.

One hundred and ninety-nine naval ap-
prenticcs we're sent from the naval
training station at Newport this morning
10 Portsmouth. N H., where they will be
assigned TO the training ship Mononga-
hela under repairs there. The draft left
Newport at a m. and are expected TO
arrive at their destination at p. m.
They are In special cars and I'm charge
OF Gunner Phillips. This leaves only
about 300 boys at the station and these
will be sent TO the Alliance In week or
two. then recruiting OF apprentices will be
resumed but hereafter new recruits will
be kept from the older boys that they
may not infect the whole station with dis
ease as before.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
SAVED TRAIN FROM BANDITS
Plucky Young Operator Sent Warning In
Face Of Death

Butte. Mont, oct. 1s-Two masked
mounted men Saturday rode up to the
little station at Welchs Spur. 20 miles
east of the city on the Northern Pa
cific, and covering the operator with
their revolvers drove him inside his Of
flee and locked him in. They turned the
signal light so as TO stop the North Coast
Limited, which was due in half an hour.
The operator, r. ". Law, a boy of 90.
threatened with death IL he moved,
orawled on his hands and knees 20 his
telegraph key, and reaching from under
the table, wired the operator at Home
stake to tell the engineer OF the North
Coast not to stop, as the bandits meant
TO hold up the train at welchs Spur.
The train went through the latter place
at ~ miles an hour and the bandits then
rode on A posse took the trail at day
light
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
EACH IS
SEEKING
DIVORCE
The GarTstsons Flo Cross Pa.
titIens In Which Three Co.
respondents Are Named.

New York. Oct 1e.-Percy Il. Garretson.
. graduate OF Lake Mohegan Military
school and. like his wife. Fidelia II. Gar
rstson. socially priminent. is suing her
for an absolute divorce naming three CO.
respondents. Mrs. Garretson. in turn. Is
suing her husband for an absolute di~orce
naming an equal number of correspondents
One of the odd things about these d.
vorce suits is that in addition 70 each
OF the principals being represented by
counsel each OF the six correspondents
has engaged lawyer. The suits are
brought in westchester county.
Mrs Garretson is a pretty blonde. about
2s years old. She has retained Lawyer
Abram H. Hummel TO defend her and
asserts that her husbands charges are
absolutely unfounded.
Mrs. Garretson says that neither she
nor her husband is a resident OF West
chester county. and the action is Inn
properly brought there. Mr.. Hummel will
make an application 90 have the place
OF trial changed 10 this county Mrs
carretson will ask for almony at the
rate OF So a week together with
counsel fee OF 800
Mr.. and Mrs. Garretson were married
al Peekskill or April -. 1897 In her COM
paint Mrs. Garretson says her husband
SAMPLES. Is heavy drinker and when in
"Alcated was grossly cruel 20 her.
Mrs Garretson also declares that last
month u was suggested 60 her that she
iu r.'' 10 10 south Dakota and Obtain
oN0tce An onef was made at that lime.
sne says. 10 pay her SO a month alln,onv
Sne oscnnea. She also AYERS that when
~ refused 70 go 10 Dakota her husband
tnreateneo that unless she did he would
sue her for divorce 'U'N
me tnree men whom her husband
nalneS a. oo-fespondents. Mrs. Garretson
says. were all friends OF his. Two 80
brokers and the third is a married ,o,,,
whose daughter l. Mrs. Garretson's re-,
friend. They deny Mr.. Garretson's allss
cations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
LANDING OF
TROOPS BY
JAPAN
No Importance Attached to Il
by tho Japanese Legation
al London

London. Oct. 1.-the Japanese lega-
reports OF the landing OF japanese troops
ut Ping Yang, Corea; or, to the alleged
concentration OF Japanese forces In the
neighborhood OF Hakodate, Japan.
The legation says there is every reason
To believe that the situation has not
changed materially since last weeks re-
assuring official telegram from Toxic and
the opinion was expressed that the czar' $
appointment OF n special commission TO
consider affairs I'm the Far East would
tend TO limit the powers OF Admiral
Alexieff the viceroy OF the Far East.