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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24
Tragedy at Industry.

Roy Brackley was shot by Charles
Wilson at Weeks Mills, in the town OF
| ldustry, Saturday evening, at about
O'Clock. The authorities were at once
notified and promptly investigated the
report. They found Brackley in the
snow outside the Ellington House suf-
fering from bullet wounds. He WAS
conscious when they arrived, but weak
from the loss Of blood. He has beer
able to give but few particulars of the
trouble and 1t was not deemed advisable
to question him.
The officers believe that the two men
had been drinking. So far as was known
there was no i'll feeling between the two
Wilson made no attempt to leave town.
He was arrested IN one Of the store:
later In the evening, aud taken to the
all at Pennington.
Wilson claims that the shooting was
IN self defence. He said Brackley was
looming at" him with fire shovel, anC
to protect himself Wilson says he free
the shots. Whether one, two or three Of
the shots took effect has not yet been az.
certained. There are two bad wounds
one in Brackley's back near the spina
column, the other just below the chest.
Both these wounds may have been made
by the same bullet Que bullet has beer
removed.
Brackley Is about 10 years of age anC
married. His wife WAS at the Billingtor
home at the time Of the shooting. Botf
men lived in that town for several years
Wilson is said to have had a grudgt
against several people in town, for whaI
cause Is not known, but he and Brackley
had always been good friends so far a,
the townspeople knew.
Doctors Hunnewell and Pepper o.
Madison we're summoned as soon as pos.
sible after the shooting and found tn,
man conscious but very weak from los
of blood, and said bis chances of recovery
were slight.
Mr.. Ellington, at whose house tn,
trouble occurred, is veteran Of the Civi
war and has lost one arm. Wilson Il
about 30 years of age and is unmarried
Brackley was taken to a hospital il
Lewiston, where he died on Tuesday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24
Athens VIII Celebrate

The town Of Athens Was 100 yehrs OLD
March 7.h and will celebrate the event
IN a fittiDg manner on Wednesday, the
~ day OF June next The town voted
the sum OF 5000 for observance OF the
event, and personal subscriptions aread =
practically In eight will more than treble
this sum. The enterprising citiz ms Of
this widC-awake town will make this
celebration an occasion long to be remen.-
bered.
A meeting of citiz .ns was held IN
WessefuDsett Hall, on Monday evening,
al which preliminary arrangements were
lnaugurated to start the ball rolling. j..
F. Holman, Esq, was elected chairman,
Hon. l.. {. Williams, secretary, and Mrs.
Maud Flanders, treasurer. A committee
of the whole WAS elected, consisting of
Mr.. and MRS. j. r. Holman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. +. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
y. Flanders and George F. Aver. j. F.
Holman was elected president of the or
ganization and George F. Aver vice
president.
A meeting will be held on Monday
next to select the various committees
and announce program.
Keep your eye Oh Athens and look out
for grand celebrate n of the centennial
OF one of Names best towns. Watch
the REPORTER for items in regard to
this event as they are made known to US
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party with the crime of being owned
body and soul by the trusts

Bradstreet notes the fact that stats
tics reported by the Bureau of Statistics
at Washington, state that only $4,000
bushels of domestic wheat were shipped
from Atlantic ports in February, Such
ports at Portland, Me-, Philadelphia,
Boston and Newport News did not ship
one bushel American wheat during the
month and New Y ork shipped but Il, 904
bushels The gulf ports of Galveston
and New Orleans sent out l, 167, 954
bushels, while the Pacific coast ports
sent out 221 1894 bushels. Upwards of
1850 900 bushels of Canadian wheat was
shipped from Portland, Boston, New
York and Philadelphia during February
in bond for European markets. Two
thirds of this amount was from Portland
coming there over the Grand Trunk
road The eight months returns of
wheat exports show that nearly $4,000,
600 of tho total exports of 40,673, 295
bushels went out from the gulf ports,
only about 100000 bushels from the
Atlantic ports and 140, 288 bushels from
the Pacific coast. This gives an idea of
the extent to which wheat expectation
has sought new routes to Europe to the
disadvantage of Atlantic ports during
the past months, and raises the question
whether this change is temporary or
whether it will last for some time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24
The Earthquake.

Reports from various parts of New
England on the subject of the earth
quake which occurred shortly after l
O'Clock Monday morning, indicates that
the shock was felt in nearly all sections
of New England and parts of the Mari.
| time Provinces.
Although no damage of a serious ma
ture has been heard of all desp patches
make it clear that the vibration in the
| earth's surface was marked at many
points.
The motion was most violent appar-
emily in eastern Maine, where from
| three to seven distinct shocks were ex-
perienced All parts of New Hamp.
shire and Vermont as well as Massachu
setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
were affected by the motion of the earth
Prof. Edward c. Pickering, director
of the Harvard University observatory,
made the following statement to the
Associated Press.
1T remains for the geological depart
ment of the university to inquire into
the causes of the earthquake which oc-
cured in New England al an early hour
Monday, but the observatory always has
at hand corps of carefully trained as
sistants prepared and capable of making
observations. When phenomenon of
scientific value develops we do all we
can to make observations.
about all that we could do was to
estimate the duration of the earthquake.
We found that the shock started at one
hour, four minutes and 10 seconds after
midnight and that it lasted several sec.
onds. There were two strong shocks
and third of lighter vibration. The
strong shocks were greater in some re
spects than any earthquake l ever ex-
perienced,'
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol
lowing are the real este transfers re
Gently recorded in the county registry
Soon--J. T. Baker to J. Il. Drew, 81
Skowhegau-W II. Pearson to NJ. j
Allen, 81; Ida II. futile to Warren Tut
tie, 81.
Bingham-Mae A. Goodrich to Sac A
Milliken, 81.
Athens-M. S. Cleveland to c. H. Buz
zell, 81.
st. Albans-W. p. Winslow to Sarah
r. Huff, 81; A. S, Varney to Grange
Association.
Pittsfield &C, o Howe to Nancit
Leighton, 5000; M. Lindsey to Geo
D. Jacobs, 81; H. l.. Woodbury. to H.
II. Jacobs, 81; Fl. H. Jacobs to G. w
Gatchell, 81; j. s. Spaulding to Martha
j. Southland, 5000.
Harmonic. II. Cromwell to Z. L.
Raymond, 81.
Pamyra-J. A. Goodrich to r. j.
Goodrich, 81.
Mercer. M. Vsrney to Lizzie f. Pur-
celle, $500.
Anson-Welch q Scannell to Josephine
LeClair. 81; F. H. Smith to George z.
Tinkham, ell; Vim. Howard to f. A,
Head, &25.
Moscow-M j. Whitney to Curran l..
Smith ct al, $500; Lizzie Nj. Baker to
L. Fl. Rowe, $50.
Smithfield-Abigail Morrow to George
F. Morrow, 81.
Falrfield-Sarah A. Clifford to F. l..
Howe, 81.
Norridgewock- Sumner Robinson &c
Hannah +. Robinson 1850.
Madison-R. S. Mckinney to A E.
Burns, $500.
Detroit-Dora A. Thompson to j. II
GOTTA, 81.
Lower Cold Stream Tract-E w
Heath to VIM. I. Haines, $1,000.
Csuaan-Rhoda Booker to Carrie A
Reynolds, 81; C. D. Harris to Geo. H.
Bean, 81.
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East SkowhegaII

Our shedding still holds good and all
are nearly done hauling their hay, straw,
etc. 10 market. Most all have hauled
their lumber TO he mill with the eXcep-
ton of Nathan Lyon. who has been con-
fined to the house with cold and cough
for nearly two months If M. Lyon
wants his lumber hauled | think the
neighbors would turn out and do the jet
in few days as he intends TO build a
barn next spring.
Palmer Merrill OF the village made US a
pleasant call last Saturday and found
your correspondent fat on his back with
a cold taken the Wednesday before. thai
awful cold. bleak afternoon Nh Mr.
rll said he had lived - years in thi,
town and that day was the first time he
had travelled this road
We had quite an earthquake here
Monday morning, about one O'Clock
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shoes to Last "A Lifetime.

Say, Mr. Shoedealer, would you rather
have your customers speak of your shoes
as wearing well. as not running down at
the heel, as turning water, and taking a
shine; or wag there heads and say moth
ngP
We'd rather have ours, at long inter.
walls say: 1--WE want some more paint
and we want Devoe." We know it ism,
in human nature to paint very often; we
don't expect them to come very often;
don't want 'em TO. All we want is to
paint what they have to paint, whenever
they paint it; the longer the time the
surer they are to come back. There's
business enough in the world; there are
houses enough to paint, let 'em take
there time
If we we're a shoemaker we'd make
shoes to last half lifetime, and shoe
the whole town.
P S. Henry Rawles sells our paint.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

The somewhat notorious Webster Da-
Wis, who as assistant secretary OF the
navy in McKinley's first administration
tried to create disturba nee, but finally
as he could not have his own way, landed
In the bosom of the Democratic party
made speech In New York to the Dem
ocratic club bitterly denouncing Presi-
dent Roosevelt. His platform he said
would be "R must return to pri-
vate life." He very readily RELOCATED
Webster Davis to private life, but will
not succeed 30 we'll with Theodore
Roosevelt.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

The question. "Who named the En-
pire StateY' is often asked. but seldom
properly answered. General Washing
ton is the man to whom that and many
other honors belong. In his reply tc
the address of the common council OF
New York city the great general said
81 pray that heaven bestow its choicest
blessings on your city; that well reg
ulated and beneficial commerce may
enrich your citizens. and that your
state, at present the seat Of empire
may set such examples of wisdom and
liberality az shall have a tendency tc
strengthen and give permanency tc
the Union at home and credit and re
spectability abroad"
This is, Of course an inferential al
fusion, but WAS the origin Of New
YoIk's popular name nevertheless.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24
The War.

A terrific attack upon Port Arthur by
the entire japanese fl .et, six battleships,
IL cruisers and eight torpedo boats, took
place Tuesday, continuing internationally
from midnight until noon. The Russian
q .et sailed out to meet the enemy, the
Askold leading, but apparently did not
engage him at close quarters. During
the bombardment, according to Vice
Admiral Makaroff7s report, more than 200
shells were fred by the Japanese. De-
tails of the damage done are not given,
although Gen. Stoessel reports that five
Russian soldiers were killed and nine
wounded.
Meanwhile the land forces are coming
into closer quarters In northern Korea.
One division Of the first japanese army
is said to be at Anju, and the remainder
mostly at Ping Yang. A cavalry division
of 5000 men Ia reported as occupying
YoDgpyon, several miles farther north,
on March 10. A meeting has taken
place on the Packchon river, and on the
night Of tire 10Th Russian dispatch riders
had brush with Japanese patrol near
Kazan, 80 miles northwest of Ping Yang
According to Toxic rumor the Japa-
nese have succeeded In blocking the en-
trance to Port Arthur.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

There appears to be something in way
of speculation as to what further pro-
ceedings will be had relative to trust
affairs now that the government has
achieved a victory in the Railroad
merger case. From an authoritative
source the information comes that the
merger case was not entered upon as a
theatrical device, but for serious pur-
pose. All the pending trust cases will
be put through with as much vigor as
the merger case was; and If new ques-
tons arise which demand judicial test,
and the subject matter is worthy OF it,
the test will be made. This is about
right.
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pRlcEs PAID PRopucERs.

oArS-SO cts
WeaL-UuwAshed, Is 10 70 ets.
tiipEs ANp >KINs-hiaes - rs lamb BktnsN
70 5 t.. calf SKIN . to 90 -. Zach.
REASs-Hand-Tlcked Seaos eyes, S.. e s3.N.
pea beans, - -
HkEF-OK heef. { Il 7cts.
POULTRY -Fawls III 10 IS Els per D. ehlckenS
!. "a Is cts.
RoUNu Hoo It's.
TALLov Raueh cts. pe4 n.
KrrrFR-tlrSt .uanty. stamped. H. r. n per a
EGG>-l, =. per fresh.
PerATpFs-ta 10 &. &.
RETAIL MAhKET.
FLorR--SpunG wheat Patent 4tS te So
Winter Whest pat $3.50 10 36uo. Winter SheE
choice. $3.50
CoRN-Sl.4o per bag meal and cracked cora
81 so per bag.
C. $, MKAL-Sl.6o per bag.
FEKp-Middlings. 81 IS ef cWt Chicago gluten
81 IS per cwt.
SPRING BRAN-Sl IS vel cwt
MIXED FREp-sl Il per CIV.
SALT PoRK-loc Ii, by the bbl, '1oe. lbs, SIS q
CHEEsE-le per To-
BUrrER-ls 10 23ctS. per 10
EGGs-N cts q don fresh.
TEAS-2b to 6e cents per p
COFFEE-lU 10 s. cents per ns
I-ARp-pomesiie, T. Its Pure. u cts. Nou
pound 10 cts.
MoLAssEs-rufe Ponce 40 pure Barhadoes,
80: Maple, 2SC pei a.. Choice Cooking. sc.
SUGAR-tiranulated SU-Rr, best quality
pounds for slice. Brown, ? pounds t9T ~.
PorArOES-SoC 81 bu.
pryFtsH--Co4,s to 10 ,ts PER L pollock, X
OSIoSs-Sc. per IT.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

The New York World severely crlti-
cises the attitude OF the Democratic par
ty on the trust Issue, stating that the
antitrust law was framed and passed by
a Republican congress and signed by a
Republican president; that the law re.
NAMED dead letter during the entire
second term of Grover Cleveland; that
the World In It's efforts to have the law
enforced was subj cted to sneers and
open contempt OF Democratic attorney.
general, Richard Olney, who pretended
the law was constitutional, and would
do nothing toward prosecuting its vic
laters. The World further states that
the first efforts to enforce this law were
made by Theodore Roosevelt through a
Republican attorney-2eneral, Pbllsnder
c. Knox. The final decision OF the Su-
preme Court, from which there is no ap-
peal, upholding the law as constitutional,
was due to five judges, every one OF
whom is a Republican, the dissenting
minority of the court including every
Democratic Judge Of the tribunal. The
World pertlnently says: "Under these
circumstances 1t does not seem probable
that the Democrats can make great capt.
tai in seeking to monopolze the anti
trust issue and charging the Republican
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

The Waterville Mail contains the fol
lowing appreciative paragraph: "Whil'
some outsiders have expressed the opin.
ion that Skowhegan was to go In for q
city form of government In the near fu
ture, the REPORTER is authority for the
Abatement that there has been very little
said about it in the town itself. Skow
hogan, although 1t still figures on the
stage in other states as the champion
"Rube" town of the country, Is, In mat.
ter of fact, pretty nearly city, as small
cities GO 10 Maine, 10 everything except
name and the machinery of government.
1t has most of the public improvements
that other Maine cities have, and 1t has
probably secured them at less expense
than they have cost elsewhere.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

The Portland Argus urges Presiden
R ,osevelt to go ahead and smash all the
trusts In sight now that the Supreme
Court has decided in favor of the govern
ment in the railroad merger case under
the Sherman law. IL Is safe to say that
the Argus had no such instructions to
urge when Democratic president was
in power. The New York World, al
other Democratic paper, did, however,
urge President Cleveland in his last
term to move to enforce the Sherman
law and without effect. He would not
move a peg. Moreover, Attorney Gen
era' Knox will proceed with the cases
already In court to their final adjudication.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

Miss Ida McGlone Gibson is a yer.
successful theatrical press agent
whose home is In New York Her sery
Ices are retained by a well known com
pany, and, besides securing newspape
notices, she is called upon to arrang'
matters Of transportation, the billin,
Of towns, etc. Miss Gibson says tina
she would advise any woman to TAX
up the work who possesses gooC
health, executive ability and newspa
per training.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24
Church Notes.
B-HASY

% HAM
The appointments for the week are az
usual.
Public worship next Sunday a. 1915,
followed Immediately by the session Of
the Sunday school.
The weekly meeting OF the Junior E0-
deavor Society occurs ST 3 O'Clock, SUI
day afternoon, 10 the chapel
Christian Endeavor meeting In the
church psrlor al 6 p. N.
Evening worship for all st : O'clock
in the chapel.
There will be meeting Of the Miller
Mission Baud ia the chapel next Thurs
day, March 81. at p. N. Each men-
Der Is requested TO bring an item on
Assam.
USITERsALTsT.
Services, Sunday, will be Of unusaa
interest 70 the pu lie. Al the morning
service Rev. F. Z. Barton will speak
upon "a Common Sense View OF the
Church" Music by the quartet. Ses-
sion Of the SUNDAY school will convene
at , m. Junior Union at / P. N. Sub
jet, "a Changed Life" The Y. P. C
|. meeting at 6 ?. u, subject, THE
Universalist Idea of the Savior
At P. u. there is to be a service of
special interest TO young people. "Liv-
ing for Some Purpose will be the sub
iect Of an address by State Superintend-
ent F. (. Barton. A special invitation
is hereby extended 10 any and all young
people to this service.
METHODIST.
Prayer meeting tonight, Thursday.
Sunday morning the regular church
services. Special music by the quartet
This will be the last Sunday before Con-
ference. The PASTOR will preach. The
people are requested TO put the money
for the beneyolences and for lions Her
aid in the hands Of the pastor not later
than Monday, Mar. IS, is he goes to
Conference, Tuesd y morning
! S. S. at noon. The j. L al o'clock
The E L. at o'clock. Praise and pray
er service at o'clock.
The NJ. f Social Circle will meet with
Mrs. W I. Seekius Monday afternoon.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Morning worship with sermon al 10 As /;
Sunday school al u 05 il the vestry /;
/ Junior Christian f ldeavor at 3 o'clock /,
Young Peoples meeting a. s O'Clock,
-opie, Jesus work for bis own country.
What can do for mine: Matt. 4 %
- and % 81. Gospel praise service al
: o'clock.
Prayer meeting tonight at 30 topic,
How ] came 10 unite with the church
and what blessing il has been to NE, -
Acts , A..
Al are cordially invited to the seryicei
of this church.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Morning worship sunday AZ l0.45;
music By the choir; Sunday school at
y o.. The Junior Eadesvor will meet
at 3 O'Clock in the sfernoon; the Y1unG
Peoples Allianee at 8; regular evening
service at :.
Al the prayer meeting this Thursday
evening, business Of importance viii be
brought up.
the annual meeting Of the parish; full
sttendanc- is desired.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
First Church Of Christ. Scientist,
Society, holds services st Christian
Science Hall, " B. Steward block, %
Water street, Sunday a. II :45 s. N.
subj jet, "Uareslity," Sunday School at
! AS N. Al are welcome.
Regular church services of the Chris
tiau Science Society viii be held liz their
rooms over Geo. Simpsons store on
Water St, sundays at 10 10 &. ~, aud
" ednesday evenings 8. 30. The rooms
will be open. Wednesdays and Saturdays
! from 2.30 70 p. m. also Saturday even
| iugs from to 9 As reading room. The
| public sre cordially invited
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

One year ago this time there was nc
snow and the weather was the warmesi
on record. Although there is not a
great amount of snow for central Maine
yet the roads are good through the
country towns and business has not been
interrupted in the least, as yet, by the
warm weather of the approaching spring
March this year has been a great month
for teamng and the farmers have i'm
proved it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

Rates of passage to European ports on
steamships are very low at this time. A
recent cut in steerage rates to nediter-
ranean ports brings the ticket down to
seventeen dollars. These very low fig
ures are brought about by competition
for the increased business because of the
war in the far east. The Westbound
traffic is not subjected to the sharp cut
in rates.
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The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.
ENTERED AS SECOND GLASS MAIL MATTER.

The people of Lewiston recognize the
genuine municipal government when
they have it, and therefore they reelected
MAYOR Shelton who gave the spindle city
OF the Androscoggn an honest and Wig
orous administration, last year. He was
inaugurated Monday and Lewiston is all
right for another year at least.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24
CornyiIle.

M aud Mrs. ". E. Mcclure went to
Linneus, Afoostook Co, Wednesday az
ternoon where they viii visit with Mr..
McGuire's parents. whom he has not seen
for twenty-seyen years. They plan TO be
gone three or four weeks
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

The annual meeting Of the Mad soR
Center Burying Ground society vii be
held at the house Of Eugene Danforth
in Madison on Thursday, the 3lst day q
March al 30 ?. N. All are requested
to attend
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

Tuesday evening, March 22d, Sorosis
held its regular meeting in the library
parlors. The night was stormy and few
were present, but 1t WAS enc Of the most
enjoyable meetings of the winter. The
subject was blowers" and the program
was arranged by Mrs. Mabel Philbrick.
After the secretsry's report of the las
regular meeting and the md-winter
meeting had been read, the following
program was given: Songs, "Four-
Leafed Clover" and "Secrets the Flowers
Impart," by Miss May Burrill; quota
tions on fl Dwers were then given by all
present; reading, "Calling the Spring
Flowers" by Miss z .idee Morrison
songs, "The Rose GARDEN and "Pussy
Willow" by Mas Gertrude Webb; read
ing, Japanese Flower Arrangement,
by Mrs. Bucknam; paper on "The Flow
ers," by Mrs. Mabel Phibrick; reading,
"Fron: Door Yards" by Miss Elizabeth
Webb; reading, How Three Roses got
Their Names" by Miss May Burrill.
Mrs. Augusta Bailey and Mrs. Eliz =
beth Merrill were hostesses. The presi-
dent announced the next meeting for
Wednesday afternoon, April Oh, the
subject "Birds" and the club will meet
with Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill on Coburn
avenue, the program to be arranged by
Miss Berle Walton.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

Thirty three shoe manufacturers OF
Lynn, Mass. on Wednesday, locked out
800 turn workmen and unless settled
early s 900 hands are likely to be idle
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

Hearst's friends claim that he already
has strength enough to defeat the
harmony program. And his enemies
believe that Hearst is enough to cause
the defeat of almost anything.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-24

The report of the Lewiston liquor
agent for the past year show the cash
sales to have been SAP, 1904 and the
net profits 81, 1923 As