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The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
AnImnortant Feature.

The one feature of next Tuesdays
celebration which depends very much
on the school children of the town and
the interest which their parents take In
it, is the singing of National airs by a
large chorus, which is to occur at 30
a. 10. from the verauda of Hotel Coburn,
in connection with the patriotic address
and band concert For those who are
inclined to give thought to the deeper
significance of the day, this service will
have more of interest than any other
event on the program. All the school
children of the town above the primary
grade are requested to meet at the high
school building, next Saturday after
noon at two p. m. when Professor Elmer
e. Towne will be prepared to conduct a
rehearsal of the pieces which are to be
sung on the Fourth. Members of the
new Skowhegan Choral Society and
others who are willing to assist are ask
ed to attend this rehearsal.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
North AnsOn.

The grammar school closes this week
The annual meeting of the Foster
Public library will be held at the library
room on the evening of Monday, July
10th.
The graduating exercises of the gram
mar school will be held in the Univers-
alist church, Thursday evening.
The subject for the Young Peoples
meeting in the Universalist church next
sunday evening is the First Book of
Chronicles.
The Ruth Heald Cragin chapter, D.
A. R., met with Mrs. Lima Mckinney,
one of their members, at Lakewood,
Wednesday.
Miss Paulenah NJ. Simmons, Colby 04,
went to Waterville, Saturday Afternoon,
( , attend the commencement exercises
there this week.
Lowell E. Bailey, Bates '0S, went to
Lewiston, Tuesday, to attend the Bates
college commencement exercises. He
will return home, Friday.
Judge Simmons was In Pennington
during the past week and went from
there to Brunswick to attend the Bow
doin College commencement.
Mrs. S. L. Carpenter of Port Huron,
Mich, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs Marston, for some days, Is away
visiting relatives in kennebunkport.
Sunday was observed as Children's
Day in the C1iversalist church. The
little children of Mrs. James II. Stevens
and of Mrs NJ. P. Moore were christen-
ed
Mrs Acton Clough of Portland and
sister, Mrs. Charles Poland of Boston,
arrived Saturday night, called here by
the illness of their mother, Mrs. Dun
ply,
Mrs. Della Aver and daughter, Flos-
sic, of Boston arrived in town, Friday
night. Monday, they wenf To The
Forks, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ira
! Gushing.
George Pierce of New Portland las
been pressing hay in this vicinity during
the past week He has pressed - tons
for F. W Bunker and 20 tons for Nj
Whitney of Embden.
Deputy Sheriff Emery and Constable
! Frank Donley were called 10 Bingham,
Friday, to assist in the adjustment Of a
labor trouble among the help on the
! Somerset extension.
Amos Hoyt and sister, Miss Birde1a
Hoyt, and Miss Edna Robinson went 10
Watervlle, Tuesday, to attend the
! Colby commencement William Hoyt
graduates from that institution.
Olin PANE of Duluth, MINI, is the
guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Par
ker Paine. The last visit here was
three years ago. Mr.. Paine is SuPerin-
tendent of locomotive factory of the
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mrs. Dunphy who resides with her
son on Kennebec avenue has been very
i'll for the past few days Her daughter
Mrs. Mervil Seely of Houlton, arrived
Wednesday night and Saturday night
other daughters from Portland and
Boston came.
Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock, July
2, the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will
observe as the hour and the day for
their annual decoration services. All
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
Bingham.

Mrs. La Gushing returned 10 The
Forks, tuesday, accompanied by bef
aunt, hrs. Della A yeI and cousin, Miss
Florence Aver Of Boston.
Mir. and Ars A : Hatch are enter
tanning Mr.. Hatchs parents, from
Waterford this week.
Schools in town which bad not closed
previously will close this week.
Mrs. Arthur French Of ". Farming
ton is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. I. J.
Pierce.
Mr.. T. K Cummings Of I. Eddington
has been visiting his niece Nrs. L. Z
Hill Of Moscow
Mrs. Joseph Pooier Of Moscow has
ing the past week or two.
Mrs. Lille Coleman Of Wateryille il
the guest Of her parents, Mr. and Mis-
thaice Andrews
Mrs Simeon Quint Of y. Anson wa
recently in town.
Mrs J. Z. Gregory passed away at 8 DC
| gu Monday evening at her father :
home. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock.
MIS- Charlie Firth Of Athens is visit
ing Mr and Mrs Wallace birth in Mos
COW.
Ora Lovejoy of Moscow was able to
ride to the village one day last week.
Harry Dinsmore has been visiting
viii Whorff' 3 family at The Forks
Mrs. Whipple of Scion and her little
son have been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Rermon Baker in Moscow and re.
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Miller was at Madison on
Tuesday of this week.
Mary Clark has been taking a vacation
at her home in Caratunk during the past
ten days.
The body of Mrs Anatta, who was
drowned at Caratunk about six weeks
ago. was found at Scion last Wednesday
and carried to Canada for burial, &C.
companied by her father and husband
The father, Mr.. Wrinkle, has been contin-
ually searching for the body ever since
the accident, going as far as Augusta,
and nearly discouraged, was makiag his
! way back to Caratunk to commence
again the weary search, when word
reached him at Moscow that the body
had been found above Scion falls not far
from the station.
Last Thursday the Italians of the first
| section of the Somerset railway extern
sion at Dead water became dissatisfied
and struck, marching up and down the
right-of way with red flags making dan
gerous threats against everything in
general. AS this crew has made good
deal more trouble than the railroad, Mr.
Aver decided to get through with them
at once 80 taking several deputy sheriffs
to quell any possible disturbance they
went into the wilderness. The men
were discharged without further
trouble and shipped back to Boston on
Saturday morning.
Nint. Lander of Boston with a tour
Ing car was in town the first of the week
Mrs. E. w. Andrews and Mrs. Erland
Boynton were visiting their father, Fred
Baker last week.
Mrs Vittum and Mrs. Irvine of Scion
were in town last week
Earl Andrews is taking Benz. Preslie' q
place on the train this week
Alice Webster of Caratunk, who has
been down river returned home, Tues
day.
1t is expected that the rear drive will
reach The Forks on Friday of this week
At Fogg's drug store, Skowhegan,
you'll find everything you need for the
proper celebration of the Glorious Fourth,
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
BUCkNAM'S PHARMACY.
New Gould Block, Water It.

persons who are members of these
orders are invited to take part in this
sacred and most commendabe duty.
The members OF Arson grange met
with MI. and Mrs. Fred Pullen and
held their meeting there last Saturday
The day was fair and the attendance
large. No better place could be selected
than this beautiful rural home. Its
mountain view on the west and on the
north and east the Carrabassett can be
seen rushing along its narrow way TO
join the waters Of the Kennebec. A
dinner served by the members was all
that could be desired in that line.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
The Glorious Fourth.

Tuesday next, Is the natal day of our
country. the Glorious Fourth of July.
Il is not necessary to write this. Every
man. woman and child know it as fact.
They will begin to realize it, Monday
avening. and come to a full realizing
sense of it before Independence Day of
1908 becomes history.
For 1919 years the day has been cele-
hrated. Of late the observance has
been very largely of the demonstrative
character, more exclusively such than a
half century ago, Then the inevitable
fire cracker and fire works to a limited
extent we're in evidence with games and
parades but reading of the Declaration
of independence, patriotic music and an
grafton were the central features of the
program.
The military display, games, horse
races. balloon ascensions and grand
pyrotechnic display, overgrown fire
crackers, and events of prowess, &c.
completely fill the hours of long day,
crowding to the wall or into other days
the literary and musical exercises that
are not drawing attractions and that the
few will attend.
One reason for this change, we APP
prehend, is observance of Memorial
Day. A patriotic sermon and service
upon the Sunday before Memorial Day
participated In by union congregations,
and an Grafton ON the day itself, more
than covers the ground usually held by
the Irrational features of former Inde-
pendence Day observance. Thus, on
the whole, these commendable methods
of showing patriotic impulse that appeal
to many thinking people find expression
in this the 130th year of American In
dependence as well as in the years
prior to the war of 1851 8.
These are days of specialization and
the theory may affect celebration of
public days. Heretofore we have urged
that Memorial Day citizen should re-
frain from ball games and other out
door amusement and devote the day to
the ceremony of decoration of graves
and patriotic exercises fitting the &C.
casicn. OF recent years there has not
been so much In line of amusement on
Memorial Day as heretofore, for which
we rejoice.
There is q distinctive difference be-
tween Memorial Day and Independence
Day and while we observe decorum and
abstinence from amusement ON the
former, we must concede that display
of enthusiastic patriotism which alone
will fill the bill with at least three
tourths of our people, particularly the
rising generation, the boys and girls of
to-day who are 80 soon to be the men
and women of our great country in the
very near future.
While we observe these days and
other days devoted to our country let
us not forget their significance nor
lose sight of the fact that we must be
good and true citizens and do our best
to inspire love to our country and loyal.
ty to the flag.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
w. e. T. u. Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
Tuesday afternoon, June 9th with a
good attendance. Following the open
ing exercises and business meeting, the
report OF the County Convention was
given by the delegates. "The relation
of the w. c. 7. U. to the church" writ
ten and given by Rev. Mabel Andrews,
pastor OF the Free Baptist church of Mad
son at the twentieth annual convention
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union OF Somerset county, was read by
Mrs. Alice Mitchell.
The next meeting, July 18th, will be
"Tea" for the benefit OF the sewing
school, to which the public are cordially
invited. The first meeting OF the sewing
school was held yesterday afternoon and
will be held regularly every Wednesday
afternoon.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL.
Sunday Services Morning worship at
Io.4S; Sunday school at IL. There will be a
communion service at O'Clock and Christian
Endeavor meeting at e.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Next Sunday will be observed as Chidren's
Day. 1t will be the earnest endeavor of all
having charge of the services to make it a
day Of great interest and profit to all the
parents and children. At the morning ser
vice, Io:45, the pastor will speak on the
"Power of Little Things, At six O'Clock
there will be short exercise by the children
All the boys and girls are expected to occupy
the front seats in the church, next Sunday
morning. The seven O'Clock service will be
omitted; union service at the NJ. +. church
FIRST BAPTIST.
During July and August the church will
unite with other churches in Sunday evening
union evangelistic meetings. Special am
nouncements.
The meetings Of the Junior Christian En-
deavor society are discontinued until the FIRST
Sunday in September.
Sunday evening this church unites with
other churches in union patriotic service at
the Methodist church. Sunday afternoon the
pastor will speak at meeting in the Pitts
schoolhouse.
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Patriotic service in the Centenary Metho-
dist church, Sabbath evening, all the
churches uniting. Rev i. A. Leitch will de-
liver an address.
UNINERSAlISr.
The Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs. II.
c. Bassett on Madison Ave, on Thursday P.
m July 9, 1905.
THE SEVENTH DAY ADYENTISTs
The Seventh Day Adyentists mission room,
corner of Madison Ave. and Russell St.
Sabbath school and social service every
Saturday at p. m. Preaching Service,
Sunday at p. IN. Prayer and praise ser
vice, Sunday evening at 7. Prayer and social
meeting every Tuesday and Friday evening
at 7.3o.
An cordially invited.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
Gard of Thanks.

The undersigned, brothers and sister
of the late Prof. Howard Scott Webb,
hereby express thanks to friends, includ-
ing the Masonic lodge of skowhegan for
acts of kindness and sympathy on the
occasion of our bereavement, and for
beautiful floral tokens sent, all Of which
are deeply appreciated.
HANSON II. WEBB,
FRED H. WEBB,
CECILIA A. WEBB.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
No Secret About II.

1t is no secret, that for Cuts, Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, sore eyes, Boils,
etc, nothing ia SO effective as Bucklen's
Arnics Salve. 1T didn't take long to
cure bad sore had, and it is all o. K.
for sore eyes" writes D. L. Gregory, of
Hope, Tex. 25c at Geo. Z. Sampson
drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

II a boycott should prevail on Chinese
goods in this country the American boy
would make exceptions to one article of
Chinese merchandise, the fire cracker.
lie could not produce the racket neces-
'sry to the adequate celebration of the
Fourth Of July without it,
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Judging from the following in Dunn's
review for last week, transportation
must be very satisfactory to those en-
gagged 10 that important line Of bust
ness: "Gross earnings OF all railroads In
the United States reporting for the two
weeks of June are 0,59S, 494, gain of
81 per cent. over the corresponding
period OF last year. The same roads for
the first two weeks of May reported an
increase OF 8 per cent, showing that the
gain Is we'll maintained"
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

President Roosevelt is doing all be
can to forward the meeting of the Wash
ington Conference, He suggests that
the conference should assemble on Au
gust first or as near that date as practi-
cable. Russia and Japan both represent
that they will he prepared to open the
negotiations as early as August 10th.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

The Car is reported to have said very
recently: III have been grieved with
my whole soul, with all my people, at
the calamities the war has brought upon
Russia, and at all those which may he
feared" II he had got this grieving In
a year earlier and used his power to have
prevented the war 1t would have been
Immensely better for his people.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Az open fire is first cousin to sunshine.
Beauty on my hesrthstone blazing. y
lowell POLITICALLY calls it:-Hdrper s
Bdzdr.
The "First Cousin" has certainly been
oVerworked this June In Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Houlton loses its old driving park and
fair ground, but already an organization
has been made to secure another one at
once.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

The brown-tail moth rash is said to be
epidemic in Saco, particularly among
children.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

If you want pretty face and delightful
air,
Rosy cheeks and lovely hair,
Wedding trip across the sea,
Put your faith in Rocky Mountain Tea.
G. r. Fogg
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Did your last prescription 90 TO Buck.
Mans? That is the shop where they do
things right and where you can get
drugs that cure"
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Our soda Is very captivating. If you
are afraid OF getting the habit you had
better keep away, for one taste Ia enough
to enslave you for the season. But one
never saw a jollier lot Of captiges
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

We sell big bundle Of old papers for
cents at the REPORTER office.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Five cents for good big bundle OF
old papers, REPORTER office.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

We don't want you to forget that We
have the bes. line Of fireworks and
Fourth Of Juiy-Goods that can be had
any where, at any price.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
All druggist refund the money II 1t fails 10 cure
ly46 E. W. Groves signature ls on each bex. 2oo
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Buchanan is selling fireworks at cost.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

% 18th. e. e. MoNEELIB.
I. 0. SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
,vp STREET, sKOWHECAN ME.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

.,,rRrIsmENrs;-b and legal adver
- ,ants In serted at reasonable rates, adjusted
" IA space used, and the position given.
yrces quoted on application.
ft cadsd of Thanks and Resolutions of Respect
,ass rad at cents per line. No charge less than
50 cents.
guBSCkIPTION RATES.
When paid In advance.
nm vear .....yl.50 Six months, .......-...16c
o"e three months, ..............S8c.
Al rs will be charged II not paid until end OF year
win our mailing list of nearly 900 names,
snbscribers writing the REPORTER with regard
~ tbeir subscription must be sure to give exact
!, The postoffice ao dress 10 which the paper Is
long. including the number Of X. F. D. route,
II delivered by rural carrier. This Is especially
imnortant when a change of address is request
o. INIT should also be observed when making
prmittances and at all other times.
sYrKRED AS SECOND GLASS NAIL MATTER.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

Bucknsm is selling fireworks at cost.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

ALL PLANS LAID ON A SCALE NEVER
BEFORE ATTEMPTED IN SOMERSET
COUNTY AND EASILY OuTCLAss-
ING ANY FOURTH OF JULY PRO-
GRAM TO BE GIVEN IN MAINE THIS
YEAR.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29

The management have made arrangements
for the following very low rates Of fare on
the Somerset Railroad to Madison and re-
turn; from Bingham, soc; Scion. 4oe, Emb-
den, 3oc; and No. Arson, 25c.
The fare from Madison to Skowhegan and
return on the cars Of the Somerset fraction
Co. is 35c. Special train will leave Madison
for Bingham at 7.45 p. m.
There will be special train leaving Water
vile at about SIS a IN. returning at 7'3o P.
m. with fare Of soc for the round trip.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-29
Church Notes.

ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL.
Sunday Services: Morning worship at
Io.4s; Sunday school at IL. There will be a
communion service at O'Clock and Christian
Fndea vor meeting at
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Y. M. C. A. SUCCESS CLUB ENTERTAINS

saturday evening the Success club
instead of its regular meeting enter
tanned the members and their many
friends in the form of a mock trial.
One of the most prominent members
of the club, Mr.. Q. W. Hanks, was
charged with hog theft. An indict-
ment, properly filed out, was filed
against him by State of Success. The
case was number 71144. The case was
called at Sis O'Clock, District Judge
W. B. Robinson presiding. The state
was represented by r. NJ. Mackey and
w. B. Rogers, and Hon. Harry Myers
and Clarence Pearson, Esq, represent
ed "his nibs," the defendant. The
witnesses were chosen from among
the members of the club.
The state announced ready for trial,
and after some announcement had
been made by counsel for the defend
ant, it offered Harry lander as its first
witness. He testified that he was own
er of the hog stolen, had owned it for
some time, ever since it was a little
puppy. He had been in the hog rais-
ing business and had sold all his other
hogs, but was raising the one in ques-
ton as prize hog for the carnival to
be held in San Antonio this month.
That on or about the Both day of No
vember, 1904, his hog was stolen; that
he went to Mr.. Arthur Nsylor, who
was commission broker for the Fort
Worth Packing company, and inquired
If he had purchased a large black
BcrIvshirc hog, describing the bUF->Al
having Il, 345, 67s black hairs on its
back and sixteen white hairs frac-
ton of an inch long on its tail. That
Mr.. Naylor stated he purchased the
hog from one G. w. Hanks and had
paid him S19.44 for the hog, it weigh
ing 1924 pounds, and the highest mar
ket price on foot at that time was 6
cents per pound. Mr.. lander further
testified that he saw "foot prints in the
sand of time" around his hog pen, and
that the left shoe had no sole on it.
After Mr.. lander had been crossed
by the defendant, he testifying that
he stated in a meeting of the Success
club few weeks previous that he had
never lived on a farm more than
twelve days in his life, the state called
Mr.. A. II. Blake. He stated that he
was the real estate man Of Palestine,
and had taken MIR. Hanks to see Mr..
lander regarding the purchase of his
farm; that while at Mr.. Jander's home
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company of which Mr.. Russ is TO be
the head to operate on all railroads
now in the state.
1t is claimed that under the present
antitrust laws in Texas, the new COM
pany has the legal right to do business
on all lines, and it will be organized for
the purpose of operating on any rail-
road line which now has but one of the
present express companies using its
trains.
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Good News.

On next Thursday night at the city
hall auditorium, the management OF
the Musicale Concert benefit Mr..
Kitcher) have had the unusual good
luck of securing for the evenings en-
tertainment, the appearance of the
old time favorites, the Harmony
Four Qusrtette." They will chirp
"When the Harvest Moon is Shining
on the River" and the way Messrs.
Healy, lowers, Mcdonald and Cooke
do sing this song is caution TO all
quartettes.
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TO HAVE RIVAL
J. A. Russ, Former Superintend-
ent of the Pacific, Plans
Enterprise.

Fort Worth, Texas, April ga. A.
Russ, former superintendent of the
Pacific Express company in Texas
who recently resigned and was sue
ceeded by T. N. Edgell of this city, is
now engaged in organizing an indie
pendent express company to operate
in Texas in opposition to the comPs-
MES now in the field.
Very little is known here as to the
proposition, except that the undertake
ing of Mr.. Russ is verified at the local
office of the Pacific Express company.
AS to details, nothing is known other
than it is the intention of the new
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The Heds Circulation
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT Hampstead.

News reached the city this morning
of a terrible tragedy enacted at Hemp
stead last night in the court house,
where prohibition rally was being
conducted, and at which were a num-
Der of ladies and children. AS re-
sui Congressman John Piuckney and
a brother and a man named Miller
and another man were killed, and
Capt. Brown and r. Brown were