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The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

On Wednesday a delegation Of boot
and shoe manufacturer, headed by Gov
W. l.. Douglas of Massachusetts,, waited
upon the President, and discussed with
him the contemplated repeal OF the duty
on hides. The President spoke freely
and frankly, as he does to all callers,
informing them that while he would take
the matter under serious consideration,
the whole subject was one with which
Congress must deal. Ia the course of
his remarks he related an experience he
had last winter with a committee from
Massachusetts of which Mr.. Whitney,
recently candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor Of Massachusetf7, was member.
He said that Mr.. Whitney had misquot-
ed him In the campsign which was clos
ed few days ago and declared that he
was constrained to believe that Mr..
Whitney had deliberately misrepresent-
ed what had occurred Afterwards Mr..
Whitney was shown the remarks of the
President, and denied that he had mis-
quoted him-certainly not wilfully.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Next week will be observed the annual
home festival of Thanksgiving. Start
ing ss New England institution, 1t has
long since become national affair Of the
greatest value. No part of 1t Is more
touching and tender than the home-com.
ing OF the children from far and near to
sit around the table al the homestead,
and recount the scenes and experiences
of childhood. The vacant chairs, the
cold and silent headstones In the country
or village cemetery, are the reminders
OF many broken ties and sad experiences.
But enough OF blessing may be recalled
to ensure thankful heart and a Cheerful
spirit; for this day Is not dedicated to
& loom and despair, but to Joy and re-
ioicing. While we indulge In material
blessings, sitting at our bountiful laden
tables, let US give thanks to the GiVer OF
all Good 10 the remembrance OF the
poorest and weakest Of the children OF
His care, for 10 caring for them we dc
the will Of the Master
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

A recent report was to the feet that
every druggist in Maine who sold patent
medicines or essences containing alcohol
must pay United States special tax.
This caused great commotion among the
professor. But the U. s. Commissions
er has allayed all fears by giving rul-
ing that druggists and merchants deal
Ing in medicines are not required to pay
special tax as retail liquor dealers, even
on and after December l, 1905, the date
when the ruling goes into effect, on &C.
count Of their selling In good faith for
medicinal use only any alcoholic CON-
pounds labeled as medicines which shall
not have been found by this office, upon
analysis made, of samples submitted by
the collector, to come within the ruling
and that it is only those who continue
the sale of such compounds as shall have
been analy zed and found to be within
the ruling, after public announcement OF
this fact, who are required to pay the
special tax therefor.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23
Bear In Mind

That one week from today is the an
nual Thanksgiving day aud that the
REPORTER will be issued ednesday
afternoon instead Of Thursday noon.
This makes it necessary that the copy
for advertisements must be furnished
ore day earlier than usual, and CORE
spondents and others will be obliged 70
send in their communications one day
earlier than usual, otherwise we may
not be able to use them. Kindly re-
member this instruction and confer a
favor upon the REPORTER
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23
Child Fatally Burned.

Wednesday afternoon. the 18th, Annie
MihayIo, three year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Mihaylo, residing in
Patten Court, while playing around the
kitchen stove, ignited her clothing in
some way and WAS 30 severely burned
that she died on the following forenoon.
The parents are both employed at the
Marston Mills and had left the little
child in the care of her older sister OF
twelve years The older girl had stepped
TO the neighbors for moment and was
Mortified ON her return o find her baby
sister on the ground IN front of the
house with her clothing a mass of
flames. She rolled the little one in the
dirt of the street and had partially ex-
tinguished the flames, being badly
burned in the attempt, when a man
came along and rolled his overcoat
around the little sufferer, putting out
the tire al once.
Medical aid was promptly summoned
and in the evening little Annie was able
to talk with her parents and to tell them
about playing by the stove and how first
the sleeve of her dress and then the
dress itself caught fire and she was hurt
and frightened and ran out doors. She
seemed 80 bright and 30 free from pain,
considering her injuries, that the father
and mother allowed themselves to be-
lieve that she would recover but the ex-
tent of the burned surface was such, in
volvng almost completely the body
above the waist line and the arms and
face, as to constitute fatal injury and
the end came early the following day.
| 1t is a sad incident and the second of
the kind to occur here within few
months. The other case being child
of family in Keenville, left alone with
other children while the parents were
at work in the mill, its clothing catch
ing fire from oil from an overturned
lantern with fatal result
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Deaf mutes have demonstrated that
there is one kind of skilled work in which
they far excel the ordinary artisan. A
Chicago telephone factory, after series
OF experiments, found that to the max
ing of the delicate mechanism of the
modern telephone the deaf mute, by
reason of the manual development in
cident to constant use of the sign Ian
guage, is peculiarly adapted. One hun.
dred and fifty deaf mutes are now en-
ployed in the factory at standard wages.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Again the Republicans Of Portland
have renominated Mr.. Baxter their can
didate for Mayor. He has made 2 most
successful official. When he first assum-
ed office the debt of that city above the
legal limit WAS S951. 378 The present
municipal year will close with this large
amount of indebtness-nearly a million
dollsrs-more than wiped out, and this
has been done wholly under Republican
rule. Where can a better record be
found?
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23
Dear Sirs :
To Be InYesfioh ted.
Yours truly,
MRS. l.. w. SHEAN.

AS Or. A. &. Gelinas was passing up
North avenue between nine and ten
Monday evening, he discovered that the
cover Of the catch basin at the junction
OF North avenue and Leavitt street had
been removed and lay bottom up at one
aide. This left an opening directly In
the middle of the roadway down which
anyone might fall TO the bottom of the
sewer, some twelve feet below. The
Doctor, OF course, took measures to have
1t replaced and on the following day
notified the authorities. IL appears that
no one had been at work on the sewer at
that point since the previous Saturday
and 1t Ia the opinion of street commits
sioner, Geo. a. Webb, and X. f, Parker,
first selectman, that some one bent on
malicious mischief must have opened
this cover, probably not long before it
was discovered by DR.. Gelinas. This Ia
not the first instance of the kind to occur
10 that neighborhood. Only short
time since Mr.. Webb found, late 10 the
evening, a half dozen or more fence
rails across the roadway on Heselton
street. His first impression was that
they had been placed there to warn
passers of defect In the highway, but
after careful search he failed to find any
such defect and removed the rails.
Franks OF this nature are very dangerous
to the general public and would subject
their perpetrators to severe punishment
should they be detected
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Some two hundred of the sons and
daughters Of Maine in New York, or.
gained as the Maine Society of New
York, had their third annual banquet,
Thursday evening, Gov. Cobb of MANI
being their guest of honor Governor
Cobb in graceful and forceful speech
first recalled the glories of Maine and
then stated his position in regard to the
much mooted Maine prohibition law.
When he declared that the prohibition
law must be enforced, simply because it
is law, he was vigorously applauded.
He brought TO them the welcome and the
greeting of 700 900 Maine men and
women,
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The executive board and Legislative
committee of the Maine State Federation
OF Labor at meeting held last week in
Augusta has voted to make an extensive
organization campaign throughout the
State during the winter and spring
months. A committee was appointed to
investigate evidence submitted of viola
tions of the child labor laws and insist
that future violations be prosecuted.
Preparations were made for an active
campaign 10 the interests of the initia-
tive and referendum movement.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Gov. Cobb has appointed Hon. Charles
F. Libby of Portland, Hon. Hannibal f.
Hamlin of Ellsworth and Hon. F. NJ
Higgins of Limerick as delegates to a
congress from the d fferent states of the
United States to be held at Washington,
d. C., Feb. 10, 1906, for the purpose Of
examining, considering and discussing
the laws and decisions of the several
states for submission to the Legislatures
thereof, with the object of securing, as
nearly as possible, uniform statutes upon
the matter of divorce through the nation.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The 70 lowing clipping is taken from
the Watervile Sentinel of ednesday
morning, and will be of interest to many
Skowhegan people.
William Murray, Jr., md Miss Edith
Field we're united in marriage at Is,
yesterday morning, at st. Frances de
Sales church by Rev Father Kealy.
The bride was dressed In a lavender
travelling suit and carried bridal roses.
Miss Lillian Lashus was maid of honor
and James H. Murray, a brother of the
groom, was best man. In the evening
"A wedding reception was rendered the
couple at the home of the groom's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Murray, 8
Ticonic stieet
Mr.. Murray is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
William Murray and has been for several
years employed in the Holingsworth &
Whitney mill He Ia a member Of
Company II. and is considered one of
the best soldiers in the company, having
the rank of corporal Mrs. Murray is
the youngest daughter of Mir. and Mrs
Thomas q. Field. 25 Chaplin street.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray both have a
host of friends who will wish them long
years of happiness. The presents that
were received were many and beautiful,
including some from the Folingsworth
& Whitney printing Office and from o.
lumbia Hose Reel Company.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

NJ. Witte seems to be the Master mind
in Russia today, and II anyone can do 1t,
he will evolve order out of chaos. Fol
lowing is the text of one of his remark
able official documents
Brother Workmen: Get to your
work. Cease making disturbances and
have pity on your wives and children.
Do not leten to bad advice. The EN-
peror has ordered us to devote special
attention to the labor question. For
this purpose bis majesty has created a
ministry OF trade and commerce, which
must especially seek to establish just
relations between workmen and employ
ers. Have patience. All that is posi-
BILE will be done for you. Listen to the
advice OF man who sympath yes with
you aud wishes you well. WITTE.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Two noted men of the State died Sat
urday and Sunday-Gen. Samuel j. An
derson OF Portland and Dr. A. G. Ham,
lin Of Bangor. The former was an old.
time Democrat, one OF the conservative
kind, citizen who was universally IT.
speCted and esteemed. He was deeply
interested in railroads and politics, and
had held many high and responsible Of
fees. His age was 81. DR.. Hamln was
soldier and gentleman. He was
widely known as an author, artist, and
as an authority on tourmalines OF which
he is said to have owned the best col
lection in existence. He WAS nephew
OF Hannibal Hamin, who was Vice
President OF the United States during
the Civil War. he was born In Coum.
ba, Maine, Aug. Is. 1928, and was the
son Of Elijah Livermore Hamlin. He
was graduated from Bowdon college 10
in 1851 and from Harvard Medical school
ir 1855. He served In the Civil War.
His age was rs.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

On Friday coal In Boston advanced In
price 80 cents a ton In all grades except
furnace and pea which advanced zoe a
ton. Stove coal Ia now e725 ton and
furnace $3.50. The advance marks the
regular winter increase which has been
delayed this year later than usual and is
six weeks behind last year. The price
of stove coal is rs cents higher than the
maximum price for the same grade last
winter.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Judge Mack OF Chicago In passing on
the matrimonial troubles of the Rev.
Nestor Clarkson and his wife, Mabel, de-
cided to give possession OF the children
TO the wife, with privilege to the father
OF visiting them once a week. The
Court, however, expressly required that
the father 81 ould not pray over the
children, "but must act as any father
would"
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23
Church Notes.


f.z r.
i.f7t bAfii7I'
Il r. hssk. Faster. Residence. = u ain Street
Morning worship at fos45 with sermon by
tae pastor. l. Icing N.r.-s J Temperance
In - y request the pas. viii preach
to- Pe'aaee sermon, tbs typi-, a good man
VIZ ~sat " =. singing ~ me chorus
eaalF an3ef tie leadership # Mrs. Philo
steward. sunday >ehQ-. al II. At T7.4s
children Fl II TIE Little Wanderers Iiome,
Boston, will BE present u sing.
EYenirg service q : o'clock. Possessing
1hnst
Prayer meeting might at 80.
WEDNESDAY evening nov. 22,h' there @1h
- H- ~1'., IN
u an s.l15.=- consists oil 3iF. george lhom-
~ ri. lf.si.2..A' Mss Gertrude carter and
.'i-ss ! can La ''' .2he'
BflatsY BAPTIST CHURCH.
6zass MgsriA., Pastor
hs'iasnse' e. Madison Avenue
Irayer.@eetng tins lIhursiay, evening a.
80
SUNDAY services: 1o:4S, preaching BY
Key. Nm /. Aates, missionary agent Of the
Little Nan .erers' Home in Boston. iie viii
arns With I'm a qaartette # BOYS and girls,
"6q VIII s'ns d. ms service: An eienng
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.51t' -i'' se45.5. "s MS" t'i'> nave attsFea
ana Win % ,is II a. ms service,
~ - - =. T. ~" P'Ul--'i-s inc
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bsI4 ~ - eysr,a ". ,S,b
committee vii be at the church at ?. m. TO
receive such offerings f5r the Thank giving
baskets as may be sent in. In the evening a
social. Tree flr all viii lie held II which a
program prepared by Mrs Geo. o. Smiths
class vii be presented. ON "Wednesday
baskets will be hiled and sent to homes to
add something Of Thanksgiving cheer.
CENTENARY METHODIST EHscoIAL
Key. Fred A. Leitch, Pastor.
hss'aenee' IS Island avenue.
Morning service, io'45; Bible STUDY, II;
JUNIOR t. l., ); tPworth League, 3; Evange-
hstic service at clock Kew, W. + Moves,
missionary agent Tor the New England Home
Tor Little Wanderers will be present and
speak. A eheir Of children from the home
m;h oe psss .l Ia. s.is nc etenIiis eoh
the Wanderers liz nobIa ,ro-L
Special services along the lines of Aoerr<-
sive Evangelism held every night this Teek.
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The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

We shall hear lp very few weeks
Of the completion of railroad,
seventy-flve miles long, around a sc rles
of rapids in the upper Gorge. Steam
transportation by river or rail up the
Congo will be ngthened, through the
completion of this road, from 1900 to
LOO miles above the Congo mouth.
-Four thousand Congo natives under
white superintendence have been at work
for nearly year building this railroad.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The regular union Thanksgiving ser
vice Of skowhegan churches will be held
In the Congregational church, Thursday
evening, Nov. 30,h, at 30 o'clock. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. George
Merrism, pastor of the Bethany church.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

What q Thanksgiving dinner the vet
Grams are to have at Togus! Awards for
furnishing supplies for this one repast
have been made as follows: Turkey,
1900 lbs, Fsneuil Hall Market, Boston ;
grapes, 1850 lbs, II boxes oranges, 10
dozen punches celery % bushels sweet
potatoes, R. r. Harmon, Gardiner; Is
punches bananas, Puffer Bros, Boston
- bushels cranberries to Kennebec Gran
berry Co., Gardiner.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

How the heart Of Prohibitionists must
have warmed In Conceivable, Pa, when
they saw $40, 900 gallons of whiskey 60
up in blaze on Sunday. 1t was spec
tacular fire, entailing lose of o. 600 600
fully covered by insurance. The main
bonded warehouse, four stories 10 height,
was burned to the ground.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The association of presidents of state
universities which met at Washington
would not adopt a resolution condemn.
ing football, neither did they pass one in
its favor. There was general opinion
that some improvements in the game
ought to be made.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

10 one of his recent addresses Presi.
dent Roosevelt spoke of the wonderful
growth Of manufacturing In the Southern
States and advised the southern negroes
to remain at home, where there lie en-
ployment for all their energies In the
work of agricultural and industrial de.
velopement.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23
skowhegan woman's Club.

The Woman's Club met at the library
parlors, Wednesday evening, Novem Der
%, with a very large attendance of NOM
bers and invited guests. Mrs. Narston
aud Mrs. Dascombe serving as hostesses
The program was as follows: Vocal
duet, Miss Mae Burrill and Mrs. Georgia
Simpson; paper. "fhe Age of Unrest"
Mrs. Mary c. Brainerd; monologue,
"M odern Progress Handicapped, Mrs.
Kathleen L Oak; vocal solo, Mrs Jan.
cite Judkins; reading of selected poem,
Miss Louise H. Coburn; Conversation,
"How can we best solve the question of
domestic seryice?" WAS opened by Mrs.
Mrs. Mary Bailey followed by Mrs.
Goodwin, Mrs. Marble, Mrs. Weston,
Mrs. Page and Mrs. Wadsworth
After adjournment refreshments were
served by a committee consisting of Mrs.
Webb, Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Danforth,
and pleasant hour was spent socially
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The annual distribution of vegetable
and flower seeds by the department Of
agriculture will begin on Dec. l, and be-
fore planting time 1t Is expected the en-
tire amount, aegregating IS, 000, 900 pack
ages, will be In the hands Of the people
In all sections Of the country. In late
years the seed sent out by the depart
ment has been first class.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Close time on birds and moose goes on
Dec. 1st, and open time on deer lasts un-
til Dec. 10. The game record this year
is expected to break all records, and
there has been more hunters In the woods
than ever.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23
Cnrd of Thanks.

We wish to give public expression Of
our gratitude To all the kind friends and
neighbors, and especially to Mrs Carron,
who were SO kind to us during the ill
ness and at the death of our beloved
daughter and sister, Mrs, Ellen Demo
y arcou; also 10 Miss Hussey fer the
beautiful wreath.
HENRY DEMO and family.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The Republican Journal takes just and
manly grounds against the whitening,
blighting influences of "yellow journal
ism." No one Ia safe from attacks by
these sensational scavengers, who -four
lsh upon scandal paraded in big head
lines. They re liable to invade the
sanctuary of any home, and do not scru-
pie at lies OF the darkest dye.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The lnterchurch conference on fedora
ton, representing "a religious bodies and
numbering among its members six hun
dred delegates are holding its sessions in
New York CITY, some of II e ablest men
in the country participating. Some Of
the most vital religious questions will be
dIscueaed
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

1t seems to be pretty well settled now
that King Alfonso, Spain will he marri-
ed to Princess Ens of Battenberg, next
May. The Princess is the only daughter
of the widow of Prince Henry of Bstten-
berg, who is the youngest sister of King
Edward
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

With simple ceremonies, befitting the
man, the corner stone of the great Nc
Kinley monument at Canton, Ohio, has
been laid. 1t will be grand memorial,
contributed by the people of the entire
nation
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Secretary of War William II. Taft,
guest OF honor, Monday, at the annual
banquet Of the Commercial club In Kan
sas City, Mo-. In responding to the toast,
1.-THE Philippines" said that the Philip
pine islands must be ours for more than
generation and that probably those
called on to act as legislators would not
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The life Insurance investigation still
continues to disgust all who read the
details. Officials who were once friends
are now giving testimony of the most
ssathing kind against each other.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

President Roosevelt has been so sue
cessful in settling things, that he has
been called in to help save Niagara Falls.
He never studied medicine, but perhaps
he can treat cataract.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

The following persons have passed
their examination in the national guard
Capt. James w. Graham, captain-elect
Co. NJ, Wcstbrook; Capt. John W. Nash
captain-elect Co. D, Norway; Lieut.,
George r. Stevens, commander of the
ships company, Naval Reserves, Port
land
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23

Nov. "a, Town improvement Society.
Nov. 28, Skowhegan Sorosis.
Dec. E, Skowhegan Woman's Club.
Dec. E, Skowhegan Grange.
Dec, IL, Mothers Meeting, w c. T. U.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-23
Exhibition of Japanese Prints 1T
the Public Library.

A series of 35 Japanese Prints from
the collection of Mr.. Charles Il. Pepper
of Concord, Mass has just been arrang-
ed in the parlors of the Public Library
where they will remain on view for sew.
eral weeks. The pictures have come
from ashington, where they have been
on exhibition for some months at the
Cosmos Club. Before that they were
shown at New Haven at the Yale Art
Club Free access may be had by all
persons to the Library Parlor during Ii
brary hours, for the sake of viewing
these pictures, except when meetings are
being held there. Descriptive cata.
logues can be obtained ON application to
the Librarian to DO returned to her.
This is special opportunity for our
citizens to study some choice specimens
of the art of that wonderful country,
whose artistic achieYs .nents are just be-
ginning to be appreciated by the western
world. Four of the pictures are repro
auctions of Mr.. Peppers's own paintings,
done in Japan by the same process as
the other prints he being one of three
western artists whose pictures have been
reproduced in this way.