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The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Bank at Phillips Robbed.

The vault of the Phillips National
Bank WAS entered early Saturday and
$749.50 in silver and coppers obtained.
For some reason no attempt WAS made To
break into the main safe where about
$l4 900 IN currency was stored.
ihe break WAS efl cted about 2 a. m.
when an explosion was heard bv occu-
pants OF thr hotel in close prox nifty IL
the bank aud hy several townspeople.
but investigation failed to reveal the
presence OF burglars or the result Of
their visit. The fact hat the bank had
been robbed was not discovered until
about o'clock when planks and othe
distractions which hAd been placed IN
the sidewalk in front Of the bank bull :
ing were observed.
Eotrance was gained by forcing H
window in the bank office. The lock
WAS knocked from the vault door with
an axe and the explosive used was il :
j4cted through the hole thus made. The
noise WAS mutled by several heavy
blankets taken from stable and thor
oughly soaked with water.
II is believed that the craeksnen are
members OF he gaug which has been
operating IN western Mime during the
past six weeks, blowing safes and rob
ping postOfiices, railroad tlcket offices
and stores.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Not Numbering Boxes.

According to recent orders received al
the postoffices the order OF the depart
ment requiring rural free delivery boxes to
be numbered by the patrons, according to
numbers given them from he local pest
Office, has been stayed for time until the
matter can 5e more thoroughly lookt d
into. 1t appears that objections have
been raised to the numbering. which may
result in the resembling OF the orJer alto
ge her.
1t is understood that the question has
been raised whether or not the big de-
partment stores and large corpora ions
using the mails extensively in Advertising
could not, with the boxes numbered mail
their advertising matter direct to the box
numbers and thus place their catalogues
IN every house without going 70 he trouble
OF securing addresses and the same
have less matter returned
The pos tc flee department es not aim
to be an adver Using distribu ing medium
and, In whatever way it can. it projects
its patrons from being needlessy pes,ered
with certain classes OF advertising mater,
by not furnishing lists OF patrons
Another objection to he numbering of
the rural Tree delivery boxes is thai here
is lab TO b. a confusion by add essing
letter, to box numbers without deaotiug
the tree delivery route, the result being
that it would go into the regular box in
the { fiji e and thus be delayed "a hours.
The matter is now being considered by
the department and in the meantime no
numbeys are appearing on the boxes
throughout the country.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
SOMERSET PICK-TPS.

-La~mut war sseafes -. rral fire
tesre sunday m9fuLk III. . - de-
ssfo}r4 eue If lie cobgesefs Iu - saa
NIL 'f 9Ee oha"uat Manufactures ...
! hr tire did not do more than 5000
damage bat its p9s,ibIllfies were grea.
and but f9r The timely discovery of Il b.
Engineer Benjamin Noget would have
done great damage As II was one Of
the wofst fires 'hat The men here have
lad tp c9mbar aIth for A Iobg time and
they were all very gIad when il v as seen
L be under c1utroI
The Ak year % d daughter If Mr. and
Afs. Herbert eIadoourn If Harmony
was instantly XII ed on the afternoon Of
Oct. IA. by a c4rtbDdy falling upon her
The body Of tie cart had been separated
from the wheels AID left standing upon
end with prop under II. While the
httle girl ~as playing about il with her
brother, aged two. the children IN some
way got the prop out and il fell striking
her just az the upper par of the should
ers, breaking be neck
! be most important and largest at.
tended meeting held by tie memoers of
Pitistield Grange since the dedication Of
their new hal Was held on Tuesday Of
last week The initiation Of an unusual
ly large class Of candidates N the third
and fourth degrees added 10 the inter
est Of the meeting and drew large at
tendance Of patrons from this and sur
rounding towns. class Of II capdi-
dates Was given the degrees state
| Master Gardiner presiding bount-
ful harvest feast was served late in the
afternoon il the banquet hal, over 3Q1
being fed
MIS- Z. ?. Totman, mother OF Arthur
Il and {. q. Totman of Fai: field, com.
mitted suicide, Thursday afternoon Of
!ast week about , O'Clock Mrs Tot
mau had been in good heath, and
lhursday forenoon called ou a number
Of her friends She seemed in excellent
spirits al dinner time, and Lad been
spending the forenoon cut # doors
The body WAS found IN the summer
house near the residence and death was
caused by cutting her throat The
news came as a great shock - the fam
llY and community and a. are at loss to
account for the rash deed. Mrs Tot
man was s. years OF age and had been a
resident of yhe town for many years.
She leaves three children, { u and A
Il. Totman Of this town and MS An
drew " AcFadden Of Augusta
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Dead River Dam.

The work of repairing the big dam Al
this point on Deau river will require n
least another month. The structure has
been taken up down to the waters edge
the entire length. Forty men are now
employed on the work. The gates will
be enlarged and the log-way will bt
broadened and deepened. The dam viii
be slightly higher than before. Abou'
Sl5 900 will be expended on the work
now being done but when the dam Is
again on duty it will be tight and Of VAL
importance to the lumber interests II
the river. 1t is expected that the drives
OF this river will be benefited TO the ex-
tent that the period of driving will b.
shortened bv 20 days and that the firs
splashes or sluicngs will take on such
force the logs will be carried into tn
Kennebec river nearly, Is miles AVA, j.,
with but little struggling. This was the
fnct when the dam was first constructed
20 years ago. The first year the dam
WAS in use the drivers were all sent
down from the smaller streams TO the
main river before the first splash was
made, so strong WAS the fl BOD that not a
dozen logs stopped between the dam a d
the kennebec river at The Forks. Th4t
year also the drivers were sent out of
this river into the Kennebec in II days
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MRS. ELIZA
BETH STILES BlGELOW.
sunset aud evening star.
Aud Gilt g ear ca for tae -


Ts4uset aud evening star.
And Gue q ear ca for filr -
At tie close of one If these beau'iiu.
clear October d4ys juss az the twilight
had fadeG into cary evening aud The
stars shone bright aud Tranquil, in the
hush and stil mss Of the strrne, new
night, The immortal spirit of one OF
earth's braves, and truest women, gath
cred together all it's iranscendeot, im
perIshable treasures, to depart upon Its
upward journey to the home not made
with hands eternal in the heavens.
Hers Was life 50 unassuming il its
outward expression, so evenly and un
osttntatiously lived that To the general
public was not shown the rare quallfica-
tons Of mind, aud the breadth and the
Integrity of her generous nature
OF good New England parentage her
heritage Of brain was strong and clear.
Her judgment, her reasoning powers.
her intuition, her ready Wit, were very
unusual. And her experiences. too.
were good and frutful-for it is through
experience that the soul may grow
broad and wise and beautifully unselfish
IN its expression. Her life was one Of
loving work for othert-that of the
wife, the mother, the sister, the friend.
A home lfe-for il was IN her home
that one learned her opulence of nature,
her deep and quick intelligence. her
sy mpathy, her justice to humanity.
In spite of many years of constant i'll
ness and great suffering she had courage
10 bear and conceal her pain aud sought
in the most self sacrificing way to re-
lleve The weariness, the oppre ssion the
illness of Others Her home was open
TO the sick, to the unhappy, the unfor,u-
nate, to the stranger If IN sorrow aud to
the friend. Her influence Cannot be
bounded by small circumference, for
she has done golden deeds TO many, aud
has given an unconscious example Of
modesty, strength. sanity, cheerfuluess
and true womanliness to many a weak
and suffering one who has been a pTIyI-
legged guest in the sanctuary Of her
home
While her passing out of this earthly
life came as rest and relief from sui
fering and exhaustion, yet the lo,s of
her familiar presence will bring genuine
grief to many hearts, outside the home
circle, where she loved and vas beloved
But through the tears our eyes shall
see more clearly how blessed il l., that
her natural activities and loving at
tributes of soul are freely empowered 10
unfold in the illuminating atmosphere
of celestial spheres and be patient in
our own sorrow. glad that she has laid
aside the physical form with its restrict
ing pam and has entered the cleaning
meadows beyond the sunset" aud there
has joined other loved ones there to
dwell in the boundless beuehc, nee Of
ilimitable wisdom, and truth aud love
immortal.
MARGARET YIBE FARR1NeroN
Augusta, Me-, October Il, 1905
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Parish Gathering and Roll Call

In spite OF the storm there WAS fne
attendance AT the piriah gathering and
annual roll call Of the First Bap'i.l
Church, last Friday evening. Au.uma
leaves decorated he walt ana pic
lures. Flowers 10 profusion from the
garden Of Mrs. Willis Carrler added To
the attraction Of the vestrY room. There
were present Ia person 80 members Of
the church with Others connected with
! the parish TO bring the number up 10 al.
most lC0.
The Oldest member u the church l.
Mrs Sarah Parker, now In her % year.
Mrs. Parker united with the First Bap
tist Church, Jan. II. 1881 She was no
able to be present, bur seat her greet
ings through the pastor. Oae ot the
a"cond Oldest members Is Mr. Lucinda
o Ak, the mother of Mrs. Nahum sew.
ard, Mrs. Horace Jpwett aud Mr. Z
more Wthee NJ. k united ~1ih the
chul ch, Jan. i. lS3s. She j. IL her s. n
year. Mr.. Oak WIS present aud great
- Dyed the exerCisrs of the evening
Tn presence Of these. cur oldest mem
hers, with o hers ranging from & traIz
upward, made the gathering an idea
church assembling
Letters were read from Mis- + m
Cus hing, describing Sunday In Bostod !.
from Mis- Clara Emery, descrlnlng D
sunday in New York; ard from prsc0
r. A. NoliD, descritiag Sur day 10 Pm
adelpha. Mr.. Geo. Thompson gave H.
instructive and wide awake address upon
Church life in Englsnd and Scotland '
Our chorus choir never rendered fine
musical program. II WAS at its bes
The musical selections were rs follows j:
Piano Solo, The church on the mountains,
Mary Emery
Vocal Solo, Mr.. Hall
Quartette, Soft floating on the air.
solo, Miss Florence Wvman
Quartette, Protect US through the night
Solo and Chorus, Outside the gates of iara-
disc, Mrs. Steward and chorus
Refreshments were served and the re-
mainder of the evening was spent il
sociati ity.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

Every schooI-teacher is coufronte
with the dual problem Of teaching thost
who are willing and reshaping the char
acters of the rebellous 80 that they shal
be willing. How this difficulty i TO b.
overcome is suggested In Il little book Ell.
titled The Teachers Problem i.suec
by the publishers of The Youths Con
panion. The book is largely made up OF
letters from teachers in various parts oi
the country, who have wrestled with the
most adverse conditions 10 the sehCo,
room, and have overcome them by tact
patience, and strength of character. A
sample copy of the book will be sent I,
any address for nine cents In stamps sen
to The Educational Department, Youth
Companion. Boston, Mass.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
1. o. o. f. at Portland.
Meeting of Grand Lodge and Grand
Encampment.

Encampment.
Nearly 30 past grands representing 140
lodges were present. The Grand Lods t
degree was conferred upon 81 past
grads. The election of officers took
plaee without contest for any office.
resulted MS follows: Grand master, A =
bert +. Smith, Bangor; deputy grand
master, Charles H. Morrill,, Newport
grand warden, James r. Townsend, Au.
gusta grand secretary, Russell G. DYER,
Portland; grand treasurer, William f..
Plummer, Portland; grand represent
tive for two years, Leon s. Merrill.
Soloh.
The annual meeting of the Grand f :
equipment, /. Q. O. F., was held Wet
nesday evening, with Grand Patriarch
! Herhert w. SeaIs of Portland, presidink
fhe report OF Grand Patriarch Sea- :
showed that there are 50 encampment
with a membership OF 4746 Numbei
iaitaled 207 admitted by card, 4; ie-
instated, 8. The losses were two by
card suspended for cause, %: suspend
for non payment OF dues, lac; deceased,
Al expelled, 2
The sum of $12 SSS.06 has been speDt
for relief The total receipts were $2l,
4Ss AZ. and he expenses aside from bene-
! ii 5 were $500 II. There is in the in
vested fund, TO cate, $6375.
The following Ulcers were elected by
the grand encampment -
Grand Patriarch, Eugene r. Bowler,
Rpckland; grand high priest, Willis a.
Bailey, Skowhegan senior grand ward.
en-, john M. War;, bangor; junior grand
warden, Charles F. Allen, Bar Harbor /;
grand scribe, Russell g. Dyer, Portland !;
grand treasurer, Albro E Chase, Port
land grand representative, Herbert w.
Sears, Portland.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

viii f CleaVes, a leading jeweler ot
Biddeford, is ia danger OF losing bis
power of speech, and sense of taste,
owing to a growth of fine hair on the
end of his tongue, The strange case
has 80 fpr completely batlied the locA
phy sicians who say they have never
known OF a similar case, and admit they
are at loss 10 know how To treat It
-ome time ago the Bildeford business
mau discovered very few fine hairs on
the end Of his tongue, but thought little
of it AT the time. However. they con
tinued to grow and increase in numbers
He soon found that bis sense Of taste
was becoming very deficient and al his
food tastes alike.
The hair has reached such length
that Mr. Cleaves is losing his paser Of
speech not being able To arrcula'e
plainly.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Must Describe Property

In looking over The books of the diff
ferent assessors of the towns and cities
! throughout the state which have been
brought to the state board of assessors
for inspection in their annual visits to
the different counties, it has been found
that, in describing the property in the
different books, the assessors have omit.
ted, in great many Cases, desc ibing
the location of the property fully.
Nr POttle a member of the state
board said Friday morning: ut is a
very serious matter and one that should
be closely watched by the assessors AS
the matter stands now, it would be i'm
possible for a collector of taxes, under
The law, 10 sell for non payment of
taxes, any of this property which is in
sufficiently described. 1t means that
The owners of these lots which are not
recorded on the books correctly, could
eVade paying their take. and the col
lector could not sell the property to re-
cover the tax
The Jaw courts have decided that an
assessor must describe the properly in
such manner that it can be clearly
identified either by the language used
or referred to. The question has been
brought to test in a number of cases
and the tax payer has always won out
when these conditions did not exist on
the assessors books
To make the matter plain, in the
description of property on the records
it must plainly state all the boundaries
of the lots all sides so that there can be
no possible means of a mistake being
made in the location of it
We have found many cases where
this is lacking aud in each instance have
warned the officials about it 1t is mere
y careessness in not taking the trouble
to write it out fully"
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Keith's Boston Theatre.

The featured attraction OF an unusual
lY strong and well balanced vaudeville
show al Keith's the week OF Oct 30 will
be the SIX Musical Cuttvs, presenting
one OF the best instrumental noveltts s
seen in the varieties. This clever o.
ganZ ltion Of international fame is equal
lv divided as 10 sex, consisting of three
brothers and three sisters, who play on II
variety Of musical instruments in NAH
ner TO evoke unusual comment. Nearly
a score OF entertainers, constituting q
capital program in itself, are Included in
the surrounding show. Among the mo- t
notable names on the ist will be found
the Five Mowatts, unquestion ably tie
greatest urgan'zttion of juvenile club
Iukglers in the world whose exhibitint
" Ill prove especially interesting to frt-
quenters Of gYmuesfums ana athletes in
general: Low Sully, monol0gue and sing
ing comedian, Joe ich'n win his won
derful troupe OF Acrohatic dogs; Thoma-
j. RYAN and Mary Richfeld, in one ot
their funny Irish character comedy
sketches, M ike Haggerty's Daughter ;
Augusta Close, a pleasing musical mon :
loguist and imitator, whose limitations
p.ae her in The rsuk with Mary Norma
the PutI'r rrip, cOutprtioniSts aud com :
dians; Naomi Efhqrda, skifu EurOpeap
equilibrisl the Chamhpflaius, rope ma :
puators and eXper' las.o throwgrs; TIE
CadWick trio, in comedy ard singing
sketch, and Clarice aud Warrington.
singers and dancers. The usual list II
comedy and interesting mOion pictures
will be shown in the kinet0graph.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

Prentiss Loring. an insurance under
writer of Portland, died sunday evening,
aged II years The deceased WAS a
graduate of Bow doin college, class of
1858 and he received the degree master
of arts. He taught school for a time in
Yarmouth and then engaged in the
wholesale grocery business in Portland
and subsequently went into the insur.
ance business in which he continued
over 40 years He has served as a mem
ber of the State Legislature and of the
local school committee. He is survived
by widow and one son
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
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A combination OF the two, at cost
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The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Full of Tragic Meaning

are these lines from J. II. Simmons, of Casey
la. Think what might have resulted from
his terrible cough if he had not taken the
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The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
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The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

A young man started in the livery
business a few weeks ago and the first
thing he did was to have sign painted
representing himself holding a mule by
the bride lie WAS particularly proud
of this stroke of business enterprise. and
straightway asked his wife: "Is it not
good likeness of me?"
Yes" she replied "it is perfect pic
ture OF you; bnt who il the fellow hold
ing the bridIe?'
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Never Ask Advice.

When you have a cough or cold don't
ask what IL good for it apd get some
medicine with little or no merit and per-
haps dangerous Ask for Foley's Honey
and Tar. the greatest throat and lung
remedy, it cures coughs and colds quick
ly. r w. Bucknam
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Gard of Thanks.

| wish to express nv most sincere
thanks to the many kind frie. d both i'll
Skowhegan and elsewhere, who thought
ful in their memory of my mother, dur
ing her illness and at the time Of her
transition, whose sympathy was made
manifest by loving words and deeds and
by tributes OF beautiful flowers.
DR.. F. S BIGEL0W
Skowhegan, Oct. 2G. 1905.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

Probably tile crack duck shooter Of
Maine is Liberty b y, sherman cram.
Only short time ago he bagged i've
birds at one shot and again one after
noon recently he brought down four
black ducks dt ouce whteh when dressed
We ghed ten pounds
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
County Commissioners:
MILTON L. MERRILL, St Albans
l.. c. WILLIAMS. Athens.
GEORGE L. 1IBBETTs, Fairfield
Terms of Courts

Supreme Judicial: The third Tuesday in March
and September, and fourth Tuesday in December.
! Civil and Criminal.
| Probae:-The second Tuesday Of each month
! County Commssioners:-Th first Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday in Decem-
Der.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
Watch the Kidney.

When they are affected, life is il
danger" saws DR.. Abernethy, the great
English physician. Foley's Kidney
Cure makes sound kidneys. F. W
Bucknam.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26
CLYDE H. SMITH, ....

Si-iDh IL 2Milh 'okoNitSdIl
DEPUTIES: J. D. Ring, Cambridge, George
Rhoades. Harmony Leland L. Smith. Cornville;
W. w Nye. Fairfield, Willis c. Emery, North An.
son; E. l.. Perkins Madison; Abel W. Rowell
Solon; D. G. Wood Norrdgewocki c. S. Adams,
Hartland; +. f. Frederick Starks: | c. Pierce
Bingham; W. Z. Viles, Flagstaff F. Varney,
Mercer; f. E. Atwood, New Portland; F. ]. Durgin,
The Forks.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

No man living can give the details OF a
wedding ceremony bur every woman pres
ent can tell what every Other woman had
90.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

May man "ho processes TO love his
enemies more than balances he account
by hating his friends.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

Many people, especially women who
cad closely confined domestic lives, suf.
Ter from what in genera te:ms is called
"nervousness. Among al forms OF
treatment none has even approached in
success the intelligent Use II DR. David
keunedys Favorte Remedy, If Eond-
out, \ Y which promotes an easy and
natural action of the digestive organs
and imparts tone 10 the nervous system
The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-26

We shall meet beyond the skies,
Some sweet day, some sweet day;
Gaze no more in fearful eyes,
Some sweet day, some sweet day.
We shail clasp our own again,
Free from sorrow. sin, and pain
We shall wish no more in vain,
Some sweet day, some sweet day,
There Will be no vacant chair,
some sweet day, some sweet day
Nor mourning circle there,
Some sweet day, some sweet day.
Death shall hear It's note OF doom,
Christ shall burst the sealed tom b
Dust shal wake in beautys bloom,
Some sweet day, some sweet Gay.