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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-27
ALL THE NEWS
from Omerset towns
BROWNS COUNCILMAN.

Rev. Mrs. Corson's meeting, Sunday
was one of interest. She will have an
other in four weeks.
Rev. Aaron Smart OF Hermon will have
a meeting at our schoolhouse, Saturday
evening. Oct. 6, commencing at 7 o'clock
p. M, also an all day meeting, Sunday
Oct. 7.
Rev. F. J. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Drew, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cover and
Ralph Buzz.ll attended meeting in this
place, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Varney of Piusheld visit
ed at Joseph Covers, Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Salisbury has been a suffer.
er from erysipelas for several weeks.
Mrs. Addie La Plate, who lives 10 the
been quite i'll OF late.
Many from this place attended the fail
at Hartland, Friday and Saturday,
Mr.. Fred Barnes, clerk at the Bayview
Wa,erville, visited his parents, Mr. anc
Mrs. Laforest Barnes, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. BARLEY passed Sunday
and Monday at Victor Rowe's.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Chase and son
Carroll Byron. went to Harmony, Thurs
day, where they passed the day with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles LOOMS.
A baby girl has come to live 10 thu
home of George Cover also Sept. II,
girl arrived at Charles Meservey's.
Misses Estella Tuttle and Celia Curril
of Cornville passed Saturday night anc
Sunday at Frank Hubbaro's.
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ALIENS.

TIE mahy friends Of Mr.. c. H. Jone,
we're panied 10 hear OF his serious illness
at his home, early Tuesday morning
Al he present wiling. twelve hours
later he is quite comfortable and hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
Mr.. w. c. D. Candage OF Seal HarboI
is The guest OF friends for few days.
Mrs S. F. Greene and Mrs. Carrie
Hall William were 10 town the first OF the
week, the guests of their cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. !. Hight While 10 town Mrs.
i Greene employed Mr. Ireland to clean the
stones in the family lot OF Judge Charles
Greene 10 Mt. Rest Cemetery Anyone
owning lots in our beautiful cemetery will
do well to notice this work done by Mrs.
Greene, and employ Mr.. Ireland in like
manner, as he will be glad to do this
work. With some care md attention
along these lines our cemetery may well
be considered as one of the prettiest 10
any country town
Mrs. Charles Turner and her sister.
Mrs Hall of Watham, Mass, who has
been visiting her for few weeks. are
spending few days with relatives in tx
eter Maine
The F B. Quarterly Conference held at
this place, Wednesday and Thursday OF
last week, was we'll attended by the peo-
PIE OF the town and vicinity and by quite
few who came from a distance. The
addresses given by the Rev. Mr.. McCol-
lor of Madison were especially enjoyed.
Mrs. Estes of Skowhegan has suffi-
GENTLY recovered from last winters illness
as to be able to be again keeping house
for John and George Hight.
The NJ. B. Society will meet with Mrs
Hannah Barker tor its mex, meeting, Fri
day, Oct. 5.
The new sewer placed by the selectmen
on Main street may well be considered a
desirable acquisition 10 that street. AS
one good Thing makes room tor another,
it seems reasonable to suggest piece Of
new sidewalk.
The Pomona meeting with Athens
grange. Tuesday, Sept. IS was well al
tended, and good time enj Dyed by all
present. The addresses by Messrs Stet-
son and Leavitt were much appreciated
as were all the other numbers on the pro-
gram, with the dinner included.
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WEST ATHENS.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Draper were at
home from Lakewood, sunday.
Mr.. Lester Devoll went to Bingham,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Chandler, and
Mr.. and Mrs Furbish of Temple were in
town, Thursday, calling on Mr.. Fred
Tuttle and Mrs. J. G. Kincaid.
Mrs George Spofford and son, Clyde,
also Miss Effie Williams of Scion we're
in town, Monday. Mrs. Il. L. Corson
returned home with them.
Miss Amy Kincaid went to Madison,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lydia Walker who has beer
visiting In Scion for the past two weeks
returned home, Monday.
Mr.. A. j. Bryan of Pennington was In
town, Tuesday.
Mr.. A. b. Walker and Mr.. Edwin
Later returned home, Saturday, from
Hsrtland fair whore Mr.. Walker run a
tent.
Fred L. futile, Jr. has gone into the
store formerly occupied by e. A. vii.
liamB.
Mr.. Henry McQuilken and Miss Damle
French of Scion were in town, Sunday.
Mr.. E. A. Williams was at home from
Bingham, Sunday.
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and is now photographer ia the motive
power department of the Maine Central
Railroad Company
Frank Paine of Oakland. Cal. of whom
brief mention was made last week
started for the west, Tuesday morning.
he had been absent five years and dur
ing that time has worked several years
as a commercial traveller visiting every
part of the United States. For the past
year he has been located in business for
him self in Oakland. Frank is most
cordial man to meet and says he will
visit his friends in the east again in the
course of few years.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Wing went
to Cambridge, Mass, Thursday. Mr..
Wing Ia taking three years course In
biology at Harvard College.
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A true copy of petition, and notice thereon
Attest: GEO. SIMPSON. Town Clerk.
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BORN.

Pits6ed-septembe Il, to the wife Of Har-
ry Rolfe, daughter,
Canaan-September Il, to the wife OF Geo.
Cover, daugh er.
Pittsheld-Septembe Der 10, to the wife OF VIII
bur Knowles, son.
starks-september 10, to the wife OF Frank
Durrell. q daughter.
SkowhegRn-Se ptember rs. to the wife OF
Adolph A. Burkharot, 8 daughter.
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MARRIED

skowhegan-Sep Is, by the Rev. B. B. Mer-
rill, Mr.. Matthew N. Clark of Skowhegan and
Mrs. Mabel Atkins of Roxbury. Mass.
Pittsheld- September IL. by the Rev. o. H.
Tracey. Nr. Wallace C. Brown of Monson and
Miss Jennie N. Wiggin of Pittsheld.
Cornville September 20. by the Rev. James
F. Taylor, Mr.. Edwin B. Davis of Brighton and
Flora L. Small OF Athens.
skowhegan-Septem Der rs, by the Rev. r. B.
Merrill. Mr. Emery Thompson of Southport
Me and Miss Arab E Davis OF Skowhegan.
SkowheRsn-Septembe 10, bv the Rev Il. B
Merrill, James d. Vaughan and Edith Vaughn
Lewis, both Of Skowhegan
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CORNVlLLE,

DR.. l.. ID. Rand and wife of Fairfield
passed Sunday at the home of his aunt
Mrs. Thomas Blackwell
Mr. and Mrs w. j. Flanders and their
young daughter, Caroline, who had been
visiting relatives here for the past two
weeks, returned to their home in Provi
denoe, r. l., yesterday.
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Mrs Addie Messer went to Lewiston,
Monday, where she will visit her sister
for several weeks.
Miss Emma Sulsou returned from
Boston, Saturday and resumed her
work in the mill, Tuesday.
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DIED.

Bow Town-September 81, Mrs. Lovlnis
Bragg, aged IS years.
Green, Me.-Mrs. Amanda Sawyer, aged IS
years.
East Skowhegau = September "a, Nathan
Lyon, aged So years.
Dexter-September 81, Mrs. Ellen Otis, aged
about "A years.
tairh Id = September %, George Wilson,
aged 81 years.
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NOTICE

The Maine Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany respectfully petitions the Board Of Sc
lectmen of the town of Skowhegan Maine.
for location for its poles and wires thereon,
and the necessary supporting and strength
ening fixtures and wires, IN the following
named streets and highways of said town
On the Middle road so called, from the
residence of Julia Bunker to the Fairfield
town line On the River road so called, from
the junction of the Canaan stage road so
called past the residence Of Charles IIerrin to
the junction of said River road with the
Eaton Hill road so called.
Date September IS 1906.
MAINE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
By NJ. P Abbott,
General Manager.
Town Of Skowhegan, Maine,
In Board Of Seleetmen
Date Sept. 20, 1906.
Upon the foregoing petition, it is ordered
that notice thereof be given by publishing a
copy of said petition and this order thereon
in the Somerset Reporter, the last publica-
ton to be at least fourteen (I4) days before
the nth day of October and notice is hereby
given that a hearing upon said petition will
be held at the Selectmen's Office on the said
nth day of October at P. M. o'clock at
which time and place residents and owners
of property upon the highways to be affected
by the granting of the permit applied for,
and all other persons interested, shall have
full opportunity to show cause why such per-
nit should not be granted.
Signatures of Selectmen
r. +. PARKER,
A. II. WYMAN.
A true copy of petition, and notice thereon.
Attest: GEO. SIMPSON. Town Clerk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-08
SUNSTROkE REMEDIES.
Suggestions For the Relief Of Vic
Tins of Heat.

SuRxestions For the Relief Of Vic.
Tins of Heat.
There are two forms of sunstroke
The mildest is that known as heat ex-
haustion, writes DR.. Herman Spal6ng,
chief medical inspector of the Chicago
department of health. This manifests
itself in the case of people who are
overcome by heat without being actu-
ally sunstruck. In this form the skin
is pale, cold and clammy and the pulse
feeble. While death sometimes results,
the patients under good treatment will
usually recover. Persons affected in
this way should be removed to a shady
spot and haye their heads and chests
dashed with cold water. Spirits Of
ammonia Chartshorn) should be applied
to the nostrils, and sometimes it is
necessary to administer small quaint
ties of stimulants.
Heat stroke or isolation Is the seri-
Gus form of this trouble and the one
to be most carefully guarded against.
In cases of real isolation the face be-
comes purple, eyes blOOdshot, veins
swollen and corded and the skin dry
and burning to the touch. 1t Is not
always fatal, but many of those whose
lives are saved are ever afterward in
valids, with brain power more or less
impaired. The effect of the suns heat
seems to be most marked on the brain
and spinal marrow.
When real isolation occurs the brain
becomes so heated that the human
cheat center" controlling the produc-
ton of bodily heat, is affected and the
temperature rises from the healthy
mark, about 9S1a to as high as 40 de-
grees or over. and often keeps on rising
for some time after death. The cheat
center" lies at the back of the head
and should be protected from the d.
rect rays of the sun.
Isolation is so dangerous that a
physician should be called as soon as
possible. While waiting the doctors
arrival much good can be done and life
often saved by applications Of ice to
the head and spinal column. 1t is best
broken in small pieces and placed in
cloth or rubber bags, but when these
are not to be had ice can be placed
directly about the head and neck.
Workmen and others exposed to the
direct rays of the sun should have
their heads well protected and should
wear wooden next to the skin. A very
useful precaution is pad Of cotton
batting or flannel sewed along the back
of the undergarment so as to cover
and protect the spine.
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HOMEMADE CUTTING SHEARS.

half inch stock four feet long. Spit
one end Of this piece so as to evenly
distribute the strain on the rivet by
which the lever is hinged to the lower
blade or jaw. About five inches from
the split end drill another hole. Cut
two pieces of stock, 1 by "a by inches
long, and drill a hole in each end Of
both pieces and rivet one on each side
Of the upper blade or jaw and connect
them in turn to the lever or handle.
Fasten the lower jaw to the bench or
stand with two or four brackets, one
or two, as the case may be, on each
side of the jaw and bolt firmly to the
wood base.
Forge a hook on the end Of a piece
of half inch round stock, run the
straight end down through the bench,
hook the other end over the top edge
of the lower jaw and bolt the lower
end firmly to the floor, thus holding
the shears rigid. This tool can be used
to cut fat stock one-fourth by three
inches or One-half inch round rods
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-08
Wealth Washed Away.

The saving Of the vast amount Of
plant food now carried away by the
rivers is a great problem for the future
agricultural chemist. In one estimate
the silt borne off by the Mississippi in
one year is placed at 443, 100000 tons,
and analysis has shown NJ. G. H. Stone
that in this quantity there must be
S,12O,625 tons of lime, 5,591 $50 tons of
potash, 1,1O9,375 tons of phosphoric
acid and 665,G25 tons Of nitrogen. be-
sides soda and other materials of I'M
certain usefulness. The value Of the
fertilizing material removed in one
year by this one river alone is estimat-
ed at about $1,OO0.0OOOOO.
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New Honors for F. c. Penfield.

Frederick CORTLAND Penfield of New
York, formerly United States minister
to Egypt, writer of books and mag
azine articles on foreign travel and
diplomacy, has just been notified by
the French government of his promo
ton to be an officer of the Legion of
Honor.
Mr.. Penfield was created a chevalier
of the order on New Years day, 1905.
Six years ago Mr.. Penfield won the
gold medal of the French academy.
He mas also received numerous other
European decorations, such as the
Grand Cross Of the Turkish Order of
Medjidieh; Grand Commander of the
Egyptian) Degree of Order of o.
manich; the Takova Cross of Servia
and the Grand Cross of ST. Catherine
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-08
"AII Aboard" Now In Time,

Cali aboard is now official. The
Pennsylvania Railroad company has
issued an order that all brakemen,
Pullman conductors and porters must
call out these two words, in a dis
tinct voice, exactly two minutes be-
fore the train leaves a division termi-
nal station.
At large towns, where trains stop
several minutes, passengers have had
a way of leaving the train and stroll
ing up and down the platform. They
are apt to wait until the minute Of
starting to re-enrer the train. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-08
THE NEW STAMP CONTRACT.
Cost Greater When Made by Govern
ment. Hence the Award

Cost Greater When Made by Govern
ment, Hence the Award.
The Brooklyn Central federation of
labor mas taken action which is ex-
pected to be initiated by other labor
bodies regarding the new contract for
stamp printing. The printing has al
ways been done by the government,
very satisfactorily" according to the
resolutions, and direct employment Of
labor by the government has always
proved to be the best policy of the
government" Therefore President
Roosevelt is to be petitioned to an
null the contract
The federation neglected to say to
whom the stamp printing gave Salts
faction. 1t is easy to recall complaints
about the stamps adhesive qualities,
or other lack of them, and the trivial
explanations which were made to the
effect that Winter gum has been used
upon summer stamps. But this is a
slight matter
The main point is that the stamps
cost more when made by the govern
ment, and this labor finds "satisfac-
tory" OF course the excess cost was
contributed by the taxpayers. This
may have been satisfactory to those
who received the money contributed
by users of stamps, but it ought not
eminent, which ought to get the most
it can for tax money disbursements,
or to those compelled to make up the
deficiency by tax contributions in aid.
This stamp contract Is not a large
matter, but the principle involved is
very large. 1t lies at the bottom Of
the abandonment of government con-
struction of the Panama canal, be-
cause of the political and industrial
complications caused by government
action according to the policy which
the federation has resolved is cal
ways" best, and it is the basis of The
municipal ownership fallacy. Labor
goes beyond it's rights in asking that
to be satisfactory either to the gov
tax money shall be d1sbursed for
labor's exceptional Interestingly
York Times.
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Announcement of the suspected
crOOkednesS has caused excitement
among members of the order in Ra-
cine, where Eskildsen was considered
of excellent character.
Although the affair will cause con-
siderable trouble, the society will not
lose, as the treasurer is under surety
bonds for a greater part of the
amount. Besides, his wife has offered
to turn over Chicago property valued
at $4,000.
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NAUTICAL IGNORANCE.

Young Captain Sealby of the White
Star liner Cretic was talking about
the ignorance of the sea and of nauc-
teal terms that is sometimes dis
played by female passengers.
Last fall" he said, there was a
young lady from Warwick whom
showed over the steerage.
Gas we were making our tour, the
steerage people were eating their din
ner and 1 couldn't help remarking the
tremendous appetite of red-headed
man.
"Great Jupiter" I said, Just look at
the amount Of food that fellow con-
sumes."
"I suppose captain said the young
lady, that he is what you sailors call
a stowaway."
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Prisoner IS il County Jail at New
Lisbon, Wis.
OFFICERS AFRAID OF A LYNcH|NG
SHERIFF MAY CALL ON THE MIL
ITIA TO PRESERVE
ORDER.

NEW LISBON, Wis, Nov. Sin
trying to arrest a tramp suspected of
burglary at New Lisbon, City Marshal
George Wonderly was fatally wounded
Ned Taylor, a mail carrier, was killed
and the tramp, who refuses to give
his name, was slightly wounded. Mar
shall Wonderly is not expected to live.
The prisoner has been taken to the
county Jail at Mansion and a strong
guard placed around it. New Lisbon
is headquarters of a number of rail-
road employees, who made an attempt
to lynch the man before ne was taken
out of the village. Prompt action by
the authorities in rushing the prisoner
to Mansion, saved MIN for the time
being, but open attempts are being
made to organize a mob to proceed to
MuastOn tonight and lynch the pris-
Oner.
Mansion is only seven miles from
New Lisbon. The authorities are ap-
prehensive and are taking every pre-
caution possible to avoid a lynching.
A militia company is located at
Mansion, and can be called upon in
case of emergency, but the sheriff is
determined to preserve the peace by
ordinary means if possible, before CALL
ing upon the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-08
Made Happy for Life.

Great happiness came into the
home of S. c. Blair, school superin-
tendent at st. Adams, w. Va, wher
his little daughter was restored from
the dreadful complaint he names. He
says: my little daughter had st. vi
tus' Dance, which yielded to no
treatment but grew steadily worse un-
til as a last resort we tried Electric
Bitters; and I rejoice to say three
bottles effected complete cure.
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plants, general debility, female
weaknesses, impoverished blood and
malaria. Guaranteed by E. L. Small.
ley's drug store. Price SOC.
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love with the water from infancy up
When he was six years cd he learned
to swim, at seven he had learned tc
row, and at twelve he built himself a
Ooat. At fourteen Captain John Carr
taught him how to sail, and Courtney
refers to him as being responsible FOX
the great interest he has always taken
in aquatic sports. When Courtney was
q young man he read In a magazine
of MacGregor's Rob Roy canoe. and
with boy friend he set to work to
build one like it. There was no money
and no lumber. but they built the boat
evenings in a cellar. He won many
races with that boat, and this was the
beginning Of his career as q racer
Secretary William 81. Taft, who now
combines the duties Of head Of the wal
department with those of provisional
governor of Cuba, is not the only mem.
Der of his family who has won DIS
tinntinn HIS fatha- Alliance Taft -A-
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America. But the lat ~ w ~
ter is a Brazilian, and the fact that he
was claSsed in the race as an Ameri-
can shows the tendency to broaden the
term beyond its customary meaning.
Ordinarily the term American" is
equivalent to "citiZen Of the United
States" but Of recent times Canadians.
MeXicans and even citizens Of South
American countries have been putting
in claims that they, too. are Americans.
M. Santos-Dumont has been good
deal in the United States and may be
supposed to have imbibed the pan
American spirit. He has also lived SO
much in Paris and is so much identi-
fed with France that many people
have taken him for a Frenchman.
In 1902 NJ. Santos Dumont made this
statement: "In ten years l firmly ex-
pect that there will be line Of airships
crossing the Atlantic ocean at such a
rate of speed and with such degree of
comfort that the present day ocean
liners, magnificent as they are, will
seem fitted only for freight carriers or
IOI pcOUlc LII ScdTCu VI ucdllu WuiCD
comes from making a journey on the
sea-"
That was four years ago. There are
now but six years more for the fulfill
ment of the aeronaut's prediction.
The story Of how Mrs. Langtry lost
the favor Of King Edward VII. when
he was Prince Of Wales by playfully
dropping chunk Of ice down his back
at dipner party has often been tod
But few have heard how Sir Thomas
Upton. who is now in this country try.
ing to arrange for another international
yacht race. won his majesty's gratitude
by a somewhat similar performance
1t seems that for some time past King
Edward has suffered from frequent out
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Be Charitable,

To your horse as we'll as to yourself
You need not suffer from pains of any
sort-your horses need not suffer
Try a bottle of Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment. 1t cures all pains. J. NJ. Roberts
Bakersfield, Mo-, writes: 81 have
Issued your Liniment for ten years
and find it to be the best 1 have ever
used for man or beast" Sold by A. B
Shelton.
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Star. Secretary Taft, who used to be
best known as Judge Taft, has been
Judge of the superior court Of Ohio and
of the United States circuit court, and
his abilities as jurist are such that
1t is conceded he can have a place IN
the United States supreme court II he
wants it. Henry w. Taft is leading
member of the New York bar and has
been a Republican nominee for justice
of the state supreme court. He Is at
present active In the interest OF the
nonpartisan judiciary ticket which has
been placed in the field by the members
Of the bar of New York. Like the other
brothers, Henry w. is native Of Ohio
and graduate of Yale. The late May
or Strong Of New York appointed him
a school commissioner, but his activity
in politics has generally been confined
to matters connected with his profess
sion.
In the balloon race from Paris for the
international aeronautic cup there were
two so called american" entries. Lieu
tenant Frank P. Lahm, who won the
cup with his balloon United States.
is an American, and the famous aero
naut who has done so much to promote
an interest in navigation Of the air, NJ
Alberto Santos-Dumont, was entered
as an American. His balloon, the Two
Americas, met with an accident and
was thus prevented from making a
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of his time. He Ia
worshiped by Cor
nell boys today,
though his path al
Cornell at first was
anything but rosy.
Courtney was born
on Nov. 13, 1S49, al
Union Springs, N.
Y, a little town near
the north end OF
Cayuga lake. His
father was a farmer
Charles was the
youngest of sever
children and WIS
but six years Oil
when his faith Ell