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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
Sudden Death of Mrs. Hobart.

Friday afternoon last Mrs Sarah Jane,
wife Of Mark Hobart Of East Madison,
was stricken with paralysis and a. g
o'clock saturday morning passed away
Although her health had not been of
the best for many years, she seemed
as well as usual and her death came to
the stricken family with all the sudden
ness possible; they have the sympathy
OF the entire community. She WAS the
eldest daughter of the late Capt. Amos
Tobey and her age was Sc years Pun
eral services were held from the bone,
Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev .
Merriam Of the Bethany Baptist church
of this place and the interment was in
the south side cemetary. We shall pub
lish a more extended obituary Of the
deceased next week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
sKOWHEGAN MARKET
PRICES rAIn PRODUCERS.

PRICES PAIn PRODUCERS.
oArs-42ls cts.
Wool [ u washed. 3 cts
HipEs AND SRISs-hides, : cts E. lRnb Akln6 g
70 75cts calf skins. Is 10 ~ cts Zach.
REANs-Hsnd- picked yellow eyes. s2@. 70 s..
Pes beans, Sis to also.
BRKs-Ox beef. { to eta.
FoULTRY-Fowls,l e to Is cts. per H.. chcksa
II 70 Is cts.
RoUSp Hoo-7cts.
TALLov-Rough cts. PEI 10.
BUTTER-FIrat QuAnIy. STAN ped. is 70 q per y
Coos il Is. per doI fresh.
FoTAro Es-Soc. per hnshel.
Cheese, l2cto itc, Ter IL.
RETAIL AARKKr.
FUoUR--SI ring wheat Patent, s7to 70 e.. l.
Winter wheat pat $3.50 10 &6.oi Winter Wheaz
CoRS-si ~ per bag meAl and cracked cora
81 80 per bag.
{. y MKAL-sl6o per bag
FkEp-hiddlings, sl4o per owt Clutter sl-9
PER cwt.
SPR1No RKAS-slSo ?er cwt
MIXKD FEED-Sl IS per CNt
SALT PoRK-l2O 10; by the pbl.. 200 lbs, So %,
CHREsE-is per ID.
BUrrKR-2S 10 2S cts. per 10
Eaas-20 eta q doz fresh.
TKAs-2S TO e cents per b.
CoYFEE-2o TO IS cents per 10.
LARp-pomestlc, T. cts; Pure, IL cts.i Com
pound 10 cts.
MoLAssEs-rure Ponce, 40; pure Barhadoes
30: Maple, 25c per OF; Choice Cooking, 25o-
SUoAR-Ciranulated Sugar. best quality =
pounds for si.oo, Brown, l. pounds for e..
PoTAroEs-7Sc per bushel, New $l.75
Dry FisH-Cod,s 70 10 cts per L pollock. Sc
OSioSs-Sc. per N,
New Cheese, lsc.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
Special Town Meeting

The special town meeting called to
act on the matter of new road leading
to the site of the mill to be erected by
the Skowhegan Lumber Company, WAS
held ab announced in last weeks REPoR
TER, in Engine Hall last Saturday after
noon. The meeting was called to order
by Town Clerk George simpson, and af-
ter the reading of the warrant Hon. ).
j. Walton was elected moderator by a
unanimous vote.
Under Article 2, to see whether the
town would accept the road as laid out
by the Selectmen, their report was called
for, of which the folio wing is an extract
stating the boundaries of the new road =
"a Beginning at the northerly end
OF Alder street as now laid out =
and running West on a line IS fl from
houses as mentioned above Owned by
Thompson Bros and w. X ElioD 90 #.
more or less to point in line with
house on northerly end of lot No Is
owned by W. r. Elliot; thence turning
8 degrees and 81 minutes right and run
ming l9l fl. to point 81 2 fl. from
southeast corner of the piazza of Webb
Sayage's house, and SO IT. South west
corner of said piazza; themes turning 70
degrees 80 minutes left and running
about 400 fl. to land of Frank Pencil,
passing 70 fit from the Southwest cor.
ner of the underpinning of said Savage
stable, measured on q line which is the
extension of west side of said stable to
line hereby described
The first two courses above mentioned
are TO be the center line of two roc
street, aud the last course to be the cen
ter line of three rod street
Said street crosses the land of Mrs
Alta F. Elliot, Webster C. Savage, MARI
w. Savage, and Edward n. Merrill; ane
we assess damages as follows: Alta F
Elliot, $50 Webster C. Savage, $500
Mark w. Savage, 1875 and Edward N
Merrill, $75
After some little discussion the rOaC
was accepted as laid out by the select
men
! Under Article providing for tht
raising of a sum of money to pay lane
damages to the parties whose property
the proposed road crosses, the contin
gency was pointed out to the meeting by
the moderator that the owners of thi,
land were not bound to accept the
damages awarded them by the Select
men, and had the right OF appealing to
the courts for higher award. At thii
point Messers Mark and Webb Savage
stated to the meeting that they did no
feel that the amounts awarded then
covered the damage to their property
and that they were unwilling to settle
with the town except for sum consider
ably greater than the one named. UpoI
the motion of l.. l.. MORRISON the meet
ing voted to raise 500. the amount re-
commended by the Selectmen.
Under Article 4, providing for the
raising of sum of money to build thiG
street, $500 was raised, with the under
standing that sidewalk was to be-
laid on the new street for such a dis
lance as should seem best to the Select
men The money in both instances is tC
be raised by loan, for which the towr
note ID TO be given
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
New Arrivals at County jail

During the past few days three new
boarders have been registered at Land
lord Tozler's Inn on Court and High
streets and will stay in, partaking of his
board for periods ranging in length up
to 60 days.
John Wescott, resident of Athens, is
the latest arrival, coming down early in
the week in charge of officer Cook of
Athens. 1t seems that John had been
in the habit of wandering from farm
house to farm house at the time when
the men folks we're in the fields, and
intimidating their wives and daughters
into preparing him a meal. AS he as
serts himself. John Is "a wild critter
when riled," and one day last week he
became little strenuous and was ar
rested upon complaint of Arthur Will.
liams. He WAS brought before Judge
Bachelor, Monday, who held him,
pending an investigation by the Select
men of Athens in regard to his sanity.
Eugene Knights of the Brown-Tuttle
neighborhood of Hungry Hollow is again
in Jail charged with having attempted to
shoot Mrs. Mary Brown one day last
week, when two bullets entered the
kitchen of the Brown house making
holes in a tin pail near where Mrs.
Brown was at the time. Mrs. Brown
does not claim that she saw Knights dc
the shooting, but asserts that he was in
the near vicinity with gun, and that
he previously had made threats upon
her life for having him arrested last
winter for stealing her watch. The
evidence seemed to be quite at cross
purposes, but Justice Holman before
whom the case was heard. decided il
was best to hold Knights to await the
action of the Grand Jury, binding hin
over in the sum of $500 which he wat
unable to furnish.
BY far the most interesting of the
new boarders gives his name as Joe
Harry, stating further that he is a native
of the Emerald Isle. When he arrived
at the j Ill from Smithfield, where be
was arrested for vagrancy, he came
about as near the typical Weary Willie
Hobo of the Sunday paper supplements
as has been seen in these parts for many
a day. His attire, as far as it went
showed firm faith in the virtues OF
| variety and ventilation and IL waa moi
until he had spent some time in the
prison tub that the real hue of his skin
was fully apparent. According to his
story he has tramped something like
1900 miles in zig-zag course from
Toronto since the first of May, and
Judge Bachelor concluded that it was
about time for Weary Willie to take a
two months rest.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Mr.. Samuel Gompers, President of the
Labor Federation, has made his dates
for speaking to the people of the Second
Congressional District against the can
didacy of Mr.. Littlefield. Let the gen
tleman understand, at once and thor
oughly, that he will find Mr.. Littlefield
ready and anxious to meet him, The
talented Congressman from the Second
District bears no label or trade mark,
but represents the whole people, and no
particular organization by whatever
name 1t may choose to call itself, and
that's the kind of Representative to
have.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Don't believe for minute the person
who tells you that you don't need a vaca-
ton. Continuous labor of the human
machine, like the grind on the machine
made of iron and steel, causes decay and
finally death. A person will live longer,
happier and better by taking a vacation.
1t reiuvenates the health and the spirits.
1t infuses new life into the blood. We
don't think 1t is anything to boast of
that person hasn't taken a vacation for
series of years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Charles B. Caldwell, who died In Au-
gusta, last Saturday, had served as clerk
in the Office Of the State Treasurer for
nearly quarter OF century. He was
frat recommended to the place by our
present Congressman, Mr.. Bureigh, and
made himself so familiar with the duties
Of the Office that he was almost absolute
ly necessary to carrying forward the
business. And by the way, Mr.. Bur-
leigh himself was about the only State
Treasurer. to our knowledge, who mas
tered the entire details of the depart
mept.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

It's enough to nauseate one to read the
excuses for Harry Thaw, the murderer
OF Stanford White. There has been a
great deal of gush about Thaw's aff-c-
ton for his wife, as though 1t were un-
usual for husband to have affection for
his wife What are the people thinking
about when they are hunting up excuses
for such cold-blooded, deliberate muir
der ss this? The man who takes the
law into his own hands is an enemy OF
society, and should suffer the lsW's
fullest penalty.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
Lakewood Notes.

The Ladies Aid of the Madison Spirit
ualistic Campmeeting Association viii
hold an all meeting at Lakewood nett
Sunday, July %. The meeting will be
addressed at 10 80 in the morning and at
80 in the afternoon by Mrs. Minervs
Bsrwise Of Bangor. Good music will be
feature Of the meetings and al are
invited TO attend There will be half
hour car service commencing at Sc
from skowhegsn and st @ SO from MAdi-
son, as well as the usual steamer con
neetions from East Madison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Again the 80 called Prohibition party
OF Maine has made its usual blunder.
In Cumberland county the great local
question is the election Of a sheriff who
will honestly erforce the liquor law.
Instead of endorsing the Republican
nominee, who will do this, they nomI-
mated candidate of their own, whom
they know cannot be elected. They
might just as well vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
Children's Day at the Bethany

July Is h was observed at the Bethany
Church as Childten's Day. The morn.
ing congregation was large and many
boys and girls were present. Many of
NATURES beauties were placed about the
pulpit and in the chancel, adding much
10 the auditorium, always attractive,
rhe quiet of the morning, the beauty
and the fragrance of the fl Jwers and the
divine blessing, together made 1t an
hour OF devotion and Inspiration.
The pastor spoke from the tex, "As
arrows are In the hand of mighty nan,
so are children of the youth"
The music was an interesting and III
spring feature Of the service. Mrs.
Lambert presided at the organ and MI.
Don Morrison played the violin. At
twelve o'clock l45 members OF the Sun
day School came together. Il was q
busy hour for the new uperintendent,
Mr.. Floyd Nye, and the assistant, Mr..
Fremont Homsted.
At seven O'Clock the following pro.
gram WAS presented, come sixty of the
boys and girls assisting in the service;
Singing, Forward for Christ our King
By the School
Scripture.
Prayer.
Singing by the School, "Fin our lips with
praise
"Finding the bright sidc," Louise Hurley
Exercise by the little ones, "Do 3ur best"
"Children's Day" Mildred Ward
Something for Jesus" Raymond Fogg, Her
man Tracy and Everett Burnor
"Let us smile,p Barbara Weston
"'The girl who smiles" Airline Burnor
Links in Loves CHAIN" Helen Simpson,
Gail Chapman, Florence Beale, Margaret
McGregor, Velma Fogg and Pauline Bragg
olive in the sunshine" Lotte Tracy
Song by the School, Lift up his Banner
Work in the sunshine Agnes Mantor
Song by the Primary Department.
"My Garden" Mildred Beale, Airline Burnor
and Jessie McGregor
Song by the School, eOur Kings Command"
Pastors remarks.
The Crusaders
Song, "Our Kings Command
The following members of the school
served on the various committees Mrs.
George o Smith, Mrs. G. r. FoRg, Miss
Dora Cleveland, Mrs. +. T. Goodrich,
Miss Mildred Weston, Miss Lulu On p.
man. and Miss Z bel Merriam.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Fish alive and kicking may now be
received at any distance from the waters
in which they are captured. That is,
trout from our Maine lakes may be
shipped to any part of the United States
with as great facility as bale of hay or
crate Of oranges. They are not put
into water while being transported, but
in little cases Carefully prepared and
fl ted up.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
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Circn. by a Disappointment


7 hose aLo attended tie eIrcus at
WaterVille on Tuesday there we're many
experience II store which they had not
counted upon TIE weather IN tie nom
ing was jusf sufficiently Threatening te
call the farmers il from their having. EFT
it cleared up by the time the rnornza9
train left; and tits estimated that u =
three o'clock over 80 people had en-
here for the circus On the three regular
trains.
Shortly before the afternoon perf5r.
malice clos. one Of the heaYies, show-
ers II years burst over the city. con
tnuing from until after six O'Clock.
At the close Of the performance The
crowd Of nearly ten thousand people
under the yast canvas found that tbey
must make their way homeward in
rain which was coming down in tor
rents. The extreme heat of the dzy
had brought out the light summer
and outing suits, and the havoc whiek
the drenching rain played With N any
OF them was the cause Of many heart
ache far beyond any description
Owing TO the very great rainfall and
the fact that the teri was located in
10" place, the ground under the canvaa
was f )oded 10 depth of several inches
by five o'clock and it vas found neces-
sary to cancel the evening performance.
Although this fact was known in
"aterville by haf past five. no word
reached Skowhegan and the special
evening train pulled out Of here at 30
with nearly 100 passengers for the even.
ing performance. l. is needless to cav
they were not entirely pleased to learn
on arriving al Wstergille Of the decision
OF the circus management; but ther
had some consolation in the amuse
ment afforded them by the plight in
which they found many of their friends
who had passed through the deluge.
We learn that the price of admission
to the circus, 80 cents will be redeem ed
on the tickets sold over the Maine Cen
held by those intending to 60 to the
evening performance if the owners of
these will forward them 70 General
Passenger Agent, F Z Boothby at
Portland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

After twelve years, France has at last
INDICATED Major Dreyfus. The high
court completely exculpates Dreyfus, an
nuls the judgment of the court mar
tisl and orders the publication of its
decision in fifty newspapers OF the
country, to be chosen by Dreyfus, all
at the cost OF the government. And it
does this on the ground, first, that one
OF the documents on which Dreyfus
was convicted was forged, second,
that another of the documents was
never In his hands, third, that the
court martial excluded testimony cal
culated to establish his innocence,
fourth, that another document was
written by Major EsterhazY, and fifth,
that there was no discoverable motive.
Hence the court holds that the &C.
cusations fall to the ground and 1t an
nuls the verdict as unwarranted by the
evidence.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

o. yesterday afternoon, James \ CHI
OILS, young man who has been employ.
ed for some time past In the carriage
shop OF F. T. Palmer, was brought be-
fore Judge Bachelor upon complaint Of
George Berry, farmer residing on the
Molunkus road, with whom Nichols and
bis mother had been living for nearly
ten years. Berry charged Nichols with
stealing revolver, straw hat, and pho
Geographic lens, all TO the value Of $40,
Nichols WAS arrested 10 Portland, and
was on his way to Rochester, y, H., but
had none Of the alleged stolen property
in his possession, except the straw hat.
He told the officer all that be knew Of
the affair and WAS able 10 explain the
matter 10 way greatly 10 his credit.
The best evidence at the hearing sub.
Stimulated the young mans version Of
the affair, and while too long TO give in
detail, showed clearly that the young
man was innocent Of any criminal intent
in the matter. The Court, evidently re.
gsrdng the matter rs q case of malicious
prosecution, discharged the prisoner
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

From every State where license law
prevails comes the report of the inability
or unwillingness Of officers to enforce it..
By the talk made by many people In
Maine you would think a license law
here would be the panacea for all our
woes. But license law is just as hard
to enforce as a prohibitory law. Resub-
mission would let down the bars to a
greater evil.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

At session of the Municipal Court
held last Friday morning Charles cas-
well of North Arson was brought be-
fore Judge Bachelor charged with as
sault and battery upon Fred A. North,
the complainant, also of North Arson
The trouble arose from a family quarrel
in which both men were mixed up, but
the bulk of the evidence seemed to be
against Caswell, who WAS fined $40 and
costs, and bound over in the sum of $500
to keep the peace for two years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

During the electric storm and cloud
burst, last week, acres of potatoes, corn,
beans and other hill crops were washed
out and lost in northern kennebec and
southern Somerset counties. Many
grain fields in Belgrade, o .kland, Smith
field, Rome, Fairfield, New Sharon ard
Mercer wee spoiled by becoming lodged
under the terrific downfall of rain.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

The people will rejoice that Congress
man Burleigh has been able to bring his
wife home to the clear and brscing air of
her native State. Her sickness in Wash
ington was long and severe, but good
constitution and careful nursing won the
day, and her many friends will be glad
TO know Of her recovery
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19
skowhegan Loses to ptttsfeld

Local fans who attended the ball game
at Fairview Park, last Saturday after
noon, saw the home team 90 down in
defeat before the Pittsfeld nine. Il was
not an inglorious defeat however, for
with the exception of the fourth inning
the Skowhegan boys played steady, con.
sistant ball. and ball which left the re.
suit of the game in doubt until the
ninth inning when the game went to
Pittsfield by single score. In that
fourth inning the home team went into
the air, and their balloon ride proved a
most dangerous one. for before they
came TO earth again they had dropped
four passes around the diamond to the
visitors. Both the pitchers did good
work, Hurd for Pittsield striking out "A
men, but aside from that no special in.
dlvidual playing was done.
The score by innings wac as follows:
Pittsfeld % o. q IS
5kowhegan Q 2 4 O.
Batteries Hurd and Fortier for Pitts
field, Abbey, p, Labeau and Greene for
.Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

AS wages have been increased in many
OF the New England mills, there is a
practical illustration OF the wisdom of
the policy of the Republican party that
makes these mills possible. Increased
wages and plenty of work always &C.
company the administration of the Re-
publican party. Would it not be the
height of folly to put that party out of
power?
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Cd potatoes are about gone. They
held out in goodness and fair prices.
The new crop in this State will be some
two weeks later than usual on account
OF the late spring and prevailing cool
weather.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

A mammoth potato storage building,
500 feet long, and covering four acres
of ground, lie TO be erected at Cape Jelli-
son, a terminus Of the Northern Maine
Seaport R. r. The interested parties
are said to be Carter d Corey of New
York and Pressure Isle, and the purpose
Of the storage plant will be for storage
and sorting of potatoes, chiefly seed
varieties, for shipment to Gulf and Mex
lean points.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

A few of the liquor saloons in San
Francisco have been re-opened, but the
people have been go long without drink
that they don't care to indulge very
much, 80 the drinking houses did poor
business. Another argument for prohi-
bition. Increase the facilities for drink
ing, and you will have more drinking.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Swarms of the brown-tsil moths are
invading New Hampshire. Ia some of
the towns the stores are closed evenings
and bonfires are built to attract and kill
the "vsrmints." 10 Maine, thanks to
the vigilance of the people in different
sections, we are quite exempt from their
ravaRes,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

What more inspiring sight than half
doz men following their leader, in the
freshness of morning, laying low the
grass on the smooth intervale. But we
have no such sights now; it has given
way to the clink and CHATTER of the now
ing machine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Aholiah Nichols of Industry, who is
nearly ninety years old, remembers the
first wagon that was introduced into the
village Of Arson, and can give the name
Of the man who bought 1t. Arson was
the old gentleman's birthplace.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

The use of silver In the arts is rapidly
Increasing 1t being estimated that fully
$1,000, 900 ounces are consumed In that
way annually. The United States and
Mexico combined yield more than 81 per
cent Of the worlds output of silver.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

John r. Buck, who was recently ap-
pointed by Sec. Root as chief Of the In
dex and file division of the state depart
meut, is a Maine man. He WIS born in
Bucksport and obtained his early educa-
ton there: BE comes from well known
Bucksport family, and will be sure to
make his mark
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

When Senator J. Z. Dolliyer returned
TO his home 10 Fort Dodge, Iowa, be
found the enthusiastic Republicans
ready to launch his boom for President
Secretary Shaw ls q resident Of that
State, but he is far overshadowed In this
matter by Dolliver.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

John B. Moran of Boston has started
out as an independent candidate for Gov
ernor5 but wants the endorsement of the
Democratic convention. He builds his
own platform, which is drastic enough.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-07-19

Very incorporate speakers are often
heard at Prohibition conventions. For
instance, at the Cumberland county
gathering, the other day, Amasa Dough-
tY, among other choice things, said
''If you are for the Prohibition platform
stand by it, and If you are for the Re-
publican platform stand by it and go to
hell"