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The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11
Mrs o. w. Hilton spent several days
of last week with Mira. Thomas Matson

Mrs o. w. Hilton spent several days
of last week with Mrs. Thomas Matson
Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan returned home
from Oxford, Thursday of last week
They we're detained there some time by
The accidental scalding of their infant
son. who we are glad to say is now get
ting on very nicely.
There was a finch and whist party IN
the banquet hall, Friday evening
Miss Ethel Hilton has gone to Bling
ham to spend some time with the family
Of Mrs Elmer Baker, who is the hospit al
for treatment.
Mrs. :. b Chick of Boston is in town
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. D.
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. McIntire visited
Mrs. Herman Baker in Bingham, Friday.
The officers of Solon Lodge, | o o.
T, were installed, Tuesday evening,
Jan 2, by District Deputy John Benja
min and Willis Emery acting as Grand
Marshall
The officers of the Eastern Star chap
ter were installed, Thursday evening
The installation was followed by a cold
meat supper and general good time.
The officers of Northern Light Re
bekah Lodge, No 10, were installed,
Saturday evening, January 8 b Ruby
c. Cross, y G Mildred Manson, V G.;
sarah z. thompson, recording secretary
Cora Cram, financial secretary; Mary l.
French, treasurer; Emily Patterson,
chaplain; Una Soper, warden; the con
ductor was absent also inside guardian
E. w. York, outside guardian; Winnie
Hilton Norton, R. 5. y. & Flavilla
ates, l. \. y. q Chispa Rowell, X. ).
V. g.; Eie Williams, l.. 5. V. q The
installing offic were the District
Deputy President Maude VI. Emery and
her Grand Marshal, Mrs. John Benja min
of North Arson with Winnie Norton,
Grand Warden; Olive Spauldlng, Grand
Secretary; Flora Pollard, Grand Treas
urer The health of the Noble Grand,
Ruby Cross was such that the installing
officers went TO her home and there she
was installed The officers then return
ed to the hall and proceeded to install
the other officers. The work was very
nicely done, and was greatly enjoyed by
those present After lodge closed light
refreshments were served.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11

expect the assembling or a large and
merry company on the above mentioned
date.
The teachers meeting that was to have
been held last Saturday was postponed,
because of the Grange installation. bul
It will be held next saturday afternoon
Jan 10, at the ashington School
louise in this village, to begin at on.
o'clock sharp subject, compositions
The new officers of the sunday School
we're installed last sunday noon as fol
lows: Supt Mrs. Ella z. Ellingwood
assistants, both Pastors; SEC freas
Mrs Ellen p. Jones; Asst. Sec, Lyman
scribner; teachers, Mrs. March and Mrs
johnson, Mrs Holm an, Mis- Ball, Mrs.
Barker and Benjamin Gaylord. The
observance of the week of prayer com
menced sunday evening, January :
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Hall are the happy
possessors Of little daughter born Jan
4th.
frankie York. went to Boston last
Friday.
Mrs L. f. Jacobs passed a day with
her mother recently, who Is quite i'll
dr. and Mrs Jacobs also attended a
Grange entertainment 10 Harmony, last
week
d. Il Bartlett of Skowhegan was in
town, Saturday on business
The Woman's club entertained the
gentlemen tuesday evening, Jan 3.
There was a good audience at Wesser-
runsett Hall at the meeting of the Som
erset Debating Society last Thursday
evening Josephine Hight of the
freshman class of Somerset Academy
gave an excellent recitation and the de-
bate was stirring and strong, revealing
some excelie nt talent The question:
"Are the trusts beneficial to the com
mercial interests of the country" was
decided in the aft RIM alive by vote OF
ten TO six. The next meeting will be
held at the Academy, Jan 22d, at 7 p,
m. and on each alternate Monday even
ing thereafter. The next subject for
debate is: "Resolved that woman should
exercise the right of suffrage on party
with men Affirmative, G. G. Hight
Mrs. May H. Emery; negative Prof. A
W Boston, Mrs. Minnie q. Hight.
The anniversary of the I. o o f. and
Rebekah's hold their entertainment and
ball, Jan. 10.
Harold Corson is a very busy man
He grinds grain two days in the week
and has a wood working business fol
the rest of the time.
George Aver drove to Skowhegan il
the stage Tuesday morning on business
in that direction.
We are glad to see Josiah Hight driv
ing up to this village and back again tC
Mr.. Russel's quite often since he hat
become able to do so.
A good time for those who attend The
Odd Fellows anniversary the 10th
The installation of officers In the
Grange occurred here Jan. 7 w. B
Whittier of Skowhegan, installing Of
ficer Master, j. Fred Corson; overseer
Ellen p. Jones; lecturer, Charles E
Turner; steward, Calvin Ii. Jones; asst
steward, Horace =. Elliott; chaplain
Rev. l.. G. March; treasurer. Almor
Whittier; secretary, Charles F. Dore
gate keeper, Wm. Corson; Ceres, Mrs
j. + Corson; lady asst. steward, Eu
genie Aver.
Mr.. John Hight and Mrs. Frances
Fellows we're married sunday evening
Jan 7, by Rev. MIR. johnson. Congratu,
lations are in order We learn that Mr.
and Mrs Hight will pass the winter in
Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11

The smallest mammal i'm HE British
isle is the ~hIrWmotlse. This is not
only the smallest British mammal. but.
same gems The smallest in Europe.
The harvest mouse is sometimes
thought to be- even smaller. but the
length of lis head aud body is oftcn
two and onc-half inches, while lhat
two inches The tail measures about
one and one third inches, and its teeth
are 50 extremely small that lens is
required to detect them
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11

Knights of the Maocabees were publicly
installed In their lodge room, Saturday
evening, by Clarence Witham assisted
by J. j. Gallant. They are as follows:
II o. Nichols, Com Frask K Crymble.
Lieut.. Com. Edward Paine, Rec and
Fin Keeper; 5. P. sylor, Chap Her
bert l.. Mitchell, serg. at Arms; Cliff
ford Clark, Master at Arms; Charles
Bryant, 1st Master of Guards; Wilbur
Works, 2nd Master of Guards; Perlg
Green, Seminal; James Robinson, Pick
ct After the installation the company
was entertained by song by Laura
Gallant, recitation by Olin Taylor, piano
solo by Verna HIATT, recitation by Zelma
Taylor, song by Bernard and Beatrice
Gallant. recitation by Blanche Mitchell
and song Gy Emily Sawyer. About one
hundred we're served supper of sand
wiches, cake. coffee and fruit, and the
remainder of the evening was spent ia
playing games
The new books just purchased by tie
Foster public library are tory of an
East tide Family by Lillian W. Belts;
"a Checked Love Affair." Paul l. Ford;
THE Golden Hope" Robert M Fuller;
1.-THE Wood Fire in No 3D. r Hopkin-
son >mith; 1.-THE Heart of Girl" Ruth
K. Gardiner; 1.-THE Boss of Little Area
dy,n Harry l. Wilson; my Friend the
Chaufferer. =. N. and A. M William
son; Darrell of the Blessed SEES" Irv-
ing Bachelor; IA Little Girl in Old san
Francisco" Amanda NJ Douglas; 1.-THE
Beautiful Lady" and 1.-THE Conquest of
Canaan" Booth Darlington; The De-
LUCE" and THE Social Secretary"
David G Phillips; A Frontier Hero"
I'D - -
Kate Douglas Wtggin; "That Lsss
of the Hour" Octave Thanet; "a yell
low Journalist" Miriam Nicholson;
Wood Carver of Lympus" and "Ssnna,"
NJ. K. Walker; Adventures of Tom
Sawyer" Mark TWAIN.
Table Rock Lodge of Odd Fellows
held their annual roll call and election
of officers at the last regular meeting in
| December. A good attendance was
present. All of the living charter mem
bers responded to their names. Six
applications for membership were re-
ceived. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: W. g.
Wells, n. g.; NJ. P Moore, V g.. j.
NJ. Norton, R. 5 j. NJ. Getchell, +. s.;
Theodore steward, treasurer; Bert
witham, janitor The occasion was
followed by an oyster supper. The
lodge proposes to hold several enter
tainments during the winter. There
was a joint installation Wednesday
evening. District Deputy Grand Mas
Ter. j d Benjamin assisted by w. G.
Emery as Grand Marshall doing the 10
stalling work for the Odd Fellows, and
District Deputy President, Mrs. Maude
Emery assisted by Mrs. .Iamesetta Ben
jamin, as Grand Marshall, doing the
installing work for the Rebekahs. After
the installation an entertainment was
given aud refresh ments were served.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
East Madison


We are having colder weather; eigh
below. Monday morning.
Mrs Emma Dyer OF Skowhegsn mas
been spending the last two weeks viii
her mother, Mrs Peter Savage
Frank Russell has re,urned from his
visit to relatives 10 Illinois
On account of the storm. Thursday
there was slim attendance at the dance
but what they lacked 10 numbers, they
made up in fun. There we're tweny-ont
couples on the grand march. led by J. J
Hafville and Miss Bernice MesseT. Tnt
same management promises another bal
10 the near future.
Friday evening the people here were
treated to fake show consisting OF le"
pictures of New York City life, accompan-
led by monotonous reading descriptive
OF same Music was furnished by loca
talent.
Mrs. Mary Thompson and Miss Ivy
Reed went to Watefville, Saturday
Mrs. Eva Russell returned from her
Boston trip, Saturday.
I. s. Stevens fell 10 the mill Saturday
in)uring his knee severely.
Mr.. and Mrs George Steward Of Skow-
hogan visited his sister in-law, Mrs. Alma
Steward, recently Mr.. S eward is the
night watch in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Glen Harvlle and Mrs Frank
Davis were calling on friends at the
Lower Mills, one day last week.
Tom Spaulding is ill with severe cold
Mr. and Mrs Howard Steward Of
Skowhegan were the guests OF his mother,
Mrs. Alma Steward, last week. Mr..
Steward is travelling salesman for the firm
OF Baker & Marble.
An all day meeting OF East Madison
grange will be held, January 70 inst
Harvest feast and installation of officers
All new members are requested to be
present.
Another correspondent writes
Quite quantity of ice was harvested
lasI week. 1t was about foot thick.
There is very little snow on the ground
aud the sleighng is fire. The young
people have great sport with the hanc
sleds
Mr.. add Mrs Lester Bicknel and sot
visited AZ John K Bickneli's. the family
home, few days last week.
George Reynolds, who has been sick
several weeks, is gaining.
Mrs. Turner Reed is with Mrs. Bertha
Hoyt.
Walter Dean has gone q the woods tc
haul logs.
The farmers are hauling lumber tc
Parker's mill.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11

According 10 the Korean idiom, it Ia
dlshonoriug 10 Use thou or he" OF
God. In speech Korean Christians are
often heard to Use Ken yang BAN
that gentleman, in order to avoid the
Objectionable terms Instead Of say
gentleman says Then the Korean
language does not possess the article
ard has not idiom to represent terms
like faith" love" grace" holt
ness" Justification truth and
eternal life ;" st lanes Gazette
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11
Athens

Wesserrunsett Lodge, O. O. r. and
Winona Rebekah, are to celebrate their
anniversaries with drama, Valley
Farm" presented by local talent, a
grand ball and a supper In Wesserrun.
sett Hall, Friday evening, January 10
Music for the event will be furnished by
Kendalrs orchestra of Skowhegan The
annual observances by these two bodies
associated in the SPLENDID work of Odd
fellowship have been notable gatherings
for the people of Athens and vicinity In
past years and there is every reason to
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11
Scion.

l. $. Merrill was at Skowhegan
Thursday, to attend the meeting of
Canton Somerset.
Mr. and Mrs Horace Gates of SHOW
hogan were in town over Sunday visiting
bis brother, l.. p. Gates.
The Changers had a dinner in the
banquet hall, Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind. bleeding, Protruding Piles, Drug.
gists are aut hOTiZed to refund money IL PAIO
OINTMENT falls to cure In q to IA days. soc.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11

burial beside her husband. who died there
some twenty years ago. She was ge-
NAL, accomplished woman, one who made
many iiiends and kept them. and will be
greatly missed by all her friends and &C.
quaintances.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-11
LOTS OF PEOPLE
Can't md a rent.
Can't secure good house girl.
Can't sell their farms.

Can't find lost articles.
Can't do hundred things because they
don't advertise in the REPORTER. II
is really wonderful how much can be ac-
complished by the use of these little, low
priced advertisements.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04
The Fields of Peace.

1t was the belief of the ancient
Egyptians, according to recent writ
er, that everything, material and i'm
material. had its immortal double. Out
of this grew the idea of a life in the
future state of perfect happiness In
the fields of peace" For a long time
the common people regarded these
fields. of peace" not as a celestial
place, but as situated in the fertile
and well watered regions of the Nile
delta In the northwest of Egypt, where
the blessed ever breathed the cool
north wind. Here they lived an ideal
form of their life upon earth They
plowed their fields and grew the grain
which supplied them with the bread
which grew not stale and beer that
never became sour" Here was stu
ated the duplicate of their earthly
towns or villages.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04
Supplement-. to the Decalosue.
D. O. al:

Our social organization has devel-
Oped to stage where the old right
eousness is not enough. We need an
annual supplement to the Decalogue
The growth of credit Institutions, the
spread of fiduciary relations, the en-
meshing of industry in law, the inter
lacing of government and business, the
multiplication of boards and inspect
ors, beneficent as they all are, they In
vite to sin. What gateways they open
to greedI What fresh parasites they
let in on us! How idle in our new
situation to intone the old litaniesl
The reality of this close knit life is not
to be seen and touched; 1t must be
thought The sins it opens the door to
are to be discerned by knitting the
brows rather than by opening the eyes.
1t takes Imagination to see that bogus
medical diploma, lying advertisement
and fake testimonial are death dealing
instruments. 1t takes imagination to
see that savings bank wrecker, loan
shark and investment swindler in TAX
ing livelihoods take lives. 1t takes
Imagination to see that the business of
debauching voters, fixing juries, Sc
ducing lawmakers and corrupting pub
lie servants is like saving through the
props of crowded grand stand.-E A.
n4sa. In Atlantic
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04
Love Plants of West Indies,

''Did you ever hear Of the love
plant?" asked sea captain who was
showing several visitors over his craft
the other day. Il have several in the
cabin"
He showed three small leaves at.
tached to the ceiling by strings They
were without any soil or foundation
but were green, and from each there
sprouted dozen or more little leaves
greener and fresher than the main leaf
itself
During our last cruise in the West
indies" the captain continued, Il Wis
lted deserted English fortress, which
was grown over with shrubbery. A
native plucked several leaves from a
vine and told me to hang them some.
where and write the name of my best
girl on them. If they die he said
she does not love you. If they sprout
she does | put my wife's name on
one and my two daughters names on
the others. You see. although they
have been without nourishment fol
three months. all three are sproutine
well and my family's affections seem
assured. "-Philadelph Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04

Married people live longer than the
unmarried, the temperate and indus
trious longer than the gluttons and idle,
and civilized nations longer than the
uncivilized. Tall persons enjoy a great
er longevity than small ones.
Women have more favorable chance
of life before reaching their fftieth
year than men, but a less favorable
one after that period. The proportion
of married persons to single ones is
as 70 to 1000. Persons born in spring
have more robust constitution than
those born at other seasons. Births and
deaths occur all the world over more
frequently at night than in the day
time
There are at present 1900 languages
spoken by the inhabitants of our globe
whose religious convictions are divided
between 1000 different confessions OF
faith.
The average duration of life is thirty
three years One-fourth of the popula.
ton of the earth dies before attaining
the seventeenth year. OF a thousand
persons only one reaches the age of q
hundred years and not more than six
that of sixty-five years.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04
POOLING
BENSON
By Charles Freeman
Copyright. 1906. by Ruby Douglas

mo one has been in your compart-
ment since the money came in, has
thereY' demanded Robert Cable.
mo one" admitted Jack Niblo, "but,
on the other hand, have handled ne
money from that drawer"
Therefore 1t must have been a mis-
take in your addition l am sorry,
Jack, but we shall have to look to you
to repay the loss
But this is the third time this week
that this has happened pleaded Niblo.
"All the more reason why you should
be more careful" said the president
shortly. at is inexcusable that a re-
ceiying teller should make three mis-
takes in single week. If there Is a
repetition Of this trouble 1 am afraid
that shall have to replace you"
Niblo bowed and left the private Of
fee. 1t seemed pretty hard to him that
he should be required to make good a
$500 shortage in a single week, but
three times when he had come to bal
ance his accounts he had found that he
was short. Once it had been hun
dred dollar bill that was missing, and
twice his sheet showed a fifty dollar
shortage.
He had the money with which to
make up the loss, for he had been saw
ing up ever since Nettie Cable prom
Used to marry him. At this rate the
savings would soon vanish, yet If he
was forced to give up his position be
cause he was unreliable his savings
would be gone before he could obtain
another position without recommen-
dalton from the bank
1t was with heavy heart that he
went to meet her. They were to go to
a concert that evening. The girls
quick eyes perceived his dependency,
and as they walked along she drew the
story from him.
"Who do you think it is?' she asked
THAT'S the worst of it." he declared.
81 have no grounds for suspecting any
one. When l come back from lunch to
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04

Two Types of Biographical Writing.
1t is an interesting fact in the history
of literary genres that two of the great
examples of biographical writing occur
almost side by side. Sess than decade
separates the completion of Johnson's
elves of the Poets" from the publica
ton Of his own life by Boswell. Yet
with the latter book a new type of
biography came into being. Johnson,
in the main, had, like most of his pred
ecessors, followed a simple narrative
and expostory method, prefxing
plain story Of the poets life to a sys-
tematic account of his character and a
critical estimate of his works. He
gathered his facts and impressions to-
gether and spoke for the author and for
himself. Boswell, on the other hand,
making use of a more dramatic meth
cd, succeeded in his attempt 20 let the
author reveal himself. and, instead Of
an exposition of character, painted a
picture Of personality to which his own
comments were subordinate. What we
see as q type of mind and character in
Johnson's work we see as a living man
In Boswell William T. Brewster in
Forum
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04

Too many people who are well bred
in nearly every other respect are guilty
of the solecism--to call it by the mild
est name-of cutting up their salad on
the plate. OF course salad has some
times to be reduced to lower dimen-
sions, so to speak, but it need not be
done by the wholesale or quite in the
businesslike fashion practiced by
some. Grasping a knife in one hand
and a fork in the other, they slash
away at the inoffenslye green stuff
with vigor and noise Of miniature
moving machine until the bruised
leaves are converted into shreds of
their former selves. There is common
sense in the convention that prohibits
such course. Nearly all green salads
are broken into pieces of convenient
size before sending to the table. Even
when these are too large the leaf
should be quietly divided with a fork.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04

White is the emblem of light, reli
gious purity, innocence, faith, joy and
life. In the judge it indicates integ
rity; in the sick, humility; in the wo-
man, chastity. Red, the ruby. signifies
IRE, divine love and royalty. White
and red roses express love and wis
dom. Blue, or the sapphire, expresses
heaven, the armament, truth from a
celestial origin. constancy and fidelity.
Yellow or gold is the symbol Of the
sun. of marriage and faithfulness.
Green, the emerald, is the color of
spring, of particularly of the
hope of Immortality and of victory, as
the color of the laurel and palm. Vic
let, the amethyst. signifies love and
truth or passion and suffering. Purple
and scarlet signify things good and
true from celestial origin. Black cor
responds TO despair, darkness, earth
liness, mourning. negation, wickedness
and death
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04

He was a solemn Scotchman, with an
equally solemn and somewhat down
trodden wife. The fact that they were
receiving an excellent price for their
second pair 'front.' from an American
lodger did not blind them to her fail
ings
Dear me, Mr.. Macleod" said the
lodger, one Sunday afternoon, when
an errand took her to the parlor, where
the family sat, Il should think you
and your wife would be stified sitting
indoors this hot day with the windows
shut. If you'd just open one and get
some fresh air, I'm sure it would do
Mrs. Macleod good; she looks pale"
Mr.. Macleod looked at her with his
usual stern and unbending gaze.
I'VE can haze fresh air ony day." he
said calmly We've no need to haze
it rushing ABBOTT the house on the Saw
bath"