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The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19

1t is now the turning of the tide
On Friday the Goth we reach the
shortest days, and they remain the
same length until Christmas, when
they gain a minute, and continue to
gain, although the mornings are later
for some time yet, the gain in day
light being In the afternoon.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19
Bussey Snow.

The marriage of two highly esteem
ed Skowhegan voting people was
solemnized at eight O'Clock last even
ing, at the residence of the bride's
father, 70 Main street, by the Rev, b.
B. Merrill, in the presence of the i'm
mediate families of the contracting
parties. The groom, Mr.. Arthur Gar
field Bussey, is the only son of Mrs.
H. A. Busssy, and Miss Vera May
Snow, The bride, is the youngest
daughter of Geo. Z. Snow.
Mr.. Bussey is best known TO Show
hogan people as retail clothing
salesman. For the past seven years
he has been in the employ of Ira A.
Norton. Miss Snow is graduate of
the Skowhegan high school, class of
1901 and of the class of 1904 of the
Pennington Normal school. She has
for the past four years taught in the
Skowhegan schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bussey are to com
mence housekeeping at once at 100
Madison avenue. They were the re-
cipients of many beautiful wedding
gifts.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19

The seas have been running. high,
and Secretary Taft has been having a
rough trip home. He is expected to
arrive in New York, Friday or Sat-
arday.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19
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The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19

Next week people everywhere will
celebrate the greatest and the most
universal of all the holidays. Other
days are significant in the lessons
which they inculcate and enforce,
but Christmas day transcends them
all in it's universally, its all per-
vading and penetrating power, its
splendid supremacy over all the lines
of race, nation, creed or sect in which
Christendom is divided and sub-di-
yided.
The Christ mas festival has in it the
promise and potency of that time
when the nations of the earth shall
form one family circle, bound to-
gether by the acknowledged tie of
a common brotherhood, with one
hope and one destiny. The coming
of this glad festival is already hailed
with rejoicings,i in which every nation,
kindred, and tongue, in which the
unites. In the onward sweep of
time, which is destined to bring in
the age of universal peace, the i'm
pulses and aspirations which center
in this festal season are certainly the
foremost of forces.
Let us remember that the season
has it's duties. Its choicest pleasures
are only to be derived from their
proper discharge. The keynote of
Bethlehem's immortal anthem must
not be forgotten, "Good will towards
men," In deeds of love and kindness
and charity to the poor, it is possible
for us all to take up the strain the
shepherds heard as they watched
their fiocks by night" The claims of
childhood plead to us with special
force at this time. 1t is the children's
festival in a peculiar sense. All its
sweet and sacred associations are
linked with cradle. The Star which
the wise men of the East followed
rested at last over little child.
Happy, as we'll as wise are the men
and women of our beloved State, who
In these Christmas days, can make
childhood their shrine, and by light
ing up its face with smiles and filling
its heart with joy, battle themselves
in the overlooking happiness of it's
innocent and guileless spirit.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19

A few days ago a West Gardiner
farmer moved some grass and in two
days after raked it up with a horse
rake. Haying in December is not
common on the Kennebec.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19
The Somerset Reporter

A Weekly Republican Newspaper
published every Thursday at Skowhegan, Me
BY ELMER f. McNEELIE.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19

The big war feet of sixteen huge
American battleships that had assem-
bled at Old Point Comfort, Va, on
Monday forenoon started on it's cruise
of Il, 900 miles to the Golden Gate of
California. 1t was an inspiring, yea,
a thrilling sight, calculated to cause
the heart of every true American to
thrill with pride. The President had
reviewed the feet, and gave the word
"Go!" The fighting vessels made a
procession four miles in length. 1t
was the greatest assemblage of war
ships ever gathered under one com
mand. This is to be no pleasure trip,
but one of hard work. The orders
and the published itinerary offer little
prospect of entertainment or amuse-
ment en- route. Sea duty, drills and
target practice are the outstanding
features of the trip through Magellan
straits to the sand dunes and Indian
huts of Magd alena bay.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19
Christmas Next Week.

ssrBRED AS SECOND CLASS NAIL MATTE
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19

On Tuesday the 18th, schools and
literary societies throughout the
country celebrated the centenary of
the birth of the Quaker poet, John
Greenleaf Whittier. Very proper in
deed was this, for Whittier was the
poet OF the common people who heard
him gladly. His poems went straight
to the heart. He was the great
prophet of consolation, His verses
are read by the cottage Preside, re-
cited In the schools and proclaimed
from the pulpit and platform. We
hardly ever think of Whittier as a
politician, but he was all that in the
highest sense of the word, astute and
bright and one of the foremost
leaders in the anti-slavery movement
which ended in this country renounc
ing human slavery forever and for
ever.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19

NICHOLAS MILLER
Collector Of Taxes for the Town VI
NouldgeNeck Tor the year 1897,
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-25
The Artistic vitrinornator.

"VitrinornatOr."
Ever see one?
Do you know what it is?
What would you do if some one
should call you vitrinornatOr?"
And yet the name. mysterious as il
seems, applies to a very inoffensive and
honorable calling.
a vitrinornator is simply a humble
decorator of shop windows. Every one
else calls him a window trimmer. But
he calls himself a vitrinornator be-
cause the name sounds big and i'm
pressive. They say that the name is
derived from two Latin words. wi
trum,' meaning glass, and ornate" to
adOrn or decorate.
There is a school in this city which
teaches how to decorate and trim shop
windows. And a magazine is publish
ed here in the interests of those who
follow that trade. 1t is called the
VitrinOrnator
Among other sayings in the number
of the Nitrinornator is this one:
window trimming is not a trade; it
is profession. 1t is the only pro-
fession that is not overcrowded today"
Window trimmers who are well vers-
ed in their art receive from $50 to $40
week.-Kansas City Star
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-25
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR firm:
winter extras, $2.65 a 2.85; Penna.
roller clear, S2900310; city mills
fancy S4.40Q4.50. RYE FLOUR firm,
at $3.50 per barrel. WHEAT steady;
No 2 Penna. red, 7507515c. CORN
steady; No. 2 yellow, local, soc OATS
steady; No. 2 white, clipped, 430
431sc; lower grades, Ale. HAY
steady; No. 1 timothy, large bales,
$21. BEEF steady; family, per barrel,
$3.50 BEEF steady; beef hams. per
barrel, SIS. POULTRY: Live steady;
hens, 12Q121ac.; old ROSTERS, &c.
Dressed steady; choice fowls, 1870;
old ROSTERS, 91sc. BUTTER steady;
extra creamery, 33c. EGGS steady:
selected, 28@90c.; nearby, 26c.; south
ern, 22Q24c. POTATOES steady; per
bushel, 55658c.
BALTIMORE-WHE quiet; No. 2
spot, 1872 Q785sc.; steamer No. spot,
72Hc.; southern, 72@7615c CORN
quiet; mixed spot, 49@49hc.; steamer
mi /, 461a @465sc.; southern, 461aQ
49, OATS firm; white, No. 2, 43c.;
No \, 420421ac.; No. 4, 40@401Ac.;
miOed, No. 2, 4O15@41c.; No. 8, 391a0
4Oc.; No. 4, 3S@381Ac. BUTTER firm;
creamery separator extras, 31Q32c.;
held, 24025c.; prints, 91@33c.; Mary
land ard Penna. dairy prints, 20Q21c. |
EGGS firm; fancy Maryland, Penna |
and Virginia, &c; West Virginia, 26c.; |
EoutheTn. 24M25c.
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-25
A JuveniIe Criticism

Sir Edward Elgar, the English com
poser who was in this country recent
~, was very silent child. A friend
who knew him In his youth says thai
be would often sit in the family SITTING
room all the evening without saying 4
word. This love of silence" SAYS his
friend Seemed to intensity as he grew
older and vet he was endowed with
powers of repartee of a very precise
kind ] remember one Instance Of
this Among his fathers friends
was an amateur musician and a com.
poser in small way, named Mr.. Spark.
Mr. Spark always submitted his efforts
to his friend. and on one occasion. hay
ing received the fattering Judgment of
Mr.. Elgar and several friends on the
trial of very successful anthem play.
ed over at Mr. Cigars house. be stoop-
ed down to the thoughtful looking lad
at the corner Of the piano, saying, And
now. what does little Edward think of
it| If you puff spark too much you
will blow it out was the quiet but
prompt reply"
GAS TO IRA.
Bsanths n The Kind You Have Always Bought
as9 q GS(zHzAzzMI
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-25

and 1ustihed by my conscience IN the
sight of God.
THE senator from Wisconsin speaks
of 1ynching bees AS far as lynch
ing for rape is concerned, the word is
a misnomer. When stern and sad.
faced white men put to death a crea-
ture in human form who has defow-
cred a white woman, there is moth
ing of the bee about it. There is more
of the feeling of participation as
a funeral. They have avenged the
greatest wrong. the blacklist crime in
all the category of crimes, and they
have done it not so much as an act
as retribution in behalf of the victim
as as warning as to what any man
may expect who shall repeat the Of
tense. They are looking to the pro-
lection Of their own loved ones"
The south. he said, was offering ND
from 40 to 100 maidens and
matrons to this modern beast" annu- |
ally. Race hatred, he said, was grow
ing. The north today had a billion
dollars Of capital invested in the south,
and self interest made it the duty of
the north to move to do something to
relieve the situation At his conclu-
sion Senator Tillman was applauded.
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-25

I "A
English art official English art
stands just where it has stood these
many years. and the Royal academy is
lucky inasmuch as it can count unoD
the work of one foreign master for its
annual exhibitions. I once met an
artist friend on the steps of Burlington
House. Each wondered what in the
world the other was doing there-if he
was in search of pleasurable artistic
sensations. l had just been in to see
Sargents contribution. He was going
IN for the same purpose. l thought of
him last summer when I saw once
more that without Sargent the academy
would be an overwhelming bore. What
IS it made Of? Furlongs of canvas
without any elements of interest what
ever; labOriously built up composi.
lions, historical. sentimental, 'consci-
entious" beyond words and ineffablv
fiat; gaudy, pOmpous portraits; com
monplace landscapes; at long intervals
a creditable piece of painting. straved
in as if by accident. but in general a
mass of mediocre. routine
work. Criticism beats in vain against
the fortress of reaction. There is some
thing pathetic and droll about the eff
forts made to disturb its inertia.-Roy.
ii Cortissoz in Atlantic.
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-25
Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)-
} CATTLE steady; choice. S5.S006.10;
prime. $5.5O@5.75. SHEEP steady;
brine wethers. s5.60Q5.75; culls and
common, s2@3; lambs, S5@7.60; veal
calves, $86S.50 HOGS steady; prime
heavies, s6850690; other grades, 81;
roughs, S5Q6.10.
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-25
WILL CONTINUE INDIAN SCHOOL
Senate Committee Rejects Reeommen-
dation to Abolish Carlisle School.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The appropri-
alton for the support of the Indian
school at Carlisle, Pa, will be CON
tinued for another year. at least. The
full senate committee on Indian af.
fairs rejected the recommendation of
subcommittee that the appropria-
ton be discontinued and the Carlisle
school abolished. It is expected the
fight against the school will be re-
newed at the next session Of congress.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
HARPER's FERRY.

The winter term at Storer closed
"Wednesday March 81.
"Wednesday, morning March 10th,
the students and teachers listened to
very delightful chapel talk by Rev.
James Hugh Keeley, who has been
stopping In town for few days.
Mr.. Kelley is not only a lecturer,
editor and author, hut has had sew
eral years experience in school work,
and therefore, had many good words
Of advice to leave with the students.
Saturday afternoon March 23d, a
lecture was given in the college chap
81 by Mr.. F. E. Cleveland, principal
of the Columbia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Of Washington, D. c., Mr., Gle
veland is himself blind man. He
spoke in his lecture Of the great work
that is being done in Washington by
this institution for the blind.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Chadwick, of
Maiden, N. H., have been visiting
the McDonalds for a few days. Mr.
Chadwick was connected with the
Boston Latin school for forty years.
Saturday night was senior class
night at Storer. The following pro-
gram was rendered.:
Prayer by the class.
Music.
Notwithstanding as a means Of
advancing, Miss Elsie Howard.
OratiOn-GeOrge Frazier.
Solo-HOnly a Face in The Fire
light" Miss Cora Davis.
Oration-The Advancement of
Woman, Miss Cerrelle Page.
Oration-The Value of Self-Help,
Miss Isabella Ross
Solo-George Frazier.
Oration-Reading, Clara Black
burn
Oration-Freedom of the Will,
Miss Florence Bucsey.
Duet-Meet me by Moonligt,
Misses Ross and Mckinney.
Oration-The True Aim of Life,
Miss Frances Enricks.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Miss Cora
Davis.
Solo-Emanuel Johnson.
Oration-A9aham Lincoln, Maui
rice Johnes
Oration-A Good Woman, Miss
Mary Jefferson.
Oration-The Power of Habit,
Miss Frances Gaui.
Music-By the classs>
The class wore black gowns with
sashes of their class colors>old gold
and light blue ~.
The roStrum was very prettily de-
corated with potted flowers and ever
greens.
1t was very enjoyable evening to
all present.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28

spent nt seyeral days In the city looking
s,sS 1 ssa Lark Green enter
{anea very &c n ahoTstelyz at dinneS
Wedep EBAY sTh oEe enjoying, the
we're: Rexssand Mfs. j. NJ. BAane
hev. ana A&J. w. Watson, Rev
R9d Mrs, ,.EsaR, Baxter. Rev. j, E..
NORRIS and MRS. Ida Brooks. :.
. heV: =. =, Baxter left Thursday
Tor wheeling, where he preached
s"o special on Sunday one
to the kntgAtssof Pythias another to
asS. s &. soeee.. OF OF i, un monte
Pa, spent sSyerai days here look
after busiRe anterests. -, 800
Mrs. SSphIaSi,ee entertained Pow
=; y. Mofria;And Mr.. Nj. w. Grayson
at supper Thursday .SE-'E vs.
=, "A tafeWAIl reception was Rendered.
nsX. I'M. Raane Mt Trinity Church
FRIDAY nigh4s3% Quite large crowd
was In atttndanca and pleasing pro
gram was rendered. 49,
a very pretty home wedding took
pace sunday evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Snell In Pt
Comfort, - ~
me contracting parties were Mr.
Norman Smell and Miss Eva Brown,
of RiohmaRd, ava = wv
Rev. L&W. Robinson performed
the ceremony. The happy couple
VIII! reside In Clarksburg.
Clarksh4rg Star lodge initiated
9ignc persons. into the Mysteries of
Pythlantsm Monday night.
sunday afternoon, a large crowd
gatnered at Trinity M. Il. Church to
near rev George Jett preach tho
annual Thanksgiving sermon to
anita lodge, Clarksburg Star lodge,
anu w. 81 kearney Court of Oalan-
the. An excellent sermon was prea
cned ana splendid music was furnish
ed Dy the choir. DR.. Turner acted as
master OF ceremonies. A large col
lection was lifted. and divided among
the aged and INDECENT
Mrs. Wheeler Jackson, who has
neen Ill for como time. is rapidly re-
covering.
Mrs. Frank Kent was taken to st
Mafys, Aospital, Sunday where she
Will undergo serious operation:
Don W. Zones will leave Thursday
for Charleston to spend Easter with
friends. ,
Mrs, Davis mother of Mrs. Lee
Rufhn lies seriously i'll with stomach
trouble .%"
DR.: I. r Whipper returned Mon
day from New York where she yisi-
ted her brother. She also spent sew
eral days with friends in Washington.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
POINT PLEASANT.

Mrs. Charles Harris and little dau-
Rhter, OF GailipOlls, Ohio, came up
Saturday and stayed over Sunday the
guests of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Jor-
dan. 49,
Mrs. Mary Craig, who has been In
Welsvllle, Ohio, for the past month
the guest of her husband, John Craig,
returned Thursday ON the steamer
Kanawha.
Mrs. Blanche Holmes, of Gallipolfs,
Ohio, came up Saturday to spend a
Few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Andy Smith. 49, ~
Mrs, Ida hates, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Flem Bates, died suddenly
Friday. She was buried Sunday.
Mrs. r, Farmer and grand dau-
ghter, Miss Nina Farmer, of CALI
polls, came up Saturday so as to be
Bates.
Sam Craig, who has been employed
at East Liverpool, Ohio, during the
past winter, came home Thursday to
SpenQ the summer.
George Thomas and Arthur McFe-
ters spent Sunday in Gallipolis the
guest of friends.
oscar Colston, who has been here
for the past month the guest Of his
mother. Mrs. Lucy J. Colston, left
for East Liverpool, Friday, to resume
his duties.
James Cnlston, Sam Craig and Jo-
seph Jordan spent Saturday in CALI
polls.
w. F. Roberts, of Charleston.
spent few days here last week the
guest of his family.
Joseph Alexander went down to
Huntington, Sunday to attend the
X. Of P. services. He returned Mon
day morning.
Miss Ida Alexander left Tuesday
Tor Five Miles where she opened a
spring term of school Wednesday.
Frank Hunter left for Columbus,
Ohio, Tuesday where he has occupa-
ton.
Sam Craig left for Five Mile Sat-
urday to be the guet OF his wife, who
has been spending the winter with
her grand mother. Mrs. Judia Will
liams.
A very quiet and pretty wedding
was that of Mr.. John Lewis and Miss
Tennie Jones, Monday March 18th.
Only the members of the family and
a few friends were present. They
have the best wishes of the entire
community for success and a long
and happy life.
Clarence Henderson, who has been
here for the past two weeks, return
ed to Institute Sunday to resume his
studies.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
\. -..- Correspondence - -:

were we'll attended. A number of
the people who live at Hawkes. Nest
was present. The program was a
success, and every one said the tea
cher, Miss Ora Freeman, was due
much credit for her work.
Mrs. Lucy Daniel will leave for
Hinton Saturday.
Miss Lucy Allen has returned
from Charleston.
Mrs. Lula Jackson was here Sun
day apd Monday, and took up good
sum for the missionary cause.
Mrs. Rebecca Eldridge is confined
to her bed.
The Sunday school is preparing a
fine program for Easter.
Mrs. Rosa Forte and family have
moved to Talcott their many friends
regretted to part with them, but wish
them much success.
James Edmonds visited, his lodge
at Sewell Sunday.
Mrs. M. b. Brockman, Willie Free
man and Miss Matte Freeman, Of Mt.
Hope, were present at the school
closing exercises.
Miss Urma Johnson is GONZALES
cling SLOWLY
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
RAYMOND CITY.

APE Coleman returned to the mine
last week before the firing of a shot
which he had placed and sustained q
broken leg
Mrs. Fannie Hubbard Is visiting
friends and&relatives in Charleston
this week. "a
Rev. Nelson Barnett will preach
the Easter armon here Sunday and
there has heAn very interesting pro-
gram arranged. All are invited to
attend
|. Mrs. Agnaaa Sinclair, of Bancroft
was visitor in our town last week
the guest OF her mother, Mrs. Martha
Miss Francis Coleman was sud
dendly oa1led6a from Charleston last
week on Account or the illness of
her father Abe Coleman -
A. j. Person is visiting friends in
Charleston this. week.
William Randolph is unable to re-
sumo his duties yet.
Mrs A. F.. Wilson, of Charleston
Is the pleasant guest of her husband
this week. He still remains Ill at
his fathers home
Mr.. M. A. Pierson is on the sick
list this week ts
Miss Ellen Good, of Charleston,
was the pleasant guest Of her grand
mother, Mrs. Charlotte Good, last
week.
The annual sermon Of the knights
of Pythias and Court of -Calanthe was
preached Sunday by Rev Nelson
Barnett.
Mrs. Thomas Childs is much i'm
proved.
Miss Daisy Wright, Of ST. Adams,
was the guest of Mrs. J. A. Shores
last week.
Walter Aston is in Charleston this
week having his eyes treated.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
MT. CARBON.

Mrs. Mary j. Bicy was called to
Charleston last week by the illness Of
her sister.
Rev. ]. J. Turner preached the an
nual thanksgiving sermon to the K
of P's and Court of Calanthe at 1 1
O'Clock Sunday morning. The lodge
and Court were in full attendance.
Mrs. R. B. Johnson is suffering
with. sprained ankle received Sun
day.
A number of the knights Of Staun-
ton was here Sunday,
S. M. Davis was pleasant visitor
In our town last week
District Sunday school missionary,
attended our Sunday school.
Rev. S. e. Williams was called to
Montgomery Sunday to preach the
annual sermon to Eagle Light No. IS.
Your correspondent has been suf-
-feTing with a very bad attack of -rheu-
matism, but is much better at this
writing.
Rev. r. D. w. Meadows was in
town Saturday.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28

Perkins several weeks ago removes
from our midst grand and good
old woman. She loved right, abhor-
ed wrong, believed Thoroughly in the
Master, and ever regulated her life
In accordance with His holy teach
ings..
Her death was caused by stroke
of paralysis brought on by fall re-
eeived last autumn while performing
some labors about her home.
She lived noble useful independ-
ent life, and leaves behind an exam
pie worthy Of emulation.
Aunt Betty numbered among her
sincere friends the best people of the
both white and ,colo~nd, and she
found the greatest pleasure in often
entertaining many of them as her
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-28
POWELTON.

The K. of P. annual sermon was
preached Sunday by Rev M. Robin
son, of Staunton, Va. The collection
was $24.65.
Geo. Walker, who has been i'll for
some time, is able. to be out again.
A. D. Fairfax has returned from
Virginia where he was called on bust
ness.
Chas West has returned from
Kilsyth where he has been visiting
friends.
Mrs. Matte l.. Jones, of Page, is
visiting friends here.
p. l.. Harvey has returned from
Huntington. where he has been work
Ina.
james Fairfax has been i'll for the
lest week.
Willie Woods, of Hardwood, was
visiting friends here Sunday.