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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-17
MYsTERioUs ROW AT
DUEBER AND BRIDGE

AZ telephone call came to police
headquarters last night while the Of
ficers were examining John Stungo,
who had been badly cut by Dominick
Rotto and beaten by three other fell
low countrymen, that a man was ly-
Ing dead or nearly SO at the corner
OF Dueber avenue and Bridge street.
Chief Smith ordered out the patrol
and accompanied by several officers
made quick run to the corner. The
man was not found, but evidence OF
desperate attack on some one was
found An the shape OF large pool OF
blood in the middle OF Dueber avenue
Just at the street intersection.
An eyewitness to the fight told the
police that he saw man running
overtaken by four or Eve men at the
corner. One Of the pursuers was arm
ed with a long heavy club and he fn-
ally brought his victim TO the ground
at the corner with heavy blow. While
down he said the members Of the gang
jumped on and kicked the PROSTATE
man and then ran away leaving him
unconscious and apparently dead.
The man who called the police, tell
Ing them Of the affair said he would
stay at the corner until the wagon
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-17
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
No More Elderberrles.

FOR sALE-A farm OF 100 acres,
10 acres Of II in timber, miles south.
west Of city. Groom house and large
barn. Inquire 9O7 W. Eighth 81.
16-d12"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-17

EVERYBODY can borrow money on
household goods, watches, etc, on very
small easy weekly or monthly pay.
ments. Collateral Loan Bank, Bell 500;
Stark A-ees. No. 300 W. Tusearawas
street .s-.s II
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-17
Make 1t Right

First be sure it comes to boil, then boil
it IS minutes longer
That's the only way to get the rich color,
specific favour, and wholesome food qualities
out of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-17

his left ear while the other curved
down from the ear to within an inch
OF the mouth. Both cuts were deep
and two small arteries had been sev.
cred and blood was squirting from the
mans face when he was brought to
the station and his clothes were fairly
clotted, while the bottom of the patrol
wagon resembled q shambles DR..
Reed was called and attended the man
at police headquarters.
The cutting affray is said to be the
outgrowth of an old feud which exists
between two factions of the Madison
street colony. Rose, one of the as
sailants of Stungo, has been in the
hands Of the local police number of
times and bears bad record but his
companions have not been arrested
before SO far as the knowledge of the
officers at headquarters last night
went.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-17
POSTUM FOOD COFFEE

You can't get any badness" out of il, if
you boil 1t an hour-there's none there. It's
made Of clean, hard wheat berries, parched just
like coffee but without the drug-caffeine-
that makes coffee harmful to so many persons.
Make it right, and understand why
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Rural Carriers Annual Session.

The Somerset Rural Mail Carriers
Association held it's third annual
meeting at Lakewood last Monday,
Labor Day. Invitations had been
issued to all carriers or substitute
carriers, on rural routes in Somerset
county, to be present with their fami-
lies and nearly thirty were in attend
ance. There are twenty eight rural
carriers in the county and about
twenty substitutes so that, had it not
been for the threatening weather, it
is likely that the attendance would
have been much greater.
One of the cottages in Lakewood
grove had been engaged for the occa-
sion and over the approach appeared
the letters "R. F. d." indicating the
headquarters of the association All
assembled here on their arrival and
the forenoon was passed in a social
way. AT noon the ladies of the party
made coffee to accompany the lunch
es which had been brought from
home and, after the repast had been
partaken of, the men held their bust
ness session while their wives washed
the dishes. The business session was
short, as little was required more than
to ask the officers elected at the pre- :
vious meeting to continue their res
possibilities until September, 1908,
and to vote to hold the next annual
meeting on Labor day of next year at
Lake George. The dishes and the
matters of business were disposed of
at about the same time and the entire
party adjourned to the theater for the
afternoon performance.
1t had been planned to take a sail
on the lake but time was limited after
the close of the theater, so that the
steamer ride was abandoned and, in
stead, Almond F. Sanford of Show
hogan, in successive parties, gave all
present a ride in his automobile, the
machine used by him in handling the
business of Route No. of the Show
hogan postoffice.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
First Load Next Week.

G. H. Chute, who is now entering
upon his fifth season as manager of
the local plant of the Portland Pack :
ing Co., is now engaging his crew for
the canning season which is almost at
hand. The first load of corn is expec-
ted from the fields early next week
and the factory on Spring street will
be a very busy place during the pres :
ent month. Seventy five hands will
be employed most of the time until
the crop is all in, and then quite a
crew will be continued on labelling
and casing until December.
Contracts for 225 acres of corn were
made with the farmers of Skowhegan
and vicinity last spring, this being the
largest acreage ever arranged for at
this factory. The season was good
two weeks late, on the start, and has
been lacking in warm, growing wealth :
or, but plenty of corn is on its way to
maturity and only needs few more
warm days, to make it ready to har-
vest. The usual proportion of beans
will be used this season in making
succotash and it is expected that the
total pack will exceed that of last
year which was half million cans.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

panies for their monthly drill. and
after a fifteen minute inspection, oH-
ing TO the storm, they were dismiss
ed, TWO blasts being blown for ths
purpose. AT about ten thirty thers
was one blast which was not down On
any program. {. j. Abbey, superin-
tendent Of the Skowhegan Electric
Light Co., heard it and went to the
Fire Department building on the Is
land 10 see II he could locate the
trouble. He found that the indicator
at the station had made no registry
and concluded that the system was
crossed up with another current, buE
the difficulties Of locating and rem
edying the trouble after ten O'Clock
at night were such that he decided ia
wait for daylight before making any
further attempt. E. e. Turner, janf-
tor at the Engine House, had alsa
heard this blast and come from ms
home TO the Fire Department build
ing to investigate. He had Just left
the Island and was on Water strees
when the cry Of fire was raised. ThR
failure Of the alarm TO work may be
due to either Of two reasons or to
both together. 1t is quite likely that
when nlghtwatch Steward pulled
down the hook at No. 80, some one
was holding down the hook at No. 81
1t is stated that when a hook at one
box is held down, none of the other
boxes will operate. The cross with
the other current, which afterward
was found TO be limb on West Front
street, connecting the arc light cur
rent with the fire alarm line, may
have been to blame. Whatever the
trouble was, it was intermittent in
its action, for some one finally sue
ceeded in getting in a call in good
style from box "a. Later the limb
and the arc light wire continued to
contribute to the confusion but caus-
ing the alarm whistle TO sound at in
tervals until the whole system wa&
switched out about three on Tuesday
morning. Later in the forenoon the
limb was found and removed after
which there seemed TO be no trouble
with the system. 1t may be well to
repeat here the advice previously
given by the REPORTER: when you
ring in fire alarm, pull the hook
down and let go. The Getting GO IL
just as essential as the pulling down
II the hook is depressed and held, the
whole system is tied up.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Recent Appointments by
Gov. Cobb.

After protracted contest, Gov.
Cobb has appointed Frank Keller of
Rockland as a member of the board
of railroad commissioners. He sue
ceeds Benjamin F. Chadbourne of
Biddeford, who has held the Office Is
years. Mr.. Keller has worked his
way up from the lowest position on
railroads. For years he has been a
neighbor and friend of Gov. Cobb,
who knows him well.
Hon. Sumner P. Mills of Stoningon,
one of the senators from Hancock
county, was appointed a trustee of
the University of Maine.
Frank H. Hargraves of West Bux :
ton was appointed Inspector of pris :
ons and jails. He was a classmate
of Governor Cobb at Bowdoin and
is member of his staff at the present
time.
A Commission to inquire into the
present system of assessing and col
Letting taxes Morrill, N Drew, Port
land; William S. White, Rockland /;
Milton L. Merrill, st. Adams; George
M, :Hanson, Calais; Frank G. Deer
ing, Saco.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Somerset Veterans Association.

The Somerset Veterans Association
will hold the quarterly session at Nor
ridgewock, Friday Sept. 10, opening
at nine o'clock a. m. with business
meeting. 1t is expected that Col. E.
E. Milliken, U. S. Pension Agent at
Augusta, will give an address at II a.
m. also a parade from the station to
the hall led by a band. The Ladies'
Auxiliary will unite with the veterans
in the exercises of the day. There
will be speeches, recitations, singing
etc. The public is cordially invited
to the meeting.
Reduced rates on the Somerset r.
r. Round tickets on the Somerset
electric road from Skowhegan to
Madison and return for 35c. Reach
ing Madison at seven a. M in time TO
go down to Norridgewock on the
morning train.
1t is hoped that the veterans of
Somerset will rally to this session on
"double quick time" and make the
day success.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

A strange condition of things exists
in regard to the lobster industry
There are plenty of them, thanks to
the U. S. governments planting oper-
ators, the fishermen are trapping
them in vast quantities, but the lob
ster trust is keeping up the price, SC
that retailers cannot sell them to
their customers at prices which they
can afford to pay. That is aggravat-
ing enough. The people are hunger
ing and thirsting for Holsters, the
ponds are full of them, the fishermen
are crazy to sell them, while the fat
tened trust stands with club in hand,
saying, "You shan't do it."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

The fall of the cantilever bridge at
Quebec, while in process of construc-
ton, may be reckoned among the aw-
full calamities of the age. About
eighty workmen went down to their
doom. 1t was to be the longest canti-
lever bridge in the world, the pride of
the quaint old ancient city. 1t may
have been on account of faulty engi-
neering or construction, but no one
this side of eternity will ever know
the cause of its collapse.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

millinery store and this was pretty
we'll maintained. 1t was hoped for a
time that the fire could be kept out of
the Fairgrieves' building but, after a
half hours fight, the flames won out
and broke through the south wall on
the second and third and later on the
the first floors. Once inside the Fair
grieves' building, however, they were
met with deluge Of water and had
to succumb.
Great praise is due the fire depart
ment for the way in which the fire
was handled, and the fight they made
against the flames was one Of the
pluckiest ever witnessed in town.
The firemen were handicapped in the
be ginning by the start the fire had
gained owing to the delay in sound
ing the alarm. The heavy rain of the
night made the air heavy and the
dense clouds of smoke which poured
from the building hung low over the
hire and were SO suffocating that the
work of the firemen was unusually
hard. 1t was soon evident that the
corner could not be saved, and limits
of the fire were fixed at the restaur-
ant building of Geo. B. Fairgrieves'
on Madison avenue and the millinery
store of Miss L. NJ. Withee on Water
street. 1t was hard proposition and
during the next two hours the fight
which the boys made to hold the
flames within these bounds would
have done credit to veteran firemen.
Fortunately no one was injured, al
though the position of the men was
often one of great danger. Skowhe-
gan certainly has its fire department
to thank that the fire was not far
more disastrous.
We append below the list of esti-
mated losses sustained, which in most
instances are as furnished US by their
several owners; also amount if any,
of insurance:
George B. Fairgrieves, 3 stories,
building and contents, value 81 800
loss total; insurance, $4,000. Dwell
ling on Russell street, loss, $3.50; in
sured.
John c. Griffin and George E.
Sampson, block on corner, loss "a, 500:
insurance, $4,000.
Reynolds & Thorndyke, BARRIERS,
loss $500; insurance, s400.
Sampson & Avore, druggists, loss
$4,000; insurance SO. JuU.
w. S. Stinchfield, NJ. D., and DR..
c. r. Viles, dentist, loss $4,000; in
surance 81, $50.
Miss c. ). Williams, fancy goods,
smoke damage, l,0C0 insured.
c. E. Dealey, loss $50; no in
surance.
Jas. Flemming, tenement, loss s75;
no insurance.
Miss Leora Withee, milliner, loss
81, 200; insurance $500.
Miss Mabel Witham, milliner, loss
$500; no insurance.
Arnold & Currier, grocers, loss
$500; insured.
Frank Pooler, cobbler, loss $3.50;
insurance $500.
Dyer Dry Goods Co., smoke loss
5000: insured.
A. H. Elwood, barber, loss $500; in :
sured.
E. B. Curtis, millinery, smoke loss,
$50; insured.
Miss E. D. Tobey, dressmaker, loss,
$500; insured.
j. P. Merrill, four buildings, loss,
SIS, 900; no insurs nee. Stock of boots,
shoes and rubbers, loss, SO, 600; in
surance $1,000.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Russell, dressmaker,
loss $3.50; insured.
c. A. Drake, cigar manufacturer,
loss $500; insurance $1,000.
Miss Cora Poulin. milliner, smoke
loss $500; insured.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

A Nebraskan, now spending few
months in Maine, says that if Bryan
were nominated for the Presidency
he couldn't carry his own State. He
is personally popular there, but the
people believe him entirely unsafe
and unsound as a leader. He will
make speech, full of emphasis and
eloquence, declaring his views, and
shortly after make another speech
taking back everything he said. The
gentleman referred to considers Mr.
Bryan the weakest man the Dem o.
Gratis could possibly nominate.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

The meeting of old friends and the
pleasant associations and converse
tions at the agricultural fairs, make
up great attractions. These cannot
be ignored if one wishes to make the
best possible use of himself. Go to
the fairs, and take the wife and chill
dren along with you.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

An idea of the scale upon which po-
tatoes are grown in Aroostook county
NAV be had from the yield obtained
last season by several farmers in
North Presque Isle: Charles Hussey
raised Al ,222 bushels; Leslie j. Bean,
93,5OS bushels; John Hayden, 1880
hushele
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

fFlnce Wilhelm of Sweden is visit
Jug Inc chief cities of our country,
ana having the time of his life. He is
a great 7lght-seer. In particular, the
flnce voiced his admiration of
american women, who, he said, were
0e''er looking than those of any
V'nef country he had ever visited.
he llkes the country SO well, he would
" hard hearted indeed to try to in
Uuce his many countrymen here to
return TO fatherland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

There's a row on in the Democratic
marty of Massachusetts,. George
Fred Williams, an acknowledged
leader, says that if Whitney is nomi-
mated for Governor, he will bolt the
ticket and support the Republican
candidate,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

Laboring under the delusion that
the North Pole could be discovered
in one of the city churches, the
Ladies' Home Journal commissioned
"Miss Smith,, dressed in plain
clothes, to spend a portion of several
Sundays in one hundred and fifty
churches in different sections of the
country, and see what kind of re-
ception a stranger would receive
from pastor and people. She visited
churches in New York City, Brook
Ign and Boston, and is giving her
brief experience in the columns of
the Journal. Her reception on the
whole, was not cordial one, al
though she was kindly noticed by a
few. This experiment, it seems to
us, was a very superficial and value
less one. You cannot decide upon
the cordially of pastor and people
by one solitary visit. If "Miss
Smith" had gone dozen times and
not been noticed, that would have
been different. And then the Jour
nal made the mistake of sending a
woman on mans errand. Church
people generally have little modes
ty about them, and are reluctant
about rushing up to strange woman
and dragging her into the church or
anywhere else. Some people mis-
take gush and froth for cordially
We once knew church member who
thought it was his duty to stand at
the church door and not let a person
pass out without grasping his hand.
That was all right for the pastor, but
such an assumption on the part of a
lay member became disgusting, and
repealed people, rather than drew
them. We know of no place where
strangers are more cordially welcom-
ed than in our churches. In some
towns it is the only place of public
assem- bling. Wherever the sound of
the church bell penetrates, its sweet
invitation is to the weary and heavy
laden to come and find rest. While
the church has it's social attractions,
these are not the first or the highest.
1t provides a home for the heart
seeking communion with its Maker;
and no one, rich or poor, exalted or
humble, can truly say that they were
ever repealed from the sanctuary of
God. 1t is truly the only public place
in the universe where men and wo-
men meet upon the level.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Church Notes.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
GEoKsE MEEEiAN, Pastor.
RsA1eva SC A.G,Lr.- A ,e-t,,

GEoKsE MEsElAN, Pastor.
ResIoeu5e. So Madison Avenue.
Morning service al lo.45; Sunday school
at Ia: Christian Endeayor at {.
Monthly Conference tonight (Thursiayl
Lesson Ephesians 4 a and following verse;
Special announcements will be made a. this
service for sunday.
The Womans Missionary 5. ciety aiB
meet mex, Friday afternoon az $50 O'Clock
with Mrs. Itvet, Savage at her home or
Pleasant street
The evening service Of Sunday viii be
missionary meeting IN the interests Of the
Nane Baptist Missionary Convention. An
offering will be received for this work.
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL.
BK~J,MiN B. MERRILL, Pastor,
Residence Ii6 Main Street,
SUNDAY services: Io45 morning worship
"a O'Clock, sunday School. Christian En-
deayor meeting a, b.
PRAYER meeting this evening a, $50.
The Congregational Working League VII
meet in the church pa.lor, Monday, sePtem-
Der 9, al clock,
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev. Free A. Leitch Pr. .. Minister.
Residence Is Island Avenue
Morning service, Io45. Bible Study, -
o'clock; Junior Epworth League, 5 clock
Epworth League, 3 O'Clock; general prayer
and praise meeting, al o'clock; Class meet
ing, Tues ay, -. Church prayer service,
tonight, $50.
Rev T. II. Leiich Of Belleville, Canad1,
will preach sabbath morning and evening.
The Missi- navy Societies will meet al the
parsonage, Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock
The program vii sc in charge Of Mrs w B
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

Four midshipmen at Annapolis, who
are in the graduating class, and the
brightest members of the class, are to
be expelled on account of drunken
ness. While at Bath recently, at
tending the great ter-centennial,
they had fight with John Barleycorn
with the usual result.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

The government has removed the
financial strain, caused by the harv-
estjng of the crops and sending them
forward to market, by depositing
government funds for immediate use
in the large financial centers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

On the death of Capt. Jason Collins
of Gardiner, on Thursday, there
passes the Oldest steamboat man in
the region of the Kennebec. He was
in his 91st year, and began steamboat
ing when boy of IA. The greater
part of his life has been spent on
steamboats, running between the
Ken1ebec and Boston, keeping in the
business until advancing years caused
him to retire, when over 80 years Of
age. While commanding the line he
made friend of every passenger on
board his boats. No one escaped his
kindly attentions.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

cient reasons for so doing. We re-
member that Mr.. Hale opposed Presi-
dent Mckinley in his attitude on the
Spanish war, but the war was fought
and Cuba was liberated.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

There hasn't been a season for years
when flies have been SO reasonable IN
their demands.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

hammock is advertised that will
hold one thousand pounds. 1t will
have 10 await a purchaser until Mr..
Taft gets home.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

Now that the churches are all re-
opened. how long will it take to get
no steam for the fall apd winter cam
paign? Will a special evangelist be
needed?
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

At Popham Beach, mouth of the
Kennebec river, the Maine Historical
Society celebrated the Booth anniver-
sary of the landing of the Popham
colony, headed by Sir George Popham.
1t is true that this first English colo
nization of New England was not per-
manent, like that in Virginia, but it
was very proper to celebrate the
event. A granite monum ent was un-
yelled, bearing this inscription:
'The first colony on these shores of
New England was founded here Aug.
10, o. s., 1907, under George Pop
ham," Historical papers were read
by Hon. James P. Baxter, Prof. H. L.
Chapman and Rev. DR.. Henry s. Bur-
rage, and an original poem by Harry
L. Koopman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

senator Hale of Maine has served
l0.lce on the navy department that
sseh Will oppose the sending of the
Aeet 10 the Pacific. The President
VIII send it, just the same, as he is
'Onhdent that he has good and suffi-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Bizier Gilblair.

Mr.. William Albert (Bizier) Lewia,
son of the late James Bizier) Lewia,
and Miss Rosie Belle, daughter of Au-
gustus Gilblair, were married at st.
Mary's Church last Sunday morning,
by the Rev. Father Lacroix. They
were attended at the ceremony by
James (Bizier) Lewia, brother of the
groom, as best man and Miss Mamie
Gilblair, sister of the bride, as brides
maid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewia left by carriage
for Waterville, Sunday afternoon,
taking the train at that point for a
wedding journey to the Canadian
provinces. They are to return by
way of Bangor, about two weeks hence
and will commence house keeping at
once in a home which Mr.. Lewia has
recently purchased on Mt. Pleasant
avenue.
They were the recipients of many
beautiful and valuable presents and
commence their married life with the
best.wishes of large circle of frien DIS,
especially members of st. Mary's p ar
ish, in which society they are promi-
nent and well known.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05

There are 1857 deaf people in
Maine ana many more who could
hear but won't.