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The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Pays 500 Cents on Dollar.
Remarkable Achievement of Receiver
Henry A. Wyman in Settling Up Affairs
of Colonial Life Association.

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Henry A. Wyman in Settling Up Affairs
of Colonial Life Association.
Receiver Henry A. Wyman of the
Colonial Life Association of this city
today applied to Judge Braley of the
Supreme Court, and was authorized
to pay dividend of fifty-fve per
cent on all death and disability claims
which, with the dividends already
paid by him, makes the payments on
these claims amount to one hundred
cents on the dollar
In all of the receiverships which
Mr.. Wyman has held, and he has held
great many, he has had the expert
ence of paying one hundred cents on
the dollar only once before, and that
was in the case of a small concern of
which the assets were less than $1,000,
while there were only five claimants,
to satisfy. The Colonial Life Associa-
tion was one of the numerous frater-
nal benefit associations, and succeed
ed the Merchants & Manufacturers of
Westfield, whose officers were promi-
nent financially and socially in that
city. The company had officers in the
Colonial Building, and went into the
receivers hands on April 81, 1905.
The number of members at that time
was about one thousand. Mr.. Wy
man, during his receivership, has sue
ceeded in collecting, by bringing suit
and by other methods, about $4,000.
His achievement in settling up the
affairs of this association so success
fully is said to be one of the best
pieces of work of this kind reported
for long time Boston Evening
Transcript, Nov. 20, 1907.
The gentleman mentioned in the
above account, Hon. Henry A. Wy
man, is native of Skowhegan, and
The REPORTER is knowing to the
fact that he retains a warm regard
for the people of this community and
their interests. He often returns
here for hurried visits and it would
not be surprising if, at some future
time, he should have a summer home
here, circumstance which would be
most gratifying to the people of this
section, who take much pride in the
success he has attained in his chosen
profession in Massachusetts, capital
city.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Coombs.

The marriage of Donald P. Burrill
and Miss Rose M. Coombs occurred
last Sunday morning at $50, the
ceremony being performed by the
Rev. George Merriam at his home on
Madison Avenue.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank @. Burrill and with the
exception of few years passed in
the city of Lynn, Mass, has always
resided here, he being at present EN-
ployed as a salesman in the Wildes
Judkins dry goods store. The bride
is the adopted daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Eaton. She was born in
Randolph but came to this town at an
early age. For the past year she has
been employed at the millinery
parlors of Mrs. Mabel Witham Jones
Both have attended the Skowhegan
schools.
Their friends extend to them their
heartiest best wishes at the outset OF
their married life.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Advertisers In Dec. ,83.

N. W. Clark brings to our Office a
copy of the REPORTER of December
10, 1883, which by some chance has
been preserved In his home tor the
twenty four years which have since
interviewed. The paper was then
issued in four pages of eight columns
each instead of eight seven column
pages as at present. 1t was the last
issue before Christmas and contains
the announcement of the holiday ad
Vertisers somewhat similar to those
appearing in the present number.
George Cushing has a four column
advertisement on the front page and
Bixby & Buck occupy space of like
size on the third page. Other adver-
tisers are Chas. Murphy, Heselton
Bros. and Co., w. II. Jordan con
fectioner), Vinal & Co. (crockery ),
B. n. Foss, Walter F. Robbins, Sewell
& Ross, E. B. Curtis, w. c. Pierson,
F. A. Williams, Arnold & Sleeper,
George Philbrick, S. Whittier and
King and Clark.
OF the above advertisers, only w
F. Robbins and E. B. Curtis are now
in business under the same firm or
business name as at that date. Some
of the announcements read very
oddly at this time. Sewell & Ross
head their space with the information
they are agents for the celebrated
Vineyard roller skates. w. c. Pier
son, jeweler, was going out Of
business and offered price reductions
to close out his stock. The most of
the goods offered for holiday shop
pers would not be thought desirable
as gifts for our friends in this year of
nineteen hundred and seven.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
The Co. E Band Concert.

Company E full band, assisted by
Mr.. Floyd q. Nye, soloist, Miss 4.
Gertrude Carter, reader, and Mrs.
Nye as accompanist, entertained
their friends and admirers with a
most excellent concert at the Metho-
dist church last Monday evening, he
affair being under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Society of that de-
nomination. The high and spacious
auditorium, where the concert was
held proved splendidly adapted to an
entertainment of that nature, furnish
ing the acoustic conditions necessary
for the music of full band of twenty
three pieces to be heard at its best.
1t was most gratifying to those who
realize the advantages band organi-
cation can be to any community to
note the high class of music played at
this concert and TO become aware of
the progress that Company L band
has made in this respect during the
past year. What they have already
done speaks volumes for their ability
and constant study and makes it GER
tain that they will ultimately rank
with the best band organizations in
the state. Miss Carter's selections
were given in a most pleasing manner
and Mr.. Nye's songs did their full
share to complete the enjoyment of
the evening,
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One How il
Is Done in Skowheqan

The back aches at times aith a
duIl, Undesirable feeling, making
you weary and restless. piercing
pains shoot across the region Of the
kidneys, and again the lons are so
lame, to stoop IS agony. 20 use 70
rub Or apply a plaster to the back
in this condition. You cannot
reach the cause. Exchange the
bad back for a new and stronger
one. Follow the example Of this
Skowhegan citizen.
Walter Groder, Of 40 French St,
Skowhegan, Me, says: have suffer-
ed from weakness Of the kidneys all
my life. There were occasional at
tacks Of backache and severe pains in
the abdomen and down into the
loins. | was unable 10 control the
kidney secretions, and this trouble
was very annoying, especially at
night. About two months ago | read
about Doan's Kidney Pills and they
were 30 strongly recommended for
such ailments that | got box at Geo.
E. SIMPSONS drug store, now Samp-
son and Avore's and began using
them. A few days use relieved me
of the pains in the back ands by the
time ] had finished one box other
symptoms were corrected and the
kidneys restored to good healthy
condition"
For Sale by all Dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, Sole Agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no other.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

On an average, the coolest part of
the whole day is between 4 and 5
O'Clock i'll the morning.
A vulgarian is particularly a rich
woman who still has lingering desire
to get her moneys worth.
Americans will never be happy UNI
til they have degree of comparison
beyond the superlative. Fine and
dandy is the best we have achieved 50
far In that direction.
Have we in our day no Mother
Shipton bold enough and optimistic
enough to stand up and predict that
carriages will yet 60 without smell?
Napoleon remarked that Providence
fights with the strongest battalions,
and in general its works go far to
show what may be done by not antag
onizing powerful interests.
Nearly every Japanese follows the
profession of his father.
The hair from the tail of horse is
the strongest single animal thread
known.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

The first prosecution under the law
protecting gray squirrels was record
ed in Bath last week when a man was
fined $40 and costs for killing one of
the pretty animals. The law went
into effect March 20 of this year, after
it's passage by the Legislature, The
law was commended on all sides by
hunters and lovers of wild things as
one of the best things in the game
laws. The gray squirrels have been
almost exterminated in many parts of
the State where they were once nu-
merous. The red squirrels are their
inveterate enemies and kill many of
the grays and the gray squirrels are
also very toothsome and valued for
their furry coats. This unfolding of
the law doubtless will have salutary
effect.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Title to the island of Campobello il
New Brunswick pass d Thursday to
the Campobello corporation. com
posed entirely of New York men
The island has been used for several
years as a summer resort and has two
large hotels and several cottages
some of which are the property of
private parties including Boston
people. The Dominion government,
which was the principal owner of the
island, soon will build pier at which
large steamers may land. The mem
bers of the company propose further
to develop the island as summer re-
sort. The price paid was not given
out.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Somerset

Somerset Veterans Association.
The annual meeting of this associa-
ton will be held at Milburn hall,
Skowhegan, Wednesday, Dec. IS,
opening promptly at 10 A. M. The
Ladies' Auxiliary will unite with the
Veterans in the exercises of the day
The commander of Russell Post, G..
A. r. will give the address OF well
come and the Col. Commanding the
Association will respond. Election
of officers for the ensuing year, re-
marks by Veterans and others, war
songs, music, readings and recitations
will enliven the meeting. Dinner
will be served in G. A. r. hall by the
ladies of Russell Relief Corps, for %
cents. The usual reduction of fare
will be made by the Somerset Trac-
ton Company and the railroads.
Comrades come in the G. A. R. uni
form as far as practicable and make a
united effort to make this session our
best. The public is cordially invited
E. E. Gould, Col. Comd'g,
Cephas Walker, Adjt.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
A Vote of Thanks.
tor of the REPORTER:

Editor of the REPORTER:
At the last meet
ing of Russell Post, G. A. R a unani-
nous vote of thanks was rendered to
j. d Emerson, for introducing the
subject, and to Somerset Central
Agricultural society for the favorable
action taken in refusing hereafter to
let its grounds for horse trot OF
baseball playing on Memorial day.
S. F. Emerson, Post Commander,
II, W. Varney, Post Adjutant
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

An Ohio football team has broken
the record. 1t has choice collection
of six broken noses, four broken legs,
eight dislocated bones, and a dozen
broken fingers. Beautiful, healthful
game is football.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Russell Post Annual Meeting.

Russell Post, Grand Army Of the
Republic held its annual meeting on
Friday evening of last week, electine
officers for the ensuing year at
follows: commander, Charles Smith
senior vice commander, S. NJ
Sawyer; junior vice commander
Prescott A. Cleveland; quartermaster
N. L. Owen; surgeon, DR.. j. N. Mer-
rill; chaplain, S. w. Smith; officer OF
the day, F. NJ. Mills; officer of the
guard, J. P. Thompson; trustees
jefferson Savage, j. P. Thompson,
F. H. Wing; delegates to state en-
campment, N. L. Owen, j. d. Emer-
son; alternates, P. A. Cleveland, {
G. Grover.
Geo. II. Bangs of Augusta, div ision
commander of the Sons of Veterans,
department of Maine, was present
and stating his purpose to reorganize
Wildes Camp of that order in this
place.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
A DANGEROUS DEADLOCK

that sometimes terminates fatally, is the
stoppage Of liver and bowel functions. 10
quickly end this condition without disagree
able sensations, DR., HI gs New Life lils
should always be your remed,. Guaranteed
absolutely satisfactory in every case or money
back, at sampson < Azores and &. r. Fogg S
drug store. 25c.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Blank was accosted by fellow citi-
rem the other night, who said: ~
heard your wife lecture Her power
of diction is wonderful"
Yes, fair. But it's nothing to her
power of contradiction"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

out free, on request, by Dir. Shoop, Racine,
Wis. These tests are proving to the people
without pcnny's cost-the greater value OF
this scientific prescription known to druggists
everywhere as DR. Shops Catarrh Remedy
Sold by G. r. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

When winds shrek high in flemish
glee,
And enters winter with his key
Protect yourself, from disease be free;
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. G. r. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
F. w. BUCKNAM, The Rexall Drug Store

The government is doing its best to
restock the Maine ponds and streams
with fish fry, and soon there ought to
be good fishing for everybody.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Fortunate Madison,

By the will of Mrs. Sarah S. Spauld-
ing of Chicopee, Mass, the town of
Madison, Me, will receive $4,000 to
buy books for its public library.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Germany sends 20,000,000 feathers
every year to London for millinery
purposes.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Mlstress-Dld any one call while
was out?
New Girl-Yes. mum; Mrs. Green
called.
Ibid she seem disappointed when
you said was not at homer
well, she did look little queer, but
] told her she needn't get cross about
1t, cause 1t was really true this time"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Company E Band first assembled
under its present name on Septem-
Der LIST, 1905. Many of the play ers
had previously worked together in
the Maccabee band, but some new
talent was added and there have been
some losses and some accessions since
the date of organization. Through
love and enthusiasm for everything
musical, and much patient and faith
full effort, the members now feel they
have reached reasonably secure
footing and that they may regard
themselves as one of the permanent
associations of the town.
Among the important occasions on
which Company E Band has furnished
music have been the Memorial Day
observance in Skowhegan, 1906 and
1907, the Somerset Central Fair for
the same years and st. Johns Day at
Watervllle, June 26, 1907. They have
also given numerous concerts at
Lakewood and many concerts during
the summers of 1906 and '07 in Rail
road Square and at Coburn Park.
| The concerts given at Coburn Park
and in the streets of Skowhegan have
been Without remuneration and the
revenue derived from the work for
which the band has received pay has
been devoted to the band expenses,
including the purchase of uniforms,
Instruments and music. The uniforms
were purchased in May 1906 and their
total cost, with the cost of band in
struments, was 1926. OF this sum the
merchants of Skowhegan contributed
$132.50 and the balance came from
ha a
band also added materially to its in
come during the past year by very
successful fair held in February, net
ting about 500. They have now all
bills paid, own their uniforms and in
struments, set of hall furniture, and
a musical library, valued at $500, and
have fifty dollars in the treasury.
they have just taken lease of their
hall, over Bison & Sons shoe
store for one year. The members
assess themselves $500 each per
annum to pay hall Trent and other dis
bursements not otherwise provided
for. Rehearsals are held every Mon
day evening.
Il. F. Washburn has been the direc-
tor of Company E. Band since the
date of its organization above noted.
The other players are as follows
Comets, Carl Hessel, a. E. Lessor,
p. O. Laney and Otto Jones; altos,
l.. Greenleaf, IL. Murray, E. Thibault,
and j. Roderick; trombones, G. E.
Norcross, a. E. Conant, A. White
more, and E. Gordon; bass horns, o.
B. Porter, A. Dore and S. Gilman,
baritone, Chas. North; claronets,
j. Max Clark, L. Dupray, and H.
Cram; picolos, H. Rogers, drums, w.
Benson and M. Washburn.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Edward Payson Weston, the vet
eran pedestrian, in his SEVENTEEN
year, reached his destination in Chi
cago, on the day before Thanksgiv-
ing, making his actual time from
Portland, exclusive of Sundays, "a
days, 10 hours, and Is minutes, thus
clipping q hours and 25 minutes from
the record established by himself
over the same route forty years ago,
when he was young man. His mile
age according to his mapped route
was 1894 miles, but the speedometer
on the automobile which followed
him registered 1875 miles. The diff
ference was due to the fact that on
several occasions Weston took wrong
roads and thus lost distance. He was
considerably hindered, also, by en-
thusiastic admirers crowding about
him and blocking his way. His
tramp at the close resolved itself into
triumphal march, Weston address
ing the people most spiritedly, and
without the least evidence of fatigue.
"Within week" he said, {" will be
ready to repeat this walk and l chal-
lenge the world for such a walk. l
mean that / would like to meet a
walker from some foreign country,
especially from England, France or
Germany. The foreign countries do
not produce athletics like those to be
found in the United States. 1t is I'M
derstood he will take the lecture plat
form this winter. He would certain
ly make a drawing card. He made
this last trip partly to demonstrate
the fact that life of temperance
spent in the open air leads to vigor-
GUS old age.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Horrible Mine Accident.

Three charred and blackened bodies
lying in an improyised morgue, four
men in temporary hospital. hover
ing between life and death from the
fearful injuries they sustained and
the deadly gases they inhaled, and
493 other men imprisoned by tons Of
coal, rock and mine debris in the
depth of the hills, surrounding the
mining town of Mononga5, w. Va,
with the chances all against a single
one of them being alive, was the
most accurate summary obtainable,
Friday night, of the results of mine
explosion, Friday, which, in all prob
ability was attended by greater loss
of life than any former disaster in the
history of the bituminous coal mining
industry of America. The explosion
occurred shortly after 10 o'clock a. m.
and the full force of five hundred men
had gone TO work in the two mines
affected. These mines are numbers
and of the Consolidated Coal Co.,
located on opposite sides of the West
Fork river, but merged in the under
ground workings by heading and on
the surface by great steel tipple and
bridge.
Sunday it was believed that the
number of dead would not be over 400.
A thorough investigation was made
by the company, and it was discover
ed that many miners, believed to
have been entombed, had escaped
because they had not gone to work,
Friday, after Thursdays holiday. A
score or more OF these men reported
to the officials during the following
"a hours.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

The report of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture at Washington makes very
interesting reading, and shows what
a great country this is. The crops
have not only averaged with the pre-
vious years, but exceeded them max :
ing grand total for 1907 of $7,412, :
100000. During the last nine years,
wealth was created on the farms of
this country to the fabulous amount
of $53, 200, 900, 900. No finite mind can
comprehend that sum. 1t simply
makes the head swim.
Many years ago Mrs. James G..
Blaine purchased lot of land in Au-
gusta, containing some ten acres,
situated on one of the charming hill
sides leading out from Western ave-
nue., and adjoining that beautiful
"city of the dead" Forest Grove
cemetery. This she intended as the
final resting place of the remains of
her distinguished husband. But as
his remains and that of Mrs. Blaine
and the children rest in the cemetery
at Washington, her great desire will
probably never be realized. Stand
ing on this lot in Augusta, in the, sum =
mer season, most charming panora-
ma is unfolded. Near by are the
white monuments marking the graves
of those mental giants, the friends
and associates of the great Blaine
Arson p. Morrill,, Lot M. Morrill,,
Samuel Cony, James w. North, Sam
uel Titcomb, and the modest head
stone of Luther Severance. At your
feet is the fair city of Augusta, which
Mr.. Blaine SO fondly loved, and the
winding Kennebec, sweeping through
the valley, ten or twelve miles of
which are clearly discernible to the
NAKED eye from this commanding
height. 1t was Mr.. Blaine's habit to
take all strangers whom he enter
tanned to the hills about his home,
and let them feast their eyes on the
enhancing prospect.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
}. X. fosgs7 4TROA

Carrie Marion guesl7 on rHtUtH as
declaring that she win Xissn no i4HHh
who uses tdbaeeo4 HeN Se&4e
those who assert that tobateSoPPe
tects men Jagainse1 griespuHTlatHfket
an example OF the frstis ofIshDItnn
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

quickly stopped bv Dr. Sho9p'5o 5ousb.a, ure.
And il is So thoroughly h4lIpl IS. anif ,3afs,
that DR.. shoop tells m {fssss - s51Syyd a. +
give 1t without hesitation u MY AhooHfffs
babes, babes. The he. =, %no'e'o%f lisp tA4fhpia
shrub furnish the euraat1Ys prePff gssstiRlssF
Shops bG 5.s Cough ,fa Gu. Cure .n5
membranes No opan1, inEt5 aphl o4ss5lM3r
nothing harsh used 10 injufe st;f~s ufe1sS
Simply resinous pfaht eTtratfa .eh 4 n.y. 1
heal aching lungs. The LSpSha 3A - w NJ
shrub which the Dbctor1 tses III Ss SSt4i
Herb" Demand 4r.-Shoop's. Take nc
other 4. X. Foag, -co
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Madison Agricultural Sesissyro

At meeting of the life IHerbhtzxmf
the Somerset Agricultural 1Sosisy
held Wednesday, the tfmlaviAg
officers were elected for ths7aBsWn g
year; President, Ernest BbRRt iase
president, j. F. Witheea tFSSasREef,
E. H. Athearn; trustees, ". III
ton, d. L. Churchill, B. T. Rpfns.s E.
R. Walker, Roy Danfortbiie blMHt0r
D. L. Churchill. 1t way V8teHit9fa
the trustees be instructed ~ thaRe
some move in regard 10. eaHsdinsoae
stables for horses. -lI89 bIoffnuA
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Perfumes and Toilet Waters,
Roger and Gallet, Hudnuts,
Palmers. All the popular odors
in Christmas packages.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-07-11
Punched Himself.

Surveyor General Williams OF
the state Of North Dakota was
in the city Tuesday. Gen. Will
Jams is one of the most capable
and cleanest men in public life in
the state to-day. He remembers
the time in the early eighties
when be drove across the coun-
try from Bismarck to Burling-
ton to gather in the few str' e.
Cling votes when he ran for the
the legislature. The seat Of gov
eminent for the state was To-
Gated at Yankton. He found it
necessary to carry a tent and
camping paraphernalia with him,
there being no houses along the
route. He says: 81 can hardly
realize that this is the same
country 80 great is the change,
and l have to pinch myself to re-
alize that l am in the same coun-
trV0
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-07-11
Shot in the Head.

A serious and what might have
been a fatal shooting accident
happened to a young man TO-
day whose name we did not
learn, who was breaking about
One.half mile west of the Alfred
Olson place. He kept a small
rifle with him to shoot gophers,
which was loaded, when he saw
a small snake. Taking the gun
and using it as a club with the
muzzle pointed toward him he
struck the snake thereby dis
charging the piece. The ball en-.
tered the cheek and followed the
curving OF the jaw, lodging some
where in the upper part OF the
face. He was taken to the office
of DR.. Scottfor X-ray treatment.
Ray Pioneer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-07-11
Malicious Mischief.

During the carnival last week, tbs Wis
itors enjoyed themselves and like they
do at all carnivals engaged in throwing
confetti, tickling each other with the
Japanese ticklers, using the wife beat.
ers, ETC., etc. But there are always
those who take advantage OF an occasion
of this kind and do malicious mischief
For instance we saw one fellow deliber-
ately lift a womans skirt and cut it
with pair of shears. Another threw
ink on beautiful dress from fountain
pen. Another stood in crowd and
poked helpless women in their backs,
actually hurting them. Such fellows
ought to have been mauled within an
inch of their lives. Taken all in all, the
crowd was very orderly and we are glad
to state that such acts were not very
common.