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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Municipal Court.

Edwin E. Smith of Harmony, an old
offender and reputed as one of the
most persistent violators of the pro-
hibitory law, was before Judge
Bachelor in the Skowhegan Munich
pal Court, last Saturday forenoon, on
a search and seizure process and also
on charge of being common seller of
Intoxicating liquors. These charges
were the result of raid made by En-
ton and Towne, last Wednesday.
These officers found in the farmhouse
occupied by Smith, small quantity
of beer and seven bottles of whisk ey,
of the style usually denominated
"long neckers." The evidence pre-
sented to Judge Bachelor was such,
that he felt warranted in giving the
usual sentence on the search and
seizure proceedings of 800 fine with
so days in Jail, and of binding the re
spondent for appearance for trial at
the December term. An appeal was
taken from the sentence imposed and
bonds were furnished amounting to
500 on the two counts.
Among other matters before the
court last week was the case of
William Willett of Fairfield, whose
place was raided by the Sturgis depu-
ties. They found a man drink lg and
seized the bottle he had in his hand,
and also another bottle containing
liquor. Two charges were preferred i,
search and seizure and nuisance, to
both of which the respondent plead
not guilty. He was sentenced in the
usual manner and took the usual ap-
peal furnishing bonds in the amount
of 500 for his appearance at the De-
cember term.
A report was received last week on
the beer seized at the fruit store of
Emilio Debe, on a recent raid, to the
effect that it was not of illegal
strength The respondent was there
fore discharged. The whiskey seized
on the same raid was returned to him,
the circumstances under which 1t was
found not satisfying the court that it
was intended for sale.
A Skowhegan citizen, who had been
arrested by Enforcement Officers
Weston and Stackpole, the previous
Saturday night, plead guilty to the
charge Of intoxication in the Skowhe-
gan Municipal Court, Monday morn
ing, and paid fine of $5 and costs.
Another party, arrested by the
same officers on charge of pocket
peddling was before the same session
Of the court. He plead not guilty and
the Judge did not deem the evidence
sufficient to hold him and he was dis
charged.
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Town Improvement Society.

The opening meeting of the Town
Improvement Society for the season
of 1907 1905 was held on Friday after
noon, Oct. 18th, in the library parlors,
with a large attendance and exercises
that proved of great interest. As the
subject for a part OF The winters
study is to be England, a continuation
of the subject used last year, the pro-
gram-after cordial words of greeting
had been spoken by the president,
Mrs. Weston-opened very appro-
priately with the national hymn,
"God Save our Noble King" sung by
the entire company, to the music
borrowed by us from the English of
our own national hymn, america"
Reports of the summers work were
given by the secretary and treasurer,
and very interesting and compre-
hensive report of the meeting of the
State Federation by Miss Gertrude
s. Weston. The chief interest of the
afternoon conferred in the paper pre-
sented by Mrs. Eva E. Gage, who
gave most graphic and entertaining
account of her trip abroad during the
summer months, in the course OF
which she visited France, Belgium,
Holland and England, and her de-
scription of the principal cities, Gus
toms of the people, routes and Incl
dents of travel, was listened to with
I the closest attention.
The music for the afternoon was
very choice and consisted of charm
ing piano solo by Mrs. Floyd Nye, and
vocal solo very delightfully."- given
by Mrs. Eldena Halves, with violin
obligato by Prof. Abbott w. Kendall,
and piano accompaniment by Miss
Edith Lewis.
An informal reception followed the
close of the program, during which
light refreshments were served by
the directors.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

We have a quantity of heavy paper
which we are offering for sale, suitable
for laying under carpets or covering
the walls of buildings before the outer
boarding is put on. 1t may also be used
on the inside walls of stables, barns or
store houses, and when so placed, it
is wonderfully effective in excluding
the wind and cold. For price and
other particulars see our advertise
ment on page three of this issue.
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The President has got back home to
Washington. He had bully go cd
time, is still smacking his chops over
the taste of that bear, but is real glad
to be at home again, and is getting
ready for the next octopus. The
President brought back with him some
trophies OF the chase. One was the
skin of the bear he had killed in the
Louisiana canebrakes. Another was
the skin of bear cub killed by the
dogs of the Presidents hunting party.
Then there were pair of antlers from
buck killed by Mr.. Roosevelt and
the antlers of another deer killed by
one of his companions and presented
to the President. He might have had
live bear cub which was offered to
him at Vicksburg, but the tender was
politely declined.
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SKOWHEGAN MARKET.


OArS-ss cts
Weol-Cnwa>hed = cts
HlpES ANu ~kiSS-Ride,, cts; lamb skins 90 &c
90 cts; cali skins 90 to t. q each.
BEANS Hand picked yellow eyes, ss.So 10 s. ~
pea beans, 81 Is 10 s. 20.
BKKF-OX beef, Q TO cts.
PouLTKY-Fo~ls 10 10 u cts per b. chicken y
y cts.
RouNp Hos cts.
TAlLow-Roueh, cts. per 10.
BUTrES-first quality, STAMPED, IS to sc cts pef b
ESGs-3o cts. per doz fresh.
PuTAruES SOC PEI busbel
CsEESE-I4c to I6c per Ii
RETAIL NARkET.
FLouR-Sp ring wheat Patent S-.5o te Ss.55. Ws-
ter wheat pat 50 90 to So go Winter wheat ehoSE-
$.6oo
CoRN-SI.6s per bag: meal and cracked corn, sr.sU
per bag; Oats os cts a bu.
{. S. MKAL. $40 per bag.
FERD-Middlings, SI.os per c~ti Gluten steS PEI
cwt.
SPRING Bran l.ss per cwt
MIXED FEEp-$r. 90 per cwt.
SALT PoRH-Is Gus 10; 10y the Dbl, 400 lbs, S7o,os-
CsEEsK-Is cts per h.
HITTER - to IS cts. Per TO-
EGGs-3s cts per don fresh,
TEAs-2s TO TO is per 10
CoFFEE-3o to Is cts per ID.
LAID Domestic - cts Pure, y ctsi Composed
10 cts,
MolAssss Pure Ponce. 80 cts; Pure Barbados.
20 cts
SuoAR Grauulated Sugar, best quality, 10 lbs. lsr
S. 90; Brown. IS lbs. for SIX
poTAToES-oo cts, per bushei.
psY FlsH-Cod. s to 10 cts. per ID Pollock, ca
OSioSs 5 cts. PET ID.
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SOLOR

Charles Clark was in town the first
of the week on business.
Mrs. Alice Pierpont and son, Fredie,
left, Wednesday, TO join Mr.. Pierpont,
who has work in Darlington. Mass.
Mrs. L. P. Gates went to Waterville
to attend the school OF instruction for
o. E. S.
Mrs. Fremont Homestead and little
daughter came, Friday, to stay with
her sister until her departure for the
West.
F. A. Coolidge came home, Friday
evening.
Miss Laura Pierce entertained the
members of her class and their friends
at her home last Friday evening
Mrs. Sarah Mantor OF West Madi-
son was in town, Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Cross returned home
from Bingham, Friday, where she has
been nursing.
Mrs. Oliver Hilton went, Tuesday,
to nurse Mrs. Williams, who is sick
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Chas. Fentiman went to Bing-
ham, Saturday, to spend few days
with friends.
Mrs. NJ. L. French of No. Arson
was in town little while, Tuesday.
Mrs Elmer Baker and Miss Hamil-
ton of Bingham were in town, Friday
II. L. Brown of Fairfield will be at
Miss E. NJ. French's store, Friday
afternoon, Nov. /, with line of coats
and skirts prepared to take orders
for suits.
Miss Angie Robinson and Miss EtheI
Baker Of Bingham were in town, Sat
urdav.
The Ladies' Aid gave a harvest din
ner, Tuesday, in their vestry although
the weather was very unfavorable;
the attendance was good.
F. A. Vittum and wife and Mark
Tibbetts took a carriage drive to
/ Skowhegan, Monday.
Mr.. Wyman, who has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Stevens, the
past two weeks, returned to his home
in Brighton, Monday.
DIR. w. A. Bates and wife left, Mon
day, for Badger, Iowa, where they
will make their home.
Lottie Hamblett is doing table work
at the Weston House, Madison. for g
few weeks.
News was received here, Tuesday
of the death of Mrs. Martha Turner
of pneumonia, this being Mrs. Tur'
ner's native town; she has many
friends here, who are saddened by
the news. The funeral services vii
be held in Madison, Thursday fore
noon, at the home of her sister, Mrs
Grace Dantorth; the Rebekahs will
attend from this town, and the buria
will be in the village cemetery in the
family lot.
Miss Inez Whipple returned from
Bar Harbor, Friday evening.
Albert Whipple spent Sunday Will
his parents in town.
The Modern Woodsmen have bal
in Caratunk hall, Wednesday even
ing, Oct. 30, music by Kendall's or
chestra of SkoWhegan.
Willie Mcfarland and family speu
Sunday with Mrs McFarland's moth
er, Mrs. Forrest Corson.
The Ladies' Home Circle have com
menced rehearsing for an entertain
ment to be given early in Dec.
Nelson Hilton is loading a load o
pressed hay.
E. E. Barker of Norridgewock was il
town, Tuesday, making preparations
to set some large granite monuments
L. L. Patterson is moving in to DIR
Bates rent and the Creamery Co
have engaged the Coolidge rent TO
Mr.. French.
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Correction.

We are informed by one of the heirs
of the late Stephen Coburn, that the
gift of $4,000, recently made to the Co
burn Classical Institute, which we at
tributed to them in our last issue, was
from another source. The REPORTER
was lead into error by an item pub
lished in the daily papers of the state
which was evidently without proper
authority.
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First Meeting of the Woman's Club

tiISt Meetlng OF the Woman'S CluO.
The Skowhegan Woman's Club held
its opening meeting, for the present
club year, at the Library Parlors, yes
terday afternoon, with Mrs. Olive
Dealy and Mrs. Margaret Goodrich as
hostesses. Reports of the field day,
held during the past summer, and of
the Old Home reception, were given,
and accounts of the meetings of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
and of the first annual conference of
Charities and Corrections were read,
the former by Mrs. Julia A. Robbins
and the latter by Miss Hannah r. Page
The committee on revision of the con-
stitution and by laws subm tilted re-
port through Mrs. Anna Merrill, one
of their number. Two vocal solos
were rendered by Mrs. Ellen Sawyer
a paper on Precious Stones and Signs
of the Zodiac was given by Mrs. Helen
Neil Howard, and talk under the
title, "a Summer Tale" was given
by Mrs. Elizabeth L. Merrill.
The loss sustained by the club in the
death of Miss Emily Danforth was
officially noted and memorial pre-.
sented by Mrs. B. F. Eaton. Mrs
Eaton also presented to the club ;
program of similar literary organi-
cation in Pasadena, Cal, sent by Mrs.
Emily P. Webb of that city, formerly
member of the Skowhegan Woman'e
Club.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

The President has fixed upon Thurs
Jay, Nov. %, as the day for national
thanksgiving. Gov. Cobb will desig-
nate the same day for Maine. We
notice in the Presidents .proclama-
uon he says: eve are at peace with
all the rest of mankind" President
zachary Taylor's inaugural address
contained in the opening lines, these
words; "We are at peace with all the
world and the rest of mankind. "
thousands Of copies were circulated
Oefore the error veg discovered.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

At the present time milk is selling
in New York city at higher price
than for 80 years, and the prediction
is now being made that butter will be
retailing in the large cities for 80
cents per pound before spring.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

AS one of the results of the financial
upheayal in New York, each Of the
Morse Steamship Companies will re-
'urn TO it's old management before the
combine was made. The only bank in
Maine seriously affected is the Bath
Trust Company, a small bank con-
rolled by G. w. Morse. This is only
suspended temporarily, and no one
VIII lose cent by it. The Banks of
Maine are on a sound and substantial
basis.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

AS though it would surprise any
One' it is seriously announced that
tne price of cranberries will be high.
lenty raised, but it is the old story
p combination.
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Church Notes.
ISLAND AVENUE CoNGREGArloNAl


BENJ.MIN b. MERRILL, Pastor,
Residence no NJ ain Street.
Sunday services 1915 morning worship
IL O'Clock, Sunday School. Christian En-
deavor meeting at 6. Communion service
at A. Christian Endeavor conservation meet
ing at g.
The Working League will have an all day
meeting in the church parlor, Wednesday,
Nov. e, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Dinner at
noon for the workers.
Prayer meeting this evening at 7.3o.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
GEORGE MERRIAM, Pastor.
Residence, 80 Madison Avenue.
Morning service al 1915; Sunday school
at IL; Christian Endeavor at 6. Evening
service at T.
The Woman's Missionary Society will
meet, Friday afternoon at 2.3o o'clock with
Mrs. E. +. Danforth at her home on Nor
desired
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rev. Fred A. Leitch, Phi. d. Minister.
Residence, IS Island Avenue
Morning service, Io-45. Bible Study, Ia
O'Clock; Junior Epworth League, O'Clock
Epworth League, 6 O'Clock; general prayer
and praise meeting, at O'Clock; Class meet
ing, Tuesday, 7.3'. Church prayer service,
tonight, 100.
The subject Sabbath morning win be "rhe
Ministry OF the Grace of Cod" and the
evening "The Immovable APOSTLE
The Social Circle will meet at the parson-
age, Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, (Nov,
4th). Picnic supper in the vestry. Miss
Barge will speak in the evening at 7.3o.
All are invited.
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coras of Thanks, Resolutions of Respect
"a lists OF presents accompanying accounts
NC raeddings. receptions, anniversaries, etc,
Inserted At cents per line P6iesry w, aho9ge
ess ,t,b r mailing list of nearly 5000 names,
mm.cribers writing the REPORTER with re-
suus s - heir subscription must be sure to
saro a ~ the postoffice address to which
sts Nv n eH,f is going including the number OF
inc u n. route, II delivered by rural carrier.
This r. is especially important when change
li ms is requested but should also be OBJ
ooadr au when making remittances and Mt all
other times.
Address all communications to
rSo saNrRsET REPORTER, Skowhegan, Me.
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From Omaha, Nebraska, comes the
news that there is to be cut of 10
per cent. in all kinds of meat.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

Orders for engraved work of any
description, wedding announcements,
calling cards, ETC., taken at the RE-
PORTER Office.
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SAIYATIoN ARMY.

William Murtha of Jackman ap-
peared for trial on charge of single
sale, last Friday, and was given SEN
tence of 800 and costs and thirty days
in Jail. He appealed and furnished
bonds.
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Sunday, President Roosev 1t
reached the age of 40 years, and en-
tered on his fiftieth with the same
simplicity that always characterizes
his acts. He did not depart from his
customary Sunday programme of
worship, work and recreation. Much
Of the day, however, was spent at the
White House fireside in a quiet family
rejoicing Congratulations in large
numbers by mail, telegraph and tele-
phone were received at the White
House during the day. President
Roosevelt attended services at Grace
church in the morning, after which
he spent short time In the executive
Offices going over his correspondence.
The State is to have series of COW
experiments, conducted by Leon S.
Merrill of Scion, the new State Dairy
Inspector. These will be of the most
thorough character, and will embrace
The best modern ideas on the subject.
Mr. Merrill, who recently visited the
west, states that the westerners are
ahead of Maine in the matter of good
nerds, but are woefully lacking as
compared with Maine in the care of
milk and cream, and in the construc-
uon of dairy barns and houses or
other farm building.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

When paid In advance L
.zaor Sl.5O Six months .........76l
obe Three months. .36c
q :. will be charged II not paid until
end of the year
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The Somerset Reporter

Weekly Republican Newspaper
,,,.haa every Thursday at Skowhegan, Me
nv ELMER f. McNEELIE.
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FIRST BAPTIST.
REV. THEoDoRE LYMAN FROST, PASTOR.
Residence "a Main ST.


Morning service at Io.4s; Sunday School
at IL; Christian Endeavor at e. Evening
Service at in the main auditorium Mrs.
Philo Steward, musical director; Miss Annie
Allen, organist.
Sunday morning subject, Overcoming
Faith" evening subject, "The First Ship
builder
Baraca class for men meets from IA to |,
Sunday moons, for systematic study OF the
Bible All men are invited.
Tuesday. October 20, Miss Alice Steward
entertained the Philathea at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. Ida Leavitt, Though very
stormy evening there were nine present and
all tried to do double service After light
refreshments and a most pleasant evening,
they adjourned TO meet next Tuesday, Nov.
9Th, with Mrs Thos. Thompson, Mt Pleas
ant avenue.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Madison Ave-. Cor. Russell St.
Services Sunday, a. m. at 1915 and Wed
nesday evenings at 7.3o. The public arr
cordially invited. Subject, "Adam and Fallen
Man."
SALVATION ARMY.
Special meeting at the Salvation Army,
Sunday evening al p. M, Nov. sd; subject,
The Street Horse Race. -Four Horses En-
tered"
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Safe and Sane.

,yrrRrpAs SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11

Mrs. L. C. Hurt, of this place. has
accepted the General Agency for the
California Perfume Company for Ken
lucky. 1t will be her business to travel
over the State and establish local agents.
Mrs Hurt is most excellent lady, full
of energy, and we predict that she will
meet with success. Mr.. w. G. Muir
rell and wife will occupy Mr.. Hurts
residence while Mrs. Hurt is travelling,
and Mr.. Hurt will board with them.
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11
WILL WE'D
this AFTERNOON.
Rev. ". A. Grant and Miss Nora
Brown to be Married in Muh.
Ienburs County.
THE COUPLE WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE.

At o'clock to-day in Paradise, KY,
Rev. w. A. Grant, of Cane Valley, will
be united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony to Miss Nora Brown by the Rev.
R. F. Hayes, of Greensboro.
Miss Brown is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Brown, of Paradise, and is
noted for her many Christian graces.
Her sweet and sunny disposition has
won for her many friends in Mullen
burg and adjoining counties. She will
be greatly missed and Bro. Grant is in
deed to be congratulated on winning
the hand of such an accomplished young
lady.
Rev. Grant is quite well-known
throughout Adair and adjoining counties
as former pupil in the Lindsay Wilson
Training School and as an active and
energetic minister of the M. E. Church
South. He has at present the Center
town charge. This charge he has filled
to the satisfaction of all. He has la
bored necessarily. Many souls have
been saved, Christians have been
strengthened, churches have been built
and much good has been done under his
ministerial work.
We predict for Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
a bright and happy future and the peo-
pie of Centertown extend their heart
lest congratulations and best wishes.
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11
A PRAISEWORTHY
CONTEST.
Miss LOrena Pile, of This City, En-.
tiers the Louisville Herald Con.
test for a Free Trip to the
Exposition.
WINNING THIRD CAPITAL PRIZE.

The friends of Miss Lorena Pile, not
only in Columbia and Adair county, but
throughout this section of Kentucky,
were very much elated last Wednesday
afternoon when the announcement
came that she had won Bird capital
prize, handsome and costly automo-
mobile, far outstripping all other con-
testants outside of the Louisville dis
tricts, her vote being 457, 122. Miss
Pile is the telephone operator at this
place, and her courteous treatment of
the patrons of all lines running into the
Exchange gave her a wide acquaint-
ance, and her friends were diligent
from the time the contest opened. The
machine that she is to receive is valued
at $3.50, and it could not have been
more worthily bestowed. The winners
of the three capital prizes do not get a
free trip to the Exposition and Wash
ington, D. c., but they will be given
cut rates, and Miss Pile will be with
the Herald party on the coming inter-
esting, and what will doubtless prove
very enjoyable trip.
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11
HORSE STOLEN.

Stolen from my place, 81 miles N.
E. Liberty, on Hustonville pike, red
roam horse, II years old. 1 white hind
foot, goes all the gaits. Has been a
show horse, and was on the Fair circuit
for two years, and wore a number of
blue ties. Pleasant disposition-kind
for women and children to handle. If
tapped on the front legs, will get down
on his knees. $50 reward for return of
horse and capture and conviction of thief
or will give liberal reward for informa-
ton of the horse. j. WATT BROWN.
Liberty, XIV.
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11
THANKS.

The Casey County News pays Colum-
bia the following compliment:
Columbia is the prettiest inland
town ever saw. The business houses
are two-story bricks of modern archi-
lecture, and the handsome interiors. all
filled with stocks of goods ranging ap-
proximately in value from $4,000 to
$25, 600, show that the merchants are
all pretty well on to their jobs. They
are certainly as polite lot of gentle
men as ever talked with, and the
same can be- truthfully remarked about
each and every one Of their clerks.
The residences and yards in and around
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11

Rev. C. R. Payne, who returned from
West Virginia, last week, has sold five
building lots, one to John Sandusky,
one to Chas. Sandusky and three to the
planning mill company. These lots are
sold from the addition recently pur-
chased from Mrs. Mary Garrett
and they all front the street leading to
the Fair Grounds. Five residences will
go up on these lots at once. Rev.
Payne will also build, making six dwell
ings in this part of town to be erected
this year.
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11

workmen. The building will be five
stories with a capacity of making $500
pairs of shoes, per day. The firm Of
Manner, Dunbar & Co., has been in the
shoe business for a number of years,
and as jobbers, they are second to none
in Nashville. This new departure,
manufacturing, is great enterprise
for the South. Mr.. j. S. Dunbar, a
member of the firm, is native of Ken
lucky, having been born and reared on
Cumberland river, five miles from
Jamestown. His Kentucky friends are
glad to learn of his unprecedented sue
cess, believing that he justly merits
all the good things that come his way.
The Adair County news., 1907-09-11
BUMGARNER.. VAUGHAN.

Mr.. Lee Bumgarner, of this county,
and Miss Margaret Vaughan, of St.
Mary's, Marion county, were married
in Lebanon Tuesday of last week. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. Bran Waugh
an, a former citizen of Columbia, and
for many years he was constable and
deputy Sheriff of this county. Mr..
Bumgarner is a prosperous young
farmer and resides near Cane Valley.
The bride has number of relatives in
this county.