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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07
A Memorial.

The following resolutions, on the
life and character of the late William
Doran, prepared by committee of
his bretheren in Somerset Lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons, is publish
ed at the request of friends.
SOMERSET LODGE, No. "a. /
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs !
William Doran, In Memoriam.
1t is an Interchangeable law of this
world that while upon some of its in
habitants the sun is continually rising
calling them, one after another, to
activity and toll, the same orb is just as
constantly withdrawing It's rays from
others and thereby compelling them,
one by one, to lay aside their work
ing tools, to cease from toll and rest
from their labors.
A loving Heavenly Father has ar
ranged, not alone the morning call to
labor, but also the requirement for
its cessation, at the eventide, that
thereby the coming day may be well
coined by mind and body refreshed
and ready for new beginning.
In hope and faith we thus regard
our dreamless sleep as tending to
teach US the mission on earth of the
silent messenger we call death, which
on Sunday, March 22nd., 1908, trans
formed all chat was mortal of our
Brother, William Dorian, into cold
and lifeless clay.
Resolved THAT while we deplore
his absence from our ranks we hope
to meet and greet him again in a
fairer cline and a brighter morning.
Resolved THAT we appreciate the
privilege we have enjoyed in his long
sojourn with us and his six and
seventy years of earthly experience
and usefulness.
Resolved: That in his death the
community has lost a valuable and
worthy citizen; its business activities
an honorable and high minded pro-
.nose9; car lodge, an exemplary
member; his widow, a most devoted
husband, and his many friends,
kindly, considerate and loyal hearted
associate.
Resolved That his high character,
his ever manifested friendliness and
good will, his public spirit and cour-
age, which prompted him to labor al
WAYS for the best interests and high
est good of the community, regard
less of his personal loss or advantage,
should cause us to follow his ex-
ample and emulate his virtues.
Resolved That a copy of these
resolutions be presented to his widow
and also spread upon the records of
this lodge.
Skowhegan, Maine, April ID, 1908.
l.. l.. Walton,
Fred A. Wood,
Walter F. Robbins.
Committee.
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month while Mr.. BLACKWELL settles up

month while Mr.. Blackwell settles up
his business.
\ very pleasant evening was passed
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. f. X.
Stearns, Saturday, May 2 About
fifty guests were present and dancing
was enjoyed by all
Hinckley is fast acquiring reputa-
ton as horse section, no less than
eight horses having been sold here
the past week within a radius OF a
quarter of mile.
The last meeting of the Kennebee-
side Club for the year was held at the
home of Mrs. W. J. B. MacDougald,
Saturday, April p. the following
officers for the coming year were
elected: Pres. Mrs. Lolita Nutter;
vice pres. Mrs. Ethel futile; sec.
and treas. Miss Nellie Wagner;
calendar committee, Mrs. Nutter,
Mrs. futile and Miss Emma Ander.
son; executive committee, Mrs. q. w.
Hinckley and Mrs. Iyanella Palmer.
The program followed: Roll call,
"What | Have Enjoyed Most in the
Study of the British Empire;o music,
English National Hymn brief re-
view Of the book England" Mrs.
futile and Mrs. Nutter Mrs. Mac
Dougald served fancy crackers and
punch. The rooms were prettily
decorated with evergreens and white
satin ribbon to represent the club
colors The study for next year will
be the United States. Much profit is
being derived from this club and all
look forward to the coming year with
much pleasure.
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NORTH SON.

Sunday morning dawned with a
cold rain which continued at inter
walls through the day. The backward
spring makes farming slow business
just now, but May is the seed time,
and crops grow quickly in this eli
mate and without doubt there will be
ample time for the sowing and the
reaping before the late autumn time
comes.
Mrs. Ethel Rowel1 of Scion was the
guest of Mr.. aid Mrs. Calvin Walker,
Thursday.
G. s. Longley was in Hallowell dur
ing Thursday and Friday.
Carroll Caswell has sold his big
horses to Guy Durrell of Stratton
and he has purchased another pair of
Melvin Berry of Embden.
Mrs. Will Twaddelle who has been
the guest of Mrs. j. S. Tapley for a
few weeks returned home, Saturday.
II. Leon Patterson arrived home
from Clarks' University, Worcester,
Mass, last week. He was out of
health when he came and since then
has been quite ill.
A petition has been circulated dur
ing the past week for the calling of a
special town meeting to see what
action the town will take as to its
school buildings in this village.
The heavy rains of last week
brought the Kennebec up SO that it
overlooked its banks and low inter
walls along it's shore in many places
were inundated. There was quite an
amount of logs running and some
were lodged on the high land above
Patterson bridge. The lower road
leading from this village into Madison
was impossible for several days but
was used by the public, Monday.
DR.. Andrews returned from Boston,
Friday night, after an absence of a
few days,
The young people of the town were
out hanging May baskets, Friday
evening.
The log train has commenced to
run over the Somerset road. Satur-
day, there were 81 cars of long logs
brought down from the upper Ken
nebec and Sunday train of 10 cars
followed.
1t is to be regretted that the side
walk on upper Main street has been
used for the highway to quite an ex-
tent during the past week. The road
was nearly impassable on account of
mud but the heavy teams have great
ly injured the sidewalk.
H. Price Weber with his troupe
arrived in town, Monday noon, hav-
ing come from Kingfield on his way
to Madison where he played in the
evening.
F. l.. Gipson of Lilly Bay has been
in town several days during the past
week, He and NJ RS. Gipson were
present at the graduation of their
daughter, Beatrice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jackson with
their family of New Portland have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Parlin several days this week.
F. II. Holley, w. F. French, j Nj
Getchell and E. w. Scott went to
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LYDIA E. PINkHAM

Nature and a woman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known
In the good old-fashioned days OF
our grandmother they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years In
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia L. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their Pc
cullar ills, more potent and effica-
eious than any combination OF drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. ST.,
louisiana, Mo, writes:
Complete restoration to health
means SO much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women | am willing
to make my troubles public.
For twelve years | had been suffer
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what / suffered, and at times l
could hardly walk. About two years
apo wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
| followed it. and can truly say that
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muf,
1t will do for other suffering women.
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CORNVllLE.
JOLLY JoKEKs' CLUB.


The Jolly Jokers Club which has
lately sprung into existence on the
East Ridge road has been holding a
series of meetings for the past two or
three months The meetings seem to
come on the birthdays of its various
members. The club has met with
Jackson, Mrs. Leander Bigelow and
on Apr % it met with Mrs. Sarah
Goodwin to celebrate her birthday
The afternoon was spent in story
telling and listening to music, both
instrumental and vocal. Mrs. Good
win received u number of useful
presents. A bountiful supper was
served.
1t also met on May I'd at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Williams, it
being the 10th birthday of their
daughter, Miss Retta. Some very
appropriate presents were presented,
among them being IS pieces of money
wrapped separately in Is pieces OF
paper, also a number of birthday
cakes. One, an angel cake, decorated
with Is flowers and 16 leaves, another
representing the clubs colors, red,
white and blue, and mounted by a
flag. A sweet sixteen cake with
candy decorations and a delicious
chocolate cake all of which received
many comments.
The members were entertained by
selections on the graphophone, sing
ing and Instrumental music, also a
poem written and read by Mrs. Will
liams. After wishing the people
many happy returns, the visitors re-
turned to their homes feeling well
paid for the time thus spent.
1t seems our correspondent was in
error in stating in our last issue that
the death of Mrs. Hannah Gardner
was due to fall. We are advised by
relatives that it was plainly atUribut-
able to paralytic shock.
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JACkMAN.

Cleaning house is the order of the
day.
DIR. L. w. Jordan of Bingham, has
been in town doing dentistry work.
He had rooms at the Colby House.
H. L. Colby and S. E. Holden of
this town attended a meeting of the
road agents at Skowhegan last week.
The stream drives are all under
way and doing nicely at this writing.
The ice hasn't gone out of the lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel Holden moved
up to Attean Camps, Thursday Of
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A REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
for SOMERSET COUNTY.

Will he Held in Grange Hall, SkowheGan
Maine, Tuesday, June 20. A. ID. 1903.
10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
for the purpose OF nomir ating candidates for
TWO Senators, Register OF Probate Judge OF
Probate Sheriff, County Attorney, County
Com missioner and County treasurer to be
supported ut the September election next.
and the transaction of any other business
that may properly come before II.
The basis of representation Will be as fol
lows: Each town and plantation Is entitled
to one delegate, and for every nifty votes cast
for the Republican for Governor in 1906, an
additional delegate, and for fraction of
twenty-five votes In excess of nifty votes. an
additional delegate.
Delegates to this convention must be elect
ed subsequent to the date of this call
Vacancies in the delegation of any town or
planta ton can be hlled by residents Of the
County.
The County Committee will be In session in
the anteroom adjoining the hall at nine
o clock ON the morning OF the convention for
the purpose of receiving the credentials Of
delegates
Dated at SKowhegan, Me-. April Is, 1903.
Per order of the County Committee,
l.. \. DASCOMBE, Chairman,
LESLIE +. JACOBS, Secretary.
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last week. They have begun the
spring cleaning and preparation for a
busy season.
Mrs. F. r. Moore held her spring
opening of hats on May LIST. Some
very pretty hats were on exhibition.
DR.. Stanhope of wnville Jet,
had rooms at The Newton House last
week, where he did dentistry work.
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MADISON CENTRE.

Ii. E. Spear has commenced to saw
long lumber and is saving a house
frame for James Mathews of North
Madison, who Is having it taken to
Skowhegan where he is going to build
a nice house as permanent home for
himself and family.
Mrs. Josie Bartlett of Lewiston was
the guest of her uncle aud aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. w. f. French two days last
week.
Earnest Fowler of Madison is build
ing a cottage at the Lake.
Mrs. M. l.. French of North Arson
with her two children visited at Mr..
w. E. French's one day last week.
The firm of Sproul, Paul e. Co.,
Boston, Mass, whose card appears in
another part of this issue, wishes to
inform their shippers, that they will
continue business under the same
name, as before the death Of the late
Mr.. G. F. H. Paul. They respectfully
solicit your shipments, which will re-
ceive the same prompt attention as
in the past.
Simon Growers daughter Mabel
with her hus band is stopping at the
Grover Cottage for short rest before
going away for the summer.
Perley Small OF Athens arrived at
H. E. Spears last Sunday. He came
to work through the saving season.
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NOTICE.
Tenement for Rent

Desirable up stairs rent on Mt.
Pleasant ave. after May /. All modern
conveniences. Apply to
If Is Mrs. W. H. FOWLER.
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FOR SALE.

One top carriage of the CORTLAND,
n. Y. make. Will be sold cheap for
cash, or will exchange for COW or
other property. Call or address,
3w17 r. w. FENLASON, Skowhegan
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AUTHORS
CAUTION NOTICE.

This Is to warn and notify all persons
against harboring or trusting my wife, Mary
Holland, or my son, William Holland, as |
shall pay no bills of their contracting after
this date.
3wlS JOHN HOLLAND.
Skowhegan, Me, April 30 1908
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HAIR MONY.

Mrs. Guy Marble went to Bangor
Monday, for treatment at the hospi-
tai. DR.. Bragg accompanied her.
Miss Morgan, "the new minister"
arrived Saturday night and despite
the rain there was a fairly good at
tendance at the services on Sunday
morning. There will also be a ser
vice every Thursday evening at 7.30.
John S. Libby, who has recently
been dangerously i'll with appended
tbs, is now slowly gaining,
Mrs Frank Cooley has been very
sick the past week, but is more com
Portable.
j. S. Libby, Jr., is at home from
Kent's Hill, where he has been at
work, owing to the illness of his
father.
Mrs. Sidney Brown and children
have returned from several Wee ks
visit with relatives in New Hamp-
shire.
The grange stable is nearly COM
pleted except shingling the walls.
Mr.. Pierce has moved his family
from Wellington into Frank Stafford s
house.
There will a FIVE cent social at
Grange hall, Wednesday evening,
May 18th, with program and ice
cream on sale. Everybody come.
Summer schools began May 4th,
with the following teachers: Village,
Miss Ida Cromwell; Mainstre ann,
Miss Nina Ingerson; Point Seventy,
Miss Iona Tibbetts; Sugar Hill, Miss
Dora Leavitt; Dore District, Miss
Flossie McPheters; Klondyke, Miss
Ella Bunker; New Schoolhouse, Miss
Lillian Mitchell; Hurd district, Miss
Bernice Bartlett; South road, Miss
Erma Packard. Miss Anna Stafford
is teaching in Wellington, Arthur
Harvey in Ripley and Clair Turner in
st. Adams.
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on the basis above given the different
towns and plantations are entitled to de4e-
gafps < fDIlDWs:
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licati0n. Miss Elizabeth Msrbury is in
Europe. as she always IS AT this time Of
yeaI- SO Is Miss Anne Morgan. Mrs.
Herbert Parsons is IN Alaska, and Mrs.
II. a. Alexander is IN Alaska
But Miss Margaret Clark. superiu-
tendent OF the club, was at the club
and-yes, she had read the article in
Town Topics and ali she had TO say
was that lhe clubs attorney, Frank L.
Polk. would sue the paper. and Mr..
Poik was president Of the civil service
com mission. too.
Miss Anna Mcguire was at the club
house slso, in an official capacity, and
she regarded the article as mean, spite
fuli outrageous, mendssciOus, detestable.
Knows There's No Liquor.
She was sorry that Mrs. J. Borden
Harrison, the president, was away, and
in her absence she Miss Maguire)
couldn't, Of course, say anything, but
she knew there were no liquors sold at
all in the club. because the club didn't
have any license. for one thing. and
hadn't the excise people visited the club
house and looked and looked? And
they didn't ind any liquor. so how
could there be any liquor Ia the house,
Frank Wheatland. the cashier is the
only man on the premises. He was an
preached with diplomatic suggestions
that he tell the truth ana the whole
truth
"Oh. mercyr' shrieked Mr.. Wheat
land, and he fed TO regions inaccessible
10 the intruder
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NICE BABY CARRIAGE ROBE
FOR VACATION TIMES
MADE OF CREPE

one Of the incest materials for making
q baby carriage robe for summer vaca-
ton use is the common white cotton
crepe that sells for from 1916 to Is cents
yard.
To fashion one all that is necessary is
a deep hem set in on the four sides, and
II a touch OF color IS desired a separate
lining Of pale pink lawn pinked on the
edges with the scissors or a bow Of pink
ribbon added
Such a cover viii wash and requires no
ironing. When baby IS taken from mis-
carriage 20 the grass CT sand the mex
Pensiye robe will serve as robe for
him to lie on.
Among the bargains 20 be found on
remnant counters where sheer dress
goods are kept are some very pretty
fabrics that viii answer admirably for
bedroom draperies later on in the sea
son.
The lowered organizes and dimitles
made up into curtains. bed spreads bu-
reau scarfs and cushion covers viii do
much 10 brighten sleeping rooms or
family living room during the winter
and as these materials are now being
sold at q big reduction one can afford
70 be rather lavish in making par
phageG
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NeW York Won1en's Club Members Deny
They Drink Strong Liquor---Dear Me, No

NEW YORK. Sept afr Town Topics
finds itself presently invaded, the In
vader viii probably be some one repre-
senting the Colony Club, that Georgian
temple Of exclusive feminine independ-
ence in Madison avenue which Miss
Elsie De Wolfe superintendent the deco
rating of a couple Of years ago.
For Colonel Manus weekly journal Of
polite society yesterday contained a
long story, setting forth In no equlvocaI
terms that the Colony Club was no bet
ter than a shebeen-a speak-easy-an
unlicensed grogshop.
II gave a catalogue Of beverages
which, 10 says were ordered for the
consumption Of the members duiilg a
stated month, and the very reading Of
the list is enough TO make man tipsy,
to say nothing OF a woman and a mem
Der Of the Colony Club
1t contains darksOme limitations that
the members are very Inconsistent TO
cloak such doings under the respecta-
bility OF u ir castle, whereas other
women IN Jther parts Of t0Wn-Oh, il Is
10 dreadful 20 be repeated.
Members Out Of Town.
r so happens that all the members Of
the clubs house committee are out of
town. so that there was no one on the
premises Yesterday TO get officially hot
under the fichu at this audaciots pub
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CRIB BLANKETS
GIFT FOR BABY
Useful Present, Which Will
Be Appreciated by
Mother.

II a friend is IN despair as TO what
10 send newborn child, take this
suggestion and make IL a pair of crib
blankets
Nc matter whether the mother is we'll
to-do or Of slender means. such a gilt
can not fan 10 please. They should be
made at home. for exquisite daintiness
il che keynote Of their beauty
The finest, softest, blankets should
be bought with a border and stripes
Of either pink or blue. A pair is neces-
sary. The edges should be boCnd with
three inches Of strong. durable satin
matching the color Of the stripes
This should be bought by the yard,
cut on the bias, and stitched around
all four edges. IN the center Of each
blanket, At the top, is put a wide fat
ting filed with sachet.
If one wants TO be even a bit more
elaborate. the babys Initials are heag-
lily embroidered IN the center Of esCh
blanket. Dull ecru floss may be chosen,
or floss the color OF the ribbon and the
binding.
When the blankets are ready TO send
on they should be folded into a square,
so that the bows and he initials viii
show A wide band Of satin ribbon
should be tied loosely about the square,
The mother can always use the ribbon
Tor some OF the baby accessories
They should then be laid in cOlored
tissue paper 10 match the ribbon, tie
edges neatly pasted with little floral
designs, which come for all gift pur-
poses.
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WHITE SERGE DRESSES.

A serviceable and pretty costume re-
Gently seen was a white serge with
threads OF black. each about three
quarters Of an inch apart. so they did
not mar the Wilderness Of the gown. but
added an additional note of style to the
plain white serge The frock was on
one piece. and worn with yoke and
sleeves Of baby Irish lace. The neck
was cut in a Y 10 the hem of the
dress. OF course, the sides and the
back of the waist were cut separately
from the skirt. and afterwards Joined.
Otherwise 1t would have been impossible
90 make the dress fit for the skirt was
circular, but the front panel was all in
one piece. with the skirt, so that the
long straight line was unbrOken.
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Wherever the ordinary hooks and eyes
have been used on HEht-CoIOred frOcks
there is almost SURE 10 be spots OF iron
rust as a result. The very first thing 10
Go is u rip or the fasteners and set
the rusrless kind
Then rub each spot OF rust with salts
Of lemon and wash out Thoroughly. 1t
may Je necessary TO repeat this two or
three times. but il is worth the trouble.
II yen haven't this preparation us5
plain I-mon juice. soak the salt ia il,
put il Oh the spot and expose TO the
sun.
II all of -hiz proves useless, and the
garment is Of white cotton or wool,
Try CEl0riuared soda.
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Former Mrs. Walker, Worth
$6O,OO0,OOO, Finds Pleas
ure in Accident.
DISABLED
NEARING LA GRANA
Prime Minister Takes Charge of
Women, While Alfonso Offers
Royal Shops.

IL lsn'- every American woman who
may nave king to help mend her
disabled motor car. yet that was the
good fortune that befeu Mrs. Frederick
CORTLAND Penfield on her wedding tour
abroad
Mrs. P8nfeld was formerly Mrs. Anne
Weightman Walker. OF Philadelphia and
New York, whose fortune is estimated
az $50. 0Oo000 and about which there was
some litigation year or so ago. Mrs.
Walker and Mr.. Penheld were married
late in the winter and since that time
have been touring Europe
In New Machine.
The incident, which proved the most
unexpected ans TAR the most .aterest-
ing Of their tour, occurred in Spain.
They were in new machine, which
had been specially built in Turin for the
trip. Accompanying Mr.. aud Mrs. Pen
field were two women friends, and they
were heartily enjoying the beauties Of
the Spanish country, when one day, as
they were going from Madrid 10 La
Grana, something went wrong with the
machine and it began to back downhiu
The road was unusually dangerous at
that point, and. iu order 20 avoid dash
lLg over a precipiCe, the chauffeur ran
the car into an. emb1ukmCnt. A minute
more and smart yellow car rounded a
curve. Seeing the other car in trouble.
The yellow machine stopped and out
stepped a dignihad Old man. Who Of
fcrod any assistance he might be able
Jc give.
Takes the Women
The man was Senior NTaura. uriu1a
minister Of Spain. he drove the women
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RAISED A HUBBUB.

When Miss Ida Tarben, the woman
who writes up the meanness OF men in
corporations, stated at a meeting in
Chicago that man IS our common enc
my she raised a hubbub.
Not among the men, bless you: no.
but among the women. All but the
wizened few strenuOusly object.
The married ones are indignant.
Those wanting and intending TO be
married vigorously protest. In truth,
the tribe OF women who have ruled,
coaXed, persuaded, and bullied the lords
Of creation and found life quite IN
worth living without this employment
are up IN arms
They have made an srm-to-arm bri-
gade around the beloved ones, and eX-
claimed: '-Our common enemyt Well.
indeed! Speak fo~ yourself, not u.s.