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The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Soon to Be Remedied.

Residents of Skowhegan and vicin
ity have noted some improvement
in the past few years in regard to the
railroad crossings within the village
limits, which, such as it is, is crafty
ing. 4 hagman has been stationed at
the Mount Pleasant avenue crossing
and man also looks out for the
Water street crossing while the pas
senger train is shifting after its ar
rival at night, this being the time of
greatest danger during the day.
Some granite tagging has also been
laid az the High street crossing to i'm
prove the condition of the roadway
there.
The point which now needs, and
has for years most needed, protection
is the west side of the Russell street
crossing. The gates on Water and
Russell streets are on the east side
of the track and a team driving down
Russell street and especially person
on foot coming along the side walk,
is exposed to great hazard from
shifting engines and cars. From the
corner of the cigar store one step
will bring a person far enough onto
the track to be struck by passing
car and nothing can be seen moving
along the lack until the corner is
! passed. The REPORTER has always
felt a responsibility in the matter,
equal at least to that which should be
felt by any citizen, and has from time
10 time, by personal interview and
through publication OF the facts
called attention of the municipal
officers to the conditions as above
outlined. Notwithstanding the evil
dent menace OF conditions noted they
have been allowed to continue for
years but we now have the assurance
that gate will be put in for the pro-
lection of the public at this place at
once. Our municipal officers have
moved in the matter and inform us
they have served legal notice on T.
l., Dunn, the proper official of the
Maine Central Railroad Corporation
that this must be done Immediately.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Reference Agreed Upon.

An agreement was signed on Mon
day whereby the questions involved
in the divergent claims in regard to
the Water street and Madison avenue
street lines, at and approaching the
junction of those two thoroughfares,
known as SIMPSONS Corner, will be
determined by reference to Judge A.
r. Savage of the Maine Supreme
Court.
II will be recalled that the question
was brought to an issue by Messrs
John &. Griffin and Geo. E. Sampson,
owners of the Sampson corner prop
erty, they erecting a fence on the
line claimed by them, this fence being
removed by the selectmen. The
matter came up in the last town
meeting and it was voted to permit
the owners of AUDITING property, be-
tween the new Merrill block. and
SIMPSONS corner, to build on the
line of said Merrill block extended to
Madison avenue. This line, made by
extending the Water street bound of
the new Merrill block to Madison
avenue, is now taken as a basis of
settlement in the reference agree
ment already referred to. 1t falls
midway between the line of the build :
ings before the fire Of last September
and the line, somewhat farther out,
claimed by Messrs Griffin and Samp-
son and the other property oWne rs
as the true line of Water street. BY
the terms of the reference, Griffin 4
Sampson are to be permitted to build
to this middle line and will pay land
damages, if any, awarded by the
referee.
The reference also provides for a
similar settlement with regard to
Madison avenue, the line accepted as
basis of settlement in that instance
being the line of the front of the
Dyer Dry Goods store extended to
Water street. Tnis is also a middle
line aud will be the one to which
with the Water street boundary, they
will pay the land damages, if any are
awarded by the referee. The front of
UIljo HOW DiOOh w III CAOSlll LllUO w dbCl
street, at the corner, about "a inches
beyond its former location, and OH
Madison avenue, about six inches.
The referee is also to decide the ques-
ton of-owership as to the land still
further into Water street and Madison
avenue, outside of the middle lines
above referred to. Should it be de-
cided that any land beyond the mid
die line on either street is owned by
Messrs Griffin 6, Sampson. he will de-
eide the amount of damages that the
town shall pay them for it.
While other adjacent property
owners on the two streets in question
are not parties to this reference
agreement, decision, between the
town and Messrs Griffin and Sampson
will virtually settle the claims of al
parties.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
ton to the literature of that critical
period.

Sheriff Pennell of Cumberland
county having enforced the liquor
laws in the city of Portland in man
ner to suit his own political ambi-
tions, and that of the Democratic
party, has let up for some time, in
the hope that the Sturgis deputies
would come on. But Mayor Leigh
ton has stepped in, and ordered the
regular police to enforce the law,
which was being nullified in the most
fragrant manner. And now, strange
to say, the Republican city commit
tee finds fault with the Mayor for
doing SOL What did the committee
expect-that a Republican Mayor
would disregard the oath he had
taken? Such course would look as
though the Republican city commit
tee of Portland had adopted the En-
sign Stebbins' platform, ''in favor of
the Maine law, but agin its enforce
ment."
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Valuable Historical Article.

Arrangements have been made by
the REPORTER for the publication of a
series of historical articles entitled ,
"Along Arnold's Trail; From Maine
to Canada" These are written by
Frank w. Gowen, historian of more
than local reputation, and have been
appearing in the Republican Journal
of Belfast, one of Names best week
lies, edited by the we'll known journ-
alist, G. A. Pillsbury. They are writ
ten in such pleasing style that we
are sure they must prove highly en-
PERTAINING TO our readers and we
greatly appreciate the courtesy Elk
tended us by the journal in the per-
mission to reproduce them. They
make especially fine material for the
REPORTER as the line of Arnold Is
march was for eighty or ninety miles
through Somerset county, many of the
towns traversed being now the ones
in which the REPORTER is most ex-
tensively read.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
NUMBER ID

Of the Maine Central Railroad, Port
iand, viii close his labor. there for
tine present about April 18th The
cause Of MS retirement from TINS
position j. ID health He will spend
he Summer on his fathers farm
Iust above ne village.
the q. 4 z Ladies' Circle held an
interesting meeting Saturday, and
II continues - increase in member
snip. This organization has nearly
500 Circles scattered over % states
with 4 membership IF over , 900.
II Is a social and pniIanthrophic IN
stitution and is destined % do a most
benevolent WORK.
Rev. Mr.. Lake Of New Portland
died, Saturday night AZ the age Of So
years He mad been III with grip and
being in feeble heath could not rally
from the disease. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon, Rey Mr.
Hutchins officiating. The burial was
in the cemetery at East NeW Port
land. Mr.. Lake was the father Of
Mrs. q. ". Savage Of this village
The students Of Arson Academy
presented the 5-Act drama The
Country Minister in Garrabassett
nal Friday evening. to good sized
audience. The cast consisted Of )
ladies and gentlemen Specialties
were given by Miss Edna Hovey,
Fanny Hume, Mildred Perry. Lizzie
Gifford, and Laura and Doris Car
penteT. Of Madison. The drama was
given in very successful manner
and the students were greeted with
so house.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Walker Of
EmOden went 70 Portland, Thursday
afternoon, where they intend 10 per
menently reside. Mr.. Walker and
Mrs. Walker were active young peo-
pie and took prominent part in the
social life Of this village. They were
prominent in tne grange and church
work and 1t is 70 be regretted that
they went from here. They left
large farm Just in the edge of Emb-
den. Mr. Walker j. 20 be employed
on the electric car service in the
F3rest city. The best wishes of their
many friends 90 with them.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
In Washington.

Gov. Proctor has appointed Elk :
Gov. John w. Stewart Senator from
Vermont. He is about so years old
and prominent member of the Yer
mont bar.
The Governor of Florida has APP
pointed Hall Milton of Torriana to
succeed the late Senator Bryan of
Florida in the Senate. On Friday,
the Senate passed the Aldrich cur
rency bill, AZ to II. Among other
things, the bill provides for not more
than $500, 100000 of emergency cur
rency to be issued to national banks
upon deposit by them of state, county
and municipal bonds to be approved
by the secretary of the treasury
The currency is to be issued with a
view of securing an equitable distri-
button of the currency over the
United States and in accordance with
the unimpaired capital and surplus of
the banks in each state. Banks are
to pay for this emergency circulation
one half of one per cent month dur
ing the first four months it is circu-
lated and afterwa rds three quartz RS
of one per cent a month. A pc rtion
of the reserve must be kept in the
vaults of the banks Banks shall not
invest their funds in the stocks or
bonds of a corporation. The bill has
gone to the House.
Mr.. Burleigh has introduced a bill
appropriating S42, 900 for an extern
sion to public building in Ellsworth.
John Walter SIN ith succeeds the
late William Pinkney Whyte as SEN
ator from Maryland.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
NORTH AN SON

&. \. Steward has been confined TO
the house several days during The
past week.
Rev. Mr.. Young pastor OF the NJ. +.
church will preach two more sun
days, April 5th and l2tn, 10 complete
his Conference year.
Alfred Berry has a Rhode Island
Red pullet. eight months old that
dropped its first egg last week when
measured 6lXs inches.
Grin Lane arrived home from the
woods Friday. bringing b. J. Dun
phey's horses which have been ~ the
woods for several months.
At the meeting Of Emerald Re
bekah Lodge, Saturday evening, Miss
Susie Benjamin and Miss Fanny
Grymble were initiated into the
order.
The series of meetings in the T. b
church which have been held during
the past two weeks closed Sunday
evening. They were we'll attended,
interesting and helpful.
Wallace Emery has been laying "a
new pipe during the past week i'm his
water system at the springs lie Is
going to set another engine ON the
land of w. {. Robinson where he
will get n twenty foot fan which Will
greatly increase the supply Of water
which he already has.
Miss Emma Niles. Of Norwood,
Mass, arrived in town Saturday
evening, for weeks visit, the guest
OF Mrs. F. II. Holley and other rela-
tives. She is a teacher in the public
schools Of that city and improved the
opportunity that an Easter vacation
afforded her TO visit here.
Laurence Steward who mas been
employed for Il long time in the office
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

A meeting of the special tax com
mission, endeavoring to equalize tax
alton, was held in Augusta, Friday,
the subject being wild lands, a sub
ject by the way, which makes a good
many people wild when considering
it. Mr.. Liberty B. bennett of Port
land, Names grand old tax reform
man, was on hand with a number of
schemes, the most of which were cal
culated to take the taxes off from the
rest of the property and slap them on
to the wild lands. He got terribly
provoked at few practical ques-
tions propounded by Forrest Good
win of this town. Hon. Obadiah
Gardner of Roekland, in stating the
position OF the State Grange, said it
was not in favor of a change in the
constitution providing for the taxing
of the wild lands at the full munich
pal rate. The members of the grange
believed that it was an unfair propo-
sition, but the grange favored a taxa
ton of wild lands which was fair and
equitable. 'The wild lands should
surely pay their proportionate part
of the taxation burdens" says Mr..
Gardner. w. R. Pattangall, of the
Waterville Sentinel, made some good
sensible and conservative remarks
before the commission.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Temperature for March.

The following report of obserya-
lions, taken by night Waterman, q
W Steward, at 3.15 each morning
shows the temperature for each day
of the month OF March Where not
stated the figures given indicate
above zero:
March l, 5; ), 81; sis; I, il, 5zero,
6, 4 below; !, Is; $ 81; .. =; TO-; II
,; -, %; 10, 10; IA, IS; -. 81; IS. St;
L, 10; Is, 20; 10, %; ~, 20; y, ,; %
Is: 23, 30; "A, IS: 25, >; %. p; p, a;
y, IS; %, Sc; 80, IS; 81, Is.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
AIhENS.

\ republican caucus was held here
yesterday afternoon to elect town
committee and choose delegates TO
the district and state conventions
l.. &. March and W. y. Sanders were
the delegates chosen. 10 attend the
third district convention at Water
vile, 10 nominate q candidate for
congress, and the state convention at
Portland to nominate presidential
electors. /. c. Williams. A. E. Locke
and j. F. Corson were chosen mem
bers OF the town committee for the
ensuing two years.
y. W. Dodson, who has lived III
this place for the past twenty years,
has recently sold his farm and will
locate at Hampden Corner IN Penob-
scot county He and his family are
moving to that place this week.
L. E. Jacobs OF Skowhegan was in
town, recently, on business. Master
Lauriston accompanied him and will
spend his two weeks vacation with
his grandparents in Harmony.
Miss Opal Boston, a member OF the
junior class 'O9 Will teach in Scion
this summer. The school will begin
next Monday.
The ladies of the NJ. E. B. Society
will have the last Society supper of
the year at Wesserrunsett Hall, Wed :
nesday evening, April : There will
be good entert ainment after the
supper 70 be given 10y the young peo-
pie. This will include the drama,
IA Rank Deception. The Confer
ence year ends April y. The Rock
land District COME renee convenes
this year al Houlton.
Nj. Willie Barker of Condor. Ore
gon, is on a visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Barker.
Harold hatcher and Harold Dunton
both students at the Academy, at
tended Mr.. Balls school of methods
at Bingham last week. Both of these
young men will teach in Moscow this
summer.
Mr.. George c. Hight. our new su-
perintendent elect, has closed his
house and taken rooms at the village.
Mrs. Estes, who has kept his house
tor the past seven years will remain
in town a few days, when she will go
TO Skowhegan TO live with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Fred Head.
VI. j. Hight made a business trip to
Skowhegan, last Monday.
Mr.. Moses P Brown is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Nahum Cook, for a
few days. Mr.. Brown has been with
his brother i'll Norridgewoek during
the past winter.
Mr.. Eugene Haskell of Skowhegsn
recently spent two weeks with MS
brother, Geo Haskell of this place.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Dr.. Twaddlle Recommitted.

DR.. J. Il. Twaddelle va returned 70
the Insane hospital at Augusta on the
noon train Wednesday. He was &c
compauied By J. \. Goodrich Of tins
town, deputy sheriff DR. TwaddeIle
was released last Monday and was
given his freedom by Judge Spear
upon his promise that ne would alb
stain from Incorporate habits He
wa told that under those conditions
the charges against him would not be
pressed He was allowed to 20 on
his personal fecognizance in the sum
of $1,000.
TWaddelle was under indictment Oh
two counts for alleged attempts upon
the lite Of his brother in law, Fred
knights Of NorridgeWock. He was
given hearing in the local municipal
court and at the December term was
sent to the Insane hospital at Angus
Ia for observation as t. his mental
condition. There appears 70 nave
been Misunderstanding concerning
his release last Monday from the
hospital.
1T lOtdI OlilCldlS DtCOU1IHG aware
that the Doctors conduct on Tuesday
morning, following his release on
Monday, was such as to make con
tinuance of his liberty unwarranted
he was called before the Court for
further hearing, yesterday.
DIR. Sanborn, superintendent of the
Maine Insane Hospital at Augusta,
was sent tor and arrived on the 1875
train. \ hearing was held and the
court ordered that DR.. Twaddelle be
returned to the hospital.
The law is that when a person Is
placed III a hospital for observation
he must be given d hearing at the
next session OF the supreme court to
be held in the county from which he
was committed. As the doctor was
committed at the December term, the
present term being the next one, ne
was naturally entitled to a hearing.
DR.. Sanborn is reported to have stated
that Twaddelle had improved since
beng under his care. but that he was
not yet fit TO be given his freedom.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Here and There Club.

The last meeting OF the Here and
There Club was held with Mrs. Chas
Holden. Ten of the members were
present After the business. an en-
tertainment was enjoyed, consisting
of a discussion of the life of Longfel-
low and some OF his poems were read
by the members guessing contest
was introduced by Mrs. Homsted that
proved very entertaining. After
dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess, the club adjourned until
Nav.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The
following are the real estate transfers
recently recorded in the county regis
ry:
Pittsfield-Chas. Dustin to VIM. l..
Pushor.
Norridgewock Fred R. Salley to
Chas. l.. Holbrook, Clarence S. Har-
low to Geo. E. Harlow, $1,000; Irving
w. Gray to Chas. W. Preble, $500.
Fairfield PIERRE Roderick Marry
Terrion; Chas. Burrill to w. X. At
wood ct al; Edwin T. Pillsbury to
Elmer /. Perry; Geo. F. Murrell to
VIM. F. McCHntock; w. B. Hatch to
Dominick Susi Wilson A. Lowe to
Dominick Susi.
Skowhegan- ]. Walton to Martha
F. Briggs; Frank Emerson to |. Il.
Boothby; Paul Roullard to S. \. Dow;
James +. Porter to Belonie Bouchard.
Palmyra-Sam F. Farnham to
Albert r. Burrill Mary J. Ray mond
to r. w. Crawford, SD.
Solon-Henry NJ Wilson to Dexter
S, Foss ct al.
New Portland Fred p. Beal ct al to
Carrie f. Gilbert; Esther Norton ct
al to Fred p Beal ct al
Hartland Frank A. Withee to
Allen Weber.
Smithfeld- Edwin II. Burgess to
Geo. +. Harlow.
Ripley-Wm. } Nelson to Fred :.
Hanson, $4,000.
Detroit-Lesle l.. Barnes to Her
bert A. Barnes, 5000.
The Kennebec river opened to nav :
igation Saturday from Augusta TO the
sea. This is the earliest the ice has
left for years The date year ago
WAS April Is.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Town Improvement Society.

The regular meeting of the Town
Improvement Society occurred on
Friday afternoon March 9th, in the
Library parlors with Mrs. Amina
Whittier and Mrs. Sophia Perkins
serving as hostesses.
The program for the afternoon
under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill proved of much interest, and
marked the close of the two years
study given by the society to the
general subject OF England. Five of
Tennyson's choicest snort poems:
Late, late, so late,o THE splendor
falls on castle walls clears, idle
tears Break, break, break" and
"Crossing the bar" were read re-
spectiyely by Mrs. Steward, Mrs.
Dinsmore, Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Merrill
and Mrs. Small \ delightful paper.
"The Royal Family was given by
Miss Sarah j. Anderson, a reading
upon English Artn by Mrs. Mary 5.
Burns. while the subject of Social
Life" was entertainingly treated in a
paper by Mrs. Abbie Wildes. The
music for the afternoon gave the
audience the greatest pleasure and
comprised two duets, the SV allow,
and 81 Heard a Voice. by Miss
Gertrude Webb and Mrs. George
Simpson with Miss Elizabeth Webb
accompanist. The program closed
with "The Casket Scene from THE
Merchant of Venice given by Mrs.
Elizabeth Merrill.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Committees Organized.

The committee appointed at the
last town meeting to investigate the
various phases of the Skowhegan
Water supply, met at the office of
the selectmen on Thursday evening
of last week and organized by the
choice of w. II. Wildes chairman
and Geo. w. Cover as secretary.
The other members of the committee
are c. Davis Miller, s. H. Bradbury,
r. F. Parker, A. Il. Wyman and e..
Wallace Nash They are directed by
the town to report on the water
supply, for domestic uses and fire
protection, as above noted, and es-
pecially to see on what terms the
lease, which the town has had with
the Skowhegan Water Company, Tor
MIGRANTS, may be renewed on its
expiration in August 1909.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

The Kennebec river is clear of ice
from Waterville to the sea, the ice
going out quietly without any freshet.
The coal laden schooners will be the
first vessels to come up.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
A Card.

To my many friends in Somerset
County.
l take this method of announcing
myself as Republican candidate for
the Office of Sheriff of SomsEset
County.
Should the people of this County
nominate and elect me, | can truth
fully say that my policy will be to en-
force all laws on the Statutes, within
my Jurisdiction, without fear or favor.
We understand the work of the
Office having been intimately con-
nected with it for the past five years
as County Commissioner.
l ask nothing but a fair and just
voice of the voters of this County.
Very respectfully yours,
2w13 l.. {. WILLIAMS.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

There are still a few good men in
the Second Congressional District
VINO have not declared that they will
under no conditions be candidate
for Congress.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
HARMONY.

Carl Rhoades Is at home from
Bates College FOR his vacation.
Miss Sadie Herriek is at Pitt,held
working in the dormitory at NJ. {. 1.
Mrs. Leroy Hildreth of Greenyille
is visiting ner parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z f. Hurd.
Mrs. y. H. Herriek IS in Portland
for several weeks visit with her
brother VINO resides there.
Liehtbody's famous headache pow
ders, The guaranteed Kind, at Samp-
son x Azores only.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02
Josiah F. Whitney.

Josiah f. Whitney, formerly of So
Ion, . Maine, died Sunday evening,
March 29th at Augusta, Maine. Mr..
Whitney was born at Gorham, Maine,
eighty three years ago and resided
on farm in Scion for nearly fifty
years. For the past two years he has
resided at Augusta.
Mr.. Whitney is survived by his wife
to whom he was united fifty eight
years ago next May, four sons and
three daughters, Seth II. of North
Nassalboro, Geo. w. of Augusta, 10
siah +. Jr. of Boston, Mellen \. of Ell
gin, H., Mrs. r.. J. Abbott of Dover,
y H., Mrs. \. G. Stevens of Lancas-
ter, Mass, and Mrs. W 3. Fletcher
OF Augusta All were present at the
funeral which was held AT Augusta on
Tuesday mterment was At Solon on
Wednesday.
The Ellsworth American records
the fact that Constable Arthur NJ.
Sawyer, agent for prevention of
cruelty To animals, has completed the
investigation of a complaint from
West Ellsworth where he found a
farmer conducting lumber operations
with four cows yoked like oxen TO
haul the logs to the mill. Constable
Sawyer spent day in the woods and
found that the COWS did not appear
to be suffering from oYerWOrk were
in good condition ana apparently
we'll fed. He found no grounds upon
which TO interfere, and left after
cautioning the owner against over
loading. The case is said to be with
out a parallel i'll Maine and has
created much discussion. especially
among farmers, as to whether it is
cruelty 10 work a COW.
The Assessors are on their rounds;
receive them pleasantly, give them
true lists OF your taxable property,
and you viii have no trouble. In re-
gard to taxes, the person who COM
plains of the size thereof, will not re %
ceive the least sympathy from his
fellow citizens. SO don't ask for it,
but bear the burden philosophcally
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

Our country has now billion dol
lars in gold in its treasury-the
greatest amount ever collected by any
nation. Don't that make you all feel
kinder rich?
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

Hereafter the post Office address of
the soldiers home at Togus, will be
tNational Soldiers Home, Maine"
The name "Togus" will no longer be
used.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

The national association of letter
carriers has officially thanked Con-
gresham Burleigh, of this District
for assisting in securing the passage
of the bill raising the pay of carriers
in the S1100 grade to 1920. y
The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-02

Two hundred and fifty thousand
miners in the coal fields of the coun-
try laid down their picks, Tuesday
night, and have entered upon strike.