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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-20
CARD FROM MIR. MOORE.
Employed to Make Thorough Report
He Says He Reported Conditions
AS He Found Them.

NrWhrrrN. :. e., March II. 1905.
The Editor of The Obs, rvcr, Newbrr-
ny, $. &.
Dear Sir: Replying to an editorial
III your paper of this morning, and to
Il letter from the commissioners Of
put'llr works Of this city. published in
tho same issue. | beg to make ill.,,
Following remarks and submit the
ioll"win" exhibit:
Ih"r" seems T." be SOM. %m;;unlrr-
standing rs I" what my report should
contain. | WAS employed by the city
r"unrll I" make II thorough cxamina.
ton OF tht records Of the commission
OF public works and to report condi-
tons aS found them; which | did.
My criticisms are referred to AS
'unfaIr and nniuSt.' rmphatically
deny the truth OF that statement.
In my report | simply stated facts
ana each statement is c~orroboratad.
state that there is not in use nor
has there ever been since the br"in-
hlng of business. any efficient system
or accounting. This fac. cannot h.
,l,njra. aud II glance at the records
*as kept will prove this. 1t was never
possible l." get mp Il correct Statr-
mrnt Of the affairs of the business bv
~rrftrrnrr to the ~hnukS-nn ucruuuls
being kept on the lcd%rrS except per
Sonal ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of the statis-
Nral accounts as shown in the exhibit
attached hereto having been kept any
where. arrived III the figures her,
presented by analysing each invoice
and ra'h book entry, and pnStin" ali
these items. together with adjust
meht entries rs made on personal ac-
counts, to 4 transcript made by my
self.
THE exhibits referred tn rs "vulu-
mn"uS are the result Of This labor
and SHOW in detail the revenues and
disbursements. From these reports
You can trace the development Of In,
water and light business as done hv
WV l'lh1' va Nith tHtl. utltIItllllt
whether OF not it is Il paying PROPOSE
lion.
If You had examined my report ANA
exhibits yen would have found all
these figures presented in consolidate
ed form in exhibit No. 3, which Tha
Herald and News Of this morning
prints.
I called attention to tn. fact that
90 leaves (l0 pagcs) had been cut
from the lcdgcr--that is a fact-and
on one Of these leaves was kept the
account with Howard Nicely and this
account is now in suit.
I said that prior to 1901 cash books
had Been altered and copied-that
fact cannot be denied.
I criticized the form Of petty cash
vouchers NOW in use. I maintain that
a receipt signed CHS X mark" with
no witness is not a voucher. I have
not charged any misuse Of funds I
simply imply that had there ever been
it would be q very difficult matter to
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The editorial referred to by Mr..
Moore, which appeared in the Obser-
yer Of March II, is as follows:
A Matter Of Bookkeeping.
"Mr. Moore, the special account
ant. whom the city employed to ex-
anime the books of the city council
md those of the public works com
mission, has made his report. Their,
mas been o II less talk about what
it contained and what it didn't con-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-20
a. Higher Health Level.

- nave reached a higher health
V since [ began using DR.. Kings
view lite Pills,' writes Jacob Sprin-
ger OF West Franklin, Maine. "Thsy
keep my stomach, liver and bowels
working just right" IF these pills
a'sappolnt you on trial, money will
De refunded at w. F.. Pelham and
Sons Drug store. Csc.
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il by t;lr books.

Th" item Of T15.G6 referred TO bv
You ami the commissioners Us Il short
a-r ,r discrepancy WAS moi CHARGED as
Ni'rii ny met simply shows net dir
irr'nc" between 81 errors in addition
on the cash books in use since 1901
and il cannot be argued from this
THAT the books have beer accurately
nor correctly kept.
My criticisms Of the books sine,
l0"l 'ra more with The system than
with the mechanical handling Of Inc
figures. The Young man in charge Of
the books IS entirely capable Of keep
my Il correct system Of books and IF
such Wa furnished him am mlit,
sur" that he would handle it satisrac-
i"ri!y.
| mad' reference to the sewer fund.
Vt" regular record Of This fnnd exists
IN The office nor upon the REGULAR
books of the commission. The can
rrt!rd checks for the disbursement Of
this iunh have never been returned
but are still in the Savings bank, this
being the bank that the money for
this fund and in fact all II Of
the commission were deposited.
| did not audit this fund for the
reason that | could find no records to
audit and | stated this fact in my re-
POM under the heading of Exhibit No..
I. These records surely ought to cx-
Isl and they should be in the regular
office Of the commission.
Exhibit y. This is Il consolidated
statement Of all exhibits us presented
with my report to the commissioners
and council.
1t shows the total amounts Of the
revenues and disbursements from the
various sources since the beginning Of
Business.
The items listed as assets such As
plant ("riGinal), extensions lines and
mains. transformers. etc., and mew
machinery, represent the actual
amount Of outlay. for these various
items, no allowance having been made
for requirements of old machinery.
natural depreciation, etc, which is
properly charseable to profit and
loss account.
| further wish to say that while tn,
exhibits us presented do contain many
figures they are as compact rs it was
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EXHIBIT 2.

Disbursements of Water Works and Electric Light Plant 1897-l9o7 H.
Guiding Sewer Maintenance Since Installation of
Sewerage System.
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on privileges and elections and ex-
poets to put in a good year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30
DEATHS.

Pittsheld-Ap ri u Mrs. James Daily. aged
Is years
Riehmond-March =, William FaIday,
aged n years.
Detroit-AprIl g. }. Wesley Bean, aged b
years.
Madson-Aprn IL James Priest, aged %
years
Benton-April n. Amos l. Kinds.
Fairheld-A pril l., Mrs. Euuice Cum mines,
aged - years.
Boston-Aprn :. pr Herbert E. Chase. aged
IS years.
Neponset. Ill-Aprn - Thankful WEES.
formerly Of Clinton. wife of Ezra AcIntire Of
Neponset. formerly OF this place. kenneuec
county papers please copy.
Athens--A prl p. Mrs Hannah Bunker,
aged ~ years
Skowheean-Aprn ~ Levi f. steward,
aged - years.
Lewiston-Arrll %. Mrs. Fila bay, aged =
years.
East Skow hegan-Aprn IS, samuel core,
aged - years.
Clinton-A pril -, Thomas Chase. former
of Bingham aged u years.
Gornyiue-Aprii >. Infant child Of Mr.. ard
Mrs. Norris & hast.
North Hartland-April 2t Joseph Whitney
aged 81 years.
Skowhegan-A prl =. Mrs. olive Il Mor-
rill, aged ~ years
East Madison-Arril = Danvlne T.. Thurs
ton. aged - years.
toruli!le-AIril :. Hannah Gardner
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Frost Works Havoc With the
Highways.

The unusually light snow fall of the
past winter left the ground without
its usual protection and in conse
quence the frost penetrated to a
great depth. 1t has been coming out
the past week and the country roads
are in deplorable condition. There
are so many bad places between the
Susie brook and Malbon's Corner on
the Canaan road, that Commissioner
Geo. II. Webb has had that section
closed to travel by fence at both
ends and teams now go around by the
river road and over the hill by the
Augustus Crowell farm.
In many places on the southerly
slopes of the hills, the surface has
thawed to depth of one to two feet
and the whole body of the ROAD to this
depth has slid or skidded toward the
bottom. Pieces of road highway
twenty rods long have moved down
hill in this manner, forming condi-
tions impossible for team and with
promise of UNUSUAL problems and cost
for repair. Very little travelling is
done at present by those not absolute
ly obliged to go, and the stages and
the Rural Free Delivery drivers find
their trips very hard TO make. On
the seven delivery mail routes, out of
the Skowhegan office, the drivers
have been from one to three hours
late on their trips since Monday.
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Mrs. Olive Morrill,.

Mrs. Olive Harris Morrill, died at
the home of her brother, Elmer
Harris, on Turner avenue, Tuesday
afternoon. She had been an invalid
for more than three years and for a
year or more confined to the house,
a great sufferer through all of this
time.
The deceased was born in Canaan,
the daughter OF Robert and Sarah
packard Harris, forty three Years
ago. She was graduated from the
Skowhegan High School with the
class of 1884 and for some years
taught in our public schools. The
mother, Mrs. Sarah Harris just
mentioned, a brother, Elmer E. Har
ris and one sister, Mrs. Thos. Lord
survive. The deceased was a mem
Der of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge OF
this place and the members of that
order attended in a body the funeral
services which were held this after
noon at two O'Clock. Rev. B. b.
Merrill, pastor of the Island Avenue
Congregational Church, was the
officiating clergyman.
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Third District Convention.

Yesterday, without the shadow OF
opposition at the Third District Con-
vention of Republicans at " aterville,
Hon. f. Q. Burleigh was renominated
as candidate for Representative to
Congress. Holding the entire conf
dence of the people of his District,
Mr.. Burleigh has grown stronger and
stronger as his serVicesNhave been
extended. He is held in the highest
esteem by his associates in the Ma
tionaI House, who honor and appre-
ciate his conservatism and Integrity,
and who can always rely upon his
thoroughness and good judgment in
matters OF legislation. He is not q
sky rocket statesman but a gentle
man whose faithful services for his
country and his constituents are
everywhere recognized, and whose
true worth is most empha tically
shown in his repeated nominations
and elections at the hands of those
who know him best.
on. Forrest Goodwin of this place
and Byron Boyd of Augusta were
elected as Congressional delegates to
the National Republican Convention,
and Orlando W. Frost and Charles E.
Know lton were elected as alternates.
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Progress on the Municipal
Building.

The area formerly known as the
Heselton House lot is a busy place
these days, large crew being at
work on the new Municipal building,
under the direction for w. A. Emery
of Waterford, who is the superinten-
dent of the Portland contractors,
Smith & Rumery. This firm had a
crew at work last fall during Novem-
Der and December, and resumed
operations again on Wednesday of
last week. They have an important
subcontract with Knight & Hoxie of
this place for the brickwork, but
other than this all operations are thus
far directly in their hands.
The size of the lot is OF great ad-
vantage TO the builders as they are
able to have all their material shipped
in and assembled there and large
part is already on hand. All the
door and window frames, all the
fancy gray brick, which will make the
front of the lower story, with the
steel and wooden lathing and 1856
thousand red brick are now on the
lot. The steel trusses and beams
have been shipped and are expected
by every train. If they were putting
up this building on the ordinary city
lot, surrounded by other buildings
and facing narrow street, filled with
traffic, they could not thus have all
their material at hand but would
have it delivered in small lots as
wanted from day to day. F. A.
Rumery of Portland. junior member
of the building firm, was here yester-
day to confer with Mr.. Emery, the
superintendent above mentioned.
A member of the building com
mittee makes the prophesy that the
roof will be on the building by August
LIST and superintendent Emery is OF
the opinion that this may be the
case. 1t is hoped to complete it
ready for use some time in December
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30

The Methodist annual conference
which has been held at Augusta,
came to a close Monday morning
when the appointments were an
nounced, and the clergymen sent
forth on their work for Christ for the
next year. With a few exceptions,
the salaries paid are very small; but
these devoted servants of the Master,
whose call they have heard, are not
in the work for the money, but are
laboring for the salvation of immor-
tai souls. The reports made at the
Conference show that they have been
remarkably successful the past year
Bishop Hamilton presided during the
week, with great ease and dignity.
His sermons, lecture and the manner
he had of conducting business, were
admirable. The hospitality of the
people of the capital city was un-
bounded. 1t was decided not to
unite the two conferences. Rev.
Charles Parsons of Portland, Rev. d.
B. Holt of Bath, Hon. Chas. A. Tilton
of South Portland and Samuel Vose of
Madison we're elected as Names four
delegates to the General Methodist
conference at Baltimore in May, with
Rev. H. E. Dunnack of Augusta, Rev.
John r. Clifford of Gardiner, Warren
W. Cole of Portland and DR.. E. j.
Roberts of Augusta as the four alter
mates. Strong temperance resolu-
lions were passed, threatening "the
sword of the Lord and of Gideon" as a
punishment to all those who dared to
favor resubmission. Four preachers
of the conference who have complet
ed the four years course of study
were elected as elders. They were
Charles W. Wallace of Monmouth,
Anthony E. Roberts of Naples, Geo.
c. Howard of Livermore Falls and II.
II. Richardson of West Durham.
The deacons ordained were Weston
P. Holman, Charles I. Spear, Charles
o. Perry, G. F. Nilsen, Robert NJ.
Pierce and George Ingram. The
next session of the Conference will
be held at Berlin, N. II.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30
BIRTHS.

petroit--A phi Is to the wife Of aaron
Libby, a daughter
pittsfeid-Aprll Il. to the wife Of Jonn h.
Brow n. a son.
Anson-ApriI ,. to the wIfe Of Nike O Flar-
ity, daughter.
Madison-Aprl 3, to the wife Of Nike K ola.
a daughter.
Madison--Aprh t. to the wife Of ArthlT
Parket, a daughter.
Athens-A pri Is. to the wife OF Albert y.
PeYerilI. 4 son.
Smithheld-Apr iI 4, 10 the wife OF Arthur
Perkins a daughter.
Wellington-April p. 70 the wife OF RoScoe
g. Jones a daughter.
skowhegan-Apri1 y TO the wife Of Ferd.-
nand Naschon, a daughter.
oakland-April y. 10 the wife of Edmund
Roy, a daughter.
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Skowhegan Grange.

The travelling on the country roads
cut down the attendance at last even
ing's session of Skowhegan Grange
and, unfortunately, prevented those
who were to take the principal parts
in the program from being present.
The subjects, however, all pertaining
to "The Springs Work." were taken
up and some very interesting i'm
promptu talks delivered upon them.
Alonzo Smith told of his experience
in preparing the soil for seed, on the
farms of Maine and on the prairies; of
Illinois. S. F. Emerson spoke the
methods in use in Belgium, the most
thickly populated country in the
world, in contrast with those in use
by the farmers of Maine. Miller told
of his personal observations among
the farmers of Germany and Q. H,
Gardner spoke of hay and potatoes as
among the crops he had found the
most profitable in his farming expert
6Qce,
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Have Sold Farm.

Mr.. and Mrs. Barney McCollor were
in town, last week, and sold their
farm, the Joseph Snow place on
Tobey Hill, to John B. Avore. They
purchased this place about fourteen
years since and lived there until four
years ago. Since that time they
have been in Los Angeles, Cal, the
residence there being on account of
Mr.. McCollor's health and proving
very beneficial III this respect. They
had planned to come to Maine this
summer and on their return was
FASTENED by the illness of Mrs. Nc
Collor's brother, William Fardy, who
died in Richmond, Me-, March 2s, she
arriving but a few days before his
death.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCollor have EN-
ployment in the White Mountains for
the summer and propose to return
here in the fall to again become per-
manent residents Of Skowhegan. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Avore is to
move onto his new purchase at once
and that he will make specially of
poultry raising.
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NUMBER IS
NORTH EAST coRnvlLlE

Mr. Berry is improving his house
by the addition of piazza.
Mrs. Geo. Taylor has been suffer
ing for several days with sciatic
trouble
Mrs. Nettie Barker was called 10
Wellington, Apr. 20, to the funeral of
her brother in law, Melvin HUFF.
Miss Carolyn Barker went Apr. q,
TO North CornviLe to teach instead
OF No. B as stated last week.
Bert Phelps has moved onto the
hill having rented part of the
buildings and piece of land Of
Frank Wescott
Mr.. Kinsmore is now quite fully
recovered from his injury of Jan. 29,
when he fell in the wood shed, re-
ceiying bruises and general shaking
up that rendered him helpless for
about two weeks. He has walked 20
the near neighbors recently and
hopes soon to be able TO walk 10
Athens village two miles distant.
Though So years of age he walked s
miles one afternoon just before his
accident
L. B. Hoyt who has passed the
winter here with his father, will not
return at present 10 his former
position at Basic City, Va, but wi
build cottage on the east shore Of
Barker pond Mrs. Hoyt ia with
her mother, Mrs. j ". Hinkley
assisting her during Mr.. Hinkley' 3
illness.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30

After making an examination OF
sixty different locations the COM
mittee of the Executive Council has
fixed upon West Pownal as the loca-
ton of the proposed Maine School for
feeble minded. The tract of land
embraces nine sets of farm buildings,
also the stock, wagons, Implements
and tools included in the option OF
two farms, and comprising, in the
aggregate, 1854 acres. The distance
from Portland is 20 miles and from
Lewiston 16 miles. 1t is one mile
from the Gray railroad station to the
centre of the property. The amount
appropriated by the Legislature for
the purchase of this site was 100000,
the cost of the entire tract embraced
in this recommendation is $40, 160, the
remainder may be used for improve
ments. With this institution the
various cities and towns will be able
to relieve their aims houses OF the
idiotic and feeble minded inmates.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30
Has Leased the "Seguinland."

James G. Durrell has leased the
summer hotel at Five Islands, on the
Island of Georgetown, on the Maine
Coast, and will open it for business
on July LIST. A company of fifteen
men purchased fifteen hundred acres
of land in this locality, few years
since, embracing FIVE miles of coast
line, and built the hotel, of which
Mr.. Durrell is now to become the
proprietor, in 1904. The level of the
hotel veranda is one hundred twenty
FIVE feet above the sea and but three
hundred feet back from the beach
The southerly view overlooks Sheep
scott bay, Seguin Light being with
in the eyes range, and the view
reaches of water which form the
steamer route back to Bath. Mr.
and Mrs. Durrell have been for the
past thirteen years, host and hostess
at the Samoset House, Mouse Island,
and the leasing OF the Seguinland,
although In the same portion of the
coast, is an important change for
them. They have personal ac-
quaintance with people from all parts
of the country who come to Maine
year by year and are sure to have
plenty of business in their new loca-
ton. The route to Five Islands is
much the same as to Mouse Island.
1t is reached by steamers from Bath
or one may drive there, ferrying from
Bath to Woolwich and proceeding
thence via Arowsic by the bridge Of
the same name, the distance from
Bath being twelve miles.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30

The Republican State Convention
to nominate delegates to the Chicago
National Convention will be held in
Portland, this afternoon. 1t is prac
tically agreed that the delegate at
large will be Col. Thomas P. Shaw OF
Portland, Edward P. Kicker of Po-
land, Elk Gov. John F. Hill of Angus
ia and Judge Charles J. Dunn OF
Orono. Six candidates for electors
of President and Vice President OF
the United States will also be elected
While it Is understood that the re-
publicans of Maine are generally in
favor of the candidacy of Mr.. Taft,
the delegates will go without instruc-
ton
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30

The Republican Journal, whose
survey of the political field is always
calm and dispassonate, says;
"While there has not been a great
deal of stir in Waldo county over the
campaign now being carried on for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor, there is a keen interest taken.
While all the candidates have their
friends here it is not too much to say
that the delegates from Waldo county
to the State convention will vote
practically as a unit. for the nomina-
tion of Hon. William T. Haines OF
Waterville."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30
MARRIAGES.

Madison-ApG pin q. Mr.. Lyndon h w.
hanson OF Madison and Mrs. Nellie Florence
NOrlett OF Portland.
Pittsheld-Aprl b, by the Rev. E. X Jcr-
dan, Mr.. Arthur ". Lee and Miss Mary ?.
Patterson, both OF Pittsfeld.
Fairfield Center-April - by the Rev. !. 4.
Roberts. Mr.. Clarence Cony OF WaterSiIIe
and Miss Lulu L. Williams Of Fairfield.
Jackman-A pril D. Mr. John A. Bulmer Of
Greenviile and Miss Los Hazel Shelley q
Jack
Harmony-April b, by Dr. William Nc
Laughlin Justice II the Peace, Mr. John Rus
sell and Miss \ lice Page. both Of Harmony.
Norrideewock-Aprll - by the Rev NJ
Calhoun. Mr.. Arthur W. Head and = -
Marie Purcell. both OF Smthneld.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30

The popular demand for tariff re-
form has reached a stage where it
cannot be safely ignored by any po-
litical party. Some are inclined to
look upon the Dingley law as some
thing SO inherently sacred that it can
never be touched; that it would be a
sin to amend it. But we are now
confronted with certain conditions
that did not exist when that law was
drawn and enacted. And when this
revision of the tariff is made, how
proper that it should be done by the
party that originated it, The change
should be made in the house of its
friends and not by the Democratic
party that has been the enemy OF the
principle of protection from the very
beginning of it's existence as a party
We are glad to see the leaders of the
Republican party taking notice of the
fact that the people are demanding
revision, and whatever the people
demand is sure to go in this Republic.
In recent speech in Congress Chair
man Payne of the ways and means
committee, said among other Things:
1.-THE Republican party will be at the
polls next November with platform
that means something. They will de-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30

clare themselves on the tariff ques-
ton in no uncertain sound. I do not
mind saying today that it seems to
me that they will declare for a re-
vision of the tariff and that the
strongest reason impelling them to
that declaration will be the fact that
we need a maximum and minimum
tariff for the purpose of negotiating
proper trade agreements with the
nations of the earth. But if we have
a maximum and minimum tariff and
the Republican party passes it that
minimum will be protective tariff to
every American industry and to every
American laborer in the United
States"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-30

back to the good old days when the
farmers of Maine raised meat enough
to supply the home markets? If the
cause of the rise is the narrowing
limits and approaching end of the
Texas and other southwestern ranges,
then remember that there are many
farms in Maine that have "run out''
on account of the want of fertilizers
that could be brought up and made to
pay by stock and beef raising.