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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
Hopeless Deadlock Is the
Outlook at Present.
Three Senator's and Three Rep
resentatives withhold Votes
Or Vote For Others.

The first vote for United States
Senator was taken at Frankfort Tues
day in each house. In the Senate
Beckham received Is votes, Bradley
16 and there were votes scattered.
in the house each candidate received
48 votes with one absent; Denham Re-
publican, who is sick, 2 scattering and
1 refusing to vote. On the joint bal
lot Wednesday Beckham received sc
votes, Bradley GA, scattering 5, absent
2, and / not voting. Senator Talbot
Hardin county who refused to vote
for Beckham in the Senate on the first
ballot, cast his vote for him on the
first joint ballot. Otherwise there
was no change. Those Democrats who
are not voting for Beckham are: Sem
ators II. S. McNutt, of Louisville;
Albert Charlton, of Louisville; Wheel
er Campbell, of Paducah; Representa-
tives Chris Mueller, Louisville; Virgil
Mcknight, Mason county and E. w.
Lillard, of Boyle county.
!, Very few persons now believe that
the Ex-Governor has the slightest show
of an election, and many go SO far as
to predict the election of Bradley be-
fore the session ends. Probably the
most generally accepted idea is that
the session will drag out without an
election, leaving vacancy, as in the
celebrated Blackburn-Hunter contest
some years ago.
A majority of the Democrats in
Hartford who have expressed them
selves approve of Beckham's defeat.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
Time To Stand To
The TROUGH.
]. W. Dunn Says That All Diff
ferenceS Have Been ThreSh-
ed Out.

Another state union meeting has
been held. This was the best in the
brief history of the A. S. of E. since
1t was organized at Greenville. All
differences were threshed out and the
delegates now understand the situa-
ton well. Having had one hundred
delegates and many visitors at that
meeting we feel in good spirits over
the outlook. One thing should not be
forgotten. Our treatment by the Hen
derson people was most agreeable.
Many visited Henderson for the first
time on this occasion, and all will
be glad to go again.
Now, men, let us get down to bust
ness. Go to your local. pay your
dues,k what belongs to the local
25 cents. and Is cents to the county
secretary and send the rest to s. B.
Robertson. The dues are $3.50.
Ishave seen copy of the new paper
1t is all right and you will like 1t
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
A Happy New Year.

To all Gods creatures of every name
all to whom He has given the power
Of language, and equally all to whom,
for His wise purpose, He has denied
1t, we earnestly wish that the year
upon which we now enter may prove
a Happy New Year, desiring devout-
ly to ask Him, the Author of all mer-
cies, that to all it may be more rich
ly filled with His visible goodness, and
that He will hasten that golden age
when the lion and the lamb shall
lie down together, and a little child
shall lead them. Dumb AMI
mails.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
Trust Endorsement of Inquirer's
Position.

It is all right according TO some
people, to elect the attorneys for the
trusts and corporations to the State
Legislature and to Congress 10 make
the laws. 1t is all right to elect the
paid agents and tools of the corpor-
atoms to the judgcships to construe
the laws. 1t is all right to elect gov
ernors who are representatives OF the
trusts to execute the laws passed by
corporation agents and attorneys and
construed by trust attorneys on the
bench. But for a man who is farm
er-even though lawyer-who is the
national president Of the American
Society of Equity, to be appointed Fire
Marshal Of the State of Kentucky ,ac-
cording to those people who believe
in trust agents for lawmakers, judges,
ETC., is wrong.
And all this fuss" about Mr.. Bar
nett's being Fire Marshal was raised
by the insurance trust, is the news
that comes from Frankfort. We all
know that the insurance trust Is one
of those benevolent institutions which
never does anything meaner than to
charge the people exorbitant prices
for insurance and to maintain lob
bies in all the State capitols to influ-
ence legislation in the interest of the
insurance companies.
Sometime ago the Inquirer printed
an editorial in which it took the po-
sition that not all the attorneys of the
corporations were dishonest, but they
were not the safest people to elect to
a lawmaking office. Some people
thought that editorial was rather ex-
treme In its view. 1t is not more ex-
IRENE than the fight made by the in
surance. trust against Mr.. Barnett as
fire marshal and the action ofhthe in
surance trust in this matter. is moth
ing less than an endorsement Of the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ISSUES
rule ON DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS.

With this Republican special
ton subscribers ruling the
Department Washington
der an to
the postal laws regulations have gone into effect
January a publish
Heavrin,
order shall go into effect April s 1908 The order seeks to
regulate postage newspapers periodicals.
have the privilege of scondclass mail matter While
Of the order has no direct reference M m and does NOT concern ms
a which materially.
the with the their
scribe which their subscriptions,
delinquent and until bill often So
publshe
tnue this subscriber they
considerable loss the The ruling the Post
April
publication
subscriber who much shall
knowing themselves
make prompt
PEELED them list
Hartford postoffce
time notice mail
and hope retain all of them but should be dis
continued April 1st it will be fault
For the information subscribers publish following
extract from the above mentioned order:
RENEWALS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
will
subscriptions expressly
the which they paid within following
daes within three months weekles within six months semi
months year.
lies within three months monthls
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subscribers. copies
shall mailing
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transient second class of
fraction thereof prepaid BY stamp affixed The a
Usher extend credit for subscriptions his publication
questioned compliance noncompliance
regulation will be consideration
publication pos
L. following from
the Third Assistant Postmaster General which
Department, General
of Classification Washington
to amendments
Regulations appearing No from
quotation taken) Postmaster Gener-
the December supplement the Official
With the rules in amended section
subscriptions informed that Notwithstanding January
1905 the the becomes effective
of the Department give publisher
his business
show faith and that they
fairness have such opportunity The the
and
with which
practices normal
Therefore question expired
436 April 1905
evidence
should
will be referred
further instructions.
understand that to
uniformly applied Uniformity application
Department complaints
expected comply
time. Respectfully,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
Notice

The Kentucky Light and Power Co.,
will pay $40 reward for information
leading to conviction of any one gull
ty of breaking light bulbs or in any
way injuring purposely the light SER
vice In Hartford. The offense is a
penite4tiary one.
Kentucky Light & Power Co.
By n G. Barrass, Mgr.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
BECKHAM FAILS OF ELECTION.
in RACE FOR j. S SENATOR

position taken by the Inquirer and
the people shotld apply to the attor-
neys and agents of the trusts the same
rule that the insurance trust has ap-
piled to Mr.. Barnett and cease elect
ing trust representatives to law-mak-
ing bodies, to the bench and 70 execu-
tive offices.-Owensboro Inquirer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
For Sale

Thirty two inch Wool Carding Ma
chine. including picker, automatic card
grinder, betting and all necessary
tooles. If taken at once price $500.
]. w. Ford, 4
Prop. Hartford Water Mills.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-17
Among the Lodges.

Hartford NO. 675, F. and A. NJ.
held a well attended call session Mon
day night and three Fellow Crafts
were made Master Masons. There
seems to be no decrease in the num-
Der of applicants for membership in
this lodge and the new year starts off
with fair prospects of excelling last
years great record
Rough River No. 10, X. of p, is
getting a move at last. The meeting
Tuesday night was attended and one
stranger was initiated into the mys-
teries of the Page Rank. One petit
ton for membership was received. The
new officers for the coming term were
installed after a report from the au-
diting committee. The report showed
the lodge to be in fine shape finan-
cially. The resources being something
over $1,000.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06
For the Reporter
George r. 81. Paul.

At his home In Dorchester, Mass,
one who is well known and who will
be greatly missed in two states pass
ed away, January 2s. Mr.. George F.
II. Paul had resided in Boston since
1881. Hardly any man is better
known in Skowhegan or all Of Somer-
set County than was he, having been
in business here and Intimately con
nected with our commercial and social
life for many years previous to going
to Boston.
Mr.. Paul was born in Wellington,
Maine, July 25, 1916. He lived there
until he was four years old, when his
parents, Daniel and Mary Paul, NOV
ed to Parkman. AT the age of nine
teen, in March 1865, he went from
Parkman into the Civil War. Too
young to enter that service in the
earlier years, when he finally did go it
was only to return in a few months.
as the great struggle ceased soon after
he enlisted.
When he returned his parents and
family had moved from Parkman to
Solon; hence since 1868 Somerset
County has been largely his home
and he has always called it home
For four years he was variously en-
gagged in numbering in Maine, travel
ing throughout the west and farming
somewhat in Illinois and Iowa. Re
turning in 1859 from Webster City
Iowa, with the body of his nexi
younger brother, Newell, who had
recently passed away from typhoid
fever at the latter place, at the earn.
est solicitation of his parents, he de
cided to remain in the east, and en-.
tered into business with James Nal.
bon on Water street. Later, upor
the retirement from business Of Mr.
Malbon, he was associated with Mr.
Levi Emery, where he remained unit
1881.
His business brought him him intt
contact with all classes of people
throughout this county, and the ad
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06
Vital Statistics 1907.

AS has been the custom of the RE-
PORTER for several years past we pre-
sent below condensed summary OF
vital statistics from the records of the
Town Clerk, also the full list of
deaths, of persons one year of age or
over, for the year of 1907. The re-
cords of the clerks office include the
deaths of residents of this place even
if the decease occurred elsewhere,
also some records of deaths In other
towns where Skowhegan was the
place of interment, but these are not
included i'll the following report. A
table showing the number of deaths
at various ages is also given, with the
corresponding figures for 1904, 1905
and 1908, and the comparative figures
concerning births and marriages for
the same years. Deaths in 1904, 80;
in 1905, II; in 1906, 66; in 1907, Sc.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS

From figures secured at the office of
the State insurance commissioner re-
Gently it is learned that the damage to
property in Maine by fire last year
aggregated S3,073, 420, greater
amount than for any year during the
past ten years and one of the greatest
III the history of the State. The esti-
mated value of property burned WAS
S14 ,407, 706. There were 2089 fires of
which 1877 were total loss and 1852 a
partial loss The greatest number of
fires from any cause were $50, there
being 260 fires of unknown origin.
Two hundred and eighty-one were
caused by lightning, 237 by defective
hues and chimneys and III by burn
ing out of chimneys.
1t is gratifying to know that a
Maine born soldier, General Charles
B. Hall, has risen to the grade Of ma
jor general in the regular army by
merit alone, not having had West
Point training or enjoying any ''pulP'
at Washington. General Hall was r
Portlan boy and at the age of is
went from the High school OF that
city to the front with the 25th Maine.
He came out of the war a captain and
has now been in the service a period
of As years. In recent years he has
been in the Philippines and of late has
been in command of the post at Fort
Levanworth. The manual of arms as
now used in the army was written by
General Hall in 1895.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

REAL E~TA1E TRANSFERS. The
following are the real estate transfers
recently recorded in the county regis
try:
Eew Portlrnd-Henry NJ. Webb ts
Iantha Webb
Bingham-John Owens ct al to Jos
Z. Lawrence.
Madi on-Chas. E Woodcock to
Lucella D. WoOdcoek; G. S Flanders
to George Wescott.
Palmyra-Byron ? Hanson to
Lizzie Brackett; Henry 2. McFar-
land to Adella VI. Mcfarland.
Cornville Lincoln l.. Paine 10 Geo.
II. Rogers.
Ripiey-Nary \. Smith to Horace
Dunlap, $40
skowhegan-Loren B. Allen to Blla
VI. Pooler.
Hartland-Amasa J. Moore TO James
Fuller, s295; Martha A Wheeler to
James Fuller. S5o.
Pittsfeld- Robert Dobson 10 Alice
c. Leavitt: Geo. d. Wilson TO Bryant
& Company.
Fairfeld-Amos F Gerald TO Water
Vile Trust Co. Amos F. Gerald to
Watervilie Trust Co: Amos F. Gerald
to Arthur D. Smith.
Forks Alice NJ. Goodrich ct al 10
American Realty CO.
Concord Addie \. Healex 10 $. e.
4 NJ. +. Heaiey et ais. >l50.
Detroit-E B. Gowen 10 Ansel
Bickmore; Ansel B ckmore TO Willie
P. Basford
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

ten or fifty acre orchard is fullY
supplied with water sufficient for II
needs, II involves no small amount of
labor and expense, when YOU take
INTO account the fact that an orange
tract costs from $1,000 to $1,000 Der
acre with nothing better than hovel
on II 70 I've IN. ] DO not see where
the advantage ot al orange farm over
one Of our good apple farms comes
III. 5000 viii bu} magnificent farm
with good ali round buildings in Som
erset County; with Or ~ acres iH
apples az well cared for a. the Cali
fofnian cares for his orange trees.
and the other 80 10 2UO acres in stock
raising and other crops, believe the
Maine farm would show the greatrf
results. The bountiful rains and
showers with which our state oi
Maine is blessed solves the irrigation
problem without expense to the
farmer. He only needs to fertilize
and cultivate the soil. and II that j.
done ss thoroughly as the orange
groves the Maine orchard would pro
duce crop Of apples yearly, then
with the same care in asserting and
packing the apples as il gfven here
in packing oranges the apple indus
Try III Maine would forge ahead
can see now, after visiting some OF
the packing houses here and learning
how carefully the oranges are assort-
ed and packed, how much the Maine
orchardists in general are losing
yearly by their methods Of asserting
and handling apples. The growers
OF oranges here do uot pack their
own oranges They are all packed
by associations, and every box Is
branded with the name Of the asso-
citation or packer. The fruit is at
uniform; the number Of oranges ia
each box Is placed upon the box, and
If packer sends out poor fruit his
customers soon find il out and the
next box ne buys will be Of some
other brand and the packers trade
soon dwindies.
Well, Frank. ! am now wondering
how you are going 10 wade through
all this scribbling. II you find it tos
hard call IL some of your neighbour
and let them help. With our best
regards 10 both yourself and Maria
and hoping you will write me a little
Of the news that circuates about the
corner Of Madison Ave. and Russell
St. ! remain a. ever.
Your old friend.
b h Bartlett
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06
Epileptic Fits

There is nothing more frightful in a happy
home han to have one of its members in,
stantly seized with dreadful attack Of Epi-
lepsy or Fits. The many grateful letters
f.om snch homes, after the use of Elixir Ko
sine, the remarkable remedy for the dread
ailment, testif5 to the real merit Of the prep.
aration.
1t is metitorious article and is sold on a
guarantee plan thai deserves your confidence
The price Of $3.50 will be refunded by
Frank w. Bucknam If not fully satisfied
after using bottle. Mail orders filled by the
kosine Co., Washington, d, c. or Frank W
Bucknam, Skowhegan, Me, o
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

In long life has never seen 80 many
flowers and such rare and beautiful
expressions as were brought that day
and banked around the casket and
the alter, filling almost the entire end
of the church. Such beautiful floWerh
such skill and taste in arrangement Of
the individual pieces and Of the ar
rangement of the flowers in the
church, While nothing can make up
for the loss, yet nuch expressions Of
esteem and affection a. were shown
that day by the great audience and
the wonderful tribute OF flowers, do
help and do soften the grief and the
loss.
All of the time, from TUESDAY until
Friday, the flag on the great market
in Boston was at half mast, perhaps
the greatest honor that can be paid
by that most loyal and hearty class Of
men, the market men, to one Of their
number.
After the service here, Mr.. Pauls
eldest son, Arthur, accompanied the
remains on the night train from Bos
ton 10 SkoWhegan, where service was
held at the home of his partner in
earlier life, Mr.. Levi {. Emery. The
interment was made in the cemetery
in this place, Friday morning, Jan.
31st.
Besides his immediate family as We
have named them, Mr.. Paul is sur
vived by three brothers, all physi
clans, one in Solon, Maine; one in
Boston, and one in Rock Island, Hi
nois. Mr.. Paul was the oldest of
seven children and grew up in the
country in Parkman and Solon, that
hardy, healthy, wholesome life that
only Maine boys know about in the
latter half of the last century. Being
the Oldest he naturally became in
early life the chief reliance of his
parents. AS other members, brothers
and sisters of the family, came, he
was their natural teacher, guardian
and protector. Such he WAS all
through the declining years of his
parents lives, and such he has been
all of the years that he has lived, to
his family.
How we'll | remember what a sup
port he was to his parents and family
during the sickness and death of not
only the brother that he brought from
the west, but his sister Martha, who
was all invalid for so many Years and
the little brother Daniel who died in
infancy.
The writer has known him intimate
ly for fifty years: he never saw him
really angry, and never heard him
say or do anything that could not
properly be said and done in his own
house by his own fireside. Looking
back over this long life, l cannot help
but think that such life has indeed
been blessing and that the world is
better and richer for his having lived
i'll it,
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

1t was a pathetic scene we witness
ed in the Kennebec County Court
house, the other day when amid the
sobbings of his father and mother and
the trembling voices of the Judge and
county attorney, fair haired boy of
twelve was found guilty of breaking
and entering and larceny. This YER
dict would have opened for him the
prison doors at Thomaston, but the
State School for Boys at South Port
land will receive him during his
minority. This bright little fellow
was receiving his education from the
streets, always dangerous institu-
tion of learning. The State School
will be the best home he ever knew,
and if he is true to his better nature,
on attaining his majority, he will
come forth good man with a good
trade. God bless the institutions that
try to reform the boy instead of
crus shing him.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06
Tax Commission

The Com missoners appointed by the Gov
ernor to Investigate the present system of
taxation and TO make recommendations to
the next Legislature will give public hear
iAgs at their office, Baxter Building. Port
land, at 10 o clock a. m, as follows:
February 18th. To consider Taxation
of Steam Railroads.
February 26th To consider Taxation
OF Street Railroads.
February 9th. To consider Taxation
of Telephone and Telegraph Com
panles
Every taxpayer OF Maine is invited to send
at any and all times, helpful suggestions to
the Corn mission.
5wi MORRILL, y. DREW, Chairman.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

A lazy liz er leads to chronic dyspepsia and
constipa pation-weakens the whole system.
Doan's Regulets % cents per box correct
A woman may not reason; but she
can render decisions that would put n
supreme court justice out of business
People who always are reaching out
for greater things rarely have sense
enough to grasp those at hand.
If some people could not have their
say they would rather explode or
choke.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

"lonsumP.i5n hai me N It's grasp; an4
l had almos, reached the jumping of place
when was advised II Try Dr. Kings Nes
Discovery; and want l. say right now, Il
saved my life. Improvement began with the
first bottle, and after taking one dozen bot
ties was well and ha py man again. says
George Moore, Of Grimesland, \. c. As 4
remea for coughs and colds and healer q
weak, sore lungs and FOR preventing pnes.
monia New Discovery is supreme. soc an4
81 4; G. Is. Fogg, druggist. Trial bottk
free
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

A correspondent in Hancock coun
ty writes that wild cats and other
wild animals are increasing, and kill
ing off the deer, practicularly the
young ones, with a prospect that if
something is not done to exterminate
them that there will be no deer hunt
ing in that county great while
longer. A lynx was shot in Augusta,
near the Chelsea line, the other day.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

DR.. Kleber Smith of Hartland has
been making his home with his broth
er, Clyde II. Smith of this place for
several weeks past, and studying
dentistry at the Office of DR.. Chas. R.
Viles. DR.. Smith has been in attend
ance at Tufts Dental College for the
past two years and is now preparing
himself to take the examination be-
fore the Maine Board of Dental Reg
istration at Portland in March.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06
Still After Lotteries.

Rev. II. n. Pringle of Waterville
has not given up his crusade against
all forms of lottery in connection with
fairs aud business and his latest field
of action is Belfast. The Washington
Hose company of Belfast had planned
a drawing of prizes in the old fashion
ed way as a feature for it's annual
bail. There was quite list of them
and considerable interest in the win
ners. Mr.. Pringle, however, stepped
in and held up the whole thing. The
perishable goods were given to charity
and others disposed of In other ways.
Mayor Hanson Of that city was inter
ested in the event and it fell to him
to make the announcement that the
prizes could not be awarded as ad-
Vertised.
A Belfast merchant, to boom trade
in the dull season, had advertised a
marked down sale and as an extra in
ducement planned to issue tickets
with each purchase and have a draw
ing for so prizes, running in value
from so cents to $500 Mr.. Pringle
put stoop to this also, az it was in
the form of lottery and contrary to
a strict Interpretation of the law
against gambling.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-06

The total number of deaths above
noted for 1907 is the highest of the
four years given in the table and the
highest, with one exception 1909
since the REPORTER commedced to
make its annual tabular report in this
form. Estimating our population at
5000, the number of deaths per one
thousand would be 14.3. This is well
below the average for the entire
country which was Is to the thousand
at the last census.
The name with date of death and
age of each person deceased, for the
year of 1907, is as follows: