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The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
ANNUAL MEETING
II OF THE -
First National Bank of Skowhegan

The stock holders OF the First National
Bank OF Skow hogan are hereby notified that
their annual meeting will he held at the
banking rooms Of said bank on
Tuesday. January IL, 1909,
mt ten O'Clock in the forenoon to act on the
following articles, to wit:
lst-ro amend article three of the articles
of association chan ging the number OF dFec-
tors.
2-To fix the number and choose board of
directors for the ensuing year.
3-To transact any other business that may
legally come before said meeting,
BLIN W. PAGE Cashier,
Skowhegan, Me-, Dec. 10, 1908. 5wjO
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
MATERIALS REQUIRED.
Pasteboard photograph frame.
Half yard heavy green linen crash.
Three skeins green silk.
Three skeins brown silk.
Dolly 6ACHET.

1t. then fill with horsehair and secure
this by cardboard disk, covered with
a bit of any bright silk, etc Conceal
the edge of the strainer with frill of
ribbon from one to two inches wide
and tie a bow 10 the handle, by which
the cushion hangs.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

Any of the gifts pictured in this
column may easily be made in an
evening.
The pincushion shown Is worked out
In scrim and decorated with empire
wreaths In shaded green ribbon.
The sachet shown can easily be made
out of a small dolly. which may be
embroidered in any appropriate flower.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
Second National Bank of Skowhegan

TIL annual meeting OF the stockholders
If the Second National Bank of Skowhegan
will be held at its Office in the town Of
skowh gan, State Of Maine, on Tuesday the
18th. day. of Janury 1909 at O'Clock ?. M.
for the elcctiun of Directors for the ensuing
v, ar and for the transaction Of such business
as may properly come before the meeting.
Skowhegan, Me-, Dec. 10th. 1908
JAMES FELLOWS, Cashier.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
NOTICE

Whereas my wife, Fedeline Page, has left
my bed and board without just cause here
by forbid all persons from harboring her on
my account after this date. Dated at Rock
wood this eth day of December 1901
3w5O PAUL PAGE,
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
MATERIALS REQUIRED.
A PRETTY SILK PURSE.

TO nicely cover and fill up the ring
fasten off and neatly run in the ends
of silk. Fold the ribbon and sew on tc
the top of the ring.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

CI Fourteen room lodging house
FOr Odic and restaurant, seats so. Good
business, Only reason for selling, Ill health,
address W. W. SMALL, Rumford, Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
MATERIALS REQUIRED.

A half yard Of white linen scnm.
One bolt Of empire green baby
nbbon.
One-half yard each Of two lighter
shades Of nbbon.
Two yards Of cluny lace.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10

1t frequently happens that the jan
itor isn't the one who cleans out the
bank.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
MATERIALS REQUIRED
pARNINa COTTON HOLDER.


These can easily he obtained from any
druggist. The two cross flaps are fin
ished with button and buttonhole.
A darning cotton holder is a most
welcome gift to mother Two oval
pieces of cardboard. about four and a
half inches long by two and a half
inches wide. are covered with lowered
cretonne or any odd pieces of silk and
a lining of white. Two spools of darn
ing cotton. one black and the other
white. are placed between the two
pieces and held there by piece of rib
bon. which passes through the center
of the spools and the upper and lower
pieces Of cardboard. being tied finally
in large bow at the top.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
NoRTh ANsON

Fred Wing has purchased +. w.
Bunker's interest in the livery busl-
ness.
Foster public library has valuable
ACQUISITION from the State Library,
having received several volumes OF
York Deeds and two volumes of Col
lections of the Maine Historical So
ciety. OF the books of York Deeds
which are published, this library now
has thirteen.
r. II. WATSON was taken Ill, Mon
day, while making a trip to New
Vineyard. He returned home III the
storm and it was first discovered that
he was ill when he stopped the horses
at the residence of Cyrus Walkers
on the south side of the river and
apparently supposed that he had
reached the stable in this village.
Word was Immediately sent here and
team was dispatched after him lie
was taken home and Doctor sum
moned at once when it was found
that he was suffering from what was
termed paralysis of the brain. His
condition was considered critical
during Tuesday and he continued
about the same as when found with
no sign of being worse.
Educated.
Mrs. = was IN Richmond hospital,
and she was lonely. SO welcomed the
advent of a very black and very Ian.
guild maid who came in one morning
to wipe up the floor. Some one new
to tail; to, so 10 time was lost
81 have not seen you working around
here before Aren't you new girlT
EdEionia willingly let the cloth slip
back into the bucket and sat fiat upon
the floor before answering.
"Yas'm, Is new rs jest wushin' up
de floor But ! don't work. Is edjI'
kated."
And where were you educated?''
was the next question.
IN a seminary" Then. with burst
/ of confidence: There was me an an
other girl workin' in house She was
cool. an | was chambermaid. an we
had great times about who would git
/ de prize, but | beat" Then. after a
pause. "She was easy to beat, cause
she got smOthered to death with gas
dc night before de EXAMINATIONS come
off"-Cleyelan Leader.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
When tho Sun Grows Cold.

DIR. Fridjof Nansen predicts the fate
of the earth In the far distant future,
when the sun grows cold The sim
pie, low organisms. he says, will prob
ably live longest, until even they dis
appear. Finally, he says, all water on
the earth's surface will freeze and the
oceans will be transformed into ice to
the bottom. Some time later the car
bonic acid of the atmosphere will be-
gin to fall on the surface of the earth
In the form of snow Some time after
that the temperature on the surface
will have reached about $50 degrees
below zero f. New oceans will then
be formed by the atmosphere being
turned into liquid. and the atmosphere
of that future earth will he only by
drogeu and helium. The sun will 60
through the same process. 1t will con
tinue in its way rs dark star through
space. accompanied by the planets
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-24
Me-, VISITED BY
EARLY MORNING FIRE,
Several Stores and Houses Gone, Caus.
ing Loss Of $30,000--- Postoffice De-
Stroyed---L Quarter Insured.

Brooks, Me, April -(SpeciaD.- A
ire broke out i'll the clothing store of
r. NJ. Goodwin. in the village about
o'clock this morning and caused a
loss of about $4,000. There was an
Insurance of but about one fourth of
the loss. The fire was one of the most
stubborn ever seen here and the stores
and residences We're moved down like
hay before the flame
The fire was discovered by Weber
Simpson, who resides over the post
office next to the Goodwin store and
who gave the alarm. The townspeo-
pie responded in quick order but the
force of the flames, which had gained
great Roadway made the work very
hard.
The Goodwin store had stock Of
about $4,000 in clothing. with $500 in
surance. The company had its spring
goods in, and the loss was much
heavier than it would have been a lit
tie later The building was owned by
T. I. HuXford and his loss was $500,
With partial insurance.
From the Goodwin store the fire
went to the basement occupied by l.. l..
Jordan in the fish and meat business
His loss was $500. with ~ insurance.
The fire then skipped across the alley
to the store of J w. Hobbs. who car
red 4 large stock which has been es-
timatcd at from $4,000 to $4,000 He
had $500 insurance on the building,
which was valued at $500, but had d
small insurance on his goods.
ON the other side of the Goodwin
store the fire had communicated to
the postoftcc which was conducted by
& \. Lane. but with quick work the
effects of the postofficc were removed.
The building was valued at $500 with
an insurance of $1,000 Weber Stimp-
son and another man resided upstairs
ana lost their household effects. The
building was total loss.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs George
Miller was next destroyed. together
with the harness and halter manufac-
turing shop Of Leander Staples. and
also tho tWo-and-a-ha story house of
Henry Cunningham, valued at $4,000.
and an ell and stable, occupied by
Charles Jenkins and Henry Cunning
ham
The Belfast fire department was re-
quested to send aid and about 80 fire
men and a hand tub came up on a
freight train. The Belfast firemen
moved lively and had they not done so
there would have been very little left
of Brooks Village. When the fremen
arrived on the scene they found the
drug store of A. r. Piley, some small
buildings and the elegant residence of
DR.. A. f. Kilgore on fire on the roofs
The handful was backed down into
the Marsh river and hose connected
which by good directing under AS
sistant Engineer Eugene l.. Cook soon
brought the fire under control.
In the meantime the fire had COM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-24
Attempt on Life Of Wit
ness Against Reuf.
Bomb Is Used TO Blow Up
House Where He Lives.
Only One Person Hurt, Several
Others Escaping Injury.

Oakland, Cal, April 23.-An attempt
was made on the life of j. L. Gallagher,
one of the main witnesses for the
prosecution in the San Francisco brib-
ery cases last night at the home of
william II. S. Scheneck, his brother
in-law, at East goth street and Ninth
avenue, East Oakland, when a bomb
placed il, the door exploded and tore
away the whole front of the house.
Gallagher was upstairs with his wife
at the time and Scheneck was in a
rear room with his wife and four chill
dren and DR.. Guy Brown. All escaped
except one boy, who was hit in the
neck by a flying missile. Gallaghers
hat vas pierced by splinter. The
house was wrecked.
Gallagher was member of the
board of supervisors Of San Francisco
who confessed to receiving brhcs. He
was chairman of the finance committee
and according to his testimony. acted
as an intermediary between Abraham
Ruef ard other members of the board.
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THE NAVAL BILL.
A Warm Fight Being Waged on tho
Various Amendments.

Washington, April 23.-Amendments to
the naval appropriation bill were offered
in the Senate today by Senator Gore of
Oklahoma to allow the building of tho
new battleshps, submarine boats, etc,
the world and taking away the restric-
ton in favor of domestic steel.
Mr.. Gore had no support in his first mo-
ton to permit the building of the ships
aboard and 60 votes were registered
against him.
The second amendment on motion Of
Mr.. Hale was laid on the table by vote
of AZ to 9.
In offering these amendments Mr.. Core
delivered passionate appeal to the Sem
ate to strike a blow at the steel trust
Mr.. Gore offered the amendments, he
said, to 'rescue this country from the
Garded as 1.-The tapeworm of the treas
ury." The steel trust, he said not only
held up the country, but 1t held up the
American merchant marine.
Bacon also favored eliminating the
provision requiring materials of do
nestle manufacture, because he said
it would. by law. force the government
to buy from the trust at eXtortionate
price. He said he remembered hearing
the senator from Maine (Hale) say OH
a former occasion that the steel trust
"had the opportunity to put the knife
into u.s." He said the armor- plate
could be made by only two or three
Continued on Page Two).
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REV G. II. STOKES. y. -, OF INDIA.
Brilliant ANA Forccful Speaker on Foreign
Mission Work
Presiding Elder Charles +. Parsons
of the Central district made his re-
port for the ~ charges in his district.
No pastor has died there in the past
year. He has held there 123 quarterly
conferences during the year, Churches
al Berlin. n f.. Conway Corner
IarpsWel. Rumford Falls. Wechville,
Bath. Brunswick. Bridgton, Auburn
Lisbon Lisbon Falls, Norway
and Mechanic FaIals have been
repaired. Rcvivals We're held at
Bath. Norway Berlin. N. H.,
West Durham and North Pownal.
Presiding Elder Il. G. Wentworth of
the Portland district made his fifth
annual report, He reported the death
Of Rev H. A. Peare of kezar Falls. and
Rev Geo Ingram of Newfeld. and the
* rious illness of Rev. Henry f. Leech
of Peaks Island and Rev. d. S. Brooks
of Gorham. A new church has been
built on Washington avenue Portland,
at Il cost of $4,000. About $500 has
been expended on the West Scarboro
church and $4,000 on the Chestnut
street church. Portland. which was
damaged by fire. Repairs and i'm
provements at Ogunquit. kennebunk
port. NeWfied. York, Sanford, West
brook and elsewhere The churches of
the district report 400 conversions for
the year. and there have also been 1863
conversions at the Italian mission in
Portland. The report of Presiding
Elder Wentworth laid much stress
upon the work of temperance and
prohibition and upon the need of
Maine Methodists standing together
against any party or candidate favor
ing reSubmission.
In closing his report Mr.. Wentworth
made feeling allusion to the sympathy
given him in his sorrow at the death
of his only son and "Blest be the Tie
that Binds was sung as he resumed
his seat. The reading of the reports
was followed by Il general discussion
as to the cutting and editing of the
reports for publication in the year
book. 1t was finally voted that each
report occupy not more than four
printed pages.
Bishop Hamilton took occasion to
endorse in strong terms the attitude o.
Mr. Wentworth in urging opposition to
any party or candidate favoring re-
submission. He said he could not see
how anybody in Maine could favor re
submission unless he favored the
saloon here. Either that, said the
bishop, or else it is a political dodge
which deserves rcbuke.
Then came the passing of the
characters of the ministers of the
conference This is something Of a
griling process at some conferences,
lut everything was wholly smooth and
CONTINUED on Page EIcven)
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IN THE HOUSE..
Attorney General Authorized to Pro.
coed Against Western Railroad.

Washington. April 23.-By the OVER
whelming vote of 2io to s, the House after
several hours discussion today adopted
without amendment the join. resolution
authorizing the attorney general to file
suits against the Oregon & California
Railroad Co. for the forfeiture of all or
part of 2.So0G@ acres of land grants in
the western part of Oregon. 1t is con-
tended by the government that by reason
of breaches and violations of the acts
making the grants. the railroad company
has forfeited all rights to the land in
question.
The sentiment of the House was practi-
cally unanimous that the suits would
work no hardship on bonafide purchasers
of homesteads from the company. Tho
resolution was introduced in the Senate
by Senator Tilman and has passed that
body. The House took a recess until to-
morrow.
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COURT AT ELLSWORTH.
JosceIyn Of Bucksport Given Eight
Years for Forgery on is Counts.

Ellsworth, Me, April 23.-Charles O.
Joscelyn of Bucksport was sentenced
in the supreme court today to "a term
of eight years in State prison for forg-
cry The Hancock county grand jury
found 16 indictments against him all
alleging forgery. His sentence follow
ed a plea Of guilty to one Of the in
dictments. The other indictments were
filed
.Jocclyn was private secretary to
Parker Spoiford, secretary of the
Bucksport Loan and Building Associa-
ton. He is alleged to have forged notes
to n large amount for which Mr.. Spot
ford has since reimbursed the asso-
citation.
A sentence of two years imprison-
ment was imposed on Percival T. Dix
of fremont. who pleaded guilty to
breaking and entering a number of
summer cottages at Green Lake, where
a number of burglaries were reported
recently.
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Activities Of the Several
Presidential Candidates.
Secretary Taft Now Busi|y
Working al Washington.
The Question Of a New Secre.
tary Of War Is Discussed.

Washington d. c., April 23-
(SpeciaD. -Secretary Taft, now mono
policing public attention almost as
much as any other American. is set
thing down to business at the war de-
partment. He has been travelling
most of the time during the last
eighteen months and one might think
would be ashamed to look locomotive
in the face But after travelling tens
of thousands of miles. the Secretary is
in the jolliest of good natured moods
He can still travel without personal in
convenience to himself, really likes it,,
and never gets annoyed.
However, he is glad that he can stop
travelling for a while. The demands
for speeches continue to pour in upon
him. but he does not intend to accept
many more invitations. He will re-
main in Washington for the major
portion of the time till the National
convention at Chicago determines
whether or not he is to become the
Republican standard bearer. His OPP
ponentS recently started anew the
story that he was to resign forthwith.
but il only made Secretary Taft laugh
Knox is still holding on to his Job as
a Senator, but he is Il full nedged
Presidential candidate. The same
might be said of Speaker Cannon and
Vice President Fairbanks, although
they have been sticking close to their
duties, and have moi been campaigning
during the winter.
Senator Knox is starting out this
Continued on Page Five)
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Amendment to Naval Bill
Offered In Senate.
Proposal TO Build -Four In
stead Of Two Baii|eshIps.
House Authorizes Actions to Re.
cover Land From Railroad.

Washington, April 23.-As the Sem
ate was about to conclude considera-
ton of the naval appropriation bill to-
day. Senator Piles of Washington pro-
posed an amendment increasing from
two to four the number of new battle
ships to be authorized. AS several
senators desired to speak on the
amendment, the further consideration
of the bill was postponed until tomor-
row. An amendment to the bill was
adopted appropriating $7,00O,000 to be-
gin construction CIT the two battleships
authorized by the bill as passed by the
House.
A spirited debate occurred on the
amendment restricting the purchase of
materials for the construction of the
battlesnips. submarine boats, etc, to
domestic manufacture. Amendments
to remove that limitation from the bill
were defeated. Mr.. Hale explained that
since the investigation of the steel
trust some years ago, the price of steel
armor had been reduced from $3.50 and
5000 per ton to $416 per ton, and Mr..
Bcvcridse declared that the United
States pays less for its armor plate
tnan any other nation except Japan.
Senator Rayncr of Maryland spoke
today on the constitutional rights of
tho states and executive encrOachment.
He insisted that the commerce act Of
the Constitution has been Interpreted
as applying to the industrial life of
the country t" a far greater degree
than contemplated by the trainers of
the Constitution. He regretted the ten
dcncy Of Democrats to look upon the
President as their guide and declared
that the President could not be accept
ed as the "Messiah.'
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BELFAST FiREMEN HELP.
Postoffce, Two Business Blocks and
Three Houses Burned At Brooks.

NbE ny <NSSttldtt't ] 1887
Brooks. Me. April 23.-This village
suffered a fire loss of $25.000 today
and WAS saved from more serious con-
sequences by 80 or 40 Belfast fircnen
and a handful. The Insurance is c&ti-
mated at % per cent. of the loss. In
all six buildings were burned. includ-
ing the poStotiice, three buildings oc-
cupicd by merchants and two resi-
dents. and six or seven others took fire
but were saved by the use of pals and
ladders, the only means Of fighting fire
there were before the arrival of the
Belfast firemcn.
j. w. Hobbs, general store $1,000
building $500: Charles +. Lane post
office building $1,000: Henry Cunning
ham, house and stable $4,000; Charles
Jenkins, Henry Cunningham and
George Miller, occupants of Cunning
ham house $500: L. |. HuXford. build
ing $500: r. NJ. Goodwin, clothing
$4,000: l.. L. Jordan, meat market $500;
I4eander Staples. harness shop $500, r.
l. HuXford, residence $500.
The mail and practically all the con-
tents of the, postoffice were saved.
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municated to the residence of Fred w
Brown, Esq, which was owned by Il.
l.. HuXford, where it soon reduced the
buildings to ruins. They were valued
at about $1,000, with d partial insur-
ance.
The telephone office was put out of
commission by reason of the debris
falling from the chimneys Superin-
tendent Ralph Herrick established
temporary quarters in the basement Of
the Union church, thus giving excel
lent service under the circumstances.
The poStoflice effects were taken to
the printing office of Fred w. Brown,
Jr., where his law office and printing
plant was converted into an office and
with some delays the service was con-
tnued.
The women of Brooks served coffee
and refreshments in knights Of
PythiaS hall to the fremcn from Bel
fast, many Of whom had had no break
fast and to those who were working
in Brooks. Houses were opened and
the unfortunate taken in and barrels
of crackers opened, while the stores
were called upon to give such supplies
as they could to the hungry.
The loss will reach $50 900, for many
have lost the most of their furniture
and had it not been for the effective
work of the Belfast fremen and Their
promptness in responding to the eau
there would have been a far greater
loss. Mayor +. +. Hanson of Belfast
was among the first on the spot. join
ing the Belfast tiremen and offering
the aid of the city in any way of help
that he could.
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Cyclone Kills Three and
Injuries Many In Nebraska.

Bancroft. Neb. April pa cyclone
into Thurston county at noon today
and three people are known tn have
been killed and d number injured and
a number of houses were destroyed.
Telegraph and telephone wires arc
down and reports are slow in arriv-
ing.
The tornado struck the house of John
Mangleson, near Fender, Ncb., and car
ried into the air the wreckage of the
house and Mr.. and Mrs. Mangleson.
Both were killed. their bodies being
carried a mile.
George Waacker and family were at
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lunch when the tornado struck their
house. Three of the family We're ser
lously injured.
The body of a baby was picked up in
the public road 10 miles from Bancroft.
The child has not been Identified but
undoubtedly was brought by the cy-
clone from some residence which was
wrecked.
A heavy downpour of rain and hail
followed by the cyclone. which swept
ENTHUSIASTICALLY towards the Winnie
bago Indian reservation, is supposed to
have done much damage. the houses
there being of the most nimsy char
aCter.
The storm passed within a quarter
of a mile of Fender and caused CON
Sternation in that town.