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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Masonic Fraternities Entertain.

The new lodge rooms in the Dunlap
BLOCK, the home of the Skowhegan
! Masonic bodies, were the scene of a
very pleasant gathering on Thursday
evening Of last week, the occasion
heing a reception rendered by the
four local orders Of Free Masonry to
members Of Carrabasett Lodge and
their ladies'. The invitation WAS
made TO include also all Odd Fellows
residing here, whether members of
the local lodge or not, and they with
the members of the entertaining
bodies and their ladies made up A
company OF nearly four hundred.
The committee of arrangements.
under whose charge all details were
so excellently ordered, were f. C..
Butler, Master of Somerset Lodge:
ID. II. Perkins, High Priest Of Somer-
set Chapter; and j. Wallace Blunt,
Eminent Commander Of De Molay
Commandery.
Mr.. Butler, chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements, made the
n.
Concerning this il is said that.
through a misunders anding with the
Masonic brother to whom this duty
had been assigned, the speech OF
welcome devolved upon Mr.. Butler
at the last moment, but those who.
heard it would get no hint that ii had
not been the subject of careful
delibe ration on his part. L. L. Wal
Il,
for his brother Odd Fellows and the
ladies who accompanied them and
this was followed by most enjoy
able entertainment program. In this,
l.. ?. Mayo of Waterville, organIst
for st. Omer Commandery Of that
city, played several selections on the
pipe organ. There were songs by
Miss Elsie Walton and Mrs. Eldena
Halves and readings by Miss Gertrude
Carter and Mrs. Elizabeth L Merrill,
the latter giving, by special request,
1.-THE Perfect Tribute" There was
also violin solo by Professor J.
Abbott Kendall.
At the close of the program the
guests were hidden to the banquet
hall where preparations had been
going on under the direction of
caterer Delano, throughout the day
and evening, necessary TO the serving
of refreshments TO SO large a COM
pany. These were of the most
appetizing and dainty order and
served i'll manner made possible
only by Mr.. Delano's long experience
i'll such matters.
1t WAS thoroughly enjoyable
affair and one calculated to cement
even more firmly the ties Of friend
ship heretofore existing between the
prominent orders which were thus
brought together.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
A Chapman Concert.

Prof. W. S. Wight, who is well
known in musical circles in this vi
entity, was in town last week making
arrangements for the grand Chapman
Concert at Madison Saturday night of
this week. Among the noted artists
who will take part are Madam Jean
nette Fernandez, soprano soloist,
Earl Marshall, baritone, Frank Ken
drie, violinist, and W. r. Chapman
pianist. 1t is said that Professor
Chapman has never before brought
such artists to this state for his Maine
concert tour. We publish the pro-
gram below:
PART FIRST
Allegro from eth Concerto. Oh. DE Beriot
Mr.. Frank T.. kendrie
Tn BallO In MaSChera, Verdi
Mr. Earl ". Marshall
"Charmant Oisean' from the Pearl of Brazil,
DAVID
with violin obieato by Mr.. kendrie
Miss Fernandez
over the Desert Kelle
Mr.. Ia ! W. Marshall
d. The Way of June" Wilieby
Hiss Fernandez
PART SECOND
Prelude de Deluge. Saint-Saens
Mr.. Frank +. Kendre
The Onset, Burnham
Mr.. Earl W. Marshall
Allegro from 9Th Concerto. Ch. De 3eriot
Mr.. Frank r. kendrie
Swiss Echo Song Eckert
Miss Fernandez
Gloria, Buzzi Peccia
Mr.. Earl W. Marshall
Tickets are now on sale at Sampson
& Avore's. A special car will 1eave
Skowhegan at p. m; 80 cents for
the round trip.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Somerset School Superintendents'
Meeting.

The Some rset School Superinten-
tents Association will hold its next
meeting in connection with the Som
erset Educational Association at
North Arson, May 27th and 28th with
the following program:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH AT 7.3o P. NJ.
An informal conference at Somerset Hotel,
THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, 9 A. NJ.
/. Presidents Address, Harold {. Robert.
son, st. Adams.
2. Business.
3. School Improvement League work for
Rural schools, paper 10y Miss Kate Mcl on.
aid, Belfast; discussion opened by State SUI
perintendent, PavsCn Smith
4. How to improve our present teaching
force, paper by Dist. Supt. frank L. Rowell,
Canaan; discussion opened by Dist. Supt.
Geo. c. Hight, Athens.
:. Relation of Superintendent to Teacher,
paper by Miss Gertrude NJ. Pierce, Bingham
Intermediate School, discussion opened by
Mrs. May II. Emery, Franklin school Athens.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Resolutions of the S. S.
Convention.

The following resolutions were
passed at the session of Somerset
County Sunday School Convention,
which was in session at the Cente
nary Meth odist Church in this place
Wednesday of last week;
Whereas, the Sunday Schools oil
Somerset county have succeeded be
You'd all promise or expectation in
organizing strong county associa-
ton, be it
Resolved, that we commend to the
earnest prayers of the S. S. workers
of the county, the newly elected
officers and superintendent of de-
partments.
Resolved, that the Association
heartily appreciates the excellent
and practical addresses of our speak
err, Mr.. c. d. Meigs, and the special
emphasis given by him to the impor-
tant matter of house to house vista
ton, object lessons in the younger
classes and better and more conse
Grated teaching in our Sunday schools.
Resolved, that we enter our en-
phatic protest against the proposition
to ask the Legislature of Maine to
condem our prohibitory amend
ment by a two thirds vote and to
recommend to the people that it be
removed from its high place of honor
among the laws of our beloved state;
which is the meaning of resubmission.
Resolved, that we owe our heartiest
thanks to the railroads for generous
rates; to the Methodist Episcopal
church of Skowhegan, its pastor and
people, for the use of their spacious
house Of worship, To the ladies of the
Congregational church for delightful
entertainment, and to all who have
assisted in making this first meeting
of the County Convention pro-
nounced success.
Rev T. l.. Frost,
Rev. II. l.. Caulkins,
Committee on Resolutions.
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The Worship of Serpents.

The small town of Werda in the
kingdom of Dahomey, is celebrated for
Its temple of sei'pents' long building
in which the priests keep upward of a
thousand serpents of all sizes, which
they feed with the birds and frogs
brought TO them as offerings by the
batives.
These serpents, many of them Of
enormous size. may be seen hanging
from the beams across the ceiling,
with their heads pointing downward
and In all sorts Of strange contortions.
The priests make the small serpents go
through various evolutions by lightly
touching them with rod. but they do
not venture to touch the largest ones.
some of which are large enough TO In
fold a bullock in their coils
1t often happens that some of these
serpents make their way out OF the
temple into the town. and the priests
have the greatest difficulty in coaxins
them back To Kill a serpent intention
ally is a crime punished with dea1h.
and If a European were to Kill one the
authority of the king himself would
scarcely suffice TO save his life Any
one Killing a serpent unintentionally
must inform the priest of what has
occurred and go through the course Of
publication which takes place once a
year
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
A Mine of Rose Granite

{. K. Sawyer of this place, Clarence
w. Clark until recently Of Frank
fort, Me, and s. L. Bigelow Of Corn
vile, have formed a copartnership.
under the name Of the skowhepan
Pink Gra0ite Company, tor the pur-
pose Of developing granite quarry
on the farm OF the last named
gentleman On the East Ridge in
Cornville. Mr.. Bigelow, who mas
some knowledge of ores and LEDGE.
gained from gold mining experience
in California, has long believed that
he had an abundance of valuable
building stone on his farm and only
recently was able to get Mr.. Sawyer
to come out to look at it. Mr. Saw
yer's investigation seems to have
brought to light the fact that the
stone Is not only of fine texture for
ordinary building purposes, but a
large proportion Of II is OF rose
PINK color, very rare and highly
priced. There are some ouarries Of
a similar granite in the eastern part
OF this state, but none, in Mr.. Saw
yers opinion, producing equally de-
slrable stone, nearer than St. John,
New Brunswick. The outcropping of
ledge on the Bigelow farm indicates
an almost unlimited quantity Of
stone and in such form that blocks
OF any size may be quarried
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
May Probate

The May term of the Probate Court
for Somerset County opened at the
Court house on the 18th instant, Judge
A. Simmons presiding. Business was
transacted as follows:
The wills of Sarah Hutehins late OF
Pittsfield, and Winfield S. Parkman.
late of Skowhegan were presented
and the wills of Hiram S. Pollard late
of Canaan, G. S. Dunton late OF
Concord, Gustavus r. Grant late OF
Starks, and Ellen NJ. Eaton late OF
SkoWhegan were allowed.
Accounts were presented in the
estates of Mary &. Wilbur late OF st.
Adams, Elizabeth A. Clifford, Nina
Clark, and Octavia Wyman late of
Fairfield, Saba Bennett late of Hart
land, James E. Spaulding late OF
Arson, and Albion X. p. Frye late OF
Cambridge; also the account Chas
Folsom Jones, guardian of Pear
Sewell Jones, later Pearl SewalI
Brown, now deceased. Accounts were
allowed in the estates of Joel II.
Doyen late of Smithfield, John M.
Merrill late of Skowhegan, r. James
Eaton late of Flagstaff, Sumner W.
Elliott late of New Portland, Ann E.
James late of Athens, John l.. Field
late of ST. Adams, and Hiram G. Skill
lin late of Fairfield; also the account
of James Lumsden, of Everett, Mass,
guardian of Edward N. Snow, and
Alice NJ. Whittier, guardian of
Arianna A. Loomis of Skowhegan.
Administration was granted in the
estates of Geo. Philbrick, Levi +.
Steward and Elizabeth II. Currier late
Of Skowhegan, Benjamin Tappan late
of Norridgewock, Fred Pooler late OF
lockwood, John w. Williamson and
Benz. +. Thompson late of New Port
land, Sue Dinsmore late of Arson,
William Jones late of Fairfield
Joseph Mcdonald late of Somerset
junction, Sarah T. Wormlight late OF
Harmony, John Hreha late of Madi-
son, Leroy S. Seavey late of Ripley,
and Mary E. Whittier late of Corn
Vile.
Petition for license to sell real
estate was asked for in the estates OF
Gustavus j. Conner late of Pittstield
II. b. Pease late of Madison, Neal j
Harlow of Smithfield and Warren L.
Turner late of Athens; and granted
Ill inc estates Vi hdl6 w llnte VI
Norridgewock, Isabel w. Symons OF
Smithfield, and Hiram q. Skillins late
of Fairfield.
A petition was presented for the
appointment of Nancy F. Wells as
guardian of Harrison D., and Media
A. Wells minor heirs OF Thomas
Wells, late of CornVille.
Earnest l.. Seavy was appointed
guardian of Colon l.. and Goldie NJ
Seavey, minor children of Albert l..
Seavey late Of Ripley. Martin P
Goliath was appointed guardian OF
Miles Goliath, of Seboomook. John
F. Holman was appointed guardian
of Ella M. Little field of Harmony.
Petition for widows allowance was
presented in the estate of Sampson
Duley late of Starks.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Will Visit the Schools.

Editor of Reporter:
In compliance with orders from
headquarters of the G. A. R., veterans
of Russell Post, G. A. R., will visit
the public schools of Skowhegan viii
lage on Wednesday, May 81 at Up. m
The members are hereby assigned as
follows:
Leavitt Street Schools-F. II. Wing,
Chas. Smith, J. d. Emerson, A. W.
Smith, P. A. Cleveland, W. IL. Yves
ton, H. P. Cannon.
Baptist Hill-Alonzo Smith, Mar
rion Mills, H. j. Varney, S. j. Wal
ton, B. F. Bigelow.
Island School-lsaac Dyer, S. F.
Emerson, X. A. Withee, J. p Thomp-
son, Nathan Fowler.
Catholic School,. n. Merrill, w.
H. Emery, jefferson Savage, NJ. j.
Allen, c. V. Richards, S. NJ, Sawyer,
Llewellyn Goodwin.
Park School-To be visited at 10 a.
m. Alonzo Smith, s. F. Emerson, c.
F. Jones, G. w. Nash.
Other veterans whose names are
not mentioned are earnestly request
ed to be present and bear a part in
the exercises. Veterans will meet at
g. A. Il. hall promptly at 1.30 p. M.
in the G.. A r. uniform, as far as pos
sible, and march to their respective
schools. Those visiting Park School
will meet at 1.-THE school building at
10 promptly. Members of the Russell
Relief Corps are cordially invited to
meet with the veterans and visit the
schools at the same time.
1t is expected that the exercises
will be of patriotic nature, as is de-
signed, and will prove of interest to
the teachers, pupils and veterans
alike.
Comrades, let us make an extra
effort to be present and perform our
part in the exercises of the day.
S. F. Emerson,
Patriotic Instructor,
Russell Post, G.. A. K,
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Additional Sessions.

The board of County Commission
ers for this county have three regular
terms each year, opening on the first
Tuesday of March and August and
the second Tuesday in December.
There have always been many other
meetings necessary and these have
been provided by adjournments of
the regular terms. In order that the
public may know when the Commits
sioners are 10 be found at the court :
house il has been thought best to
arrange regular time for these ad =
Journed sessions of the board and BY
recent announcement it has been
provided that the commissioners
would be in session on the first Tues
day OF every month throughout the
year, with the exception Of Decem
Der. By this means il will not be
necessary tor those having business
with the board to know what date a
regular term has been adjourned. but
ii may be counted upon with Ger
tainty that the first Tuesday OF every
mouth, except December, will find
some members or the full board at
the courthouse and ready TO receive
such business as is presented to them.
The meeting in the month of Decem-
Der will be on the second Tuesday as
formerly, that being regular term.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
A Sad Bereavement.

The loss of child from any family
circle is always a great sorrow and
the death of little Clayton Swift, six
years of age, the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Watson, calls forth
expressions of sympathy. He was
not as well as usual on Thursday
night, but the indisposition was not
sufficient to prevent him from going
to school Friday morning. He was
feeling so poorly at eleven o'clock,
however, that he was excused by the
teacher and on his arrival home it
was plain he was seriously i'll. Con-
vulsions set in and, although these
yielded to medical tire atment, he be-
came unconscious and passed away
about half past five. The attack
came on suddenly and ended with
unusual swiftness. 1t is the opinion
of the attending physician that the
commissions were caused by indiges-
ton and that death was due to a
ruptured blood vessel about the
brain.
Clayton was a pupil of Grade OF
the Lincoln building, taught by Miss
Grace Choate He is reported to have
been an unasusually bright and at
tractive child and was much beloved
by teachers and pupils as well as
those with whom he was brought in
contact elsewhere. Funeral ser
vices were observed at the family
home on Heselton street on Monday
afternoon, conducted by the DR.. Fred
A. Leitch. The funeral was largely
attended and the floral offerings were
numerous and very beautiful.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Nutting-Crocker

A quiet wedding was solemnized
here Sunday noon, the contracting
parties being A. Linwood Nutting and
Miss Edith Crocker, both of this town.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. George Merriam, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist church. The groom
is a native of Madison, the son of
Webster Nutting, but has lived in
Skowhegan for a number of years.
He is employed in the jewelry store
of J. R. Philbrick. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Crocker of Canaan. Both are promi-
nent members of Skowhegan Grange,
the groom being the assistant steward
and Mrs. Nutting the lady assistant
steward. They left on the 2 p. m.
train Sunday on brief bridal trip.
Upon their return they will make
Skowhegan their home.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Somerset Educational Meet.

The Somerset Educational Associa-
ton and the County Superintendent
Association will hold their annual
meeting at North Arson, May % and
30. Meeting will close Friday in time
to allow all to reach home before Me-
mortal day, but this date was decided
upon because it was the only time
when State Supt. Smith could attend
Superintendents' Association will
meet Thursday forenoon,
An interesting program is being ar
ranged.
Teachers: Mabel Seward of Mad
ison, Nellie Holway, North Arson;
Nellie Parlin, North Arson, D. Jet
Briggs, Arson, and Emily Sawyer,
North Arson, will each conduct class
exercises, which will be both interest
ing and helpful to others especially
the younger teachers. Supt. D. w.
Colby of Skowhegan will favor the
associations with an address on Manu-
al Training, which, by request of
State Supt. Smith, was read before
the Educational Associations of both
Penobscot and Kennebec counties
There will be papers and discussions
on many interesting subjects includ
ing:
Geography Without Text Book.
How to Use Maps
History.
Stimulation of Local Interest.
Phonics.
Mental Arithmetic.
Natural Study.
Supt. D. W. Colby will preside
Payson Smith, State Superintendent,
and one or more other well known
educators, one to be supplied by
State, will give an address Thursday
evening.
Teachers will be entertained free,
and applications have been made to
railroads for reduced rates. A large
attendance is expected.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Obituary.

William Wentworth died at the
family home Oh the Waterville road
Sunday May 10 after an illness of
about five weeks.
The deceased was born in Athens,
Me, May 81, 1888, the son of Sarah
Leavitt and Ebenezer Wentworth.
In 1852 he went 10 Australia where
for several years he was engaged in
mining. While there he was married
to Ellen Donnelly of Dublin, Ireland,
Aug. 10, 1s64, and in 1s6s returned 10
Athens, where he remained until 1852
when he moved TO the Coffin farm SO
called, in the northern part of Fair
field, where the family still reside.
OF this union there remain besides
the widow, two sons and three daugh-
ters, Henry of Monson, Mass, Thomas
of Milwaukee, Wis, Hannah and
Mary who still remain at home and
Mrs. Sarah Boyd OF this town.
Funeral services were held at the
family home Tuesday P. NJ. conduct
ed by Rev. B. B. Merrill of this town.
Many were the tokens of love and
sympathy in the form of flowers Of
which the deceased was 80 very fond,
and in the home and community as a
kind husband and father and neigh
Dor he will be greatly missed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys.
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physi-
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. !. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains nc
mercury, and is taken internally, acting di.
rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
NOrton-pratt.

A pretty home wedding was con-
sumated at the home of the bride s
father at SO Cambridge ST., Win
chester, Mass, in the early morning
OF May 18th. The contracting partie 5
were Mr.. Henry Norton of North
Arson and Miss Lucy Pratt of that
city. The room was tastefully ar
ranged and beautifully decorated
with apple blossoms and evergreens
and little Barbara Pratt, niece of the
bride, acted as flower girl. The bride
was educated in that city and for
some time past has been book keeper
in a wholesale and retail house in
Boston. The groom is one of the
highly respected and representative
young men of this town and a
graduate of the Academy, since
which time he has been quite part
of the time i'll the West, returning
here about one year ago. The young
couple arrived home on the morning
train of Thursday last, and since
have been passing the time at Emb-
den lake, returning to their home
here, Wednesday,. The best wishes
of a large circle of young friends go
with them in their journey through
life. North Arson Advocate.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
A Novel Idea.

1t is free and deeply interests every
body who has aches or pains, or who
is weak and sickly. Anyone can
learn the surest and quickest means
to get strong and well by accepting
that splendid free offer of the great
specialist i'll curing nervous and
chronic diseases. Dr. Greene, of "a
Temple Place, Boston, Mass. He has
established a system of letter cor
respondence through which all sick
and suffering people can learn exact
IL what ails them, and how to get
well, without expense and without
leaving their homes. All they have
to do is write to the Doctor, stating
each symptom from which they are
suffering, and he will answer their
letter, explaining their case thorough
~, telling just what the trouble is and
what to do to be cured. He gives the
greatest care and attention to every
letter, and tells the cause of each
symptom so plainly that patients un-
derstand instantly just what ails
them. And all this costs nothing. II
is a splendid opportunity to those
who cannot afford the time or ex-
pense to go to the city. DR.. Greene
makes specially of curing patients
through letter correspondence He
is the most successful specialist il
curing nervous and chronic diseases
and is the discoverer of that wonder
full medicine, DR.. Greene's Nervurf
blood and nerve remedy. Those who
write to him get cured.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-21
Election and Social of the Epworth

League.
The Epworth League of the Cen
tenary NJ. f. Church held its annual
election of officers on Friday evening
of last week, and in connection there
with a social, at which the loosing side
in a friendly rivalry for membership
between the "Reds" and the "Blues, "
furnished the entertainment. The
officers of the league for the years of
1908 and 1909, constituting what is
known as the Cabinet, as follows:
President, Mrs. Arthur Bussey
vice president, Mrs. John Nutting;
second vice Pres, Mrs. Edmond
Head; third Vice Pres, Mrs. Fred
Leitch; fourth Vice Pres, Miss Bessie
Allen; secretary, Rachael Dempsey:
treasurer, Edmond Head; organist,
Miss Bessie Allen; assistant, Ralph
Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jackson, who
have been recently married were
presented with a suitable wedding
gift, the presentation being made by
the pastor, DR.. Leitch, in behalf OF
the League
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Russell Relief Corps Guest Day.

Guest day was observed last Friday
afternoon by Russell Relief Corps.
Each member had the privilege of in
viting one guest and there was a
large attendance. The affair was held
in Grand Army Hall. The following
was the program: Address of well
come, Mrs. Edward Spear. president
of the corps; vocal duet, beautiful
Spring." Mrs Eldena HAYES and Mrs.
Georgia Simpson; reading, selected,
Mrs. J. P Thompson; vocal solo, Mrs.
Eldena Hawes; vocal solo, Mrs.
Georgia Simpson; recitation, Mrs.
Alice Baker. Mrs. Emma H. Dunton
was the aceompanist. At the close of
the program refreshments were
served. Over 100 were present.
Big bundle OF old papers five cents
at the REPORTER Office.