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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Town Improvement Society.

The May meeting of the Town I'm
provement Society occurred on Fri
day afternoon, May 9Th, at the home
of the President, Mrs. Clementine A.
Weston. The principal business of
the meeting was the appointment of
committees for the various branches
of work, and supervision OF public
places, usually undertaken by the
society during the summer months,
with the following result;
Committee for Arbor day, Mrs.
Elizabeth Merrill, Mrs. Clementine A.
Weston, Mrs. Ella T. Holt.
Committee for Field day Mrs.
Kate Jewett, Mrs. Laura H. Dins-
more, Miss Georgia Davis.
Old Home Week reception, Mrs,
Carrie Fairbrother, Mrs. Annie Cakes,
Miss Gertrude Weston.
Committees on streets Water and
Russell, Mrs. Sarah L. Eaton, Miss
Lizzie Haines; Coburn Ave-, Elm and
Pleasant, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Miller;
Middle, Summer and Spring, Mrs.
Sarah Palmer, Mrs. Savage; Madison
Ave-, Mrs. Esther Palmer, Mrs. Abbie
Wildes; between Madison and North,
Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Perkins; North
Ave, Mrs. Carrie Webb, Mrs. Nc
Pherson; streets east o. North, Mrs.
Steward, Mrs. Jewett; Norridgewock
Ave-. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Benson;
Main St., Mrs. Mae Allen, Mrs. Doran !;
Bloomfield, Pine and West Front, Mrs.
Paddock, Mrs. Paine: Turner Ave,
Bridge and Alder, Mrs. Baker, Mrs.
Lamb; East Front and streets south,
Mrs. Jessie Fletcher, Miss Bessie
Allen; north of East Front, Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. North; Island Ave,
Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Weston; riverbanks,
Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Pennell.
Plans were discussed that if carried
out would tend to the betterment of
matters about town, and at the close
of the meeting very dainty refresh
ments we're served by Mrs. Weston
and Miss Gertrude Weston.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Smiley,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Smiley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Kimball,
Miss Stella A. Kimball.

The selectmen have been trans
ferring the assessment to the com
mitment books, during the past week,
and it is expected that they will be
completed and turned over to col
lector +. p. Fennel tomorrow.
N. s. Steward, one of the proprie
tors of the Steward Hardware &
Plumbing Company, accompanied by
Earl Folsom, have gone to Orono,
where that firm have the contract for
the plumbing of the new chapter
house being built for the University
Of Maine.
There was practice game of ball at
Fairview park, yesterday afternoon
between the Grammar school and the
High school mines, the final score
being in favor of the former. The
battery for the High school team was
Reed and LaCasce, who have held
these positions thus far this season,
and the pitching and catching for the
Grammar school team was done by
Dore and Murray.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

Rev. Henry McIlravy of Little
Falls, N. Y, few weeks ago started
what he called gossip circle for
woman. We will let him tell it's oh
ject
1.-THE only remedy for infamous
gossip would be to corral the gossip
ers, investigate the condition of their
brains and distribute them on appro-
pirate corridors in lunatic asylums.
In no other way than by insanity can
l explain the malevolent gossip of
people, especially women who in
churches, lead personally exemplary
lives and are really kind and gentle,
save that they collect, amplify and
distribute all manner of disreputable
tales regarding others"
But the thing died almost aborning.
Not but the ladies liked to gossip all
right, but the name was unfortunate
1t should have been called "The
Ladies' Social Circle" or 1.-THE
Ladies' Aid Society"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Keith's Boston Theatre.

Those who have been fortunate
enough TO see William Rock and
Maude Fulton at keith's this week
will not be surprised to learn that
they will be held over for a second
week, for seldom has an act made a
more pronounced success in Boston
than their capital medley of dances
and songs. They are both simply
wonderful dancers, while Miss Fulton
is singing eomedienne of great
magnetism. The turn is refreshing in
its novelty and in the speed with
which it moves.
"Marse Covington," George AIDES
really great sketch which had its
original vaudeville presentation at
Keith's nearly two years ago, will
return after having been played by
Edward Connolly and his very capable
company in every large city in the
country, with the record of having
proved success wherever it has
been seen. 1t has received more at
tention from the newspapers than has
ever before been accorded a vaude-
vile offering, and it has YET To toe
roasted" by any critic.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Burgess Davis.

A wedding of interest to Somerset
county people occurred at West
Peru, Me-, on Sunday last, the con-
tracing parties being Mr.. Maurice M,
Burgess of Rumford Falls and Miss
Edith A. Davis of North Anson. The
ceremony occurred at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Demorett, uncle and
aunt of the groom, and was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. Charles Ten
ney of Auburn. The bride was given
away by her brother, Eugene b.
Davis, and was attended by her
sister, Miss Minnie Davis of North
Arson, as bridesmaid. The groom
is among the popular young men of
Rumford Falls and the bride has been
for some time teacher in the public
schools of that place. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burgess are to make their home in
Rumford Falls.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Eastidious Smokers.

did you know" asked one member
of group in the hotel lobby, that an
Indian is much more fastidious than a
white man In the matter of smoking?
| saw when was In Montana several
Of their war dances and the councils
afterward. You know, they sit In q
circle on the ground and pass the pipe
of good fellowship around in silence.
Each man takes two or three puffs
and then hands the pipe to his next
neighbor. But If you notice you will
see that in the whole circuit which II
makes the mouthpiece is never wet
The red man merely lays the end or
the stem against his lower lip and.
keeping his mouth partly open, draws
a deep breath. Removing the pipe, he
exhales the smoke and then perhaps
repeats the process, but he never puts
the mouthplece into his mouth in the
common 'paleface' fashion. II be is
asked to smoke a peace pipe after a
white man, he first wipes OF the end
OF the pipestem where It has been in
the previous smokers mouth. New
York Times.
Orders for engraved work of any
description, wedding announcements,
calling cards, etc, taken at the RE
PORTER Office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

If Rev. Henry S. Dawson, an
Episcopal clergyman OF Canton, Ill,
will change his faith and become a
member of the Roman Catholic
church he will receive large por-
ton OF the estate of his cousin, Miss
Alice 7. Booth, in accordance with
the provisions of her will filed in the
probate court, today Miss Booth
was formerly a resident of New
Haven, Conn, but lived most recent
in New York city. The estate is said
to be worth about $1,000.
The Initiative and Referendum
amendment to the constitution Of
Maine, formulated by the last legis
lature and to be voted on at the Sep
TENDER election, will be the subject
of debate between disputants repre-
senting Colby College and the Cniyer-
sity of Maine, TO be held at Orono on
next Tuesday, May 10. The Univer-
sity of Maine is to have the affirma
tive, that is, the side favoring inc
adoption of the amendment, and
r. W. Redman. F. +. Southland, and
f. q. Wadsworth are the students of
the question.
The Bath city liquor agency was
closed Thursday as an outcome of a
conflict in the board of aldermen
Wednesday night over the appoint
ment of successor TO Lucien Lamont,
the present liquor agent, whose term
expired at midnight. At the meeting
Mayor Hughes announced the APP
pointment of Ernest F. Kelley TO the
position, but the aldermen by vote
of six TO one, refused to confirm.
When Alderman John \. Morse at
tempted 10 renominate Lucien La
mont to succeed himself, the major
left the chair calling Alderman Will
Der c. Oliver 10 preside and the
latter refused to put the motion OF
Alderman Morse. After discussion,
the question of proper procedure was
left 10 a decision of the city solicitor,
and pending this decision it was
agreed that the liquor agency should
be closed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

Rev. DR.. Robert Hamilton Cotton
of st. Louis, Mo, 81 years old, and
for twenty five years a priest of the
Protestant Episcopal church, expects
to be accommodated because he re-
Gently preached that the story of the
resurrection is just a beautiful story
and not veritable history, Why
shouldn't he expect to be excommuni-
Gated? Having not only torn away the
corner stone of his church, he has
also shattered the uperstructure,
and what is there for him to stand
upon now? If the resurrection is a
myth, there is no more occasion for
preaching, and the Christians hope
vanishes into thin air.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Plans to Celebrate the Fourth.

A conference of Skowhegan bust
ness men was held at the Office of
Pennell & Co., in the Second Ma
tional Banl Tuesday even
ing, for u organizing a
commit appropriate
celebrate on the c~lning Fourth of
July.
The meeting was called to order by
Frank P. Penneil and Ernest c. But
Ter was chosen chairman. Mr.. Pen
nell theu stated that, at meeting of
the trustees of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society, held the pre-
vious evening, suggestions made to
them by several citizens, relative to
celebration, had been considered.
The society had already formulated
plans for horse races at its grounds
on the Fourth, but it was ready to
meet the views of the citizens as to
the best thing TO be done and would
turn over the races to them for that
day, leasing them the track for $3.50
The matter was discussed at length
and finally a committee of five, A. c.
Bowman, II. L. SWEET, B. w. Page, {.
W. Day and Walter Hight, were ap-
pointed to act with the officers OF the
Somerset G;5ntIai a ai iouiVula3 CT
ciety, in arranging terms between the
society and the citizens and in for
mulating plans for the Fourth. This
committee was empowered to add
to it's numbers as it should find ad-
visable. The committee above named
are 10 see what may be done toward
raising fund during the week and
will meet at the office of Pennel d
Co., with the officers of the Agri-
cultural Society, next Saturday
evening.
Much enthusiasm was shown.
Those present who have been familiar
with former celebrations state that
they have never seen so many in
attendance at AN initial meeting and
all signs seem TO indicate that the
cooperation, which is necessary TO
ensure a celebration being carried
out successfully, will be forthcoming.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

On Wednesday of last week the big
war feet of which the country is
justly proud, steamed through the
towering rocky portals of the Golden
Gate and into the harbor of the city
of a hundred hills into San Francisco,
risen from the ruins of two years ago.
Although seated in an invalids chair,
glorious Rob Evans was in command,
probably the last time he will appear
in that capacity. The crowd that
greeted the pilgrims of 1000 miles no
man could number, and the pen halts
in the description. There were the
Governor, the Mayor, and the people
of o hundred towns and cities. Even
the sun in the heavens gave a greet
ing from on high, All the morning it
had been obscured by gray clouds,
but it broke through just as the ships
were passing through the Golden
Gate and shone with MONDAY brilli-
ancy on the pageantry of fighting
craft. And then came days and
nights of official dinners, band con-
oerts, receptions etc. Eight thou
sand bluejackets and marines-the
largest armed force the American
navy has ever put ashore in time of
peace or war-were landed on Thurs
day, and participated in the immense
parade. But it would require col
umns in the REPORTER to describe
the festivities, and we stop right
here.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

In one of Mr.. Taft's meetings this
question was asked: (Which has
brought the greater restraint of trade
my policies or great trust?"
Il can't deny" said the Secre-
tary tthaJ ! know what the writer
means by those quotation marks.
Interpreting them to mean the
policies of Theodore Roosevelt l
should answer that Theodore
Roosevelt's policies have brought
about a great restraint of illegal
trade. Also that the great COM
binations of capital which con-
Quoted their businesses in viola
ton of the antitrust law have
brought about a great restraint of
legal trade.n
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Skowhegan Grange.

Corn and corn raising we're the
subjects taken up at last evenings
meeting of the Grange. In carrying
out this program X. A. Witkee,
Alonzo Smith, S. F. Emerson, Mrs.. G..
B. Leavitt and others spoke of t.
experience in raising corn. The
vailing idea seemed to he that sweet
Corn had paid the best for the past
few years, and would probably con-
tinue to do SO, but that the present
high price of western yellow corn
made it worth while for the Maine
farmer to give more attention to
that variety then he has recently
done. 1.-The Corn Song" by Whit
tier was read by Miss Emma Bragg
and paper on the History of Corn
was read by Miss Dorothy Elliott.
There was also monologue "a
Mothers Day." given by Miss Hazel
Leavitt. The program was arranged
by Fred r. Hill and several fine
traces of yellow corn, raised by mem
beers of the grange, were exhibited by
him, also samples of seed furnished
by the Portland Packing Company.
One ear of western corn, picked by
S F. Emerson in Illinois in 1900, was
shown for comparison with the
Maine variety. Inc suDJecU WAS
recognized as purely agricultural
one and the interest shown would
indicate that it could profitably be
again placed in the program at an
early date.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Skowhegan's Motor Vehicles.

Skowhegan has sixteen automo-
biles and forty-two motor bicycles,
of the latter vehicles, nearly twice as
many as any other place in Maine.
Bangor comes next to Skowhegan in
number of motorcycles and Portland
is third
The automobiles with their horse
power are as follows Mrs. Edith S.
Shepherd, Pierce Arrow, 30; Charles
Greene, Ellsmore, 40; Clyde II.
Smith, Ellsmore, 80; DR.. F. o.
Sawyer, Maxwell, 20; Elbridge Wood
bury, Maxwell, IA; Dr. l.. A. Das
combe, Wayne, IA; DR.. IL. c. Tag
CART, Autocar, II; VIM. E. Hackett,
Buick, %; Horace E. Reed, Buick, %;
A. G. Bowman, Rambler, S; G. F.
Ward, Rambler, IS; E. p. Viles, Stan
ley, Is; DR.. w. S. Stinchfield, Ellis
more, ..24; II. Wentworth, Cadillac, 10;
w. II. Norton, Stanley, 8; Bin w.
Page, Oldsmobile, 40.
The motorcycle riders are Robe ri
Lord, Bin w p. Page, John w. Steward
DR.. q. K. Viles, II. w Varney, Chas
Belmore, K. T. Patten, A. K. Jewett,
Forrest Mckinney, w. f. Jones, A
p Merrill, Cleber Harville, Robert
Wentworth, E. II. Burrill, Walter
Hight, Ben B. Fogler, Fred c. Pooler
Dana Lawrence, H. c. Woodbury.
Joseph Bosworth, Blaine Emerson
Willis r. Trask, Byron Harville
Ralph Hill, Lees Hall, d. H. Perkins
Ernest Emerson, Horace Hoxie, Jos
Provencal, Fred Turner, Allie Pres
colt, Bert Folsom, A. A. Thorndike
Fred Provencal, Sebastian Bison,
Arthur Morrissette, Leon Witham
Fred c. Dow, Byron Smith, A. Cleve.
land, Miss Hannah Bunker, Leon Mer.
rill and r. E. Jackson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
sKOWhEGAN MARKET,
PRICES tAo rsoaucrss

rR.oEs tA,o rsooucEss
OArS-6o cts.
MooL-UnS aShed IS cts.
HIpBs AND >kiSs-Hide,, - e 70, uinsed
VT; lamb skins SO te sc ,u, al s.lss, . Be- Il
BfhSs-Hand picked ys',ss syss, $50 to So.
pea beans, $l.S
BEEF-O1 bcei. { 10 2 rs.
Pourrm-Fo~ is. Is g, {, rs fs' f., "a, ssn' -
10 y Cts.
RouNp Hoe is
IAlIoE-K1utH, Is, pef r.
RiIEN-flrsl quality. stamps, = FL - e.s- ~ 10.
Foos-ls as. per CO., ires1-
PoGATD Ee- S. PEI t-she.-
CHEf~t--5e. to ies lci r.
XkrAu NtkEsr.
Fiaa-spuae heat Patent $3.50 to Ss5s. VA
tcr ~ heat pat 500 &c s. 60. Winter wheat hoics,
C5ks-s4.os per bag; ue,l and cracked com. s. IS
tef ba. p3;s rs Cts = bu.
q $. MEA. Sto5 per hay.
FEEo-MiddhngS, SI.oo per c~ti Gluten, SITS peE
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SlNs>G BKNS-sl.ss per cWt
NNfu FEIp-Steo Per cat.
Stis PoRk-Iz 1ts 10; by The Dbl. 200 o>.. 9sQ.oo,
CHEEsE- per IL.
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COFtEF-fo TO IS CTS per To-
LAID Domestic. = Ct, Puss i3 c'si lamPouu-,
10 cts.
MotAssrs Pare roa-s, 40 sis, Pure barbados,
40 Cts.
Stc>R -G1anulatet ; gar, tcst quality. i. lis. lo
s. COS Brown, Is .t>. fen > o.
TolATok>--. % cts. per tushel.
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10.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
The Steam Roller Arrives.

Skowhegan's steam road roller, the
first one ever owned by Somerset
county town, arrived here Tuesday.
1t was ordered by vote of the town
at its last annual meeting, at an
authorized cost of $1,000. 1t is a ten
ton roller and great things are hoped
for from its use on our highways.
A part of the contract ander which
the machine was bought was that a
man should come from the factory to
take it of the cars, set it up in
running order and operate it enough
to teach a local man how to run it.
1t was the purpose of Commissioner
Geo. II. " ebb to get good start in
breaking up the worn out macadam
surface ON Water street while this
man was here, but as buildings are
ready TO be moved through that
street in the immediate future, he has
had to abandon that plan and the
first work done will be on Madison
avenue between Russell street and
Leavitt. The method of working on
old macadam surface is TO fit up the
broad wheels of the roller with
spikes, ii being designed for the
purpose, and then run it over the
roughened macadam until the top is
loosened and broken up. This fits it
80 that a new surface may be put on
without disturbing the foundation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

Sadness filed the hearts of all his
friends throughout the State when it
became known that Prof. Gilbert NJ.
Gowen of Orono, in a moment of
mental dependency, took his life.
He had been connected with the
University of Maine twenty five years
in the scientific agricultural depart
ment, and was one of the most
modest, intelligent and far-seeing
educators in the country, a gentle
man whom everybody admired.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

Mr.. Payson Smith, the State Super
tendent of schools, will inaugurate a
new policy this year of having the
summer schools for teachers held
at the normal schools and having the
uses of the buildings, libraries, appar-
atus, ETC., to those in attenda nce
The schools at Pennington, Gorham
and Castine will each be held three
weeks, beginning June IS. The edu-
cational department will also direct
tho amman aahnal at tina uniue raitv
of Maine, which will be held in July
and August.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Republican Caucus

\ caucus of the Republican voters Of the
town OF SkoW hogan viii be held At Weston
Hail in Skowhesan. on saturday. May .
lsss. at ; q clock =. n. 10 nominate CandI-
date for RepresentatiVe 10 IN voted for at
the September state election: also TO elect
eight delegates To attend the Republican
state Convention To be held in the Auditor
um in Bangor, Malne. ON Tuesday. June q,
1905. at o'clock +. NJ. for the pur pose ef
nominating candidates for Governor ard
State Auditor to be voted for al the Septen-
her election.
Skowhegan. Maine, May = laS.
Per order Republican Town Committee
L. 4. pASCOMB. chair man.
GEO. w. Cow Err. secretary.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

Portugal's boy king, Manuel, has
been elevated to the throne, but in
his modesty refuses to wear the crown.
His ideal, he says, is the nations
prosperity, and his ambition the win
ming of his peoples love. He prom
ises to maintain the Catholic religion.
The day of his inauguration was a
holiday, and the beautiful city of
Lisbon was aglow with sunshine and
a myriad of flags and flowers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
Municipal Court.

Deputy Sheriff Z. Z. Atwood of
North New Portland brought a citizen
OF that section before Judge Q. Il.
Bachelor in the SkowheEm Munich
pal Court for trial on Thursday of
last week. The arrest was made for
intoxication. The verdict was guilty
and the respondent was sentenced TO
pay fine of one dollar and costs, and
to serve ten days in Jail, with an ad
ditional sentence OF thirty days in
case fine and costs are not paid.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
More About The Stallion Fair.

AS several inquiries have been re-
ceived concerning the "Horse Day"
of Skowhegan Grange, to occur on
May 9th, from parties living outside
of Somerset county, it has been de-
cided to welcome any one who has a
good stallion to show, no matter
what part of the state he comes from.
Several owners have announced the
intention OF bringing also string of
colts, the get of their horses. 1t is
also suggested that gentlemen's
drivers and other good animals will
be an addition to the day and a sec
tion in the parade will be made up
for them. There is no entrance fee
and no prizes are to be awarded.
The plan is simply to provide a day
when owners may show their best
animals and all interested in the
horse kind can be on hand to see
them. Further information may be
obtained by addressing G. d. Miller,
chairman OF the committee appointed
by Skowhegan Grange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

The city of Augusta, the last year
or two, spent forty thousand dollars
on the country roads leading out from
the city, and it has now something to
show for the expenditure. These
roads are praised by everybody who
uses them. They cost money, but
they are worth all they cost. Let
every large town do the same.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

In the dedication of the Maine
monument at Salisbury, N. O., the
delegation from this State had a
cordial welcome and warm support
from the people of the South land,
some of whom had seen service in
the rebel army. The monument for
which the last Legislature had made
an appropriation of $4,000, was in
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14

The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, rector of
Trinity church. New York, since the
days of the civil war, died recently,
beloved by everybody. He was son
of Gov. JohnA. Dix, who gave the ia
nous order in 1851, "If any one at
tempts to haul down the American
Sag, shoot on the spot" How that
order resounded through the nationi