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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
CORNViLLE.

Rev. II. c. Giles of Bath, Maine was
in town a few days last week.
Miss Lunetta Moody of Lynn, Mass.
is visiting her father, 2. A. Moody.
Mrs. Bert Bowman went to Augusta
last Tuesday.
Elmer Worthen is working at Wal
toms mill.
Mr.. W. B. Whittier, State Deputy,
installed the officers of Wesserrunsett
Grange in very creditable manner
Oh Thursday evening, January, Ia
There were guests present from
Athens and East Madison Oranges, a
good crowd was present and a fine
time reported by all.
Chas. Chrte of Skowhegan was in
town last Thursday.
Mrs. a. f. Smith and daughter,
EVELYN has been visiting relatives in
Athens the past week.
ID. NJ. Bean and son Frank, j. w.
AmaZeen and wife, Forrest Herrin,
Sadie Flanders, Clifton Amazeen, H.
&. Blackwell attended the Pomona
Grange at Skowhegan last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. s. Blaisdell and son are extern
siveiy engaged In numbering this
winter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
HINCkLEY.

Miss Perle A. Grace was home from
Skowhegan over Sunday.
Miss Katie Burrill who has been
quite Ill the past two weeks does not
gain 80 rapidly as was hoped.
Ed. Ben Hinckley is spending a
short vacation with his sister, Mrs
David r. Porter at New York City.
Miss Edith Danforth returned to
her school Tuesday morning, having
been unable to come from Madison
Monday on account of the storm.
Mrs. Maria CLANCY has been very
sick for several weeks with heart
trouble is slowly gaining.
The Kennebec-s Club was enter
tanned Saturday afternoon at the
horne Of Mrs. Elmer Decker. Roll
call, name some reformer and tell
what he has done; Paper, "The Pres
ent Prohibition Movement throughout
the United States" Mrs. Ethel futile
Reading, a chapter from "How the
Other Half Lives" by Riis, by mem
beers of the Club. Mrs. Decker served
candy and peanuts.
Friday evening Jan. 10, a large
party of neighbors and friends met
at the home of George Huff to cele-
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ALL THE LATEST NEWS
From the Somerset Towns.
HARTLAND D.

IF. Henzie was in New York re-
Gently, on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Salley have G
young son born Jan. s.
DIR. Lewis Fish was in Cambridge
and Mainstrean. Friday.
James E. Fuller was in Boston, the
latter part of the week on business.
Miss Helen M. Smith has accepted
position as assistant in the primary
grade OF school.
Francis L. and Ards E. Lancey
were in Pittsfeld and Waterville one
day last week.
Evening meetings were held last
week in the M. e. Church, under the
directors of that Society.
A. II. Buck has moved his stock OF
crockery and glassware inio the store
on Main ST., formerly occupied by A.
l.. COston.
The Outlook Club met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. G. M. Lancey.
During the afternoon there were two
propositions for membership.
The many friends of Miss P. E.
Pierce OF Troy, n former teacher In
the village schools of this place will
regret to hear Of her continued i'll
health.
DR.. and Mrs. r. w. Webb are to &C.
cupy the house on Billings street
made vacant by T. w. Thompson and
family who have moved to Dexter
where Mr.. Thompson is employed
Hartland friends of Fred w. Martin
Of Dexter. formerly of Hartland, will
be interest d to learn that he is re-
covering from the effects Of his re-
cent sur gical operation.
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STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS

While at Thomaston last week Ell
bert Hubbard visited the State prison.
He was especially interested In the
mission furniture, new branch OF
manufacturing recently taken on at
this institution, praising highly this
line Of workmanship. He said to
Warden Norton; "Mr. Warden, we
do this sort of thing at the Roycroft
shop, but no better. If you are here
when any of these men who make this
furniture are discharged, / wish you
would send them to me at East Auro-
ra. l will give them work. They
will need no other recomme ndations
than that they come from the Maine
State Prison."
A horseshoe in the middle of log!
Just think Of 1t! Yet this is what E.
G. Henderson OF Bangor has in his
possession and he Is justly proud Of
logs were being sawed at Morse &
Co., the steel tooth struck a snag and
upon investigation a horseshoe was
found EMBEDDED in the spruce. Mr..
Henders On, an employe OF the COM
pany, brought the curiosity home
and it is now attracting much atten-
ton. 1t is thought that when the
tree was young, years and years ago,
the horseshoe was placed in some
way between two limbs and eventual
ly was covered as the tree grew.
The petition of Forest Goodwin and
81 others for the repeal Of the present
law, making close time on beaver,
which was introduced in the House
Thursday, is likely to create a great
deal of discussion when it comes up a
gain for consideration. The prese mt
law provides that when 1t is actually
proven that beavers are doing any
considerable amount of damage the
fish and game commissioners may send
wardens into the section, where the
beavers are doing the damage and kill
them. An attempt was made to re-
peal this law at the last session OF the
Legislature, as it was claimed by tim
berland owners that the beavers had
damaged valuable timberland, and
the owners wished that anyone might
have the privilege of killing beavers
in the localities occupied by their tim
berland. The opposition contends that
the repeal of the law would give an
opportunity to everyone to hunt bea-
yer for the pelts.
The dog tariff on the Maine Central
Is now in effect and under the new or
der from the general baggage depart
ment no dogs will be permitted in the
passenger coaches, but will have to be
checked and the owners will be obliged
to pay for their transportation. The
charge will be for actual weight in
accordance with the excess baggage
tariff, the minimum charge for each
dog on chain or In crate containing
one or more dogs to be the same as
for 100 pounds OF excess baggage.
The owners or caretakess will be re-
quired to sign a release of liability
when the dog is delivered at the des-
tination. All dogs will be considered
valued at $25 and If the owner places
more than that sum on him the ami
NAL will not be accepted for transport
alton in the regular baggage service,
and the owner will be referred to the
express companies. Specia dog tags
have been printed for the transporta-
ton of dogs and by this system per-
feet record will be kept of the date of
shipment and arrival and of the
amount paid.
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CARATUNk.

Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Bright took
trip to Bingham last week.
George Jones has gone to Spragues
camp to cook over on Pierce Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Miller are the
parents of baby boy, born Thursday
morning. (10lbs.)
Phi ander Baker has made quite a
business hauling hemlock to the mill.
Miss Bridget Fitzsimmons of Mos
COW has been the guest of her uncle's
family, Mike Fitzsimmons, the past
two weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Gilpatrick sent the follow
ing announcement that he will be at
the Forks, Jan. "a, for service in the
A. M. and at Caratunk at $50 p. M.
While attempting to cross the
river Saturday, pair OF horses that
belonged to q. w. Sprague, broke
through the ice. But the GOODNESS of
the driver who kept their heads out
and with the help that ran to his as
sistance they got them out in an ex.
hausted condition. 1t was very
narrow escape for valuable team.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs. Maud Clark Thursday, Subject
New Hamphire and Vermont. Quo
tations from Authors born In the
same states. At the roll call each
responded with Bible quotations.
The exercises were interesting as all
joined in making it so. The hostess
gave bird guessing contest which
was well enjoyed. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. G. s. Witham.
Subject-Wm. Mckinley, as it occurs
on his birthday.
Joe Spaulding who is at work in
Dead Water, visited his family over
Sunday.
There is no mail goes from here to
the Forks now as 1t comes by train to
Lake Moxie, thus reaching them a
few hours earlier in the day than If it
came this way. g
| Carrie Carbino went to Bingham,
Sunday.
| Mont Miller who was called from
Bingham by the illness of his wife,
returned to his work Sunday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
Trouble MAKING,

Trouble making Is an older industry
than the manufacture Of steel. Cain,
the trouble maker, got into action be-
fore Tubal Cain, the ironworker, and
Eve got Adam into hot water long be.
fore the boilermakers' union began
business.
There are three brands OF trouble
imaginary. borrowed and real. Imag-
mary trouble consists of railroad &C
cidents, earthquakes. fires. suicides. dis
eases such as the patent medicine man
makes. the poorhouse. death and the
grave carefully mixed and taken after
late dinner or a drop in the stock
market.
Borrowed trouble is the kind we get
from our relatives. Its principal In
gradients are visits, borrowed money,
birthday presents. advice and expec-
tations. But the real article Is pro-
duced as follows: Put the sandals OF
endurance on your feet. take your life
in your hands and follow by turns the
how to be happy philosopher, the
preacher Of physical culture and the
apostle of diet.-Puck.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
WEST ATHENS.

Cecil Jewekt who purchased the
Stilson Young stand has moved his
goods in recently.
Several from this place attended
the dance at Cornville1 Friday night,
all reporting an enjoyable time.
There will be services at Union
Church SUNDAY, at 2 p NJ. We hope
there will as large an attendance as
there was at the last meeting.
Emma Chase and son visited the
family of Winfield Goodrich one day
this week.
Johnnie Pierce of Hartland was III
town a few days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Welch spent
Tuesday and Wednesday with their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert corson'
Mr.. and Mrs. Isacc Corson are the
happy parents of baby boy.
Elsie Leavitt is in Cornvilie, assist
ing Mrs. Ralph Dodge with her work
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21

Messrs Bean and Fitzgerald have
been hauling potatoes to Burnham
where they filled car for the Boston
market.
Henry Hayden who is employed
with his team working In the woods
up river, came home Thursday for
the purpose of hiring men and teams.
He returned to MS work Monday
morning.
Mr.. s. B. Wyman and family passed
Thursday with Mr.. AID Mrs. LaForest
Goodwin.
Mr.. Charles Nichols has been en-
tertalnilg IA bad cod.
Mr.. Frank Estes of Skowhegan was
in town Saturday on business.
Mrs. Eliza Crommett OF Maiden,
Mass, passed Saturday night and
Sunday with her sister Mrs. Charles
Burrill.
Mrs. Almer Goodrich, VIII has been
stopping with her sister, Mrs. George
W eeks, went to Watervi.le, Thursday
where she will visit for time at the
home Of her sisters. She was accom-
panied by Mr.. Goodrich.
". dliu H. uiiJbOi hiC
vesting their Ice.
Moses Horne has been confined to
the house for several days from the
effects of bad cod.
Our school closes Friday. Miss AL
ma Fernald, the teacher, who boards
at home distance of five miles, has
made every trip night and morning
until Monday when she was detained
at home until Tuesday on account OF
Sundays storm.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21

On one occasion De Pachmann, the
famous pianist, with his nervous and
irritable temperament, was summoned
to appear before Queen Alexandra at
Buckingham palace. He Immediately
adopted anarchism as his political
faith and obstinately refused to go.
His friends labored with him for hours
and at last persuaded him not to COM
NIT an impertinence which would new
or be forgiven by the English people.
Finally he was dispatched In a cab.
The night wore on to morning. and
the frantic wife Of the pianist and his
friends could learn nothing Of what
had become Of him. At last a-forlorn
looking cab drove up to the house,
and De Pachmann dismounted. On
leaving the palace he had forgotten
where he lived and could only tell the
cabman that 1t was in square with
q church In 1t. So all night long he
had been engaged in making a round
Of the innumerabIe squares Of London.
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His Measure.

"a few friends" relates Mr.. James
Moir in the Draughts World, were
chatting with Wyllie. the checker
champion, in a club after one Of his
days Of exhibition play in Glasgow
when youth, slightly under the influ-
ence of John Barleycorn. threatened
to monopolize the conversation, blow
ing his own horn and giving out in no
uncertain language that he considered
himself the equal Of Wyllie. The old
man took no notice Of him for time,
but, occupying the usual five minutes
in considering the move. quietly asked
the youth to remove his hat mot more
than six and a half size, then sub
stituted his own-which was a large
one and went well down over the
young braggarts nose-and, casting
his eye around the company, said
scornfully, That's his measure! The
company enjoyed the retort so much
that the youth was glad to make a
hurried exit"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
NORTH AN SON

The old Eastern Argus OF Port
land. founded a century ago and
more, starts on another year better
than ever, rs the exponent Of Demo-
cratic principles and the latest news
Of the day. The Argus is family
newspaper that is conservative,
reliable and up to date. See pro-
spectus in another column.
Mrs. Diancy Mantor of Auburn
died, Tuesday, the 18th inst, at the
age of Sc years. Her illness covered
period OF six weeks. She was the
wife of Sidney Mantor formerly of
this town, who survives her.
NJ. P. Moore, District Deputy for
the Odd Fellows district composed of
the lodges Of Table Rock, Lemon
Scream, Mt. Moxie and Scion, went
to Bingham, Friday night, Scion,
Tuesday, and New Portland, Wed
nesday.
Miss Susie Benjamin has recovered
from the measles 80 that she is able
to be about again.
E. w. Scott arrived home from
Scion Saturday afternoon and spent
Sunday with his family. He in
formed the ADVOCATE the electric
lighting work in Scion was pro-
crossing very satisfactory.
Saturday and Sunday were the
coolest days of the winter. AT the
noon hour, Saturday, with the sun
shining, the mercury still olung to
the zero mark, and Sunday was just
as cold with heavy snow storm pre-
vailing.
Miss Matte Young of Scion, who
has been assisting ut the Central
Farmers Telephone office for the
past two weeks, returned home,
Saturday night.
Judge Simmons attended the Maine
Bar Association at Augusta, Thurs
day.
Sunday dawned cold and gray with
| splits of snow in the air. Early in the
morning the storm came on in
earnest and continued all day and
into the night with the thermometer
at the zero marx during the entire
/ day. BY Monday morning 16 inches
of heavy snow had fallen and it was
general road breaking day with
heavy teams travelling in all di-
rections smashing the snow down and
ploughing out the drifts so that the
highways would become passable.
! The trains were on time as the
engine and snow pillow went up over
the road Sunday and back early,
Monday morning. The village
schools and academy held no SEES
sions during the day and the Shakes
peare and Franklin schools in the
rural districts were closed. The New
Portland stage due here before the
morning trains leaves did not arrive
until O'Clock in the afternoon. The
rural carriers ON both routes were
both unable to make their trips, both
making the attempt but failing tu
get through. 1t was the heaviest
snow fall in recent years and with
out doubt this is what may be termed
an old fashioned winter.
By invitation of Mrs. E. l.. Savage
of Skowhegan, the Unlversalist circle
OF this village met at her home on
Saturday last. Fifteen went from
here on the morning train and spent
o very pleasant day. An added plea
sure to the occasion was that the day
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
CATARRH CURED

No Cure. No Pay, is Most Generous
Offer.
To get an antiseptic strong enough
to kill catarrh germs, and not
destroy the tissues of the membrane
at the same time, has been problem
which was never solved until the dis .
covery Of Hyomei pronounced High
o-me).
Hyomei is prepared from eucalyp-
tus, the most powerful yet healing an
tiseptic known. Breath it through
the inhaler over the inflamed and
germ ridden membrane fouI or five
times day, and in few days the
germs will disappear.
The inflamed condition will go, too,
and the snuffiing, hawking offensive
breath, and discharge of mucous and
crusts in the nose will cease
Then why should any catarrh stuff
erer hesitate, when F. w. Buchanan
has such faith in Hyomei that he offers
to return your money if after fair
trial Hyomei does not cure catarrh.
a complete HYomei outfit, includ-
ing the inhaler, costs S1.00, and extra
bottles, il afterwards needed, costs but
80 cents. Hyomei also cures asth-
ma, Group, sore throat, colds or grip.
2w3
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness. and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inhamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of,the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
is inhamed you have rumbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed, Deafness is the result, and unless the in
Hammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an infamed, condition OF the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21

brate the silver wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conforth.
The affair was in charge of Mrs. Frank
Cannon and in order to make it a
complete surprise the friends were
! invited to the usual Friday evening
entertainment at Mr.. Huffs. AT one
time it was feared that Mr.. and Mrs.
1 Conforth would remain at home as 1t
was very cold, but about eight o'clock
the anxious ones had the pleasuse OF
seeing them come in looking very in
/ nocenU. After a short time spent in
social chat and dancing, Mrs. Herbert
Carr induced the bridegroom to lead
the march with her while Mr.. Carr
offered his arm to the bride, about
twenty five couple following. They
were finally led to the parlor whore
Melvin Palmer in behalf of the as
sembled guests presented hand
some oak dining table, silver berry
spoon, a silver meat fork and one
dozen napkins Mr.. and AIRS. Con
forth very heartily expressed their
thanks. Shortly after the dining
room doors were opened and soon a
merry party was enjoying the good
things of life, the bride and groom
occupying the place of honor at the
head of the table. The wedding cake
was made by Mrs. Frank Cannon.
At late hour the friends departed
i leaving their best wishes with Mr.
and Mrs. Conforth and desire to
/ help them celebrate their golden
wedding.
/ Qnite number of friends from this
4 place attended the 18th marriage an
niversary OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Huff,
at No. Fairfield, Friday evening.
Mr.. George Tibbetts took pleasure
party from Good Will Farm to Water
Vile and return Saturday evening.
Several car lots of apples were
shipped from this station last week
and this.
Mrs. John Curtis is able to be about
the house once more, her mother,
Mrs. Lydia Crosby is visiting her this
winter.
There was a dance at Burrill Hall
Saturday evening after the dancing
school was over.
Friends from Keene, N. Ii. visited
MIR. and Mrs John Walker recently.
Kendall Snow recently sold horse
to Henry Manson of Clinton.
Simeon Pettegrew Is in Augusta on
county business.
The Larkin Soap Club met with Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Davis Saturday eve,
the gentlemen were invited to tea.
Last Wednesday, while Ival Hall
was saving wood with circular saw
he made a mistep and fell, hitting his
wrist againt the saw, cutting it quite
badly. DR.. Lewis of Canaan was call
ed to dress the wound, and found it
not so bad as at first thought, a very
lucky escape from serious accident.
Harvesting ice seems to be the
main work of the farmers at present.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21
The Servant and tho Factory Woman.

The Servant and tho Factory Woman.
Much as l loathe the factory system,
It scores In some respects above soul
leries. In factories. at any rate, wo-
men meet with their kind and have in
tercourse with many varieties Of hu-
man nature. But, chained up in soul
leries and kitchens. with tether just
long enough to reach the stocking to
be mended and no longer, their lives
are bare and starved as the picked
bones that they put in the pots.-Lon-
don Woman Worker.
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es S;a ear,s Shooting.

In the German possessions in Africa
permit to shoot costs 5000 Special
permission is required to kill more
than two CRATES, four rhinoceroses
and six zebras. In the case Of ele-
plant shooting the authorities must
be given one tusk from each animal
killed The hunter receives a small
payment If he shoots lion. panther
wild boar or hyena. A permit to kill
gazelles, antelopes and monkeys costs
only $40.
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Location of Wateryille's Next
PoStoffice.

Dennis Z. Bowman, who went to
Washington in company with Presi-
dent Horace Purington Of the Board
of Trade and DR.. James F. Hill to ne
gotiate in favor Of the "Heater"
piece for the location of the Federal
building, returned yesterday morning
The other members of the committee
remained in Boston. Mr.. Bowman in
an interview with Journal reporter
stated that the "Heater" place: had
been chosen was correct and that ad =
ditional money, enough to take in all
the original property, would be ap-
propriated. This land includes
everything to the church line with
the exception OF the residence of Mrs.
True.
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BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
Paris is Full of Them and Nearly All
Use Partisan Sage.

In the beauty show at the metropo-
lis two years ago Gold Medals were a
warded to five different women
To the most beautiful woman be-
tween 20 and %; betweed rs and 80;
between 80 and So; between So and 40;
and between 40 and 40.
A society reporter who interviewed
all FIVE women in the interest of his
papers, reported that all of them had
beautiful hair, and that each of the five
enthusiastically attributed her luxuri
ant hair to Partisan Sage.
G. R. Fogg sells Partisan Sage for 80
cents large bottle. He guarantees it
to cure dandruff in two weeks; to stop
falling hair and itching of the scalp.
It makes any woman's hair beautiful,
soft and luxuriant.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-21

Love not only makes the world 60
round, but somestimes keeps it from
going short.
Verbosity is pardonable only when
you get paid at space rates for it.
Anything else looks good to some
men.
1t is easier to feed mans vanity than
his stomach, generally just as profit
able.
The hatred of work is the beginning
of slavery.
Nobody is particularly fond Of the
world unless he has sort of sneaking
notion that the world is fond of him :.