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FOR SALE.

TNNO SETTER DOGS, one four
i years old and we'll trained; the
other one year old and partly train
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II HENRY SUGGS.
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DR.. M. w. WHITE.
Builders
Hardware

If you are expecting to do any
building the coming spring or sum-
mer, or this winter, it is to your in
terest to come and see us about the
BUILDERS HARDWARE that you
are going to need. You will probably
need NAILS. HINGES, LOCKS, SASH
CORD. SASH WEIGHTS, SASH
LOCKS, SCREWS, IRON ROOFING,
BOLTS, VALLEY TIN, Etc. No
matter what kind Of BUILDERS
HARDWARE you may need and
want, we. can supply you. You may
also need something In CARPEN-
TIERS TOOLS-such as Hammers,
Saws Hatchets Draw Knives, Planes,
Squares, Levels, etc. If you do need
such goods come to us for your sup
plies. We can furnish you with the
Tools Of Quality that you want.
If there is anything in Hardware
that you or your neighbors want, let
us make you prices.
Yorkville Hardware Co.
LYNCHBURG PLOWS-Run Light
est and Last Longest.
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A STITCH
In TIM E
SAVES NINE

Not only in clothing, but in Ledgers
and Day Books-but the ones you are
intending to buy from us do not need
any stitching-they will last you the
year through and then some.
We have them running in price from
25 Cents to $500, and each one We
Guarantee, but do not take our word
just ask some of the firms that have
been using them in 1908 and intend to
in 1909.
COME AND EXAMINE.
THE STAR DRUG STORE.
ID. l.. SHIEDER, Proprietor.
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Poag Real Estate Go.

As Condensed from the Annual State
mcnt of the American Audit Co., of
New York. November 16, 1908:
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
sKowHEGAN's MUNICIPAL HOME.
The Building Now Completed Wherein will be Housed
the Various Departments of Our Town Government.
Handsome Structure, the Completion of Which MARKS
Era in the History of the Town

The steps are many and lead back
ward for some years which have re-
suited in the handsome structure on
Water street at the foot of North
avenue, which in the future will be
the center of all business of munich
pal nature for the town OF Skowhe-
gan. With little exception, SO far as
the present generation is concerned,
Coburn hall was looked upon as our
municipal home. The large audito-
rum, the most capacious outside the
large cities when it was built in 1867,
was the scene of all town meetings
and public gatherings, from that date
until the fire of December 16, 1904,
and this same structure also contain
ed the office of the selectmen, the
town having, by arrangement at the
time of its erection, the right to office
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
The Wolf. ;"

The opening play at the new Skow-
hegan Opera House on Saturday even
ing, February 18th will be Eugene
Walters fascinating drama of the
Canadian north woods, "The Wolf"
which scored an emphatic success at
the Lyric Theatre in New York City
for more than six months. The great
New York company and prod duction
are assured the patrons, the cast con-
tanning such formidable names as
SEVERN Dedeyn, George o. Nichols,
Joseph Chaillee, Henry Duggan,
Frank Dee, NJ. NJ. Pitts, Fred Opertie
and Mabele Estelle.
"rhe WOLF is graphic story of the
Canadian Hudson Bay country, full of
color and action, inspiring in its
theme, thrilling in its situations and
said TO be one of the most perfectly
constructed plays. 1t depicts life in
the locale of the story as it could be
depicted only by one intimately ac-
quainted with the passions, impulses
and motives which inspire men deep
in the heart of nature. 1t tells the
story of lone girl, of scheming
wolf in the guise of man, of hero the
type Of vigor and strength, and
throughout the play there is a tender
ness and natural wisdom which speaks
volumes. In the last act a terrible
/ conflict occurs in the darkness, end
| ing in the death of Macdonald, the
villain, after one of the most thrilling
scenes ever put on the stage. Incl
dental to this tight the bowling of real
Canadian Indian legend.
a carload of beautiful scenery and
effects is carried and will be used
here the same as in the large cities.
For further particulars in regard to
the prices, sale of seats and other
details see the advertisemo MT in this
weeks issue of THE REPORTER.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
NUMBER S
A Resume of Skowhegan's Water
Problem.

The water problem with which
Skowhegan is just now concerned
may be said u have commenced with
the chartering Of the Skowhegan
Water Company in 1857, this instru-
ment being on record in the legisla-
tive Acts & Resolves Of that year.
Chapter II Of the Private & Special
Laws. The works were built during
1857 and 158s and the twenty year
contract with the Skowhegan Village
Corporation was entered into August
10, 1889. This contract was assumed
by the town OF Skowhegan when the
Village Corporation was abolished.
The plan for financing the enterprise
Gems u have been suggested by T.
&. Madge Of Boston VINO offered TO
build The works if the company would
place in his hands an issue Of bonds.
said u have been SIS, 900, and give
him one hall the stock, the local pro-
moters to retain the other half. This
issue Of stock is generally supposed to
nav b0%b l-oV,OOp. IL - uuQtF5lDOu
that in carrying out this plan, he re-
ceiyed the bonds and disposed of the
larger portion of them, s7s, 600 it is
said, using the funds in the work OF
construct 1n, but Mr.. Nudge became
insolvent before the works were com
pleted, thus forfeiting mis- rights to
the stock. 1t appears that the Sxow-
hegan stockholders, through the fail
ure OF Nudge, found themselves in
a position wnere they must furnish
the money for completing the system.
Had Nudge carried out his agreement
and built the works with the proceeds
of the bonds, the SkoWhegan Stock
holders would have held their stock
practically free of cost, but his failure
placed a considerable financial bur
den upon them. The amount fur
nished by the stockholders at that
time is understood to have been S25
600, in round numbers. After com
pletion, certain betterments became
necessary and further amount,
something like $4,000, was furnished d
by the stockholders. Moreover, such
earnings as came from the operation
of the plant were utilized i'll repairs
and betterments, until very recently,
this being spoken of as $40, 900 to Sl5,-
600, SO that it would seem that some
Continued on Third Page
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
Results in Waterville Water
District.

AS contributing light on one view
of the Skowhegan water pro blem, the
following editorial, clipped from this
mornings Waterville Sentinel, will
be of inte rest. 1t should be borne in
mind that the water district of which
this speaks was the one, the informa-
tion of which settled the constitution
al point involved that had hitherto
been supposed to prevent town or
towns from exceeding their debt Init
in providing municipal water sup
ply. This contest was fought most
bitterly by the Maine Water Com
pany and other private water COM
panies of the state and the expense
thus incurred was added to the costs
of the plant. The result shows that
Notwithstanding this unusual expen-
diture and liberal price set for the
property by the court of appraisers,
the property has been a paying in
vestment and the assumption of
ownership by the city of Waterville
and the other municipalities associat-
ed in the water district in question
has been a very wise move.
The Sentinel says:
The officers of the Kennebec Water
district are to be congratulated upon
the prosperity shown in their annual
report for the year ending April 80,
1908. The people Of the Water dis
trict are TO be congratulated for the
demonstration upon the part of the
trustees that public ownership of a
public utility can be made a success.
This success is due to one thing, a
consistent and conservative admins
tratlon of large public business
There is no partisanship, no bossism
no selfishness in the affairs of the Wa
ter district. The course pursued is one
of business, to give first class SER
vice for the money paid. If that
policy could be enforced and kept in
force in municipal affairs, city gov
ernment reports would read different
ly than they often do.
Here we have board of trustees of
five members, a treasurer, and a
superintendent, who have conducted
business which serves thousands of
patrons distributed over large area,
and not only do they make both ends
meet but they have improved the
value of the plant, increased the SER
vice, and added the neat little profit
of $500 to the sinking fund. More
than all that, the patrons are getting
pure, wholesome water at fair rates.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
Moor-Logie.

Edward NJ Moor of Bangor and
Miss Laura NJ. Logic of Brewer were
united in marriage Wednesday, Feb.
/, at the residence of Rev. B. B.
Merrill of Skowhegan, former pas
tor of the bride Mr.. Moor is anative
of Skowhegan and has been for sew
eral ears associated in business with
his father, Mr.. George l.. Moor of
Bangor. Miss Logic was a trained
nurse, having graduated from the
Lewiston Hospital and practced her
profession III Bangor and vicinity.
After wedding lunch at the par
sonage the young couple took the
noon train for Boston on their bridal
trip. They have each large circle
of friends in Bangor and Brewer who
will follow them with their hearty
good wishes.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

This committee selected John
Calvin Stevens of Portland as arehi-
tect and it is upon plans prepared by
him and under his observation as
supervising architect that the work
has been done. Work was begun on
the foundation in May following the
town meeting Of March 1907, the gra-
mite work was put in during the
summer and the principal contract
for the superstructure was finally let
to Smith & Rumery of Portland in
October of that year. This firm did
work enough ON their contract be-
tween that date and Janaury lst SO
that the basement could be covered
in and protected through the winter,
and resumed operations again May
%, 1908, The Smith & Rumery con-
tract did not incluce the plumbing or
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
In Washington.

The House of Representatives con-
vened in special session on Sunday to
hear eulogies on the life, character
and public services of the late Repre-
sentative, Llewellyn Powers of the
fourth Maine congressional district,
who died July 2S of last year. The
speakers highly praised Mr.. Powers
public services. Representative Allen
of Maine was appointed Speaker pro
tempore for the occasion.
Those who delivered addresses
were: Representatives Guernsey of
Maine, who succeeded Mr.. Powers;
Burleigh of Maine, Gaines of Tenno-
see, Cole of Ohio, Hamilton Of Michi-
gan, Hays of California, Stanley of
Kentucky, Fowler of New Jersey,
Lloyd of Missouri, Swasey of Maine,
and Waldo of New York.
Thomas 8. Hopkins, formerly of Mt.
Vernon, Me-, has an important place
on the inauguration committee.
The abusive speach of Willet of
New York has peen stricken from the
records by vote of the House.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

The strong fight against the dread
white plague of tuberculosis assumes
tangible and legal shape by the intro
duction of the bill to which we refer
red last week. The wonderful sue
cess of the institution at Hebron has
given the people strong reason to be !
lieve that with the application of the
rules called for by the legislative bill
referred to, backed up by the energy
and determination of the people,
tuberculosis may be entirely stamped
out in Maine in twenty five years.
DR.. Weeks of Portland, from a sick
bed, sent this communication last
week to the Legislature, and it en-
braces a mighty truth:
4 want the Legislature of Maine to
understand that the most important
question that comes before them this
winter is the resolve for an appro-
priation to carry on the warfare
against tuberculosis-it Is more i'm
portant than any of the educational
or hospital resolves which will be
presented
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

Our government has withdrawn
from Cuba, and the people of the
island Republic are again intrusted
with the government of the country
we think for the last time. If they
don't behave this time, they are not
worthy of an independent Republic.
At noon, Thursday, provisional Gov.
Magoon turned the government over
to Jose Migual Gomez, the new Presi-
dent. Good words were uttered on
both sides.-Cuba being purposely
thankful for our continued help and
promising good behavior, while Mr..
hagoon gave the right kind Of advice
and assurances of continued friend
ship. The new government has the
good will Of the governments of the
earth. Cuba was set free without any
expense to her, but the cost Of the
intervention, some S6,000,000, will
have to be paid from her treasury.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04
Class Parts Announced.

The commencement parts for the
graduation exercises of the class of
1909, of the Skowhegan High School,
have been announced. The valedict-
ory and salutaJory, which are deter
mined by rank, of which record is
kept from the beginning of the fresh
man year, were announced by Princi-
pal Ralph w. Leighton at the close of
the morning session of the High
School on Monday last. The other
assignments, which go by vote of the
class, were made at a meeting of the
members of the class of 1909, held at
the close of the afternoon session on
the same day. The following are the
assignments as determined: Vale
dictory, Miss Isabelle Thomas; salu-
tatory, Miss Lula Chapman; class
history, Miss Lois Cool; class pro-
phesy, Elroy Seekins; class will,
Walter Ennis; class poem, Ethel
Brainerd; for presentation of gifts,
Miss Mabel Ross and Arthur Merrill;
TO prepare class statistics, Cleba Tay
lor, John Lewis and Miss Hazel
Holden; to prepare class ode, Miss
Sadie Pennell, and Miss Ethel Brain
erd; toastmaster, James Reed.
In addition to the above class parts,
the most which will require partici-
patton in the commencement exer-
cises. nine or ten essays will be writ
ten by members of the class, of which
the six judged to be the most mer-
itorious will be selected to be given
by their authors on the evening of
graduation.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

the installation of the heating plant
performed by the Steward Hardware
& Plumbing Company of this place. !
The electric wiring was also outside
of the principal contract and this was
done by Reed & Howe of lewiston
AS the building neared completion
the town authorized the interi or deco
rations necessary to give the audi
torium and other portions its finish
ing touches and this contract was
awarded to the New York Decorating
Company as referred to later in this
account. E. l.. Walker of Portland
and his former business partner,
Harley Annis of this place associated
themselves together and took a sub
contract from Smith & Rumery for
the painting and finishing of the
woodwork, in all portions of the
building outside of the auditorium.
The allotment of work from begin
ming to end seems to have been made
with great good fortune and the above
firms and individuals carried out their
contracts in manner to reflect great
credit on themselves and incur the
lasting commendation of Skowhegan
people. w. A. Emery OF East Water
ford, Me. was the master builder and
upon him, as foreman for Smith &
Rumery, developed the immediate su-
/ perintendance of construction. MIR.
Emery has had charge in similar
capacity of the erection of churches
and large business blocks in other
cities and towns of Maine and under
his care the work here was rapidlyand
efficiently carried on.
The town should not forget what it
owes to its building committee. Their
duties required careful attention to a
long and at best a somewhat thankless
task, of duties and responsibilities
that necessitated the most painstaking
attention to the very end, long after
the enthusiasm attending the COM
mencement of such an enterprise had
subsidized. While all the members of
the building committee have perform
ed valuable service, the chief burden
and responsibility have fallen, as is
often the case, upon the chairman,
Joseph p Oak. Mr.. Oak has been
faithful to his trust to the last degree
and, when important matters in con-
nection with the municipal building
have required attention, no consider
alton of personal convenience or of
private business interests have been
permitted to stand in the way of his
giving the attention needed. 1t is
doubtful if Skowhegan has a citizen,
even if possessing the ability requisite
for such an undertaking, who would
accept such task and carry it out as
faithfully as Mr.. Oak has done.
The building was completed and
the contractors discharged from La
bility on January 23d, and Wednesday
evening Of next week Feb. 10th, the
building committee propose to have
a house warming when the citizens OF
the town will be invited to inspect
their most important piece of munich
pal property. At this time also the
committee will reach the end of its
responsibility and the formal cere-
mony of turning over the keys to the
selectmen will take place. Every
part of the great structure will be
Illuminated and open to inspection
from six O'Clock until after the con-
clusion of the evenings program.
This is to be essentially citizens af-
fair and every one dwelling within
Continued on Third Page
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

Accommodations and the use of the
main hall for all town meetings.
Skowhegan citizens were as much
at loss after the Coburn hall fire, as a
family driven out of door by the burn
ing of their dwelling Office room for
the selectmen was easily found, but
the loss of Coburn hall, felt at once
to be serious, grew i'll magnitude as
the weeks and months passed away.
The town was left with no place
where conventions and other large
gatherings could be held and, still
more serio us and embracing the one
public building could properly be
made, the community did not have a
place where its citizens could gather
to transact the business of the town.
Skowhegan had 1900 or more citizens
qualified to take part in town affairs
and, after the destruction of Coburn
third this number could assemble and
remain with any sort of comfort
through the hours necessary to con-
clude the ordinary proceedings of the
annual town meeting.
A municipality which retains the
form of government, the central fea-
ture of which is the old fashioned but
ever hopored "New England Town
Meeting," is morally bound to pro-
vide place where its voters may as
semble and, in comfort and with con
ditions necessary to properparliamen-
tary procedure, elect their officers
and transact the business of the town.
1t was long since settled beyond dis
pute that town could legally erect a
building for this purpose and it had
also been settled, as a legal PROPOSE
ton, that this same. municipal struct-
ure could also be made to include
such other Accommodations as would
extend its usefulness more widely for
the benefit of the community wherein
it was located, or would incidentally
increase its revenue.
The smoke had not ceased to rise
from the ruins of Coburn Hall
before plans for building to
take its place in municipal mat =
ters were being formulated. The
proposition was discussed and com
mittee of investigation appointed at
the annual meeting in March 1908 and
special meetings were held regarding
it in May, June and August of that
year. At the special meeting in Au-
gust committee of five citizens were
appointed and charged with the duty
Of investigating the whole question.
They were to recommend a location
and submit plans for suitable build =
ing with estimates of its cost.
On December II, 1905, just a year
and a day from the date of the Co.
burn Hall fire, the Heselton House
was burned and the desirability of the
lot thus made available was at once
urged upon the attention of the com
mittee. Its superiority over all other
locations seemed to be pronounced
and at the March meeting OF 1906 the
recommendation of the committee
that the town offer Richard w. Brown
$4,000 for the Heselton house area
was acted upon, the provisions for
raising that sum, in case the offer
should be accepted, being made. This
lead to the purchase of the lot and at
the town meeting of March 1907, the
necessary steps for the erection of the
building were taken. The building
committee chosen at that time were
Joseph P. Oak, Benjamin A. Sawyer,
Chas. E. Young, Harvey B. Goodwin,
and Rev. A. o. LaCroix.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

GAS good men have been in Jail as
any of Inc three of u.s." says Presi-
dent Gompers Cf the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in reference to the
sentence of himself and Messrs. Nit
chell and Morrison for contempt of
court. Yes, John Bunyan and Paul
and Silas were put i'll Jail, and they
were much better men than Mr..
Gompers. Neither of them attempt
ed to bring into contempt the courts
of their country.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

AS was to be expected, on account
of faithful services, the Governor has
reappointed Hon. Thomas j. Lyons
of vinalhaven, Commissioner on In
dustrial and Labor statistics.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

In considering the revenues OF the
State, legislators should bear in mind
that, beginning next year, insane
paupers that are now supported by
the towns and cities, are to be sup
ported by the State. This will add
greatly to the expenses.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

From his speech made before the
Legislature of New York, Senator
Root is no weakling on national mat
ters, but believes in a strong and
stable government. ''U Understand
me-" he said. 81 am convinced and
uncompromising nationalist Of the
school of Alexander Hamilton"
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

The State Treasurer has rendered
his annual report, and it shows that a
large amount of the public debt was
paid the past year, The entire debt
of the State is now but $69S, 200, and
there was in the treasury at the be-
ginning of this year S56s, ,534.44
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

Soldiers pensions are more this
year than last, Notwithstanding the
fact that more than $4,000 names were
dropped from the pension rolls last
year by death. about $4,000 being vet
Grams of the civil war, and the rest The
widows of soldiers and sailors.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

Gov. Hughes is in constant demand. /.
He has just been selected to deliver
the Dodge lectures on the RESPONSE
bilities of citizenship at Yale next
winter. These lectures were estab-
lished in 1890 by the late William
Barle Dodge of New York city.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

Candlemas day was not altogether
fair and bright, SO winter will not
have another flight. But how about
"half your wood and half your hay?"
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

Miss Helen Keller, the famous deaf
and dumb and blind young woman, is
to buy the large Pennell homestead in
Brunswick, and locate there.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

1t seems that Mr.. Taft doesn't intend
to adhere to the Roosevelt policy in
every particular. We find that he
tells the girls in the Normal school at
Athens, Ga, not to be in a hurry
about getting married, and limiting
that they may be quite as well off if
they ~ not get married at all.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

Why have we been told repeatedly
from official sources that the number
of insane persons is growing less in
Maine, and then at every session of
the Legislature called upon to build
additional quarters for the insane?
Doesn't somebody know something?