The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-13
SOMERSET COUNTY

SHARKS The large building OF Cyrus
Topper of Starks was burned recently with
five tons of hay, aud fifteen bushels of
grain. Loss estimated from $1,000 to
$500; insurance 500. Cause, breaking a |
kerosene laanterp.
RIPLkY.-Mr. John w. Prescott died In
this town ON the Sd Instant, aged about 80
years. Mr.. Robert M. Kimball, former
ly of Clintory died At the residence of his
sou, in this town, at the age Of 80 years
and months. The funeral services we're
conducted by Rev. William Lang, of ST
Adams.
FAIRfIELD.-The Kennebec Framing
Company are getting out house for Ralph
Warren, Ed, of WATERFOWL, Mass, that
will be the largest house In New England
when completed. 1t will be three stores
high, each floor measuring lao square
feet, or about AS large as twelve common
two story houses.
SoLoN.-Our Correspondent writes The
snow storm If one week ago was not so
severe here as farther south and east, about
four inches of snow fell. The season Is a
week later than the average. Leslie Nc
lntire bas bought the store formerly &C.
cupied by A. Gordon and Is fitting 1t up
for his business. Mr.. Gordon has rented
the Grange store and is prepared to furnish
Baskets as before. . Mrs E. Spear has TAX
en- rooms over A. T. Jones store and Is pre-
pared to do dress making. IT. Jones &
Son are again in their blacksmith shop
ready for shooting aud job work.
AruESs-At the last regular meeting OF
Athens Lodge of Good Tempars, the fol-
lowing officers were installed: w. G. T.,
T. j. Calden; w. V. T., Mrs. T. j Cslden;
w s., Nellie A. Locke; w. A. S., Annie
b. Leavitt; w. f. S., Ella S. Hight w.
T., l.. N. Ellngwood; w. c., Mrs. Mary
Leighton; w. NJ, Horace York NV. d. NJ,
Sadie York; W. l. G., Una Reed w. o.
g., J. Priest; w. X. II. s., Minnie Hight;
w. L. II. S., Maud Cleveland. Quite a
plumber of the village residences are re-
ceiving coat of paint. Mr.. d. II. Bart
lett has just returned from Boston with
stock Of new spring goods. Rev. .. j.
Hancock, preached at the Union Church
Sunday afternoon
MERCER Mr. John Payne of Wala Wal.
la is 10 Mercer visiting his folks. 1t has
been thirteen years since he left here to
seek home In the west. This is his first
visit to his native place. William Nye
has recently received pension and back
pay amounting to S2,525. He has bought
the Diggles stand. Warren Dickerson
has moved into Mr.. McDonnald's house....
Ed Willard has opened barber shop on
Maine street. The band of Hope are
making arrangements to have an enter
tainment on the 10th inst Town school
commenced Monday, taught by Miss Mar
BILE Of Ripley.
HARTLAND.-Di led In West Pittsield May
9th, Mrs Hannah, wife of Dea James La
bree, aged about ~ years. Sister Labree
was worthy member of the West Pitts
field F. w. Baptist church, for many years.
Another light has gone out, to shine
brighter in those precious mansions Jesus
has prepared for her 10 Heaven. She leaves
a kind husband and three daughters, to
mourn her loss, and may her mantle fall
on Them. Mr.. Sylvester Whltehouse is
very sick Is not expected to live, blood
poison. G. J. Shaw has gone to Boston
with six horses. DIR. Shaw from Water
vile preached to the Baptist church Sum-
day last.
EAST MADIsoN.-The spring Is rather
cold and backward, and farmers have not
begun farming yet in earnest. Uncle
Melvine Lincoln, who has been about here
for the best part Of a century, died about
two weeks ago, and we miss the old gem
tleman with bis cane, who Travelled our
streets in his blue coat and fur trimed cap
and who was so kind and fun of hope that
he carried sunshine wherever he WENT.
Mrs. DR.. Farnh IN has been very i'll for
sometime, but is better, though still unable
to leave her bed 1--WE learn that the
"hungry and thirsty" are even casting hum
CRY eyes upon our little Post Office. Nine
tenths of the people prefer that the office
should remain where it is, but we suppose
Cleveland and Reform will move it into
some priva'e house where the whole
neighborhood will know who gets letter
and whom it is from. SELAH.
MADIssN,-The town at the Annual
March meeting, appointed Hon. Hiram
Moore, County Commissioner, agent to
purchase two "Road Machines" and trial
cam, off on Wednesday, the 9th instant,
on the "Centre" road. There were three
machines entered for the contest The
"Victor," Eureka" and "Champlon" and
with their fine teams of six heavy horses
each, made quite an imposing show. The
trial was 4 thorough one, l04 rods OF turn.
pike being made In one place and 20 in an
other. The "Vctor" was victorious and
Mr.. Moore bought the machine that WAS
operated at the trial aud ordered another
from Geo, Tyler, Boston, Mass, the gener-
al agent for New England Th operator
Of the "Victor'' said he was not used to
handling the machine and that his team
was green, but he certainly did good work.
...B. p. J. Weston, 1t Is said, has lost
over 100 sheep this spring. Others report
that they are loosing many. One man
says he used to count the dead ones, now
he counts what are left alive. Mr.. T. II.
Spear of Arson has lost 10. CIV. Walker
has lost number. The cause is unknown.
The sheep swell and bloat imme diatey
after death.
PrTTsFIELp The Industrial journal
thus speaks of the Maple Grove Wooden
Mill a, Pittsield, erected last year and op-
Grated by Mr. Dennison Walker: The new
mill is now running four sets Of cards and
thirteen looms on full time, with capacity
to add thirteen more looms whenever 1t is
desired to put them in. The goods turned
out are blue and scarlet flannels, of good
color and fine quality, comparing favoraby
with the well known 1arbells, and meet
with ready sale in the market at fair
price, The wool comes largely from the
West California contributing q good part
The mill is heated throughout by steam,
no fires being used In any part except the
boiler roou,, which is brick wing Joining