The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-01
Terrible Experience Of tsC0 PORT
land Drummer.
THEY PASS THE NIGHT IN BARN NEAR
MOOSE RIVER

THEY PAss THE NIGHT IN BARN NEAR
MOOSE RIVER
A week ago last Friday will be remem.
bered to have been one OF the severest OF
the severe days OF most severe winter.
Anyone who was Obliged to travel over
any part Of the state by team that day will
remember H. distinctly. The day before
had been a very severe one, the snow driit-
Ing badly and Friday was a continuation Of
1t. Many lucky .drummer" was caught
in the storm OF that week but the expert
ence Of two Portland knights of the grip
rather take the cake for narrow escapes
from death. Mr.. A. p. l. ighton, of the
firm of A +. Cox & Co., Portland, and Mr..
Sterling, representative OF the firm of
Wo dmaR, True & Co., left here the mid
die of last week for Moose River with a
span of horses from the stable Of +. q.
Dore & Son. They had the usual luck of
drummers at this season Of the year and
left Parlin Pond Friday afternoon for
Moose River. The road being largely
through dense forest they did not realize
the severity of the storm till it beat upon
them with almost fatal fury. Visitors to
the vicinity will remember that when
within five miles of Moose River the
traveller merges from the thick wood
into clearing and the village lays in full
view below. On bright autumnal day as
when the writer and the editor of the Port
md nnrtp Wis tod p,lu fDtl
months ago, the scene is NOS enchanting.
But on the day of which we write another
feature was shown. As the travellers
came out into the clearing darkness was
about settling down on the earth, only
faint gimmer of light could be seen in
the village below and the road was entirely
obliterated by the drifting snow. For
awhile the horses managed to keep the
track but as they got farther from the pro-
lection of the woods this became impossi-
out of the narrow path down he went and
the passengers had to crawl out into the
snow and help the PROSTATE animal to his
feet and to the road. This was kept up
time and again, some time both horses be-
ing down at the same time and each time
with more or less disastrous result to the
harness which had suffered before not
little from Numerous mishaps In meeting
teams. All the while the darkness which
was fast approaching was only Increased
by he perfect sheets of snow that filed
the air. The courage of The meu was good
but after while the hoIses fatgued with
their days work became fairly dishear,-
eaed and could not possibly keep the track
even ii the harness had not been fatally
defective.
Seeing Il lone barn down in The field each
man took horse and leaving the pung in
the road they started for IL. Arriving
there they broke in and il the darkness
found place for the horses and there they
passed the night They had nothing to
eat, drink or smoke during the live long
night and as one side Of The barn was out
it required their utmost exertion to keep
rom freeing. They did not dare to 60 to
sleep as IL would ooubtless have been
fatal Sep. Tie night was passed in the
cold aud darkness and when morning came
they decidtd that they must make their
way to the village, Ave miles away, ar per
ish of hunger and cold The nip was
cold and tedious one. The Two me- reach
ing the village just before noon having
been "a hours without food or drus. A
crew was at once stut back 10 rescue the
horses from thei. emily stable, aud after a
nights rest the piucky drummers were us
re tdy to "Se a man" as ever. They will
not soon forge ,hc night they spcut in the
barn at Moose River
BINGHAM-Th Ladies Temperance AID
Sociat ~ OF Bingham held a very interesting
meeting a. Unioa Hail, Sunday, March 22
at 2 z NJ, consisting of select reading by
Miss frankie Chase and Miss Nettie Ba-
ker and others. Also stirring remarks by
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Millett, Mrs. Dius-
more, Mrs. j, Colby, Mrs. Huughton aud
other ladies Vi the society, in which the
importance Of educating the young il the
ways of Temperance, and the evil conse-
quences vi the suclal glass OF VINE in the
family were fully set forth. After tn la
dies had talked for awhile, The President,
Mrs w. Colby. called upon tie Rev. Mr.
Millet', who CAV rs Il hricf hut interest
ing sketch Of The Woman's Crusade, after
which he spoke very elegantly upon the
ability of woG.an TO lake up AID pu b for
ware any gI,at movement ait,r The men
gave it up. He WAS followed by remarks
by Ion. q. Bauer, A. S Burke aud others.
A few remarks from A. &. DInsmo e,
brought up Mrs. Susan Gfeenwo' d, who
though. the ladies might stop the bringing
of rum into the place. Ii in no other way,
they could blockade the street, and said
she could do considerable al thal herself,
when she was immediately assured by Mr..
Susan Preble, Mrs. Thompson aud others
that they could hep. the whole was in
terspcrsed with music. Closed 10y singing
"Scutter Seeds oi ki1duess."
HARTLAND.- G.. j. Shaw has sold TO
w. D. Hunt of Boston, the gray Ally Me-
LISA, by Gideon, dam C!arissa, by C. VI.
Clay, Jr. Price $780,. Mr. A r Yates,
Tor several years past in Sierra Leone,
West Africa, has sold the fry Estarte, by
Matchmaker, to w. A. Yates, Bathurst,
w. c. a. Mr.. Yates lost his FLY Shubro,