The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-18

RIrIKY.-There has been series of
Meetings at the head of the pond district,
md Sunday there were three converts
baptized by Rev. William l.add, says the
Pittshcld Advertiser.
fuMYR,.-A fellow in Palmyra went
INTO the speculation business q short time
ago, according To the Dexter Gazette.
He was hauling cider barrels from New
port, and on the road he got chance to
sell one for which he got dollar and n
half. That was all we'll enough, but when
he got bone he tried to pass tifty-cent
oil barrel on the owners in the place of
the barrel he had sold They found out
what was up, and before they got through
with him it cost him $40
SoLoN.-lt is NOW thought that the per
son who poisoned the cows for Mrs. Cur
to her son dose of paris green,
was Mrs. McLawlin, The overscers have
taken her to the asylum Sidney Baker
killed hog that weighed 81 lbs.... The
|. .. &. I. installed their officers Saturday
night. The lodge seems To be in good
working ORDER. Landlord Burrill was in
town last week; says he is going TO run
the Lake House at Grcenvillc.
East CoRNNIIlE.--Ours stage driver one
dark night last week ran against n four
horse team near {. S. Smiths while on his
route to Cornville, He had one passcn-
ger who was thrown out with himself in
front of the horses they escaped without
serious injuries but the carriage was badly
wrecked. -. Jesse Wescott who has
worked for George Pishon of Fairfield
the past summer came home Sunday, Nov
sth Joseph I. Flanders is hauling hi,
eggs to Skowhcgan and sending them tC
Boston. The proprietor of the stock
farm has left town.
HARMoNY,-Mr. Gilbert Laughton ha.
been commissioned post master for thi,
town, and he has qualified Mr.. Neazie fol
his assistant, who will Immediately OBJ
tain location some where in the village
and relieve the present incumbent. Tn,
Good Tcmplars had an Installation of Of
ticerS at the hall on Monday evening. ant
our new band furnished the music. Thi
band has not been organized but Il few
months, yet it has made excellent pro
ticiency, and would compare favorabl,
with those which have been In practic
much longer. The village district ha
voted to raise more moncg to defray fur
Their expense In building the new school
house. Most all the districts have schoo
In session now....The festive turkey
arc making tiuttering preparations TO
Thanksgiving 7.Ld
CANIBRpGE.-Mr, Horne has purchase
n lot and commenced on his celler for
set of buildings. He intends to put up
two story house with ell and stables . &.
John Russell Is doing quite Il job in graz
ing his new burying ground, he has dis
posed of nearly 100 lots already =. Re,
| David Lancaster preached at the Baptis
! house last Sabbath. Fred S. Bunker
/ t home to see his father, who is quit
slim. He returns to Boston in a few day
where he is attending the medical schoC
MIR. G. w. Badger of Harmony ha
taken the job to iron the carriages @
Messrs. Whitney & Horne. Mr.. ID. +
Clark and Geo. Mitchell have ordered
hay-scalc, thing much needed in til
place . Geo. Mitchell has received motto
of his appointment as Z. NJ. under tn
new administration.
FLAGsrAFF.-Mr Celia Standish, G
Eustis, who died Nov. 9Th, aged about
years. Her remains were brought to Fla:
staff, Sunday, Nov. sth, for intermen
She had been in failing health for son
years past, but has born her sickness p
tiently without murmuring, sustained /
Christian hopes. She was the wife of L
las Standish, one of the direct descen
ants of Capt. Miles Standish of Ms
Flower fame. She leaves six children, fol
sons, and two daughters to mourn Ii,
loss s.. There has been much sickness
this place recently, the result of vaccin
ton. All better at present. The sclec
men provided free vaccination and ID
Stevens of n. n. Portland did the wol
....Mr. Josiah Chase of n. n. Portlar
has large logging crew at work on Il
west half of Flagstaff and another on IL
Buxton ....Dr Alfred Taylor and ID.
Butler have recently been looking at
logging chance in Dead River, on Ian
known as the picked Chicken" an
owned by Clark Bros. of n. n. Portland
BRIGIITON.-0ur old friends and neigl
bors, Rev. Perkins Hutchins and wifi,
have returned from the West, after a SC
journ of six years. Mr.. lIutchins is no.
more than seventy years of age, and az
pears as active and smart as most men @
fifty; his wife is in poor health. -. Tn
people in this vicinity are talking raj
road they think very favorable of stant
ard gauge, and it is generally believe
that road from Skowhegan to the Lake
will be the best and most feasible route
via, Brighton and Kingsbury, on accoun
of the grand water power, and larg
amount of lumber growing in this vicini
ty, to say nothing of the slate quarries al
ready opened. This route must be as lev
cl and easy grade as can be found in thi
section of the country and as near, If no
nearer. . DR.. Ellingwood has vaccinate,
quite nqmber of our people and som
are having quite serious times as the re
suit, C. c. Hayden intended to start 70
the Holcb Monday, with his crew, TO
building camp &c, but on account of h,
and most of his men being lately vaccin
ated, he is obliged to put it off few days
miss May Hayden is at home from
the Eustis for a short vacation, visiting
friends ....T The farmers have secured d;
nice grain crop, rather above an average
of former years. The apple crop Is
abundant, and am sorry to say, they ar,
running the cider mill day and night.
The school in district No. ., is to com
mence next Monday, to be taught by Miss
Williams of Athens, she has the reputa
tinn of heinp q SuccuSS FIJI teacher Ill