The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-15


the Homer class were not required To
take the usual test.
Marston's poem ON football for Mon
days rhetoreals was illustrated by
our best artist, ''nature.n
The regular meeting of the Young
Lacies' Reading Club was omitted on
Friday for personal reasons.
Harry Cushing, "a, is doing great
foot ball at Colby. He plays center on
his class and on the second eleven.
The usual monthly test on Friday Of
last week, was especially hard. The
hardest, perhaps, that we have ever lad
Willie in the school
The class of '9G went on straw ride
to the home Of Mr. Dana Lawrence OF
their number, where a very pleasing
class party was enjoyed by all.
The High school paper Is almost an
assured thing now. 1t will be a great
thing for the school, means by
which the alumni can communicate to
the school in general.
Charlie Whittier was elected captain
of the football team last week. Tie
following men will probably play
Saturday. Rush line: J. I.awley /. end ;
j. Swain, ]. tackle; G.. N'iles |. guard ;
NJ. Niles center; NJ Russell r. guard
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end. Backs: NJ. Lyons quarter; Il.
Marston and II. Hanson halls. c. Whit
tier full back.
The subject of the next debate ut the
i Lvceum is, Resolved that the effects of
football are more hurtful thau bene-
licial. Debators, an, Wesley Grover
and Walter Cushing; neg, Myron Lyons
and Blaine Niles. This promises to be a
very exciting discussion, because it is a
subject that all are interested in. Ches-
ter Mills and Willie Clough have The
club paper.
The crowd of foot ball enthusiasts
that intended to witness the Batcs-C olby
game at Watervillc, were very much
disappointed in the unfavorablc wealth
er. We trust that the snow will not re-
main long to prevent us from our prac-
tice for the Coburn Institute game on
saturday next The football suits are
here now. We got them through Chas
f. Ward, the elothier.
We trust that Col. Balm will not need
such extensive advertising as we gave
Eli Perkins for we all know what he is
He deserves an audience that would ill
Coburn Hall. The people should all
turn out and hear him. The people
who go and pay to hear him are losing
nothing. They get their moneys worth
The High School for five years past
have given the best entertainments OF
the year but they can't do it unless the
good people of Skowhegan turn out and
attend them.
At the last regular meeting of tho
Lvceum the following subject was dis
cussed: Resolved that the nitcd States
should own and manage the railroads OF
the country. Desputants, all.. Arthur
Boardman, Seymorc Rawles; neg, Fred
Lawrence, Marshall Niles. The debate
was especially fine. The points were
well selected and clearly Defined Mr.
Boardman and Mr.. Lawrence cxcclling
perhaps in their speeches. The aft. side
Won Harold Woodbury. and Wallace
Blunt had the club paper The Jokes
We're all very good and the whole paper
good.
real ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week.
Skowhcgan Henry 5. Jcwctt tC
Emma Swain ct al, 81 900,
New Porlland-Eugene NJ. Young tc
Pauline NJ. Spearn, $500; Pauline VI
Npealin to Joseph W. Longley SID.
Madison-Asa ". IIunneWcll % Fred
Il. Spauding, $500; Sarah l.. Rogers to
Daniel \. Goodwin, 1892 80; Samuel W
Wood TO VIM. Luce, $50; Walter g
Morrill, 10 VIM. J. Mcfarland, 81, 600.
Brighton-IIersey p. Chase to John
Tomlnson, S25.
Emhdcn-Wallace and Willis G. En-.
cry 10 Ben 5. Collins, So.
Starks-H. S. Doyen to {, d. Smell ct
al. Si6O.
Farficld-John +. Cotton to Ele l..
Smith, 81 800; Jacob II. Prentss to \,
+. Gerali, 500; Mary +. Haskell to \,
f. Gerald, $50; Joseph Dnlac to Peter
Duae, $7j,
Concord--Sabin Dunton ct al to Alma
A. Goodrich, 5000.