The Somerset reporter., 1896-08-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
So. y orrideWock.
Hot! Thermometers all blown nr
armers are harvesting grain

Quite number Of our people attended
church at Skowhegan, Sunday.
John, Burgess and wife have returned
from Exeter.
Mr.. and Mrs. harles Williams return
ed from Pleasant Pond, Tuesday, after
Il months visit TO that place
Hiram Pattee has been on the sick
list the past week. Some think that he
worked too hard catching fish at Bailey's
Island.
Mr.. J. B. Wells and friend, George
Riley OF Boston, are visiting at b. b.
Wells.
Miss Annie Burrill of Boston. has
been visiting her friend Miss Mabel
Wells the past few days.
Miss Annie Taplitl' of Woodtords, Me,
is visiting at Mrs. j. W. Hathaway's.
J j. Lane of Waterville, was in town,
Tuesday.
{. II. Hussey & CO. started their coat
shop again last week.
Mr.. John Cleveland and Miss Carrie re-
turned from Dead River, last Saturday.
The kennebee Log Driving Company
finished their drive, Saturday, at this
place, after about 10 days work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Hurd of New
York, are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. c. +. Veasie and daughter,
Adde, are visiting in New Portland this
week.
Mrs. Augusta Bailey and son, Ralph,
went to Harmony, Tuesday, for a few
days.
The boys have been having quite an
amount of amusement the past week in
taking "shocks' of electricity from II
tree iu front of the Baptist parsonage.
We did not hear any OF them say that
Mr.. Turner was concerned in making
the manifestation, but still il was some.
thing of mystery. The real cause was
one Of the electric light wires came Oft
the insulator and rested on the guy wire,
which. in turn, was fastened 10 the tree,
making IA ground connection. 1t has now
been replaced in position and no more
shocks will be experienced from that
tree at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. ). Jewett have re-
turned from Exeter.
the V. |. ). with Mrs. I. a. Harrington
last Friday.
Mrs. Loring b. Jones went 10 Bing-
ham, Monday, for few weeks visit.
\ very close and interesting game of
ball was played at the ball grounds, sat
urday afternoon, between the Norridge-
Wocks and the Madisons. resulting IN a
score of 10 to II III favor of the Nor
ridgewocks
Edison Clarke has returned from Fair
field, where he has been At work the
past few weeks.
Mrs. May Anderson has returned from
Providence, X. |.
Misses Nellie aud Alice Emmous are
visiting relatives in China.
\ party of young people went TO
North Pond, Monday, and report pleas
ant time.
The Qunnebassett House has been
hargaiucd for by DR.. Conant Of SkoWhe-
gan. aud lie will use ii in hi> BUSINESS II
purchased.
\ horse belonging to Josiah Magoon
of I.arOuc. became unmanageablc near
Frcderic's store. Monday, aud ran into
team owned by Joseph NiekcrY and
badly smashed one of the rear wheels
of Mr. NickerY's wagon.
Mrs. lothian Blackwell was quite
severely burned on the arm and neck,
Monday, by falling while carrying a
boiler of hot water.
quite a number of our grangers at
tended the Pomona Grange at Starks,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Perry Thomas is home from Ne.
| Anson.
Hamlin Hale has gone fer a two
week trip up-river. he went as Tar rs
bingham ON the train and took his
wheel from there TO the Forks and other
! places.
There was lawn party at Mrs
Trench's last night in honor of the base
ball boys. our team this year seems
10 be made up of members that play
ball and good ball at that.
There came near being another fire
here yesterday afternoon. From some
unknown cause the roof of Watts coat
! shop caught fire but was soon discovered
and promptly out. Right here we hay,
a scheme. Lets get some new hose for
our hand tub. smaller than what has
| formerly been used with a good suction
hose and have the whole arrangement
put in good order and in convenient
place of access, so that If fire get,
started we can soon spoil its courage
1t may be your turn next, you know.
The cyclone of Sunday did not visit u.
only a very light shower, and we ART
ruly thankful.
Mr.. Henry Loring of Springfield
/ Mass. is visiting relatives in town.
Deputy Sheriff Smith has again re
/ turned to town. having finished his hay
| ing at the farm.
1 Eben Miller and wife have been spend
/ ing a few days at Pleasant Pond.
A. j. Whitney of Freedom, was il
/ town last week.
Or. w. +. Brown is making the tele
phones 10 be used on the NorridgeV ocl
and New Sharon Telephone line, and tht
poles are all set with the wire strung
| from New Sharon to Mercer. The lin,
is being well built with large wire ant
all Joints soldercd. 1t viii connect witt
our central here.
The heat WAS 80 intense Tuesday ant
Yesterday that the coat shops were oblig
ed to ,hut down. In some places tn,
thermometers registered l0l degrees al
yesterday afternoon.
Geo. Gilman is clerking for HamllT
Hale during his absence.
Z. II. Cooley has returned from hi.
trip.
The new copies of the Maine yea
hook have arrived and are very neat. 10