The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-06-24
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i in town Wednesday evening.
Will Andrews and Mr. Pratt were
j fishing Wednesday on Chase stream and
caught one hundred aud twenty five
/ trout.
The ladies aid society met last We'd
nesday with Mrs. 5. W. Baker.
Mrs. Earnest Dodge returned to Port
land last Saturday.
John Frame of skowhegan was il
/ town last week.
David Beams horse took fright neal
i William Carl's house and came home or
run, the wagon was somewhat broken
Mrs. Sylvester Healey aud Mrs. Cyrus
/ lIealey of Concord, we're stopping in
town last week.
a heavy v hite frost was seen in low
places Monday morning.
The boiler at the last factory has been
successfully repaired aud work was re-
sumed Monday afternoon.
Guy Baker of Jackman was in town
Saturday.
Martha Reynolds who has been work
ing at Arthur Dinsmore's IS sick and has
gone home.
Our new dress maker, Miss HOlway,
received fine new Davis sewing machine
from an unknown giver.
Mr.. and Mrs Rounds and Fred Preble
went to Dead Water fishing last Satur-
day.
News was received here sunday even
ing that Mike Mahoney Of this town was
drowned at Madison while attempting to
reach the shore from moving jam of
logs
At +. +. Hills in Moscow four gener-
ations are living in one house, Mr..
Edmund Whitcomb, Mrs. +. +. Hill,
Mrs. John Carvl and Chas. 5. Carvil
Chas. Ham and David Bean, while
fishing at Spruce pond, caught trout
that weighed five pounds and measured
from gills to tail 49, inches around
its body AZ inches. The big trout was
game and was caught with small sim
gle gut hook. 1t k more than an
hour to land his "fshship." Another
trout was also caught weighing two
pounds.
At the town meeting Monday, it was
voted to accept the school house lot in
district No. 6. Also voted to pass by
the article appropriating money to re-
pair the highway leading by w. w.
Russell's.
James f. Rogers has been visiting his
daughter, Thirza Savage at North New
Portland.
Six tickets were sod at this station
for the Maranacook excursion last Satur-
day.
Change of time on the Somerset Il.
K. commenced Monday morning.
Mrs. Chester Bates is in such poor
health that Miss Houghton will teach
this last week Of school, as Amy wishes
to be with her mother,
Roscoe Turner and his wife arrived on
Thursdays train. The bride was Miss
Reed Of East Madison. After spending
a few days here with Mr. Turner's pa
rents they will go to Skowhegan, where
they will reside this summer.
Mr., Sargent of New Portland was in
town, Monday.
Mrs. Olive Savage of y. Arson, has
been visiting her friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Young of The
Forks, were in town last week.
Junior Endeav0r picnic at HOughton's
grove last Saturday, was very pleasant
affair, although the cows lunched on
some of the wraps and boxes left under
the trees
Miss York of kents Hill, was in town
Monday, securing members to musical
club. Those joining will be able to buy
sheet music at very low rates.
The selectmen were notified that a
tramp was wandering about the lower
end of the village for several days last
week, sleeping in barns and apparently
unable to go farther.
A poor old man, partly paralyzed was
found lying beside the road near Ii. b.
Whipple's. He was unable to tell his
name, from whence he came, or whittier
he wished to go. He wore Catholic
emblem about his neck, but nothing
could be found to identify him. Tempo
rary quarters have been provided for
him at James Smiths.
Three defective ballots were cast In
this town Monday, spoiled by careless
ness in marking,