The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-11-18
No. Arson.

Ward Jones was at the Carry two days
last week prospecting for his winter
numbering operations.
The Grange meeting in this village
Saturday afternoon was very interesting.
Several applications for membership
| were received. Owing to lack of time
the discussion announced in the enter
| tainment program was postponed until
| the next regular meeting, Saturday, No
vember II.
Last Thursday evening Supt. and Mrs.
FarbrOther entertained sixty of their
friends at their home ON Main street
with fine musical program furnished
! by G.. o. Aver and daughter, Miss Emma
Aver. Mr.. Aver gave large number of
choice selections from his graphophone
and violin while Miss Aver performed
in her easy ana proficient manner at the
piano. A social dance concluded the
evenings program. 1t was a musical
entertainment of rare excellence and no
pains were spared by the host and host
ess to make the evening most enjoyable
one for all present.
Dr. and Mrs. II. s. Miller left town
Saturday noon for their new home in
Sanford. They went from here to Fair
field to pass Sunday with his brother,
DIR. ". S. Miller. 1t is to be regretted
that DR., and Mrs. Miller decided to go
as they will be greatly missed in our
literary and church circles.
Last Wednesday afternoon Irwin
Dreamer, an expert rifeman of Embden,
made great shot when he brought
down large bull moose. The moose
swan across the mill stream at the foot
of Emblem lake and was first seen by
Dreamer when it was coming up across
the pasture. Dreamer took his rifle and
started in pursuit, firing the first time at
distance of so rods, the ball striking
the animal in the leg. The next shot
took effect in the side and went through
the body, while all the time the moose
was coming towards Dreamer. After
four shots we're fired-there was but one
shell left-and although every ball had
lodged in the animal, he kept showing
fight and advancing toward Dreamer.
When within about five rods the last
and fatal bullet was sent into its head
which brought the moose down, and
then it made an attempt to come to its
feet again before giving up the battle.
1t dressed TOO pounds and Dreamer sold
a part of it for $50 and concluded it was
ROOu dlIeTnOOu WOTk.
Andrew Hilton has sold his fast mare
Daisy G. to II. Fl. Lee of Augusta, for a
good price. This colt is five years old
and has record of 2.324 She is one Of
St. Croix's promising ones and is going
to be fast. The sale of this colt adds
another to the large list of trotters that
has gone out from this village in the
past few years.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held Thursday evening, November
%, at o'clock in the Methodist chapel.
This is new experiment Hitherto
the service has been in the forenoon.
The winter term of the grammar
school will begin next Monday under
the instruction of Miss Myrtle d. Dut-
ton.
Supt. Emery of the corn factory says
that the acreage of sweet corn is coming
in very satisfactory. Over hundred
acres have already been subscribed.
A. l.. Williams, inspector for the New
England Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
was in town, Friday and Saturday put
ting the wire into, and setting up the
booth in the post office.
We are informed that Miss Washburn
and possibly Miss Burdettte, the evan
gelists, will begin series of meetings
here, next Sunday. They would have
been here this week as announced, had
they not been delayed in their work at
Scion.
Miss Helen Frances Simmons is the
new assistant at the academy. She
graduated from this institution last
spring and is now a member of the fresh
man class in Colby University.
Tuesday noon, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Moore started for Boston, Mass, and
they will make their home in Maiden
for the present. We regret to chronicle
their departure, as they have always
been very prominent in the musical and
literary circles of the town. Mr.. Moore,
as is well known, was associated with
the ADVOCATE all his life until within
little less than two years, first as
junior editor, and later, editor.