The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
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Nj. Sarah Gould spent Sunday in
Madison
Mrs. - A Harrington was in town last
Thursday.
Mrs. annie Powers left last Friday, for
Dover, where She will spend the winter
There were fourteen from here who
attended the Christian e. deavor Conven-
ton at Bingham. last ~eek
M. Frank ie Baxter of PawtucRet. X.
l.. i expecr'd here. this week. 20 ace
her mother. Mr.. Cor Ella Main, Who is
very -iek with cancer.
The hfst snow storm Of the season ar
ilved last Thursday, and il was pretty
rough outside With a strong breeze. Ii
soon turned to ram which took off most
! Of the snow
The high school will close next week.
/ During the term there has been either
/ Speaking, discussions. or some other form
OF exercises one day in each week, which
has served to keep up the interest IN their
work
George >hhobd- has finished his work
At Nko"begah. and vii be At home this
i winter. He will continue ms work here
a. painter. paper hanger and decorator.
hose IN need Of such work please bear
this in mind.
The Creamery paid off their monthly
roll, this week They are doing large
and constantly increasing business. The
farmers are coming to see palmer that it
Is cheaper to make the butter here in
large quantities than for them to take SO
much out Of the farm work and attend to
it themselves
There will be home department Of the
Sunday school connected with the Con-
gregational church. as we'll as the one
organized by the Baptist church, which,
by the way, We got the name wrong in
speaking Of it, last week. as a home read
ing club. Ii is home department of the
school SO that those who are unable to at
tend the school can keep up with the
lessons by home study. Mrs. S. H.
Frye has been appointed superintendent
of the Congregational division.
The military bazaar given by the Py-
THAN Sisterhood at their hall last Monday
evening. was well patronized, and some
thing ike SI7 was taken. The young
ladies had their tents all neatly pitched
and all ready to serve rations at little
past SIX O'Clock. on the pay for what you
eat plan Several OF the boys bought
a little luncheon, as they said, but one of
the sisters remarked that she thought
they were good square suppers they were
ealing. After ratons were served a
pleasing entertainment hlltd the remain
der OF the evening.
We have the pleasure of quoting from
letters written the nth and 9th from w.
| Il A51ir kot. -
in regard TO their camp life in which he
says II am feeling fine, have not been
sick since | got here. The nights are
what bother US. When we turn in at
night it is always muggy, and by the time
we get to sleep we are sweating, but
before morning will be almost frozen and
stiff and lame There is quite pleasant
rumor going around that he Maine troops
are to be General Lees body guard, so as
to let the Spaniards see what the battle
ship was named for One old negress
said when she saw the Maine troops COM
} ing up the street; "Oh. there eoes the
Maine yankee boys, you can have any
thing done got. De good Lord bless
ye.' They had been sleeping on the
ground until last week, when they had
floors for their tents which made them
more comfortable. Walter has moved up
into the sergeant's tent and does quite an
amount of writing for him and the cap
tain. On the 18th. they marched in re-
view before General Lee. There were
about II, 900 lined up in a park and the
Maine Batteries were given a prominent
position between the two divisions. as
they were the only artillery there in the
9TH army corps. When the Maine boys
marched past General Lee he said, well
done Maine boys and they were cheered
great deal. 1t was grand sight to see
so many armed men formed ID military
, array, and crowd of citizens lined the
, streets for over three miles; altogether
it presented a spectacle never to be for
gotten. The boys have resolved to keep
the standard of the old pine Tree State
way up to the top of the ladder. and we
have no question but what they will do
SO. They are camped behind the earth
works used by the Confederate army
during the Civil war at the time when
Sherman made his historical march to the
sea Mr.. Pierce has already found
bullet fred on that occasion, and will keep
it as a Souvt mir We shall from time to
time. endeavor to keep our readers in
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