The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
The New Year is cold one so far.


Quite good
6. II. JeWett was home from Augusts,
over Sunday.
G. A. Harrington remains about The
same, this week.
f. w. Wing left, Wednesday morning.
for the lumber camps.
The last meeting OF the V. |. 5. met
with Mrs. M. s. Hopkins, last Friday
afternoon. The subject was Christmas.
III charge of Mrs. j. A. Jones. The next
meeting will be tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. j. d. Ames, subject, The New
Year.
The X. of P. dance at Miller's hail.
Friday evening, had good attendance
and pleasant time WAS enjoyed. Flow
ers, cake and coffee were on sale.
Hiram Pattee is out again after a short
sickness.
The Comus Club of Orono, gave Sc
lect entertainment at the Baptist chapel,
Friday evening. which was poorly at
tended, probably on account of the in
clemency of the weather.
Laforest knowlton met with severe
| accident, last Friday morning, in which
he lost his left aim at The elbow. He
| and his brother, Sidney, were at work in
Miller's saw mill, planning boards and he
was taking the boards away from the
planer. 1t was occasionally necessary
| for him TO take a piece of shingle and
clear the shavings away from the knives 3.
| On one of these occasions ne got his
hand too near and was caught, and in 3
| twinkliug the arm was drawn into the
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| flesh reduced to mince-meat, his brother
at the other side of the planer saw the
accident and knocked one of the belts off
| with the board he was holding, but be-
| fore he had time to strike the other, the
| unfortunate boy had drawn his arm out.
He showed good grit and walked to the
physicians office without assistance, his
half brother, MIR. Emmons going with
him and firmly gripping the injured arm
to prevent the excessive flow of blood.
&. S. Jewett left for Portland, yester-
day.
There are union meetings in the
churches, this week. The meeting tomor-
row evening will be in the Congrega-
tional church.
Mrs. Annie Burgess and Mrs. Deborah
Hilton went TO Scion. Saturday, TO in
| stall the officers of Northern Light
Lodge, returning home, Monday morn
ing.
Nj. Eli Shorey is living with his sister,
Mrs. Stephen Holway.
Roscoe Smith returns to his studies,
n, xt week.
! Mrs. Francis Bnan has been on the
sick list the past week, but is better now.
Orrin Jones horse ran away, Tuesday,
on Main street. and made things lively
for awhile. 1t WAS frightened by the
freight train.
| The brothers in the mysteries of Ma
sonry enjoyed al oyster supper at their
hall, Saturday evening. Two degrees
were also conferred on candidate who
is not often present in town.
About eight inches of snow fell at the
last storm, Tuesday night.
There was a reunion of the Holt fami-
" at f. c. Hollis, Monday, about thirty
were present and fine turkey dinner
was enjoyed.
There will be dance, tomorrow even
| ing, for the benefit of Forrest knowlton,
the boy who lost his arm, last week. A
psper has also been circulated and a
generous sum realized. 1t is a worthy
cause.
At the meeting of Quinnebasset lodge,
| |. o. O. F., Monday evening, the follow
ing officers were installed by d. G. NJ,
c. O. Small of Madison, assisted by MI.
Harding of Madison, as G. M. B. F.
Jones, n. G.. w. B. LoDgley, V. g.; A.
O. Frederic, Sec. +. c. Holt, Treas. H.
f. Hale, NJ; W. r. Devereux, c.; f. +.
futile, Il. S. n. g.; o. +. Hall, l.. 5. n.
g.; +. A. Hilton, r. S. S.; c. S. Bates,
L. S. s.; C. A. Ward, |. c.; F. II.
Tobey, o. g.. j. A. Jones, Chap; ID. p
Field, r. S. V. g.; Z. A. Lowe, l.. S. v
G.
We have had no electric lights for two
evenings causing much Inconvenience tc
| the users.
Stephen Holway died at his home, last
Tuesday evening, from the last of q
series of shocks, his death was not unex.
pected as he had been in poor health for
| years and a short time ago sustained
another shock since which he has been
gradually falling The funeral occurred
Saturday.
The ice ia the kennebec is getting
| nearly thick enough to cut for storing
Teams were out Yesterday, breaking
roads, something which does not happen
so very often late years in this good old
| Pine Tree State. w.