The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-10
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George Foster WAS at home from Oak
land, over Sunday.
Herbert Pierce and wife recently made
visit at Carritunk.
she is nov improving.
Roscoe Turner was with his parents
in this village on Sunday last.
Albert Smith Is moving his family into
the rent recently vacated 10y John Otis.
Roy Savage who has been sick with
nervous trouble Is now gaining rapidly.
Claude Williams and Eddy Williams of
Carritunk, were ia town Monday.
Fred Vittum with his wife and daugh-
ter passed through town, on Sunday last.
J. d. Merrill was drawn traverse jury
man ut the drawing. Saturday.
William Baker of Moscow, was drawn
traverse juryman for that town.
Miss Holway of Madison, Is spending
few days with her sister, Mrs. A. M.
Holden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Goodrich and
last Sunday, with Mr.. and Mrs. W. b.
oOohi I'LL
Albert Webster, Tlson Foss and Sam
Andrews lumber scalers, were at home
recently for few days.
Mrs. S. f. Andrews submitted to a
delicate surgical operation, performed
last week, by Dr. Williams of this place
and DR.. Wing of North Arson. Mrs.
Andrews is now improving slowly.
Miss Maggie Towle who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. II. Gilman,
has returned to Oakland.
Business has again been lively with
those hauling in white birch and lumber.
The fine weather has been improved
by many taking sleigh rides.
A. B. Chase met with quite an accident
while hauling last blocks, Wednesday OF
last week. He was helping a team,
which was ahead when horse crowded
by cramping his hand in such manner
rs TO break both bones at the wrist.
A small delegation of Good Templars
attended the District Lodge at this viii
lage, last Friday, but good number of
the home lodge were present. Dinner
was served at noon and supper at six
O'Clock. Meetings both afternoon and
evening were much enjoyed MS well as
the closing sociable.
While Thomas Reynolds was exercis-
ing his colt, one day of last week, the
bolt holding the set-over broke, the
sleigh ran upon bank Of snow and lup-
set. Tom and Fred Gilman who We're
riding with him were dragged about
twenty rods through the snow. The
colt was not frightened and there was
no serious damage.
There was a large attendance at town
meeting last Monday. c. b. Gilman
WAS made moderator, by unanimous
vote f. 5. Baker WAS chosen clerk :. A.
Smith, Granville Goodrich, and W. B.
Goodrich were elected selectmen, over
seers of the poor and assessors; K. w.
Moore, treasurer. For collector of taxes
T. F. Houghton, bid o., per cent, A. g.
DinsmOre, per cent and collect the tax
In fifteen months; and w. w. Russell
bid per cent. First ballot, A. q. Dins-
more 3S, w, W. Russell 40, t. F. Hough-
ton 2S, no choice; great excitment, cries
of "Dinsmore," "Houghton,' "Russell."
were heard; second ballot no choice; A.
c. hi smore then withdrew; third ballot,
II. f. Houghton 68 w. w. Russell 43.
After the noon adjournment came the
struggle for road commissioner, which
has been the cause of much electioneer
ing for the past weeks. Four candidates
received votes In the first ballot, Geo.
Smith II, F. W. Hilton ~, A. B. Chase
43, L. S. Whitney 4, no choice; again
the meeting was a tumult cries "Chase"
and clifton seemed to predominant;
second ballot, Geo. Smith Z, +. w. Hilton
so, A. b. Chase AZ, necessary for choice
5S. F. w. Hilton was elected. Isaac
Holway, j. J. Lander and f. W. Moore
were chosen school committee. The
choice ofsupervisor Of schools was left
In the hands of the school committee.
I. f. Houghton, A. M. Holden, Lyman
Brown and A. N. Clark were chosen
constables. II. B. Whipple declined the
office as he had not the courage to 60
with his strength. John Savage also
declined as he had the courage but not
the strength. Voted and raised for
highways, $1,000; for schools $500, 1925
each for repairs of school house and free
text hooks, $500 for high school, $500
for support Of schools; $l700 for town
charges; $3.50 for breaking snow roads
from Feb. 7th, to April l, 1898; and Sl5
for Memorial day, making total OF
S5,7l5 against S4,S03 raised last year.
The selectmen were chosen a committee
to look into the matter of repairing
lower Maine street, also to selling or re-
pairing the building on the town farm.