The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-08-31
Fine weather the past week.

Fine weather the past week.
The sweet corn is ready for the pack
ers, at least part of it is.
Rev. and Mrs r. p Gardiner return
ed to their home in Hampstead. n. H.
Monday morning.
The Norridgewock and New Sharon
Telephone Co, have been extending
their line up street this week, and have
put instruments in at Hariow's store and
A. Whtcomb's.
The Pythian Sisterhood had a lawn
party at Mrs. B F Burgess last Thurs
day evening, with cake and ice cream TO
sell.
There was a special town meeting last
Saturday afternoon. to see about estab-
fishing a school in the Lancaster district
and to make arrangements to provide
something to fight fires with. 1t was
voted to establish the school and a com
mittee was appointed to look up the
different methods of fire protection and
make report later
On account of the cloudy weather the
Congregational S. S. picnic at the Pines
did not take place last week, Thursday,
as intended.
O. F. Hall and family have been camp
ing at the pond for some time.
The Gilman and Bailey family reunion
at Mrs. Georgia Woods last Saturday,
was very interesting affair to the ones
attending, The day was spent very
pleasantly and in the afternoon a photo
graph of all the descendants present was
taken. The party broke up at about five
O'Clock.
Mrs. A. B, Bailey and son Ralph have
been in town this week from Watervile.
The grangers had picnic at the Pines
Tuesday forenoon, with large attend
anCe.
DR.. Harry Nickerson of Portland, is In
town this week, visiting at c. L. Cars
Miss Margaret Sawtelle returned to
her home in Providence, r. l., last
week.
Herbert Haynes of Providence, r. l.,
is in town this week, visiting relatives
and friends.
The meeting of the Y. l. S. will be
with Mrs. J.. w. Hathaway tomorrow
afternoon. The subject is Lowell ana
his writings, also quotations from his
writings.
Mrs. F G. Sawtelle and daughter
Leslie will leave this week for their home
in Providence.
Frank Ames has purchased the Samuel
Handy house on Main street.
The question of fire protection is some
thing we are all interested in and the best
method to employ in town OF this size
is somewhat difficult to answer satsfac-
torily. 1t would seem that a system of
reservoirs established along the streets
would be the first thing and have them
of ample capacity to hold water enough
to put out any ordinary fire. These
could be provided by the citizens club
bling together in the vicinity and having
them excayated and cemented and placed
below the frost so there would always be
supply. Then for applying this to the
fire there is nothing so good as a small
steam fire engine. OF course We can talk
of hand tubs but when the FIRE comes II is
another thing and it is hard for human
muscle TO accomplish what steam is easily
capable OF accomplishing. 1t would be
impossible for us to get any system of
water works which would amount to any
thing as fire protection for less than ten
times the expense of good second hand
or new steamer, and il the tire wasn't
accommodating enough to occur on the
route of your waterworks it would be eX-
tremey ineonvenent to have to stop and
move them to the FIRE Another thing. To
get an effective fire stream it requires
that the water be placed in the hose with
from 50 to 90 pounds pressure to the
square inch. and to get water works to do
this we would have 10 have a head OF
more than 90 feet and very large pipe
to prevent friction. If anything is done
in this line it should be done carefully
and the money invested IN such way as
to be effective, for boys playthings IN
these cases are OF little use.
The Congregational S S. picnic will
tuke place next Saturday at the Pines.
1t was postponed, last week, on account
of the weather.
Rev J.. A Jones and Rev. X. 7. Gar
diner went to Larone, last Sunday, Tor
services.
Or. ard Mrs. J. Curtis Smythe of
Washington, d. C., are stopping at the
QunnebasSet. They have been spending
the summer at Rangeey lakes.
A. 0. Frederic has rented the Tappan
house on the north side OF the river and
will soon move in Repairs are now
being made.