The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-02-02

SOMERSET GRANGE No. Il z. Of HI. p Hol-
way, aster: +. H. fobey. sec; Eben Miller,
Treas. Meetings Thursday evenings on or he
fore fun of the moon and two weeks after al
Miller's Hall.
BATES Posr No. 81 G. A. RE E Doyen.
Commander; II. II. Cross, Adj H. Z. Hale,
ings in Grange Hall
BATES RgLIKP Corps No. l4-Edfh Tomp-
kins, Pres Mary L. Carr. sec; Electa i.
Tobey, Treas Meetings second and fourth
Tuesday afternoons Of each month at the homes
of the members.
THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SoeIsTY-Nrs.
J W. Hathaway, Pres, Mrs. J. d. Ames,
Sec. Mrs {. A Harrington Treas Meetings
first and third Friday afternoons Of the month.
The weather has been severely cold this
week and has made considerable trouble
with the water pipes about town.
Mr.. and Mrs c L Carr have returned
from their visit TO Phillips.
The meeting of the stock holders of the
Bombaz-e Water Power Company occur
red at the Office Of f G Danforth, Tues
day afternoon, for the ection Of officers
for the ensuing year The following
ofi,ers and directors were elected F.
q Danforth, pres. o. F Hall. clerk; F..
/ ". Spaulding. treas F. G Danforlh c
i II Hussey, o. +. Hall F w S9auloing,
Of NorridgewoCk and W. NJ. Aver OF O *
land were chosen directors This com
pany control on- oil the easiest powers 10
develop that row remain undeveloped on
the Kennebec river and are looking
around for the right party to purchase and
develop II, it would make an excellent
power for large wooden mill and the
Somerset railroad runs directly by the
power making most excellent shipping
facilities for manufactured products OF any
kind
] DR.. J. d. Ames has moved into the
house he recently purchased of the Mrs.
A ID Brown estate. at the foot OF Water
vile hill. As this change has not been
contemplated very long the time for max.
ing the public aquainted with the fact has
been limited therefore II IS to be expected
that many will call at the former residence
before they get used 10 the change.
Watts coat shop started up Monday
with a small crew to finish up some work
which they had on hand. it is not expect.
ed that there will be very much work for
the shops Tor some time yet.
There will be dance in the K Of P.
/ hall tomorrow night.
G. S. Jewett has rented the ConaDt
/ house on Waterville hill and is 10 move
] in Immediately. MIR. and Mrs F c.
Holt who have been occupying the house
for the past two years have decided 10
break up housekeeping and vii board
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Hobbs.
Nearly all the ice which will be needed
to supply our wants for the summer has
been cut and housed and is OF more than
ordinary good quality anu free from snow.
The scholars of the high school are
actively canyassing up school paper TO
be issued in the near future, this will be
very interesting and We hope they viii
meet with success enough 10 continue the
publication pelmanenty.
/ F Watts has been laid ~ with
rheumatism this week, part OF the tine
The V S which was to have met
with Mrs. Henry Whiting tomorrow after
noon will be postponed one week and Will
meet with her next week Friday after
/ noon.
We are pleased to quote from letter
of the 22d ON Corp. w b Pierce from
Havana, Cuba. in which he writes OF his
voyage TO that place from Savannah. Ga.
where we last heard from him. he SAYS :
I'VE have got into camp at last and are
very pleasantly situated six miles from
/ Havana, one mile from Maraianao and
three miles from the coast. We can see
the ocean from our camp and when there
is any breeze We get The benefit OF IT,.
/ FTnIat. bae C,,fta hot lr,f w,
comfortable, we are all ENJOYING the best
of health and think We shall ike quite
well We have hospital tents, six men to
tent, I4xI8 f. tents and supplied with
government cots, have d good tents
crew. The I6Ist Ind. are on the night Of
US, and the engineer corps on the left
which is the same position We held at
Savannah Our march from the otd
Spanish docks TO our grounds was very
interesting 10 US tor there were many new
sights for US TO see. The heat Was in
tense and we took four rests and after We
got into camp We had to put up Is tents
on the roCkieSt ground ! ever SAW. but
] the rocks were small. none OF them larger
than a mau's head. but when II came TO
driving tent pms II caused more or less
loud talk from some of the boys. Mon
day morning ! took stroll with a com
panion and went by TWO Cuban block
houses and into a Cuban grave yard and
there we saw type of SPANS tyranny in
re gard to taxes. When Cuban dies cas-
ket is rented for the funeral services, OF
! the government, and when the remains
are brought to the grave he is dumped in
and covered up and his folks havs to pay
rent on the ground he lays in, and at the
end of six years it they are unable 10 pay
the rent the bones are dug up and put in
a pile in the corners OF the yard, | count
ed in one pile 40 skulls ana | could not
have seen more than half OF them, so YOU
see that every conceivable way that tax
could be imposed upon them was used,
and who can blame the Cubans for re
belling2 am feeling bang up and my
health is fine in every way And other
parts OF the letter were very interesting
reading and we wish We had the space to