The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16


the usual hour.
Russell Relief Corps Friday p. M,
February II at 2 80 O'Clock, Please note
change of time.
Picture frames made 10 order by
Bragg & Varney. They have all the
latest styles of mouldings.
Frank S. Briggs OF Bowdoin College,
passed sunday, In town the gu"st Of
Gen. and Mrs. X. B. Shepherd.
Mrs. r. f. Buker, who was c'lled
here by the sickness and death Of her
mother, returned to Stonehlm, Mass,
Monday.
The cold snap Of the past 20 days
reached climax Sunday morning, when
the Thermometers registered from 25 to
80 degrees below zero.
d. A. & w. E. Porter of Portland, has
secured lease Of the Brown & Ward
grist mill on High street and will take
possession March Is.
Owing to the small pox at Waterville,
the masquerade ball which was to have
been held at Shawmut, last Thursday
night has been indefinitely postponed.
Deputy Sheriff Mutt OF Fairfield, was
in town Friday. He had In custody
Eugene Lewis Of that town who was
committed to the county Jail to serve a
sentence of 30 days for drunkenness.
Among the officers of the senior class
of Bowdoin college which have recently
been elected, we notice the name OF Roy
Leon Marston of this place, who will
hereafter act as the prophet of the class.
A stated communicated OF Somerset
lodge "a, Free and Accepted Masons,
will be held next Monday evening. 1t is
expected that District Deputy Loveioy
will be present and the f. A. degree will
be conferred.
Skowhegan acquaintance OF Joseph
Coyne of Portland will regret to learn
that on account Of i'll health he has been
obliged to leave school and has gone to
Denver, Col. His brother David ac-
companied him.
On Monday last at meeting Of the
directors of the Second National Bank
of Skowhegan, Joseph o. Smith was
unanimously elected director to I'LL the
vacancy In the board caused by the
death of John A. Colby.
There will be special grange meeting
at Grange hall next Monday evening, to
receive applications and drill for the
next auxiliary. At the regular meeting
next Wednesday, the first and second
degrees will be conferred.
The Womau's Club abraham Lin
coin meeting, to have been held, Tues
day evening last, WAS, on account of the
storm, postponed to Monday evening,
Feb. 10. The meeting Will begin
promptly at 7.30 and the gentlemen are
invited.
The Town Improvement society held
a meeting, January 27th, with Mrs. l..
w. Weston. The programme consisted
of song by Mrs. }. w Steward; paper,
"Early Dutch Navigators" by Mrs. l..
b. Jewett; paper, 1.-THE Dunkers," writ
ten by Mrs. B. F. Eaton, read by Mrs.
Dow; paper, "Holland's Influence in
American Colonies" by Mrs. W. X.
Clifford; current events. The meeting
was In charge of Mrs. l.. b. Jewett.
A peculiar runaway occurred last
Thursday afternoon. A pair of horses
hitched to an empty wood sled was
standing in front of d. II. Bartlett's
store. The animals became frightened,
probably from the train, and started on
run up the alley. At Madison avenue
they collided with a tree. The pole,
whffle tree aud cross bars we're broken
into small pieces and hoth' horses
thrown. One cleared himself from the
harness, but was caught before he got
away. The harness was somewhat
damaged.
On Thursday last an injunction was
filed with Clerk OF Courts Brainerd to
prevent gentlemen composing the Show
hogan Electric Light Company and
others from performing further work on
the channel below the wheels of the
company In its plant on the island to
lower IL 40 as to allow the water to flow
through more freely and Increase the
power. The petitioners are the members
of the Skowhegan Water Power Com
pany, consisting of the various power
owners on the south channel Of the
river. The plaintiffs claim that the ex-
cavations there being made would draw
water from their powers rightfully be-
longing to them. The injunction was
granted by Judge Whitehouse, made
returnable at the March term OF court,
and WAS served upon the parties in inter
est by Sheriff Pennell. His return OF
service is dated February 10th. Work
has been suspended on the channel and
be resumed until the Injunction
Is dissolved suit In equity Ia pending
To determine the water rights TO the
owners of the Weston power.