The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-09

The lamb part OF Mach soon played
out and We have been having some rough
weather this week
The Y. |. met with Mrs Caddie
Morse last Friday and had very interest
ing meeting
The ladies' of the Congregational {. E.
society had ice cream and cake for sale at
the yestry on town meeting day and did
thriving business.
The temperance lecture at the Baptist
Church Sunday WAS quite well attended
aud II is to be regretted that the weather
was not suitable for larger attendance.
James Tay or. one of our oldest ci,iz-ns,
died Tue Sday after being in feeble health
for some time. The funeral will occur
this afternoon at two O'Clock. He was S.
years OF age.
]. NJ. Pierce has taken the agency for
the popular Columbia BICYCLES. this is one
of the leading wheels and w. F. Brown
has rePrest nted the company here for ii
during the past four ears but as he felt
the need OF dropping some of the outside
business in which he has been engaged
this accounts tor the charge. All who
are interested in this excellent wheel VIII
do well to give Mr. Pierce a call.
The presentation of the quilts at the
Rebekahs came eff as advertise after
all the good sisters and invited guests
were present short literary program was
presented, after which the presentation
speech was made bl r '. J a. Jones in
his usual happy manner The quilts were
presented to the following parties: Nlf.
and Mrs. H. NJ Pauee. Mr. and Mrs
Chas Bigelow, Mr. and Mrs. Sumner
Totman Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Dlgsles
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Merrill were pre-
scented with fine man.el clock Af'er
the exercises the people enjoyed them
selves chatting for awhile before return ne
to then several homes.
Miss Maud Jones is home from Kents
Hill.
Monday proved an excellent day for
town meeting and the good weather com
bined with the great interest in the aft ,irs
10 be transacted brought out nearly all
the voters in town. A Q Frederic was
chosen moderator. 0. F. Hall. clerk
After a short speech by Mr.. Warren the
printed report of the town officers was
accepted and the election Of the Officers
fol the ensuing year proceeded with. {.
II Hu>sey Henry S Whiting. / IS
TobeS were elected seleotmen. assessors
and overseers OF the poor; Cony Russell
treasurer; A. 0 frederic, auditor. W
Z Perkins, road con miss loner; Char Is
A. Ward on the experimenting school
committee; F. ! Watts, co ector oftaNes
at I 4 cts. on the dolar; Is. F. Jones'
L. c. Doyen, F. J. Watts. eonslabes.
and the olher usual smaller Offices were
properly filed The following amounts
of money were "a sed for the various town
expenses; Town expenses and support
of the poor, 81. SOD schools. s. 900; tree
high school, $500; repairs on school
houses, SIoo; text books 500; superin
tendance, 500; debt and interest, $ .ooo;
highways. s., 900. The matter OF the
maturing 8 per cent bonds was taken up
and it was voted to refund $40. 900 % Of
the debt at 3 ? per cent, the first bond
to cone due In five years ard the last in
twenty years This action will enable us
10 meet the debt in gradual and easier
m ,nner and hencetorth our tax rate will
not be so excessively high. The only ex
element of the meeting was over the
second and third Selectmen and road com
missioner and they were all carried al the
first b blot
Mrs. Cora Smith is moving from the
Spaulding house to Mr.. Daniel Fields on
the north side and viii soon be pleasantly
located on the pretty side of the
Kennebec.
f. Watts was in Boston last week
and engaged lot of work and his shop
starts " this week with the assurance Of
work Tor long time in advance, the only
trouble now is TO obtain help.
Mir and Mrs c s. Wright are selling
out their stock of goods preparatory To
moving 10 Livermore Falls.
Mrs. II. L Maddocks is spending
few days with friends in kennebec
County.
Vaccination has been gettirg in its
work and anne arms are the proper thing
in this section.
The school entertainment Of last week
Wednesday evening proved IN be very
pleasant and spicy stf,ir. and the various
PARTS were we'll carried ont While The
fr, quent applause showed the sppreeia-
tior of the audience. We learn that the
funds are to be used in the purchase of
an organ.
Harry Lessor was home from Augusta
last Monday and returned Tuesday
morning.
Nrs Dneean Sau.rar r.turnod from,