The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-02-23
TOWN and VICINITY

Postmaster J. W. NORM of Embden
Center, was in town, Saturday.
Miss Annie Ambrose left Monday, for
few weeks visit to friends In Ottawa,
Canada.
Miss Alice Wildes arrived home from
Augusta, Saturday night, on brief va
cation.
Friday evening of this week will be
observed as "Lady's Night" at The Mil
burn Club.
Will Holt went to Boston by the morn
ing train of Tuesday, where he has Sc
cured position.
William Stinchfeld, express messen-
ger on the Washington county railroad,
was n town, Saturday.
Mrs. l.. A. Dascombe is visiting friends
in Boston this week, and later goes to
Washington, ID. c. for visit.
Mr.. r. Fl. Marble of Harmony, was in
town, Monday, on his way to Boston, to
market some wool. He has about l00,-
900 pounds of wool on hand
A meeting for the purpose of drill in
the first degree work will be held by
Carrabasset lodge, No. "a, |. o. o. F. on
Monday evening, Feb. 9th at o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Roy of Oak
land, who had been passing few days
in town with Mrs. Roy's father, James
Lewia, returned to their home, Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Grant Rogers of Richmond, Grand
Chief Templar of Maine, was in town a
few moments, Monday morning, en-
route from Madison, where he held a
meeting, Saturday evening, to his home.
At the regular meeting of Uniform
Rank, knights of Pythias, Oosoola Div,
No. ID, Tuesday evening, Feb. IA, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Capt, Fred Dunlap; lst
lieut., H. E. Soule; I'd lieut., Geo. Dom
aldson recorder, VIM. Donaldson !;
treas, Edward Leach.
The churches of Waterville-the Cath
Ollie and Methodist excepted-did not
hold public services, Sunday last, In
Difference to the request of the board Of
health. Rev. Mr.. Lindsey and Father
Charland made some very lame excuses
Tor the course they pursued, as we view
the situation.
The black mare of Fred Hollis was
left standing alone in the near vicinity
of the round house, Saturday morning,
when an engine was run out, startling
her, and she took wild run down East
Front street, across the two bridges and
down Water street to the Heselton,
bringing up at the piazza of this hotel,
when the sleigh struck and was demol
ished and the horse captured.
new machine for the manufacture
of cans is being put into the corn shop
Of the Portland Packing Co., n this
place, which, when in operation, will
save in the manufacture about twenty
five per cent of the solder used in the
hand made cans, and this article enters
very materially into the cost of the cans.
1t will take a larger working crew to
operate the machine, but the product
will be manufactured in half the time
1t was with admirable dispatch that
both lines of our electric roads were
open for travel after the recent storm
considering its magnitude. The Somer-
set Traction Co., were clear and in oper-
alton from their terminus in this place
to Lakewood, Thursday noon, and were
through to Madison, Friday night. The
s. & N. also got through to Norridge-
wock, Friday afternoon, their first car to
be run over the entire route arriving
here at p. M, Friday. The latter road
at the solicitation of some of our citizens
are to make the terminus at the junction
OF Water and Madison streets for the
present, leaving Water street undis-
turbed.
Thomas Vigue was arrested Sunday
night last at his home by officer Gilblair
for being drunk and abusing his family,
the injured wife making the complaint.
4 Vigue was confined in the lookup over
night and Monday morning arraigned
4 before Justice Priest, who sentenced him
10 30 days in Jail. 1t would seem as
though there were other places in Show
hogan beside the saloons that sold the
ardent and are still selling, when a
worthless character like vigue can pro-
cure liquor as his wife alleges he earned
$500 during the past week sheveling
snow, all of which went for liquor, his
family meanwhile suffering for the
necessities of life.
wrong impression seems to prevail
in regard to Rev. DR.. Spencer's remain
4 ing at home at Waterville instead OF
occupying the pulpit OF the Bethany
Church here last Sunday. Skowhegan
Board Of Health did not warn him not
not to come as has been stated in some
papers. They advised against his COM
ing, and, while the officers of the church
believed the possibility of any spread of
small pox from his occupying a pulpit
mere was exceedingly remote, they con-
Guided to acquaint Mr.. Spencer with the
views and advice of the Board of Health,