The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-05-10
LOCAL ESTIOS

I Il. Anderson 5. .a Boston. this
w.
LesIe Brown 81 BurHnz o.. =. visit
ed sIth biz faith. L. 5" Brow. a few
days The past week
George Foster and wife d cornyile
are visiting for he day with h. .ister.
M. Il. y. Lttea IN WateryiHe
The new dynamo arrived yesterday
aad workmen osgsa putting il il place
az the Nolin plant a. once. Il il expect
ed our streets vii Dr. lighted tonight.
M. Il. b. Paterson returned. Wed.
nesday night. from Joseph Yiles' camp
near Lexington. whore he has been
spending three week. ia the woods with
much benefit to b. impaired health.
+. A. Nolin went 70 Portland. this
morning, 10 attend meeting Of the
Loan and Building Association Of Maine.
sko@hegan has the distinction Of having
the oldest organization Of this kind in
the State.
c. T. Ward and J. W. Blunt made a
trip to Lake George. yesterday, leaving
home at $50 a. ~, returning about l
p. M. bringing back with them two as
pretty salmon as will be taken from the
pond, this year, weighing four and FIVE
pounds respectively.
An alarm Of fire was rung in from box
%, last evening at 7.15, occasoned by
the burning out of a chimney 10 the
/ Wm. Doran residence, West Front st.
The department responded quickly. but
as the olsze was kept within ia proper
channel their services were nor required
70 any great extent.
We regret to learn that Dr.. ". +.
Merrill and family are 10 remove to
Patten. They came here from that town
some four years ago and have made a
large number of warm friends here who
much regret that they are to leave town.
DR.. Merrill filled. very accepta by. the
office of superintendent Of schools for
the year ending March lst.
Changes have been made 10 the inte-
rior Of the post Office which permits Of
one hundred and twenty additional lock
boxes being added. The private office
OF the postmaster has been taken out,
this space being used for the registry
i department and the call and stamp win
dows have been transpJsei. The new
boxes will be 10 the froat
M-ssrs. Lewellyn smith of Augusta,
and Alvin al. formerly of this plac.
+ but more lately of Alaska, departed from
this station for the gold fields at Cape
Nome, 1000 miles distant, Tuesday last
This will be Mr. Beal's second visit TO
that section. Mrs. Smith will remain in
Sko~hegan, with her husbands sister.
Mrs. |. ). oalley during mis- absence
The debate between the students of
the Maine Central Institute. AID those
OF SkoWhegan high school upon the
| question, Resolved. That combinations
# capital 10 the form of trusts aid pr
waite monopolies ought to be abolished"
which took place al Powers Hail. Pitts
field, Friday evening, resulted in vic
tory for the SkoWhegan debators. The
Maiue Central Institute had the affirma-
tive side and the speakers were o. NJ.
Bean. B. H. Chatto and W. q. Mansur.
The speakers from Skowhegan high
school Oh the negative were d. Il. War
reu, c. S Marston and T. B. Carl J.
". Manson, Esq, of Pittsfield WAS chair
man of the debate and Harvey D. Eaton,
Esq., of Wateryille and Rev. J. Stanley
Durkee of Auburn were the Judges
+ Decided progress has been made dur
ing the week past in overcoming the
disastrous effect of the recent fle. The
insurance sdiusters have been here with
the Expert appraisers. chosen 70 estimate
the damage in the electric light station,
but report has not been made yet.
The warped. bent and spoiled machinery
Under the saw mill has been removed to
the mill yard, the shafting with the
heavy cast iron standing work that held
the shaftiug aud gears have been ex-
amined by &. E. Farnham, who set up
tn work three years ago. The heat
must have been intense, judging from
the effect il had upon this machinery.
We are informed that the shafting out
side the brick building was uot covered
by insurance. A new $ Arc light
dynamo, ordered last week has been re-
eeiyed sud put it place in the No!in
building on the South side. It's expect
ed To be 10 running order tonight II.
). Steward has his foundation laid for
his wheel house and the frame well
along. L. W. Weston is buste Al work
on the foundation for LIs tn aHg