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

The Bangor Commercial announces
the engagement of Mr.. Stanley {. Larry
of Dexter to Miss Blanche B. Noyes Of
Lewiston. Mr.. Lazy is a graduate of
Bates, class of 80, aud is at present
principal of the grammar school at Pitts
field. Miss Noyes is a member of Bates
1901, and one of Lewiston's most est
mable young ladies'.
The recent rains have raised the Ken
nebec river at Madison, to a freshet
pitch. The water rose very rapidly dur.
ing Thursday night, and Friday it was
eighteen inches higher than it had been
this year and was still rising. A dam
wa put across the upper end Of
Water street TO prevent the river from
Outlying it out. The river road on The
Anson side was under water.
Mrs. A. F Gerald of Fairfield received
the past week a souvenir which she will
prize highly. 1t is a picture of the
brick house where "Uncle George
Kendall was born and stood upon the
site where Mr.. Gerald's residence now
is The house was built by Gen Ken
dali, Uncle Georges" father. The
picture is done on fungus and is fine
work of Mrs. Amy J. Pinkham Of Bos.
ton and credit to her skill AS an artist
h,f h. .
Madison, on the Arson side of the river
near the end of the toll bridge, was
burned To the ground, Friday morning.
1t was a two story building. the lower
part of which was used as a blacksmith
shop and the upper part for storage
j Had it not been for the efforts of the
Madison fire department a large tene-
ment building owned by P. Roberts
would have been burned. As it was il
eacaped with a severe scorching. The
building burned was a total loss. there
being no insurance.
The railroad commissioners have been
asked to inspect the extension of the
Benton & Fairfield railroad which has
recently been completed The extension
is about three quarters of a mile long
and extends from the present road along
Mill island across the west channel of
the KenHebec river To the Maine Central
line in Fairfield This part of the road
is built mainly for the work of hauling
freight, but it has been found by expert
ment that the road pays operating ex-
penses through the receipts of the pas.
senger traffic. When approved the road
will be used in transporting the manu-.
featured products of the Somerset Fiber
Co, work that was formerly done by
teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheus l.. Goodridge OF
South Pittstied received the sad news
of the death of their oldest son, Theo-
dore S. Goodridge, Monday of last week
He died in the Old Town hospital,
where he had been receiving treatment
the past few months. About one year
ago he went to Millinocket to work at
carpentry. Last fall he fell aud hurt
his side, which caused an abseess he
had that removed but fever set in and
caused his death. He was about -
years old, was an industrious young
man, of good character and stead,
habits and good workman, and will be
greatly missed, He leaves a father aud
mother, three brothers and two sisters
to mourn his early death.
Mrs Mary Kicker of Detroit passed
from her earthly life, sunday. April 2s
Mary Clement Kicker was born in Der
wick, Maine, Sept 8, 1920 She was of
the eighth generation in direct descent
from Robert Z lement, who came from
England in his vessel, 1.-The Clement
and job - and he landed at Ipswich,