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


Charles Smith IS rebuilding his picker
stick mill.
Herbe I E Haze is suf ring from cry
spelas in his left arm and is confined 10
the house
Mrs. Warren Seekiags Of Vest Mills is
visiting her sister, Mrs J NJ Pi=rce.
Vim Hobbs is moving a shop at his
place on Watsryiie hill
Mrs. Emily Perkins is somewhat bet
ter, this week She stood the irip from
Manchester very nicely.
Chester Hdssey and Frank Jewell were
operated upon. Monday, for appendicitis
by DR.. Thayer Of WaterviIle and are se,-
ting along as comfortably as can be ex-
pected.
Johnson & Taylor shipped car load OF
finished granite TO Gardiner. this week.
and have their shed full of granite bases
with large crew at work on them getting
them out before Decoration day
The Old Maids Matrimonial Club have
definitely settled upon going to Mercer,
Monday evening and to Smithheld On
N''NNJ ~'SbiilS vi bCNA WCEh
The socable which was to have been
at the Congreg tional parsonage on We'd
nesday evening was postponed on account
OF the i'll health of Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. Lydia {. Croshv. who has heen
spending the winter with hpr daughter
in Brunswick, returned home. Friday.
Heman Tobey and brother Merritt left
Maccacbnoaffg Ioet l.. l.
dyke. Mr. Tobey is seventy years of age
and has been miner for a good part OF
his life.
Mrs. Annie Powers leaves today for
Lvermore, where she will spend the sum-
mer.
Mr.. Leonard Payne OF No Arson will
move his family here and work for MIR
Wetherell, blacksmi'hing. this summer
The X of P lodge and the Sislerhood
had supper in their hall Saturday even
ing
There is a strong movement in progress
Tor big Fourth OF July celebration here
and when the "feersn START out for big
thing they are likely TO make Rome
howl" or in other words to produce a
good entertainment for large crowd of
people There will be fantasies that are
fantasies and games races tugs of war.
fireworks, etc. galore. to tickle the hearts
of young and old Americans The full
arrangements have not been completed as
yet.
The Old Maids Convention" was
given at the Baptist vestry. last Friday
evening, to good sized house. and net
ted the society twenty dollars Miss
Martha Haynes made a most capital
president. while the offices of secretary
and treasurer were filed by Mrs Fannie
Hussey and Mrs. Maud Carr in a most
acceptable manner. All seemed bent on
getting husband by hook or by crook
hearing OF Prof Pinkerton and his
wonderful transformer which made dried
up old maids into charming maidens. en-
ployed his to build them over with vary
ing degrees of success. The company
expect to present ii next week at Smith
field
Mr.. H. H. Cross has handed US his
semi-annual weather report which will be
interesting to cut out for reference in after
years The report commences with Nov
I, 1899 and ends April goth, 1900 No
vember had ) clear days I3 partly clear
rain storms with inches of rainfall, ;
snow storms with a fall of II inches; the
highest temperature on the 9Th. Is deg
in the sun, lowest temperature on the
10Th. zero, average temperature - deg
December had 4 clear days, 10 partly
clear, 5 snow storms with d fall of 7 I ?
inches, 5 rain storms with a fall OF ;
inches highest temperature Dec. 3rd, 65
deg in sun. lowest temperature on 18th
and 20ih, zero, average temperature 10
deg January. 1900. had s clear days
Is partly clear, snow storms. fall OF IS
inches, 4 rain storms, fall OF s inches ;
highest temperature 90 the 10Th 50 deg
in the sun, lowest temperature on the 4th,
ID below zero. average temperature IS.
below zero times February had )
clear days. , partly clear, snow storms
fall OF 4 inches, 4 rain storms, fall OF )
inches highest temperature on the 2Ist.
81 in the sun, lowest temperature on the
grid, IS below zero, average temperature
go below zero 10 times March had :
clear days, , partly clear, SHOW storms
with fall OF p inches. rains with fall
of inches; highest temperature on the
23rd, Is deg, lowest temperature Oh the
18th 10 below zero. average ,empera-
ture, 50. April had 10 clear days, IL
partly clear. 3 rains with a fal OF I Ia
inches highest temperature on the 2Ist.
@ deg in the sun lowest temperature on
the 5th, 10 above zero, average tempera-
ture 65. The total number OF snow
storms tor the years ISo8-'9o 20 vi h a
fall of 9 IT 10 in. Total number OF snow
storms for the years IS96-'97 % with a
fall of 9 feet inches. During the win
ter of IS9S-'oo there was good crossing on
the ice for teams. ITO days for the winter
of 1899 90 there was crossing on the ice
for teams only 90 days. The ice went
out of the Kennebec April 18th 1900, on
a twelve foot and half pi Oh. In 1909
il went out the 18th OF April with ten feet
of water. in 1905 it wen, out on the ash
OF March on 9 feet of waler.-H. H.
+ Cross.
Money in Abundance