The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-02
bingham.

Chas. Colby. with crew of men, is
repairing the highways which we're
damaged by ice and water during the re
cent freshet.
S. j, Boynton has moved his family in
the back part of the town.
Forest olby was at the lake, last
week, looking after the affairs of the
Kennebec Log Driving Company.
A little child of Danvers Baker over.
turned lighted lamp, one evening last
week, and would have been severely
burned had its mother not arrived in
time to put out the blazing oil.
Mark Savage was quite badly hurt
by fall in his storehouse after dark,
Monday night. His face was cut and
several ribs injured.
The main river crews, started, We'd
nesday, for the drive, which is earlier
than for many years.
A few days since, as G. S. Baker was
driving span of horses through the
street, attached to a land roller, the
thing broke down and he was thrown
under the horses feet; fortunately the
horses stopped and Mr.. Baker was not
much hurt.
Ben Adams of Mayfield has been lay
ing a chimney and doing other plaster
ing for " i'll Goodrich, also some work
for Mrs. Rose Lander and f w. Moore.
There is a good attendance in all the
village schools. this spring with the ex-
cepton of the high school.
James Pooler, who has been quite
sick is gaming slowly and is able to be
about.
The b. b. BIS held their usual meet
ing on last Thursday evening, at Grace
Fosters.
Thomas j. Young and wife of Scion
were in town, this week
Fred Clark of Caratunk was in town,
last week.
Barrett Spaulding of Caratunk, says
The ice is about gone from Pleasant
Pond. The ice is leaving the ponds
early this year and fishing is commenc.
ing correspondingly early.
The stream drives are progressing
finely, having plenty of water, many of
them are nearly out.
Firty members of Mount Moxie, I. o.
o. F., accompanied by forty sister
Rebekahs attended the anniversary
preaching service, last Sunday. at the
Congregational church. The able ad
dress was delivered by Rev. G w.
Wright. The day was beautiful and the
members all wore regalia, the gentle
men having the additional decoration of
bouquet of May flowers, presented by
Mrs. Charles Spaulding. The potted
plants at the church were very taste.
fully arranged, the three links in coers
being suspended above the altar.
A most shocking accident occurred on
Monday at noon. Mrs. Flora Knights, a
lady about seventy years of age, and
long time resident of this place, was
burning some leaves in her yard, when
her clothing took fire, and she was i'm
mediately enyeloped in flames. She
went into the house, thinking to reach
the water barrel. Elijah Hall and others
heard her cries, but Mr. Hall arrived
first and grasping a handful of the
burning clothing from her shoulders, he
plunged it into the barrel of water and
sopped it around the suffering woman's
head; other help arriving the flames
were soon out, having burned nearly all
the clothing the poor woman had on.
DR.. +. G. Williams was summoned and
kind friends did all possible, but her
suffering was extreme and at six o'clock
on Tuesday morning, death came to her
relief Mrs. Knights has brother and
sister in the West, but no near rela
tives here, and had lived alone for many
years. She was member of the Con-
gregational church and will be sadly
missed.