The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-12-26
NJ cry Christmas.


This is the season of the year when
little folks wish they bad bigger feet.
Take your choice of all kinds of going
but good.
The farmers on the river road have a
good crop of pulp wood, but it looks on
the intervales as though it would take a
gigantic rake to get the crop into wind
rows.
r. u. Danforth of Skowhegan was in
town, Monday afternoon. He reports a
good business in his new location.
The services in the Congregational
church, Tuesday evening, were very
interesting and there was goodly num-
Der OF presents.
Hiss Rebecca Clarke has presented the
library with fifty dollars in cash and a
number of her books, a gift which will
be highly appreciated by the trustees
and the general public. 1t is a very sur
prising thing TO see the large number of
patrons of the library already and the
shelves look bare indeed at the closing
hours. The ladies' of the Y. l. 5 are
taking great interest and the members
are taking turns as librarian without any
compensation.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. {. L.
Worthley was fortunate enough to get
the larger part of the prizes at the Lew
iston poultry show for the v bite Leg
horn class of birds, having taken first
prize on cock; first on coekerel; and first,
second and third on pullets, all of the
birds scoring from 92+ to % points Mr..
Worthley is making a specially of this
kind of fowl.
Henry Whiting went TO Boston. this
week, with large lot Of cattle for the
market
The Y. l. S met, last week. with Mrs.
Charles Russell The subject of the
meeting was "Ruskiu," in charge of
Miss Mary Tobey.
c. II. Hussey Il o. have Just received
their engine from Penney Bros. of Me-
chanic Falls, where it Was shipped, re-
Gently, for repairs.
We were glad to have the electric
lights again, Sunday night. after a week
absence.
E. 5. Miller has kept his team busy
part Of the week, hauling back the logs
which went over the dam during the
freshet.
The freshet carried ont the bulkhead
OF the grst mill and covered all the run.
ming gear with water, necessitating the
taking off of al the belts. \ couple of
days work, however, put things to
rights and as far as we have noticed, it
made no difference in tie market quota
tions of corn.
That the electric lights have not been
up to pitch since coming on is not at
all surprising, as we realize the very
difficult situation in which the company
is placed and it is a wonder We get any
at all. Between fires and Hoods il seems
they must be something Of the state OF
mind in which Job found himself.
Misses Blanche and Aura Gilman are
visiting friends in Boston and vicinity.
f :. Tibbetts returned 10 Boston. last
week.
Got our wells all full now The rain
of Monday finished the matter up and
now, Nh Weatherman, kindly give us
something different.
The holiday trade has been humming
for the past few days. There has been
an effort on the part Of the merchants
u carry a good line of desirable goods
and they have been reaping the benefits
OF their foresight.
Mrs. L. II. y hjte aud family we're
called to Anson, last week, by the death
of MIS-. Whites mother. who was visit
ing in that place.
Mrs Gorham Bailey and little daugh-
ter are visiting relatives IN Boston and
vicinity.
Roscoe and Chester smith are at home
on their holiday vacation. They are
looking healthy and hearty. 1t must be
that New Hampshire air is good for
them.
W. F. Brown ami Mellen Brooks were
drawn ON the traverse jury for this term
of court
Charles barker had a three-months-
old pig killed, last week, which dressed
no pounds.
The roads which were injured by the
freshet have been made pasSable bur it
will take lots of work in the spring 10
get them back into good shape.
Mrs. Jay VI. Pierce is visiting relatives
at West Mills during the holidays.
The schools resume operations again,
Monday, after two weeks vacation.
The Christmas exercises at the Bap-
,ist Church were arranged To take place
on Wednesday evening, with a good
program W
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