The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-09
Fine farming weather.


Fine farming weather.
A great chance for bargains at Buck
MANS auction. See ad.
The supper given in the X. of p. Hall,
last Friday evening was well attended.
The company was pleasantly entertained
by the cadet band, who gave short
concert.
Mrs, A O. Frederic is confined to the
house by sickness; she is being cared
for by her mother, Mrs. Harper Allen
Mrs. Jennie Allen Mccain, who has
been visiting relatives in this vicinity,
has returned to her home in Gray, Me
Her friends will be pleased TO learn that
her health is very much improved.
Miss Rena Tibbetts has been visiting
her grandparents in Scion, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. b. Nickerson and S
b. Tibbetts and family have been sell
ing off their furniture getting ready to
go to Boston where they have recently
purchased residences They expect to
leave here, next week.
new roof is being put on the Taylor
and Whiting building which will keep it
dry. Much trouble has been experienced
heretofore by leakage of the flat roof
which was ON it. John Oliver is doing
the job.
About forty of the members of the
Eastern Star lodge enjoyed a pleasant
trip to Skowhegan, Monday night
The V. l. S. met with Mrs. Annette
Burgess, Friday afternoon o. last week,
in very interesting session,
Are YOU going to Bucknam's auctionP
See ad.
At the regular meeting of Echo Lodge
No. 103 X. 2. April 23d, the rank of
Page was conferred upon two candi-
dates
The band stand has been moved from
the position which it has always occu-
pied on Poets corner TO the corner of
the Perkins lot preparatory to putting
up the soldiers monument.
Several cases of the measles have been
reported in town.
At the regular meeting of Echo Lodge,
No 103, X, p, May 7, the rank of Es-
quire was conferred upon one candidate
Past {. 5. b. Tibbetts and Past
G. E f Nickerson were each presented
with "A p. c. e. jewell by the members
of Echo Lodge as token of friendship
from their brother knights of Echo
Lodge whom they are about TO separate
from and remove to another State. AT
ter the presentation supper and smoke
talk were INDUCED in which was greatly
enjoyed by all present. W
A man named John Mullin or John
Morris was arrested here by Deputy
Sheriff Farrand and Constable Veasie
charged with stealing team from a
stable keeper at Rumford Falls He was
given in charge of John Benson as keep
er, who kept him until Friday night
when officer Fred L. Porter of Rumford
Falls arrived and took him in charge.
The officer locked the man into a room
in the Norridgewoek Hotel for the night,
in the morning it was found that he had
escaped by jumping out of the window.
The team was recovered and taken back
1t seemed to be case where the man
had promised to return the team 10 the
stable on certain date but found his
friends so entertaining that he had de
layed his departure for few days.
A rather cute story is told of little
girl abont town, an only child who was
very anxious to have some one To play
with. She has had good bringing up
and it is her custom to pray every night
and few nights since she Incorporated
into her prayer request to the Lord
something like this: Dear Lord, send
me a little sister, send her soon, send
her tonight, Lord, if you can get her done
in time.
Geo. ". Cover, Esq. of Skowhegan
will deliver the address at the dedica
ton of the soldiers monument at So.
Norridgewock, May Both. Memorial Day.
This will no doubt be the most impress
sive Memorial Day services that has ever
taken place in this county. Several G..
A. Il. Posts are expected to take part Ill
the ceremonies and company of State
Guards The school children will unite
with the &. A. X. and it is expected that
the societies will take part in the ser
vices. The n. Cornet Band will be in
attendance. II. H. Cross, Adgt.
We are indebted To our townsman, II.
II. cross, for the following weather re
cord The winter of 1900-1901 will long
be remembered for its continuous, cold
weather For three months, the snow
did not melt from the suns heat only
twice. during December, January and
February In December, one light fall
of rain and a light fall of ram in Jauu
airy but no thaw In February, no rain
fell, steady freezing weather through
the month. There was good crossing on
the ice 102 days during the winter.
The number of snow storms and the
amount of snow that fell was not as
large as usual during the winter of
1901 Snow storms and the amount