The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-11

And the rain came and made things
exceedingly damp in this section.
The streets about town are simply a
mass of mud but the roads little dis
lance from town contain large amount
of snow yet. Many of the roads on the
hills have been quilted out badly; there
will be plenty of work for the road
makers when things get dry enough to
work and we shall spend the usual
amount in again scraping dirt into the
road that was scraped in last year and
every year since the roads were made.
Good things come slow but there will be
time when the people will commence
to make permanent roads Interesting
examples of these roads may be seen
illustrated in the year book of the de
partment of agriculture for 1899
Several interesting cases of hen fever
have developed about and parties may
frequently be heard inquiring to know
where they can get setting hens. If all
were as bright as the poultry papers
would have us believe there will prob
ably be several millionaries in town by
next fall.
On account of the absence of the
pastor, Rev. F. G. Davis, there will be
no services in the Baptist church next
Sunday. Mr.. Davis left, this week, to
pack his goods which he will move here
at once when his family will join him.
Mr.. Isaiah Walton has been confined
to his house with a heart trouble for a
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank L. Ames are the
proud possessors of son which arrived
one day last week.
The Easter concert which was to have
been given in the Baptist church, asst
Sunday evening, was indefinitely post
poned on account of the very severe rain
which prevailed at the time. Mr.. Davis
had very instructive Easter lesson in
his morning sermon but the attendance
was very small on account of the damp.
ness. Easter services were held in the
congregational church in the forenoon,
Rev. j. A. Jones preaching a very in
structive sermon. The congregation
little better here and there was a fair
attendance in spite of the rain
The stone sheds are all busy now with
fine granite work and present lively
appearance johnson & Taylor have a
good crew on and are rushing business
f. E. Barker has been fitting up his shop
and put in nice tool grinder to facilitate
his work and is making things hum
The shops of D E. Taylor and c. L.
Northley are also busy and are cutting
good work
The village schools will commence
next Monday, the school board have en-
gagged Miss Edwina Banks of Weeks
Mills to fill the position made vacant by
Miss Willard. Miss Banks comes highly
recommended The rural schools will
begin on Monday the 22d in these there
have been some changes made Miss
Mabel Jones will teach in the Tobey
district; Miss Nina Tuttie in the Lougley
district; Miss Evelyn Worthey in the
Gilman district; Miss Louie Walton in
the Frederic district.
Frank Trench and Elmer " Whiting
claim the last trip across the ice this
season having crossed it on Saturday
noon, the ice going ont on Sunday night.
We give them credit for having more
nerve than the average run of people.
Nothing stops the band boys when
they start to do a thing 1t was raining
like great guns last Friday night at the
time their concert was advertised for
but they Just went ahead and had il
never heless and came out few dollars
ahead.
There was a small attendance at the
Y |. ;. which met with Mrs. Annette
Burgess. last Friday afternoon, same
reason, (rain and mud. The next meet
ing will be the 10th, with Mrs. W. T.
Brown, the subject will be seattle