The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-07

b'hh .tl II Dull AJgEABH, HhH III IJhH a..
Friday, TO figure On lie prospective
memorial windows f9f the improved N.
K chapel.
/ Dan Marshall recently made a good
catch at Salmon lake, landing salmon
u inches long, weigh z SIX pounds and
a p pound trout.
/ The remains of Mrs Julia Williams
which were placed In tire receiving tarnb
at Madison, last December, were brought
here for interment, Monday.
Mrs. Mary Dunbar, who recently went
to Boston to reside With LEI son, has
been very i'll Of pneumonia Her friend,
here will be glad 10 lear that size IL
improving,
There was unique baI game Tues
/ day afternoon at the park between the
fat men and the lean men IF the town.
| There was fun in abundance and grand
good time. The game stood Is 10 j. iu
favor Of the fat men.
w. A. Caswell has bought the bins
more farm, 80 called. Just on the out
skirts of the village. Ar asweI Las a
valuable piece of land IN this farm and
as he is good farmer can carry it on
in profitable manner.
/ Emery, Porter & Go. viii send a crew
/ of about twenty men Concord toto peal
/ poplar during the season WHEN the bark
will peal. The lumber Will be. noated
across Embden pond and be driven down
the mill stream.
| L. II. Page of Madison with a crew
raised the NJ. E. chapel two and one half
feet This will enable the building Of a
| portion of the wall of the new founda-
ton which will lie under the north side
of the present chapel johnson & John
son have been awarded the job of build
ing the cellar wall and underpinning for
the chapel. They will also move the
| building from its present site onto the
new foundation.
Rev. Ernest r. CasHell of North
~cituate, K. L., son of Mr. and Mrs
! Hiram Caswell of this village has re-
ceyed a call from the First Free Bap-
tist church of Cambridge, Mass Mr..
Caswell was an academy student, and
later a graduate from Revere lay col
lege, class of '97. He has been at North
Scituate since September 1899, where
he has had successful pastorate.
The first week in May and but little
farming done yet. The warm March
promising so early, is proving TO be very
| backward as the seed time approaches.
1t is cold and dry-one of the severest
drouths ever known at this season.
/ The water in the Kennebec is as low as
it generally is in the middle of June
Clouds of dust arise from every field
and highway as the strong wind sweeps
along.
ArbOr day was well observed by the
venerable Jesse Spalding. He trans
planted seven pine trees and two apple
| trees. Mr.. Spalding is 81 years old and
| I months but takes as much interest in
work of this kind as he did half CEN
fury and more ago. He lives and plans
| for others and his industry and genial
disposition makes him always young
He may not enjoy the benefits of his
| planting but some one, some day, will
share them.
Bert Andrews has been engaged to
look after the streets of this village, to
keep them free from litter and the
walks in repair. ! his i a move in the
right direction. Nothing produces so
unfavorable an impression on stranger
as unclean streets. The cid saying,
"What is every bodys business is no.
| bOdy's business has been, in times
past, exemplified in regard to the streets.
! But under this new arrangement our
| village, beautifully endowed by nature,
will be @ndered still more attractive by
| the cleanliness of its streets.
Saturday afternoon, the skowhegan
| high school team played here with the
Academy nine. The game resulted in
favor of the Skowhegans, the score
| being 7 to 8, Quite a number of en-
thusiastic friends wearing the colors OF
the winning team, came from Skowhe-
gan to witness the ball game. Among
| them were Mrs Perkins, Misses Matte
Powers, Josie Day. arrie Davis, Hattie
! Flagg, Helen Steward, Clara Emery,
Laura Hoxie, Ethel McPheters, Edith
| Tuck, Lucy Jewett and Mildred Bently
Also Cleva Taylor, Edwin Flagg, Ralph
! Bailey, Robert Wildes, Arthur Wood,
Selden Seekirs and Carl Powers.
Twenty-third Annual Commencement
large audience greeted the junior
class in Carrabassett hall, " ednesday
evening The hall was decorated with
red and white bunting, the class colors.
A reception was given to the seniors and
invited guests at the close of the exer-
cises
| A bright, pleasant day was the Thurs
day following when the graduation took
place in Carrabassett hall at $50 p m.
The music was by Payne and Plummer's
orchestra DR.. Pepper of Colby college
sat with the teachers upon the platform
and with fitting words presented the
| diplomas to the graduates
The annual alumni concert and bali
! in the evening was great success and
! the musical program was rare treat.
Many from other towns attended on this
occasion and 50 closed the graduation
exercises of Arson academy.