The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-12
TOWN and VICINITY

q Bush st.
Miss Withee makes a speciality, this
week, of ladies' turbans, aud Misses hats.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet in the Library Parlors, Friday,
october ID, at p. m.
simon Gates, with his two sons, Cecil
and Carroll, returned recently from
Gates Hill In Moscow, with two fine deer.
Miss Eolia S. Bray of Southwest Har-
Dor is passing two weeks vacation In
town at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Philena B. Bray.
The members of the Skowhegan Fire
Department have announced a dance In
Engine hall for tomorrow evening, with
music by Lees orchestra.
The ladies of Russell Relief Corps will
hold a food sale in Grand Army Hall,
Saturday afternoon, October l4th. They
hope for liberal patronage.
W. Fred Turner has gone to Pleasant
Pond for three weeks vacation. j. B.
Brock of Portland is taking his place at
the City Drug Store during his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. w. Hall had quite
family gathering at their home, last Sun
day. They were Mr.. Halls brother,
Morris Hall of Scion with his family,
and Mrs. HALLS brother, H. F. Danforth
and wife also OF Scion.
There is to be a cattle show and fair
at Barron's Corner, Madison, next Satur-
day afternoon. Besides the usual ex-
hbit of cattle and agricultural products
there will be baseball game. The Som
erset Traction Co. will sell round trip
tickets for thirty five cents.
A Skowhegan farmer marketed pig,
Yesterday morning, dressing 240 pounds,
for which he received $40 20. The far
mer bought this pig, last spring, and the
total cost of feed and original purchase
price was S745, leaving net profit Of
Sl1.75. On this showing the raising CT
pork would seem to be very profitable
industry.
At the regular meeting of Eureka
Lodge, No. 129, n. K, o. p, held on
Tuesday evening", Oct. 10, Vice-warden
John N. Cool was elected Warden of the
lodge to succeed Adrian K. Day, who
lately resigned from that office. DR.. j.
N. Merrill was elected Vice-warden.
District Deputy Grand Warden George
Stevens of Waterville was present and
assisted by w. r. Malbon Of Eureka
Lodge as Grand Guide, installed the
newly elected officers.
Walter, the five year old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Brisette was fatally
burned, the morning of October 4th.
His father was at work In Vassalboro
and his mother had gone to work in the
Marston Mills OF this place, leaving the
boy 10 care of the other children the
oldest of which was twelve years. So
far as it can be learned it seems that the
little fellow attempted to extinguish a
lantern and 10 doing so set fire to his
night gown and the bed. People who
lived in another part Of the house heard
his cries and went to his assistance but
before they reached him and extil-
guIshed the fl imes he was so severely
burned that death ensued in few hours.
The building which is being moved
BY Jos. Chucott from the Ward-Philbrick
LOT on Russell street is making slow
progress towards its destination on East
Maple street. There was some delay on
the start from the fact that a hydrant of
the Skowhegan Water Co. was In the
way and it was not at first understood
what authority was necessary 20 remove
it. The Water Co. were willing to take
it out and replace 1t after the building
passed along, but, as this would necessi-
tate shutting off quite part OF their
system In that section of the town, they
felt that they should be directed to do 80
by the assessors Of the Village Corpora
ton, ia order to place the responsibility
In case of fire. This authority was final-
ly obtained and the hydrant removed.
The telephone company have had crew
OF five men here at work on their wires
and cables and by raising them to the
highest possible point to which they will
go, hope to avoid cutting them and the
consequent interruption to service.
A party of distinguished visitors were
10 town, Monday, coming here by buck
board from the Commodore Club, on the
shores of Moose Pond, In Harmony.
General Chas. Hsmlin of Bangor was
the only Maine man of the party. Mr..
Hamln's name always calls to mind the
services which his honored father, Han
nibal Hamlin, performed for the country
and the offices he has himself filed
among them Speaker of the Maine House
of Representa- yes. Fellow travellers
with Mr.. Hamlin were John f. Wright
ard Andrew AdIe of Boston. MI.
Wright is one of the largest importers OF
Australian wool and Mr.. Adie is widely
known In the wool and textile industries.
The latter gentleman was appointed as
appraiser of yarns at the time OF the
formation of the American Wooden Co.
and then visited Skowhegan to place a
valuation on the stock at the Anderson
Mills. On this visit here he met Mr..
Lewis Anderson and recalled the former