The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-12-21
NorridgewOck
Christmas next Monday.

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school, is at home for her I hristmas !
vacation She was Obliged 10 come a
few DAYS before the school closed on
account of III health.
Mr. and Mrs George Gilman left, on
tuesday of last week, for Franklin,
Mass where they will reside Mrs
Gilman has been in very poor health Tor
some time and it il hoped that the
change will be of benefit to her health.
A letter received last week, from the
Misses Clarks' from their winter quar-
ters ia Baltimore reports them to DO en-
Toying good health and still Interested
in the affairs of their home town.
Mrs j. w. Bunker and children left
Monday morning for Portland where
they will live. having rented very
pleasant residence there, They expect
to get settled this week read for house
keeping The Danforth house, which
they vacated here will be- occupied by
the FLANDERS families as soon as some
needed repairs can be attended to,
! There will be a pleasing entertainment
/ In the Re bekah lodge on Friday evening
| of this week directly after the supper
The supper is always pleasing enter
tainment in itself.
Mrs Woodman Bradbury and little
daughter of Cambridge, Mass, who
have been spending a few weeks visiting
at G. A. Writings, returned to their
home, Friday of last week,
! The fire alarm at Skowhegan WAS very
plainly heard here Sunday night, as
we'll as the one of week ago for the
pulp mill fire. In fact We are very
sorry to hear them 80 often "a il means
a number of thousands of dollars loss to
our sister town every time We hear it.
The members of the Baptist sunday
school are very busy preparing for the
Christmas entertainment which will be
given in the church on sunday evening
Owing to the very dry fall the water
supply for this section has been scant.
We now learn that DR.. Ames aqueduct
has but small supply in 1t and that he
has been obliged to cut out one line OF
pipe in order to keep enough water in
the spring to keep the pipes from freez
! ing. There seems to be fair supply OF
water in the Sawyer brook yet and If
that system could be repaired it would
! relieve the situation of some of its dry
| ness.
Now is the season that the chimneys
burn out and the danger from fires in
crease. On the severely cold mornings
rousing fires are built 10 warm up the
houses which heat the chimneys TO such
a pitch that their liniag of eieosote aud
SCOT takes fire at the bottom and for
half an hour or so things get pretty hot.
! In one place In town in which We we're
recently, there was very large amount
of waste paper laying about on the bot
tom of the cellar directly under long
smoke pipe between a furnace and the
chimney, a single spark from this pipe
would cause hundreds of dollars dam
age. In truth, a veritable fire trap, and
yet no one means to be careless in these
matters. Look over your chimneys and
have them cleaned out and see where
the stove pipes run and if there is any
thing near enough to them to be near
the dang, line and save future trouble,
The chemical engine has been put On
! to The sled which carries 1t in winter
and the pump newly packed and other
repairs looked after but we don't care
to DO obliged to try it in practical way
thank you, 1t costs too much, not for
chemical but for buildings.
Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Travis leave,
this week, for Littleton, Maine, whore
they will spend the holidays Visiting
friends
MIR. Fred Davis Ia at home from the
! Coburn Classical Institute for his vaca
ton.
The K. of P. Lodge had an excellent
time on Tuesday evening of this week.
There was work in the ranks and a sup.
per. Invited visitors were present from
neighborlng lodges.
Mr.. Fred Carleton of Haverhill, Mass,
has been in town, this week, loading pc.
tatoes for the Haverhill market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gilman and Mrs.
Edwin LoDgley of Arson were in town,
last week to attend the Baptist fair.
Last Saturday morning was one of the
coolest we have had so far. The Their.
mometer registered as low as % below
In some places.
Mr.. James Watts has been spending
several days in Oakland.
Linnion Brown is still confined to the
house by sickness and although still i'm
proving it is expected that 1t will be
quite a long time before she fully re-
covers her health
Mr.. Frank Tinkham lost a pair of
,
Il. 5 Whiting lost a pin which she
valued as q keepsake.
The long talked of Baptist fair occur
red on Thursday afternoon and evening
of last week and the crowd who came
to buy severely taxed the capacity of
the vestry where the fair was held. The
room was very prettily arranged with
sales booths for various kinds of articles.
One boDth having vegetables, another
fancy articles, mystery tree, pictures
and another for the sale of pies and
grub and all were patronized indiscriml
nately. A big rooster was up for votes
and was awarded to Miss Martha Haynes
on popular vote Miss Haynes immedI-
ateiy relinquished her claim in favor of
the society and it was sold for a dollar
and ninety cents to {. A. Whiting. The
sales ladies we're kept busy taking in the
money and passing out goods, everyone
buying freely. The net receipts were
Sl44 20 which is a large amount for
fair of bis kind here.
The Rebekah entertainment commit
tee gave whist party in the dining
rooms of the Odd Fellows hall, last
Saturday evening, which was we'll at
tended.
MIR Ralph Tibbetts is at home from
Beverly Mass to spend the holiday va
cation.
| Mr.. William Watson of Kingfeld is in
town, this week, visiting his mother,
Mrs Marcia Watson. and his sister, MIS-
A ID Rraoklav