The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
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SOIDOb6t house, MONDAY noon.
The Bunker house, socalled is being
wired for electric lighting by the Cara
bassett Stock Farms Company.
Several days during the past week q.
A. Porter with crew of men has been
working the logs over Cleveland Rips in
the Carrabassctt.
F. S. Parsons J. L. Parlin, w. {.
Simmons and NJ. l.. French returned
from spruce pond saturday where they
had been on fishing trip.
viii Holbrook, rural delivery carrier
of route g. arrives at the postofic ice geo.
orally about o'clock these days. he
makes his circuit quickly, satisfactorily
and well.
Mrs. T. B. Patterson went TO Water
vile, Friday morning, TO attend the
graduating exercises at the Coburn
Classical Institute Her son, Leon, was
a member.
Miss Marion Payne arrived at her
home in this place, Friday night, and is
now graduate of the State Normal
school at Pennington, having just com.
pleted the course.
Thursday, DR.. Z NJ. Wing had new
automobile arrive. The make is the
Northern and is a beautiful carriage.
The doctor purchased ii more particular
ly to aid him in his practice.
Austin Andrews has sold his farm 10
j. h. Waugh of Boston, and MI. An
drews has bought the house of J. d.
Benjamin now occupied by Erastus Nc
Kockner, The sale was made Monday.
Friday afternoon Postmaster Hovey,
j D. Benjamin and O. W. Savage took
an automobile ride to Hartland. They
arrived home about 100 in the evening.
Owen savage of Madison was the driver
Obed Skillings of Embden, died the
10Th inst, at the age of II years and 10
months. He leaves wife and five
children. The funeral " as held, Friday,
Rev. Mr.. BEEN, officiating. The burial
was in the cemetery here.
Brookfeld Tent, Knights of the Mac
cabees of this village will assemble in
the Congregational church in a body,
sunday morning, June 10Th, at the usual
service hour and listen to discourse by
the the pastor, Rev. L. b. HIATT
The warm and wet weather of the
past week has made the hay crop. June
is always the hay growing month. 1t
either makes or ruins II. Although IL
will be late in maturing the outlook is
good for fair yield, at least.
Arthur Clark and sister, Miss Laura
Clark, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus alker
were the only representatives of En-
erald Rebekah lodge that attended the
meeting of the New Century lodge at
New Portland, Tuesday evening
The crow is the boldest and most de.
structive thief of with which the farmers
have to contend. The complaints of the
ravages of this bird are general among
the farmers in this section. This pest
should have bounty on his head and
one 30 large that it would be an object
to hunt them.
James Cosgrove while at work at the
bottom of the slip at the saw mill, sat.
urday, was struck by a swinging log
which had broken from its fastening
and was thrown several feet out over
the logs into the water. He sustained
injuries on his hip and arm but no bone 8
were broken.
Table Rock Lodge of Odd Fellows and
Emerald Rebekah Lodge will observe
Sunday July at o'clock in the after
noon for their memorial exercises at
the cemetery. This hour has been,chosen
tc better accommodate all and, at the
same time, not to intefere with any re-
hgous service.
The saw mill here is busy place just
now. A large quantity of logs cut away
up on the Somerset near Dead Water is
being taken down over the road to this
mill to be converted into dimensions,
boards etc. A spur track of. nearly so
rods in length is being constructed to
take the car of logs from the.main track
up along the river shore where they are
dumped into the water, whence they go
to the saw and onto the cars again for
shipment. A large force of men are at
work in and about the mill, and not
withstandiug that, the orders are crowd
ing them. The present prUprietors are
Massachusetts men and lum Der dealers
of experience. The location of this mill
is one of the beat on the river, and il is
said that the mill is to be enlarged and
filled with better facilities for. the hand
ling of the various kinds of lumber, in
the quickest way at the least cost.
All day, Tuesday, an old man with
form bent and step slow, having every
indication of the infirmity of years was
about town begging nicklel or a dime
from all who would contribute. In the
afternoon with barred head he sat on the
truck at the station. At night after the
up train passenger had passed he hob
bled up the track towards the park
ground and nothing more was thought
of him Wednesday night First Select
man Emery was notified that such a
character was in one of the buildings on
the ground where he had evidently pass
ed the last "a hours. Mr.. Emery and
Constable w. c. Robinson with suitable
conveyance started at once for the park
and took the old man to the Poor fan
when DR.. Wing was called and such
medical attendance given as was neces
sary. He gave his name as William
Mccarthy and that he was native of
New Brunswick coming to this country
26 years ago, but papers about his per
son indicated that his name WAS Riley
and in June 1900 he was at Millinocket
and that he had been in the hospital at
Old Town. He had in his pocket $26 81
and check for so cents drawn on a
New York bank. Mr.. Emery commenc-
ed correspondence at once with parties
In Old Town to learn if,any information
pertaining to the wanderer could be OBJ
tanned. At present nothing of import
ance has been received. The old man is
still at the farm.
At Foggs drug store, Skowhegan,
you'll find everything you need for the
proper celebration OF the Glorious Fourth.
Madison.