The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-11-02
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Mrs. Oliver C. Adams returned, Sun
day, from visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Lottie Hickock, who ia dangerously sick
at the home of her sister, Mrs Carrie
Church, at North Jay Mrs Adams was
accompanied home by her son, William
Adams of Wilson's Mills.
Mrs. s. C. Durgin has been entertain
ing her sister and husband, MI and Mrs
Jos. Weber of Gardiner, the past week
Mrs Glenn Durgin and Cinda Burns
are at home from their camp on Bowton
Mrs. Burns will remain at home through
the winter with her grandmother, Mrs
Joseph 2. Durgin, for companion.
Allen Runnells of Moose River was In
town, Sunday and Monday last.
Schools closed in West Forks and
Moxie last Friday, after very success
full term The quality of Miss Porter E
work in the primary was assured from
the first as she is one of the most skill
full and tactful of teachers Miss Curtis
was beginner, but she proved her right
to a place in the profession by thorough
and intelligent work. IRA w. Durgin oil
the Piel school made decided hit all OF
his three terms; be is young man oil
WuOb0 CUdThCJtI Wb dlO al piOhu MI
we are pleased to learn that he is to at
tend school in Augusta the coming win
ter.
The district superintendent was IN
town few days of last week.
The assessors settl with the bonds
men of the late tollector, d W Durgin
victim of the recent terrible accident
last Saturday evening and found all cor
rect >r Durgins father, Jeremiah Jr
will complete the collection.
Mrs. Hattie Mckay has been quite
sick but Is better now.
Larry Comber, Scott Hunnewell and
Rilla Farley are at the Maine Genera
Hospital to be treated for appendicitis
Mrs. Lucy Young is slowly improving
in health
SCHOOL NOTES.
Burleigh-Length of term 10 weeks
whole number of pupils Is; average mum
Der ID As; cases of hardness SO; number
of dismissals 7; perfect attendants, Haze
Durgin and George Gilman; tardy bu
once, Agness Bloom; tardy twelve times
Florence Bloom.
Primary school-Whole number 10
average IS rs; cases of hardness s; mum
Der of dismissals 2; perfect attendants
Milton Morris and Jennie Kennedy; per
feet except one dismissal, Eddie Comber
not absent, Alma Bloom.
A CORRECTION.
There were some errors in the news
paper accounts of the recent terrible
shooting accident on the ten thousand
acre township. The viciim's name wal
oil nd tal
the son of Jeremiah Durgin Jr., instead
of Jeremiah A.; and he was not acting
rs a guide but was merely accompanying
Mr.. Popp as friend. He was carpen-
ter and had recently opened a shop in
this village and was meeting with good
success; he resided with his father in
West Forks having served that planta-
ton as an assessor, superintendent OF
schools, collector of taxes, constable and
truant officer. Some idea of what he
suffered may be formed from the facts
that he lay without fire or any attendant
on the damp ground about one hour
while Mr.. Popp was securing the first
assistance aud waited another for more
help and the preparing of the stretcher;
that a path had to be pushed out for a
mile and half ahead of the stretcher
that he was then hauled nine miles on q
sled over rough wood road and thia
followed by the % mile ride to Bingham
and that his leg was twice amputated.
death coming during the second opera
ton. The ball struck the back Of the
knee joint and shattered the bone much
worse than the surgeons believed at frat
He bore all his suffering with great for
titude and the statement that Mr.. Popr
on his return was guided to the spot by
the sufferers groans was false. He was
guided by occasional shots from Dams
rifle.