The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-29
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pearance Saturday and abated the
dust nuisance for time at least.
The afternoon passenger train was
delayed Sunday by a wreck OF a
couple of work cars on the upper end
of the Somerset road. No one was
injured.
Mr.. Walter Blazer of Somerville,
Mass, is spending few days at the
Fernside Bungalow.
1t is interesting to note from year
to year the progress made in farm
machinery in this section of Maine.
A few years ago the self binding
reaper could not be found here and
the potato planter and digger was
practically unknown. Now they are
quite common. Unfortunately many
of the farmers do not give these ma
chimes the proper care and shelter to
which they are entitled and many are
the dollars rusted out instead of being
worn out. There is certainly no rea-
son why fairly made machine which
Ia only used for very few days of
the year shouldn't last for many sea-
sons il kept properly fabricated while
In service and some good anti rust
coating put on the bright parts and
the whole properly housed during the
part of the year which ii remains
Idle. 1t is far too common, however,
to see machines worth anywhere
from twenty five to seventy five dol
lars or even more, setting out at the
mercy of the elements and long be-
fore it's useful life should be over,
the machine is sold for scrap. what's
the use of buying the same thing
over and over.
Byron johnson was In town, last
week, from Madison, visiting his
family.
Miss Edna Morrow of Lawrence,
Mass, and two cousins, Mrs. Edgar
Murray of Waterville and Miss Sadie
Walton of Kents Hill were calling on
friends in town last week, Wednes-
day.
br. and Mrs. J. l.. Taylor of Boston,
Mass, are in town this week, visiting
DR.. Taylor's mother, Mrs. Byron
Johnson. They came here from Bar
Harbor, where they have been spend
ing few days Of their vacation.
William Whitney will begin to build
big potato house on the lot which
he recently purchased, sometime
within few days. Mr.. Whitney has
been waiting for the railroad people
to locate their new siding before
commencing to build.
A big crew of men and construc-
ton train has been located here for
the past week, excavating and put
ting the ties into place for the new
siding on the Somerset railroad. 1t
Is hoped that this addition to the
capacity of the yard will relieve the
congested condition of the freight car
service here. Unfortunately the nat
ural conditions make it difficult to
get In long siding at this point.
We were interested In looking over
the addition made this summer to the
vestry of the Baptist church. A large
dining room with a seating capacity
of one hundred, which communicates
by double swing doors to a large
kitchen, has been added. The origi-
nal vestry room remains the same
and folding doors between this and
the new dining room will make 1t
easy for hungry people to get through
without too much wear to their ell
bows. It looks all spick and span
both outside and In with new paint
and fine white plastering. The whole
Is nicely lighted by electric lights.
It was not the intention of the society
at first to make 80 much of an addi-
ton and little debt was contracted
to finish the work, but they think
that the added convenience will be
much appreciated and that the debt
can be readily worked out. A more
convenient place for the purposes for
which 1t is intended, Is seldom found.
The firm of Bracket & Russell are
never anything but progressive and
Is you happen to have the leisure or
want any groceries it Is worth while
to step In and see the big new Ma
tional cash register which they have
just put In. II you happen to buy
something it will print you ticket,
giving the date, the initial of the
clerk and the amount of the purchase.
The machine has nine or ten separate
money drawers, each clerk having
one assigned him for his individual
use. 1t has the total adder and prints
the separate sales with the clerks
initial upon slip which is cut off and
thrown out for the customer and
which bears a consecutive number.
The stand containing the money draw
Is of fine quartered oak, finished in
the popular weathered oak STYLE.
We didn't make any inquiry as to the
price but 1t would make FIVE hundred
dollars look tired.
The Congregational Society held
their annual fair and sale In the big
dining room of the new grange half
on Tuesday afternoon and evening of
this week. The ladies', assisted some
what by the professional men and the
parson of the church, converted the
big room into an emporium that
would make drawing card at the
state fair, could 1t have been moved
there bodily. The nimble salesladies
were hot after the sluggish dollar,
and goodly number were scooped
in for the benefit of the church.
Mr.. Ira F. Loring died, Saturday
morning, at the State Insane ASYLUM
at Augusta, where he had been for
some months. Mr.. Loring. better
known as Frank" here, was one of
our old landmarks, ever the same as
the seasons went by. His mind con-
tanned the whole local history of the
town and In a most accurate form.
apparently without effort the dates
OF events were indelibly preserved
and could be selected at once upon
call. Mr.. Loring followed the bro
fession of land surveyor and was
authority in cases of dispute, In his
every day life he rather avoided com
partnership with others and seldom
ventured to give any of the inforn,o