The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-28
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c. n. Staples was on the sick list
the first of the week.
The road commissioner has crews
at work on the highways. The roads
are all dry at present writing but are
very rough in places, a condition that
will be much improved by the use OF
the road machines.
The third degree was conferred IN
Quinnebasset Lodge |. o. o. +. on
Monday evening of this week. After
the ceremonies members enjoyed the
spread of ice cream and cake laid out
in the dining hall.
Cony L. Allen, son of Samuel B. and
Lizzie Allen of this town, died at
Rumford Falls Thursday evening of
last week, aged 80 years II months
and 10 days. Mr.. Allen had many
friends here where his boyhood days
were spent. At the age of twenty
years he married Miss Vina L. Harden
of Phillips and for several years
clerked in a store in that village, he
then moved to Oakland where he had
charge of a store for number of
years until about two years ago he
moved back to Phillips. A little over
year ago he was taken sick with
tuberculosis of the kidneys and has
been constantly failing since. The
funeral occurred at O'Clock Sunday
afternoon and the remains were taken
to Phillips Monday for interment.
The funeral and burial were under
the auspices of Blue Mountain Lodge
f. & a. NJ, of which he was a faithful
member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barker of
Gloucester, Mass. are spending a few
days in town visiting Mr.. Barker's
mother, Mrs. Clara Barker of Maine
street.
Mr.. Harry Carr has been in Boston
for few days looking around in a
business. We learn that the firm of
which he is d member, c. L. Carr and
Son, are now contemplating putting
in electric power to drive the machin-
cry which they are about to install In
their shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harris of
Wilton we're in town Monday calling
upon friends.
Mr.. Bradley arrived last week from
Cornish to spend short time visiting
his daughter Mrs. H. G. Hussey.
Mr.. Ed Bowman of Boston was in
town last week visiting his cousin,
Mrs. Clara Barker whom he had not
seen before for about thirty years.
Mrs. Charles Haines of Madison was
in town Sunday visiting at Leland
Merrill's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dempsey of
Boston have been in town fer few
L. Il AIrI I'm
Bracket before going to their cottage
at North pond for the summer.
Mr.. B. B. Wells has been confined to
the house for few days by lameness.
He is better at present.
Quite little excitement was caused
one day last week by the ice house
connected with the creamery catch
ing fire on the roof, probably from
the sparks from the smoke stack OF
the creamery. The shingles were dry
and a lively blaze resulted. Mr.,
Elmer Whiting was the first one to
see the fire and he didn't even wait
for a chew of tobacco, but set about
giving the alarm. The machinery in
the corn shop, the next building to
the creamery, was running and Mr.
Whiting found that shouting couldn't
be heard by the crew on the second
floor making cans, so he sent good
sized reminder in the shape of a stray
stick into the window to make them
take notice. A great crowd soon
congre ed and the fire was
drowned out without the assistance
of the chemical engine. We learn
by the foreman of the creamery, Mr..
George Lunt, that the burned roof
will be repaired and covered with
iron sheathing and that the Cream
cry Company will put up substan-
cial brick chimney as an additional
precaution.
Bracket and Russell, j. M. Pierce
and E. H. Vaughn and we hear Mr.. E.
A. Hilton will soon come out with
plate glass windows in their stores.
Mr.. Pierce had his placed i'll position
Monday. They add very much to the
appearance of the building.
The Misses Webster of Somerville
are spending a few days in town the
guests of Miss Bell Ramsdell.
Our stone cutters have been rushed