The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-16


NJ Fred Abbott aad Hiss ARfie E
WHfF1mb are spending snort time
vfz.t#nR At Daniel MaoHs on the
rHra side u the river
Ar David Wood received his new
Tard ruuab5uf lsst week which he
purchased through Haekett q With
am - -k1wHeKau aua Is getting ae-
aHaIafea With T. IT. i very pretty
H5t.e auto ard & a. lots of power and
NJ anticipate that Mr.. and Mrs.
Wood wi get great deal Of ENJOY 2
NEST from II
aiss Etfa Crosby vas operated up
oa Monday forenoon by Or Beane
a-z.-tsd hg Dr Dascombe q skowhe-
aaa. f5f trouble with the liRameuts
~ her arm which had formed adhe-
stone featr iefing the use OF the arm
TIE original injury having been eaus
al 81 8eu she vas thrown from "a wa
Roa several months since. IL j. mop
"a ttat thlz operation Riu GIVE her
tns faG use ~ The arm
Df Charles Dole and Nr. Nathan
Dole - Massaehusetts will ID" 10 town
fIH Iafrr part 81 the week 10 he pres
an with GheIr mother. Hra Caroline
Dob. au The occasion ~ her ninety
Tasf birthday, which Viii occur Al
flat Hme Or Dole viii alao remain
over sund and aeoapy the pulpit IN
the DauRTega church, Sunday
morning
NJ. Edmund + Garland Of Port
land head of the American Bible
society y a. IN town Sunday and spoke
IL both churches Ia regard TO his
aark and the especial feature was
TIE canvass which Ia 10 be made in
town Immediately. This occurs once
H. seven years and IL = the Intention
a. the society that every family shah
have al least one Bible We under
stand
Those who had the courage to brave
the neat Of Tuesday evening Of last
week and attend the concert given IN
the Congregational church were well
repaid by Is high eKeellance. On
this occasion Miss Hazel LeaYltt OF
this place made her drst appearance
"a a professional reader and her work
wa line, possessed with very large
amount OF natural talent she takes IA
kindly 10 this kind OF work IA duck
takes to water, and her training In
this line during the past year has been
absorbed and blended in so well that
her work still has the charm OF ease
OF mind and person. The Indies
quartette furnished number OF sell
ections which were roundly applaud
ed, while Trueworthyis orchestra III
led In the remainder OF the musical
part OF the program in a most salts
factory manner. Unfortunately the
ate ndanoe was not 80 great as had
been expected as the night was very
hot and sultry.
DIR. J. d. Ames has closed a trade
for the sale OF his water system 10
Mr. John Taylor, formerly of this
place.
Dell Bigelow has returned from
Concord whore he has been at work
for the past two weeks at his business
OF painting and paper hanging.
Mrs. M J. Hathaway arrived in
town Saturday from Bangor TO spend
her summer vacation.
Mr.. Hall OF Oak Park, Chicago, Is
In town visiting bis nephew, Mr.. ..
r. Hall
We had another big fire scare here
Sunday morning. AT about half past
three O'Clock, Mr.. Fred Rogers, who
the Watts block, SINE lied smoke and
upon getting up and going to the
door of Mr.. Fl. w. Wards store in
the frst story he found that part of
the building to be filled with smoke.
An alarm was promptly given and
you may imagine how the people 1t
when they heard it. Everything sas
dry as finder, big wooden building
with a big husky fire doing business
In the basement and not over good
facilities for fighting 1t. 1t looked as
though the goose was likely to be
cooked for Norridgewook in short
order and without any frills. How
ever the volunteer fire department
OF the town have lots of courage and
a little Judgment to go with 1t and
between the bucket brigade, hand
chemicals and the town chemical en-
CINE the fire was subdued. The stu
alton looked 30 serious at one time
that the Skowhegan fire department
was called upon and promptly and
ably responded with several wagons
OF hose and the ste amer and men to
man the whole, before they got here
however the fire was under control
and they turned back. This kindness
and willingness to aid US on such a
pinch IL appreciated by our citizens
and we trust that the town will
promptly and as fully remunerate
them as possible for their expense
and trouble. The fire caught in one
OF the rooms In the basement and ap-
parently from the chimney. This
room was used as a storage for the
many empty boxes and barrels which
m n
Mr.. Ward had had a fire in the store
on Saturday night to burn up an &C
emulation of papers and rubbish
which doubtless set fire to the creo-
sote and SCOT In the chimney, the
pile of boxes and rubbish resting
against the side of the chimney in
the basement must have taken fire
from this hot chimney and shoulder
ed for the remainder of the night.
Fortunately the basement Is separ-
ated into several rooms by brick par
titions and 1t was against one of
these brick walls where the greater
part of the fire was, had this wall been
a wood partition the fire would have
spread rapidly, as it was 1t had burn
ed through the floor into the room
upstairs which was filed with smoke
and so hot that it was impossible at
first to get into it. Nearly all the
goods in Leavitt's barber shop,
Wright's Dry Goods Store and Mr.
Fred Rogers family and those of
Charles Davy's family, living over
the store were removed. The loss
to Mr.. Wards stock of goods is ex-
tensive from the smoke, heat, water,
and the chemical. Fortunately he