The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-28
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There will be a ball game Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock at the bal
grounds between The Norridgewocks
and North AnsonsL
There was a large attendance at
the Memorial Sunday services in the
Baptist church last Sunday. Rev. Mr.
Calhoun delivered a very interesting
sermon to the veterans, of whom
there was a good attendance.
At the very large republican caucus
held in Grange hall on Thursday
evening of last week the following
delegates were elected: for county
convention, w. B. Longley, Z. A,
Whitney, Cony Russell, E. II. Tobey
and H. w. Smith; for State conven-
ton, Charles Holbrook, Ansel Holway
and E. B. Everett. The county del
egates were instrusted to use every
honorable means to secure Leroy K.
Folsom's nomination for comfy at
torney, and the delegates for state
were intrusted for Fernald. The next
meeting was very harmonious. The
town committee chosen for the next
two years are as follows: H. s. Whit
ing, E. H. Tobey, E. B. Everett,
Herbert Gilman, George o. Weston,
l.. r. Folsom, Y. A. Withee.
The Canadian Jubilee singers will
be in Grange Hall June II, for the
benefit of the Library.
Miss Cora Smith has fine new up
right piano.
Mr.. Chas. Hussey, Mr.. o. F. Hall
and Mr.. William Bracket have been
spending few days at Moxie pond,
fishing
Unless some change is made from
the present plans we shall see the
Glidden tourists this year without 60
ing out of town. The A. a. a. path
finding car for laying out the route to
be run this season was in town last
week making arrangements for the
supply of gasoline and other things
for the tourists. II is expected that
they will pass through here the Goth
of July, coming here from Waterville
and passing directly through the
town to Mercer ave-, where they
will keep the stage road to Mercer.
Better keep your chickens and dogs
out of the road on that date if you
don't want chicken stew or sausage.
a sad accident occurred here last
Friday afternoon which caused the
death of the little four year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs Reuben Patrician.
Their little son Chauncey had been
over to the stores with some of the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Grove, who
live in the same house on the north
side. On their way home they loiter-
ed along, playing on the way and
finally started to cross the railroad
hri6 al
bridge. When some distance from
the shore the Grove children heard a
splash in the water and looked back
to find that Chauncey had disappear
ed. They Immediately hurried for
ward, intent in getting home to
spread the alarm but almost immedi-
ately after the boy had struck the
water he was noticed by Mrs. w. r.
Whitney and Mrs. r. A. Whitney who
were crossing the toll bridge at the
time on their way to the Rebekah
meeting. 1T first they thought it
was only a child s hat floating in the
water but as they watched it ap-
proach the form of the body was Wis
able and they fastened back to the
end of the bridge to give the alarm,
here they met Mr.. Louis Whitney who
on being told that child was in the
water, Immediately started for Mr..
Robinson's boat which was fastened
to the bank about thirty rods below
the bridge. He found the boat Sc
curely chained and locked but Mrs.
Robinson appreciating the urgency
of the occasion, cut the chain with an
ak and assisted Mr.. Whitney to re =
cover the body for the child was
dead. For several months repairs
have been going on at the railroad
bridge and the roof directly under
the track sticks has been off leaving
it open so that anyone who might be
unfortunate enough to fall through
between the sleepers would be buff
feted back and forth among the tim
hers of the bridge until they came
out at the bottom and fell to the
water below. The distance from the
top of the bridge is nearly sixty feet.
Severe bruises on the head and limbs
indicate that the little fellow was
killed by the timbers while falling.
The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock at the
home of his parents the larger num-
Der of the members of the Congrega-
tional S. S. of which he was a mem
Der attending. The sermon was by
Rev. j. II. Gould. There were a pro-
fusion of flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Pa
trician are new corners here but they
find many friends in their hour of af
Fiction.
Mr.. R. NJ. Baker is having his house
newly painted.
DIR. J. L. Taylor of Boston arrived
To- ha Lot RI of los L.
on his annual fishing trip. Sunday
he and Mr.. E. s. Miller left here in
Mr.. Miller's automobile for Rowe
pond where they expect to catch all
that will bite, excepting mosquitoes.
The annual County conference of
the Congregational churches will be
held at Bingham on June 9th and 10th.
Mr. Fred Everett was home from
Bingham Nights over Sunday He
expects to complete his job there in
two or three weeks.
Miss Nellie Hussey came home on
Monday of this week after spending
the winter in Massachusetts where
she has been employed in the straw
shop.
LOST: My pocket book containing a
considerable sum of money, notes and
valuable papers, somewhere between
Abel Merrill's ON the Smith6eld road
or on my farm near the White school
house, or on the road to the farm.
The finder will receive satisfactory
reward by returning the same to me
at my residence on Main Street,
Norridgewock, Me.
L. A. WETHERELL.
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