The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-29
LOCAL MENTION

bee county, is passing the week IN
Skowhegan as the guest Of Albert
Watson and family.
The Lewis Coal Company are put
ting in set Of Fairbanks Scales, near
Madison avenue on the line Of their
right Of way from that thoroughfare
to their coal elevator.
The committee in charge request
the ladies who attend the social Of
Skowhegan Grange tomorrow even
ing, to bring sheet with them ar
preparation for taking part in the
Halloween March.
The homestead on Water street.
opposite Coburn Park. formerly the
residence Of the late Judge 0. Z.
Bachelor, has been bought BY Clyde
II. Smith, the consideration paid be-
ing seven thousand dollars.
Mrs. V. W. Nelson and Miss Hester
Maddocks attended the semi annual
meeting of the Kennebec Valley Bap-
fist Missionary Society at Augusta on
Friday of last week. The delegates
from the various churches represent
ed numbered sixty 1.-TWO. The next
meeting will be the twenty fifth an
niversary of the association, and will
occur in Waterville.
N. A. MaIbon went to Somerville,
Me, on Friday of last week, to look
at farm with view to its purchase.
He was accompanied by s. II. Brad
bury, who went in the capacity of an
expert estimator of timber. The
wooded portion of the farm did not
come up to the requirements and no
purchase was made Somervil e is
one of the towns of Lincoln county,
in section of the state not often
visited by Skowhegan people. To
reach there, it is necessary to change
from the Maine Central at Winslow
to the Wiscassett & Quebec.
The plate glass front in the new
block of Griffin & Sampson at the cor
ner of Madison Avenue and Water
street was set Tuesday. Practically
the entire front on these two streets
will be of glass. The interior Of the
store will be finished in quarterd oak
and will be occupied by Messrs.
Sampson & Avore as a drug store
1t will be one of the handsomest
stores III Maine devoted to this line of
business. The furniture and fixtures
for the drug store interior arrived
this morning and will be put in place
at once. Sampson & Ayore hope to
be established in their new store the
last of next week.
Mrs. Zoe Roderick, residing on
Lawton street, overturned a kerosene
lamp in her woodshed just before six
O'Clock last Monday evening Mrs
Roderick is an aged lady of French
Canadian descent and is Affection
ately termed "Grammy" by many
! people to whom her genial character
and habits of incessant industry nave
commended her. She was so fright
ened by the catastrophe and the
/ flames that followed that she fell and j.,
/ but for timely assistance must GER
tainly have been severely, probably
! fatally burned. Mrs. Henry Lewia,
who lives i'll another portion of the
same house, heard her call and by
quick work was able to smother and
extinguish the flames with piece OF
carpeting. Mrs. Roderick was taken
to Mrs. LeWia's apartments where she
soon recovered herself and it was
found that a bruise on the shoulder
was the extent of her injuries. II
the mean time an alarm of fire was
rung in but the department found
nothing to do on their arrival and the
call out" sigma followed few mo-
ments later.
w. II. Norton of this place took Z
wedding party, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Robarge, and Mr.. Robarge's brother,
a Waterville gentleman, from that
city to ST. Come III the province Of
Quebec, Thursday OF last week. Nh
and Mrs. Robarge had come to Water
willie ON their wedding journey and
after arriving in that city, decided &c
return to their home in St. Come by
automobile. Mr.. Norton went to
Waterville for them and the party
passed through here on their way W
river, about ten O'Clock Thursday
forenoon. They took supper at Jack
man and made the run from there to
ST. Come. fifteen miles beyond the
Canadian border, in the evening
People familiar with the locality viii
recall many long and steep grades
i especially where the highway goe;
over the line of mountains. and IL
negotiating these, Mr.. Nortonswort
out both breaks on his car. lie die
not feel il safe to continue but hi
passengers had wired of their com
ing and were very anxious to com
plete the journey that day, SO ii,
kept on, using his steam, with engines
reversed, to ease the ear down IN,
hills. They arrived at their desti
nation, Mr.. Robsrge's farm home
about nine O'Clock, the days run
totalling over 140 miles They found
large party of friends gathered Il