The Somerset reporter., 1908-03-12
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He also has an eye for horse aud
knows a good one when he sees it, he
being the owner of two fine young
horses by Vasser. One is chestnut
stallion Rex" six years old, who
last fall with very little handling
worked full mile i'll PA, last
quarter in "a seconds, stands 1913,
weighs 1860. Rex dam is Queen by
Dictator Chief, second dam Juno by
Gideon. The other is chestnut
FLY Velgora, years old, stands 1873,
weighs 1000, by Vasser, own sister to
Rex He expects her to trot mile
in % this season. They are both pure
gated trotters and go without the
straps. He is wintering one owned
by Johnnie Romeo. George Anna
Wilkes, bay filly years old, stands
1913, weighs 1000, by Nelson's Wilkes
dam Butcher Girl with a record of
2-26t by Young Gideon, bred by
Frank Mathew of Waterville, Me.
She is slick piece of goods and can
show a 230 gait. Mr.. Newton also
has thorough bred English hunter,
10 years old, stands Is /, weighs 1900,
dark bay, 'relephone;' she was
given this name for her good reading
! qualities. She is a natural roadster
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/ Rex due to foal April 18th. He has
already been offered one hundred
dollars for the foal when four months
/ old, which he refused. Now last but
not least is beautiful bay stallion
Teddy K, by Rex, 8 years old, stands
Is /, weighs $50, can trot a $50 gait.
We unde rstand he was offered $500
for him last fall. He is owned by
In nj
These horses are given their daily
road work by Joe Harvell. Mr..
Jonah Williams, the owner of the
dam of Teddy r has bay FLY, one
year old, a full sister to Teddy r..
She is dandy and would take long
price to buy her. Theodore Pooler
has a red roam gelding PAGER Royal
Boy" stands 1924, by son of Nelson's
/ Wilkes dam Canadian bred, got a
mark of 344, on Jackman driving
park September last, after which he
! raced him through Canada and won
nearly every race. Mr.. Counter of
Lake Megantic who owns Baby Girl
2-l64 and two other fast ones, we
unde rst and, is coming here to
work them, because of our track
being second to none in the state.
Tom Kennedy has a handsome
dapple brown filly by Rex, three
years old, that looks good, been
driven little, nice gated, was
offered $500 for her as a two year old.
Joe Harvell has broken five colts,
four by Rex all good ones.
II. l.. Colby with four men and
eight horses, roller and steel snow
pillow, started Monday morning for
II INT AjGfo M
miles, to break the county road, re-
turned after four days of hard labor
for both man d beast, from jack
man to Lake Parlin; the snow is four
feet deep, from there on to Johnson
Mountain it is six feet deep, one team
only, Jonah Williams, has driven
through for the winter. Mr.. Colby
while passing one of the horses was
kicked ON the knee, had to be
brought home, leaving the work in
charge of w. s. Moore. After get
ting two miles south Of Lake Parlin
Tuesday, two horses were turned
loose to break track for the other
six, which were driven tandum draw
ing sleds, the roller and pillow having
been left at the Lake, getting only a
distance of four miles that day.
Wednesday thy reached the town
line, and Thursday returned TO Jack
man. The horses that were turned
loose would leave the road for the
woods where the snow was less, the
only way to keep them being to
walk beside of them on snow shoes.
/ The young ladies of this village are
rehearsing play to be given for the
benefit of the base bail team.
/ w. F. Henderson of Hallowell is i'll
town OH business
/ The firm of TsIphy and Moore who
have been numbering up at Franklin,
! finished their winters operations Sat
urday of last week. Mr.. Moore moved
his family back into town, after spend =
ing the winter in the woods.
Mrs. Ed Mckinney returned to her
home in Waterville, having spent the
winter here. She was accompanied
by her niece Bertha McDaniels, who
has gone to Fairfield to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Henderson OF
East Hebron, Maine, have purchased
Head Pond camps and are moving
their household goods here.
Zaidee Campbell has been spending
few days with her parents at Lowell
town.
! , l.. M. Head spent Saturday and
Sunday with George and Addie New
ton.
Mrs. George Henderson moved
back to her home at Dennistown
after spending two months at her
sisters Mrs. Ambrose Colby.
Mrs. Hiram Newton and son, Ellis,
Miss Zilla Holden, Mrs. Nell Holden
and daughter, Erma, spent few days
last week visiting at Skinner and
| touchdown.
At business meeting of the Moose
River Congregational church, vote
was taken to call Rev. ID. l.. Petten-
gill for another year.
The Ladies' Auxiliary met at the
vestry of the church on Friday. A
very interesting meeting was held and
enjoyed by all.
Mrs. VIM. Sully who has been very
sick all winter, is very low at this
writing.
We are pleased to learn that Elder
Pettingill is to remain with us another
year.
James Wilson has been confined to
his home by sickness the past week.
Walter Henderson is home from
Kineo.
Miss Mildred Newton is working for
DIR. J. w. Boothby.
Mrs. Frank Holden is visiting her
sister at Skowhegan.
Mr.. William Henderson OF Rich
mond is in town looking after lumber