The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-04

the deserted highways with the sitting
snow creeping over them was the
rule. 1t was one of the days in all the
wear when Whittier's "Snow Bound"
could be pictured in all It's vivid
reality
E. w. Scott was home from Solon
during Sunday.
Miss Emmie Jones is improving
from her recent illness.
AS characteristic of their fore
fathers, fifteen members of the d. A.
X. chapter of this village defied the
elements, Saturday, and went to
Madison on the afternoon train, the
guests of Mrs. Lima McKenney, Re-
gent Of Margaret Goffe Moor Chapter
and members, it being the occasion of
the first anniversary Of the organiza-
ton of that chapter. Speeches were
m ade, entertainment furnished and
lunc cheon served in Odd Fellows hall.
Notwithstanding the severe storm and
the arrival home with the train nearly
two hours late, the afternoon was
most enjoyable.
Owing to the storm and bad roads,
Arthur Daggett, the driver of the
New Portland stage, was unable to
make his trip only to the NORTH viii
! lage, F. iday night, and returned here
Saturday morning, bat did not get
through for the morning train. Sat-
urday night he did not start out in
the binding storm, but waited until
Sunday morning when he left town
! for New Portland with the accumulate
ed mail.
During the past week many of the
village people and residents of the
rural districts, as we'll, have been
! having considerable trouble with the
ice on the roofs of the buildings. In
some instances it was necessary to
get up in the night and cut ice to pre-
vent the W water from leaking into the
rooms. There is more or less trouble
Of this sort every winter, but there
appears to be greater amount OF
work to keep the roofs free from ice
SO as to prevent damaging the build
ings, this winter.
The breaking team on Kennebec
Avenue came down over the road
Sunday.
February with its lengthening days
has come.
A train with eighteen carloads OF
logs came down over the Somerset
for Madison Saturday.
DR.. Andrews lost a good work
horse one day last week. 1t was one
of the pair that has been worked for a
long time on the lumber team from
Embden mill to this village.
Miss Eva Dudley returned home
from Mercer where she has been
teaching, Friday, making twenty two
consecutive weeks with but one week
vacation, since she commenced in the
! fail. She was offered position as
assistant in the nigh school but owing
to the long time she had been in the
school room, she refused it. She was
graduated from the Academy last
spring and has been very successful
as teacher since her graduation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robie Boston arrived
home from Portland Saturday night.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
Boston back to our village.
Miss Ethel Young went to New
Portland Sunday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Wallace Barron.
r Mrs. o. w. Bryant has a beautiful
Easter lily in blossom.
Miss Alberta Foss of Benton is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Reed.
The record shows, as kept by
Charles Crymble of this village who
has been in the habit of keeping an
accurate record of both rain and snow
falls for some years past, that up to
February 1st of this year there has
has been seven feet of snow.
Truman Carl who has been canvas
sing in Illinois was in town, Monday,
and will remain few days, after
which he will return to Michigan.
Mrs. Benjamin Bailey has been quite
i'll during the past week.
Miss Dresser, teacher of the Gram
mar school, went to her home in Dix
ter, Saturday morning, having closed
her second term of this grade, in this
village.
Miss Bessie Andrews, who had beer
visiting at home for few days, re.
turned to Madison, Monday morning