The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-05-14
SO. NorridgewOck.

! sabbath.
Harry Lessor found Il piece Of Spanish
money, Monday, while blowing in his
field, bearing the date Of 1894 making it
i02 years old. The inscription and date
was As plain "a when coined. but Was
covered with Il black oxide which was
easily cleared off.
The sunday School Convention at
Skowhegan, Tuesday vas largely at
tended by our people
Hiram Pattee injured his thumb
severely one day last week, while grind
ing ehisel slipped and caught his
thumb taking off the nail and slightly
iniuring the bone.
Mrs. W. II. Baker of Newtonville,
Mass, was in town last week, Friday.
Miss Harriet Baker is quite sick with
| bronchial fever.
Mrs. Ghas. L. Bigelow is quite sick.
DR.. B. +. Sanborn of Augusta, was in
town, Tuesday, to visit j. II. Burgess.
John Metcalf of North New Portland
was in town this week. visiting at o. +.
Halls.
! The kickapoos went to Scion, Tues.
day. after a two weeks stay in town.
! The silyerware was presented TO Mrs.
Josiah Otis as the lucky guesser OF the
number Of beans in the bottle.
The Y. |. 5. meets tomorrow with Mrs
Electa Fobey, subject, scotland, in
charge of Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Ghas.
Ward.
Warren Taylor is moving into one of
Stephen Frothngham's rents at the
corner.
J. c. Abbey of skowhegan. was in
town. Tuesday.
Mrs. sarah Gould who has been SUI
feriag from facial neugalgia il much
improved.
The many friends Of Ralph Payne
will be Interested IL know that he will
sal! for England, June 10Th, with the
Yale crew a reporter for the Philadel-
phia press. His sister, Miss Grace, who
has been abroad for the past year will
return with him.
\. b. Sergeant is at his home in North
New Portland for week. vacation.
Mrs Arthur Merriman of Boston,
Mass, is visiting her mother Mrs.
Abbey Jenkins.
Mr.. aud Mrs. David kimball of Mercer,
are spending the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Gilman.
J. NJ. Pierce is having large new
sign painted and viii have it in place
in a few days.
Mrs l.. C. Crosby has returned from
New York where she has been spending
the winter.
Mrs. Albert jenkins has been in town
on IA short visit to Mr.. Abbe Jenkins.
Mrs. j. :. Lothrop has returned to
LiYermore Falls after spending the
winter in ibis place.
The concert and ball given by G.. ;.
Wright ut oakland last week was well
attended aud grand time was enjoyed.
We hear that there will be two new
houses erected oG the Mercer road a
short distance from this village this
summer.
VIM Bracket returned to Bingham
this week.
Mrs. c. 5. Wright is in town for few
days
Prof. Pierce spent sunday with friends
at Oakland
E. p. King visited friends in lewiston
last week.
As the party that attended the sunday
school convention at SkoWhegan, Tues
day, were returning home in the even
ing, something happened to the motor
when about half way up, and some of
the party were Obliged 10 walk home,
while others waited for the teams to
Chas. Sawyer has movsd his studio to
the rent over Hussey Il COnant's coat
shop.
The old platform at the corn shop is
being torn up preparatory to laying IA
new one. This old one has been there
for nine or ten years and it was found
that everything about it had rotted out.
and entirely new timber.
Mrs. j. l.. Pepper and children of East
Madison, are visiting relatives in town.
J. II, Burgess was conveyed to the
asylum at Augusta, yesterday
The following are the officers of Old
Point Lodge, No. 3l4 |. o. G. L. for the
present quarter: G. T., f. c. Holt; V.
r., Mabel Wells p. c. r., l.. O. Sawyer;
Sec, Carrie Hilton; Asst Sec, g. H.
Jewett; +. Sec. NJ. c. Holt; Treas,
Mrs. &. =. Gilman; Chap, Rev. b. F..
Turner; Mar, Harry Burgess; d. NJ,
iolOhSc DtNtbl, ptb., [. IL. ease
Guard, Nellie Hussey; S. j, T., Josie
Frederic. The installation occurred at
the last regular meeting. r. II. Cooley
installing officer.
The Waterville hill road which was
left in very bad shape by the frost is be-
ing put in good shape and made much
wider than formerly. 1t will be neees-
sary to move some of the light poles to
give room for the Improvements.
Mrs Cora Lewis of Everett, Mass, is
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs Annie Mills has gone to Bar
Harbol for the summer.
The abutments for the Weston bridge
on the Madison road have been compet-
ed
John Stanley is visiting at Fred
Stanley,s.
Grows nests are occupied aud soon the
black young imps will be CRYING for
worms and sweet corn.
LarOne.
The north butment of the bridge at
this place has been for some wears in a
precarous condition and owing to our
late floods or perhaps the deep frost or
possibly both took tumble into the
creek recently. The timbers were stud
ded up and it is believed the bridge will
he safe until time when new butmpnl
can be nut in Dlnce