The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
So. Norritlgewock.


noon.
Frank Jewell is again able to attend to
business.
W. NJ. Murphy 5 coat shop started up
again last Monday.
John Doyen remains about the same.
Miss Grace Chote of Fairfield. spent
few days of last week visiting friends
in town.
Miss Hattie Longley spent Saturday
aud Sunday at home.
Wallace Conant returned to Kent's
Hill, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Webster Reed who has been suffer
ing from severe cold is much improved
Henry Hussey has returned to Kent's
Hill after Il two weeks vacation.
The V. [. S. meeting which was post
poned from last Friday will be with Mrs.
|. f. Frye tomorrow afternoon. The
subject will be a Martha Washington tea.
There will be an Antiquarian supper
at the Baptist church Friday evening the
27jh. We shall be able to give full
particulars next week.
Some miscreant broke into the corn
shop aud appropriated the interior ar
engagements of the clock, some gloves, an
air-guage, pipe wrench and the fine oil
painting which decorated the wall.
Evidently they are possessed with AN
artistic as well as a mechanical turn of
mind. Tracks in the snow near the
window where they entered showed that
they also possessed pair of No. 10 feet
as well. Deputy Sheriff Smith spent
some time Tuesday investigating and the
probability is that arrests will soon
follow.
Friday the night train which was due at
5.l5 did not arrive until o'clock Satur-
day morning on account of the freight
getting off the track a few miles this side
of Oakland. Postmaster Neasie did not
get the mail up until nearly O'Clock
saturday morning.
Last Sunday Mr.. Herbert A. Farrand
and Miss Iva A. Mullen were united in
marriage by Rev. b. +. Turner at the
residence of Frank Clark.
The baked bean supper which was to
have been held ut the Congregational
vestry, Tuesday evening, WAS postponed
until last night.
The Sparkling Spring Creamery puts
out about $500 per month among the
farmers. This is the right kind of an
institution to have in town.
Amos Holt who has been confined to
his house by sickness for few DAYS is
better.
Their will be dance at Millrr's Hall,
tomorrow evening. Mr.. +. A. Hilton
and Charles Miller are managers of the
affair. The dauee is to be one of the old
fashioned kind with lew fee and satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
The Rebekahs and Odd Fellows from
North Arson, to the number of thirty
six visited Somerset Rebelah Lodge,
Friday evening, arriving on special
train at about s o'clock. They were
conducted to the hall where bountifu
repaSt was served after which Il pleasing
programme was furnished by some of
the members of Somerset Lodge. After
spending Il pleasant evening the visitors
returned by special train which conveyed
them here.
Mr.. @. l.. Iarkin of Phillips, has been
in town the past few days soliciting mem
bers for Commandery of the Golden
Cross to be located here. We uuder-
stand that enough members have been
secured and the Lodge will be instituted
the latter part of this month.
The Junior class of High school gave
an entertainment at the Congregational
church, Saturday evening with the fol
lowing interesting programme: Glass
Motto, "Row, Not Drift. Music;
Prayer; Music; Studying for the Contest
by Florence 5. Jewett; The Little
Woman, Maude f. Jones; Shores of
Tennessee, Edward l.. Hight; Music;
An Engineers Ride on Piano, Norman
f. Gould; The Slaves of Martinique,
Nellie G. lIussey; The Bridal of Mala-
hide, Pauline NJ. Harrington; A Stray
Sunbeam, Nina NJ. futile; The License
Question, Carlton w. Morse; The Bridge
Keepers Story, Grace NJ. Huntoon;
Song, Who will buy my roses red? Neva
p. Johnson; The Inventors wife,
Maybele G. Jones; Maggie Martell,
Josie NJ. Mills; Church reveries of
school Girl, Eva NJ. Worthley "Whisper-
ing Biz, Alice NJ. Longley; The
Widows Light, Louis NJ. Twaddle;
Music by kendall's Orchestra.
A large number of witnesses were
summoned before the grand jury, We'd
nesday to find evidence in liquor case
The Rebekahs have an invitation to
visit North Arson lodge next week Sat
urday night.
b. f. Jones and wife are both confin-
ed to the house by sickness.
Geo. Greenwood and wife visited Mrs.
Greenwood's brother in North Arson,
Saturday and Sunday.
The degree staff of Somerset lodge
received an invitation from the grand
master, Tuesday night, to visit Oakland,
Wednesday evening, March %, and in
stitute lodge. Mrs. c. l.. Carr in her
capacity as president of the Rebekah
Assembly will officiate as the nstituting
officer in place of the grand master
The Messrs Sawyer we're obliged to
put in new pipe where it crosses the
mill stream and now the lower part of
the town has no water but for some I'M
known reason it does not run farther
than the Watts Block,
At the meeting of the School Board,
last week A. Whitcomb Jr. was elected
supervisor.
There will be meeting Saturday, at
Frederc's store to form Cooperative
Stock Company for the purpose of carry
ing on the grocery business.
Mrs. Hannah Murphy had the mis-
fortune to fall and break her hip Sunday.
1t will be very hard for her as she is well
advanced in years and the bones will
probably not unite. w.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured