The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-08
Good weather for soda fountains.
July weather in good earnest.

The Fourth was celebrated here, Mon
day.
The farmers have commenced haying-
Hiram Pattee returned from Mass.
last week.
w. NJ. Murphy returned home from
Carrdbassett, last Saturday
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Brown oc-
Cured Saturday morning st 10 O'Clock,
at the house. There was profusion of
flowers given by members of the Baptist
church, her S. S. class of which she
had so long been teacher. the Y. |. s.,
and the Woman's Club of Skowhegan,
of which she was a member. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. b. F.
Turner. The remains were iEterred in
Townsend cemetery.
Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller OF Brooklyn,
y. Y, is spending few weeks at S. X.
Bullers. Mrs. Miller is a noted writer
on ornithology and spends much of her
time in natures retreats, studying her
subject.
Misses Jennie and Alice townsend Of
Waterville, were in town, Saturday, to
attend the funera, of Mrs. Sarah Browa.
There were about two hundred people
celebrated the 4th at North Pond, Men
day. Quite a number were from this
place.
The band went to North Arson, Sat
urday, and Hayden Lake, Monday to
furnish music for the celebrations.
The Y. |. S. meets tomorrow with
Mrs. Mary Carr. 1t will be patriotic
meeting.
The programme of Somerset Grange,
p. of II. this evening will be as follows {:
Song by choir; reading by sister 5. A..
Gilman; recitation by~sister Alice Green 4;
defamation by brother Reuben Went
worth; song by choir; question, Best
Methods of Harvesting Hay, A. b. Cole,
$. A. Gilman, l.. 5. Rowe, K. A. Davis /;
reading by Mrs. NJ. j. Barker; declama-
ton by c. Il. Merrill; song, Mrs. Mary
| Spaulding.
The large banana tree in the green
house has budded, and probably in due
time will bear fruit.
| 1t is expected that the Baptist church
will be ready for service next Sunday.
The races at Elmwood Park, Monday,
called out fair attendance. The races
were quite fair.
! Miss Maria Carr and friend, Miss
Clara Staples, returned from Radcliffe
college, yesterday, for the summer vaca-
tion. On their way they spent a week
at Beechwoed.
Miss Meta BostonTeturned home from
Waltham, last week, for the summer.
Mrs. Lizzie Sawtelle and children of
Providence, Y. L., arrived Tuesday even
| ing, on their annual summer trip.
The rehearsal of the singers at Mr..
Carr's was postponed from Tuesday,
until tonight.
Mrs. A. E. Nickerson of Portland
arrived Saturday night, to spend a pnm
Der of weeks in town.
The Fourth passed off rather quietly.
At twelve o'clock Sunday night the
boys were ready and the usual racket
commenced, ringing the church bells,
blowing the fsh-horns, firing crackers,
and hammering old saws. 1t is reported
that some fermented spirit was also
aboard, and several small difficulties
arose among the parties. That we have
country to be proud of, and that
strong patriotic feeling should be stirred
up at the sight of our beautiful stars and
stripes, there can be no question, but
we fail to see wherein firewater helps
the matter along any However, there
are only few that indulge, and we
would not for a moment infer that our
young men taken as a whole, were not
as patriotic and law abiding as can be
found any where.
Mrs. Will Eaton and children of Bruins
wick. spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. Lydia c. Crosby.
Eddie Whiting got his hand badly
hurt with a fire cracker. while celebrat-
ing. The cracker had been lighted and
thTown on the sidewalk, where it appar-
emily had gone out. After watching it
for come time, he picked it up at the
same time the cracker was ready to open
up for business, and exploded in his
hand, managing the palm, and badly
bruising the thumb and fingers. He Is
getting along well with it at present.
Mrs. Ellen Hall returned to Watervlle,
Monday. She was here TO attend the
fuperal Of her aunt, Mrs. Brown.
Miss Eta Danforth left Monday, for
Boston.
Mr.. Finando Andrews and daughter
Miss Mabel are visiting friends in town.
Mr.. Andrews was formerly resident
His daughter is recent graduate OF
Bates College.
The tin room In the corn shop was red
hot yesterday In one place the themome.