The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-06-03
SOUTH NoRRIDGEwoCK.

In town TINS week.
C. H. Hussey & Co. shut down for a
short time this week until they get more
work.
A. Whitcomb went to Embden, Tues
day, and returned by the way of Starks
aud Mercer, with a load of wagons.
Charles Coleman, proprietor of the
Moose River hotel, was in town satur-
day.
The Y. /. 5. will meet with Mrs. Tur-
ner to- morrog afternoon. The meeting
is In charge of Mrs. Frank Spaulding
and Mrs. Turner, who wish to invite the
ladies Of the V. |. S. to come and enjoy
Japanese Tea" 1t is suggested that
as many as may care to do so, will dress
10 japanese costume Quotations from
current events.
At the last meeting of Old Point
Lodge | 0. G. Il. the following officers
were installed by Lodge Deputy NJ. c.
Holt: p. H. Veasie, c. T.; Mabel Wells,
V. T.; Geo. Jewett, Sec; F. {. Holt,
Fin. Sec; Lila Carr, Treas. Nellie
Hussey, Guard; Ed Hight, Sen; Annie
Jones, =. j. T.
Charles Sawyer has returned from
Belfast, and gone to Bangor to find en-
ploymel t.
Painting has been commenced in the
interior of the Baptist church.
Mrs. Sarah Brown remains about the
same.
frankie Weber is sick with pneumo-
mia.
Alden b. Hoxie of North Fairfield,
was in town, Tuesday.
]. j. Lane of Waterville, was in town
the first of the week.
The following officers were elected 10
| the Baptist Sunday school last Sabbath,
| for the ensuing year: F. G. Holt, Supt. /;
G.. a. Whiting, Asst. Supt. l.. o. Pow
ers, Sec. Nellie Hussey, Treas; E. II.
Cooley, Librarian; Grace Huntoon, Asst.
Librarian.
! The Somerset District Lodge of Good
Templars will meet at Pittsfeld, to-mor-
row. f. c.. Holt, Dist. Templar, and
others will attend from this place. A
cordial invitation is extended TO all MEM
bers of the lodge to attend.
The choir of the Baptist church at
tended the ordination and dedcatory
exercises at the new church in Smith
| field yesterday.
G. II. Farrand has Just been putting
in carload of coal for c. H. Hussey g.
| Co.
James Ingalls, of Bangor, was in town
last week.
! Five of our singers attended the re-
hearsal of the Somerset Choral Society
at Skowhegan, Monday.
The Somerset Dramatic Co of this
place, will present their drama entitled
"A Noble Outcast,' at Athens, to-mor-
row evening. We hope they will meet
with the success they deserve in their
enterprise.
| W. NJ. Hobbs has an ancient cracker
stamp that is over hundred years old
1t bears the name of B. Thompson, and
each cracker was stamped separately by
hand.
&. l.. Carr went to Watervile, Tu, s.
day.
The Quinnebasset comes out with a
natty team with the name of the house
in gold letters on the side.
| Charles Miller had two eggs at the
post office this week of the White Wy
andotte variety that measured GHx7H
in. in circumference. He has about thirty
hens of this breed, and expects to set
about 1000 eggs this season.
Geo Jewett and Dave Staples went to
Athens, Monday, to make arrangements
for presenting the drama there.
The man that repairs umbrellas was
in town, Monday and Tuesday, aud did
a good business.
The program for decoration was car
ried out Saturday. In the forenoon
there were frequent showers as though
even nature felt sad on the occasion, but
at about noon it cleared away and gave
the veterans quite good weather for
their march. The Grafton at the church
was very interesting and was listened
to by large audience.
K. w. Wing has received his appoint
ment as postmaster at this place. Such
Is the fortune OF war and to the Wet, r
the spols are doubtless due. However,
Mr.. Yeasie, our Democratic post master,
has served his four years term, and if
Mr.. Bryan had been elected would. with
out doubt, been continued for another
term. He has been prompt, efficient,
and courteous, and it will be with gen
uine regret that we see him leave the
position, in fact that seems to be the
only thorn in our flesh in regard to
Bryan's defeat. That change is to be
made, it happily fell on man with very
similar pleasing qualities that our for
mer official possessed, 80 that we shall
be we'll served for the next four years
at least. We congratulate Mr.. Wing.
Mr.. Frank Parkman Of Montana, was
In town yesterday.
Eben Miller is saving a small lot of
spruce shingles for Snithfield parties
from wood cut for pulp but which the
Pulp Co. did not take.
Mrs. Annie Mills is home from Bar
Harbor, on vacation.
Quinnebssset |. O. o. F. and Somerset
Rebekah Lodges will observe the Odd
Fellows Decoration day, Tuesday,
marching from their hall at 6 :45 p. M. to
Townsend cemetery, where they will
decorate the graves of deceased brothers
and sisters in the orders. All are re-
quested to bring flowers.
The ballots have arrived and the
specimen sheets posted for the special
town meeting which will occur the 2lst
for the election of representative to
Congress from this district.
The band did not play at the Decora-
tion exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jenkins of East
Walpole, Mass, were in town the first Of
| the week.
Miss Sadie Trench has returned from
Medfield, Mass, where she has been