The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-23

The Rebekahs have a baked bean
supper at their hall tomorrow evening.
Harry Deyeroux is quite sick with
erysipelas.
A. H. Conant was in town Monday
and Tuesday, returning to Pittsfield
Tuesday afternoon.
Geo. Carr has moved from B. L. Fred
cries house into the Jenkins house.
w. NJ. Murphy returned from Au-
gusta last week where he has been EN-
ployed as civil engineer. He expects to
return soon.
c. II. Bowden ard wife of Dover
spent few days of last week at Z. II.
Farrand's.
Rev. f. Pepper supplied the pulpit last
Sunday at the Baptist church.
b. F. Frederic is expected home from
Boston this week
f. B. Nickerson Il Co.'S boiler in their
shop sprung leak a short time since
necessitatng their shutting down for
repairs. On account of the rush of work
they moved into W. Al. Murphy's shop
until they can get boiler. Mr.. Nick.
erson informs us that he has ordered
one of twelve horse power.
c. H. Farrand and wife, F. L. Smith
and wife and Miss Haywood of Pittsiield.
and c. II. Bowden and wife of Dover.
spent sunday at MIR Farrands cottage
in Mercer.
The corn is being rushed into the shop
very rapidly. The crop owing to the
late spring is about two weeks behind,
| but with favorable weather there will be
a fair yield.
The rain of this week has done Won
ders toward the work in the saw mill.
c. f. Veazie has got nicely located in
his hardware business and will be
pleased to meet his friends in tie way
OF trade. If he is as successful in gain
ing friends in the future in his new line
as he has in the past since being in town
he will have lots of business.
Mr.. and Mrs f. A Hobbs contemplate
going to Mass soon.
The following were united as members
of the congregational church Sunday
morning; Mr.. and Mrs. Walton, Miss
Viola Piper, Miss Mile Cole, Mr. and
Mrs. A Whitcomb, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hale, Mrs. Cora Smith and Mrs. Chas.
| Warren.
Quite number of our singers have
| Joined the club and inteud to sing in the
concerts at Bangor and Portland.
| The meeting of the V |. S. last week
with MIR. and Mrs. c. A. Harrington
occurred in the evening. Contrary to
the usual custom of the society gentle
men were invited and refreshments OF
| cake and ice cream were served The
guests were very pleasantly received by
the officers and the entertainment which
consisted of a musical was we'll carried
out. The rooms were prettily decorated
with profusion of cut flowers.
Mrs. Gala Heselton. Blanche Clarke.
Mrs. Alice Marston and Carrie Black
we'll of Skowhegan, and Gertrude Black
we'll took tea with Miss Carrie Cleveland
last Thursday evening.
Not so many attended the concert at
Skowhegan Thursday evening as had
intended on account of the rain. How
ever our singers were we'll represented.
The hundreth anniversary exercises
of the building of the Congregational
church was celebrated last sunday. 1t
is remarkable that during the past CEN
fury there have been but four regular
pastors and the present one, Mr., Jones'
considers himself good for many years
yet
Members of the industrial home for
the blind of Hartford, Conn. expect to
give an entertainment here oct. 10 for
the benefit of that institution. 1t will
be largely musical.
Saturday evening there will be an
entertainment at the congregational
yestry under the auspices Of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society.
Yesterday was busy day At the corn
shop and they broke the record. The
heavy frost of Tuesday night caused a
rush of corn to he brought in and 81, 095
cans were filled which if placed end To
end III a continuous line would extend
nearly three miles in length. Although
the frost WAS severe in many cases the
corn was prevented from being seriously
injured by the heavy fog.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Rogers, died Tuesday night, at 10 O'Clock
after long illness from brain trouble.
Mrs. Laura +. Richards, the popular
author and reader Gardiner, will give &
reading here Tuesday evening, under the
auspices of the V. |. :. all interested in &
high class of entertainment of this form
can crafty their pleasure at slight ex-
pense.
Fred $. Lancaster and Herbert +. Hale
were drawn as jurors To the |. ). curcuii
court, holden in Portland; Fred II
Burrill and S. A. Withee, grand Jurors
e 4 WHITING 4 - Miller travars.