The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-08

Peter Vigue has returned from Massa.
chusetts, where he has been visiting his
daughters.
Allie Piper is driving the SmithfieId
stage and attending the high school here
this winter.
Coporal David Staples LETT last Satur.
day for Savannah, Ga, to reoin his
battery.
Mrs. {. +. Warren has returned home
from Boston, where she has been for the
past few weeks.
Mrs. Helen Holway and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bigelow, have re
turned to Portland
We learn that Parker Holbrook, who
has been seriously sick in Denver. Col,
is now convalescing.
Miss Addie Yeasie returned from New
Portland, Sunday, where she has been
visiting relatives.
The greenhouse looks very pretty IL
side at this season of the year with all
the plants in bloom.
The Misses Clarke have received word
that their sister, Mrs. Wheeler, arrived
10 California all right.
Mrs. George Hussey is getting better
from her sickness, which seemed to be
the prevailing distemper
MIR. and Mrs. O. F. Hall were called to
New Portland, this week, by the serious
illness of Mr.. Halls mother,
Everett Campbell is gaining quite fast
FROM the carbuncles which have kept
him in the house for some time.
Quite number of the boys attended
the polo games at Skowhegan, last Mon.
day evening, and the week before.
The village schools commenced Nor
day morning, after short vacation,
with the same teachers employed last
term.
Our photograph rooms have been
opened again by Mr.. Sturtevant of
Skowhegan, who will be here every
Tuesday.
Rev. j. A. Jones attended the funeral
of Mrs. d. q. Wood at Mercer, Tuesday
morning, the interment took place in
Madison.
Lloyd Powers was in town, this week,
and left tor Dover, Maine, where his
mother, Mrs. Aunie Powers is stopping
this winter.
Mrs. Waldo Cushing was IN town this
week, from Boston. to attend the funeral
of Mrs W God of Mercer, which occurred
Tuesday afternoon.
The patrons of the Post Office will be
pleased TO learn that Miss futile is to
keep her position rs clerk having decided
not to teach this winter,
A letter from Ralph Paine says he has
been ordered South, by his physician, OF
account of a severe cold which he con
tracted since leaving here.
1t is expected that the Maine boys will
be attached to the second army division,
if they are they will see Cuba sometime
before the old year goes out.
Mrs. A. d. Brown, who has been il
very poor health for the past year is now
in very critical condition. aud hot eX-
pected to live but a short time.
The Christmas services at the b ,ptist
church will take place on Saturday cvel
ing aud AN interesting program. which
We will not ce in later issue. will bt
presented.
Guide boards have been erected at the
street corners about town which will h,
of great convenience to the passerhy il
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this section.
The V. /. S. will meet with Mrs. {. l.
Ames tomorrow afternoon, the subject
will be Martin Luther and the Reforma.
ton" quotations on Luther or from cut
rent events.
There will be sociabe in the Congre-
gationtl vestry, this evening, with =
Gramophone entertainment, music, etc
A small fee at the door admits you TO al
the mysteries.
l.. +. Folsom has had his rooms very
nicely fixed up for his law business ano
any one thinking that a dingy office Is
good enough for a lawyer should step in
ard find out that only the best is good
enough for them.
There was real old fashioned house
warming at the home of Amos Holt
Tuesday evening, in honor of the mar
riage of their son, Arlton, which occur
red in Amherst, Mass, short time age
and the happy couple having just ar
rived home were greeted in this kindly
way.
The season of the evening entertain
ments are coming but We have not
heard of anything in preparation. Why
wouldn't good drama come IN nice on,
of these long winter evenings: Oul
home plays are always we'll patronized
while plays from out of town are entire
~ tabooed.
Mrs Angie Murphy received a letter
from her son, Walter, this week, from
Edmundston. Alaska, which is the ent
of the railroad 10 that direction, He
has been in over four hundred mile;
farther on a pack trail aud was out foi
supplies, he reports feeling well and
likes in that section.
The sidewalks have been very slippery
this week, so much so that if YOU didn
look sharp to where you were going yot
would get fall. We noticed one of oul
well known and somewhat portly mel
taking skate on his elbow, and as soor
as he got time he looked around to set
who WAS looking, we couldn't hell
smiling a little and it looked as though
he was little riled but after we promis
cd not to mention his name in connec
ton with the subject he was somewhat
pacitied.