The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01

Mrs. William Mills is very sick.
The river closed up Sunday night, with
anchor ice
Miss Maud Jones is at home from
Kents' Hill
Thanksgiving was observed very quietly
here this year.
Miss Nina Hussey is visiting friends in
Waterville, this week
George Porter was home from Water
vile over Thanksgiving.
Clarence Harlow has been in Boston,
the past week, purchasing goods
Mrs Fred Baxter returned to her home
In Pawtucket, r. l., Tuesday morning.
Everett Campbell is quite sick with an
abscess on his face and carbuncle on his
neck
Mr.. George Staples of West Newton,
Mass, was in town a couple of days last
week
Mrs. c. F. Emery Of Gardiner is visit
ing her parents, Mr., and Mrs. j. NJ.
Smith.
c. S Wright of the Boston Dept
Store, Livermore Falls, was in town over
Thanksgiving.
Miss Addie Neasie left Tuesday night
Tor short visit to relatives in North Ar
son and North New Portland.
The chicken shoot, Thursday morning,
was not very largely attended, but those
in attendance had fine time.
TIL hell:. !
off large number of their men and now
are only running light crew.
Ernest Wade remains much the same.
AT times he doesn't seem as well. but
generally speaking there isn't much
change.
Mrs. Harry Boardman is in town, this
week Mr. Boardman was in town, last
week, but returned home to Bangor,
Monday morning.
There was no service in the Congrega
tional church. Sunday morning, and only
a few got out to the Baptist church on
account of the storm
G. S. Jewett and family and Miss Musa
Hale went to Exeter, last Wednesday, to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr.. Fred
Jewett. They returned Saturday.
The Rebekahs had their usual supper
last Friday evening. 1t is their custom
to have it through the winter months, on
the last Friday evening in the month.
We are sorry to learn that Miss Neva
johnson got hurt quite severely by being
th'oSn off from bicycle in Boston. She
received quite severe cut on her face
which took a number of stitches to close
it up.
The v |. S. met with Mrs. Geo O..
Carr last Friday afternoon, and had very
interesting session. The subject was
The Pilgrim Fathers" and many inter
esting things concerning their mode of
life and their strict religious beliefs, were
read.
The many friends in this place of Miss
Sophie Holmes OF Mercer. were shocked
to learn that she was among the passen-
gers of the Inflated steamer portland, ="
which was wrecked Sunday morning,
while trying to make the regular trip from
Boston to Portland
OF course it wont do to forget the
storm, and the only thing we can say
about it is that we are glad that it wasn't
any worse here. The roads drifted in
places and it was altogether uncomiorta-
bic to be out, but We haven't heard of any
special damage being done.
Mrs Webster Reed and her sister Mrs.
Hill Of Skowhegau, were summoned To
Portland by p dispatch last Monday,
from their brother, Horace Pratt, saving
he was IN great trouble. From the
daily papers later We learn that his wife
aud daughter were passengers ot The
wrecked steamer "portIaud' and are
counted among the missing l. will be-
very hard blow for Mr.. Pratt.
The S. H. 5. class of %. held a re-
union, Friday evening, at the home Of
Nj. aud Mrs. Geo. Carr. The follow
ing members were present; Mr. and
Mrs. X. T. Patren Mr.. and Mrs. John
Swain, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert ludkns.
Mamie Clough, Grace Russell, Maud
Nay and Fred Lawrence. The evening
was passed very pleasantly in telling
their experiences and PLAYING dominoes.
Refreshments were served.
The many friends OF Mr. and Mrs
Herbert L. Holway, formerly of this sec
ton, now of Portland, were shocked &c
learn OF Mr.. Holway's death. Sunday, by
a railroad accident Mr.. Holway was Z
fireman of the Maine Central, or more
properly speaking. the western division oil
the Boston & Maine railroad, and viii
the engineer, Mr.. Hollis d. Bates, was
out Sunday morning clearing the tracks