The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-31
North Apson.

MIS-. U. w. hU6O0lQ3 OF Wet0rvlll0y
was the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. W. G..
Simmons sunday.
Arson Grunge has leased Music hall
for another year and In addition has the
anti-room on the right which taken to-
gether make convenient Grange rooms.
Mrs. Cushing, mother of Mrs. George
II. Clarke at the Somerset House, has
been very sick during the past few days,
but Is now reported To be better Her
daughter, Miss Alice cushing of Boston,
and sister, Mrs. Weston of Cornville,
are with her.
The degree staff of Emerald Rebekah
lodge IS, |. o. o. f., conferred the Re
bekah degree upon two candidates al
their regular meeting Saturday evening.
The staff was organized less than year
ago, but this was the first time that they
have worn their new costumes. This
lodge was instituted sept. %, 1895, with
II charter members by Grand Master
Samuel Adams of Belfast, and while the
growth of the lodge has not been what
1t should it has has steadily Increased in
membership until they now have over
1870. Much credit is due the ladies and
especially the captain of the staff, Miss
L,zzie Marshall, for the interest that
they have shown in the work of procur-
ing their paraphenalia and the able
manner in which they confer the degree.
John Crymble of Augusta, has been
visiting his brother Charles the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Parlin have moved
to this village from Cornville. They
will reside in the Robert Wells tenement
on Elm street.
Mrs Mark Emery has an apple bios
som geranium which is mass of flow
ers, having over 80 clusters upon it.
Her window full of rose pelargoniums
is beautiful sight.
Mrs. l.. X. DinsmoIe is recovering
very rapidly from her recent illness and
is now able to go out of doors a little.
Her many friends are pleased to see her
among them again.
w. &. Robinson, who has been located
at Sandon, b. g., for some time, has
gone to Vancouver and will have charge
of supplies of the McKenzie-Mann syn
dictate for the Yukon country.
Beginning with next Sunday morning
the Universaiist society will again hold
its services in the church on the hill. A
hearty invitation is always held out to
all who may find it in their way to come.
At special meeting Of the Universal
list parish convened the first of the week
it was voted to accept the resignation of
the minister to take effect May /. No
action of definite character has been
taken in relation to securing a pastor
for the church. Individual members
have informally discussed the outlook
and tits hoped that in a weeks time
some definite plans may be formed
Mt. Bigelow chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star was instituted in Ma
sonic hall last Friday evening by grand
patron ". s. Ames of Gardiner, assisted
by Mrs. w. S. Ames as grand marshal.
This makes the 10th chapter of the
order in Maine. Twenty.six members
received the degree. This is a good
beginning. The wives, widows, daugh-
tiers, sisters and mothers of Master
Masons as we'll as Masons themselves
are eligible. Mount Bigelow is within
the Masonic jurisdiction of Northern
Star lodge of Masohs of North Arson,
hence the name for this chapter of the
Eastern Star. The principal officers are
as follows: Mable A. Porter, worthy
matron; May X. Parsons, associate mat
ron; Samuel s. Gould, worthy patron;
Hovey, treasurer; Lizzie Emery, con-
ductress; Lizzie Marshal, associate con-
ductress.
The Academy students have leased
Central hall for gymnasium room.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fairbrother visited
his mother in Skowhegan one day last
week.
The alumni of Arson Academy are to
hold a reception and ball in the evening
of graduation day which will occur the
last of April.
Ward Jones and Chester Bailey's
numbering teams came home from the
woods Tuesday, having got their logs
all on the landing.
Rev. A. M. Bradley, former Universal
ist Pacific coast missionary, was the guest
of Rev. w. F. Small last week. The two
men were former associates in Califor-
MIA and had not seen each other for
seven years. The meeting was a pleas
ant one.
NJ. W. Houghton, of this town, died
Sunday evening after only four days
sickness. His age was 81 years. The
funeral was attended by Rev. w. F.
Small, Tuesday afternoon. The burial
took place in the cemetery at this vii
lage. Mr.. Houghton was an industrious
man, good citizen, kind neighbor and
indulgent husband and father. He
leaves wife, two sons and one daughter.