The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-29

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first and third Friday afternoons of the month.
We wish you happy and prosperous
New Year.
George Gilman and family spent Sun
day in Mercer.
Charles Digges was home from Angus
ia few days this week.
Mrs. Loren B. Jones is confined to the
house by sickness this week
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Fuller returned
from Pawtucket, r. l., last week.
The Grange had supper and election
of officers last Thursday evening.
The total eclipse of the moon was very
plainly noticed here last Tuesday evening
Rev ! B Goodrich was in town last
week, to conduct the funeral of Amos
Rowe,
1t is a good time to practice writing
1900 so you Will remember it after next
Saturday.
Judge Spaulding of Norfolk, Va, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Dyer,
last week.
Mr.. Fred Jewett of Exeter spent Christ
mas in town with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G S. Jewett.
| Joseph Neddo has been confined to his
house by sickness for a number of days
but is again able to be about.
Doras Carleton and friend of Haverhill,
Mass, arrived in town last week for a
short visit to MI Carleton's parents.
| M. Eso.I. JLoJa ra+,,roaJ fro,,,
Woburn. Mass last Saturday night,
where she has been visiting her brother.
The Misses Clarke intend to leave
Saturday for Mass. where they will spend
the several months more of cold weather.
The members of Echo Lodge K. of P.
No. 1903 will have dance a, their hall,
tomorrow night. Refreshments will be
served in the Odd Fellows dining room
up stairs
The Christmas concert at the Congre-
gational church Sunday, was a pleasant
aft ,ir, cons sting of music (instrumentaD,
solos, duets, Rotations and songs by the
little ones.
In accordance with instructions re-
ceived from the Department the post
office at So. Norridgewock will close at
7 o'clock in the evening, commencing
Jan. 2, 90. l. B. WING. P. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Campbell spent
Sunday with Mrs. Campbel's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J S Blackwell of Madison,
where they held a family reunion, there
were nineteen of the immediate family
present.
Hussey's and Watts coat shops have
been shut down for a week past and the
work in Nickersop's is rather light. 1t is
not expected that there will be much
work until they commence on the heavy
weight goods.
Charles Miller shipped some very
pretty white wyandotte fowls to Howland
and Whitney last week. md Charles
Colby has purchased number of them
from him. Mr. Miller does quite an ex-
tensive business in this class of poultry,
all his stock are full bloods.
Were panied to learn of the death OF
Parker Holbrook in Denver, Colo, last
our boys and went 10 Colorado some time
since to see if the climate would have
beneficial effect on him. The remains
arrived yesterday accompanied by his
mother who was with him at the time
of his death.
w M. Hayden photographer, who is
well known in this vicinity and who has
been running a studio in Livermore Falls
for the past few years, is again with US.
| He has one of the finest photograph cars
in Maine and with his long experience
and excellent instruments is prepared to
do the best of work. His car is located
opposite Hale block on Main Street
Mr.. and Mrs. HAYDEN were here some
ten or twelve years ago and made many
warm friends who are glad to welcome
them back
One of our oldest residents, Mrs Susan
Vickery, died Monday morning at the
advanced age of o2 years and nearly ten
months She had lived on the farm on
which she died over seventy years and
her husband died about % years ago
since which time she has lived with her
son, J. S. Vickery She was a pepsioner
of the war of 1872 and there was but one
older person in town. Funeral services,
conducted by Rev. J. A. Jones, occurred
yesterday forenoon at her late residence.
She leaves quite a large family of sons
and daughters and their families to
mourn her.
The Baptist church was very prettily
decorated, Saturday evening, with fes-
toons of evergreen and large Christmas
tree occupied one corner and was literally
covered with good things for the old ano
young, The house was comfortably
crowded and among the features of the
evening were pantomine, singing by the
little ones and Rotations by the members
OF the Sunday school classes. A recta-
ton by little Miss Lawton brought down
the house. After the entertainment was
concluded very vigorous Santa Claus
arrived and distributed presents from a
seemingly inexhaustible bag The tree
was taken in hand by the committee on
distribution of presents and soon stripped
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