The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10

ECHo LODGE l03 KNIGHTS or PYTHIAs- Geo.
X, Lnnt' Chancellor " 3. Pierce X Of r. &
day evenings at Miler's Hall.
OLD POINT LODGE No 3l4 l. Q. c. TT. L.
Frederic. {. II Leslie Jones' Sec. Mabel Wells
treas. Regular meetings Thursday evenings IN
| Grange Hall.
SOMERSET GRANGE No. IS p. ofH-F. Hol.
way. aster: L. H. Tobey, Sec; Eben Miller,
| Treas. Meetings Thursday evenings on or be
fore full Of the moon and two weeks after at
| Miller's Hall.
BATES Posi- No IS G. A. RE. E. Doyen.
Commander; II. II. Cross Adj; H. E. Hale,
| Quartermaster. Meetings first tuesday even
| ings in Grange Hall.
BATES RELIEF Corps No. l4-Edith Tomp-
Klns, Pres; Mary L. Carr, sec; Electa +.
| IoDey, Treas. Meetings second and fourth
Tuesday afternoons of each month at the homes
| of the members.
The VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT socIETY-Mrs
| j W. Hathaway, Pres; Mrs J. ID. Ames
| sec; MIS-, I. A. Harrington, Treas. Meetings
first and third Friday afternoons of the month
| The finest kind of weather during the
past week.
L. 5. Totman has returned home from
Boston.
| The '. /. ). will meet with Mrs. o. +.
Hall, tomorrow afternoon, subject
Laura Richards" with miscellaneous
| Quotations.
| q. II. Jewett was home from Augusta,
over Sunday.
Mrs. G. Il. Hussey is gaining steadily.
| f. A. Hobbs intends to return to
Boston soon.
| The concert which was to have been
given by the chorus this evening was
postponed on the account of the lack I
evenings in which to reheaise the pieces.
The time will be announced later.
Fred Jewett returned to Exeter,
Thurday.
| Mrs. M. S. Hopkins is much improved.
| The primary and intermediate grades
closed last Friday. The high school will
close tomorrow after very successful
term.
Fifty-seven took dinner at the Mol
ridgewock Inn, Sunday.
The supper given by The Pythan
Sisterhood at Miller's Hall, Monday
evening, was we'll attended.
Rev. }. A. Jones was at Mercer. Sunday
to assist in the funeral services of Rev.
Ruel kimball.
The Board of Trade held an interest
| lbk httliIks MODudN tbtulU2. ditIOuSl
| the attendance was not large.
Edith Tompkins was called to New
Sharon. Sunday, by the sickness of Mrs.
Nathaniel Harding.
Mrs. Frost of Skowhegan played for
the chorus rehearsal, last week.
The whist club met with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. 5. Jewett, Wednesday evening
/ dc To- l.
announcing the marriage in New York
of Miss Mary l.. Boston Of this place tC
Mr.. lothian :. Woods.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Whiteomb, Jr. return
ed from Boston, Tuesday night, where
they have been spending a few weeks.
Monday was beautiful day for towr
meeting and large attendance turned
out. Quite a number of the ladies also
favored us with their presence. After
the warrant was read and the moderator
and clerk chosen, it was voted TO take
up the Office of road commissioner ii:
there has been conside rable eXcitmen'
over it and every body seemed anxious Il
have it settled. The result was Nc
choice on The first ballot and before they
succeeded in making Il choice five more
ballots had to be taken. The remainder
OF the meeting was without speca
event. The matter of combining will
Others towns in the matter of supefinten
dent of schools was left with the sehoo
committee. The following officers wert
elt cttd to serve the town during tn,
ensuing year: Moderator, A. O. Fred
eric; town clerk. o. +. Hall road com
missioner, Herbert f. Hale; selectmer
&c. II. Hussey, q. A. Sawyer, Alder
Longley; treasurer, Cony Russell
auditor, A. O. Frederic; school com
mittee, +. A. Hilton, O. +. Hall, Cony
Russell; collector, b. F. Jones; truanr
officers, Il. +. Jones, {. l.. Carr, Z. G.
DOyen; constables, c. Z. Nease L. c
Doyen, h. II. Cross, b. +. Jones ienct
viewers, Fred Woodsum, Il. A. Davis
IC. :. Bates; surveyors of lumber, +. ;
Miller, Lyman Emmons, +. II. Tohey
measures of woods and barks, Steward
Wing, j. Haynes, {. A. Whiting, c
s. Bates, w. A. Moore; pound keeper
W. T.. Perkins, The following amount,
were raised for the various expenditures
Support of schools. 81, 100000; town ex
penses, support eff poor aud repairs or
vault, $2,050.00 payment of dett aur
interest, 100000; highways. S2.50O.00
highway delinquency, $1,000 90; exten
sion of the Withte road. $1,000; memoir
al services, $50 90; free high school.
$4,000; repairs on school buildings
SSt 600: text books. $4,000: superintpn.
cent of schools. S25000. The amount
raised tor the high school is an excess of
the amount raised last year and was
much needed in the school which has
been cut rather short for funds with
which To hire good instructors.
Mr.. Leslie Rogers ard Miss Fannie
Iongley were united in marriage at the
Congregational parsonage, Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Francis Bolan is in Boston, for q
short stay.
Some of our people are attending tn,
revival meetings at Skowhegan, THESE
pleasant evenings.
one of the pleasantest events for Nor
ridgewock Rehekah since the organla
tion of the Somerset Lodge Degree
staff, occurred M Fairfield, Friday even
ing. March L. On that dav y of Oui
members took the 40 train al Norridgc
wock. reaching Fairfield at 4.45 o'clock
Upon arrival we were met by the ladie,
from Good VIII Rebekah Lodge anc
escorted to Odd Fellows Block where We
found the commodious rooms of DR.