The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-07-28

THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SoCIETy-Mrs.
j. w. Hathaway, Pres; Mrs j. ID. Ames,
Sec: Mrs. c. A. Harrington, Treas Meetings
first and third Friday afternoons of the month.
Dog days. And it is dirty, sticky
weather.
Most of the farmers have finished hay
ing or are nearly through
Miss Carrie Cleveland has been visit
ing friends in Scion the past week.
The K of P. lodge had public install
lation and supper at grange hall Tuesday
evening with good attendance and a
fine time.
The picnic at North Pond last Friday
was attended by about thrty-five Rebe-
kahs who enjoyed the excellent fish
chowder and the nice breezes at the cot
tages.
E. E. Nash of Morrill, is visiting at
DR.. w. F. Browns.
The V. |. S. had an excellent meeting
last week with Mrs. Bolan, the subject
was music and more particularly Men
delssohn" the musical part. was very
nicely rendered.
Herbert Frederic is in town again for
short time.
Ed Lowe and family are expected here
in August for their summer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Frederic are ex-
pected soon from Boston on their sum-
mer vacation.
The festival chorus has given up hav-
ing meetings uutil the first Tuesday in
September
B. F. Turner and family will remain
week longer than they first intended
at the cottage at North pond.
Miss Clara Bigelow is working at Al
Morse's.
Mrs. G. S. Jewett and Miss Florence
visited friends in Fairfield last week.
Quite party from here attended the
concert at the pines" last Sunday af
ternoon.
Watts has received an invoice of coats
and will start up his shop this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel, Hopkins Of
Providence K. |. are expected here soon
on visit to his mother Mrs. Maria Hop
kns.
Mr.. w. B. Hill with the help of the
singers will get up a cantata to come
off sometime in September.
There will be no services at the Bap-
fist church next Sunday.
The mex, meeting of the V |. S. will
be with Mrs. S. K. Fuller next week
Friday afternoon. The subject is an.
cient and modern cookery. All the la
dies are to carry boxes with lunch enough
for one and also place inside a true and
tried recipe, these boxes will be mixed
promiscuously after which each lady will
receive box, of course as you will not
receive your own box you can put any
old thing in for the lunch and stand a
chance of making good trade off some
one else.
The concert given at the Baptist
church on Thursday evening July ID,
was considered by good judges to be
the best given in Norridgewock for
many years. Those attending the con.
cert have expressed themselves as high,
ly pleased at the rendering of the differ.
ent parts of the programme. 1t was a
pleasure to listen to such artists as Geo
Pratt Maxim of Water Vile and Mrs
Dunton and Mr.. J. N. Smith of Skow
hogan. Much credit is due to Webb B
Hill of Chicago, who aided SO much in
making the concert the success it was.
Samuel S. Croker of Pomona, Ga
died at the home of his daughter Mrs
B. F. Turner on July 2sth. Mr.. Croker
. had been an invalid for three years suff
ering from sun-stroke. He had spen
year in Norridgewock previous to thi.
summer and as he grew weaker his on,
des re was to return to NorrldgewoCl
! and die there. His wish was granted
for he only lived nine days after arriv
ing here Mr.. Croker was So year
8 months and IS days old. Funera
services were held at the home of hi
daughter on Main ST. yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Rev. J. A. Jones whit
had charge Of the funeral was assisted
by Rev. J. A. Buffam. The choir of tn
Baptist church sung "Jesus Lover o
my Soul, and solo was sung by Mr.
Webb B. Hill of Chicago, The mem
bers of Bates Post G.. A. R. acted a
bearers and followed the remains to tn
cemetary on the south side of the river
Charles Worthley has received anothe
order for a five hundred dollar grant
monument which is to be similar to I'll
one he cut for DR. Conant short tim
ago. Mr.. Worthley has the reputatio
OF putting out some very nice monumer
tai work and the number OF his order
are increasing every year.
E. S. Croker and wife of Lynn, Mass
are in town, coming to attend the funel
al of his only brother Mr.. S. S. Crock
err.
w. B. Hoboken, N. J. is expected t
arrive in town this week on, his annu;
/ ': cation.
Rev. B. F. Turner will supply tn
: Bethany Baptist church next Sunda
at Skowhegan.
A CARD. We wish to thank the men
, bers of the Bates Post G. A. R., and a
friends and neighbors for kindnes
, shown to husband and father during b
last sickness, and at the time of h
death.
Mrs. g. 8. CROKER.