The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-04

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Tuesday afternoons of each month at the homes
| of the members.
THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT sooIETY-Mrs.
j. W. Hathaway, Pres; Mrs. j. ID. Ames.
first and third Friday afternoons of the month.
Mrs. Edison Clarke has been visiting
friends in town, we learn that they expect
to move soon to Mas saChusetts.
E. Z. Nash of Morrill, who has been
visiting friends In town the past week,
returned home yesterday.
The river drivers finished up their
work at this place Tuesday, and shipped
their boats back up river on the night
train and many of them who live in that
direction also took the same train for
home. An amusing incident occurred
in connection with this shipment OF the
boats. In order to accommodate the
boats two freight cars were hitched on
the rear of the train and the boats were
to be loaded at the depot, the train pull
ed out on time and stopped for the boats
to be loaded little way above the stat
ion, before they were ready to go. man
rushed up in an authoritative manner and
ordered them to back down to the sta
ton again as he had a first class ticket,
and wanted to get on in first class man
ner but they didn't back worth cent.
We have had something of water
famine the past day or two, the old say
ing of not missing the water until the
well run dry applied nicely. The wheel
which has been doing service for the
| nacff far 70 ka tho
1t became imperative that new one be
placed in at once and that is the cause
However we shall have water enough now.
The meeting of the V. |. S. will occur
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs S. K.
Fuller with the subject of ancient and
modern cookery. Each member is re.
quested to bring true and tried recipe
lin rhyme and also box of lunch. The
boxes will be thoroughly stirred up with
long handled rake or something else
and then passed around. deputy sher-
ifs and constables are requested to wink
at this violation of the anti lottery law. }
Good old fashioned lemonade will be
served.
The sweet corn is looking exception
ally fine at this time and the prospect is
one of the largest crops ever raised in
this section
The Standard Oil Co.'S tank was here
yesterday filling up the grocers supply
cans.
Miss Elizabeth Bickford is visiting her
sister Mrs. (. Wilder.
w. Il. Pierce and David Staples were
| bArna from AtIU n f,rlnunh three
DAYS of the past week and returned to
Augusta the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Frederic of Boston
are visiting relatives and friends in town.
Mrs. Frederic's sister, Miss Cora Wood
accompanied them.
Will Whiting of Hoboken N. J. came
last week on his summer vacation.
Mrs. Charles Sawyer is visiting hen
aunt Miss Martha Loring. She has hei
little son with her.
Mrs. AL Blanchard of Medheld is Wis.
iting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Eber
Doyen.
Rev. b. F. Turner occupied the pull
pit of Bethany Baptist church at Show
hogan last Sunday, consequently there
were no services mere.
Somerset Grange will hold a public
meeting at the Pines, Aug nth. The
Secretary of the Board of Agriculture
will be present TO test milk in the fore
noon and give lecture in the afternoon
followed by the Lecturer of the Maine
State Grange, Prof. Cook Picnic din.
ner
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vickery of New
York aresvisiting at Eben Miller's.
J. E. Baker of California is in town
visiting his daughter Mrs. E. w. Wing
The w. r. C. will meet with Mrs C.
L. Carr next Tuesday.
Z. w. Wing reports from Colorado
that ne is feeling nicely, and is gaining
three pounds week. He is at present
cooking for mining camp.
The Pythian Sisterhood enjoyed a
very pleasant picnic at Lakewood one
day last week.
Matte Maxwell of North Jay is visiting
in Pennington the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finando Carr have been
visiting in Pennington the past week.
| SdoiC anu tht. ditdh
and wife, and B. F. Jones and wife, are
among those stopping at North Pond
this week.
Mrs. f. Pepper is somewhat improved
in health and is now able to be up par
Of the time.
j Mr.. Tarr of Gloucester, Mass, is Wis
ting at Mrs. Shorey's.
Mr.. Jewett is about to commences
keeping house in the part of H. E. Hale''
house formerly occupied by Milford
Tibbetts. Mr.. Tibbetts has purchased
farm and moved on to it.
| Watts coat shop was obliged to shu
down this week for lack OF water to ruI
the boiler.
. A. F.. Dyer has commenced keepin,
house in Mrs. Watson's house. We ar
glad to welcome him as neighbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Williamson ar
visiting Isaac Moore.