The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20


Plans for the estimates on the new
hall are being made.
Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Boardman of Ban
gor, arrived, Monday, on visit 10 Mrs.
Boardman's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Hilton.
Mrs. j. 7. Welch is again in poor
health.
Mrs. Serena Greenwood has returned
from New Portland, where she has been
spending the winter.
Mrs. A. Whitcomb, Jr., is regaiuing
her strength with the prospect that she
will completely recover in the course Of
a few weeks.
George Porter was home from Water
vile, over Sunday.
There was pound party at Andrew
Coles, last Friday evening, at which Mr.
and Mrs. Turner were the recipients of
many useful bundles and sum of money,
also useful
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burgess visited in
New Sharon, last week.
The Ladies Missionary society met
with Mrs. j. A. Jones, last Thursday
afternoon. The afternoon was devoted
to sewing for needy children, after which
a delightful lunch was served.
Isaac Barker and wife have gone to
! kennebunk TO visit but will return here
later.
There vas an alarm of fire sounded
! here, Tuesday afternoon, caused by a
small fire in Charles SaWyer's house on
the North side, which was soon extin-
guished. The fire caught in the carpet
around the sitting-rOom stove and had
got under good headway when discover
ed, in few minutes longer it would
have been impossible TO have saved the
house. Again we are brought to face
the fact that we are entirely helpless as
far as having any protection against fire
is concerned. 1t is somewhat strange
that we should be so lethargic in this
matter. Those who are possessed of
property exposed to fire seem 10 have a
hope or CONJUNCTION hat fire will not
break out, and if it should that it would
probably not be on their premises but
that some one else will be the loser and
il is mmaterial 10 them in that case.
Even in that case it is of vital interest 20
the town to keep all the property it can
and add all the new il can legitimately
acquire. 1t is not entirely lack Of
! funds, for in other instances when a
worthy object comes along, everybody
chips in and entertainments are gotten
/ up and a hundred dollars or so raised in
/ iitiy. A few of these hundred dollars
would without doubt save thousands for
the town in a few years if invested prop
] erly IN adequate appliances for fighting
fire.
| Mrs. o. F. Fall has been actively en-
/ gagged, the past few weeks, in town and
surrounding towns, selling extracts in
! powder form, and is meeting with ex-
cellent success.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Bombazee Water Power Co,
" i'll be held ext Tue day morning, at
! the office of +. q. Danforth, for the pur-
pose OF electng officers and transactng
other business.
The following officers of Somerset
Rebekah Lodge, No. Il, |. O. O. +. were
installed Jan. IA, by special d. q. NJ,
/ Annette Burgess, assisted by Delnra
! Hilton as grand marshall Augusta b.
! Bailey, n. g.; Musette Hale, V. e..
Jeanette q. johnson, See; Edith A.
Tompkins, Fin. Sec; Mary l.. Carr,
/ Treas; Harriet Field, chaplain; Alice {.
Williams, warden; Mary 5. Warren,
conductor; Jane r. Whiting, Il, ;. y
! G.. Lizzie b. Jones. l.. S. y. G.; Addit
+. Jewett, Il. 5. V. g.. Helen NJ Pierce,
L. =. V. e.; Dolie +. Harlow. |. G.;
Hamlin +. Hale, o, q.
All the installations will have taken
! place by next week, and the directory
/ will be changed to date then.
Mr.. Cahill has moved his goods int
thu new hotel and will soon be ready for
business.
! There will be u womeu's town meeting
at the Congregational vestry and tow
/ hall, Friday evening, Feb. 4lh. Now i,
the time To commence pulling wool Over
/ their eyes If YOU are looking for favor,
in the way of town offices.
The " |. s. will meet at the Baptis
chapel. this evening. and listen to q few
remarks by Miss McCobb, whose subiec
is "Nansen,n with whom she has beer
/ fortunate to meet and converse. Tit
meeting cannot fail to be interesting
| The attendance is not contiped to the
mem bers of the V. l. =, but just plain
every day sort of folks can go also /
they wish, we are Informed, But per
haps you had better Inquire first.
We must remark of the excellent way
the sidewalks are cared for. The com
missioner has been very attentive to tn,
needs of the public, and during ic,
weather the walks have been nicely
ssnded and later. when the snow cam,