The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19
Athens.

years old, shot deer, last week.
Mr. Calvin Knight is very feeble. Mrs.
Knight wishes to find rent in the village
thai she may be near friends. Their
farm is offered for sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leighton have re-
turned from Auburn.
Mrs. Ellen Emery is at home from
Augusta for few days. She intends to
sell her farm and part of her furniture,
if possible.
Mrs. Olive Williams and son, Sumner,
are preparing to spend few weeks IN the
vicinity OF Moosehead Lake.
Mrs. Robert Hayden is visiting rela-
tives in Boston.
Llewellyn Green has begun his winters
work in the woods, near Moose pond.
He has two or three men at work.
Lennie H. Emery is learning the
plumbers trade at Augusta
Mrs. Horatio Tobey is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Aubert Moore of Skowhe-
gan
The young folks had social dance,
Friday evening
Calvin Tomlinson of Brighton. has
taken the contract to build the Tannery
bridge for $3.50.
There was special meeting, last week,
to see if the town would vote to buy the
Ware tomb. MI. Ware was present and
made a very fair offer, but did not sue
coed in making the sale.
The Winona Rebekah Lodge of this
place, entertained the Odd Fellows at the
Wesserunsett lodge, with ladies', at their
lodge room, last Thursday, Oct IL. and
had fine time, so reports invited guests.
The Woman's Club met, last Tuesday,
for their first evenings entertainment of
the season. The time was all occupied in
the reading of the story, each member OF
the club having contributed chapter,
and reading the same. Our opening
chapter by May Hayden Emery, was
almost worthy of "Aunt Samantha" her
self, and produced much merriment, and
each was a surprise to all the rest, tor no
one was prepared to find SO much talent
for story writing in the other.
Mr.. E. r. Mansfield, u M. 90, who
passed the mort of last week with friends
here, returned to Orono, Saturday.
Mr.. Henry Collins of Pressure Isle, who
has been stenographer at the term of
court at Skowhegan, is with his mother at
the home OF his aunt, Mrs. Maria Tobey
for short time before returning to his
home in P. |.
Mrs. A. c. Emery and Miss Lizzie
Kimball visited the dentist at Skowhegan,
one day last week.
Mr.. Edmund Clifford has purchased the
Will Smith farm joining the town line
between Harmony and Athens on the
North road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Jacobs of Har-
mony, were in town, one day, recently.
Rev. Mr.. Preble is holding special
meetings in Harmony, this week.
Rev. Mr.. Hlnckley is visiting his
children in Worcester, Mass, and other
places.
Mrs. Perley Fogg aud Miss Lizzie of
Cornvile, were 10 town, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. joseph futile are visit
ing Mrs. Harriet Hoyt, this week.
Miss Evelyn Holman is quite i'll and
her fIiends fear an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mr.. Charles Dunton has raised I'll
bushels OF nice oats, this year, the
threshers say the best they have seen,
this season. He lost his buildings by
lightning within a few years and bought
some land near other land which he
owned, and which had almost worthless
buildings thereon, but he has repaired
and added to the dwelling house until he
has a pleasant and commodious house.
Mrs. Ellingwood attended the 25th
anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs, Llewellyn
Stinchfield Of Scion, last week.
The river is so low here that people
are securing dirt from its bed for the
purpose of banking their houses.
Miss Nina Littlefield of Hartland; was
In town, Tuesday. G.