The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27
! atom alumni week,

The reunion draws members from many
States
All the lightning We need at present,
when we are out we will send word 10 the
weather bureau
Mis- Iose Mills, the popular clerk at
Dyer's, is out on a two weeks vacation
Mrs Olive Savage, widow of the late
Rev. S Savage Of North Arson visited
Mr. and Mrs. n. H. Savage last week.
Mr. Henry Wheeler Of Boston spent a
few days of this week calling on old
friends and returned to Boston. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Whiting and Mrs.
William Whiting arrived from y. Y,
Monday evening to spend the summer
vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lowe OF Everett,
Mass, arrived Tuesday evening on their
annual vacation.
Children's day was observed in the
Congregational church last Sunday. The
concert in the evening was very nice and
the pretty little pieces furnished by the
little ones of the home talent were very
pleasing. 10 addition to this the audi
ence was treated to some fine piano solo
work by one of our visitors, Master Ha-
vens OF Providence, r. and singing by
Master Maurice Pickard of Nyack. \. Y.
1t was long program and showed great
care IN its preparation.
Mrs. Augusta Bailey of Waterville, is
spending few days with Rev. and Mrs
J. A. Jones.
Mr.. P P Written and sister of Me
thuen, N. J., visited Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Dyer last week.
Mrs. Grace Tobey Nickerson and
daughter of Boston, are visiting at Chas
Wards.
Mrs. A. O. Frederic returned from
Gray Monday, accompanied by her little
niece and her aunt. Mrs. Pierce.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Herbert
Crosby still continues 10 gain at the hos
pital where she had a severe surgical
operation performed.
The committee have been very busy
making arrangements for the reunion this
week.
Mrs. Pickard returns to her home in
Nyack today. DR.. Pickard and his son
Maurice will remain here for the summer.
William Bracket is up river on fish
ing expedition.
There was very small meeting Of the
V. l. S. last week on account OF the in
clemency of the weather.
The regular Wednesday evening prayer
meeting of the Baptist church was held
on Tuesday evening Of this week on ac-
count of the reunion.
S. B. Tibbetts and children spent Sun
day in Scion.
&c. Veasie, wife and daughter and
Mrs. B. F. Jones are spending the week
at North pond
Miss Blanche Emory has been been
spending several weeks in Rhode Island.
There is to be an order of the Eastern
Star instituted here tomorrow evening.
They are running fair sized crew at
the "hll' getting out stone for the work
at Madison.
1t is expected that Rev. W F Berry OF
Wateryille. the secretary of The Chris.
tian Civic League of Maine, will be here
Sunday, Aug. s, and lecture in the Con
gregatlonal Church upon the temperance
question. Mr.. Berry is an earnest tenn.
perance worker and represents one OF the
strongest organizations for temperance
work in the State, and we cannot fail 10
give him hearty welcome. Full particu-
lars in next weeks issue.
The election of officers in Old Poin;
Lodge |. o. G.. T. will occur this evening.
A large attendance will be desirable.
Last Thursday evening while riding his
wheel on Mechanic street. Ernest Sawyer
was unfortunate enough to collide with
another rider, breaking his collar bone
and shaking him up generally.
Friday furnished US with rafting
thunder shower with lots OF fireworks
thrown in. About five O'Clock there was
sharp flash which struck an electric
light pole in front OF the house occupied
by Joshua Bigelow and known as the
Loren tones place. 1t followed the wires
into the stable and killed horse belong
ing to Ellis Tobey which was standing
directly under them. Mrs Athea Camp
bell was just across the street and was
severely shocked and remained unCon-
sciouS for three hours. In few minutes
another bolt struck a tree which stands
about FIVE feet back of Rev. b. F. Tur-
ners house following it down until il
came to the caves of the house where i
Jumped to the root tearing up the shingle:
and going through the woodwork into th'
chamber; here il almost concluded &c