The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-19

OLD POINT LODGE No, 3l4 |. o. G. Tt. l.
Frederic {. T. Leslie Jones, Sec; Mabel Wells
Treas. Regular meetings Thursday evenings II
Grange Hall
SOMERSET GRANGE No. 1S p. of HE. p Hol
way, aster: f. II. Tobey Sec; Eben Miller
rre&s Meetings Thursday evenings on or be-
fore full of the moon and two weeks after al
AilleTs Hall.
Commander, II. II. Cross, Adj X. T. Hale
Quartermaster Meetings first Tues lay even
ings in Grange Hall.
BATES RELIEF Corps No. H-Edith Temp
kins, Pres; Mary l.. Carr, sec; Electa 7
Foley, Treas Meetings second and fourth
Tuesday afternoons of each month at the homes
Of the members.
THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SocIgrY-Mrs
! w. Hathaway, Pres; Mrs. j. ID. Ames
Sec. Mrs. {. A. Harrington. Treas Meetings
arst and third Friday afternoons of the month
The past few days has been very warm
and springlike.
Mr.. and Mrs George Carr have been
spending few days in Skowhegan, this
week.
Mr. Irving Wells of Boston, made his
parents short visit over Sunday retul n
ing to Boston, the first of the week.
Mrs. c. Z. Veasie has been in very
poor health the past fe" weeks.
The installation of the officers of the
Rebekan lodge occurred last Friday even
ing. Mrs Annette Burgess in her capacity
as Dist. Deputy being the installing
officer. The list of officers are as follows
Musette Hale, N. o.. jeanette Johnson,
V. G.; Mrs Isadore Wing, Sec. Miss
Alice Williams, F S Mrs. Sarah Fred
eric. Treas Edith Tompkins, Con.
Lizzie Jones, Warden; Addie Jewett, o.
G Dora Works, |. G.; Hattie Fields,
Chaplain.
The electrics had hard time making
the morning TIP on Tuesday morning.
leaving Skowhegan at about five O'Clock
They did not reach here until DeArly nine.
Miss Alice Tobey is home from Bos
ton, on visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs William Tobey.
F. J. Watts has returned from Boston,
and reports the coat business dull there
at present and there is no immediate
prospect of any large quantity of work.
Mr. Hussey also reports business slack
with his fins We shall all be glad to
see work coming IN SO that the shops can
run on full time.
E. b. Nckerson made a business trip
to Boston. last week returning home,
Tuesday.
Harry Lessor has job at Madison, al
present,
Lou Witherell is again able to be about
the street after being confined to the
house for several weeks with the prevail
ifg diNtemper.
1t isn't quite so "grippy" here as 1t was
last week, large number that were then
sick are now able to be about again and
there has not been very many new Cases
here in town, but the doctors have had a
busy time of it for the past TWO weeks and
are still working hard to make all the
rounds.
Slas Longley was down from the
woods the first of the week. He Is al
work on Cold Stream.
Mr.. John l.. Williamson and Miss
Edith NJ. Works, both Of Mercer, Were
united in marriage at the Baptist par
sonage, Jan. 9Th, by Rev. B. +. Turner
The V. |. S. will meet with Mrs. j. A.
Jones, tomorrow afternoon. The sub
jpet ia in charge of Mrs. Charles Whiting
The little son of A. F. Dyer has beer
very sick the past week, but is improv
ing at present.
Mr.. G. l.. Carr has been confined tC
the house for the past few days by ont
of ".Job's comforterso on the back of his
neck.
There will be a sale of the machine;
belonging to the Murphy estate at the
Odd Fellows building, today.
Mrs. Charles Barker is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. George Robinson has moved into
one of the tenements in the Watts block
The Advent quarterly meeting occur
red at this place last saturday and San'
day. A good number of the brothers
and sisters were present.
Mrs. Francis Bolan left last week, fol
a few weeks' visit 10 friends in AugustS
and other places.
Mrs. Allen Stanley is very sick this
week.
Rev. j. A. Jones was again able tt
resume his duties at Mercer, last Sunday
Mrs. Byron johnson is slowly improv
ing from her sickness.
Rev. A. S. Ladd of Augusta WAS il
town one day last week.
/ Mrs. Annette Burgess went to NORTH
! Arson, last Saturday, TO install the 9th
GERS Of the Rebeksh lodge at that place
returning home, Monday.
The festival chorus are having flu
rehearsss OF the new music which will
/ be used In this years concerts at Bango
and Portland.
Frank Watts has gone into the egl
/ business. Anyone wishing To bul
scrambled eggs Mt discount, pleas
apply. Headquarters at Frederic
store. Full particulars upon application
either by mail or in person.
The Kennebec Log Driving Compan,
have crew of men at work on the boon
piers above the railroad bridge, maxim!
needed repairs. w. +. Perkins is fur
nishing the lumber.
The Dodlin Granite Company are ex
pecting work from Waterville. Tn
bids will be opened tomorrow, and
they are successful bidders, things viii
be lively at the "hilr' for awhile.
We should like to make the changes Il
our directory next week. Already som
of the societies through their secTetarie
have given US a list of officers, an
those who haven't will confer favor b
furnishinL list in season for the col
rections next week.