The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-06
SOUTH NOKkIDGEWOCK


L. c. Whitman Of h: Whitman Agri
cultural Works, Auburn, vas in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. A F. Dyer spent a FEW days Of
the past week IN Boston, returning nome
Tuesday night
William Soue was the frsi one Of our
First Maine Battery BOYS to arrive in
town he arrived Tuesday night and found
1t quite change from a climate y here the
thermometer stands ninety II the shade
nearly every day.
The K Of p masquerade bal At their
hall last Friday evening, WAS gfeat sue
cess. good attendance and Jolly tine
Mrs. AIonzo Moore of Madison vas in
town last Friday and Saturday. helping to
care for her sister IA Law. Mrs R4chea
| Cleveland, who IS slowly failing.
/ At the meeting o. Old Point Lodge ].
{ o. G T., last Thursday evening. FIVE
were initiated TO membership and new
applications were presented The locge
/ is getting into good working trim and me
members are acave ana looking out f0r
/ the interests OF the temperance cause.
I / he meetings at present c5mmence at
/ hall past seven on every Thursday even
/ ing.
Last Sunday Easter services we're
observed in both churches and both were
/ Prettily decorated with poted pants and
cut flowers and an appropriate motto
Christ Is risens in the Congregational
church made the decorations more pleas
/ ing.
David Wood of Mercer vas in town,
Sunday.
We learn that Miss Alice Tobey vas
married to a Massachusetts gentleman
last Tuesday, her many friends here
unite in wishing them a long and happy
married life.
The primary and intermediate schools
/ commence mex, Monday. The little tots
and the tots tina, are not SO little have
had quite long vacation and will feel
like going for their studies vigorously.
Miss Edith Tompkns is spending the
week with her father IN Stalks
Miss Lena Wiley of Smiihfeld. is
spending few days with her aunt. Miss
Martha Loring
c. H Hussey & Co. start up their shop
this week and hope to have work enough
to run continuously for the season.
Mr. Everett, Campbell is on the sick
list this week and II was thought at one
time that he would have pneumonia, he Is
better now.
Russell Sawyer is busy with car
bunCle on the back OF his neck, a painful
and troublesome affair.
Mis-. Evelyn NJ. Worthley. daughter OF
c. l.. Worthley, la, entered the Normal
school at Pennington to take tie course.
Mis- WorthIey i. 4 graduate of our high
school, class Of Us. AID will fl herself
for a teacher of the first class.
Mrs. w. f. Smith who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs c. L. Veasie, has re-
turned to her home in Har;land.
The Woman's Mission Circle met with
MIS-. VIM Bracket. Tuesday afternoon.
1t is expected that there WI be revival
meetings at the Baptist Church. COM
mencing sometime about fhree weeks
from now, Evangelist Harry TAYLOR IS ex-
pected here 10 assist IN the work.
Mr. Jarvis Baker who has been spend
ing the pas few months here visiting his
daughter, Mir. l. W Wing. expects to
leave this week for Boston aud soon after
will leave for his home in California He
has many friends here and We shall be
sorry to have HIM leave
Charles Farrand still continues to be
confined to the house with his sickness,
but there are indications of improvement,
Miss Lila Carr lost her pocket book
while down street Tuesday afternoon.
contaiI.ug a watch aud quite a sum OF
money, but fortunately it WAS found by
Mrs. Mots- who returned i 10 the Post
office wh-re it WAS Identified and soon n.
turned to the owner
We are glad to learn that L ". Wing
is sill improving in health and that We
may expect to see him home again this
summer after being neatly a year In
Colorado.
Mrs Hill OF Clinton. Is visiting With
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Campbell
There was a rou>Ing temperance meet
ing at the Baptist Church, Sunday even
ing, it wasn't one OF the kind tha, in
duges in loud tax but a thoroughly in
earnest meeting, where the Peep were
stirred up against common nuisance and
were determined to pu. II down The
only thing that the temperance people ale
sorry for is the need q this demonstration
and the fict that it has been let alone so
long. We are glad to welcome AL honest
industries and extend a helping hand.
but these things that are an injury to all
must be stopped. Il Is an injury 10 a
mans name ana place Of business 70 be
known as a rum seller and II Is an injury
to a town to have II known ia the sur.
rout ding towns that 1t allows rum shop
to exist in lis liuis and II - a FAR greater
injury to the youth OF the town than il is
to either the seller OF the town, many a
boy and many Young man has formed
the taste tor intoxicating liquors and G,ed
drunkard's death. IN just such places.
therefore the ground Is well taken that the
suppression OF this illegal traffic is a
matter VIII Oh should be taken 10 heart ly
every BOYS father and mother and every
church and business man rs earnestly As
/ you would work to put out ire in your
own or your neighbours house II you knew
one existed there.
The eletuicS are again with Us, they
arrived here Sunday afternoon atter an
absence OF two weeks
Mr.. Frank Ames OF SkoWhegan has
purchased the office and business ct ore
OF our lawyers. Mr.. LAYTON, ard has
already gotten nicely located. He and
his family viii occupy part OF the A. d.
Brown house recently purchased Is his
/ brother, Dr. Ames.