The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-06
Dry and hot this week.

LILY anu moi tnlS week.
The glorious Fourth has been with US
and passed away.
The ball game at Oakland, last Satur-
day, was attended by a number of our
townspeople. The boys lost the game
but they are still ahead on games won
this season having more to their credit
than what they have lost.
Harry Carr visited his parents few
days Of the past week and returned to
Boston, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweat of Waltham,
Mass, are visiting at Amos Johnson's for
short time.
Mrs. Sarah Campbell visited at Everett
Campbell's last week
Mrs Dr. Hill of Augusta, formerly Miss
Clara Dalton, has been in town visiting
during the week.
Charles Sawyer has returned and is at
work for Charles Worthley in his stone
shed.
The meeting of the V. l. s.. last Fri
day afternoon, to entertain visitors from
Skowhegan passed off pleasantly. There
were siXty-seven of the members of the
home society present and about one
hundred and seven of the visitors. The
afternoon was spent in pleasant converse
and admiring and enjoying the pleasant
views from the Qunnebassett. A supper
was served of salads, rolls, cake, coffee
and a fruit punch. 1t was one OF the
events which break up the mono'ony OF
the routine in the work of societies and
which helps to cement them firmly for
future work Much creoit is due to the
ladies who had the matter in charge.
Charles Hussey made a business trip
to Portland last week.
Mrs. Edith Powers Taylor who has
been here few DAYS will 90 to Mon
mouth this week to continue her vacation.
MISS Marie Carr who has completed
her course at Radcliffe college returned
home Tuesday We learn that Miss
Carr stood very high in her class and
graduated with honors.
Mrs. Dell Bigelow is quite sick this
week
Mrs. Clarence Stevens was hurt while
attending a quilting at A. s. Colejs
She was leaning against a piazza post
which in some way became loosened
letting her fall over backward and hurt
ing her quite severely.
Mrs w. E. Marble is sick this week.
F. c. Holt and DR.. Ames have pur-
chased the Cleaves cottage at North Pond
tor their summer outings.
Mrs Charles Butler of MINI. is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Barker
Dr. Pickard, wife and son are spend
ing their summer vacation here.
Col Dyer of Skowhegan was in town
this week visiting his son Albert Dyer
Fernando Carr and family spent the
fourth at their cottage at North pond.
Mrs. Ed Burgess has finished her
school in New Sharon and returned
| home.
Hamln Hale is at Cushing's Island for
for some time.
Arthur WEIGH was engaged to play in
the band al Pittsheld the Fourth.
There was a search and seizure here
on Monday evening and from the amount
of rum and whiskey found, over two
barrels, it seems there had been quite
elaborate preparation made to ruin our
boys what they could on the Fourth. but
fortunately this two barrels of poison
will probably not be used for the purpose
intended. Indications have pointed
some time recently to a steady supply
near at hand and the officers hit il the
first time with the help OF the citizens
here who are utterly disguised With the
proceedings as they have been carried
on here for months, we now understand
that this canker sore which has SO long
MARRIED our pretty village will be closed
We have no room for rum.
The boys who are taken dry about the
time it come July 4th were shut OF from
INDUCING this time and made mute and
very pititul appeal in the very dry barrel
WHICH they set on the steps of our Office
and which was so consumngly, distress
ingly irrepressably dry that the hoops
had to stick their fingers into the slaves
and hang on like grim death to keep
from falling off. This barrel bore the
legend OF their hearts desire, and if the
drynesS OF this barrel was Synonymous
to the feeling Of the parties WHO placed
it there, then they were indeed to be
pitied.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Calvin Williams of Mad
ison have been visiting Mrs. John
Spsulding.
An event which not every town can
have tho Measure ~ hoasfinp of is rho