The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-08-03

Some of the days of the past week have
been cold enough tor October
The band has been recognized ard re
named. Il is no. the Somerset Cadet
Band and they have held two meetings
for practice. The officers are as follows
] Clarence Rogers, Director. c. \ Stables.
Manager Chas Ward, Librarian: F. /.
/ 1uttle, Treas. At present the treasurer
hasn't very much to do in the way Of
storing money with all the buying OF new
music. instruments, etc. which 20 to
make the paraphernalia of a well organiz-
ed band. Il makes the bows feel rather
poor but they have good courage and if
! you see any one looking around for the
services of a band lust send them around
to the manager. A little later they ex-
pect to furnish some concerts from the
band stand for the benefit of the towns
people
The members of the Baptist Sunday
school and friends enjoyed a picnic din
ner at the Good Will Farm on Tuesday
FIfty-nine left here early in the morning
with teams loaded with people and good
things to eat arriving there in time
for dinner and a short rest, returning
home late in the afternoon. They re
port an excellent time.
The members of the Whiting families
have been enjoying the week pleasure
riding with their relatives from New
York. Tuesday they took a trip to
North pond and brought home very large
plckerel, one of them weighed four
pounds and five ounces.
The following are the names of some
of the alumni from out of town who at
tended the Eaton and Norridgewock H .
s. reunion here, last week: Horace
Roundy, Charles S. Judkins. Charles p
Mustard, Fred Kennison, Randall Ken
nison, Edwin c. Whiting, Orlando Wal
ker, William Watson, Henry Capen.
Frank Knowlton, James Witherell.
Charles Hall, Carrie McFadden Hutchins,
Kate Watson Braokley, Addie Bixby
Weston, Annie Weston. Lila Johnson
SWEET, Nellie Crosby Whiting. Mary
Roberts Whiting, Florence Allen Whit
ing, Lillian Belanger Kinds, Benz Kinds
May Ward, Sara Ward, Lyman L, Wal
ton, Ada Wyman Eaton, Sarah Danforth
! Cheney Most of them have returned to
their homes, The committee on arrange
ments wish to thank the ladies of the
town who so kindly assisted in the ar
engagements and at the supper.
There will be temperance meeting in
the Congregational church, next Sunday
evening, the speaker is Rev. W F.
Berry of Waterville, Sec. of The Civic
League OF Maine. The subject is Coed
Citizenship" From all reports we learn
that MI. Berry is an earnest able speaker.
clear headed and interesting All are
cordially invited to come.
Our boys played ball at Madison. last
SatuI day and were badly beaten, we do
not dare TO give the score. The matter
would not have come out so bad but from
the fact that nearly one-half of the regular
players were either out of town to work
or could not leave their business here so
they were obliged TO 60 with team
which had had no practice as a team and
some OF the boys had never PLAYED in the
nine before in any way. Sorry but we
can't always expect to win,
Mrs. A. B. Bailey. who has been
spending several DAYS visiting friends in
town returned to her home in Waterville,
ionudy' one Was accompanied py MISS
Maud Jones, who will spend a few DAYS
with her.
+. c. Whiting returned to his home in
New York, yesterday morning after
spending week here with relatives.
The Baptist parsonage has been up in
arms while the repairs of the damage by
lightning to the house have been going
on. 1t made about as much work as it
would be to move and set up again.
John Metcalf has been in town this
week, visiting at o. +. Halls
Mr. Bean is having his houses repaired.
George Simonds is again at home aud
at his trade of painter and paper hanger
about town