The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22


Sec; Mrs Electa 7. Iobey, Treas. Meetings
first and third FRIDAY afternoons of the month.
oosooLA ASSEMBLY, No. 81, Pythian Sister
hood-MIs b Burgess { c; Mrs. I. H
Burgess, X. of r. & s.. Mrs. G.. s. Jewett Mis-
tire of Exchequer Meetings every other
Monday evening at K. L. Hall.
The warm weather is taking off the
snow very fast this week and the ice in
river is gettir * rotten SO it looks as
though it would go out without making
any disturbance when it breaks up.
Mrs. Gorham Bailey had the misfortune
to l>se nice fur muff, sumo ay. between
her house and he church. We trust that
the one who found the same will return it
TO the owner
Herbert F. Frederic OF Bath was in
town. last week, visiting his brother, A
o. Frederic. Mr. Frederic has a good
position with the Bath Iron Works
The Grange will confer the degrees
upon 10 candidates this evening. They
have been adding TO their numbers IN
wholesale manner lately and in several
instances have held special meetings to
keep matters up-to-date there has been
such a lush
Rev. F. Turner will take for his dis
course next Sunday The Missionary
Appeal Acts IS: o-Io.
DR.. Pepper OF Waterville occupied the
Baptist pulpit last Sunday morning and
gave most Interesting sermon on The
Bible as book and as the book from
every point of view that endures and holds
the attention way down the ages.
Word was received here Sunday that
Mrs. George Perkins had suffered a severe
shock. Mrs. Perkins is 81 years old ard
has been spending the winter IN Man
chester, Me, il is feared that at her age
she may not rec yer.
Mr. and Mrs Goodrich of Cotnylle
visited their daughter, Mrs Eben Taylor,
asst week
Mrs. Cora Smith expects to leave this
week on visit to friends in Portland.
Miss Minnie Wyman has opened dress
making rooms at her home on upper Main
street.
Harper Allen has purchased the Frank
Mitchell farm and will move this spring
from the house where he now resides.
Miss Lila Carr left Monday morning
for Boston.
Allen Stanley has exc hanged his place
for the one owned by George Hussey on
Mechanic street where Mr. Nickerson has
been living during the winter. Mr. Nick
erson will move into the house now occu-
pied by Harper Allen.
Rev. J. A. Jones attended the funeral
Of Oliver d Wis in Mercer, Tuesday.
Owing to the storm o. last Friday the
meeting of the Village Improvement
Society with Mrs. VIM. Tobey was post
poned until tomorrow afternoon
Cedar Chapter No. 81 O. Z S will
have a special meeting Friday evening
March go II the weather does not per
NIT of that date. the meeting will be Fri
day, Apri' Important business.
George Jewett was home from August
over SUNDAY
/ The Masons and the members Of the
o. Z 5. enj 'yed nice oyster supper al
/ their hall last Saturday evening The
weather was fine and there was large
attendance.
/ The Congregational society will hold 4
sociable with Mrs. J. A Jones on the
evening OF the goth.
The regular supper of the Rebekahs
will lake place in their hall tomorrow
evening
/ Mr. and Mrs. A Morse and Mrs Hi
ton have closed their house on Main
street and gone down to the farm 10 i've
for the present.
! Miss Leta Morse has returned to Port
land
The creamery pay roIi amounted %
about $4,000 this month and ihey afe : .ir-
ing new customers all the time.
Ez5kial Emmons has purchased the
place owned by George BAILEY in She
vicinity OF Dodun and viii soon move on
to it
Mir Corliss is spending his vacation at
his heme in Calais.
A poverty sociable viii be held Mon
day evening March 70 Ladies not
wearing a calico apron and gentlemen
wearing n,cktie will be fined one cent.
The operetta given BY the pupils ct the
high school at the Congtega church,
Tuesday evening was decided success
ard ne ted over SIS to the piano fund,
The funeral of Mrs ETA A. Baker
whose death We briefly noticed last week
occurred Monday afternoon. The cir
cumstances were particularly sad. Mrs
Baker had spent the most of the winter
with her son, William H. Baker of Bos.
ton and only arrived here about six weeks
before her death She was taken sick or
the 4th CT this month and at first the
SYMPTOMS did not indicate that there was
any danger but by the next Sunday the
disease deyelnned such symtnms that Il