The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-12-06

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lodge, + and A M, Saturday evening.
Mr and Mrs. Henry Choate of Fair
field, took their Thanksgiving dinner
with Mir. and Mrs F c Holt
| Miss Almeda Haywood, who has been
spending her short vacation with her
father, Rev. II. Nj. Haywood, left Satur.
day, to resume her duties as teacher
| The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist
church, met with Mrs F. c Holt, Mon
day afternoon, to complete work for the
| fair.
! The sash drill, which has been in
preparation for some time by the
scholars of the high school, will be
given tomorrow evening. There are
thirteen young ladies in the drill and
not one of them believes in unlucky
numbers, so they predict that this en-
tertainment will be great success.
| There has also been prepared other tax.
ing features in the way of instrumental
music, Rotations, etc, which will fill
the evening. The receipts are to go
toward the piano fund which is at
present about forty-fye dollars short.
There were union Thanksgiving SER
vices held in the congregational church,
| w chhOouhg VI 1901 "OChs
| Mr.. and Mrs A. Hilton and sons
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs.
Boardman in Bangor.
The teachers of the town have organi-
zed into a society for mutual improve
ment, with meetings every month. The
next meeting will be Friday evening of
next week. Ar. Corliss, of the high
school, will present paper upon geog-
raphy and Mrs. Folsom a paper upon
English.
| Laforest Brown spent Thanksgiving
with lis brother, DR.. L. Brown.
| We are glad to learn that Walter
Murphy is expected home sometime in
the near future. 1t has been a long
time since he left home and he has been
in a position to see quite portion of
the worlds rough edges, having gone
from here to the Klondyke, where he
spent couple of years during which
time he located a good claim in remote
gold fields but was unable to get grant
for it. From there he joined the Cana
dian troops and went to South Africa to
try his fortunes with the English troops
in their fight against the Beers. If he
is made up like ordinary mortals he
should have some long yarns to tell
when he arrives home.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Welch of Pitts
| field were in town, Friday, saturday
and Sunday, visiting relatives
The arrangements for the Congrega
tional fair are going rapidly forward,
and they expect TO give it the week be-
fore Christmas.
The V. I. S. met with Mrs. E. w.
Wing, Tuesday afternoon.
| C. w. Farrand has been having cleo.
trio lights put into his house.
The sociable at Rev. Il. NJ Heywood's,
Friday evening, was we'll attended
The ladies came in the afternoon, bring
ing their supper in picnic style; in the
evening the gentlemen made their ap.
pearance The time passed away very
pleasantly.
Rev. and Mrs. E Pepper took their
| Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
| William Bracket
| Winter Drew, who is attending Colby
college, has been selected To deliver the
Greek Grafton for the juniors in the
coming Senior exhibition. An honor to
be proud Of
The ladies of the Baptist society will
hold fair at the vestry, this afternoon
and evening, when an opportunity will
be given everyone To make their selec
tions for Christmas presents from the
many useful and fancy articles, which
will upon exhibition.
Miss Alice Smith is suffering from
canker rash.
Mrs. Caroline Hight, whose Tooth
| rthday, which occurred on the 9th of
July, was chronicled in these columns,
took dinner with her daughter, Mrs 2.
II. Butler on Thanksgiving day; others
who made up the party were Enoch
Hight and family, Miss Naomi Hight,
mis- Lathrop of Livermore Falls and
Miss Minnie Hight of Lowell, Mass.
We have again been visited by fire.
Monday morning about s O'clock, the
alarm was sounded for fire in the
dwelling house of Dell Bigelow, which
was located about two miles from the
village, upon the Naterville road The
| fire company responded as promptly as
possible, with the chemical engine, but
| by the time they arrived upon the spot,
the house was very nearly consumed,
and it was allowed TO burn. The com
pany devoted themselves to wetting
down the remains of the shed, which
had been torn down to keep the fire
from communicating To the other build
ings. The chemical was turned on to
| blazing pile of wood, for just minute,
to see what it would do and the effect
was magical the flames were almost
Immediately killed down and did not