The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-05-10
Athens.


here last Sabbath. and was listened to
with attention and APPRECIATION. His
family came Saturday.
Fred Turner, son of Warren Turner
died very suddenly. Friday night, being
sick about four days. He leaves wife
and three small children.
A son of the late Charles Bailey of Har-
mony. who died by contracting cold
after having the measles, was brought
from Skowhegan, his late home. to Har-
mony and buried last week Rev. Mr.
Lombard officiated at the funeral.
The conte mpla,ed charges have been
com pleted at the Steam mill, by which
danger of fire is hoped to be averted and
the whistle again calls the hours for labor
and for rest.
Miss Eva Wentworth has gone to
Cornvile to assist Mrs. Jacob Gardner for
few weeks. Mrs. Gardner is quite
poorly.
Miss Madge Fox of Pittsfi-ld was at
church. Sunday. She teaches in this
town this season.
The boys around The village, who were
taking advantage OF their prerogative to
hang or leave at doors, all sorts of things
as May baskets, went little too tar with
their : fun recently. They found an old
discarded husk bed and dragged it around
to various doors, ringing the bells and
hiding to watch the way in which the
novel May basket was received. but when
it was dragged into the house of one citl-
zen, with all its dirt and mud. and left
there, it was too much for the patience
and protest has been made which will
teach the boys more reason in the future,
we hope, even in their plays.
Messrs. Ernest Holman and Fred Snow
passed Sunday, in town.
Mr.. Frank Goodwin is visiting his wife
and parents, in town, for short time.
Mr.. Byron Littlefed and family have
been quite III of the prevailing disorder.
Snow fell here for three or four hours,
Friday. and again for short time Satur-
day morning The western breezes
prove to US that much snow and ice lay
on the untains at the northwest.
Mr.. Brad Barker has thirteen head Of
fine cattle on his farm. He has fed pro-
vender to them all winter and has been
we'll paid for it.
Mr.. James Hinckley is still suffering
from neuralgia.
Mr.. Lester Patterson was in Cornville,
last Sunday.
Charlie Dunton with his four horse
team went to Skowhegan, Saturday, fol
the household goods OF our ne y minister
Lewis Turner and David Sharp drove
to Skowhegan. one day last week.
Dr. and Mrs. Tarbell are expected
home daily.
Miss Vena Littlefeld, who has beer
with Mrs. Frank Hight, Cornville, has re-
turned home.
Rev. and Mrs. Lombard with thei
three children and nurse girl are stopping
at Mr.. G. w. Bailey's while their house
hold goods are being arranged. They
will occupy the John Hall house. for thu
present. as it is the only available rent IL
the village, just now.
Mr. Fred Smith appeared on hi'
rounds, Monday morning, with his mea
cart painted and decorated in fine style
He moves from the village to his farm
this week, but will furnish us with mea
just the same. ---'
Mr.. Hilton, who has stopped in thi.
village, summers for several years past
doing job work with span of horses, hal
taken board a, Mrs E. L. Kingman's TO
the season. u.
Fred Turner died, Friday, of pneu
monia after being sick but four days
He leaves widow and four little child
rem, the oldest five years old. The bab.
is dangerously i'll with pueumonia, a
this writing with little hopes of r.
covery. The deceased was about 2.
years DID, The funeral services wer'
held, SUNDAY, Rev. Mr.. Lombard being
in attendance.
Miss Hattie Goodrich of Bingham is a
work for Mrs. Joe Hayden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Turner, Miss Etti
Litchfeld and George Lichfeld OF Har
land, were In town, Sunday, 10 attent
the funeral of Fred Turner, also Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Turner of Cornville. 80