The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-10

rev MI Boynton, presiding elder of
this district WAS present, last Sabbath,
and delivered two excellent discourses.
he remains through the week and holds
evening meetings.
The grangers held an all day meeting,
last saturday, with an oyster dinner and
installation of officers in the afternoon.
Mrs. Richard Marble, one day recent
ly, suddenly lost the sight of one eye
without any cause or reason. 1t did not
pain her or realize any sensation, only
total blindness of one eye. She imme
diately went to Portland and applied for
treatment at the Maine Eye and Ear In
Urinary. No definite diagnosis has yet
been given, but hopes are entertained
that sight may yet be restored.
The free high school commenced on
Monday under the instruction of Rev
Mr. Lombard of this town. There are
at present twenty-four pupils attending.
The Odd Fellows of Evening Star
Lodge installed their officers for the
ensuing year, last Friday evening, by d
d G Master r Holman and Grand
Marshal Charles Emery of Athens The
officers were Lendsll Cbadbourn, N G;
Alphonso Davis, V G.; Everett Reed, r
:; W Huntress, P 5; FL Tibbetts, T;
W w Jacobs, w; r q Reed, I; A p
Bailey, Chap; c H romwell, r S N G.;
Am Mclaughlin, L 5 N G.; ~herborn
Leighton, R ) V G; Geo Fl Rhoades, l.
$ Y 6; M D Brown, 6; Mr.. Whittier,
OG.
AT meeting of the public school
board, the resignation of Alfred Willis,
member of the school committee. was
accepted and Ernest Willis was elected
to fill ,he vacancy
The railroad has been nearly eomplet
ed to the Mainstream road and cars are
being filled daily with poplar logs fer
pulp, and also with potatoes for exporta
ton. 1t is proposed to run passenger
trains every morning and evening to
accommodate the travelling public on
and after the tenth of this month.
Mr. Gerry of Dexter was i'll town on
Monday and obtained the Bangs build
ing on Water street for a creamery, and
will Immediately remodel it for that
purpose, and also is building an ice
house just north of that stand for stor-
ing ice to be used in his business
The Odd Fellows went to the late resi-
dence Of aleb Davis of Wellington.
deceased, last Sunday, to render their
last tribute of respect to their deceased
brother by the observance of the rites
and ceremonies of the order on such
occasions.
Business at the railroad is rushing.
John Ring of Cambridge and Walter
Emery of Corinna are buying potatoes,
this week, and some ten or twelve teams
are hauling poplar and loading cars as fast
as they can be obtained.
There is much sickness in this vicinity.
among those on the sick list being Mrs
Amanda Furbush and Mrs Perl Martin,
both of whom are dangerously i'll r H.
Reed, MIS-. L. S. Reed and Mrs. Rich
ardson.
Caleb Davis, who lived just over the
line in Wellington, and whose illness has
been mentioned before, passed away,
Thursday, Jan. sd, after an intense suffer
ing, aged about so years. He leaves a
wife and three children, beside several
brothers and many more distant relatives,
who with host OF friends will deeply feel
his loss. He was an industrious, frugal
and upright citizen. an affectionate father
and kind neighbor. He was a member
of Evening Star lodge, l. o. o F, which
body had the funeral in charge and OBJ
served their ceremony at the grave The
funeral was at the house on Sunday a. m.
and was largely attended. Rev MIR.
Lombard spoke words of comfort to the
sorrowing friends.
High school begun. Monday. under the
instruction of Rev Mr.. Lombard.