The Somerset reporter., 1901-07-11

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hood-Mrs. ;B +. Burgess, c. c.; Mrs. z. II
Burgess, X of II. & s.. Mrs. c. S. Jewett, Mis-
tre's OF Exchequer Meetings every other
Monday evening at K. z. Hall.
The farmers who were to commence
haying, last week, Monday, and Monday
of this week, concluded to postpone
things for while. A few were caught
by the rain though.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Williamson are
visiting Mrs. Williamson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Diggles.
A. o. Frederic has big cake of soap
in his show window on which he is re-
ceiving guesses, this week There is
lady in attendance who will be pleased
to explain the merits of the soap.
We are requested to announce again
that the meeting of the Eaton and N. Fl.
5. Alumni Association will take place.
here on the 31st of this month, and that
Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton will be present. The
committee have circulated Invitations to
all out of town parties belonging, they
think, and if any one has been by mis-
adventure missed, come just the same.
feature will be the entertainment by
the old pupils in the evening. We note
that l.. L. Walton, Esq, is down for one
of his unique poems.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year in the Baptist Sunday School are:
+. G. Holt, supt.; Geo. C. Carr, asst.
supt.; Mrs. J. F. Frye, supt. of primary
dept; c. 81. Hussey, Sec; G.. A. Whit.
ing, treas; Edith Burgess, librarian
Mr.. Edwin Devereux and Miss Lila
Rogers were united in marriage, last
Saturday evening. They have com.
menced housekeeping in one of the rents
in the Frank Smith house on Mercer
Avenue. We extend congratulations.
Mr.. E. B. Nickerson of Boston was in
town, the first of the week, looking after
his business here. He reports a good
business in his new location and also
that Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbetts, who moved
from here at the same time are doing
finely. Mr.. Nickerson returned to Bos.
ton, yesterday.
b. +. Burgess, who was taken very i'll
week ago Saturday, grew gradually
worse and died, Tuesday morning, at
about 2 O'Clock Mr.. Burgess has for
many years kept livery stable in this
village and has been familiar figure on
the street. He leaves wife.
Miss Eva Worthley is keeping books
for A. o. Frederic.
Mrs Caroline Hight celebrated her
101st birthday on the 5th, in a pleasant
manner. She had over a hundred
callers during the day and enjoyed every
minute of the time. The Eunice Farms
worth Chapter of Skowhegan Daughters
of the Revolution made her a call and
left appropriate presents one of which
was basket containing 101 roses and a
fine birthday cake was made and pre-
seHted by Mrs. Lydia NJ. Crosby, who is
about SO years of age. The cake con-
tanned the motto "1S00-190l.' Mrs.
Hight seems to grow younger looking
and has passed the year in a remarkably
healthy manner for one of her age and
bids fair to celebrate a number of birth
days.
The Fourth passed rather quitely here,
there were number of crackers fired in
the evening and in the morning the bells
were exercised but the people fer the
most part went either to Skowhegan,
Lakewood or Smithfield to see the big
boat race which had been so much
talked about; and about that boat race, it
was all right only the boats were a little
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got tired before they got started but
after that there was plenty of interest.
Five boats were in the race George
simond's Rambler" DR.. Ames' "Nor.
idgewog"; William Brackets "Swa-
low" Pierce Bros "Theda'' and o. F.
Halls Nautilus " The Rambler and
the Swallow had the lead at the start
and everybody Was expecting to see the
Gxun oh oil
and hop across the line winner, but
the Swallow had other notions of
courtesy and seemed to know how bad
the other fellows would feel if she came
in ahead so she did nothing of the kind
bat accommodatingly came behind.
William was all the time thinking un
deep inner self and wearing an I'M
fashionable expression on his outer self
as the other boats passed him. The
wog and the Theda and a very
pretty race it was too. 1t was give and
take all the way until they reached the
last stretch of the course when the
Theda took the lead and won out, the
Nordgewog coming in for second prize.
Jay has the silver cup on exhibition in
his show window and in fact both of the
Pierce boys are as happy as CLANS in
high water over it, while the doctor says
that the Noridgewog is all right and
feels satisfied with his fine fly fishing
rod which he got as second prize.
Mrs. Louisa Hale Hilton, wife of Mr.
Jonas Hilton, passed away on July 4th.
The end was quiet and peaceful. Mrs
Hilton was born in Norridgewock, about
eighty-four years ago. and has lived her
whole life In town, She was one of the
staunch, noble-heal ted, every day the
some people. She will be greatly miss
ed, especially by her family and lifelong
friends She leaves one brother, MIR.
Elbridge Hale of Brockton, Mass, The
funeral services took place, Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock w.