The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
The corn crop is coming along in good

The corn crop is coming along in good
order.
/ Burnham d Morrill, Co have crew
OF men at work taking up the pipe from
the mill stream to Dr.Ames' aqueduct and
relaying 1t with new pipe of larger size
Two years ago they took up and relaid
IT from the corn shop to the stream, but
the old pipe which they are now taking
up did not furnish them with water
enough for their purpose
Mr. Hamlin F. Eaton, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell
since his arrival in town to attend the
reunion, reports having fine time aid
enjoying himself immensely.
Miss Jennie Townsend of Waterville
and her sister, Mrs. Berry of Chicago,
have been visiting DR.. L. Brown and l..
+. Brown during the past week and re.
turned to Wateryille, Wednesday.
Mr.. Joseph Maddocks. who has been
visiting his relatives the Bankers here,
has returned to Boston.
DR.. j. n. Harris of New Brunswick,
n. j. spent few days of the past week
with his relatives here ana returned as
far as Augusta on Tuesday morning,
where he attended the reunion of his
regiment, the 18th Maine, before return.
ing to his home in New Jersey.
Tomorrow is an interesting day for a
number of our townsmen as another
boat race comes off at North Pond In
which our four racing boats will partic-
pate. Mr.. Bracket has been putting an
entirely new rig on to his boat, the
Swallow, and changes have made in the
rigs OF the other boats. The racing
spirit is something of a fever heat and
each one will try to win. 1t will be an
interesting affair.
We regret to announce the death of
Miss Naomi Hight after only a short
illness with which she was suddenly
taken about two weeks ago The fun
eral services occurred at the house Oh
! Sunday afternoon. the sermon by Rev.
j. A. Jones was most appropriate, con-
sisting of an eulogy upon her busy and
useful life Miss Hight was well known
by all our townspeople and has for the
past twenty years taken the entire care
of her aged mother, whose 101st birth
day was celebrated on the 9th of July
and took great interest in making that
event the success which it was
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whiting
was celebrated by the family in genera
and large number of invited guests
Monday afternoon and evening by q
pleasant hop and card party. 1t was 8
very enjoyable occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Whiting left
yesterday, for their home in New York
after spending their vacation here.
The Misses Clarke will spend the next
few weeks on the Maine coast.
The ball game which was advertised
to come off between the town nine and
the coat shop nine, last saturday after
noon, was postponed until Saturday of
this week Most of the stores have
agreed to close from l o'clock until after
the game 80 as to give all an opportunity
to attend. The proceeds will 60 toward
the payment of street lighting. If the
day is stormy the game will be post
poned.
The dental office of ". F. Brown is
undergoing a thorough renovating, this
week, and is closed to business until the
first of next week A fine "Wilkerson'
chair will be one of the new improve
ments,
| Mr.. Ernest Baxter of Pawtucket. r.
l., who has been spending several weeks
with his aunt. Mrs. {. II. Fuller return
ed home, Wednesday.
DR. and Mrs. J. Curtis Smythe left
last week, for the Rangeleys where the!
will remain for some time, they will re
turn here before going to their home in
Washington, d. c. DR.. Smythe's health
has improved greatly since arriving in
Maine.
L. r. Folsom has been very busy in
his position as attorney for the narrow
gauge railroad from Pennington to the
coast.
There was a very pleasant lawn party
at Mrs Halet's, one evening of last
week "