The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-10-24

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Several fiurries of snow during the
week.
The rank of Esquire and Kuigh' we're
conferred, Tuesday evening ut last ~,.ek.
AT the regular meeting ii the Of 2.
lodge
The Autumn Tea AT the Congregation
al thurch last Thursday evening was
quite a success, although the evening
VAS RAINY one. The society uettea
about ten dollars
The church sociable which was To-
have been with Mrs. J b Ames. On
Thursday evening of last week. was
postponed by the inclenency of the
weather and will be given on Friday
evening of next week.
About thirty-fve members of the
Eastern star Lodge attended the school
OF instruction given at Skowhegan, Mon
day afternoon and evening.
Over fifty attended the play at Show
hogan, Friday evening.
Fred Conant shot a fine buck deer.
Saturday, on the north side Of the river
Good judges estimated that it would
dress about two hundred pounds.
Josh Bigelow has moved his family
into George Mussey's house on Perkins
street Dell Bigelow, who has been liy.
ing there, has moved into Mrs. Annie
Burgess house on Mechanic street.
E. ". Wing is making preparations to
move to dorado and expects to be able
to get away in the early part Of next
month. He has sold his house to Cecil
Campbell.
Miss Effie Cleveland, who has been
away from town for several years, has
returned aud will keep house over Fred
cries store
Eben Doyen contempates closing his
house for the winter and going to Mass.
achusetts to stay with his children.
The greenhouses look rather democrat
lied. One of them has been taken down
entirely and nearly all the plants have
been moved to the new houses in SHOW
hogan, where DR.. Danforth has been
erecting an extensive plant
Frank lark, the game warden from
omithtield, has be en- in town during the
early part OF the week, looking up a case
of alleged logging of deer,
nay anu lNHuI LbuEitN ltlA, last
week, for Berlin Falls y H., where they
have engaged with the Berlin Mills Com
pany for the winter.
some of ououyng rmen have already
gone into the woods for the winter, and
more are wanted. 1t seems that men
for nearly every kind of business are
scarce and command good pay.
One of our familiar citizens, Allen =.
Philpot, passed away, Friday morning,
at his home in this village Mr. Philpot
had bees in poor health for long time
and for some time had. been visiting his
daughter, Mrs, sadie IIutchins. at >kow
hogan About two weeks prior to his
death he returned home, his daughter
coming with him and remaining with
him until the end. Mr.. Phipot has
been a resident OF this town since ls73.
when he came here from Gardiner To
work for the Somerset Railroad Com
pany and has always been a quiet and
respected citizen. He married Miss
Martha h. Russell about IA years ago
and they had two children. Mrs Phil
pot died about year age, leaving the
children now orphans, but with kind
relatives to look after them The re
mains were taken IL Gardiner, Saturday
for interment
The neighbors and friends of Mrs |.
G. NJ crosby prepared a fine picnic
supper as pleasant surprise To her On
the occasion Of her SD birthday which
occoored Monday of this week The
united age of four II the ladies present.
Nrs l.. NJ. crosby, MIS- sarah Russell.
Mrs Marshal Hale and Mrs Iydi4
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