The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-23

Ihe installation Of tie 4. Of 7. lodge
occurred Tuesday evening.
The Noman's Aid Society Of the Bap-
tist church had very pleasant meeting,
last Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. VII.
liam Bracket.
Miss Nesta Bigelow, WHO has been III
for some time with pneumonia and pleu-
risy, is better and able To sit up a few
hours each day.
The Congregational society had five
cent sociable in their yestry on Monday
evening There was a good attendance.
A short entertainment was furnished
and the remainder of the evening vas
spent pleasantly, playing games and
eating candy.
The dental Office Of ". F. Brown is
again open TO the public after a vacation
of three weeks.
The funeral OF Mrs. Loyanthia Walker
occurred at her late residence on Friday
morning of last week. Beautiful floral
decorations were presented by the P. of
Ii. and the o. Z. ), of which societies
she was member; a pillow from her
husband with the word "Wife." and
number of loose cut flowers from friends.
The services were under the direction
of the p. of Il, Rev. F. G. Davis offieiat-
ing. Mrs. Walker was forty-one years
OF age She leaves a husband and many
friends to mourn her.
BY new agreement the stores of E.
a. Vaughn, Hamlin E. Hale, W. W.
Huntoon and A. F. Dyer will be closed
at six O'Clock on Wednesday evening. as
well as on,Monday and Friday evenings.
making three nights IN the week, open
and three closed
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Bean went to
Bingham, last week, to attend the fun.
eraI OF Mis-. Beans stepmother, Mrs.
Martha Turner.
MIR. Gony Russell is in Boston. this
week, on business.
Charles Russell has filed his ice house
and says that he has seven hundred tons
OF the finest ice he ever saw. Mr. Rus
sell had bis ice field all scraped before
the freshet and the zee all marked
ready To put in, but the freshet took it
out and the slip with il.
Charles Palmer was arrested, Satur.
day, for disorderly conduct, while under
the influence OF the % be joyful even
If any one else can't and while things
were taking shape for the trial he sue
ceeded in making his escape from the
lookup, where the officer thought he
had him safe enough. and skipped for
parts unknown. 1t looks as though a
little of fearson's remedy in this section
wouldn't be bad idea.
Mr.. Rowland Ramsdell now enjoys
the distinction of being tie oldest man
in town since the death OF uncle Ben
Cluer.
Mr., Richard Smith died, Tuesday
morning. after an illness Of but little
over twelve hours. On Monday after
noon, Nr. Smith went 10 Skowhegan
with load of wood and felt quite i'll
while on the road, and when he arrived
at SkoWhegan he was obliged to get
some one To help unload The wood.
While there he saw physician who
told him that the trouble probably was
from rheumatism. On his arrival home
he was unable 10 get of The sled alone
and his wife helped him Of and into the
house, where he Immediately lay down
on the bed. He seemed quite comforta-
Bile during the first part of the night,
but at about one o'clock he had "A severe
shock ! physician VAS summoned as
soon as possible but could do nothing to
relieve him. He died at about seven
O'Clock IN the morning. Nr. Smith was
an ola resident and his age was about -
years The funeral services viii occur
tomorrow morning al ten o'clock
The semi public installation Of the
officers If the Eastern star. which vas
TO have occurred Tuesday evening, Jan.
l+'h, was postponed am took place at
the regular meeting on Friday evening
Jan. nth, after which three candidates
received the degrees Of the order. Mrs
Blanche Tohey Ward, retiring Matron
OF the Chapter, acted as installing off
Ger, assisted by Miss Musette Hale as
Marshal. The following is the list Of
officer Tor 1902: Mrs Lila f. Hal
Worthy Matron; Mrs Georgia Farrand
Associate Natron; MT. George q Carr
Worthy Patron; Mrs Blanche 7. Ward.
secretary; Mrs Alice f Haynes. treas
urer; Ms Maude A. Carr. Conductress:
Mrs Lila Tobey, Associate Conduct.
reSs; Mrs Nette Dyer, Adah; Mrs Jose
Whiting, Ruth; Mrs. Carrie Tobey. Is
Their; Miss Florence Jewett. Martha.
Mrs Rosa Whitcomb, Eleeta: Mrs. Lucy
Hussey, haplain; Mrs. Jennie WhitiaE.
orgauist; Mrs Annie Mills. Marshal;
Mrs Ellen Pierce, Warden; Nj. rhas es
Ward, sentinel.