The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-03
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.


Miss Myrtle Wilson Of Deunistown we're
to be married in Emanuel church, July
2, but the wedding has been postponed
On account Of the critical Illness Of hr.
hiltons mother
Nearly 30 IN number me at tie home
Of Geo. N. Kimball Of Ripley, Tuesday,
June, 18th, and helped them celebrate
their tenth wedding anniversary. A
beautiful couch and lovely dinner set
were presented with appropriate
speeches
Mr.. George Kent has bought lot on
Main street, Madison, east Of the house
occupied by Mr. George DolbeT, aud
will move the house at the corner Of
Main and Maple streets Mr.. Kent ex.
poets to erect new block in the near
future.
Mrs. Annie II. L. Heatherington Of
Chicago, ILL.,, arrived in Maine recently
with the.ashes of her mother, who died
Jan. Il, it being her request to be
cremated. Mrs. Hetherington is the
adopted daughter of E A. Laneey, for
fzerly of Palmyra.
Upon complaint of George sawyer of
Hartland, John Walker, of the same
town, was arraigned before Judge Drake
in the municipal Court at Pittsfeld. sat
urday, the 21st, for selling cider. Walk
o. vuac foY,n1
teuce of $4,000 and costs which were ap.
pealed.
Mr.. Hilton of Starks who has been at
work for his father, B. F. Hilton for the
past year has decided to go to Boston to
work for his old employer, Mr.. D. ".
Weaver, business manager of Marston E
| famous restaurant, who has made him
: most fiattering offer which is ample
, proof that Allen is highly esteemed in
! Boston as the situation is both lucrative
and responsible.
About twenty members of Martha
, Washington Rebekah Lodge of Dexter
: visited the lodge in Hartland, Tuesday
evening, June oath, making the trip by
, team. The work of the order was ex
, emplfied before the Hartland lodge by
e the degree staff of the Dexter lodge il
its usual graceful manner. The enter
> tanning lodge served fine supper at The
2 close of the regular work, and by theil
: cordial welcome and pleasing entertain
ment gave the visiting lodge one of thu
most enjoyable evenings ever spent will
! sister lodges.
A branch of the International Sun
, shine Society has recently been formed
: in New Portland by MIS-. Thomas Webb
and Mrs. Metcalf, with the following of
ficers and members: President, Mrs
> Thomas II. Webb. East New Portland
! secretary, Mrs. John H. Metcalf, New
l Portland; treasurer, Mrs. George w
Clark, North New Portland; mem bers
; Mrs Frank E. Caswell, East New Port
! land; Mrs. Albert W Starbird East New
r Portland; Mrs. Elias Hutehins, East New
: Portland Mrs. Chas. II. Bartlett, Mrs
B. F. Bartlett and Mrs. VIM. n. Steven
r of North New Portland. We gladl,
3. give them welcome.
The celebration at Pittstield on Jul,
4th will consist of the usual patriotic
announcement at sunrise. A ball game
will be played during the forenoon a
the Hunnewell grounds between thu
Pittsields and a team from Waterville
The U. r. X. P. band will give a fnt
concert in the forenoon and in the after
noon will play at the Park. In thu
afternoon some good horse racing MAJ
be seen at Union Trotting Park, fouI
: classes being on the program which viii
furnish good sport for all In the even
ing the band will give another concer
from I o'clock till o'clock special
will run from Hartland and Mainstream
+ Monday morning the 23d inst at
e O'Clock, Evie wife of Sherman II. VIII
Bracket of Madison died at her home
. on Maple street, of consumption. Mrs
Williams was one of a family of Mint
children and hers was the first death t
occur among them. She leaves hus
. band and two children to mourn hel
loss. Mrs. Williams was % years ole
{ and she moved to Madison with hel
: fathers family some seven years ago
She was well and fayorably known and
? leaves large circle of friends to mourn
her untimely death. The services were
: held in the F. B. church, Wednesday al
2 o'clock p. m, Rev. Mr.. Boothby
: officiating assisted by Rev. Mabel An
drews. The interment WAS in Forest
Hill cemetery,
Miss Eleanor Gertrude Drake, former
ly of Pishon's Ferry, was married il
Worcester, Mass, June II, at II Pres
ton street to Henry Adams Allen. The
ceremony was performed at 6 o'clock By
the Rev. Fred w. Peakes of Ashland
Mass, in the presence of the immediate
relatives and intimate friends of the
bride and groom Following the cere-
mony reception was held from q so to
o'clock at which about 200 guests were
present. The groom, Mr.. Allen, holds
fine position in the city building of
: Worcester and both bride and groom
have a large circle of friends AS the large