The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-23
south Sorridgewock

nrst months cream taken by the SOlOn
Creamery Co. came promptly a hand as
soon as due. This company recently
bought out the Sparkling spring Cream
cry Of this place and it IL their maxim
to make prompt payments Some Of
the former companies have been little
slow, 70 the inconvenience of the farmers
depending on the money for the pay
ment of grain bills and other expenses
incidental ~ carrying on a dairy farm
and this feature they will not fail 10 ap.
preciate.
New rails are being laid through the
yard and other places in this vicinity Ga
the Somerset railroad.
c. Il. Brown and wife Of skowbegan
were in town on Sunday visiting rela-
tives
Miss Folsom of Corinna, who Las been
visiting her brother. l.. r Folsom, ESQ.
of this place returned last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Elisha Merriam Of Nor
rill, Maine, visited friends in town one
day last week.
The most severe thunder shower Of
the season visited US Sunday night, no
damage was done to anything but the
electric light system which was crippled
for couple of days by lightning bum
outs. Others d surrounding towns did
not get off SO easily.
Doubtless the good ladies Of the town
have not noticed that we have a lice
Quaker range due as, to be given 70 the
lady who is willing to make little
hustle for it. In another column you
will notice the conditions, read them,
and start early in the race, as we are
now Just scoring up. Don't be ashamed
to start in with small showing for you
know that was the way most all the
millionaires commenced business. Hand
in your name next week with what votes
you can get handily and scratch around
and get few more each week and you
will stand a good show of getting the
fifty dollar stove. There's no humbug
about it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Merrill have got
nicely located in their rent in Mr Har-
lows house at Poets corner. Mr. Mer-
rill will work for the winter in the
grocery store of A. o, Frederic & Co.
The harvest supper at the yestry of
the Baptist church on Tuesday of this
week was all that we advertised it to be,
it consisted of combination of a boiled
dinner. baked bean supper, cake and
coffee confab, raw bean go.as- YOU
please and high art exhibition. Mr..
{. A. Whiting, our popular tenor, bari
tone, bass singer won the first prize as
Noble, Bean Walker with Fred Wood
sum and W. +. Brown acting as right
and left supporters. The prize was
handsome nickle medal stamped by the
government on one side of which was
stamped the head of the Goddess of
Liberty with a charming little curly
beau catcher hanging down the back of
her neck while on the reverse side was
stamped a big ~" surrounded by
branches of olive, signifying "Velocity,"
that Mr.. Whiting was entitled to this
medal of honor none could gainsay who
who were there and witnessed his ex-
traordinary speed. A pleasant hour
was spent in chat. The receipts were
about $3.50 which will go toward buy
ing cushions for the church.
Miss Mabel Woodsum has been con-
fined to her bed the past two weeks
with rheumatic fever, she is gaining
somewhat at present.
DR.. F. G. Sawtelle was in town over
Sunday.
Rev. w. l.. Jennings will be out of
town for the next three weeks and there
will be no services in the Congregational
church with the exception of Sunday
evenings, when the Christian Endeavor
society will meet as usual. liz the mean
time union services will be held in the
Baptist church each Sunday. Rumor
says that Mr.. Jennings has got tired of
single blessedness and thinks he needs
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he's right so he takes this opportunity
to double up his pleasures and halve his
sorrows. Here's our congratulations IN
advance.
Husbandman's night was observed In
Somerset Grange on Thursday even
ing of last week and large number of
the home grange and visiting members
of other oranges were present TO enjoy
the occasion. Some change was made
in the program as originally prepared
by the brothers but they showed their
regard TO the ladies by presenting them
with a nice treat OF grapes, candy and
bananas, after which a program was
given as follows; Singing by NJ. +.
Carr; reading, comic, by A. O. Frederic;
song by L. L. Dyer, eucored; question,
Resolved that it was better times for
farmer to make money during the civil
war than at the present time The al
firmatiye was taken 10y K. A. Davis,
Ellis Tobey, Harper Allen and Charles
Allen. The negative by Fred Woodsum,
[ harles Morton, John Wesley Bates
duet by Carr and Dyer; reading by Z
E. Dyer; song by Mrs Blackwell of Mad
ison grange This grange is in an ex.
ceptionally prosperous condition, lis
membership being about 250, or to be
more exact it is just 245. 1t is also in
good condition financially thanks to the
prudent management of its trustees.
Somerset Pomona will meet with the
East Madison Grange next week Tues
day. II is expected that the state lee.
turer will be present and address the
meeting
Mrs. F. G. Holt and Miss Florence
Davis have been chosen delegates 70 the
Maine state Sunday School Association
which meets IN Farmingtou Oct. 22-24
F. L. Ames, Esq, is in Portland for
few days this week on business.
MI. and Mrs. F c. Holt spent a few
days of last week with friends in Water
vile. Mr.. Holt combined business with
pleasure and did considerable work at
his business as insurance agent.
MI. William T. Adams and Miss Sarah
Howes were united in marriage last
Thursday at the residence of Nj. and
Mrs, Llewellyn I.awton on Depot street.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
+. q. Davis of the Baptist church. MIR
and Mrs Adams intend to make nor