The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-16
South NOrridgewOck

weather during the past week has been
very fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Carr attended the
Festival chorus at Portland last week
and had very enjoyable time.
Mrs. II L. Maddocks who has been
visiting relatives and friends in New
Hampshire for the past few weeks re
turned home, Monday night.
Ralph Cleveland has accepted a pc
sition with the Sko8hegan Electric
Light Company.
About thirty of our people attended
the play at Skowhegan on Monday even
! ing.
A change of time inaugurated in the
Somerset railroad train service. com
mencing Monday morning of this week.
/ The morning mail going down now
| leaves here at II a. m. and the mail
from Oakland going up arrives here at
9 SO. The afternoon train going west
leaves here at ? 10 and the night train
arrives here at 4.56.
At the Woman's Missionary meeting
held at the yestry of the Baptist church
on Tuesday afternoon the following Off
GERS were chosen: Miss Sarah TAYLOR,
president; Mrs. Sarah Frye, vice presi.
dent; Mrs. Caroline Ames, secretary;
Mrs. Lila Bracket, treasurer Mrs.
f. G.. Davis was chosen to arrange the
calendar for the coming year.
Mr.. Eames has moved from the Per-
kins place at the upper end of Main
street into the house back of the Quinue
bassett Inn, belonging TO the Hathaway
estate.
Mr.. Holland family moved from Mr.
RusselPs rent at Peet's corner 10 the
Judkin's house on the north side of the
river. Mr.. Holland has work in Bangor
for the winter at his trade of stone cut
ting.
Frank Groves has been busy this week
erecting stone cutting shed near the
tracks of the Somerset railroad in their
yard at this place.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hathaway is spending a
few days with her friends, the Misses
Clarke.
Mrs. Wilder of Augusta who has been
spending few days at the Quinnebas-
set, returned to her home, Tuesday of
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simonds have been
spending few days at the Quinnebas-
set, Mrs. Simonds was formerly Abbie
French of this place.
We are sorry to learn of the i'll health
of Mr.. Fred Wing of Providence, r. |.
formerly of this place, from lung trouble.
His mother, Mrs. Steward Wing, left
here a number of days ago to assist in
caring for him. 1t is feared that he
will have to change his location to get
any help.
NoIridgewock was well represented
at the Madison fair last Saturday by our
people. One lady came back with red
nose but we suppose it was only the
effect of the change of climate.
C. s. Harlow has just sold 5. j. Wal
ton of Skowhegan two cottage lots at
North Pond. These lots are at a place
where Mr.. " alton used to play hockey
when he was boy and SO he has pur-
chased them to play hockey on again,
Laforest Brown, who had the misfor
tune of breaking his wrist several weeks
since, is improving and has the splint
off, but still it will be several weeks be-
fore he will be able to do any work
about his farm.
G. +. Veasie gave his friends pleasant
surprise by calling upon them last week,
having just arrived from the west where
he is now located. The death of a
relative and the settlement of the estate
called him here.
Mrs. d. II. Record and son Lester of
North Arson left this week to join the
Maine Colony at La Junta, Col.
Rally day of the Christian Endeavor
societies will be observed at the Baptist
church on Friday afternoon and evening,
Oct. 18th. The following program has
been arranged by the committee having
the matter in charge: Afternoon service,
800 half-hour of c. E. praise and prayer;
80, G. f. reports; 3 40, ten minute c.
+. addresses: / the past of c. F., Rev.
Mr.. Davis;2 the present of G. E., Rev.
Mr.. jennings; the future of G. E Rev.
Mr.. Rand; -, c. f. discussion: l the
meaning of c. T., opened by Miss Clara
Bigelow;2 what can we do as G. Els?
opened by f. c. Holt; what we hope
for as &. Els? opened by Mrs. A. d.
Brackley; 445, address by Rev, Harry
Kimball of skowhegan; 600, basket
picnic supper and social hour in the
vestry. There will be a praise service
and an address by Charles l. White,
president of Colby college, in the even
ing.
The Baptist society have arranged for
a big harvest supper in their vestry ON
Tuesday evening" Oct. 2lst. All the
good things of the farms will be served
up in the latest style of the cooking art.
The proceeds will be used in the pur-
chase of new cushions for the pews.
The corn shop of Burnham & Morrill,
closed last Friday with small pack of
270,00 cans, although it is small pack
for this shop we are informed that 1t is
larger than any other shop in the state
this season.