The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-24

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Sec; Mrs. Electa p. Tobey, Treas. Meetings
first and third FRIDAY afternoons of the moPtn.
ECHO LODGE lO3 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-F. z.
Tutte,C. c.; F. G. Holt, K. of r. & =; Edwin
Burgess, NJ. of E. Tuesday evenings at X. p.
Hail.
Witham, Master Lizzie Holway, Sec. Meetings
Thursday evenings on or before full Of the
moon andtwo wees after.
OosooLA ASSEMBLY, No. 81, Pythian Sister
hood-Florence 5. Jewett. c. CT Mrs. F. L.
Conant, X. of r. & s.. Mrs. H. s. Jones, Miss
tres Of Exchequer. Meetings every other
Monday evening at K. T. Hall.
Mr.. Charles Sawyer of Providence, R.
|. is in town spending his summer yaca.
ton.
The very severe thunder and hail
storm of last week nearly ruined the big
willow on the north side of the river.
A few years ago a similar storm broke
off third of the top and last week an
other third was broken off which came
near falling on Mrs. Hopkins house,
other shade trees about town were in
jured somewhat.
The weather still remains a trial fos
the farmers who wish to finish their
haying before Christmas, and compels
them to use very much extra labor in
their harvesting when fair day comes
around.
The remains of little Winfred Wing
arrived here Saturday morning from
Denver Col. accompanied by his grand
father, Mr.. Jarvis Baker and his aunt,
Mrs. William Baker of Boston. The
members of the Somerset Rebekah lodge
assisted in the exercises at the grave
and carried beautiful flowers
The meeting of the V. :. last week
was a picnic at the pines on Friday
afternoon which had good attendance.
Mrs. w. j. Harris aud two children
of Boston are spending their summer
vacation visiting relatives in town.
Mr. Ralph Tibbetts and friend from
Boston are spending their summer va
cation in town, this week they are at
the cottages at North Pond.
Rev. T. w. Jones of Philadelphia,
who is spending his summer at the
Quinnebasset occupied the pulpit in the
Congregational church, Sunday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lowe of Everett
Mass. are in town for their summer va
cation.
Percy Watts arrived home from Bos
ton this week for vacation of a couple
of weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. j. c. Smythe of Wash
ington, D. c. arrived at the Quinnebas
set on Tuesday night for few week;
vacation.
{. L. Worthley has purchased the
Works Block on Depot street opposite
the Somerset R. r depot where he viii
put in a fine line of finished Marble
monuments, tablets, headstones, mar
kers, marble nantes, shelves and al
kinds of cemetery work. He will have
a granite shed connected.
C. E. Veasie reports a fine journey
along the route to Colorado. At theil
last writing they were in Kansas City
and everybody standing the journey
nicely
For Sale-Two fur robes a leather
net, bells, A cords best wood, shingles
feather beds, good carpet, lenoleum,
wheelbarrow, 3 fancy lamps. Inquire
of D. &. Wood. Nv
The death of Mrs Caroline Hight, Sun
day afternoon, removes our oldest citizen
She was born ON the 9TH of July in the
year of 1900 The funeral services oc
Cured at the home of her daughter
Mrs. p. II. Butler. Tuesday morning at
10 80 Rev. " L. Jennings of the Con
gregational church and Rev. F. G.
Davis of the Baptist church attending
Mrs Hight was one of the very few reaI
daughters of the American Revolution
and when in a reminiscent mood it has
been pleasure to her To detail the
stirring events of the pioneer times in
which she passed her girlhood and re-
membered many stories of the revoluti-
onary army life which had bccc related
To her by her father, Capt. William
Farrand. She was born in the town OF
New Vineyard and resided there until
the age of % when she married Mr..
Hanson Hight of this town and has re-
sided here ever since She was the
mother of five daughters and three sons.
Mr. Hight died September y, 1874 at
the age of 10 years. During her declin-
ing years she had the unremitting care
of her daughter, Naomi, whose death
occurred in August of last year, and
since that time has made her home with
her other daughter here, Mrs p. II.
Butler and has been cared for by com
petent nurse. Her lo0th birthday was
an occasion of lively interest to her and
she planned the event long in advance
and pleasant memories Of the event has
been with her since. The occasion OF
her l0lst birthday was celebrated in a
more modest way and she was in a con
dtion To enjoy it, the l02nd which &C
CURED on the 9th of this month found
b 1. IN I - fol ,,1,
interest in it. The Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution of which she was an honorary
member were represented at the funeral
and furnished beautiful flowers, there
were also many other contributions in
the floral line. The interment occurr.
ed in the north side cemetery