The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-06-26

F. L. Dutton, ESQ of Augusta passed
Sunday In town, the guest OF A. Sim
mons, Esq.
Miss Josephine Moulton was visiting
at New Portland the first of the week.
A. simmons, Esq, is attending the
| Bowdoin college commencement, this
week.
Mr.. Calvin Walker is building a new
| barn on his farm on the south side of
the village.
Mr.. Maylon Moore and Miss Grace
Eames went to Boston, Monday, for a
weeks visit.
Mrs. Susan Paine is in Wa erville this
week attending the Centennial celebra
ton of that city.
The annual meeting of the Arson Pub
lie Library Association will be held at
the Library, Monday, June 7th, p. m.
Misses Donna aud Helen Tozier of
Skowhegan, are in town visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Peakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Wilson of Port
land are spending their vacation at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Wilson of Embden.
DR.. Twitchell and wife were the guests
of MIR. and Mrs. E. Sawyer last week,
they having been at the field day meet
ing of Starks grange.
After the next regular meeting of the
order of the Eastern star there will be
no meeting until the first of September
on account of the warm weather.
Mrs. Hutchins, Misses Frances and
Carrie Simmons and Miss Mary Thomas
have been spending tie week In Water
vile visiting relatives and friends.
Two men have been in town the past
week, one from Olono and the other
from Harvard, sent out by the State,
for map work.
Mr.. Leonard Spearin returned home
from Portland, the first of the week,
where he has been for private treat
ment. Mr.. Spearin's health has much
improved by his visit to the city.
Arson grange was invited to visit
Starks grange at their annual Field day
meeting last week, and about twenty
members of this grange visited them at
that time. Several of the state officers
of the order were present. They report
most pleasant time in the interest of
the order
The list of entries are out for the
horse trot, Saturday, and there are a
good field of horses in both classes
Track was never in better condition than
this year and the management of the
association have spared no pains to make
the June meeting success The ball
game promises to be leading feature
of the days sport. Special train on the
Somerset.
The grading for the concrete side
walk is completed and the road machine
is at work widening out the street be
tween the station and the village proper.
This with the other improvements that
are being made about the village will
greatly improve the looks of the streets
of our village. If everyone will only
improve the spare time that they have
in the way of fixing up old fences and
painting their homes how much better
it would look.
The town drain is completed; it reaches
from the river bridge up Main st. to the
Steward Hill. Quite an amount of blast
ing has had to be done and very fortu-
nate that no one was hurt. For some
reason either for the want of proper
caution or not having sufficient previous
experience large pieces of rock was
allowed 10 fall at random about the
streets AS we understand it there is
o danger in doing that work when
proper care is used
The evangelistic meetings at the Con-
gregational Church, last week, were
well attended. Rev. Mr.. Jennings of
Norridgewock preached the first three
evenings, Rev. Mr.. Scott of North New
Portland the remainder of the week
The special meetings will continue
through the week except Saturday. Rev.
Miss Andrews of Madison preached
Monday evening, Rev. Mr.. Wade of
Scion, Tuesday evening, and will speak
again, Wednesday evening. Rev. Mr..
Jennings is expected to return for
Thursday and Friday evenings.