The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-08
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hINtte IL "db needed 10 have tie hours
for keeping the library open during the
next three months from until y clock
On ednesday afternoons and from
until 0 clock on Saturday afternoons
Mrs. A d. Brackley VII be in charge
The third rank was conferred upon
two candidates in Echo Lodge No 10
X. Of 7. on Tuesday evening of this
Ok The initiatory ceremonies WeIe
followed by an oyster supper in 'he
dining hall.
There will be baked bean supper 10
the Vestry of the Baptist church this
evening. the proceeds IF which viii 20
toward the cushion fund Mr.. Davis
announced sunday morning that the
fund had arrived to such proportions
that there was prospect Of having new
cushions sometime and the ladies' Of the
society are redoubing their efforts to
make hat time little nearer.
This is the season of the year when
the flies seem able to crawl through a
pane of glass in their efforts to get into
houses, popularity which is very an.
noying.
Mr.. Harry Lessor of Madison and Mr..
Edward Lessor Of this place are paint
ing the Odd Fellows building.
The corn shop will close this week,
the season pack of corn. Mr.. Jewett.
the uperintendent, estimates that it
will amount to an even three hundred
thousand cans. Had the season been a
good one for raising corn the amount
would have nearly reached the million
mark. The hard time experienced last
year to get any corn followed by the
same trouble this season in a more az
gravated form has been very discourag.
ing to those who plant for the factory
although it is not entirely loss as the
stocks are used to a great extent for
fodder for cattle. This means much on
the dairy farms where a large number
of COWS are kept and the silo depended
upon to quite an extent TO decrease the
grain bills
hunting party left here early last
week consisting of Vernon Cunlff,
Irving stevens, Claude Crowell and
| Alger Cunliff, and their destination was
the town of Lexington. Mr.. Vernon
| Cuniff was fortunate enough to discover
a big bear while watching in an orchard
for deer to appear and ended his career
at the first shot. 1t was about four
hundred FOUNDER and the boys returned
the champion hunters of this section
for this season at least. After arriving
here the bear was dressed by Mr.. j. T.
Bigelow after being on exhibition for
short time and after being dressed
weighed two hundred and fifty pounds.
Mr.. Isaac James succeeded in finding
fine young deer down the railroad
somewhere near the water tank, Monday
morning, which he killed at the first
shot which struck in the center of the
breast and passed half way through the
body lengthways coming out at the side.
Mrs. NJ. A. Watson had the pleasure
of visit from her brother, MIR. Thomas
Head, of Waterylle and Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Greenwood of the same city, one
day last week Mr. Head is in his S4th
year and hale and hearty, he lives with
his son, Mr.. p. S. Head.
There were over a hundred at the
baked bean supper in the Congregational
yestry, last Thursday evening, and the
society made something like twenty
dollars
There was large attendance of the
members OF the Village Improvement
society at the first meeting in their
new rooms in the library building on
Friday afternoon Of last week. The
afternoon was made interesting by orig
inal papers and speeches bearing upon
the occasion. The meeting was in
charge of Mrs. Annie Merrill.
Miss lea stevens of Larone who has
been working for the past two or three
weeks for Rev w. l.. Jennings had the
misfortune to fall down a fight Of
stairs, Sunday evening, and injured her
self so badly that she was unable to
leave her bed or be moved for day and
over. On Tuesday she was able to be
moved to her home where it is hoped
that she may speedily recover.
The toll bridge has been newly plank
ed and is now in excellent condition,
these extensive repairs eat into the re-
ceipts and make the town feel glad that
1t don't have to foot the bills at present.
Little Ailene, the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER A. Taylor died at
| about nine o'clock after short Illness.
| The funeral services were held at the
house at l o'clock, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor have the sympathy
of their large circle of friesds in their
affection.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holbrook and
Mrs. Eunice Leighton returned last
week from Kansas where they have been
spending few weeks visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Barker will leave
today for Anthony, Florida, where they
will spend the winter with their son.
The Women's missionary society of
the Baptist church met with Mrs. Viii
liam Mitchell on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. William Longley is busy, this
week, removing the paper from the OGd
Fellows hall and getting up a staging
from which to decorate the walls and
ceiling. Mr.. Munsey, the decorator, is
| at his home in Salem, Mass, this week,
but exptcts to return here in time to
commence work in the hall, next Mon
day. Credit must be given to the Re
bekahs for this part of the work,
Mr.. Nicholas Miller has commenced
buying hay for the fall and started
hay press this week on the Skowhegan
road
Mrs. Esther Fuller left, Saturday
morning for a few weeks visit among
relatives in Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island
Mr.. f. II Burgess has been on the
sick list during the past two weeks
Jack-o-lanterns are numerous about
the streets on dark evenings, showing
that the pumpkin crop was not an entire
failure.
Mr.. Louis DeLemos has opened a
photograph gallery on the Island at