The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
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used TO the new way Of writing il but
when we do It will be much easier.
Winter weather during the past week
with vengeance. The roads all about
were blocked, Monday and Tuesday,
and breaking out teams have been busy
making way
The town officers are having d big
roller made for the breaking Of roads
1t will be eight feet in diameter aud
twelve feet in length, the roller will be
made IN two sections and will consist Of
heavy hardwood planks with a solid tim
Der frame, making 1t very heavy. This
process of breaking winter roads has
been tried In many Maine towns with
good success, packing the snow firmly
down and making a solid road bed
which lasts later in the spring than the
surrounding snow and therefore making
a much shorter mud season.
State Master Gardner and wife of
Rockland were in town, Thursday night
of last week, to attend the installation
OF the officers of Somerset Grange.
There were fully two hundred mem bers
present and the installing service was
very prettily performed by Mrs Gard
ner. The officers installed were: E.
IL. Iobey, master; G.. J. Savage, over.
seer; Grace F. Marcia, lecturer; Fred
Horne, steward; Wallace Witham, as.
sistant steward; Irving Tibbetts, chap
lain; Annette Burgess. treasurer, Lizzie
M. holway, secretary; Alton Horne,
gate Keeper; Louie savage, Ceres; Jen-
ME Horne, Pomona; Olive Jones, Flora
Belle Stevens, lady assistant steward /;
Fernando Carr, chorister; Carrie Tobey
organist. After the installation fine
supper was served in the dining hall
followed by fine musical and literary
program. Remarks for the good of the
order were made by Mr.. and Mrs. Gard.
ner and others prominent in the work
The grange is in excellent shape with
three hundred and forty-fve members,
and sound financially. The lecturer
had, with her characteristic promptness,
prepared program for every meeting
of the coming year and distributed
printed copies to all the members on
the night of the installation.
The union meetings which have been
held every evening for the past two
weeks, will be continued through this
week in the Baptist vestry.
Rev. F, G. Davis will preach next
Sunday morning in the Baptist church,
from the subject, 1.-THE Christian life a
success Notwithstanding Christians
faults"
AT the regular meeting of Bates Post,
No. 58, e. A. r., Tuesday, Jan. 9th, the
following officers were installed, com
rade b. B. Wells acting as installing
officer: Commander, Steward Wing;
S V c, Charles Longley; V C, P q
Butler; chaplain, J + Woodsome; Adit,
Fl Il Cross; Q M, Fl E Hale; O D. B B
Wells; o G., II Stevens; NJ, r B Saw
yer. After the business of the evening
was completed an oyster supper was
served followed by a smoke talk which
was greatly enjoyed by the comrades
present.
Mrs. Hannah Z. Craw died of paraly.
sis at the home of her daughter, Mrs
F. q. Davis, Monday noon, at the age of
II years. Mrs Craw has been practi-
cally helpless since October 1900, when
she suffered a severe shock, since that
time she has had the unremitting care
of her daughter and family She had
another shock in June of last year and
still another about two weeks ago. She
was direct descendent of Peregrine
White who was born on the Maytiower
short time before it landed at Ply
mouth with the Pilgrims A short fun
eral service was held at the house on
Tuesday afternoon, and the remains
were taken to Shirley, n. H., yesterday,
for interment, they were accompanied
by Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Craw was a woman
of very pleasant disposition and won
friends wherever she went
Morris Alexander has been on the
sick list for the past few weeks and is
still very sick
Irving Barker is at home from Boston
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Barker.
Mr.. Chester Sawyer and Miss Jennie
Leavltt were united in marriage by Rev
W l.. Jennings last Saturday evening
They will live in the house on Ward
street which Mr.. Sawyer recently bought
OF Frank futile. They are receiving
the congratulations of their many
friends.
The thimble society of the tongrega,
tional church met with Mrs Henry
Spaulding, Tuesday.
Will Cooley and wife are in Ports
mouth, y. H., where MIR. Cooley has
work.
Watts coat shop is shut down at pres
ent for a short time,
Quite number of the members Of
Somerset Grange attended the iustalla
ton ceremonies at Mercer, Saturday
evening, making the trip in a big double
team belonging to Mr.. Stanley.
Bracket d Russell have just received
about twenty horses from Boston for
their sales. stable. They have been hay-
ing big sale OF horses this season, some
weeks selling as many as 10 or L.
The installation of the officers of som.
erset Rebekah lodge took place at the
regular meeting last Friday night, the
installing officer being Mrs Mary
L carr of this place. The officers in
stalled we're: Lydia Iongley, y g;
Edith Tompkins, V G.; Nina futile,
Sec; Lila Tohey, Treas; Althea Camp
bell, warden; Lottie tuuHd Coud; Julia
Haynes. | G. Granville Durrill, O g.,
Jennie Whiting. X : y 6 Mary Warren.
l. : y q; Annette Burgess, K 5 V G.;
Lucy Judkins, L 5 V G.; Hattie Fields.
I hap.
c W Farrand has been qualified as
constable and is ready for business m
that line. lis previous experience rs a
deputy sheriff well qualities him for the
position.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs.
Carrie L. Ames The subject of the
meeting will be Martin Luther aud the
Reformation, with quotations from or
about Luther.
Joel Billings of North Dakota was in