The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19

Regular blizzard weather Monday
night, our stage drivers from sH#IHHrId
and Mercer found pretty bad travelling
coming out. Tuesday morning IbIs
is the kind 81 roads that + e#aIH Gr
good 90 try the mes roller ea = : ~
pected that II ~ be- iu running afacr
for the next storm which Is DIS Ire Iu
few days.
Regular meeting ~ Somerset Grange
this evening. there sill bean Interesting
question in regard H. buying gan. dts
eussed
The town officers vNl cIase up their
accounts today ID order t1 get The report
to the printers Their work this year
has been of a very satisfactory nature
aud they merit The supper, II the town
for re election There Is movement
for the road commissioner for the
coming year and friends If Charles
savage have prevailed upon him 10 be a
candidate for the posI'i Mr.. Savage
Is very practical man aud very con
seIenuoas aud would boz a good man for
the position For number 81 years
the matter Of roads has been left .lth
the board Of seleetmeu aud If any move
meut WAS made 10 have a commissions
the article Vas quickly passed over. II
would seem that the selectmen had
enough on their hands without having
10 care for the roads and that the elec-
ton Of commissioner would be a move
IN the right direction
whiting Brothers are shipping large
number Of hogs from this station, this
week During the winter they have
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and some of them were very large.
+. j. Watts spent a couple of days in
Boston, last week, returning home, sat
urday night.
r. Frye was In Vassa boro, his for
mer home, Saturday and Sunday of last
week, where he attended the quarterly
meeting of the Society of Friends
Miss Myra Smith of Auburn, who has
been visiting her sister, Miss Blanche
smith of the grammar school, returned
to her home, Saturday of last week.
Rev. F. G. Davis will commence a
series of sermons next sunday especial
ly for young people.
The Village Improvement Society met,
Friday afternoon, with Mrs. o. f. Hall.
The subject of the meeting was Erred
eric the Great" with a talk on what
children should read. 1t was an inter.
esting meeting.
The members of the Senior Glass N
II. S. gave Valentine party in the din.
ing room of the K. of p. hall, Friday
evening of last week. 1t was a pleasant
affair and cute little valentines were
given to everyone A pleasing program
was provided. The receipts we're nearly
thirteen dollars. After the class were
through with their party the boys hired
the hall and had pleasant hop.
Fred Hobbs, who has been sick for
many months, confined to his bed with
| hip joint disease is failing.
Rev. W. L. Jennings supplied the pull.
pit at Smithfield, Sunday afternoon.
The following officers have been chos
en- in the G. E society of the Congrega
tional church for the ensuing year: f.
w. Spaulding, president; Mrs. Mary
Carr, vice president; Miss Hattie Long
ley, Sec and treas. A committee to re
wise the membership list was chosen as
follows: Miss Belle Adams, Mrs. Hattie
Field and Miss Carrie tleveland.
B. L. Frederic of Boston, Herbert
Frederic of Bath and Mrs. Herbert
McCann of Gray were in town, this
week, called here by the sudden death
of Mr.. j. F. Frederic of Starks.
A junior endeavor society was formed
in the Congregational church, Sunday
evening with Mrs. w. L Jennings, pres
Miss Carrie Cleveland, vice pres, Miss
Belle Adams, sec and treas and Miss
Alice johnson, organist.
The members of Echo Lodge, K. of p.
had fine clam supper and entertain
ment in their hall, ednesday evening
of this week, open to the members and
, their families
g. S Jewett and son, Fred have re-
turned from Washington, d. C., where
they have been on business trip.
There was pleasant whist party at
he residence of Mr.. ana Mrs. David
Wood on the north side of the river,
Saturday evening, where invited friends
to make up several tables were present.
A party of intimate friends of Mr.. and
Mrs Milford Tibbetts made them an
evening call, Saturday night, where they
enjoyed fine oyster supper and were
pleasantly entertained.
Miss Bertha Graves of Brunswick,
who has been spending number of days
with her aunt, Mrs. Anslo Murphy, re
turned to her home, Friday.
Madison.