The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-22
y orridgewock.

Yes, it has been plenty cold enough
for us.
Thirty two below zero Tuesday morn
ing n spots, twenty six almost any " here.
Mr.. and Mrs H. :. Whiting gave a
very pleasant whist party at their home
on Mercer Ave, Wednesday evening of
last week. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. q. ;. Jewett, Miss Florence
Jewett, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. Burgess.
Mrs. Annette Burgess, Miss Edith Tomp-
kns, Mr.. and Mrs. L A. Hilton, Mr.
and Mrs. l. A. Smith. The evening was
very pleasantly spent. Substantial re-
freshments were served by the hostess
The same party met last evening with
MI and Mrs. |. A. smith at their home
and were very pleasantly entertained.
Refreshments were served.
Mr.. Arthur WEIGH made short visit
| to Pittsfield, last week. and incidentally
looking up place to work this season.
Getting along toward the time for
town meeting, the selectmen will com.
mence soon to make up the accounts for
the year IN order TO have the reports
printed in season to distribute at the
meeting
latter part of this week, she has been
spending a few days with friends in
Spripgvale.
The Misses Clarke left Saturday for a
few months visit in Baltimore. Miss
Rebecca is busily engaged in her literary
work and expects to fluid a congenial
climate in Maryland to help her along
While Mr. Charles Fairbrother and l..
White were trying to break road to
Skowhegan on the river, Mr.. White had
the misfortune of having his horses drop
through the ice. The accident occurred
at the mouth of the Orrin Jones brook
on the north side of the river. They
were obliged to cut the harnesses from
the horses in order to get them out of
the water, afterward the harnesses were
fished out not much the worse for their
soaking. People who are acquainted
with the river, say that at this particu-
lar spot the river never freezes hard and
that it is necessary to make a detour
around it and locate the road much
nearer the center of the river in order
to have it safe for travel.
Miss Clara Bigelow visited friends in
Madison, Saturday and Sunday, return.
ing home Monday morning.
b. F. Jones was in town, this week,
arriving here Saturday.
Maurice Alexander died Saturday
night from heart trouble, at the age of
81 years. The funeral services occurred
on Tuesday afternoon at the house. Mr..
Alexander was an industrious young
man and for long time worked on Mr..
Farrand's truck team and later drove it
to deliver express for the American Ex-
press Co Owing to his failing health
he gave up his work sometime in Sep
TENDER but still continued to stay around
the depot the larger part of his time
until about three weeks ago when be
was obliged to take his bed, since then
he failed rapidly until the end came.
He was member of the |. o. o. F. and
members of the order furnished flowers
and were present at the funeral. The
interment will be at Belgrade in the
family lot He leaves a mother and
grandmother to whom the blow is most
severe.
Stella Morton, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Morton, has been
very i'll from pneumonia but has passed
| the danger point and is now considered
out of danger.
The regular meeting of Somerset
Grange will occur tonight and the fol.
! lowing interesting program has been
prepared: Song. Elmer Dyer; question
Resolved, that the farmer derives more
benefit from his corn fodder in the silo
than by curing in the field; affirmative,
A. b. Cole, E. p. Holway; negative,
Fred Tobey, Frank Grant; piano solo,
Mrs. Annie Lawton; paper: To what
extent are farmers responsible for un-
! just laws? G Z. Warren; instrumental
music, Z. W. Allen; reading, Belle
Stevens; Does it pay farmer to buy
grain at the present price of butter?
Talk led by Z. II. Farnham.
Miss Lula Avery who has been very
sick with typhoid fever is reported
better.
The funeral of George ". Seavey OF
this town occurred Wednesday of last
week, Mr.. Seavey fell down stairs
about two weeks before his death sus-
tanning injuries from which she could
not recover.
Dr.. II. W. Smith was called to lamp
den, last week, by the serious illness Of
his father
S. B. Tibbetts has been confned &c
his house for number of days with
sickness He is improving somewhat
is the physicians report.
The snow roller for the use of the
town in breaking out their snow roads
is rapidly taking shape and will prob
ably be completed this week. 1t is /.
feet long by 5 feet high and will weigh
from four TO five tons when completed
it is estimated 1t takes a large quantity
of lum Der To build it
Mrs. II NJ Haywood and sister, Mrs
NJ. A Watson, left Tuesday afternoon
for Boston, Mrs. Watsons home. Mrs
/ Haywood will spend few weeks in that
vicinity visiting.
". Il. Devereux after spending many
years IN the coat shop now owned by c
5. Harlow and in almost every capacity,
has resigned his position and has other
things in view. For number of years
MIR. Devereu& has been in charge of the
shop practically, being thorough going
coat maker
Mr.. Steward Wing left Thursday OF
last week for the Ii bee where he has a
job at scaling for lumber company
Mr.. Wing is an old timer at that line 'oi
work
Carl Cross is still confined to the
house with the humps.
Miss Hattie ous is on the sick list thin
week
There was fine meeting of the Vii
lage Improvement society at Mrs. ar
RE Ames' home, Friday afternoon of
last week, thirty members were in at
tendance and the subject, Martin Luther