The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-03
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Ihe extremely cold weather has fur
nished our streets with frozen mud
which is 80 solid that the teams sound
as though they were driving over paving
stones, therefore at present our village
streets have very citified sound
The senior Class of the y. II > will
give an entertainment at the high school
building on saturday evening Of this
week, consisting of two farces aud
music
At the next regular convention Of
Echo Lodge X Of 7 which takes place
next Tuesday evening the question Of
fixing the time for convention of
lodges which will meet a. this place and
work all three ranks Que rank 10 be
worked by okoWhegan Lodge another
by Keystone Lodge Of Madison and The
other by the Oakland Lodge AIsD
there will be other business of i'm
portanee 10 come before the meeting
and good attendance is desired
Mrs. Helen NJ. Pierce entertained the
families Of Herbert 4. Hale II, :. y hit
ing, J NJ. Pierce and Mrs Marsha Al Hale
on Thanksgiving day. Two big turkeys
graced the table and other good things
| accordingly.
makers union of this place who work
In r. j. Watts shop are out this week
on strike. The trouble came when the
change was about to be made from
heavy weight goods to summer sacks,
the manufacturers making a cut of
about ten per cent from the prices they
have been receiving, claiming that the
prices agreed upon last summer as the
rpanlf nf ST Ia af
only for the heavy weight goods. The
union on the contrary claim that there
was nothing said about any kind of
goods or any length of time and that the
agreement was simply that they were to
have fifteen per cent more than former
| ly. Mr.. Watts has been in Boston dur
ing the past week trying to make ar.
rangements which will be favorable to
all concerned
There were union Thanksgiving ser
vices in the Baptist church on sunday
evening with an attendance of nearly
two hundred. The sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. w. l.. Jennings of the Con-
gregational church.
The little five year old son of Mr.. and
| Mrs Stillman Holmes, living in the
Martin stream neighbOrhood, died Sun
day afternoon after only short illness
of membraneous Group His death is a
great bereavement to his parents and
they have the sympathy of the com
munity. The funeral services were
held at the home on Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. Willis Gilman who resides at
Dodlin was taken ill last week with a
well defined case of small pox although
in mild form. Az soon as the nature
of the disease was found out the house
was Immediately quarantined as we'll as
that of Mr.. Reagan, a near neighboT
We learn that Mr.. Gilman is getting
along very nicely
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be hold this
afternoon in their rooms instead of to-
morrow, the regular date. The reason
for this change is the Congregational
fair and sale which will take place in
the vestry of the Congregational church
tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Somerset Pomona Grange will meet
with Somerset Grange of this place on
Tuesday of next week. An interesting
program has been prepared which was
given in seperate article in last week
issue.
The members of Somerset Rebekah
Lodge held their regular monthly
supper in their hall last Friday evening
with good attendance.
William Watson of Kingfeld was in
town last week visiting his mother, Mrs.
NJ. A Watson and sister, Mrs. a. d.
Brackley. He returned to Kingfeld
Friday.
There is still cool skating on the mill
p nd at this writing but the weather has
been rather too cold for many of the
skaters to venture out.
Mr.. and Mrs Randall and daughter,
Maud of Hallowel were In town few
days of last week visiting at Allen
Stanleys
The jurymen of the 1erIio trial were
in town Sunday under the escort of
couple deputy sheriffs who saw to it
that no one spoke with them. On their
return to Skowhegan on the five O'Clock
car they allowed no other passengers to
90 down, consequently quite a number
were obliged to wait until the next car.
Mrs. L. R Folsom and Mrs Mary
Whiting have charge of the Y. |. S.
meeting this week.
Chester Hussey 10 at work in Madison,
Rev. r. q. Davis attended the Central
Maine Theological club at Waterville on
Monday of this week.
An eight and half pound son WAS
born to Mrs. Charles sawyer of NAL
born's Mills on Sunday afternoon.
(Culen Ward
John Taylor of Skowhegan spent his
Thanksgiving with Dr.. and Mrs. j d,
Ames.
James Reed of the y. II. S. cut his
hand quite severely Monday by acct
IDENTITY pushing it through window.
everal stitches were required to close
up the wound
The third degree will be conferred in
Quinnebasset Lodge l. o o. f. next
Monday evening. An oyster supper
will be served from 6 80 To 80 and all
members of the order are cordially in
vitedIto attend.
Bingham.
Schools reopened Monday with good
attendance in each, especially in the