The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02

i. Browns Corner.

afternoon by Rev Ora Chase was well
attended. Mr. Edw. Barrett led the
praise service The same gentlemen
wish to announce similar service to be
held at the City school house next Sun,
day afternoon at 100
A little stranger came to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil base on Thursday,
the 10Th instant. That the wee miss is
welcome is shown by the attention given
her by loving friends who bow at her
shrine and talk nonsense to the tiny
maiden, who wonders she is contented
and happy?
Schuyler Burrill and son, Ivory, of
Waterville are staying with his mother,
Mrs Lizzie Burrill.
Canaan grange entertained visitor
from Victor grange at its last meeting,
Mr Henry Choate. some interesting
test work was given by the members
A short program of readings and recita
tons were gwen, and the subject of a
grange library was quite extensively
discussed, which no doubt will mate
rialize ere long, as Canaan grange is
alive to every good word and work.
Cecil Lancaster arrived home from
Moosehead on Saturday, where he has
been employed the past winter in seal
ing logs for large company. He spent
several days with friends in Corinna on
his way home.
John Wyman and Chas Bigelow have
gone on the drive At Thorn Brook in
kingsbury.
The drives on Black Stream are max
ing rather slow progress.
Mrs Sarah Allen of Norridgewock,
the aged mother of Chas. l.. Allen of
this place, has come to spend the spring
months in the family of her son. Mrs.
Chas. Allen is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Schuyler Burrill, in WatervIle,
Miss Ethel, aged eleven, with the as
sistance of "Grandma" Allen, is keeping
house in her mothers absence.
W. X. Bailey is able to be out of doors
after his recent serious illness.
Have you ordered the address chang
ed on your newspapers to X. +. d.,
Route l, Hartland, Me.P
And now Browns Corner wants tele-
phone connection with the outside
world, and is bound to have it in the
near future see If we don't
Henry Crowell arrived home from
Moosehead Lake, Saturday evening, for
brief stay over the Sabbath with his
family and friends. His employees of
the Davis & Marston Lumber Co. sent
him to Fairfield to hire men for their
drive on Roach River, enabling him TO
make this short visit to his home. He
returned by Monday afternoons train.
NOAH Il. BURRILL.
The people of this town were shocked
to learn of the sudden death of Noah Ii
Burrill, which occurred at an early
hour, Monday morning AS every one
knows he has been in poor health for
many years, having a lung and throat
trouble, but as he had been attending
somewha to business outside and was
frequently seen away from home, the
sad event was surprise to his many
friends
He has scaled the logs quite recently
that had been landed on Black Stream,
and on Saturday previous to his death
he scaled logs belonging to Ripley
Chase, returning in the afternoon.
Sometime in the night of Sunday he
arose in much distress and after suffer
ing for a time consented to have ply
stefan called. AS there was no other
person in the house his wife had to
leave him alone while she went for
assistance of the nearest neighbor, Mr.
Horn. On returning she was Mortified
to find her husband lying lifeless on the
couch where she had left him 80 shortly
before.
Mr.. Burrill was 81 years of age and an
upright and industrious man possessed
of many sterling qualities, and will be
missed by wide circle of friends, most
of all by his devoted wife and one sur
viving son, Schuyler G. Burrill of Wa
terville.
The funeral was on Wednesday after
noon at his late home. The services by
Rev. l. w. Coons of Pittsfield were very
comforting to the large circle of rela-
tives who attended. The service of
song was by Mr.. and Mrs G. d. Harris,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weeks The
bearers we're K. c. Purinton, Frank
Weymouth, E. b. Humphrey and has.
Lancaster. Several beautiful floral
pieces upon the casket we're marked
tokens of affection from dear friends.
The burial was at the village cemetery.