The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-02-12
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several weeks visiting relatives in town,
started on their return trip to their home
in New brunswick, n. J. last Saturday
morning They intended to spend sew
eral days in Boston on their way
The strong wind of Sunday night and
Monday made the roads almost impass
able by drifting in the light snow, which
came, Sunday.
II. {. Hussey is changing over the in
side OF his store by taking out a partition
and extending his counters much far
ther back making him much more room
for his shelf goods.
Chester Jones left, Friday morning Of
last week, for Augusta, where he has
secured a position.
The village Improvement Society will
meet with Mrs. o. f. Hall, tomorrow
afternoon, the subject is "Frederick the
Great" Conversation on what children
should read. Il is understood that
there will be a meeting of the society on
the dates set whenever it is possible for
the members to get there and that
means that it must storm pitchforks and
rake handles to prevent it.
DR.. Harry Nickerson of Portland was
in town, last week, from Wednesday
until Saturday morning visiting rela
tiyes, making his headquarters at {. L.
Cars
The boys gave social dance and
whist party at the Norridgewock on
Friday evening of last week, Lees or.
chestra of skowhegan furnished music
for the OCCASION there was good at
tendance and the affair passed off very
pleasantly.
Miss Myra j. Smith of Auburn has
been visiting her sister, Miss Blanche
Smith of the grammar school, this week
Mr.. G. $. Jewett and son, Fred are in
Washington at present looking after
Mr. Jewett's patents. He has already
secured his foreign patents on the In
vention, which is self heating can. re-
quiring only a small blow with a stone
or hammer to set it going and in few
minutes it will heat the contents of the
inner can to boiling temperature.
There was pleasant party at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Huckln on the north side
of the river on Monday evening.
Mrs Sarah Taylor is again confined
to her bed by sickness
Mrs. Sarah Cutler is in very poor
health this winter and seems to be
failing.
Miss Grace Bartlett finished her school
in the Frederic district last Friday, and
returned to her home in Unity, this
week.
Miss Nellie Hussey was home from
Bangor Business College over Sunday
She is getting along finely with her
studies.
Rev. w. L. Jennings attended the
minister's meeting at Waterville, Tues
day of this week.
Bracket & Russell returned from
Boston, last week, with a couple car
loads of horses for their sales stable.
Mr.. L. Paine had the misfortune to
fall and injure himself quite severely
last Sunday. and has been confined to
the house since
The Thimble Society of the Congre-
gational church met with Mrs. w. L.
Jennings on Tuesday of this week
There will be a valentine party given
by the senior class of the n. ii. 5. at h
of 2. hall, tomorrow evening. Refresh
ments will be on sale and the girls of
the class promise that everybody shall
receive a valentine from the post office,
which will be established in the hall
for the occasion and any one wishing to
send valentines of their own can do SO
| by paying postage on them.
There was a large attendance at the
supper in the Baptist vestry on Tuesday
evening. After the supper Rev. F. G..
/ Davis explained to some length the
many different things to be found upon
cent in very interesting way. The
receipts were about Sill, which will go
| toward swelling the cushion fund.
On Friday evening, March 9th, the
men of the town will give supper in
the vestry OF the congregational church
where all there will be to eat is what
the men can and will prepare. The un-
dertaklng committee include Rev. W. l..
Jennings, A. " hitcOmb, Jr. and others
| too numerous to mention. 1t is also eX-
pected that three physicians will be pre-
sent and several trained nurses to par
take of the good things Hhich will be
set before them by the undertaking com
mittee Rev. Y. l.. Jennings will pre-
pare, in his inimitable way, several boot
! leg steaks, others will fry number of
pans OF cast iron doughnuts, l. A. Smith
will furnish cora cob biscuits Henry
Whiting will make iron clad pie, F. ".
Spauding will make you angel cake
and so forth and come on, Everybody
is expected to be present and enjoy the
agonies.
Miss Grace Huntoon is at home from
New York for a short time visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Huntoon
At the last covenant meeting of the
Baptist church the following committees
were appointed tor the ensuing year
Business committee, c. A Whiting +.
c. Holt, YIN Mitchell; pulpit commit
tee DR.. l. Brown, Geo, ass, II Nj. Hey
wood, J F. Noodsome, G. A, Whiting,
Mrs Z. l.. Ames and Mrs. Frances
Wright; musical committee, Rev. F q.
Davis, Miss Florence Davis, Mrs Mary
Whiting and Mrs. Mary Spaulding; re-
lief committee, Miss Martha Haynes,
Mrs Davis and Mrs. Morse; lookout
committee. Mrs. Maud Carr, C.. a. " hit
ing, Mrs Geo. uussey, j f Noodsome,
Mrs. Lucy Hussey and Mrs, c. l. Ames
regular meeting of somerset Graug
was held Feb, 5th. Although the travel
ing was very bad there was 81 members
present After the usual business rou.
tine the following program was present
ed: Music by choir; recitation, Emma
Dyer, The best way to get piece of
land that is run out into grass at the
least expense was well discussed by
the brothers. K. S. Haynes and .
Stevens obtained the best results by
blowing in the fall then seed down the
next year. Atwood Marston plowed in
the fall nlanted in thp snriup and then