The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-20
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engaged to teach the high school. Mr..
Roys is graduate of Bates College class
'03, and comes very highly recommended
Miss Mary Wilson of Scion has been
engaged to teach the intermediate
school
Considerable repairing has been done
upon the schoolhouses in the outlying
districts, in the Longley district it has
included painting, papering and the put
ting in OF new desSs.
New floors of hardwood will be laid
IN the grammar and assistants room of
high school building before school com
mences for the fall term and the build
ing is now being painted on the outside
In pleasing colors. These repairs will
add much to the appearance and com
fort of the building.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jewett are visit
ing Mr. Jewetts parents. Mr. and Mrs
q. ). Jewett
Miss Gertrude Pickering of Gardiner il
visiting at Frank Smiths for few days
George o. Carr has been having repairs
done on his house.
Leonard Payne has purchased the
house across the stream from f. 5.
Miller's saw mill and moved part of it
over from the foundation for the pur-
poses of shop. We learn that he in
tends building new residence upon the
old stone work.
hanging lamp in the postoffice fell
Monday evening and caused little excit-
ement for a minute. Fortunately Post
master Carr succeeded in throwing it
haf
done.
Miss Ida Merrill of Copenhagen, n. Y.
is spending few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. L. r Folsom.
Rev o W. Peterson of Phillips and
Rev. J Harold Gould of Monmouth
have been visiting Rev. w. L. Jennings.
Mrs George Lothrop of Avon, Mass
is expected in a few days to visit her
daugher Mrs W. L. Jennings
The Whiting boys returned to New
York last week, the ladies of the party
will remain for some time longer in town.
Miss Jessie Miller is clerking in the
postoffice.
There will be work in the Initiatory
degree in Quinnebasset Lodge L o. O.
f. next Monday evening.
On Tuesday evening of this week the
rank of Knight was conferred in Echo
Lodge K. of P.
E. G. Doyen has been drawn on the
grand jury and p. II. Butler and Ellis
Tobey on the traverse jury.
w. H. Ward lost his delivery horse
Sunday by sickness.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Jones and daugh-
ter, Miss Maude, arrived, saturday night
from Pennsylvania for few weeks visit
among friends here. They are making
their headquarters at VIM. Longley's.
Rev Mr.. Rackliff was in town. Sunday
visiting friends. He was formerly locat-
ed in Skowhegan and has many aquant-
ances inthis vicinity
Mr. c. l.. Carr is at home for his sum
mer vacation and the family are at their
cottage at North Pond.
Mrs NJ. S. Hopkins was taken sick in
church Sunday and is at present under
the care of physician.
Master Fred Davis is visiting friends
in Somersworth, n. II. and later will
visit in his old home in Springvale, Me-
Rev and Mrs. F. g. Davis are spend
ing week at North Pond. On this
account there will be no services in the
Baptist church next Sunday, the con-
gregation having been invited to attend
the services in the Congregational
church.
Last Thursday the members of the
Congregational Sunday School had a
lyat nio of nj
enjoyable time.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
their picnic next week, Thursday. at the
Pines. A cordial invitation is extended
to all to join with them on this occasion.
Mrs Bartlett and Miss Ada Bartlet&
of Unity are visiting at F. l.. Ames' for
few days.
Mrs Jennie Townsend of Watervile
visited her uncle, l. F. Brown of this
place several days of last week
Rev. G. D. B. Pepper of Waterville
spent several days of last week here
visiting his brother, Rev. E. Pepper.
Prot Wheeler of the Coburn Classical
Institute, and wife were in town last
week calling on friends.
Tho members of the V. S. and in
vited guests will go to Lakewood on
Saturday Aug. %, leaving Norridge.
wock on the IL o'clock electric car
1t is hoped there will be a full attend
ance.
Tn ladies as well as the voters turned
out in force to the special town meeting
of last saturday, which was called to
see if the town would rescind the vote
whereby on the 9th of July it voted to
accept the Lindsey house On the north
side of the river from Miss Rebecca
Clarke for public library building
The meeting was called to order at 80
by Town Clerk o. f. Hall and MI. A d.
Brackley was chosen moderator. The
main article was then taken up to see
the town would rescind the vote as be
fore stated and a motion was made to
pass over the rticle. Nearly all the
voters were anxious to vote and it was
with difficulty that the moderator was
able TO hold the matter open for dis
scussion. During the discussion the
matter was presented in the various
ways which 1t appeared TO the speakers
and when the vote was taken there was
hardly dissenting voice against passing
over the article and leaving the matter
as it stood before. Articles were also
in the warrant in regard to repairing
the old school house on the north side
of the river for school purpos for the
purpose of relieving the congested con-
dition now existing in the primary and
intermediate schools, upon explanation
by the school superintendent this art
icle was also passed over as well as one
to see if the town would vote to estab-