The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-16
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Eastern Star lodge for their piano fund
The children's choir socable at the
Congregational church on Friday even
ing. was a great success The children
had the entire charge of the arrange
ments and worked industriously in get
ting up their program and getting re-
freshments. The net receipts were over
eight dollars.
The Easter services in the Gongrega.
tional church, sunday morning, were
well attended. The church was oeauu
fully decorated with potted plants. In
the evening fine concert was given by
the members OF the Sunday school,
which was opened with short devo-
tional exercise and closed by short
talk from the pastor feature of the
program was the singing by Mr.. Hill.
There will be calico bali given in the
dining rooms of the Norridgewock on
Tuesday evening of next week
F. c. Holt attended the annual meet
ing of the Grand Lodge, l. o. q. T., at
Lewiston, last week.
Mr.. c. II. Hussey started his coat
shop, Monday, on heavy work and hopes
to receive enough regularly to keep run
ming ali
Arrangements are being talked up for
supper in the congregational vestry
on May night.
The Village Improvement Society met
with Mrs. Llewellyn Brown on Friday
afternoon of last week and had very
interesting session. Letters were read
from Mrs. Frances BOlan and Mrs. W.
Wing. Mrs. Bolan had just left Rome,
where she had been seeing the sights
for some length of time, and spoke very
interestingly about them Mrs. Wing
reported that Mr. Wing had been hav
ing the grip again, this winter, but was
recovering nicely from 1T at the present
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Dyer will leave
California, the 18th of this month to
day, for the east and will make some
short visits on the way home, but it is
expected they will arrive here before
many days.
Mrs Sadie Frederic had the misfor-
tune of dropping heavy stick OF wood
upon her foot, sunday, and has been
obliged to use crutches since while NOV
ing about the house.
Mrs. j. G. Spauldng of Scion was in
town, last week, and made calls upon
friends.
f. E. Barker has been setting some
nice monumental work for parties in
Scion and has more on hand to set.
Word of the death of Mr.. Seth viii
lard was received here, SATURDAY, which
occurred while he was on visit to his
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Holbrook, in South
Dakota. The remains will be brought
to Mercer for interment.
Miss Rena Barker returned to Boston,
Tuesday, where she viii continue her
course in short hand and typewrting.
Miss Barker has been devoting several
months to these branches and has near
ly completed her course.
Mr.. Roscoe Smith returned to Dart
mouth College, Tuesday, after making
short visit here with his mother, Mrs.
Cora smith.
Mrs. Maria Hopkins is expected home
from Providence, X. l., tomorrow, where
she has been spending the winter. We
learn that II Is probable that Miss Anna
Tappan of Bound Brook, New Jersey,
will spend the summer with her. Miss
Tappan has heretofore spent her sum
mers at the Quinnebasset.
The old folks ball at the Norridge
wock, last Friday evening, WAS we'll at
tended and the old folks had just as fine
a time as they usually do, which is all
right.
Mr.. Kimball of Mercer loaded a thirty
five horse power boiler on to the cars
here, Tuesday, for Portland, which he
is exchanging for another of seventy
horse power, which he will use in his
steam mill.
MIR. George Hussey and Mr.. c. L.
Carr are treating their house to coat
of paint.
Miss Mabel Jones has returned from
Medtield, Mass, where she has been
employed in the straw shop during the
past winter, and will teach school dur
ing the summer months.
Mrs. B. l.. Frederic will return to
Boston, this week.
Mrs. Drake of Auburn is visiting her
daughter, Miss Mabel Drake, of the
high school.
Miss Mabel Woodsum Is just recover
ing from diphtheris. Her sister was
with her in Med6eld, Mass, during her
sickness.
The infant daughter of Harry Wade
died, Wednesday of last week. The
funeral occurred, Friday Rev. w. l..
Jennings officiating.
The Norridgewock and Fairfield tele-
phone line have sold their stock to Mr..
Eugene Covel of Fairfield. We under
stand that Mr., Covel intends to unite
with Mr.. Manley Holt of Clinton, who
has quite an extensive telephone system
and which will be for the advantage of
the subscribers of both lines.
The anniversary of Somerset Grange
will occur on the 23d of this month and
Skowhegan Grange has been invited to
celebrate the occasion with them. A
supper will be served. The lecturer
has provided an interesting program for
the occasion. At the meeting of May
7th, the subject of building a new hall
for grange use will be taken up and
every member is expected to think the
subject carefully over and have some
thing to say about it on that occasion.
Some of our citizens think that those
who play cards, Sunday, behind closed
doors, should have more respect for the
Sabbath than 10 do so.
There will be a masquerade sociabe
in the vestry of the Baptist church, this
evening, and everybody who can are
requested to appear is some Disgusting
costume.
The drama, "Sunbonnets," which the
ladies have been at work on for some
time, has so far advanced that they have
decided to give it on May night,