The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-02-26
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49, ol4l4AdA NV y lfIrfI = occurs next
Monday, aud everybody knows ~ lie
present time Just how tie town should
BE- inn, and t9"u politics II booming.
he selectmen settled up a.. accounts
ar far ~ possible last week in order -
send the copy IF he report t. the pm
ters and the collector has settled VIII
the town. 4 number Of changes are
talked about ia lie town officers az i
usual at this reason Mr.. Dasid v God
IL mentioned a. d candid fl the Office
II seiectman and Nh Charles Savage
Is candidate for road commissioner
y number Of the young friends Of Niss
Eana williamson visited her at Ter
home last ednesday evening and pass-
Cd The time pleasantly playing games.
Tie little fotks bad pleasant suppe.
a. The Baptist festry last evening, on Tie
occasion Of her monthly meeting
L. Z. Batemau # Lewiston is expect
ed To be in town. March 9Th - give a
lecture in the Baptist church under the
auspices OF the Grange Nj Bateman
Is very popular speaker aud vel known
over the state.
Mr. and Mrs ) b Tbbetts entertain
ed friends with a whist party On satur-
day evening Of last week
The town warrant bas been posted and
contains nothing Of a startling nature
this year.
Miss Marbba Lorng, who has been
spending number Of months visiting
relatives in Providence, r |. returned
home, saturday.
The snow roller is finally completed
and already for business.
IT,, VilIar. "a
meet with Mrs. Annette Burgess. to-
morrow afternoon, in a Martha Wash
ington tea, tue meeting IS in charge of
Mrs. Burgess and Mrs Annie Mills. The
ladies' are requested to appear in cos.
tunes of ye odeu time if convenient
K. A. Whitney was in town over sun.
day, leaving here, Monday, for Kingfeld.
L. f Barker has number Of monu-
ments in his stone shed completed and
ready to set.
On account of the bad roads Of last
Thursday evening. there WAS only a
small attendance of fifty at the Congre-
gational sociable, it will be repeated
iater on
Mis- Leland Merrill is confined to the
house this week, with a severe cold.
Mrs. Sarah Gould is suffering quite
severely from tic douIoureux this week.
She had had several attacks during the
cold weather
The regular monthly supper Of the
Rebekah Lodge will be held tomorrow
evening, at their ball Il was thought
at one time best to postpone it on &C
count of the district meeting of the Odd
Fellows, which was to take place on
that date at Madison but later the date
! OF the district meeting was changed and
it was decided 10 have the supper
The Thimble Society met with Mrs.
A. u. Braca ley, Tuesday, and occupied
their time in sewing for good cause
The house of Irving Gray was burned
last week with nearly all its contents.
Mr.. Gray and his " life and four children
were unable to save any clothing but
what they had on at the time, and any
one having cast of clo'hing to spare
will find grateful recipients in Mr. Gray
and his family. Articles may be left with
Mrs. G. l. Carr or Mrs Watson
Isaac Morse is on the sick list these
days 1t has been some time since he
has been able to lie down with any
comfort.
q. 5. Jewett is in Portland. this week,
on business.
The members OF the senior class of
/ the high school have been preparing an
entertainment, which they will give in
he high school building on the evening
of March 4,h These young people
always give most interesting program
and this coming event will be no excep-
ton to the rule with them.
The Pythian Sisterhood have fixed
upon the night of March 4th to give
supper and entertainment at their
hall.
Fred A. Hobbs passed quietly away,
Tuesday morning, at 4 o'clock after
very long and trying illness from hip
JOINT disease, at the age of AZ years.
The funeral services will be held this
afternoon Mr.. Hobbs was a native of
this town and passed the greater part of
his life here After he arrived of age he
was taken into partnership by his father
in the hardware business and for many
years the firm name was " NJ. Hobbs i
Son, few years ago they sold out their
business To {. Z. Veszie and Fred went
to Massachusetts to work, where he re-
manned until a little over year ago
when the inroads of the disease which
had been about him for years, compel-
ed him to have an operation performed
which was only successful in prolonging
his life for short time, being unable 10
leave his bed after Duung his sickness
he received the best of care. his relatives
deyoting their entire energies to this
end. For many years MI Hobbs was
the leader OF Hobbs Cornet Band Of
this place which won a warm place in
the hearts of the music lovers in all parts
of the country. He was a member Of
Qainnebasset Lodge O Q F. and
Echo Lodge X of 2. of this place, the
members OF which have done much -
tighten his sickness.
Card of Thanks
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