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WEST ARLINGTON


home on Monday.
Farmers are receiving Sl.00 per
bushel for potatoes. Hard luck.
Mrs George Cane of SALISBURY was
a recent guest of her mother Mrs Elem
ing.
Dog days produce weather unsuited
to haying but conducive to profanity.
The 3rd. degree will be conferred
at Red Mt Lodge on Friday evening
OF this week.
Miss Mary Edwina Jolley of South
Bethlehem is visiting her aunt, Mrs
H. 7. Eaton.
r. G. Mckee has his residence we'll
along and it begins to show to a good
advantage.
The return of Rev Kelton from his
outing trip will be welcomed by his
parishioners.
Mr. and Mrs r. Hurd passed several
days last week al w. II. Pratts. Mrs
Pratt has been quite i'll the past week
but is reported better.
Mrs A. Motif, of Manchester was at
her old home last week.
Miss Maggie Terrence OF Camden
Valley and cousin attended church on
the green last Sunday.
Rev A. Skilled preached very ac-
ceptably and also favored his congre-
cation with a solo Sin that City,"
which was appreciated.
There will be no cOnvocation of Red
Mt Chapter, No. Al on Wednesday
of this week, as the officers have de-
cided to suspend work until Sept.
The brush handle mill shut down on
Friday and Saturday, last week owing
to the death OF Mrs Frank Warner,
wife of the Supt.
The hedge surrounding the church
yard at Arlington is soon TO be trim
med. That it is needed goes without
saying.
With a nice new awning and build
ing. the shaving parlors Of Mr. Hig-
gins at Arlington presents quite
nice front and must be enjoyed by his
summer customers.
Those of our people who attended
the illustrated lecture given by A. Col
Inns Stewart OF Boston, at Town Hall
on Friday evening, report very en-
tertaining and instructive two hours
which passed all too quickly.
Mrs G. w. Sherman her son Myron
and friend Mrs Mary Burgess and son
Louise took a carriage drive from w.
Rupert, one day last week: calling on
friends here and returning the same
day,
Mr. and Mrs f. c. Woodwork,
Misses Jessie Fowler, and Edwina
Jolley enjoyed a carriage drive to
Peru on Sunday and inform your
scribe the Peruvian" discount the
cities in catering to the inner man.
We can almost taste the goodies
placed before them from their descrip-
ton.
f. O. Hanamau, with the help OF his
three daughters, is making an i'm
provement in and about the grounds
| surrounding his residence that appeals
to Us. The example set could be used
70 good advantage by many and we
trust may be.
In the death OF Mrs Mary c. aged
/ IS, wife of Frank Warner which oc-
cured early Friday morning, the COM
munity looses kind friend and neigh
! hOis nhE Vi Nllblu bhAy EbbA van bN
| said. After years OF suffering she is
/ at rest. She is survived by her hus-
band, two daughters, Mrs J. Dooley
/ Mrs G.. Hawley, and one grandchild.
Her funeral was largely attended al
Iher late home on Saturday afternoon.
Rev Donhett of Shushan officiating,
! Messrs Piser and Leonard, Mrs j /,
Day and Miss Day sang. Interment
in Riverside cemetery beside her
daughter Nellie.
a massive and imposing Quincy
grant monument designed by a. Col
1 Inns Stewart OF Boston, and furnished
! by Eaton of this town, has Just been
| placed on the Stewart lot In Evergreen
/ cemetery. II is something out of the
/ ordinary, very pretty, and an addition
| to the cemetery. The new board Of
| commissioners have an expert at work
| on the hedges, trees and grounds and
/ the improved appearance calls for
/ favorable comment by all who visit
the grounds. A new entrance closed
| by new steel gates will be placed at
I the lower part of the grounds, a much
needed arrangement, and woven wire
fence will be placed just inside the
hedge. Lots at present unsaleable on
account of lack OF grading will be put
I in shape, and altogether lot owners
/ have cause TO rejoice.