The Somerset reporter., 1903-01-29
Number .
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mere Will De union services Ia he
Baptist church sunday evening Ia the
morning Rev. 2. q DAVIS viii sueak
upon The subject # the "Grea,est
Man in the World which is one Of
series Of topics recently commenced.
The subject Of last Sundays sermon
being The Greatest Book in the World.
Degrees we're conferred in the K ol
=. lodge, on Tuesday evening Of this
week.
Carl fross is again able TO attend
school after session with the mumps
The following officers Of Echo Lodge
were installed last week. { {. Horaee
Jones; Y {, +. Z Barker; prelate F.R
Iuttle; n Of " Z ". Allen: NJ at A.
C. \. staples; n Of Z, a Z. futile. K
Of K and ; and 81 Of F, ?. &. Holt: | &.
II y. Otis; 0 9. Z. E. Barker; Mr.. z
r. Barker was chosen grand representa-
tive.
The charter of Somerset Grange is
draped for thirty days a. a mark Of re-
speet TO tue memory Of the National
secretary. ar. John Trimbali, whose
death occurred recently.
Fred Pierce Of Bangor was 10 tswE
over Sunday, visiting al =. K Fullera
Mrs. ". A. Watson gave UNIQUE
party on Monday evening, which she
called an exchange party, the minister
called II swapping party. Each car
RED something done up in a bnnsle and
| traded with his neighbor without look
ing, the new bundle was then examined
on the sly and if the newly acquired
article was not satisfactory they had the
privilege of again doing it up and trad
ing again with some one else and in this
manner the swapping was continued
until you were satisfied with your Ell.
change.
The selection Of F. { Holt for the
office Of deputy sheriff by Mr.. Lang
meets with the hearty approval of the
temperance people Of the town With
hardly an exception and even the license
men say they hope to see the laws
against Intoxicating liquors rigedly en-
forced. Mr.. Holt has been lifelong
temperance man, has talked for temper
ance. worked for temperance and been
temperate and surely these principles
which have become a part of his indi-
viduality will not fail Us in the enforce
ment of the issue which placed Mr.
Lang in Office.
One of Oscar Lockwood's horses
which he used on the horse power of
his wood saving machine, died in
peculiar manner Monday night at the
farm of Augustus Gilman. The horse
seemed u be all right when left in the
barn for the night but late in the even
| ing seemed &c be taken with a crazy fit
tearing down partitions and other obsti-
Giles until il got into the long shed
which connects the house with the barn
and going through this into a summer
kitchen and smashing things generally.
1t was finally driven from here out of
doors when it attempted to enter the
house through window. After about
an hour of excited running around it
finally suecumbed to the fit and died.
Quite large number of other horses in
this vicinity have been sick and some
six or eight of them have died.
A double team was made up last Fri.
day evening and goodly number of the
members of the Pythian Sisterhood went
to Skowhegan to attend the installation
of officers in the Skowhegan lodge.
Mrs. Cony Russell and Mrs. David
Wood have been spending a number of
days visiting relatives in Bangor. Mrs.
Wood was also a delegate TO the Fedora
N'SA1 ~ " pAhSb . ~ &c a. II uShSlaj lnle
week.
Tie parts have been assigned for the
graduation exercises of the y. H. S. as
follows: Edith Tobey. valedictorian;
Hazel LeaYitt, salutaJory ;Dennie Haynes,
| class prophet; Hattie Otis. historian;
Mamie Miller, Belle Hall and James Hill
ton, essayists.
The parts for the grammar school are
being talked mp.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gilman are
boarding at John Spaulding's
W R. Devereux left yesterday morn
! ing, for BrowEyille 10 visit his father
| and make some arrangements for the
uniting of the families by either having
his father come here to i've or Mr.
Deyereux moving there
There will be great party at the resi-
dence OF Rev. ". L Jennings, on Mon
day evening OF next week. everybody to
bring a sheet and pillow ease and
dozen pins, I've believe you are allowed
10 carry them home again after the
party.)
The Village Improvement Society will
meet with Mrs. Julia Conant tomorrow
afternoon Quotations will be from
Whittier