The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06
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the hay makers this season and they
have been having a sorry time of it.
Mrs. Fred Baxter of Pawtucket, r. L.
and two children arrived Tuesday night,
to visit her sister, Mrs. C. Il. Fuller.
On Monday evening at the regular
meetind of Oosoola Assembly Pythian
Sisterhood, the following officers were
installed: q. c., Nina M. futile; V. c.,
Mrs G. c. Cooley; Prelate, Mrs. w. E.
Burgess; P. c., Mrs. j. T. Bigelow; M.
of E., a. E. Burgess; NJ. of F., Mrs. w.
E. Allen; K. of R & s., Mrs. E. Fl Bur
CESS; NJ. of a, Mrs. E. Barker; o. e.,
Mrs. L. Werthley; Mystic One, Asst.
NJ of A, Inside Guard and Organist
will be installed later.
The water wheel shaft in the grist mill
broke Saturday, delaying business there
until Tuesday, of this week.
A petition is out for the selectmen to
| call another town meeting to see is the
town will recind the vote whereby it
accepted the Lindsey house from Miss
Clark for public library building. In
another column will be found the views
of Mr.. F. L. Ames upon the subject,
| who is interested in having it remain
upon the south side of the river. The
publishers of the Reporter have kindly
| consented to admit the views of both
sides in their columns 30 long as too
much space is not occupied in doing do
ing 30, so q invite statement of those
who are in favor of leaving the matter
as it now stands, to appear in the next
issue, using for this purpose not over
half or two thirds of column.
Mr. G. l.. Carr is expected home next
week on his summer vacation.
Miss Ethel Sampson and the Misses
Friend of Massach usetts are expected
saturday to spend few days with Miss
Maria Carr at the cottage at North Pond
Mrs Philena Boston will leave soon
for Hancock Point, where she will spend
few weeks with her children.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Carr visited Mr.
and Mrs. Alvinza Whitcomb at their
home in Pennington Falls, Sunday and
found them pleasantly located and not
homesick. Mr.. Whitcomb only recently
moved from this place to the farm on
which they now reside.
Mrs. Blanch Hosie of Franklin, Mass
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gilman.
Miss Musa Hale will leave soon for
Boston where she will spend number
of days seeing sights and visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Nye have moved
on to the farm they recently bought in
Smithield. Mrs. Nye has been very
lame during the winter and spring but
is now improving somewhat.
Mrs Gony Allen of Oakland is in town
this week visiting relatives
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Jones will leave
their home in Pennsylvania this week
for Norridgewock to visit their many
friends here. While here they will
make their headquarters at William
Longley's.
Mrs. Lydia Mills Crosby returned
from Brunswick, last Saturday, after
spending the winter and spring with
her daughter, Mrs. Eaton, she was &C
companieG by Miss Rogers of Brunswick
who will remain with her here.
Frank Jewell is spending a couple of
weeks on fishing trip to the Pond, he
has made arrangements to return home
Wednesdays and Saturdays to attend to
his barber shop.
Mr.. Bradley and wife of Cornish is
visiting Mr.. Bradley's sister. Mrs Ii. @.
Hussey.
Deacon Hardy who has been stopping
in this vicinity for several years and is
we'll among our church people, left here
for California. Mr.. Hardy is SO years of
age and az smart as many of the boys.
The mid week service of the Baptist
church was postponed from last evening
to this evening on account of the Eaton
reunion exercises in the Congregational
church last night.
There will be services in the Baptist
church next sunday morning as usual,
Rev. f. G. Davis being home in the
middle of his vacation, one week from
Sunday however, there will be no service.
The Congregational Sunday School
will hold their annual picnic at Old
Point on Thursday of next week.
Mr. and Mrs, Whiting and son, Mr.. A.
A. whiting and Mr.. and MISE. g.
Whiting are all here from New York on
their annual home gathering and on
these occasions they manage to make
the most of life in the way of enjoying
themselves in the yerdant air of their
old homes
The people of Mechanic Street have
been in the show business for a number
of days, giving a number of exhibitions
in Mr.. Vaughn's stable, the money ac-
cumulated in this way Is to be used to
keep an electric light at the corner by
Hilton's store.
The V. |. S. will meet Friday after
noon of next. week at the High School
building. The meeting will be in charge
of Misa Florence Jewett, a musicale.
Each member is requested to bring a
pencil and paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Williamson are
visiting friends in town this week.
Miss Rena Barker is at home from
Boston on visit to her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. E. Z. Baker. she has an excellent
position as stenographer and typewriter.
Mr.. Dell Bigelow left for the woods
where he has accepted a position as
book keeper with good salary attached.
z. Fl. Hussey's coat shop is shut down
for couble of weeks vacation at Mort
Pond and we will bet a copper that
things are lively in the vicinity of their
camping places.
Mr.. Herbert Haynes of Providence, X.
l. is spending few weeks with his par.
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Dennison' Haynes.
There was very good attendance
from here at the races at North Arson,
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Giddings of Chel-
sea, Mass are spending their vacation
at the Norridgewock.
o. F. Hall and family have returned
from North Pond where they have been