The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-12-15
ALL THE NE VS.
from Som erSet towns
Athens.


Several of the young men of the viii
lage are up in the hunting regions
among whom are Sumner Williams,
Harold Corson and Arthur Smith.
Mrs Charles Berry met with an &C
cident. last week, falling through trap
door Sc vefRii feet, late g cellar below
She sustained quite severe injuries to
ribs and one shoulder, and is extremely
lame.
Mrs. Peter Hurd passed away last
Sunday morning about eight o'clock
Her daughter, Mrs. James Hussey, of
Madison is very low and cannot long
survive, making indeed an afflicted
family.
Rev. Mr. March returned, last Friday,
and attended his appointment here, Sun
day morning. going to Harmony in the
afternoon and evening where meetings
are being held with encouraging results
to the workers.
The village primary school closed,
last week.
Miss Annie Emery returned, Saturday
morning. to resume her school work in
Norway.
We are sorry to lose from our town
Mr. and Mrs Lester Patterson, but hope
our loss will be their gain.
1t was very pretty home wedding at
the home of Mrs Barton Jacobs at AS
sinippi, Norwell, Mass Thursday even
ing, Dec. 1, when Miss Addie b. Wade,
daughter of the late eveland Wade of
Athens, Maine, was married to Mr..
Morrill, A. Phillips an extensive manu-
facturer, of Hanover, Mass The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. l. w.
Staples, Phi ID OF " latham, Mass. Mr..
and Mrs. Phillips will take up their
residence at SO. Hanover.
The hearts of the few faithful patrons
were made glad by an unusually large
attendance at Grange, saturday. Rev.
and Mrs. L. q March, Mr. and Mrs. A
w. Foss and Marion Holman received
tho fin Il degrees and helped partake of
bounteous harvest feast. The annual
election was then begun and j. r. Cor
son was chosen master; l.. e. Elliott
overseer and Ellen p. Jones, lecturer.
Excellent choices all of them. The cleo
ton will be completed in two weeks
The grange voted to heartily endorse
the action of it's jsnitor, Bro G. H..
Jones, in refusing to let the hall for
amusements when schools we're to be in
session ON the next day, His firm stand
has checked a great evil and deserves
great praise.
Mrs. Lizzie Crosby Brown of Detroit
closed highly profitable term of fifteen
weeks last Friday. All seem to wish to
secure her for the spring term.
Mrs May II. Emery recently received
q State Teachers Certificate of he life
grade and no one doubts but that she
deserves 1t. In other GASES, also, the re-
suits of the examination here last Au.
gust promise to be most gratifying, G
A picture was taken of Somerset acad-
envy, last week, by Mrs. Frank Foss of
Harmony.
Horace Dodson, graduate of Somer
set academy class of 1909 has returned
to that institution to take a select course
OF study.
Jonah Hilton is confined to his home
by serious Illness. V
Mr.. Jackson, Evangelist, will preach
ut the Union church next Sunday at the
usual hour, 10 80. Mr., Jackson is meet
ing with good success at Harmony in
his evangelical work.
II. IL JaCkbOI, dH OptlCldu oI IL years
practice in Waltham, Mass has opened
an office In Skowhegan. see ad.
The eighteenth anniversary of Yves
ser1unsett Lodge and of its auxiliary,
Union Rebekah Lodge, is to be celebrat-
cd in Wesserrunsett hall, Tuesday even
ing, December goth, with a grand ball.
supper and concert, the latter being Civ
On by the Glee Club of Colby College.
Kendal's orchestra of five pieces from
Skowhegan will furnish music for the
dancing. The committee in charge pur-
pose that this shall be remember as
the event of the season.