The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-12-29
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Wish you happy new year.
The snow storm of Tuesday was one
of the very old fashioned kind and at
tended strictly to business all day and
all night A brisk wind would make
considerable expense IN road breaking
Arrangements have been made for
union evangelical meetings in the
churches during the first week in Jan.
uary. A speaker of ability has been
secured and the meetings will be very
interesting.
Mr.. and Mrs FL. w. Spaulding will
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church, on Wednesday evening
January 4th, and will hold a reception
from to 10 o'clock. All friends are
{ cordially invited No cards.
The invitations for the annual roll call
of the Baptist church will be issued this
week These letters will 60 not only to
the members of the church but all of the
members of the parish are cordially in.
vited.
Several are changing over on to the
Ames water supply since the water from
the Sawyer mains has ceased to flow.
Mr.. Ralph Tibbetts arrived home from
Boston, saturday night, for weeks va
cation. Mr. Tibbetts has an excellent
situation there in a machine shop.
Mr.. John Taylor spent Christmas with
DIR. and Mrs j. ID. Ames.
DR. l. Brown has been on the sick
list this week
Mrs. Annie Burgess visited in Water
Vile last week
Miss Nina Hussey entertained the
members of her class at her home on
Saturday evening and a very pleasant
time was enjoyed by all.
Mrs f. q. Davis and Miss Florence
Davis spent Wednesday of last week in
Watervile.
Mr.. Roy w, Cunliff and Miss Stella n.
Holmes of South Smithfield were united
in marriage at the Baptist parsonage by
Rev. +. q. Davis, Wednesday evening of
last week.
The public library has recently receiv-
ed gift of forty or more nice volumes
from Mrs. K. G. Dow of Bangor. This
institution has been remembered in this
way several times by Mrs. Dow since it
was started several years ago,
There was pleasant family Christmas
tree at the residence of the Fullers on
the north side, Monday evening.
MIR and Mrs. |. A. Smith of Auburn
spent several days of last week in town
calling upon old friends. On Thursday
evening his old pupils gave them a recep
ton at the residence of Mr. 0. +. Hail
on Waterville Hill, five classes were
represented and the evening was passed
most pleasantly. lt was great pleasure
to their old teacher TO meet them in this
way and to note their pleasure in giving
him the reception.
Mrs. Ella Thurston of Kenduskeag is
visiting her sister, Mrs. o. f. Hall.
will Mills is confined to the house
with an absess in lis throat 1t has
been 30 bad at times that he was unable
to lie down at night.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet with Mrs j d. Ames on Friday
afternoon of this week. The subject
will be Russia with quotations from Rus
sian authors.
The third degree was conferred in
Qunnebasset Lodge l. o. o. f. on Mon
day evening of this week. An oyster
supper was served in the DINING hall.
There was fine cantata given in the
Baptist church on Saturday evening,
entitled Johnny Doubter". The parts
were we'll taken and the theme very sue
cessfully carried out. After the cantata
the many presents upon the tree were
distributed The affair on the whole
WAS one of the most successful ones in
years The church was crowded and all
we're pleased.
The cantata "Santa Claus Dilemma
given in the congregational church on
Saturday evening was very pretty After
the cantsta was over the Brownies and
the Fairies assisted in distributing the
presents from the two heavily ladened
trees.
There was an alarm of fire last week
from the residence of Rev. Fl. NJ. Hey
wood on Sunset Hill, accustomed by the
burning out of chimney. The wood
work about the chimney caught fire but
was soon put out. The fire In the chin
ney was more persistant and mulled
away until Saturday before it finally
was entirely extinguished. The damage
to the house was not very large, and is
covered by insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Farrand enter
tanned a party of relatives from Pitts
field Christmas day. The following we're
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