The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-06
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FROM Somerset towns



The Village improvement society will
meet In their rooms tomorrow after
zoon. The subject will be Russia. The
meeting will be in charge OF Mrs Ralph
whitney and Mrs. c. ". FarrAnd.
The officers OF Lebanon Lodge =. a
A. NJ. were installed, Saturday evening
BY d. d. G. N. Butler Of Skowhegan as
sisted by Geo o. Carr of this place AZ
Grand Marshall and Rev. r. G. Davis az
Grand Chaplain.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Arthur Weloh are at
Aoms from Pittsfeld for q short va
sation.
At the recital on Wednesday evening
Of last week, Miss Eeva johnson, solo
ist; Miss Alice Mclaughlin, rocitor
Miss Edna Gill, violinistt Mrs. A. d.
Brackley, pianist; Quinnebassett quartet,
Miss Hazel Leavitt, Miss Neva Johnson,
Miss n abel Wells, Miss Althea Camp
bell presented tho following program:
4. Star of Bethlehem. Adams
Miss Gill
n ~ Miss ncIaaghiin
4 Happy Days. "A. HtrelsAki
''' Miss johnson
q sThe Deaoon's Race ......... .......Anor
Miss neT.auglin
Q. 'IJ. LombArdir,. ;...:::;;......'....s ingslse
u,.. yonn D~f'ie''
Mise Mclaughlin
q Quartet
The selections were 30 we'll rendered
that zach one received q hearty encore
which wore responded TO by the artists
In q very pleasant manner by other
eh0ice selections.
A good delegation from the Baptist
church Of this place are attending the
annual Baptist state convention al
Watsrvllle, this week.
The corn shop closed on "Wednesday
Of last week after q successful season
Although there have been years In
which larger packs have beon made yet
abe corn was OF hoavy weight and Noted
the producers good price.
Tho Starks fAir 10 . thing of tho past
~ far ~ 1904 10 concerned. The attend
ance was good ~ IL usually tho case
As far a. tho exhibits go the fakirs
seemed to DO . good part of tho show
although intssesting displays Of fancy
work were to DO soon In shs hall and a
lew head OF cattle wsro tied up at the
accustomed places. Several straight
gambling schemes were in evidence and
were we'll pAtronixed Tho great major
ity Of people seemed to 90 to SEQ how
many of their friends wero thore and
there was many hearty handshake 81
xecognitions occurred.
There WAS . horse trot at the park,
last Saturday afternoon, among the local
people which created considerable
interest.
One OF K B. Everett's COWS was shot
in the leg, Saturday morning, probably
being mistaken for o deer by some
hunter who was over anxious for veni-
son.
Mr.. James Boardman of Bangor ar
rived In town, Monday morning with y
fine deer which he shot In the vicinity
of Pleasant Ridge. 1t WAS the first deer
10 come down tho Somerset railroad,
this season.
Miss Enid Holbrook, who has been
spending number of DAYS in Boston,
has returned with her fall stock OF mil.
hnery, which she has now nicely ar
ranged in her rooms over Dyer's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Wood intend to
leave, this week, for couple months
trip west. They will first stop in Ohio
for short time with friends after
which they will visit the fair at st.
Louis and then go to LaJunta, Colorado,
whore they will spend some time with
DIR. E G. Edwards and family. In this
way they will be able to dodge a good
part of the severe weather of our COM
ing winter.
Stephen Cleveland has moved to Show
hogan for the winter where they will
keep house and where his son, Ralph,
can board with him.
The many friends here of Elmer Ran
dali will be panied to learn of his tragic
death in Augusta. Friday forenoon of
last week, by getting crossed upon live
wires containing voltage of 5000 Mr..
Randall was employed here for some
time as repair man for the Now Sharon
and Norridgwock Telephone Co. and
won many friends He left their employ
last spring on account of i'll health. Mr..
Randall was about Is years of aye and
his parents reside In Pennington, whore
the funeral occurred, Sunday afternoon.
Coinoident with the closing up of the
corn shop was the moving OF tho French
settlement on tho corn shop grounds,
who folded their tents and stole away,
not silently, however, and there wero
rumors that they stole other things but