The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
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one day last week.
Luke Houghton of Millinocket was
in town during Sunday.
George Savage has been somewhat
ill during the past week.
Edwin Flagg and Edwin Sturtevant of
Skowhegan were in town, Saturday.
The Free Baptist Sabbath School had
a picnic at Lake Embden on Friday.
Miss Hazel Davis of Madison visited
relatives here several days last week.
Miss Minnie Russell of Providence, K.
l.. is the guest of Mrs Betsey Savage.
No preaching services will be held at
the Uniyersalist church during August
Hon. a. NJ. Sewsll of Bath was
guest at the Somerset Hotel one day
recently.
Miss Edith Burdette of bingham,
Mass, Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
P Moore.
The potato bug is working greater
havoc this season in this vicinity than
for years.
Charlie and Marion Jones of Oakland
have been visiting relatives here for
several days.
NJ. Moore has taken the position in
Mark Emery Il Sons mill formerly fill
ed by MIR. Longley.
Mrs. Almeda Cults and Miss Susan
Paine visited their cousins at Nor
ridgewock, Thursday
Benjamin Patterson and family NOV
ed this week into their newly purchased
home on Main street.
Mrs. Lucy Dinsmore and Mrs. Frank
Holley went to Old Orchard, Wednes-
day, to stay few weeks.
Miss Emmie Jones secured the gold
watch for selling the most tickets to the
entertainment, Saturday evening.
Mrs David Bodflsh and children,
Elizabeth and Robert of Palmer, Mass,
are the guests of Mrs. a. E. Ware.
The Universalist Sunday School dur
ing August will be held at 9 O'Clock p.
m , and the praise service at 7 o'clock.
Mrs N. c. Smith of Pittsfield and
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Keene of Allston, Mass,
were the guests of Mrs. Mary Marston,
Friday.
Edwin Baldwin, ESQ, of New York
city was the guest of Ben Foster and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. 5. Gould, Saturday and
Sunday
Miss Ruby Sprague returned home
from visit to Dover, \. H., Friday,
and Saturday she was calling on friends
in Strong
Mrs A. Simmons went to Maranocook,
Tuesday, to visit Mrs Emma Tobey and
Mrs. Alice Higgins who start this week
for Boston.
Miss Esther Marston went, Wednes-
day, on her vacation and will spend sew
eral weeks at Fairfield, Parkman and
other places.
The Methodist Sunday School added
a kindergarten a few months ago. 1t
has now added Home Department and
Cradle Roll.
Edgar Millay has one of the best gar
dens in this village. His sweet corn is
feet high and all vegetables are look
ing unusually we'll.
Rev. W A. Andrews, a returned mis-
sionary fro n India and brother of Rev.
Mabel Andrews, occupied the r. b. pull
pit, Sunday afternoon.
Frank Walker on Kennebec Avenue
has one acre of oats that stand nearly
5 feet high. Some of the longest stocks
measure feet inches.
Rev. Fl. ). Ryder will speak from the
at the Epworth League meeting, this
evening, at the M. E. church.
The subject at the Congregations
church next Sunday morning will be
peculiar People" Let US all join in
the service of public worship.
There will be business meeting at
the Congregational vestry on Friday
evening. All the members are request
ed to be present at 80 o'clock.
Mrs. B. F. Weston and son, William,
who arrived here, Thursday, from their
trip abroad, started Monday afternoon,
on their return trip to California, by
way of the White Mountains.
DR.. and Mrs. Chauncey Cragin of New
York and their son, Arthur, of Dart
, mouth college, arrived here, Tuesday
night, for a months visit with Mrs.
Cragin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjami
Mantor.
, W. s. Jones removed the quarantine
from the house of Benz Berry, on Ken
nebec Avenue, Monday. There Is only
one house under quarantine now and
at is the residence of Frank Parlin on
School street.
| Selectman Emery has completed the
masonry on the river bank at the juno
ton of Hall and Elm streets and during
, the past week he has been laying tile
across the street to take the surplus
water thereby preventing the washing
of the well.
Mr. and Mrs. Ripley McCully of
Somerville, Mass arrived here, Friday,
the guests of Mrs Maud Caswell. Mrs.
McKuly, nee Helen Collins, is a native
OF this town, and in recent voting con-
test she was given free trip to ST.
Louis, as being the most beloved charity
worker in Somerville.
The Universalist Sunday school are to
have picnic, Friday, at Mr., Cranes
farm on the south side of the Cara
bassett The children are requested to
be at James Gallant's at nine o'cl ok,
Friday morning, where team will be in
readiness to take them to the farm. A
barge will carry the adults
Thursday evening, at a meeting of the
board of trustees of Arson academy
/ Miss Paulenah Mary simmons, A. B.,
was elected preceptress for the coming
, year. Miss Simmons graduated in June
with the highest honors at Colby college
, and the trustees are, indeed, fortunate
to secure her services at this institution.
Thomas Pease and family of st. Paul
| MINI. who have been the guests of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Pease, for
several weeks returned home tho last of
the week. The Pease Brothers are
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