The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-18
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R. excursion.
Miss Mary Page left, yesterday for the
hospital where she will receive further
treatment. she has been getting along
nicely since coming home, attending to
! her work as usual.
Mr.. Marshall Eames is suffering with
a mild attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Frances Wright and sister, Mrs.
Sarah Taylor, are spending few weeks
with friends in Boston and vicinity.
Roland Barker is able to be out with
crutches. His leg which was broken
several weeks ago by kick from horse
Is getting along nicely.
Mr.. Charles Bowen and family of
Providence, R. l. are rooming with Mrs.
A. O. Frederic for few weeks.
During the shower of last week, light
ming struck one of Frank Padham's
barns setting it on fire and all of them
on the home place we're consumed to-
gether with horse, pigs and hundred
tons of hay. There was only $500 in
surance which was hardly enough to
cover the loss on the hay. Mr.. Padham
is hard working man and was getting
along nicely but this heavy loss will be q
severe set back to him. We learn that
| be intends to rebuild.
Harry Harris returned to his home in
! New Brunswick, N j., last Saturday,
after spending the summer here with 5.
K and c. II. Fuller.
The rear of the drive passed here,
Sunday, after an exceptionally good
season.
Willie Ireland is at work in the woods
| hay oh fxun
Nineteen tickets were sold, Saturday,
from this station for the Boston excur-
sion. A large number of the veterans of
Bates Post availed themselves of the op-
portunity to again meet old comrades.
Horace Thomas had the misfortune of
getting his collar bone broken while
at work in the creamery, one day last
week. The fracture is doing nicely.
Mr.. William Watson of Kingfeld has
been visiting his mother and sister, Mrs
Marcia Watson returning with him, last
Monday, for few days visit in King
field.
Miss Alice Taylor has been making a
two weeks visit among relatives in
Clinton.
Carol Staples and wife are spending
the week in Boston.
Miss Josie Mills is spending the week
in Boston and on her return will resume
her position as operator in the New
Sharon and Norridgewock Telephone
Cos office.
The Whiting families returned to their
homes in New York. last week, with the
exception of Mrs. William Whiting and
son, who will remain here a short time
longer.
Mrs. R. V. durd of New York is
spending her vacation with Mrs. Shorey
on Mechanic street.
Repairs are being made on the store
formerly owned by j. D. Ames on
Mechanic street, the intention being, we
are informed to convert 1t into a dwell
ing house.
Miss Gertrude Pickering of Gardiner,
who has been spending a few days at
Frank Smiths, returned to her home,
Monday.
Cony Russell, of he firm Of Bracket
and Russell, has been in Boston, this
week, buying a new lot of horses.
Grain is getting ripe but the weather
has been so showery that it is hard to
harvest 1t.
There was big attendance from here
to the Pomona grange meeting at Lake
wood, Tuesday.
| EDwARDs-TRENCH.
A very pleasant wedding occurred at
the residence of the BRIDES mother
Mrs. Almira Trench at little past noon,
Wednesday of last week. The contract
ing parties were Mr.. Brce Knowlton
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May Trench. The rooms were Leauti-
fully decorated for the occasion with
flowers and eyergreens the prevailing
colors being green and white, an ever
green arch uuder which the couple
stood during the ceremony, occupied
Que corner of the parlor with pretty
draperes in the background. The bride
wore a dress of white organdie and car
ried large boquet of brides roses, the
groom was dressed in black. Mr.. Frank
Trench brother of the bride, had the
position of honor AS best man and Miss
Jennie Edwards, sister of the groom,
was bridesmaid. The ceremony In
which the double ring service was used
was performed by Rev. Brice Edwards
of Brunswick assisted by Rev. Mabel
Andrews of Madison and was very i'm
pressive. Refresh ments were served in
the dining room after which the happy
couple prepared to go. All the relatives
and visitors were prepared for the final
send off with pockets full of rice and
confetta and were standing around the
door for the eventful moment when they
should leave; suddenly there was COM
motion in the yard and team was be-
ing rapidly driven away before many of
those inside could get out to give their
parting salutes of rice. BY foxy move
they mad passed out through the stable
where little outside assistance had
been making the team ready and were
off before anyone could say Jack Robin
son There were others farther up the
street however lying in wait 80 they did
not escape as clean as they had expect.
ed to. After arriving on the south side
of the river they changed from the team
to the automobile which was to convey
them to Waterville and found that busy
hands had been at work weaving ribbons
all over the machine in the most con-
spicuous places and the last seen of them
was when they went out of sight over
Waterville hill with the ribbons flying
gaily behind. They will spend their
honeymoon in Portland and Old Orchard.
They will be at home 10 their friends In
their new home in Madison after the
18th OF this month. Among those pres
ent at the wedding were Rev. Brice Ed
J wards of Brunswick, Rev. Mabel An
drews of Madison, Rev. Herbert
Andrews of India Mrs. Edwards,
Miss Jennie Edwards, Mr.. Alvin Ed
wards. Mr. C. o. Small and wife, Mr..