The Somerset reporter., 1904-09-08

fity is spending her vacation in town,
boarding with Mrs. Staples on the north
side.
Henry Tappan of Waterville was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Eaton Brown and
daughter of Cakes. North Dakota are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David Wood.
Frank Wood of Augusta was in town,
Monday, to visit his cousin, Mr.. Cutler.
The ordination exercises and installa-
tioR of j. Harold Gould as pastor of the
Congregational church have been set
for Wednesday of this week. The pro-
gram for the event is as follows: lnvo-
cation; anthem scripture reading; hymn
sermon, Rev. P. F. narston of Lewiston
ordaining prayer, Prof Beckwith OF
Bangor; response; charge to the pastor
by Rev. G. D. Boothby of Madison; Right
Hand of Fellowship, Rev. II. o. Hot
stead, No. Arson; charge to the people,
Rev. B. B. Merrill, Skowhegan; hymn
benediction, the pastor.
Chauncy Smith is in town visiting his
mother, Mrs Cora Smith.
Irving Barker and family Of Spring
| field, Mass, who have been visiting Mr.,
| Barker's neither, Mrs. John Barker, re-
turned home, Saturday Of last week.
George Hussey and family have re-
| turned from the pond after spending q
number of weeks in their cottage.
The village schools will begin next
week Monday.
Masons are at work, this week, repair
| ing the damage done to the chimney In
the high school building by lightning
The members of the Baptist society
met with Mr.. and Mrs. Everett on Tues
day afternoon and evening in a social
gathering.
Rev. F. G. Davis of the Baptist church
will have a special temperance sermon
for next Sunday morning.
DR.. l.. Brown ia having coal furnace
put into bis house to avoid some of the
discomforts of the cold winter.
The evening meetings in the churches
will now begin at 7 p. m. instead of 8
O'Clock. The society meetings also be-
gin half an hour earlier 80 don't be late.
Miss Ethel FAIR, who has been visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Whiting, re-
turns to her school work in Augusta,
this week.
Miss Bowie, who has been spending
the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Murphy,
has returned to New Bedford, Mass,
where she teaches.
The seventy-fifth annual meeting of
the Kennebec Baptist Association will
be held In the Baptist church in Oak
land, Sept. IS and Ia. Twenty churches
are represented by this association.
There will be about a dozen sermons and
addresses by men of note including a
representative from Burmah and Two
speakers from Boston Tho Oakland
church will furnish free entertainment.
Round trip tickets from here will be 90
cents.
Mr. Alton Cleveland will leave on
Monday of next week for Bates College
at Lewiston, where he will take his col
lege course On Friday evening of this
week the members of the Baptist church
will give cake and ice cream social in
his honor as one of the first stepping
stones for successful career.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet at the Library parlor, Friday after
noon, Sept. O. The program is in charge
of Mrs. Elizabeth D Russell The sub
ject of the quotations will be Russia.
Mrs. Ada Leavitt and son of Washing
ton, ID. c. are visiting for few weeks
at II. G. Leavitt's on Ward street.
Mrs Cullen Ward and Mr.. John Ward
of Skowhegan accompanied by Mrs.
Ward sister, Mrs. Mary Mcdonald and
daughter, Miss Katharine of Jackson
Vile, Florida are in town visiting rela-
tives for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Farrand, who
have been spending a couple of weeks
visiting friends In Rockland and vicinity,
returned home, Monday.