The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-24

brother, George Pierce, of New Port
land, were calling on friends in town
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Elder was
on her way home.
Lawrence Steward, who has position
in the general ticket office of the Union
station, Portland. arrived last " ednes
day night to spend Thanksgiving with
his parents, Mr., and Mrs. q. a. Steward
Orlando Hooper moved his family
Monday, from Kennebec avenue onto
his new farm in Madison. Mr.. Hooper
has been a resident of this town for sew
eral years and has been one of our best
citizens.
Thursday, the 18th inst, the Their
mometer registered only four degrees
above zero at the noon hour. In the
fall of 1908 there was no frost to intefere
with blowing until after the 18TH Gay Oh
the month.
William Moulton, a longtime resident
of Embden, died at his home SATURDAY
afternoon, at the age of 81 years,
months and % Ser. The funeral vas
held Tuesday afternoon at l O'CLOCK lie
leaves wife and several children.
Forty members of the Centennial Re
bekah Lodge of Bingham visited Emer-
aid Rebekah Lodge of this village by
special train Saturday evening An
oyster supper was served to the visitors
in grange hall The occasion was most
enjoyable.
At the hearing of the Somerset
Farmers Cooperative Telephone com.
pany held Tuesday, the seleotmen OF
Arson granted the right to extend their
line through this village and along the
the highways named in said petition,
under certain conditions which will be
formulated later.
Prof Tapley arrived Monday noon,
and the winter term Of the academy
commenced Tuesday. This term opens
under the most favorable conditions
Prof. Tapley and his able assistant, Miss
| Pauenah simmons, both from Colby
/ College, '04 are giving the pupils the
very best instruction.
The coon cat business is little dull
in this village this fall Few people are
raising them now compared to former
years 1t takes fine specimen to bring
desirable price and there is not enough
10 the business to warrant any great out
lay of time or money. These cats lack
the hardness of the native, snug-haired
sickness and die young.
Mrs Paulenah Hutchins and her
granddaughter, Miss Paulenah Simmons,
went to Wateryille Saturday. Miss Sim
mons returned Monday and resumed
her position as preceptress of the acad-
envy, Tuesday, at the opening of the
winter term. Mrs. Hutchins, after
spending Thanksgiving with Miss Fannie
s. Ill To hAF n a
DR.. q. w. Hutchins, of Waterville,
where she will remain few weeks.
A schedule of union Thanksgiving
morning services for four years has been
planned as follows: For 1904, in the f.
b. Church, by Rev. F. T. Crane; 1905,
in the Universalist Church, by the Con-
gregational pastor; 1905, in the Congre-
gational hurch, by the Methodist pas
tor; 1907, in the Methodist Church, by
the Free Baptist pastor. All are invited
to attend. special music prepared for
the occasion. AS usual, there will be a
Thanksgiving Offering for the Good Will
Farm Thanksgiving morning there will
be a devotional hour in the NJ Church
from to 8 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
Edwin Longley.
The resignation of the Rev. II. o.
Hofsted took effect the 18th inst He
regretfully laid down his labors here as
he had hoped to serve longer. After
his resignation he was compelled by
business affairs accruing from his IA
theirs death to return to New York.
Before leaving this town be received a
call from church in Maine with much
larger opportunities but felt his duties
in New York imperative and declined
the call In the mean time ho will
prosecute advanced study in Yale
Graduate School While in this state
his impressions of Maine and her people
were only of the best.
1t has become matter of common
notoriety that Ben s. Collins, Esq, left
b home here, October 18th, driving to
Skowhegan and since that time his
Whereabouts has not been known by
people of this town generally 1t Is fur
Their reported that Mrs. Walker of
Embden left her home at about the
same time and 1t Is understood that she
Joined Mr. Collins at some town or city
outside the county. This Is not Mr..
Collins first experience in this line of
proceedings some eight years ago he
eloped with young woman of this
town, but after brief stay he returned
and the offense was overlooked by fam
lily and friends. 1t is now further re-
ported that Mrs. Collins has instituted
proceedings in court for divorce.