The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-03
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| being wired for electric lights.
Mrs. Bessie Hodgdon of Madison is
visiting her parents in Embden.
E. P. Mayo of the Turf, Farm and
Home was in town, Wednesday.
The young people had a Halloween
party at the academy, Monday night
Will French made business trip to
New Hampshire, the last of the week.
Mrs. Ephrsim Spaulding remains
about the same as during the summer.
Lowell z. Bailey arrived home, Fri
day night, from business trip to Bos-
! ton.
Last Sunday evening at the Congrega-
tional church the pastor gave a black
board talk.
Ernest Pratt has sold his house to
Chester Bailey and Mr.. Pratt has moved
to Sangerville.
DIR. G. W. Hutchins of Wateryille
was called to this village on business,
Wednesday night
Rev Fl. S. Ryder was at Madison,
Saturday, to officiate at the funeral of
DR.. Kennison's son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Parlin have return
ed from their hunting trip bringing
home a fine deer.
The shank factory is not running full
force of help this week on account of
shortage of birch.
The Freshman reading of Arson
academy takes place, Friday evening, in
Carrabassett hall.
Many hunters who have been TO the
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there is a scarcity of deer
The town rural schools closed, Satur-
day, for two weeks vacation, but the
village school will continue longer.
Mrs. Frank Jones and Miss Nellie Lnd.
den of Oakland were the guests of Miss
Emmie Jones few hours Tuesday.
The subject for the Universalst sun
day evening meeting is 1.-THE Faith that
Makes Faithful" Leader, Miss Josie
Gipson.
II. b. Merry was away recently over a
week, sacking wool at Pennington and
attending to numbering interests at
Chesterville.
Mrs. Margaret Silvia, mother of Mrs
Frank Donley, has moved from MAssa-
chusetts to Embden, near Scion ferry,
where she will reside
Rev. II. s, Ryder left town, Tuesday
morning, to attend the church extension
society's meeting, which will be held,
this week, In Worcester, Mass.
Miss Eva Park will close her pretty
home at Chestervlle in a few weeks,
and como here to pass the winter with
her sister, Mrs. Henry Merry.
Mrs. Myra Berry of seattle, Washing
ton and Miss Edna Parlin of Lowell,
Mass, who have been visiting relatives
hcre, returned nome, last week.
Herbert Hilton and Asher Heald re-
turned to Strong, Friday. Tuesday,
| Mr.. Hilton returns to Somerville, Mass
to join the police force in that city.
Bert Andrews went to Norridgewock,
( Monday, to get his sister, Mrs. Frank
Rogers, to assist during the Illness of
their mother. Mrs. Joshua Andrews.
Mrs. Webster Williams, who moved
with her husband, last spring, from this
! town to Massachusetts, expects to pass
the winter in California with relatives.
Miss Maud Perry, who has been teach
ing during the summer and fall at Dead
/ River, returned home, Saturday. She is
member of the senior class in the
academy.
Mrs. B. o. McIntire of Carlisle, was a
delegate last week to the State Fedora
ton of Woman's club at Lancaster,
Penn. Mrs. Molntire is a sister of Mrs.
II. b. Merry.
Mrs NJ. L. Standish of Portland, ar
rived in town, Wednesday night, the
guest of her parents and sister. Mrs
lab m lin
quish lucrative position 40 stenogra-
pher for time, at least on account Of
i'll health.
The work on the Arson town history
is progressing thes days very satisfac-
torily. Work of this kind must be ac-
curate and there are always certain
stages of the work when the progress
seems slow.
Saturday night was the coolest of the
season and Saturday savored of winter
all day Ice formed in the early after
noon and the wind was cold and pieIo
ing The mountain tops are white with
snow and every indication points to an
early freezing OF the ground.
The Rev II O Hofstead, pastor of
the Congregational church, announced
last Sunday that his resignation was ia
the hands of the supply committee, he
having been called to another field. Mr.
Hofstead will occupy his pulpit next
Sunday as usual giving some encourag-
ing words of farewell.
The village needs a starch factory to
enable the farmers to dispose of their
surplus potatoes. There is much
greater interest manifest among the
farmers in raising the tubers than in
any former years. There are many good
farmers who have land we'll adapted to
this crop. Let's have factory for the
potatoes.
Mrs. Ruble Collins and son, Harold,
were called to Belmont, Mass. by tele-
gram, Monday morning, announcing the
sudden illness of Mrs. Collins son,
Edward, who had recently gone there
for his health Letters from Belmont,
Tuesday night, stated that Mr.. Collins
condition was improving and the physi-
clans are hopeful of his case.
Miss Susie Clark, Arson Academy '04,
closed a successful term Of school of
ten weeks at Flagstaff, Friday. After
four weeks vacation she will begin the
winter term of twelve weeks at the same
place. Miss Clark has taught almost
continuously since her graduation and
has given the best of satisfaction to all
interested in the welfare Of the school.
She is one Of the most popular and sue
cessful young teachers that the academy
has graduated.
J. c. Peaks of this village is one of
the young, old men of the town. He
has just completed q fine specimen OF