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

this week at her home on Main street.
We learn that Nr. {. A Falrbrother
has purchased the NmithfeId stage
route from Henry futile
Mrs. Annie Mills who has been sick
for a number Of weeks and confined to
her bed is now gaining strength.
A large flock of sheep numbering
about seven hundred passed through this
place on Thursday afternoon OF last
week bound for Clinton 1t is rather a
rare sight these days to see 30 many Of
them in one flock.
Mr.. Cyrus Mean seems II be somewhat
better this week than he has been for
some time previous.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Boyington will
| cave this week for Hallowell where
they expect to speud the winter and
where Mr.. Boyington has job at his
trade of granite cutting
Mis- harles P Bigelow is confined to
her bed by sickness
Mr.. and Mrs Harper Allen we're in
town over sunday visiting their daugh
ter, Mrs sara Frederic.
The schools in town closed Friday Tor
a vacation of a week on account of
Thanksgiving
Mrs Drake and daughter, Miss Mabel
are spending their weeks vacation with
| friends in Auburn
Mrs. Lizzie Jones il making arrange
ments 10 move into Mrs. Helen Pierce \
rent over the store.
Mr. and Mrs George Gilman are
spending their vacation with their
daughter, Mrs Blanche HOsie, in Frank
/ lin, Mass.
The concert for the benefi of the
ehoifs oas given in the Congregational
church on Monday evening of this week
and was well patronzed The program
which was entirely musical, was of more
than usual merit and the encores were
frequent The united voices of both
| choirs made grand chorus and several
! hymns were sung IN this way Among
the specialties were the singing by Miss
johnson and Miss Leavitt; c0rnet duets
| by Hamlin f. Hale and Arthur WEIGH;
| piano duets and trios by Misses Filth
| Tobey, Florence Hall, Florence Jewett,
Nina Hussey and Mrs. Grace smith.
Harry and Phil Carr brought down the
house with their darkey coon songs in
character dress The evening was very
pleasant and every one enjoyed them
selves from the time of leaving home
until their return
The New Sharon and Norridge wock
Telephone company have nearly all of
ther lines in working order again which
were broken down by the severe storm
of week ago
Mr. Frank futile was in town from
Auburn over Sunday
/ he, loft 10 at { a m
bridge ass where he has gone to be
operated upon for appendicitis.
The meeting of last week in the grange
was devoted to the old folks and the old
folks showed tho young people that they
still remem bered a thing or two A
very interesting program was presented.
Mr. George Simonds left Monday
morning for Portland whore he will
have his eyes treated.
The regular Rebekah supper will oc-
cur on Friday evening of this week at
their hall We hear it whispered that
the committee are planning to bave an
exec ptionally good one in honor of the
Thanksgiving season.
There will be union Thanksgiving ser
vices in the Congregational church next
sunday evening.
Rev. F. G. Davis will preach sermon
on temperance in the Baptist church
next sunday morning, that day being
set apart by the religious societies for
that purpose
The remains of Mrs. Amy Ruth Dig
giles. wife of Mr.. Charles Diggles of
| Auburn were brought saturday for IN
torment We have made mention OF her
sickness from time to time In these
columns. She was 81 years OF age.
Mrs Diggles' sickness dates back for
some two OF three years although her
case was not considered OF an alarming
nature until last winter when she had
pneumonia which finally developed into
consumption which has betn slowly
wearing her out. She leaves husband
and three children in her immediate
family and host of friends to mourn
her. The funeral was conducted by Rev
#. &. Davis OF the baplst church OF
this place.
Deer are repored to be plenty about
here but rather shy. Some of the boys
are striving hard to outwlt them how
ever.
Mr.. Charles Bruce went to Augusta
Monday afternoon to act job OF marble
work which they have been ontting in
the Norridgewock Marble and Granite
Co.'S sheds There were fifteen head
stones all alike set into long granite
bases, each base ACCOMMODATING several
Oh the heaustouos' lnose al 30 W marx
'oe so;I,,
oo-o Va
Ihere was eho" III .ne Vi naii
on several evenings OF labl Weok' lne