The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-28
NorridCeWock

The Village Improvement Society VII
meet in tEeir rooms in the Library build
my Tomorrow afternoon The meeting
is in charge of Mrs. Blanche LOBBY
Ward and deals with Italian matters
Harvey alton, who has been very
sick with typhoid fever at the residence
of Laforest Brown, is slowly gaining
The installation of the officers OF Som
erset Rebekah Lodge occurred On Fri
day evening of last week The install
ing officer was Mrs. Sadie Hutchins of
Skowhegan assisted by Mrs. Bailey of
the same place. The officers for the en-
suing year are as follows: Miss Edith
Thompkins, n G.; Mrs. Lila Tobey, '.
G.; Miss Nina futile, Sec. Mrs Eta
C1osby, treas. Mrs. Altbea Campbell.
warden; Mrs. Lottie Cunhff, cond.; Mrs
Daniel Field, chap + A Hilton, "a n.
& hrs. Delora Hilton, i. S n. G; Mrs
Jeanette johnson, g. Y. &; Mrs. Lizzie
Jones, i. G.; hiss Lucy Judkins,
1t was also the regular supper evening
and fine baked bean supper was served
from until o'clock.
Ed Moore, Miss Flossie Moore and
Mrs. Kennedy Of Waterville visited at
F. c. Hollis, sunday.
A meeting of people il terested in the
new telephone movement was held, sat
urday afternoon. &c account page :
The young ladies' of the town gave il
leap-year ball at the X If 7. hall on
Monday evening Of thls week using the
boys white. Lee's orchestra furnished
music for the occasion aid a geuer US
Jar of fruit punch was on TAP. Tie at
tendance was large and fine time va
enjoyed
The second degree VII be conferred
il Quinnebaaset Lodge l. O o. + neAt
Monday evening
Rev. v L Jennings IS expected home
this week. He has been having IT,
weeks vacation, which be has been
spending in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire
The regular meeting of Somerse,
Grange will occur, this evening.
Mrs. Maria Tobey died. Saturday, at
the home of her son, Fred A Tobey, on
the Smithfeld road at the age of =
years. Mrs Tobey was as well as usual,
Friday, but was found to be sick, Satur
day morning, and was assisted down
stairs from her room by her daughter
law, but grew gradually worse a
physician was summoned but she passed
away soon after his arrival he funer-
al occurred at the house on Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. F. G.. Davis officiating
Mrs. Tobey leaves a large circle oi
friends to mourn her.
Mr.. F. {. Holt was in Wattrylle, TIM
week, on business.
Miss Jessie Miller Is again confined L
her bed by sickness 4 Skowheear
physician was called in consultation
Monday, on account of the alarming
symptoms, which she exhibited
MIS- J. y. Ames had an exciting riat
down the street in a runaway team
Monday afternoon occupying the IL
terror of the doctors closed vehicle
which was turned on its side and th'
horse draw ING il on keen run For
tunately Mrs Ames kept her pfeseuc,
of mind and succeeded III pulling III,
animal into a deep snow drift where L
was thrown. A broken birdie was tht
cause of the trouble Only a short tim
before that the doctor had discovered
well developed fire In a keg of saw duS
in the basement Of his store and also or
the same day his spring Of water, ~hlcl
supplies a number ot fam lies IN Tia
lower end OF the town, ran dry
Fred " oodsome returned. last week
from a two weeks visit among relative
in Massachusetts,
Rev. F. G Davis read an iuterestin,
paper before the Theological Circle a
Waterville on Monday of this week