The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-10-12
NOrritigewOck.
Fine fall weather for the past ten days

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The amount of freight receipts at this
station from outgoing freight was a
/ thousand dollars more than of the cor
responding month of last year. The
new locomotives are handling much
heavier trains than the old ones were
capable of, one train of forty cars being
taken down the line one night recently
and trains of twenty-five 10 thirty cars
are of frequent occurrence.
c. II. Hussey will complete his work
on heavy weight coats sometime this
week and will shut down the shop for a
week or two before starting up on the
summer weight goods.
The third rank was conferred in Echo
Lodge X. of P. on Tuesday evening of
this week and an oyster supper was serv-
ed after the exercises.
The fall change of time occurred in
the train service at this station on Mon
day morning making the leaving time
| for the mail as follows: Morning train
down Sis a, m, mail from Oakland 10
a. m afternoon mail down 2:l0, after
noon mail from the west 4:57
| Quite extensive repairs are being
made in the pole lines of the electric
light company about town getting ready
for the winter.
Miss Josie Mills is again in the tele-
phone Office after being out for num-
Der of days from sickness
Mrs. J. f, Woodsome is visiting her
daughter in Rockland for a few days
Rev. f. g. Davis attended the Baptist
State Convention held at Saeo, last week.
Mrs C. A. Whiting is spending a few
weeks visiting relatives in Boston and
vicinity.
Mrs Angie Murphy left here, Tues
/ day for New Bedford, Mass where she
will spend the winter with relatives.
Miss Cora Barker died at l O'clock,
Saturday morning, after a long and pain
full illness from cancer at the age of
hfty-two years and eight months. For a
number of years she had employment in
Boston and was there at the time the
disease manifested itself She was re-
moved here and has had the best of care
and attention, everything being done
that was possible to alleviate her suffer
ing which at times was severe. The
funeral service was at the house, Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, and was con
Quoted by Elder Goodrich of the Advent
church. Miss Barker possessed an adj
mirabe character and bore suffering
with fortitude She leaves large
circle of relatives and friends to mourn
heT.
Charles BiSelow has loaded over fif-
teen hundred bushels of potatoes for
Boston shipment during the past week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Everett enter
tanned large number of their friends
at their home on the WaterVille road
last Saturday evening on the occasion
of their wedding reception. The even.
ing WAS very Pleasantly spent aud re
| freshments were served A gOody
number of presen both beautiful and
valuable were left as RENE mbtancts for
the host and hostess
Charles Heaton has sold his residence
on v aterville hill to Mrs. Sara Frederic
and is moving back to Franklin, Mass.
with his family.
Miss Cora Baker spent few days of
last week visiting relatives in Skowhe-
gan.
About Monday noon small ire was
started il is supposed from "a spark from
a locomotive near the railroad about
two miles below this village; 1t increas-
Gu IdplulJ huu Jul lSu dOoNi hShi'O'y
during the afternoon in spite of all ef-
forts to check it, in the evening quite a
large crew from here went down to as
sist in putting ii out.
Mr.. and MRS A. NJ. Durham of Attic
boro, Mass. are spending a couple of
weeks in the Fernside Bungalow.
Mrs |. p Holt held millinery open
ing at her rooms in the Hale Block on
Tuesday of this week showing good
stock of the latest styles in hats and
trimmings.
The Hathaway house on the north
side of the river has been receiving a
coat of paint which has added greatly
to its appearance.
Mrs. A. f. Dyer has returned from
Boston with her fall line of millinery
Mrs. Harry Carr is also doing paror
millinery so that the ladies need not go
without hats from the lack of places to
purchase.
A very interesting wedding occurred
on Tuesday of last week at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stevens at
Smithfield. The bride was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Stevens, Miss Grace Belle,
and the groom WAS Mr.. Albert Yeaton,
son of B Frank Yeaton of Starks. The
room in which the ceremony was per-
formed had been prettily decorated in
green and white and when all was in
ieadiness the wedding party entered to
the music of Wagner's Wedding March,
from "Lohengrin," played by Miss Ivie
Stevens, a sister of the bride, proceed
Ing in their places beneath the marriage
bell, the groom and bride were duly
made man and wife. The ceremony
was performed at high noon in the
presence of large company of relatives,
by the Rev. f. @. Davis of Norridge-
wook. The wedding dinner was served
directly after, and the newly made hus
band entered upon his first experience
as host. Mr.. and Mrs. Yeaton held a
reception in the evening which was at
tended by packed house; they were
the Recipients of many valuable and
useful presents. They left the next
day for their bridal trip which they will
take In Mass achus etts towns On their
return they will remain at the home of
the bride for the winter.
Madison.
DR.. and Mrs. j. p. Lancaster returned
Sunday from a trip to Rutland Vt,
h. RI offanA N