The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-02-02
orridgewock.

meet in their rooms In the library, to-
morrow afternoon, The subject is
"Modern Russia quotations from the
subject or current events
c. n Staples attended the X of p.
convention at Bangor, last week, in the
interest of Echo Lodge of this place.
There Ia movement ON foot TO start
another band Mr.. Arthur WEIGH, who
ia expecting to be employed at h me
for awhile, is looking the matter up and
a meeting was called on Monday eve n
/ ing of this week To find ont the condi-
ton of the Instruments aud see what
arrangements could be made Mr..
WEIGH is an expert coruetist and IL no
novice in band work, having been prom
/ inent in several organizations OF TINS
/ kind in the past We hope that he may
be successful in his undertaking
The regular monthly supper of the
i Somerset Rebekah Lodge occurred last
/ Friday evening and was very foe one
/ A fine entertainment was also given in
the lodge room before the opening
Among those who took part we're: Miss
/ Belle Hall, piano solo; Mrs II W.
Smith. reading; Miss Annette Spaulding,
piano solo; Harry and Phil Carr, vocal
duet; Miss Florence Jewett, piano solo;
/ Hamlin f. Hale and Arthur WEIGH, cor
/ net duets All were freely enoored
| The degree staff of this lodge will meet
on Friday evening of this week for re-
hesrsal purposes.
There was a doll party at the resi-
dence of Rev. j. II. Gould on Saturday
afternoon To which a number of the
/ little folks of the Congregstionalist
/ conprapation we're invited.
There was big blow here, last week,
commencing Wednesday and lasting
about twenty-four hours. Ii made things
shake but did no damage except to
drift the roads so that considerable
i breaking was required.
Mr. c. b. Hutchns has been moving
his goods into the Taylor house he
recently purchased of Percy Watts. Mr.
Hutchins is also moving his barrel ma
chnery from Belgrade and expects to
get things running in the course of
few weeks.
Mr.. Charles Smith broke the governor
of his engine, Monday. by dropping
timber upon it, 1t necessitated the
shutting down of his mill until repairs
could be made.
Mr.. c. H Fuller of the Fernside
| Dairy Farm was unable to make his
! Skowhegan trip, last week, on account
of the drifted condition of the roads
| For number of years Mr.. Fuller has
made this trip every Thursday and
never missed a trip before, although at
times be has been obliged to do good
amount of shoyeling in order to get
through.
A bill to extend the charter OF the toll
brige for twenty years is before the leg
| islature. A remonstrance is being cir.
/ culated to make the time much shorter
in order to give the town a chance to
buy the bridge and make it free to all if
they see fit
The ChIistian Endeavor Society of
the congregational church gave a soci-
abb ia their vestry on Monday evening
of this week.
Miss Mabel Jones closed a very sue
district, last Friday, and expects to
leave here for Medfeld, NJ ass saturday,
where she has a good position in the
straw shops.
The installation of the officers of the
Pythian oisterhood occurred in their hall,
Monday evening.
this week for visit of some weeks
with relatives in Fort Deposit, Md.
Mr. and Mrs ardwell living on the
river road to Madison, left, last Wednes
day, for another farm which they own
IN Gornville, with q head of cattle and
a load of household goods, just about
the time that the storm was coming on.
Those who remember the severity of the
r la,, trrht ,xttl
preciate the difficulties of the trip
Mr. Fred Barker of Gloucester. Mass.
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Clara Barker,
and incidentally making things warm
for her, getting new stove and putting
on double windows Mr.. Barker be.
lieves in using mother we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Whiting returned
home, Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Whiting
from New York and Mrs. Whiting from
Auburn.
Mr. K. K. Barker was called to Bos-
ton, Saturday, by the very serious illness
of his mother, Mrs. Elmira Barker, who
is spending the winter with her daugh-
ter, Cora Mr. Barker returned, Mon
day. and reports his mother in vary
critical condition.
The special meetings have been con
tinued, this week, and will be held in
the Baptist church the remainder of the
week. There is good interest shown.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hight expects to leave,
this week, for Massachusetts where she
will spend the winter.
An honor, of which her friends will
be glad to hear. has been conferred up
on Mr. Stella Boston Swan. formewly of
Norridgewock, now residing in Brook.
lVn, N. Y. She has been made presi-
dent of the Maine Women's Club of New
York City. Thursday evening of last
week she presided at a reception to the
Maine men of New York, at which
Lieut. Peary of Arctic fame was present;
he spoke to Mrs. Swan on the advisable
ity of an appeal to Maine women for
funds to furnish the cabin of his new
ship now building. Messrs. Edw and
Fred Whiting with their wives were
present at this reception.
Pittsfield.
The Pittsfield National bank has been
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