The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-05-11
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Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Emery went 10
Portland, saturday.
several Maccabees from this VILLAGE
went to Madison, Tuesday evening, to
attend a meeting OF the order
Mr.. and MIS- F. Il. Holey went to
Mad son, Thursday night, to attend the
baby party given by Mr.. Witham.
Miss Nellie Hapgood went, Thursday,
TO Lewiston, where she entered the Cen
trial Me. hospital to stud for profes
sional nurse.
Mrs Hannah Salley and her, son Fred,
and daughter, IRIS, who have been Wis
ltiag relatives here, returned to Water
vile, Saturday
The next regular meeting of Ruth
Head Cragin Chapter d. A X will be
at the home of Mrs. Maude Emery, Fri
day, May y.
Mezsr Eames, who has charge of the
drive on the KenHebec river below Pat
terson bridge, is at work part of this
week stringing the booms
Mrs. r Fairbrother, who has been i'll
for several weeks, is able to ride out
Her mother, Mrs Johnson, is also i'll
and confined to her bed.
April Goth, at the residence of MI and
Mrs George Jones at Madison Mr. W.
II Norton of Skowhegan and Mrs. Leon
tine Nye OF New Portland were united
in marriage.
The rain of Thursday raisedathe water
in the Carrabassett about two feet.
Some of Emery & Pouer's logs came
into the boom. The remainder of the
drive was left on Cleveland rips.
NJ. L. French started, Tuesday morn
ing, for his sporting camps att Otter
ponds. He is building several new
camps at this resort this season. Re-
ports come of great fishing up there.
Friday, Mr.. and MI. George =. Paine,
Mrs. Nellie Parlin, j. =. lapley, Misses
Louise Twaddelle, ..Eda Davis, Gladys
Beale, Emily Sawyer, Addie Robinson.
Edna Hovey and Bertha Paine went to
Arson to attend the lecture on geogra-
ply,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cotton of Nashua,
\. II were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Simmons and other friends the last
of the week Mr. Cotton, who is a
former resident of Fairfield is now
owner of large refrigerator plant in
New Hampshire.
new schoolhouse has been built on
the New Portland road opposite G W
McKenney's residence, to accommodate
the scholars in that section and few
from this district who live near are at
tending the school, which began Mon
day, with Miss Eta Barron teacher.
The sidewalk on Summer street has
been taken up and the walk gravelled,
and also on Elm street above James
Gahan's residence. Below his residence
TO the Haskell house a new walk has
been built. Isn't it abou. time the side
walk on Steward hill received some at
tention? 1t is both unsafe and insight
".
David Albee died at Augusta May 5th
aged 70 years, months and 20 days
Mr., Albee was a native of North Anson
and the remains were brought here for
burial, Monday night. He is survived
by one sister, Mrs. George w. McKenney
of this town. Rev. F. X. BEEN offered
prayer at the grave and the interment
was in the family lot at the cemetery.
The Universalist church was re-opened
for services, Sunday, the society having
held meetings in Central ball during the
cold weather. The preaching service is
at 10:45 o'clock in the forenoon, the
sunday school at IL o'clock and the
Young Peoples Union at o'clock. All
are invited and are welcome to these
services The subject for the meeting
for Dext Sunday evening is, THE Book
of Joshua"
The weather has been unusual in re-
gard to wind during the past six weeks
Quite part of April 1t blew very strong
and continuous, week at a time, and
for the past two weeks the wind has
risen about noon aad continued away In
to the night. The oldtime Maine sum
mers apparently have passed away. The
younger class of men can remember the
warm days and nights in May, June,
July and August, but in recent years
the temperature seems to have changed.