The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-13
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Miss Annette Spaulding returned
home Tuesday afternoon after spending
number Of weeks visiting relatives in
Boston and vicinity.
The Village Improvement society Will
meet in their rooms tomorrow afternoon,
the meeting being in charge of Mrs. Fol
som and Mrs Grace Smith. The sub
iuct is "A Midsummer Nights Dream
There was goodly number of our
citizens who attended the circus at
Watervilie Monday.
w. F. Browns dental Office will be
closed next week while he is in attend
anee at the Maine State Dental Conyen'
ton at Portland,
Carol Staples has his house we'll
along and it will be one of the prettiest
ones i'm the village when completed.
Repairs are being made on the hay
scales in front Of the Watts block.
Mr.. Frank j. Watts returned from
Rostop last week after a long absence
from here, during his stay there he has
been under the care of a specialist for
serious disease and is now somewhat
better but will be obliged to return later
fol- further treatment.
Having is the order of the day, on
eyery farm the merry click of the now
ing machine makes pleasant music WINE
the perfume of the new mown nay Is
the real article.
Mrs Livonia White, who has been
sick for a long time, was overcome oy
the heat of Sunday and had COMMISSIONS
She is very Ill at this writing but Is
gaining somewhat.
Friday afternoon an alarm of fire was
sent out over the telephones for lively
blaze on the Frye farm on the north
side of the river. The grass had APP
parent'y been set on fire by the sparks
from passing train and although the
grass was green, ran like the proYerolal
wildtire. 1t took some sharp work by
half dozen or more workers to put IL
ont. Tie chemical engine responded to
the call but its services were not needed
Mrs. CYRUS Became entertained eight of
her lady friends, Wednesday afternoon
July 9TH, the occasion being her ioth
birthday. Beautiful flowers and other
tokens were presented. The united ages
of the ladies present was 506 years. he-
freshments were served by her daugh
ter, Mrs. A. F. Dyer.
The weather for few days of last
week and Sunday was very hot, the
thermometer standing in the nineties.
Mr.. George Crosby and wife are in
town from the west, visiting relatives
and friends. Mr.. Crosby has been away
nearly fifteen years, having lived former
ly on the farm now owned by j. f. Frye
Mrs. Fred Whiting arrived, last week,
from New York to spend her summer
vacation with her mother and brother.
The rest of the Whiting people Will
come later.
Mr.. F. Frye arrived Saturday from
Hawthorne, Mass to do the haying on
his farm.
o. F Hall and family will spend this
week at their cottage at North Pond.
On Tuesday night of last week the
store of E. H Vaughn was broken into
and clothing to the amount OF twenty
five dollars or more taken. The thieves
gained entrance by smashing the rear
window. They seemed to have pretty
good idea what they wanted and took
two suits with underwear, shirts and
ties to nicely fit them out. In taxing a
pair of gloves they managed to get both
for the same hand. Mr.. Vaughn says
that If they will bring one of them back
he will exchange with them and 1T will
make it better for both of them. A
certain amount of petty thievery has
been going on for long time in town
and the evidence points strongly 80 that
there will probably be move made
soon to stop these annoyances
The service of baptism will be OBJ
served by the Baptist church next sun
day upon members entering the church.
Miss Rena Tibbetts is visiting her
aunt, Mrs David staples at Wateryilie,
this week. She expects later to make
a visit in Portland.
There was quite large delegation
from this town attended the circus at
Watervlle, Monday, special rates were
given on the Somerset railroad. The
The Watervile and Oakland Electric
Railroad had considerable difficulty in
handling the great crowd rapidly and
the trains were not run near enough
together on the time table to be con-
veuent.