The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

The Exercises of the sophomore
class took place in COrrabassett Hall
Friday evening. The music was by 10
cal talent. The attendance was large.
r. Fl. Leavitt was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. George savage, Friday even
ing, and State Deputy Larrabee of the
Maine Grange, their guest over Sunday
Thursday afternoon the families of G
A, Porter, Mark Emery and Wallace
Emery gave = s. Could a surprise party
it being the anniversary of the birthday
of Mr. Gould.
Bert 30 won of Embden is improving
His fever reached its height, saturday
DIR. e. C. Andrews is the attending ply
sician Miss Annie j. Libby of Bangor
is trained nurse.
The cold is trying the water pipes
severely these days During the past
week several more families in and about
the village have had their water supply
cut off by the frost.
party of young people from the Ep-
worth League, Madison, attended a re-
ception in the Methodist church here,
Thursday evening, given by the mem
bers of this society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Fenlason have
returned from Massachusetts where
they bave been for few months, and
have moved into John M. GetchelPs
house on Union street
The up river morning passenger train
on the somerset Railway WAS delayed
about four and one-half hours, Thurs.
day, caused by an axle breaking on the
down freight b4tween Madison aud Nor
ridgewock.
| The Foster library has just received
from the state Librarian 9 pamphlets
and 81 bound volumes of state reports.
| hese are valuable reference books and
our citizens are invited t. call at the Ii
brary and consult them.
The immediate family of Uncle James
Gahan gave him a birthday party, Mon
day, it being the 94th anniversary of his
birth. Mr.. Gahan has passed
his long life in our midst and IL one
of the grand old gentlemen of the town
Thursday evening, the Congregational
ist people gave their new pastor and
wife, Rev aud Mrs I. b. HAITI, a recep-
ton at their home on Union street.
About sixty people were present, and
the evening was most pleasantly passed.
There will be special meeting of An
son Grange, tuesday, February 14th, for
the purpose of receiving applications for
membership. This session will be short
and will be held before the opening of
the Pomona Grange which meets here
on that day.
The name of the Anspn Quarterly
| h,, Oh IN
Conference Ii has been voted to send
a delegate, once year to the Bowdoin
Conference. Rev. George Z. Paine Is
the delegate attending the conference
held in the Main Street +. B. church in
Lewiston, this week.
There was a very pleasant birthday
party held February 2nd at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Robinson, it being
the 82nd birthday of Mrs Roblnson's
, father, Mr.. A lden Russell, who with his
wife is spending the winter there. His
son, Mr.. H. B. Russell and wife we're
present also friends from Solon and
Anson
The children's meeting which has
been run for the past two years at the
Methodist church has been organized
into the "Asbury Junior Epworth
League The plan of work outlined
for Juniors embraces the following four
departments: ,piritual work, works of
mercy and help, world evangelism, and
social and literary work.
The Sunday school class of Mrs. A.
simmons gave her a surprise party on
the evening of February 1st, her birth
day. The young ladies presented her a
water color of the old saw mill which
used to stand on the Carrabassett. On
this same site Mrs. simmons great
grandfather, Maj. John Moor, built the
first saw mill in town over a hundred
years ago
Anson Grange held a great meeting,
Saturday afternoon and evening. Eight
applications were received, and quite a
number more applications are expected
at the next meeting. state Deputy Lar
rabee was present at the evening session.
He will be in town about the first of
March for one week, working in the in
terest of this grange There Is a great
revival In grange work in this section of
the county.
The friends of Mr.. Charles Pinkham
gave him a surprise party, Saturday
evening to the number of about forty.
1t was the occasion of the SD annivers.
ary of Mr.. Pinkham's birthday. He
was presented with fine meerschaum
pipe, a box of the beat favored cigars,
and handsome pair of gloves. During
the evening solo was rendered by Miss
Louise Twadelle, Miss Emily Sawyer,
accompanied, and another by Miss Edie
Davis, Miss Marion Hovey, accomDanist
The evening was very pleasantly passed
and will long be remembered by all
present. Mr.. and Mrs Pinkham have
been residents of our village but short
time but during their sojouru here have
won the esteem of large circle OF
friends.