The Somerset reporter., 1905-09-21
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lintb Oi mach les have been IN uBe part
OF the time. Du account Of the rain the
work Of breaking the corn In the fields
has been ep'.onalIy hard and the
h1skeis lave lad pretty vet ume Of
II but have been taking II cheerfIliy and
making money
Mr. Z II Vaughan returned from
Boston the latter par ~ last week.
where be Las been spending a few days
on business matters.
Mrs Il Y OTIS. whose rr.'cI siek-
ress We noticed, LAT week -,l. Iema -
very low.
A very peasant surprise party was
given Nj and Yrs. Oscar L.ckw0od "a
Tuesday evening Of last week ou The
occasion Of the nth anniversary 4
their marriage by the members ot the
{. society Of the congregational
church, together with relatives and other
friends 10 the number Of twenty five.
They were presented with a beautiful
clock With bronze ornament 70 sur
mount il, as a token Of the esteem
which they are held. Mr Lockwood
responded with appropriate remark 70
the presentation speech made by Rev.
j. h Gould. Fruit ard candy was
served aud the evening was passed very
pleasantly.
Miss Ethel Cooley who has been sick
with appendicitis is little better
at this writing aud expects to leave IN
the course Of few days for the hospital
to be operated upon.
Miss Hazel Leavitt is teaching school
in the Grant district which was given
up by Miss Cooley on account Of illness
Fred Davis was at home from Water
Vile over sunday and brings pleasant
reports of his school work
Mr.. Benjman L. McNulty Of WASH
ington, d. c. has been u town this week
representing the census bureau, getting
industrial statistics.
Mr.. Jay NJ. Pierce is putting in a
line of loaded cartridges and will act as
agent for fire arms.
Mrs. Il. ) Whiting, Mrs D. G. Wood
and Mrs. Cony Russell attended the
State federation of Women's Clubs at
Houlton last week and report very
pleasant time of it.
Miss Linnie Brown, who has beep
confined to the house for a few DAYS
with sickne s. is again able to be out
There was very pleasant social
gathering at the home of Mr.. Allen in
the Frederic district last FRIDAY even
ing. There were about fifty present and
| the evening was passed very pleasantly
in enjoying good things to eat, PLAYING
games etc.
Mr.. Lloyd Powers who has been visit.
ing at Mr.. Warren Walton for a short
time returned to Gardiner Monday,
Mrs. Powers will remain for short
time longer
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Hopkins, who
have been spending their vacation with
Mr. hopkins mother, Mrs. Maria
Hopkins left Monday for their home in
Providence, l.
Mis- Almon Blaisdell returned home
last week after spending few days in
Waldo County visiting relatives.
Miss Blanche Emery leaves this week
for Wateryille 20 continue her studies
at Colby College.
Not much has been accomplished on
the Grange hall lot this week on ac.
count OF the long continued rain A
derrick has been erected however and a
few stones placed for the cellar wall
one thing has been practically demon
strated and that is that it will have a
dry ce lar. The bottom is sandy and
during the heaviest down pour of rain
1t simply sunk out Of sight as it fell
The public installation Of the officers
of Lebanon Lodge +. Il A. NJ. on Satur-
day evening was a successful affair.
Members and visitors to the number OF
two hundred were present to witness
the ceremonies. Supper was served in
the rooms of the high school The of
ticers were installed by Mr.. Geo. O
Carr, ID, d. q. M assisted by Mr..
Ralph Whitney, G. Mar, and Rev F. G
Davis &. Chap and were as follows:
II. c. Hussey, W. M: william Longley'
5. W II. D. Burge S J. W. A. E Tut.
tie, 5. D.; {. a. Hussey. Treas harles
Ward, Sec; c. w Farrand, Mar; Harry
Carr, Tyler.
George Hussey and family are expect.
ed to return from North Pond this week
where they have been spending the sum.
mer in their cottage. For the past two
weeks Mr.. Hussey has been very digging
a well to supply water for the cottage.
Mr.. John Taylor will enter Colby for
| his first year in college this week. Mr.
Taylor is working his way along toward
an education by his own efforts alone
and seems to be getting the goods with
fully as much promptness as many who
have relatives 10 help them.
Miss Clara Bigelow has returned to
Auburn to take up her work as teacher
again and it almost looks as though the
Auburn school board had adopted her.
She was accompanied by her sister n iss
Edith who has position in one of the
boarding houses there.
Mr. Stephen leveland has sold his
farm to Rev. Charles Woodcock OF Mad
ison. Mr. Cleveland has also purchased
the village property of Dr.. cora NJ
| johnson, of Skowhegan where he VIII
reside in the future.
We learn that MI. Alton Cleveland
will not return to Bates COLLEGE tins
term on account of poor health.
Mrs. r G Davis and Miss Martha
| Hayne, attended the series of meetings
Of the Kennebec Baptist Association
which were held at Augusta last week
Rev f &. Davis was reelected secretary
of the association.
Miss Neva johnson will leave tin
week for Boston where she will spend -
few weeks with his brother Dr. j. l.
Taylor
Mr. Edwin Longley of North AusoL i,
expected to be in town this week t.
lead the Wednesday evening prayer
meeting in the Baptist church. Mr
Longley has been in Chicago this sum
mer taking an extended course at the
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