The Somerset reporter., 1905-12-07
NorriCige wock.

Two packages containing beautiful
articles for the Village Improvement
fair. which ia to be held soon, have al
ready been received. One from Mrs
Lindsey of California and the Other
from Miss Clark who is now in Balti
more.
There was work in the third degree ii
Lebanon Lodge F Il A. NJ, last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Alice Donovan of Lowell, Macs
is in town, visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs William Tobey, for few weeks.
Nicholas Miller is having a bath room
put irto his house and having other
convenient changes made in the in
terror.
Mr.. Fred Carleton, who has been here
for a few days buying produce, has re-
turned to his home In Massachusetts,.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Ketchnm spent
their Thanksgiving with Mrs. ketchum' {
parents, Mr. and Mrs B. b. Wells. Mr.
Kttchum returned to Boston, Saturday
afternoon.
The County Pomona grange will meet
with Somerset grange Of this place
Tuesday of next week.
Mrs. John Spaulding has her little
niece from Madison visiting her.
The ladies' of the Baptist church vii
give their annual far and sale on Thurs
day of next week.
Miss Georgia Morrow was at home
from Good Will Farm over Thanksgiy
ing.
Miss Mabel Woodsum spent Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Woodsum, returning to Augusta
where she is employed, Monday.
Mr.. Frank Ames has been confined to
the house, this week, with lumbago,
but is improving
DR. Ames and Mr.. Alden Travis re.
turned from a hunting trip up river.
last week, with two fine deer. The
doctor usually has fine success on his
hunting trips, getting his share of the
game without having to wait 80 many
days for it as most of us have to.
Miss Blanche Emory is at home from
Colby on her holiday vacation.
Mr.. John Taylor was in town, last
week, aud spent his Thanksgiving with
DR. Ames.
Mrs. H. c. Hussey and daughter,
Virginia. are both sick with tonsilitis,
this week.
Mics Blanche Smith spent Thanks
giving with Mr., and Mis-. George Porter.
Miss Bartlett of the intermediate
school visited in Madison, last WEI k
Mr.. J. Wentworth has been confined
TO the house for some days from an All
sceas in his ear
Word was received from Baltimore,
this week, that Miss Rebecca Clark was
improving in health, feeling considerably
better than when she left here.
AT recent meeting of the Village I'm
provement society it was voted to have
fair in the near future to raise money
for the purpose of paying off the debt
incurred by putting the furnace into the
library building which Is now comfort
ably warmed. 1t is hoped that all will
enjoy it sufficiently to give them a liber
al patronage.
A gents watch chain was found re-
Gently in this village which the owner
can have by calling upon w. F. Brown
and paying for this notice.
On account of the disagreeable travel
ing of sunday evening there were no
services held in either church. The
morning services were not very well at
| tended for the same reason.
Mr.. Rowe, who has been having con
siderable trouble from a sore upon his
face and which be was obliged to have
cut out out and cauterized, is now bet
ter with good prospects of quick recoy-
cry.
Miss Martha Loring who has been
spending the summer and fall months
at Riverside, has returned to town.
The Young Ladies' Club of the Con.
gregational church have made arrange
ments to present the farce. "a Good
Dinner" in the Congregational church
on Thursday evening of this week.
Their object is to create fund for the
purchase of new cushions for the
church.
The work of renovating the interior of
the Congregational vestry has been COM
pleted and it now presents fresh and
cosy appearance. A new hard wood
floor has been laid and the walls have
been frescoed in cream color with the
wood work painted in a tint of the same
color, together with new shades, new
table, etc. completes the transformation.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Folsom and daugh-
ter spent their Thanksgiving with rela-
tives in Corinna.
The Congregational fair in the vestry
of their church on Tuesday evening of
this week was one of their greatest, al
though every year they present such
good ones that it would be hard to de-
which in truth was the best. Among
the special features of this years fair
was the oriental booth, presided over by
ladies' from Japan; doll table, on which
an assortment of nearly forty beautiful
dolls awaited customers and cute
feature of which were the bride and
groom dolls; candy booth in which all
sorts of fine CONNECTIONS we're temptingly
displayed; apron, ice cream and rum
mage booths The big booth given by
the Ladies' Home Journal. last year,
was used this year as a sandwich booth
or lunch counter and was well patron
lied. Tables of fancy rticles and Jan
opening of dolls hats interested both
the ladies and the children. A goodly
sum was Melted which goes into the
church funds
Miss Alice johnson and Miss Bell
Adams spent their Thanksgiving in
Madison with Miss Johnson's brothers.
Mr.. Frank Danforth of Skowhegan
is clerking for Bracket & Russell.
MIR. Louis Whiting is in Portland,
this week, attending the poultry show.
Mr.. Whiting is a breeder of fine pure
blooded stock and took number of
coops to the show with him to place ON
exhibition.
Mr.. c. Fl. Fuller and Mr.. Fred II.