The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-23
Carroll Sherry went TO Farmiogson,
Monday. $
<OrridgeWOck.

Tuesday seemed warm and springlike
around the village but the strong wind
outside made it feel quite like winter,
still, while riding outside the shelter
offered by the buildings.
c. b Hutchins has q crew of men at
work in the large wood lot he recently
purchase near his mill on the Mercer
road, getting out the hard wood lumber
for barrel stock. Mr.. Hutchins Is re-
modelling the mill and making 1t conyen-
lent for the work of making apple bar
rels. This is new industry in this sec
ton and the farmers will be glad to
have 1t located here. In the past II has
been RAGS for every empty flour barrel
months before the time for packing.
Class '07 gave very pleasing enter
tAinment in the high school building
last Saturday evening The program
consisted of three short plays. which
were we'll presented. The intermissions
were filled up with music. There was
very good attendance
The Village improvement Society will
give the popular play Jack Trust in
the Congregational Church this evening.
The ladies have had this in preparation
for long time and have been very at
tentive at rebearsals 80 that Ii will 90
along without hitch Arrangements
have been made to have team leave
Spaulding's drug sore and Harlow's
store at the corner at o'clock for the
show The proceeds will be used toward
the purchase of a furnace for the library
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Devereux are the
happy possessors of baby boy, born
Sunday, Feb. 18th. He was ten pound
er.
There bids fair to be one solid week
of fun and marvellous manifestations at
G. A. K. Hall next week. when Cana
vanex" the wonder, exhibits his wonder
full skill in hypnotic science.
The third rank will be conferred in
Echo Lodge. X. of ?. next Tuesday
evening and a baked bean supper will
follow.
The primary intermediate schools clos
ed, Friday, after very successful terms
for vacation of some weeks duration.
Rev. F. G. Davis will preach sermon
before the members of the K. of p. lodge
of this place at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning. All members of the
order are requested to be at K. of 2.
hall at ten O'clock.
The Washington Birthday social at
the Baptist vestry on Tuesday evening
was well attended.
F. l.. Ames is making preparations to
move into the Wing house at the foot
of Sunset hill. This week he is getting
the wires of the Farmers telephone line
changed 30 that night office can be MAIN
tanned at this house.
The town officers have been getting
the warrant in shape for the call for the
annual town meeting.
The wonderful work of hypnotic
scientists has entertained and mysti-
fed large audiences in Skowhegegan,
Madison, Waterville, and other towus
this season and we are now to be treat
ed to the pleasure of seeing one of the
very best. The city of Bath Is enter
tanned by Canavanex this week.
There will be a sociable at the resi-
dence OF {. Savage, this evening. to
raise a sum of money toward buying an
organ to be used by the Sunday School,
which meets In the Frederic school
house every Sunday. 1t is announced
as a pie sooiable and another unique
feature will be the selling of the ladies
to the gentlemen by the feet, balance OF
the feminine part of the audience being
hid from view by screen.
The Thimble Society of the Congre-
gational church are making preparations
for an Easter sale.
We learn that Rudolf Rowland, who
went to Massachusetts several weeks
ago in machine shop, has been operat-
ed upon for appendicitis and is still in
the hospital doing as well as could be
expected.
Miss Clara Rogers spent Thursday of
last week with Mrs M. A. Watson.
Mrs. Mary Heald has engaged with
Mrs A F. Dyer to assist In the house,
keeping.
Mr.. Gorham Bailey was at home the
first of the week on account of the
death of one of his horses which occur
red up river where Mr., Bailey has been
at work In the wood, He was trying to
find another to take back with him 80
that he might finish his job there.
Mrs Horace Leavitt attended the
funeral of her mother, Mrs. John Mer-
row of Larone, last Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Hezekiah Otis and Miss Zslphia
M. Williams were united in marriage at
Fairfield Feb Is, by Rev. VIM. Il.
Clarke.
Mrs. Nettie Sawyer who has been
visiting relatives in Holliston, Mass for
severrl weeks has returned home.
Canavanex carries with him a number
of people as subjects and does not insist
upon the audience furnishing people to
act as assistants but will cordially invite
any one from the audience to act as
subject if he desires Don't fail to see
his first performance. They are truly
wonderful.