The Somerset reporter., 1905-10-05
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October came in with summer wealth
er.
SO in the shade on Monday and straw
hats were again in fashion
The third rank will be conferred In
Echo Lodge K. of P. on Tuesday even
ing of next week and supper will be
served AS this is the beginning of the
working season a good attendance of
the members is requested.
Miss Blanche Smith was in town from
/ Madison and visited friends here sat
urday
Our Aroostook farmers are demon
strating their ability to raise potatoes
in the Kennebec valley Saturday four
of them loaded car from the potatoes
taken from the field as they we're dug.
Mr. Fred Carleton has been in toMn
loading potatoes.
Mrs. WILDER Taylor is on the sick list
this week. Miss Eva Taylor is also
confined to her bed by sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Metcalf were in
town over Sunday visiting at o F. Halls
Mrs. S. Vose of Madison and Mrs
Elliott of New Portland visited Mr. and
Mrs A. D. Brackley on Thursday of
last week.
! Rev j. II Gould and wife are having
an extended vacation trip and have been
taking in the musical festival at Bangor
along with other pleasant places.
Mrs Sarah Gould. Nrs. Marcia Wat
son aud Mrs George Carr attended the
State conference of Congregational
churches at Gardiner last week
Rronb1au att
ed church at Madison last sunday.
Mr. George II Withee died on Tues
day of last week at the age of about 81
years Mr. Withee WAS a veteran OF the
civil war and highly respected clti-
zsn The sermon WAS preached at the
funeral by the chaplain of bis old regi
ment, MI Gould of Madison. several
of his comrades were also present
There will be harvest supper in the
vestry of the Congregational church,
on Fridty evening of this week. given
by the society of the church; six O'clock
is the time appointed a small ad
mission fee will be charged as it is
usual in these cases, the proceeds going
towards the expenses of the church.
DR. skmes has been fitting up
place for his men to saw his stove wood
by gasoline engine power, using the
same engine that he does the pumping
for bis water supply with
TIL ladies' of the Congregational
society have fixed upon the date of
December 9Th for their annual far and
sale and already have commenced max
ing preparations therefor.
Mrs. F. G. Davis has been confined
/ Il. a.
| now able to be out again.
w. II. Ward & Co have tie founda-
tions dug for their storehouse but have
been bothered to get the lumber. They
expect to make short work of it when
the lumber arrives.
Eight carloads of corn have been ship
ped from the factory so far witout label
ing. The work of labelling the cans
will begin this week and go rapidly
forward until all of it is done. 1t is
the policy of the company to move all
of it before extreme cold weather comes
Mrs. c. II. Fuller is contemplating
electric lights for the Fernside Dairy
farm, to be put in this fall.
About fifty tickets we're sold from
here to attend the play, "rhe First
AIubbuo al w dlcIflIIS Ou L utbudJ
evening of this week. A special train
was run to accommodate the people
along the line of the Somerset railroad.
Or. w +. Brown was called to elm
ton, Saturday of last week, to attend the
funeral of a brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lockwood left
here, yesterday, for Mr.. LOckwood's
camps at Chamberlain Hill, about six
miles above Bingham Mr.. Lockwood
has a contract with Haines & Lanigan
for winters numbering operation and
Mrs Lockwood is 10 do the cooking for
the crew.
Rev. +. q. Davis and Mrs II. M. Hey
wood attended the Baptist state con-
vention held at Saco, this week. Mrs.
Haywood will embrace the opportunity
to extend her stay and visit among rel
atives In Oxford county.
Mr. Frank Fuller has been putting
new planer and hatcher into his saw
mill in this village. The new machine
net only does Ordinary planning but is 80
arranged that it smooths all four sides
of sheathlng boards at one time, putting
trip through the machine.
MIS-. Carrie lODey arrived nome, Sat
urday night. from Portland where she
has been operated upon for cancer and
taking treatment, much improved and
hopes for complete recovery.
Miss Cora Barker, whose sickness we
have noted from time to time in these
columns, Is much worse at this writing.
There WAS very pleasant wedding at
the Baptist parsonage on Thursday
evening of last week, the contracting
parties being Mr.. Benjamin E. Everett
and Miss Maybelle G. Jones both of this
place They will reside upon the farm
formerly owned by Mr. John Barker and
which was purchased by MIR. Everett
when he came here from the Aroostook
a couple of years ago. The many friends
of these young people wish them long
life and happiness. On Saturday even
ing of this week they will give recep-
ton at their home on the Waterville
road.
The Somerset railroad management
have recently put on two new mogul
engines each weighing about seventy
tons, to help carry their increasing
freight business.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet In their parlors in the library on
Friday afternoon of this week. The
meeting will be in charge of Miss Sarah
Clarke and Miss Bolan; the subject will
be Literature" AS there Is also to be
other business of importance to come
l. NANN