The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-12
The Knights of King Arthur held an

Ice cream social at the vestry OF the
Congregational church, Monday even
ing.
The Forks stage made it's regular trips
last week, despite the hard storms and
big drifts. Ii takes something bigger
for a storm than we have had yet to
stop driver Whorf.
MIR and Mrs. Forrest Colby and
daughter, Florence, spent two days, last
week, in Bangor
The steam shovel has been located at
the Owens gravel pit again and the
work of grayeling the railroad extension
beyond Gulf stream is IN progress
Rev. c. A. Southland will preach in
the NJ. <. church Tuesday evening, jan
uary 18th, at o'clock. All are invited
to come and hear the Presiding Elder
preach again
Mrs Nevers has been very sick re-
Gently with an abscess in her throat, but
is now able to 60 out again.
Mr.. and Mrs Hatch, who have been
away for weeks visit, have returned
home.
The installation of officers of Centen.
NAL Rebekah Lodge was postponed last
Charles Colby, Noble Grand elect.
Athens. p,
The extremely bad travelling made ii
hard for really interested people TO get
out to church Sunday, and OF course those
who wanted an excuse, il any, thought
they had il.
The roads within two miles OF the vii
age, at least 10 two directions, were har-
rowed with harrows. the only way the
crust could be broken up, ii was so thick
and hard.
Leland Bosworth was in town Sunday.
The r. F d. carriers were unable to
make the whole rou'es for two or mole
days last week.
The Woman's Club will meet Thursday
evening, Jan. II, with Mrs Nellie Fox.
Current events, a paper by Mrs. J.. E
Curtis and one by Mrs, M. A Goodrich,
"The Progress Of Warfare" will be read
Last week was Christmas number, also
genteman's night, when the meeting was
he'd at the hall.
Mrs. Mary Graham returned 10 the heavy
storm Saturday. 10 her home in West
brook, going from here to the train in the
morning stage
The new purchaser of the mills occu-
pied by Thompson & Son will take pos
session about the 2o'h of this month.
Mr. Manley Gardner died last week of
pneumonia and other troubles. He was a
very sick man. His mother died but a
few days later Her sdisease was also
pneumonia. Miss Ramsdell. who was
teaching school 10 the Dana Cooley Dist,
is also sick at Mr. Cooley's wi pneumo-
MIA, we are informed.
The F. B. Auxiliary met with Mrs.
Martha Iudkins, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Charles Dore was injured while
wor king 10 the woods last week and has
suffered considerably with lame stom-
sch. etc.
The installation of officers of Athens
grange, which was to have been held Sat-
urday, Jan. 7, was postponed on account
OF the Storm and will occur Saturday alter
noon, Jan. 2Ist. Brother Will Whittier
OF Skowhegon will be the installing officer
A baked bean dinner will be served.
The Odd Fellows Parlor was the scene
of one of the pleasantest Socl, ii events OF
the winter, Tuesday evening, Ian. 3, the
event beng the observance OF Gentle
meas Night by the Woman's Club.
Notwithstanding the storm nearly all the
members were present, who with their
guests made company of about fifty
peop e. The earlier part of the evening
was devoted to the regular routine of
Club Meeting" and was preside over by
the president, Mrs Maud Flanders The
study of The United States was well set
forth in the four papers prepared on that
subject and were as follows: Pionee ing
in New England, Mrs. May Elliott; Vel
lowstone Park, Mrs. Ella n. Russell; A
Winter in California, Miss Helen Barker !;
The Louisiana Purchase and its Anniyer-
sary, Mrs. Minnie c Hight. These were
interspersed with music, both vocal and
instrumental. The Club Quartette sang
two selections and solos were rendered by
Mrs. Emma Dore, Miss Marion Holman
and Miss Gala Dore. Mrs. May Emery
also favored the company with humorous
recitation eotitled, The Students Joke.
Immediately following the program the
company adjourned to the dining hall
which was beautifully and artistically
decorated for the occasion with the nation
al colors while prominent among them
hung the picture of our "Natlon's Chief :"
The tables were spread with substantial
refreshments consisting of cold meats,
yeast bread. cheese, coffee, assorted cakes
and fruit. all of which were of the very
bes, and served in abundance A pleas
ant social hour was thus passed after
which The company repaired to the par
lors. Songs by Messrs March and Tur-
ner and Mrs. Barker and others were
listened to with much pleasure and at a
late hour the club broke up having spent
another of its many such pleasant even
ings.