The Somerset reporter., 1905-12-07
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! The NJ Z Benevolent society are I,
/ have suppeIs IN they did asst wiuter
! The first one will be next Friday at tht
home of Mrs Hannah Barker Member,
please bear it in mind ladies meet in tht
4 afternoon
! The organization Of the somerset De
batting society was completed al meet
/ ing held in " esserruns It hail, last Mon
day night. A committee consisting al
/ j +. Holman esq Geo. +. Aver anc
/ NJ j Hight reported set of hy-la"'
which were adopted with slight amend
menls. The temporary organization
| that was Effected at previous meeting
consi, ting of F. Holman, esq, pres.
/ ldent; { f Turner, vice president; Il
B Dodson secretary;t II Jones, treas
urer; Rev l. q. March, Prof. A. "
! Boston aud c. f Ball, executive com
mittee, was made permanent. The tx
eoutve committee reported the follow
ing program for the first regular meeting
at Somerset academy on Monday even
inp, Dec. IL, at p. IN singing,
America" prayer; defamation, II. Il.
Dodsou; address by president; discus
sion, Can man be more useful as an
! independent in politics than as strict
party mau?" Affirmative, Prof A. w.
! Boston, Geo. c. Hight, Rev l.,
March; negative, c. Z. Ball, Geo.
Aver, Z. E Turner. he regular dis
putants to have seven minutes each at
the opening of the discussion, the two
who close the discussion three minutes
each and members from the II or five
minutes each. No member TO speak
more than twice. The meetings are TO
be public The academy bell will be
rupg at 8, 40 and all persons of average
intelligence who are interested in the
objects of the society are invited to be
come working members.
Thanksgiving day was nsbered in to
us with an extremely cold wind. which
after the rain of the day preceding
made the roads 30 slippery that it was
hard getting about untess SHARP shod'
but most all our families celebrated the
day with the usual amount of good
things to eat whether their friends
could be present or not sunday was
another rainy day and Monday another
fire., zing one, so December our frat
winter month gives us real winter
weather, little snow having followed
the RAIN of sunday and nearly all travel
is done on InnneIs
very interesting meeting of the
Womau's Club was held, last week, at
the home If Minnie c. Hight, May IL.
Emery and Sadie I Stodder being
hostesses. 1t being the thanksgiving
meeting, an Old time tea was served n
the dining room which was Ugh ed by
candles and the cloths, some woven by
our foremothers tied with fringe, also
of their making. After grace was said
by Mrs. Agnes johnson. each helped
herself with bread and butter, boiled
cider apple sauce, twisted doughnuts,
mo asses cookies and pumpkin pies,
from ware of blue Delft Tor otherwise
A rare time was enjoyed at table, la er
the following program was carried ou:
Singing doxology by the members !;
reading records of last meeting; roll call
with responses and Thanksgiving quota
tions; solo, "Juanita," Mrs. George
Curtis, paper, Historic Maine;" Mrs.
Ella March; poem, Maine" Mrs. NJ. A.
Goodrich; singing, "Pilgrim Fathers
by club; story of "Pine Tree shilling
Laura Corson recitation, Miss Perkins !;
instrumental solo, Marion Holman ;
Legends told during tea, Marion Holman
and Kathleen Fox; closed by singing
state of Maine" The next meeting
will be with Mrs Hannah Barker, Dec.
II.
Miss Vivian Whittier and Arnold Dore
of Harmony were married on Thanks-
day at four o'clock by Rev. l.. g. March
at his home in this village. Miss Whit
tier has many friends in this town, whers
she has been both teacher and pupil in
our schools and who wish for her pros
perity and happiness in her new relation
MIR. and Mrs. l.. K. Jacobs returned,
Friday, from their two weeks vacation,
which was passed among friends in sew
eral of our towns and cities. Mr.. Jacob
received much benefit from the short rest
from care.
Mrs Gibbs of Massachusetts is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. 1. n. Flanders.
The Auxiliary will meet, Tuesday of
this week with Mrs. Freeman Moses.
Mention should be made of meeting
or enter ainment at the hall one week
ago Saturday evening by the children of
the primary school in this village under
the instruction of Miss Mitchell. The
children sang, recited and performed a
drill all of which was a credit to the
school, and much 81 joyed by good
audience. Ice cream and cake were
served; the proceeds of all to 60 for
maps etc. for the benefit of the school.
Miss Annie Emery of the Skowhegan
schools passed Thanksgiving at her
home here.