The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-29
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The young ladies of the Congregation
al church will present their entertain
ment 10 the town hall tomorrow even
ing. They have nineteen numbers IL
the program and will have chorus OF
twenty voices The proceeds Will &c
toward decorating the auditorium OF
the church.
Mr.. Robert Alonzo Davis died Satur-
day of last week from an organic dis
ease of the heart, at the age Of TO years,
s mos. and II days Mr. Davis was one
of our old and respected residents hav-
ing lived here for SO years and all of the
time in the neigh borhood of Dodlin hill.
The funeral service was held at his late
residence on Tuesday afternoon under
the auspices of Lebanon Lodge r. * A.
NJ. of this place of which he was a char
ter member There we're also a num-
Der Of the members Of Somerset Grange
No Is, present, Mr.. Davis having been
a member of that institution also for
many years He leaves wife, one son
and two daughters, Mr.. Charles Davis of
Waterville, Mrs. Spaulding of Perhsm,
Aroostook County and Mrs. Henry
Heagsn of Madison, all of whom were
present at the funeral. The services
were conducted by Rev. F. g. Davis of
the Baptist church The interment was
| in the north side cemetery.
Charles Morse had a slight shock on
/ Friday of last week and Ia still confined
to his bed The physician hopes for
Improvement in his condition within
short time
Fred Davis is at home from Waterville
for his spring vacation.
Granville Durrell has been quite sick
during the week, but is again able to
attend to his duties in the store.
The new flag which gracefully flies
over the high school building, was pre-
scented to the school by uperintendent,
Mr., l.. r. Folsom.
Mr.. r. NJ. Baker celebrated his eighty.
sixth birthday on Saturday of last week.
H. II. Cross has so far recovered that
he has been down street on one or two
occasions.
All those people who have been think
ing what fine big wood pile they would
have left over this winter for next win
ter have been getting an unpleasant SEN
sation lately that it may be more likely
that they will have to draw on the next
The crows have arrived in force, but
they seem to feel mighty sorry and
foolish to think they come back 80 soon.
Chas Preble visited relatives in BiDg-
ham last week.
G. Fl. Fuller has bought all of the land
belonging to the f. q. Danforth place
with the exception of the two acres up
on which the buildings stand. This
land atjoins the Mr.. Fuller's home farm
the Fernsde Dairy, and will give him
greatly increased pasturage and moving
land
Daniel Field has sold his farm and
home buildings to Oscar Lockwood and
Bannie smith Mr.. Field reserved the
privilege of staying in the buildings un-
ill fall. Mr.. Field made this move on
account of poor health.
The regular monty supper of Somer-
set Rebekah Lodge was given in their
hall last Friday evening A pleasing Gu
tertainment was provided.
There is something considerably un-
certain in the plans of mice and men
and they many times go astray, as some
one formerly said in much better Ian
guage. This was forciby brought to
our attention last week in our report
that Somerset Rebekah degree team
went to Madison and conferred the de-
gree before the district meeting. 1t was
their intention to do 30 and in order TO
get our items into print we had to write
the matter up before the evening set for
the meeting The result was that 1t
proved to be incorrect as the district
meeting was postponed at the last
minute and will not be held until some
time in June.
A very startling condition of affairs in
our mode of government Is being expos
ed in the Cosmopolitan Magazine in
their article by David Graham Phillips,
entitled THE Treason of the Senate"
which is being run in serial form. Ii 10
worth every voters time to read this
and even If but one half we're tue it
would give cause for considerable deep
thinking.
Mrs. Sarah D. Cheney of Portland,
who had been spending a few days in
town, returned, Tuesday, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. E. 2. Rogers.
The grange Ministries went to Fairfield
Center on Moaday evening of last week
to give their entertainment in the Victor
Grange hall. A light snow was falling
when they left here which Increased
considerably during the night making 1t
very disagreeable getting about and cut
ting down the attendance. The enter
tainment was much appreciated, how
ever, by those who braved the elements
to attend. After the entertainment the
local grange gave supper aud dance.
The greater part of the Norrdgewock
party stayed in the hall all night, not
attempting to start home until daylight.
They arrived here about ten o'clock,
Tuesday forenoon. The troupe received
about $18 as their part of the proceeds,
which with what they made here on the
preceding Saturday evening gave them
about ninety dollars to turn into the
grange fund.
Miss Neva johnson left last week for
a short trip to Boston. where she will
select the goods and get the styles for
the spring millinery trade which she has
established here.
Over thirty candidates received the
| first and second degrees In Somerset
| Grange last Thursday evening. This
grange bids fair to be one of the largest
| in the state at the rate 1t is progressing
George Harlow has purchased the
saw mill machinery at Lakewood of Mr..
| Whittier and 10 busy getting ready to
erect mill Just above the village here,
on what is know as the Weber place,
where he has been numbering this win
ter The machinery consists of a fifty
horse power engine and boiler niue
larger with a good circular saw outfit
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