The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-04
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| Miss Bell Adams writes from Lewis
ton that she is getting along mic Is after
the operation for appendicitis which
WAS performed on her nun Der OF days
since.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles savage have
been enjoying a carriage drive 10 Emb
den and vicinity.
Mr. Jay b. Pierce Las just added a
new cigar case to his store, which is
very nicely lighted with electric lights
and prettly decorated. 1t adds much
to the attractiveness of his display
The Thimble Society of the Congrega-
tiona church met on Wednesday of last
week with Mrs. Marcia at Larone and
passed a very enjoyable day, fine din
nsr being served. Their next meeting
| will be held on uesday OF next week
with Mrs. Emory of Oak hill.
The Congregational society held their
annual harvest supper in their vestry on
| Monday evening of last week with a
goo attendance Twenty.three dollars
were taken.
Miss Lila Carr is spending few days
visiting in Old Orchard.
Rev. j H. Gould attended the funeral
of Mrs. Alden sawyer at Smithtield last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs David Wood will attend
the musical festival at Bangor.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this week has been devoted to the
Grange fair, and the members OF that
| organization are making every effort TO
have II the finest thing of the kind ever
seen ia this section The big new hall
| ha
sales tables and the numerous other
features to catch the unwary nickle or
dime or even the cart wheels are not
safe against the designs of the enter
prisinR sales ladies'. Everybody is work
ing hard and 1t Ia expected that several
hundreds of dollars will be made which
will 90 toward the hall fund.
Miss Neva Johnson, who has been
spending a number of days in Boston,
returned home, Tuesday, with full
line of millinery for her fall trade. Miss
johnson at first planned TO stay longer
time in Massachusetts, but finally de
cided TO return early to attend to her
many customers.
Mrs. Chas. Hussey is confined to the
house this week by sickness.
| Mrs Forrest Rowe ia receiving visit
from her mother, who lives In Harmony.
Rev and Mrs. j. H. Gould left, Tues
day for Bangor, where they will be
guests of Mrs Gould's mother, Mra.
l.. Paine, and also take the opportunity
TO attend the Bangor musical festival,
Miss Olney is spending few weeks in
town stopping at present with Mrs
! Bolsn.
B.F. Tappan and DR. Sawtelle were in
town over Sunday visiting relatives
Mrs. Alice Donovan of Lowell, Mass.
ia in town to spend her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tobey
October 1st brings open time for the
most of our game and the sportsmen are
getting busy on their annual outings
| Not 80 much game as usual has been
| seen in this vicinity this summer but
doubtless there Is a good supply in the
woods.
| Mr.. F. l.. Ames Is having his house on
Malh street, newly shiDgled.
Mr. Allen Stanley has given up truck
| ing for Bracket & Russell and Mr..
| Davis of the American Express Com
pany is now doing the work.
Prof. /. C. Bateman of the Lewiston
Journal was In town saturday and made
US a very pleasant call. Mr. Bateman
lectured Friday evening at Mercer to a
good sized audience.
Several of our shooting fraternity are
preparing to attend the big shooting
match at Madison, this week. The
first prize is fifty dollars.
The Starks cattle show and fair is
slated to come off on Tuesday of next
week 1t is likely that the scholars of
the high and grammar schools will at
tend and make the trip straw ride as
they have heretofore on several occa
sions.
Among those who contemplate attend
ing the Pennington fair, this week are:
Mr.. Charles Bruce, Mr., and Mrs. NJ. F.
Carr, MIR. and Mrs II. 5. Whiting, MIR
and Mrs j. NJ Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Russell, and Mrs. K. H
Vaughan
MIR Arthur Nadeau was in town to
attend the funeral of his father, return
ing to Boston, Monday morning
Miss Linnion Brown spent saturday
and sunday in Scion visiting her former
teacher, Miss Mary Wilson, and had a
very pleasant time.
Mrs. Augusta Bailey was in town, last
week, visiting relatives and friends.
Rev f. g. Davis is in Dover, this
week, attending the Baptist state con
vention.
Mr.. Marshall Nadeau died, last Fri
day afternoon, after long and painful
illness from cancer of the bowels, aged
So years His death occurred on his
birthday The funeral services occur
red Sunday afternoon at the house
Rev. j. II Gould of the Congregational
church officiating. The interment was
in the north side cemetery. Mr. Nadeau
was known by everyone as joe and
and during the twenty five years or
more that he lived in town a good and
industrious citizen with pleasant word
for everyone. By his industry and
prudence he accumulated home for
his family where they have lived with
the comforts of life and the young PEG
pie have grown up respected by all. He
leaves a wife and four children to mourn
his loss. Arthur, the Oldest is married
aud has a HON in Boston.
Mrs, Annie Mills returned from Bar
Harbor on Thursday OF last week, where
she has been spending the summer with
her brother, Edwin, In the flow store
She reDOrts very busy summer This