The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-02-15

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Tuesday evening, Feb. y.
Athens.
On FRIDAY evening, Fob Is, Rev. c.
W. Bradee Of " aterVille will deliver
his popular lecture Masks and Faces"
the occasion being the church fair at the
hall under the auspices of the Ladies'
Benevolent society of the m. X church
Supper will also be served on that even
ing from 5 30 to 30 Admission will
b5 adults Il cents each evening or %
cents for both evenings, children under
l. years 10 cents each evening.
The spring term of Somerset Academy
opened this week with good attendance
with the same instructors as before Prof.
Boston and Mrs Browne of Detroit.
The Debating club met at the acad
envy. Monday evening, and discussed the
question, Resolved that Miscellaneous
newspaper reading is not profitable
The next meeting will be ia two weeks
ut the hall and there is some Intention
of having lecture ia place OF a debate
IL the proper person can be secured.
Guy and Caroline Barker are rooming
at Mira Haydens this term, which is
near the school and convenient for them.
Presiding Elder Jon es lectured at the
church last TUESDAY evening.
The fair for the benefit of the NJ. f
church commences Thursday of this
week and continues through Friday and
Friday evening.
Mrs. Paul Duningan of n. Abingdon,
Mass. is passing some time with her
mother. Mrs. NJ. A. Locke, and other
relatives in town.
Miss Annie Emery of the grammar
schools in akOwhegan passed saturday
and Sunday at her home here, driving in
on the stage, Friday night, IN thu ex-
treme cold of that evening and return
ing, Monday morning
The measles are still in town tho the
disease was so universally prevalent last
spring that 1t seems as yet to find lew
victims Mrs. Herbert COrson OF West
Athens is the only one to our knowledge
at present.
The F. b Auxiliary meet this week
wi h Mrs. Martha Judkins.
Mrs. Leland Bosworth is passing some
time with her husbands parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Bosworth In Cornville.
Mrs Almon Locke is visiting friends
in Madison.
Mr.. Sanders has been on quite an OK
tended visit to his father and friends ia
Mass.
AT the Sabbath school last Sunday,
Helen Hurd, Supt. of the Home Depart
ment, reported thirty-fve new members
of her department The world still
moves and Athens with IL
There WAS good attendance OF the
teachers meeting last saturday. one of
tho teachers being Annie ,. Emery OF
SkOwhegan schools
Lizzie Kim ball is recovering, butslow-
". from the effects of her recent fall,
and last Saturday she WAS ill in bed all
day.
After one * past sixty their broken
bones heal slowly, especially when
obliged 10 do housework aud care for an
aged and feeble mother. These two
ladies are the widow and daughter of
the late George Kimball, who for years
was postmaster of this village highly
respected and kindly man. We can not
believe that so sympathetic and neigh
borly community as this is, and always
has been, will fail to render all needful
assistance to the family of such citizen.
But for the thoughtful care and kind
ness of Mr.. Ireland, Miss Kimball must
have suffered for more than she has, by
the way Mr.. Ireland seems to be af
fl cited with habit of helping the suf-
fering aud friendless "Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto the least of these"
etc
Another correspondent writes:
Mrs. Charles Turner was called to
Boston recently by the illness of her
sister.
Mrs. Frank Whittier has been serious
ly i'll with u stomach trouble; she Is
slightly better but still in very poor
health.
g. A. Emery returned from Boston,
last week, with four horses.
Mrs. Nathaniel Dodson is in very poor
health.
Per Nelson has traded farms with
Charles Cleveland and will soon move to
Stickney Hill.
Mr.. Pollard from New Jersey is board
ing at Philander Hoyts.
Miss Lottie Poland is visiting friends
In New Hampshire.