The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-05
ALL THE NE WIS
from Som erSet towns
EWOCK.

The small boys long looked for
climax of fun, the Glorious Fourth ar.
rived at last The next thing Is the
"circus.'
The people here divided their atten-
ton between NkowheEan aud the Pond
for their Fourth's entertainment.
The meeting of the Upper Kennebec
Valley Sunday school Association will
be held in au all day session in the
Bethany Baptist Church In Skowhegan.
Thursday Of this week
There was no mid week prayer meet
ing in the Baptist church this week on
account of the Fourth coming on that
day.
Mr. Charles Morse is very critically
I'll at this writing Several weeks since
Mr.. Morse had quite a severe shock and
although he apparently rallied from it
at the time the past few days has found
him rapidly failing
Mr.. r. M. Baker has the best garden
in town again as usual Although Mr.
Bakers years are little nearer ninety
than eighty he keeps quarter of an
acre of garden truck growing without a
weed to deter it, All of the different
things which are gro wing In this garden
show 80 much thrittiuess that it would
be difficult 70 say that any one kind
was particularly better than another,
but the potatoes for Instance seem to
to have tops large enough already to be
full grown while the strawberry plants
are loaded with the ripenng berries
which present toothsome appearance
Miss Lila arr and niss Neva John
son spent Sunday visiting Mr. and hrs.
Alynza Whitoomb at Pennington Fails
MI Fred Benson il al lone from up
river whore he has been Ia, ing quite an
extensive outing in the woods. He
brought home good supply of trout.
Mr. Almon Blasiell has made arrange
ments to continue in the stone business
which has been carried on under the
firm name of Taylor & Bldisdell, which
connection Was severed by the recent
death of Mr.. Taylor. He will purchase
from the heirs of Mr. Taylor the build
ing and interest In the business as
soon as the necessary authority is
received by them to sell. Mr.. Blaisdell
10 one of our Industrious, hard working
young men who really merits prosperity
and his many friends are wishing him
success.
gasoline boat into North Pond this week
after having given it a complete reft
ting and painting, making 1t one of the
nobby boats of that pretty sheet of
water.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Folsom and daugh.
ter, Dorothy, are spending the week at
the pond.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Field returned
home last Friday from Saratoga, n. Y,
where they have been spending several
weeks visiting Mr. Fields brother. AL
though they got pretty tired in the hot
trains coming, Mr.. Field was feeling
quite himself again the next day and
very glad to be at home.
Mrs s. K. Fuller arrived home from
Freedom, last week, after spending
some time in that town visiting rela-
tves and friends
Mr.. K. II. Cas~ell our popular sta
ton agent here has resigned his position
and Is introducing young gentleman
from Rockland 10 the duties of the
position. After The new agent ia in
stalled Mr. Caswell intends to devote IA
short time to much needed rest be
fore entering upon other duties else
where.
Mrs Annie Wills and son, Neil, left,
last week, for Bar Harbor where Mrs.
Mills will have her usual summer posi-
tlon in florists establishment.
Misses Bell and F orence Hall left,
last week Friday, for number of weeks
visit among relatives and friends in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts
The Village Improvement Society
will meet in their rooms on Friday al
ternoon of thus week. 1t will have for
the subject of the meeting "Patrotism."
The meeting will be In charge of Mrs.
Boston. Quotations from Current
events.
There was big turn ont of the little
people at the celebration of Children &
night in Somerset Grange on Thursday
evening of last week A very nice pro-
gram was furnished by the lecturer. all
of the parts being taken by the little
folks, After the program there were