The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-09
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! Eaton and n. b. >. reunion occurred
Tuesday.
Lots of the old boys and girls, unable
TO be here are thinking of the old Estor
school and its associations this week,
Mrs. William Tobey, who was called
to Lowell, Mass. a week ago by the
death of her brother-in-law, Mr.. Chas
/ Il. Burtt, returned home last Thursday
Mr. Burtt and his wife we're we'll known
here, Mrs. Burtt being formerly Miss
/ Cornelia Butler of this place.
Mrs Kent, the widow of Governor
/ Kent, the tenth governor of Maine, ID
spending few days in town rooming al
A. D. Brackley's and taking her meals
at Mira Porter's. She has been living in
Arizona territory for the past few years
with her son who is chief justice of that
territory under an appointment by
/ President Roosevelt and who accompan-
led her on her journey here as far az
Washington D. {.
There will be a corporation meeting
of somerset Grange, August 18th, at
s o'clock in the evening at the of +.
hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Pierce who
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harper
Allen, have returned to their home in
Kittery, Maine.
Mr.. Herbert Haynes has returned to
his home In Providence, r. l. Mrs
Haynes and little daughters will remain
few weeks longer
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Pierce of Bos'
ton are spending the week with
Mrs. Sara Frederic at her cottage at
North Pond.
Miss Ethel Drake is expected in town
this week for few days visit.
A number of our gardeners have had
green corn. Mr., r. NJ. Baker and Ham
lin Z. Hale being among the earliest.
Rev. and Mrs. McCann who expected
to arrive here about this time to spend
a few weeks with friends have made
different arrangements and will spend
their vacation at Old Orchard.
Rev. and Mrs. J H. Gould were called
to Portland sunday by the failing health
of Mr. Goulds mother who is very low.
Rev. B. F. Turner occupied the pulpit
in the Baptist church Sunday morning.
Mr.. Ralph Tibbetts arrived on Wed
nesday of last week from Beverly, Mass,
to spend his summer vacation with his
mother Mrs. Dell Tibbetts. They will
spend part of the time during his visit
IN cottage at North pond.
Rev. G. Davis returned last week
from two weeks fishing trip through
Maine.
1t hardly seems necessary this hot wea-
Their but new furnace is being installed
in the high school building to replace
one which has grown old in the service
of keeping several generations warm,
new one was put in last year to heat the
lower rooms and when the present one
is installed it il hoped that the heating
problem will be solved for a number OF
years. The carpenters and painters
have been busy upon the interior OF the
building and have put it In good repair
for the coming school year
A number of Eaton scholars are in
town.
Mrs. s. K. Fuller has been confined to
her bed few days of this week from
heat prostration.
DR.. j. D Ames is putting up small
building in which to house his automo
bile.
Mrs, F. A. Carleton and daughter,
Nellie, of Haverhill, Mass, arrived
Wednesday for visit with her mother,
Mrs A. T. Rogers.
Mrs. George Carr, who has been
spending a few days in Lynn, Mass.
visiting her brother, returned home last
week.
Mrs. Leonard Paine was in town from
North Arson, Monday of this week,
The officers OF Echo Lodge K of P.
were installed on Tuesday evening of
last week as follows: Grandyille Dur
rell, G. c.; Louis Mclntire, V. c.; Mas
ter of Work, r. g. Davis, e. Fl. Beane,
Prelate; Roland Barker, NJ. at A ; h..
D Burgess, < OF K. Il 5; Charles Saw
age, NJ of E Fl. K. Otis l. e.; Z. b..
Barker, .. &.
A dance is advertised to take place in
the new grange hall on Thursday even
ing of this week. This If well patro-
nzed will give the special committee
enough money to put the hardwood
floor into the main hall so they can have
a good large, smooth surface for future
affairs of this kind and hope then to be
able to raise quite considerable sums of
money by giving entertainments of
various kinds.
90 in the shade Sunday and Monday
and no breeze blowing, rather too
hot for comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hobbs are
spending few days at North pond and
enjoying life generally.
The large fields of sweet corn planted
for the factory are looking well on the
whole and it looks as though there
would be fair pack after all If the
frost will keep away long enough for it
to fill out.
MIR. Charles Morse who has been very
low for several weeks, passed away,
Friday night of last week, at II o'clock
He was seventy years of age and was
born on the old Morse farm, SO called,
in the Withee neighborhood in this
town. All of his life with the exception
of the past twelve or fifteen years which
he spent here in the village, was spent
in farming and by prudence and good
management he was able to lay by a
considerable amount for rainy day.
He was a member of the Baptist church
of this village which he joined about
ten years ago The funeral services
were held at the house, Sunday after
noon and were attended by Rev. f. G.,
! Davis of the Baptist church, Rev. b +
Turner and Rev. II. NJ. Haywood. The
interment was in the south side ceme-
terry. He leaves a widow but no other
relatives nearer than nephews and
nieces. In politics Mr. Morse was a
staunch Republican and many times