The Somerset reporter., 1906-02-01
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The rain aud warm weather Of lasl
week removed - much II the snow ID Al
Ia many places The roads are bare for
long stretches. In fact some are In such
had shape that wagons are beng used
on them, something quite out Of the
ordinary for this seasou Of the year 10
this section
Mr.. John Tobey, who has been con-
fined - the honse for long time with
quite serious illness, Ia now getting bet
ter aud 10 able 10 De about the house
Chester Sawyer has opened a lunch
room IN connection with bis confeclion
Ary aud cigar busiress and neat sign
IN front announces the fact 70 the pub
lie
The price OF laundering collars la.
been advanced To two and a hall cents
each. now vel have to turn them once
more before sending them 10 the lsun-
DRY
tuppiemeu'ry catalogue is about To
be issued for the library which Is eI.
pected TO be ready for distribution in a
short time. II will contain list Of the
three .undred or more volumes which
have been added since the other cata
logue was issued
.. F. Hall has, just received new
three horse power gasoline engine which
be will place ID his boat 10 use in Norih
Pond this season. he day of the sal
boat on this pond seems 70 be number
while each year new boats are added to
the fleet Of motor propelled ones. Mr.
William Hobbs is also remodeling bis
power boat and contemplate among
other things, the placing of new en-
gine in it.
At the fair which the Village In
provement Society are to hold next
Tuesday, a unique feature will be the
old fashioned kitchen with its prim
ladies, who will serve beans and brown
bread TO the hungry, for a consideration,
cooked as in ye olden days Other
places for refreshment for the daintier
appetite will be the cake and coffee
booths remem mbrance table will con-
tain the articles contributed by friends
who are unable to be present. pro-
gram consisting of play and various
other selections of literary and mus-
cal character will help to make the
evening pass away pleasantly Already
generous packages have been received
for the fair from Mrs sarah Frye, Mrs
Mary Lowe and other friends The
various committees Of arrangements are
requested to meet at the vestry of the
Congregational church, where the fair
will be held, on Monday Feb. 9Th, to ar
range their booths.
DR.. J. ID. Ames was called TO West
Athens last week for consultation. re-
turning home, Saturday
MIR Eugene Tarbox had the misfor
tune 10 break one of the bones of his
left wrist Monday morning of Last week.
by being thrown from his sleigh his
horse becoming frightened at some Oh
Ject. The bone was set by Dr. Ames of
this place and he is getting along very
comfortably.
Miss Inez To5ey is at work in Water-
vile at present.
Miss Blanche Emory was at home
from Colby over Sunday returning to
WaterVile, Monday.
Rev. F. g. Davis was in Waterville,
Monday, to attend the Central Maine
Theological circle. ass,s - -
Mr.. Carol Wheeler must have been
very pleasantly surprised last week,
Wednesday, TO receive at his boarding
place in Auburn, large collection of
souvenir postals from his many friends
here, to remind him that he had birth.
day and that they extended best wishes
and hope that he would have innumer-
able others and all pleasant ones.
Miss Neya johnson gave very beau
titul solo in the Baptist church, Sunday
morning
Mrs {. l.. Carr returned from Port
land on Saturday of last week, where
she has been caring for DR.. Harry Nick
erson, who recently had a severe attack
of the grippe and which leaves him in a
very serious condition.
A both the morning aud evening ser.
vices in the Congregational church last
sunday, cornet solos by Mr.. Tracey
stevens introduced a pleasing variety
into the music of the occasions
The Village Improvement Soclety will
meet in the parlors of the library on
Friday afternoon of this week subject
is Egypt. Quotations, current events
The meeting is in charge of Mrs. Ames
Nrs Lou Brown and Mrs Henrietta
Wood.
The Wbitney's have been entertaining
the grippe, OF the grippe has been en-
PERTAINING the Whitneys for the past
week or two, everybody is better how
ever.
We hear tina, Mr. II. H. Cross is slow
ly gaining, he is still in Lewiston.
Mr Frank Vickere has accepted a
position with the New York firm, for
whom he formerly worked, for a year
and expects to leave here Friday Of
this week for New York TO assume his
duties at once.
The Y. p. 5. Z. Z. OF the Congrega-
tional church gave a supper in their
vestry on Tuesday evening Of this week
with pleasing entertainment following.
Among the features of the entertain
ment was a Profundo Basso Quartette
of an exceedingly comical nature Sc
lections of musical and of a literary ma
ture completed the program.
The entertainment and dance gwen
by the pythian Sistefhood on Monday
evening was well attended aud netted
them good sum of money. Lots of
work had been put into the excellent
program which they furnished and
everything passed OF very nicely A
specially good thing was the tableau Of
Pocahontas
The supper and dance given for the
benefit of the Grange last Saturday
evening by Alec Tuttie brought ont a
big crowd and a good sum was added 10
the Grange Golfers. A fair is Row talked
of as a means of further raising money
all of which is 10 GO toward completing
the new hall.
There were about - present AZ the