The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26
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The ch erries are getting ripe

Sticky weather.
The CHI erries are getting ripe.
Mr. and Mrs Irving Wells are spend
ing their vacation with Mr.. Wells pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs b. B. Wells.
Sir. lillian Whiting and Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Whiting are expected to arrive from
New York Saturday of this week to
spend their vacation with their relatives
here
Mr. Stephen Bean of Saco has been
engaged to teach the High school for
the ensuing year Mr.. Bean comes well
recommended having paid nearly all OF
his own expenses through college, shows
him to be a young man of good energy.
He is a graduate of Colby, class '05
Miss Maud Turner spent few days
of last week with her parents at North
Pond. She returned to her home In
Brunswick Saturday accompanied by
her father Rev. B. F. Turner who went
back TO attend the Sunday services OF
his church, returning to the pond, Mon
day
The annual field day of the Village
Improvement Society was held last FRI
day afternoon on the lawn at the resi-
was a large attendance and an interesting
program was furnished. Ice cream and
cake were served.
Mrs. Edward Lowe arrived in town
last week from Everett, Mass, to spend
few weeks here visiting friends, and
will also be here on the date of the Eaton
and n. II. s. reunion which occurs on
the 7th of August
The work of taking up the rails OF the
electric road between here and Skowhe-
gan is proceeding rapidly, the rails
from this end of the route are being
loaded upon the cars here for shipment.
The taking up Of this road ends a
visionary scheme of its promoters,
probably over fifty thousands of dollars
having been dropped by the stock
holders in the enterprise For the past
several years since the road stopped
| business the tracks have been nuisance
to our driving public and number OF
wagons have been badly damaged there
on, their removal therefore will be ap
preciated The trolley wire is still in
place but will probably be taken down
before long as the copper 1t contains Is
a valuable asset. While we should APP
preciate the continuance of the road II
| it were TO resume business we could
hardly expect any party to run 1T at
loss for our convenience.
Mrs Emveste Hale is gradually failing
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Learned of Cali
fornia and Miss Cora Flanders of Corn
Vile visited at h. NJ Bakers last week,
Thursday.
Somerset Grange was 80 successful
with their first degree dance given
couple of weeks since that they will
give a second degree dance in the new
hall on Thursday evening of this week.
with good music and lots of refresh
ments The money will go toward
furnishing the hall. 1t is expected that
they will continue giving these dances
until all of the degrees of the circle have
been used up.
Mr.. Charles Morse remains about the
Same, very feeble.
Mr. William Bracket is spending the
week at his cottage at the pond.
Lots of green peas in the market now
many of them rather too hard to eat.
Mrs. H. L. Maddocks returned home
laet week after spending some time
visiting friends in various parts of Maine.
Miss Cora Farrand arrived Tuesday
from Medway, Mass, called home by
the illness of her mother.
Henry Hussey and family are spend
ing the week at the pond.
Haying is very backward, many of the
farmers having hardly commenced.
Once In awhile we hear a resubmis-
sionist talking long and loud about the
temperance problem and especially abont
the Sturgis commission which they
don't like little bit. And by the way
If you ever happened to notice 1t, these
resu bmissonists are always fellows that
like a little nip behind the door or any
other old place if they only get it-funny
amt it?-Neyer heard our ministers,
lawyers, doctors or other business men
mention 1t and the women don't want 1t,
but Just those fellows who have just a
little dry feeling troubling them in this
hot weather and also in cold weather
and in other kinds of weather. Just re-
minds me of an experience tn at happen
ed the other night was just dream
| ing that | was worth a hundred million
or 80 and had just got a new automobile
when / was rudely awakened by most
une arthly squealng and rising to in
vestigate found that the old cat had
caught and downed the biggest rat
ever saw and that rat was hollering for
resubmisson TO beat a full hand. |
Judged that the varmint was uncom-
Portable and considered cats an expen-
sve luxury and a failure withal, and
wanted them repealed.
We are glad to say that Mr.. l.. r
Folsom, the republican nominee for
representative, comes out squarely for
the temperance laws as they stand and
promises his vote for their retention.
We know that this is the kind of talk
| that interests the best citizens of Som
erset county regardless of party as was
evidenced in the vote for sheriff few
years ago and will be again when an
other like occasion arises.
Mrs. NJ. j. Hathaway arrived from
Bangor, last saturday. to spend her
summer vacation among her old friends
here.
Quite number of the Norridgewock
citizens attended the Spritualst meet
ing at Lakewood last Sunday, where in
terestng speaking VAS heard.
DR.. Charles Dole of Jamaica Plain,
Mass, was in town over Sunday and
conducted both the morning and even
ing services in the Congregational church
during the absence of the pastor
Rev. and Mrs. j. Fl. Gould are spend
ing few days in Portland at the bed
side of Mr.. Gould's mother who is very