The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-16


writing She has been confined to the
house for several weeks.
MI. Charles BRUCE has made arrange
ments for the purchase of the Mrs. Dell
Tibbetts house on Mercer avenue. Mrs.
Tibbetts and daughter, Miss Rena, will
move to Beverly, Mass to be with her
son, Ralph.
DR.. Wheeler of Portland is in town,
visiting bis aunts, the Misses Clarke
Mr. +. w Spauding and Rev Mr.,
Kephart returned last Friday from two
weeks fishing trip to Tufts pond in
Kingfeld where they had very enjoy
able time camping and fishing. Mrs.
kephart remained here visiting Mrs
SpauIding. saturday morning MT. and
Mrs. kephart left for Five Islands where
they will spend their vacation before re-
turning to their home
Mrs. Charles Whiting is spending a
few days visiting relatives in Dexter,
Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Barker OF Spring
field, Mass. are in town for short va
cation, visiting Mr.. Barker's mother,
Mrs Clara Barker of Main street.
i Mrs. Mary A. Tobey of Boston has
/ been spending a few days with her
/ friend, Mrs Boan, and is now visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Totey on
Mechanic street.
Rev. and Mrs ]. II. Gould returned
from Portland, last Thursday, where
they were called by the death of Mr.
Gould's mother whose funeral occurred
on Tuesday afternoon of last week. she
had been Ill for quite long time with
consumption.
A number of our young ladies spent
few days of last week in one of the
cottages at Lakewood, going by train
from here to Madison and the rem ain
der of the way by the eectrics. Among
the party were Miss Lila Carr, Miss
Neva johnson, Mrs Frank Jewell, Mrs.
Harold Bruce and Miss Rena Tibbetts.
C. A. Whiting went to Scion, Tuesday
evening, to attend the wedding of his
nephew, DR.. Willard Bates.
Mr.. Clarence Stevens was quite badly
hurt, last Sunday, by being thrown out
of his wagon while in the vicinity of
East pond.
Times have been exciting for Mrs
Maria Hopkins the past week, the large
willow tree standing directly in front of
her house decided to shed its big top
branches, the first one which overhung
the road broke off with great crash on
Friday afternoon and filled the road full
taking down all the telegraph, telephone
and electric wires which happened to be
in the way and stirring up things gener-
ally Mr. Herbert Hale, the road COM
missioner, Mr.. Whitney, Mr.. Tuttle
of the electric light company and hr
George Chandler of the telephone COM
pany we're obliged to put in good part
of Saturday in getting things stratghten-
ed around again and had no more than
done 50 when the big limb oyerhanging
Mrs Hopkins house began to droop
and split from the trunk. This limb
was 80 large that it looked as though
the roof of the house, at least, was
doomed unless something could be done
speedily, Mr. Hale and the others again
came to the rescue and tackle was
fastened to the limb in such a manner
as to prevent its touching the house
when it fell and it was cut off, filling the
yard with It's hugeness Monday was
occupied in getting it cut up into junks
of reasonable length. The remaining
branch of the tree on the corner, popu
larly known as the big Willow" is also
being removed to prevent any further
accidents of this kind Very fortunate
/ iy the removal of the top of these
trees do not affect them to any great
extent as new shoots are soon formed
and another top is soon grown on to the
old trunk.
Work was begun Monday morning on
the bridge on Main street where il cross
es the stream. The roadway will be
widened and good stone walls laid to
hold the filling and the stringers will be
"T' beams Of steel. II took nearly all
day Monday to get the guys for the
derrick anchored and the derrick up.
The work is In charge of Road Commits
soner Hale and that means that it will
be we'll done.
Congressman Burleigh was in town,
last week, calling on friends. He was on
his way up river on fishing trip with a
party of friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Wells and Mr..
Ralph Ketchum left, Wednesday of last
week, for Boston after spending their
vacation here. Mrs. Ketchum remains
here with her little girl during the hot
season.
Miss Xetchum and Miss Emerson of
Boston are spending their vacation at
b. d Wells'. They arrived last Thurs
day.
At the dance given in the new Grange
hall on Friday evening of last week,
there was the largest attend ance that
they shave had yet Sixty-six dance
tickets we're sold beside large quantity
of ice cream and cake and everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves. 1t was in
the wee small hours when it broke up
and good brisk rainstorm was doing
business outside of the building which
made it rather, bad for glad clothes
About sixty dollars was cleared and the
hard wood floor assured When this
floor is down the society will be In a
fair way to make considerable sums by
continuing the dances, giving entertain
ments and fairs, etc.
Mr.. John Piper of Bingham WAS in
town, Monday. He is the son of the
late Dr. Piper of that place.
A show with a high sounding name
struck town, Saturday, and gave an ex-
hibition in the K. of p. hall before a
rather small audience. 1t must have
been the first time that the company
was before the public for they surely
could not have had the nerve to present
the thing twice.
Mrs. S. K. Fuller who has been on the
sick list for few days is now better.
Mrs, Fannie Lindsey ellis and chill.
dren, who have been spending the sum-