The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-08
NoRRIoGEWoCK.


The meeting will be in charge of Mrs
Blanche " ard, Mrs. Sophia Fall, Mrs.
EIiz aheth Sawyer and Mrs. Electa Tobey.
Mrs LYDIA Ramsdell has been confined
to her bed for some time by sickness
We are Informed that MIR. g. S. Jewett
has GOLD his interest in the Self Heating
ean Company to Mr.. Smith of the cros-
by Mercantile 10 Mr Jewett will re-
main with the company as manager for
the present.
Mrs. II. W. smith is spending a short
time visiting relatives out OF town.
Selden Adams has purchased the
Philpot place below the saw mill.
Mrs. Sarah Gould has not been as well
during the past woek.
Mrs. Hiram Gilman has sold h n place
on Main street to Mr.. Edwin Burgess,
the consideration being 81, $50. She has
also disposed of her furniture and ID at
present stopping with her friends in
Arson. where she will remain for a
short time before going to Hebron to
live.
A good sized crew are at work on the
Postal Telegraph wires. Two new wires
have to have new CROSS arms. These
new wires are necessary TO handle the
business that will come with the connec-
ton through to Moosehesd Lake.
Mr.. George o Carr will install the
officers of Canaan Lodge, +. 81 A. NJ. at
their regular annual installation. Mrs
Carr will accompany him on this occa-
sion.
Mrs. Frances Bolan is spending a
week In Augusta, visiting old friends.
Mr.. w. F. Greeley, superintendent of
the Burnham & Morrill, corn shop spent
sunday with relatives in Portland.
Mrs. Hattie Field is spending few
days visiting with relatives In water
Vile.
There VISA good attendance at the
Christian Endeavor supper at the Con-
gregational vestry on Monday evening
of this week Baked beans, cold meats,
scalloped potatoes aud all kinds of good
things were on the bill of fare.
Mr.. and Mira. John J. Haffermehl of
NJ Massachusetts, are spending few weeks
visiting Mrs. Haffermeh's brother, Mr.
Gorham Bailey.
Mrs. +. G. Shorey expects 10 leave
this week to spend "a few months with
her son, Mr. Roscoe Hurd in New York
City. MIR. Hurd was unfortunate in the
summer in having trusted employee
run away with diamonds from his store
valued at from ten TO fifteen thousand
dollars and from which he has had no
trace
ss Dora Farrand left last week for
Boston, where she has position for the
winter
Miss Jennie Hale left last week for
Upton, Mass where she has position
in the straw shop.
HusseS's coat shop started up, Mon.
day, with good amount OF work in
sight
Mr. aud Mrs Alec futile have a
daughter which was born Saturday of
last week. She is going to be granger
as soon as she is old enough to join
One of the new engines of the Somer
set Railroad has been put into commits
sion on the road and hauled freight
through here, Monday, for the first
time. 1t will be known as number %
We have not learned whether "Skiddo"
goes with the number or not.
Mr. John Taylor is again working for
the Farmers Telephone Company.
The gasoline threshng outfits have
been keeping busy since the grain was
harvested.
Rev +. G.. Davis received a call from
the Leland University of New Orleans
for professorship some weeks ago,
which he finally declined and supposed
the iDoident closed A few days since
he received a more urgent call from the
same parties who do not like to take no
for an answer in this case. We trust
that Mr., Davis will finally decide to de-
cline this also.
Miss Enid Holbrook will have a room
at A d. Brackley's with a chance for
her team in his stable. These accom-
modations she has been having with
Mrs. Hiram Gilman until the sale of the
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gilman of Arson
were in town over sunday.
Mrs Orrin Taylor, who has been quite
sick for some time, is now much better.
DR.. J. D. Ames and MIR. John Taylor
returned from up river last week with a
couple of deer, or at least that is what
John says about IL. Some OF the other
people who have seen the game say
that there was one deer and one wood
chuck. But as John was on the spot
when he shot the critter and he strongly
maintains that IL was surely deer only
he picked 1t little too soon, we shall
have to give him the benefit of the
doubt.
Mrs. Delbert Adams is now steadily
improving and is able to be up a consid-
cradle part of the time
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs Herbert
Crosby on Waterville Hill on Thursday
af ernoon of this week.
Mr.. Samuel Albee is about to have
his house wired for electric lights.
The annual fair of the Baptist society
has been set for Dec. Goth, and will be
held in their vestry as usual.
Bracket & Russell have just had
their store wired for electric lights.
A street light has been placed on up
per Main street opposite Mr.. Albee's
house.
The crew In the grange hall have been
doing a rushing business these later
days The ceiling is all on and the
walls boarded. the front of the stage has
been oased in and the whole presents a
very fine appearance and the acoustic
properties are now all right. A pecu-
liar thing about the matter Is that while
the room seemed to be several feet too
high before the ceiling was put on, it
now appears to be just the right height
to look we'll. Eighteen electric lights
have been put in the main hall and
lights all parts of II very nicely. Mr.. r
A LIZ.