The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-25

boring towns. The bridge near Stor-
er's on the Madison road was washed
out and will cost six or eight hundred
dollars to repair, another over Wes-
ton brook was also washed out and
the roads in many places were very
badly quilted. Even the Oldest IN
habitant has nothing to say about one
in the past that was more severe.
o. F. Hall and family are at their
cottage for the summer.
Fred Boston and wife from the west
are spending a short vacation with
Mr.. Boston's mother, Mrs. ?. II. Bos-
ton of this place.
Orrin Jones and wife have been
spending a week in Leeds, returning
Saturday
Herbert Haynes is expected home
this week from Providence. r. l., to
spend his vacation.
Harper Allen and wife and Mrs.
Sara Frederic will spend a number OF
weeks at Mrs Frederic's cottage at
North pond.
Leslie Jones and wife of Augusta
are visiting Mr.. Jones parents here.
Alice Francis returned to her home
in Portland last week after spending
few days with her sister, Mrs. Ar
thur WEIGH.
Fred Davis and John Taylor who
have been spending a part of their
vacation in the house boat at North
pond have returned to town.
Rev. B. F. Turner occupied the
pulpit of the Baptist church last Sun
day morning.
bau TboG Il Dnla n n Opcnnia6 the
pulpit of the Congregational church
Sunday morning and preached a very
eloquent and helpful sermon with the
subject 1.-THE religion of good com
radeshipo A large and appreciative
audience was in attendance. DR.. Dole
and his brother Nathan Haskell Dole
are here for the purpose of observing
with their mother, Mrs Caroline Dole
the occasion of her ninetieth birth
day. This they did in an appropriate
manner on Monday of this week. Al
though Mrs. Dole has been in poor
health she seemed to be strengthened
by the occasion and was able to be up
and receive the many callers who
came to see her. She was the re-
cipient of many beautiful presents.
Great preparations are being made
by the ladies of the Village Improve
ment Society for their gypsy camp
which will occur on Friday evening of
this week, or should it rain like great
guns, they would not pitch their tents
until Saturday evening A supper
will occupy the time from five TO eight
O'Clock after which will be a fine
literary and musical program. The
| Gypsy Musical Band will be feature
We also hear rumor5 of street pa
rade in the afternoon. Everybody is
expected to attend.
Mrs. Harry Boardman of Orono is
spending her vacation with her par
ents, L. A. Hilton and wife.
Rev. Hugh McCann with his wife
and daughter was in town Monday ell
route to North pond where they Will
spend their summer vacation in the
Frederic cottage.
F. G. Danforth of Skowhegan was
in town Sunday the guest of d. q.
Wood and wife.
Extensive repairs are being made
upon the buildings on the property of
the late A. II. Morse. The work is
under the direction of Fred Everett
of this place.
Plans are being made for a social
at the Congregational churcn under
the auspices of the &. E. Society.
This will be the regular monthly So
cial of this society and it is hoped that
many will be present.
Bell Adams left town Thursday for
visit of a week in Lew iston and
Dryden.
A very fine concert was given by
the Morrisons of Skowhegan in the
Congregational church on Wednesday
evening of last week. Unfortunately
the evening was one of the most tor
rid of the season SO but small num-
Der were present. The concert was
of the highest excellence.
Your correspondent might have
been seen Monday of this week with
worried look upon his face and the
disconsolate sound of his chug, chug
machine might have been heard while
he jeurneyed about repairing the
damage the storm wrought to the tele-
phone and telegraph lines. The
people talked about him in a ridicu-
lous manner, and he we'll nigh ex-
hausted his bank account buying gas
oline to break the speed law in getting
into line, or rather to the lines that
had been rendered imperative. Now
all is we'll and the gossip is uninter-
ruped. 1t all came about by George
Chandler, the regular telephone in
spector, being confined to his bed by
sickness and Mr.. Hall also of the tele-
phone company being out of town.