The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-16
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The F. B. Auxiliary met May with
NJ. A. Locke with good attendance
After the opening exercises there
was roll-call with a quotation from
Proverbs as response followed by read
ings by Mrs. Ellen Emery and Mrs.
Bertha Ball. The remainder of the
afternoon was spent in sewing. AT
the next meeting May q there Will
be no work the afternoon being de
voted to carrying out Memorial and
Patriotic program Mrs. Ellingwood
who has been unable to attend the
meetings for several months oW-
ing to poor health is so much inn
proved as to entertain the society
at her spacious home and asks for a
good attendance at this special ser
vice which comes but once year.
Rev. B. H. Johnson was called to
attend the funeral of Geo. Giles at
West Athens, Sunday forenoon,
preached at Wellington Sunday after
noon and returned to Wellington
Monday morning to attend a funeral
service there.
Rev. G. L. March has been engaged
by the William Morgan Post to deliv-
er the Memorial Day address.
Mrs. j. H. Earle of Cranston, K. l.,
will give her illustrated lecture on
"The Yellowstone Park" at Wesser-
runsett hall, Tuesday evening, May
Is. Mrs. Earle was a former resident
of Cornville, being recalled by many
as Miss Marian Judkins, The lecture
will be given under the auspices of
the NJ. E. B. Society.
Belva l.. Bush, member of the class
of '07 s. A, has gone to Caratunk to
teach instead of to Scion as was pre-
viously reported.
c. E. Ball returned Tuesday night
from a tour of inspection of the
schools in the northern part of the
district. Several of his teachers are
planning to attend the Convention at
Fairfield, Friday and Saturday of
next week.
Mrs. L. c. Williams recently suffer
ed a return of her rheumatic trouble.
DR.. Taggart of SkoWhegan has been
in attend ance. Her condition is much
improved.
Rev. B. H. Johnson conducted the
funeral services of Mrs. Hartman at
Wellington last Sunday.
Mrs. Grace Taylor Oliver received
a urgent call to her home here last
week by the sudden illness of her
father, Aberline Taylor. His friends
will be glad to hear that his condition
is favorable to a recovery.
At Wesserrunsett Hall, tomorrow,
Friday evening, Tent No. %,
L IL - Nf+ a
grand ball with music by kendalPs
orchestra of Skowhegan. An oyster
supper will be served. The commit
tee of arrangements are Q. F. Braley,
S. T. Williams and II. D. Turner
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Maria S. lTarbell) Hight,
widow of the late Luther d. Hight,
passed peacefully away Monday
morning after many years of pain and
suffering. Since the death OF her
husband which occurred Feb. %, 1899,
she has lived for the greater part of
the time with her son, Fred q. Hight,
who with his wife and children have
shown the greatest kindness and de-
votion possible for the patient suffer
er.
The deceased was natlVe OF as
salboro, Me. She was early in life
united in marriage to L. D. Hight and
four children were born to them. Mrs.
H. G. Tobey, Mrs. Hiram French,
Elmer A. and F. G. Hight. OF these
she is survived by Mrs. French and
F. G. Hight
The funeral services were held at
her late home Wednesday afternoon
and was attended by large number
of neighbors, friends and relatives,
who by their presence and the beauti-
full floral tributes showed their regard
and affection for the memory of the
been so grandly and for the last six
years so patiently lived. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. L. g..
March.