The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
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/ w., WuO las DetH Spcusiils OHC pdSL
four weeks with relatives in town,
went to Skowhegan, Sunday, for a
brief visit with relatives there.
/ Mrs. George Thompson and daugh-
/ ter, Helen of Loftville, Conn.,, are the
the guests of Mrs. F. G. Greene for a
+ few weeks.
/ There will be business meeting of
! the Woman's club next Saturday
evening at the home of Mrs. Minnie
/ Hight. All full attendance of the
members is desired.
/ H. N. Flanders and wife left Friday
+ for short stay with relatives in Wor-
cester, Mass. Before returning home
they will go to Denmark, Maine, to
remain for few days with Mrs. Elan
ders' parents.
Mrs. Clara NJ. Doe and her aunt,
Mrs. S. F. Boswell of Boston spent
several days last week visiting rela-
tives in Scion. They were among
those who went from that place on
the excursion to Kineo, last week.
/ The Misses Laura and Marion Hol-
man of New York, who have been
spending their annual vacation with
their parents left here for that city
last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doane Candage of
Seal Harbor, were among the arrivals
by stage one evening last week. Mr..
+ Candage returned home Friday. Mrs.
! Candage will remain for some weeks
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Holman.
/ G. F. Aver made business trip to
/ Skowhegan last Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Hall and little daugh-
ter, Catherine, of Boston, who have
been spending several weeks at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. T. Goodrich
return to their home this week.
Miss Ella Fox of Pittsfield and her
cousin, Miss Mary Osgood of Madison,
Wis, were the guests of their grand
father, Mr.. G. H. Jones, over Sunday
d. F. Judkins and family of Show
hogan spent last Sabbath in town.
Miss Annie S. Emery returns to her
school in Portland, this week
Among other teachers to secure
schools out of town are Belva Bush
IS. A. class '07, at Bingham; also Nina
Buzzell and Kathleen Fox, s. A. class
'05. The two latter are to teach at
The Forks. Marie Bunker class '06
and Verne Emery class '07, are teach =
! ing at Cornville.
/ Miss Bertha A. Cook of Mayfield
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j.
Hight for few days last week.
L. E. Jacobs has rented his house
in this village to Irving Bradley.
The ladies NJ. E. B. Society meets
this week, Friday, with Mrs. Eleanor
II. Holman.
J. H. Hight attended the Eastern
Maine State Fair at Bangor last week.
Merton Stickney and family OF
Worcester, Mass. were among the ar
rivals by stage last Saturday evening.
His friends will be sorry to hear OF
his i'll health.
E. H. Emery, chief of the Weather
Bureau, N. Y, rejoined his family in
town for few days last week, re-
manning until Saturday when the
family returned home. They were
accompanied by Abbie Emery who is
a student in one Of the high schools
in that city.
Rev. L. G. March returned from
Richmond Monday. During his alb
sence last Sunday the pulpit was
supplied by Rev. Mr.. Bishop of Kents
Hill. Rev. B. H. Johnson will preach
next Sunday.
+ The Young Peoples Forward
Movement Club will meet with Annie
Whittier next Friday evening.
Hight & Aver have just received a
car of Town Talk -four. Try barrel
Lawrence Fox, who found employ
ment at Insane Hospital, Augusta, q
few weeks ago, writes that he is en-
joying his work playing in the band
and orchestra and on base ball team.
Effie Buzzell, who left here Aug. 20
for her home in Rockland with a
great aunt, writes favorably of her
new surroundings. Her many friends
are glad of her good fortune, but miss
her much especially in her class in
Somerset Academy.
Harry Taylor returned, Sept. 3, to
his home lin S. birmingham, Mass,
after few days visit at his old home
here.
Rev. B. II. Johnson spoke at Canaan
last Sunday. Mrs. Johnson accom-
panied him.
The F. B. Auxiliary met Aug 81, at
Elmwood with an attendance of AZ
At the close of the business hour the
society, through Mrs. Winnie Locke
/ and Mrs. Ellingwood, presented to
Mrs. Johnson the president and pas
tors wife, clock as token of appre
citation of her earnest work in the so :
ciety and church. Mrs. Johnson is,
as minister's wives need to be,
a ready talker, but, for once,
she couldn't say much when the
surprise came, but all knew she was
pleased with the gift. The "Negro"
program which followed consisted OF
the following: Instrumental duet by
Mildred Barker and Edna Johnson.
"The Suanee Shore" cold Kentucky
Home" ''The Suanee River" "The
Old Folks at Home" by ladies quar-
tette. Solo, "Face to Face" by Miss
Marion Drake, also favored with two
instrumental selections. Miss Geor-
gia Curtis read paper on "The Flu
ture of the Negro Race" and Eta
Cooley read one on "The Duty of the
Church Toward the Negro Race. "
Sept. 10, the society will meet with
Mrs. Lizzie Curtis at L. B. Taylor's for
work. The members will go earned y
with needle, thimble, shears and
glasses if needed,