The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-06-06
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FROM OVefcOdD 10 SbTHW hat NCdeh
er in day, a cog seemed to let go
between May 3lst and June LIST.
The remains of Mrs. Webster OF
SomerYille, Mass, was brought here
for interment, Tuesday afternoon OF
this week, services being held Wed
nesday morning. Mrs. Webster was
a former resident of this place, where
her husband practiced law. For a
number of years past she has made
it her home with her daughters Ill
Somerville.
The Thimble Society of the Congre
pational church met with Mrs. Stew
art on the Waterville road, Tuesday
of this week in an all day session,
The society is filing an order for
fourteen aprons for Portland lady
Miss Eva Taylor has been very low
for number of days and is not eX
pected to live. Her sisters, Miss
Edna and Miss Marion, have given
no their schools and are with her TIC
render any assistance possible in the
way of making her comfortable.
E. Children's night will be observed
in Somerset Grange on Thursday
evening of this week. The band has
kindly consented to furnish music for
the occasion and light refreshments
will be served.
William Hobbs is giving his build :
ings a thorough overhauling and add :
ing a fine piazza to the front OF his
house where he may enjoy the balmy
summer breezes when they arrive.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hobbs like to have
things looking ship shape.
Thirty three members of Somerset
Rebekah Lodge attended the District
meeting of the Rebekah Lodge at
North Arson last Friday evening and
report having most delightful time.
A special train brought the party
home at about two O'Clock.
, The graduation exercises Of the
Norridgewock High school will take
place next week, Wednesday evening,
in the Congregational church. After
the exercises an informal reception
will be held, giving the friends OF the
graduating class chance to con-
graduate them.
Miss Clara A. Rogers of Lewiston
is spending the week with relatives
in town.
Work was begun last week upon
the extension of the corn shop which
will be quite a building in itself
26x7O feet, and will be placed length
WAYS across the front OF the plant az
it is now. The work is in charge OF
Brackey and Longley.
Mrs. Clara Longley, who had a Sc
we're shock, last week, while visiting
at her sons home, Lyman Emmonsr
on Main street, is so much better that
she expects to be removed to her
home in Waterville sometime this
week.
The road machine put in a few
hours work on Main street, Monday
and took out the numerous thank you
marms which was left by the spring
mud.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sawyer moved
on to their farm on Oak Hill, last
week, after spending the winter witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Merrill. Mr.
Sawyer is still. in very feeble health.
Allen Stanley is having his house
remodeled and piazza added TO the
side, chimneys revised and other i'm
to its appearance and value.
Everett Campbell and Mrs. Shorey
of Mechanic street have both been
having repairs made on their build
ings
The Skowhegan fire alarm sounded
very plainly here Monday afternoon
Mrs. Fannie Trench Edwards OF
Madison was in town over Memoria
day visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles
Trench of the north side.
At the evening service next Sunday
Rev F. G. Davis will speak upon his
work in the south during the past
winter.
Mr.. Tracey Stevens is at Skowhegar
clerking in Bucknam's drug store.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barker of Glou.
cester, Mass, is spending a few days
with Mr.. Barker's mother, Mrs. Clara
Barker of this place,
Announcements are out for the
wedding of Mr.. Stephen Grant Bear
of the high school and Miss Ethe
Alona Nicholson of Waterville which
will occur at the residence of the
BRIDES parents Rev. and Mrs. George
Bruce Nicholson Of Waterville on the
nineteenth Of this month.
There was a good attendance at the
pie social held in the grange hall OF
Saturday evening of last week and al
kinds of pies were on tap, all gooc
ones however. One had but to pay
the price to have all the pie necessary
to make bad dreams.
Miss Blanche Smith of Madison visit
ed With Mrs. Porter last week.
Miss Harriet Longley and Mrs. Geo
Carr have been chosen delegates tC
attend the Congregational County
Convention which will be held il
Skowhegan on the nineteenth anc
twentieth of this month.
There will be union service in the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning of the occasion of the BAG.
colaureate sermon which will be deli.
vered by Rev. J. H. Gould. The reg
ular session of the Sunday schools
will be held In their respective
churches as we'll as the evening ser.
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Whiting were
in town Sunday visiting Mr.. ana Mrs
VI. s. Whiting. Unfortunately tn,
auto in which they came met with q
small accident which rendered IL in
capable of being run and they were
obliged to return by teams. MIR
Whitman of Skowhegan came up Mon
day and made the necessary repairs
to the machine so that 1t was as gooc
as new.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Carr were il
Skowhegan Sunday visiting Mrs