The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-18

dueing it.
John Davis of Clinton was in town
last week. Mr.. Davis is the manu-
facturer of a patented clothes horse
of considerable merit,
The Mems Club will meet on Thurs
day evening of this week in the Bap-
fist vestry.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jewell was buried on Sunday.
a funeral service attended by the i'm
mediate relatives of the child was
held at the house at 9 a. m. MIR.
Gould of the Congregational church
officiating
John Otis and Erma Rushton were
united in marriage at the Congrega-
tional parsonage on Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. Frank Vickere and her two
children left town on Thursday of
last week for Cornwall on the Hud-
son where they will make their home
in the future.
At the Congregational church on
Sunday morning in the absence of
Mrs. Hopkins, Alice Johnson presided
at the organ.
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last week calling upon friends. Mr..
Laid was for many years the owner
of the NorridgeWock Gazette which
he published at his office at that place.
He sold out his businnss in the latter
part of last year, the new firm taking
possession on the first of January.
Mr.. Laid contemplates spending next
winter with relatives in California.
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the Jamestown Exposition.
Mrs. J. H. Gould has been confined
to the house for several days of the
past week by sickness.
We learn that Ralph Paine is con-
templating three weeks trip to Eu-
rope this spring to gather material for
a new story. Mr.. Payne has been
making his home in Salem, Mass,
during the past year where he has
gathered much of the seaman's lore.
Hard roads for the r. F. ID. men.
The rural schools commenced Mon
day of this week.
There will be no schools on Friday
of this week as it is holiday.
Mrs. B. d. Bowden and daughter,
Mrs. F. s. Smith of Pittsfield were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Far
rand last week On Friday Mr.. and
Mrs. Farrand accompanied them to
Madison where they took dinner,
after which they returned to Pitts
field by the way of Skowhegan.
Civil engineers were in town last
week measuring the piers and abut-
ments of the railroad bridge for new
steel bridge which will arrive here as
soon as it can be made up in the shop.
A new bridge will also be placed
across the Oosoola in place of the
trestle now in use and another at
Martin stream. Heavy iron was laid
last fall from Oakland to this place in
anticipation to the sale which has re-
Gently taken place to the Maine Cen
trail and it is likely that this grade of
iron will be continued on up the line
this spring. We are informed that
pullman Is proposed to be put on
when the June time table comes into
effect, which will make short run
from Portland to Kineo and connect
ing points with the Canadian Pacific.
At the recent contest in Somerset
Rebekah lodge in which Mrs. Hamlln
Hale was the captain of one side and
Marion Taylor captain of the other.
The points were 3746 and 1895. Much
interest was manifested.
Linnion Brown had the misfortune
to fall down long fight of stairs,
yesterday morning and dislocate her
right arm at the elbow, splinting one
of the bones.
The third rank was conferred in
Echo Lodge X. of p, Tuesday, fol-
lowed by supper.
There was dance in Grange hall,
last evening. Towne's orchestra fur
nished music.