The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
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Laura Clark and Gladys Beale are
spending the sumner al KenLebunk
port.
Miss Rachel b Marsnau went, Sat
urday, to Lancaster, y. H, 70 visit
relatives.
The Universaliet Sunday school
will be held at 8 O'Clock =. IA during
the summer.
Arthur Cragin Of Rondout, y. y.
is visiting mis- grandparents, Benz.
Mantor and wife.
Lawrence Steward and three lady
friends Of Portland were the guests Of
his parents, Sunday.
Miss Marian Payne, VINO is a teach
er in one Of the Sanford schools, mas
arrived nome for the summer vaca-
ton.
F. 5. Parsons, wife and daughter.
Dorothy, Mrs. Emma Steward and
daughter, Mabel, went on carriage
ride TO New Sharon 4tb Of July.
Miss Alice Moore, who has been
away since last December, has arriv-
ed home. Her many friends are glad
TO meet her again and TO know that
her health is improving.
Prof. Perley F. Walker Of the State
University, at Lawrence. Kansas Is
visiting relatives in Emblem He
was the guest of his father, Cephas
Walker, during the last OF the week
Prof. Walker is one of the Academy
graduates and later of Maine Univer-
sity. He has filled the Professor s
chair on Civil Engineering for some
years.
S. P. Taylor has just sold a good
heifer to Geo. Washburn of Madison.
Mr.. Taylor has been the owner Of
some fine animals in recent years and
this one in some repects Is az good a
one as he ever owned. Ii will be re-
membered that Mr. Taylor sold a fine
young COW to Arthur Doolittle Of
West Madison few weeks ago that
brought the sum of $50, which is big
price even for good COW.
There will be but little local saw
ing, SO called, if any, done at the mill
of the North Arson Lumber Company
as it would hardly be an object TO let
this work interfere with the general
work of the mill, which is in getting
out large orders for shipment. How
ever, the company will buy the logs
of the farmers and others and sell
them sawed lumber, thereby giving
all an opportunity TO have what they
want.
A severe electrical storm struck
this village shortly after the noon
hour, Monday, continuing with pour
of rain accompanied with sharp light
ming and heavy thunder nearly all the
afternoon, during which one inch of
water fell. Hailstones as large as
walnuts ratified down for a few mo-
ments, and a singular feature Of the
storm was that the sun shone during
the greater part of the time that the
rain'was falling.
The Fourth of July passed quietly
here with the exception of the boys
who got in a good amount of noise
during the night previous and the
day of the celebration. A few of the
people of the town went TO Madison
others remained in the quiet of their
own home and enjoyed the day by
having picnic dinner with their good
neighbors, and still others pursued
their usual vocations and toiled the
whole day through. The mill of the
North Arson Lumber Co, was shut
down and hired help in general took
day Off
Mrs. Cephas Walker of Embden
died, Wednesday, July 8, at the age
of 81 years and months. Her illness
covered a period of several years.
Her maiden name was Miss Martha
Washburn, the daughter of the late
Rev. Hosea Washburn, of Madison
and she was married to Cephas
Walker, of Embden in her young
womanhood. Six children were born
to them, four sons and two daughters
Of her immediate family she leaves
her husband and children, one sister,
Mrs. Folsom, of Madison and nine
grand children. She Joined the F. B
Church in her youth and during the
long years intervening lived devot
ed Christian life. She was an active
member of the grange until feeble
health compelled her 10 give up this
work. In her demise, kind wife, an
affectionate mother, and a friend &c
all, has gone. The funeral was held
Friday, Rev. G. E. Paine, officiating
The burial was in the cemetery at this