The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-28
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Is sick with prevailing cold ana ray
amen and sit down That would be
pretty near the facts of the case as pre-
scented by the evidence.
A special meeting for the men was
| held n the Baptist chapel on Monday
/ evening to make arrangements for an
/ entertainment and conference to be given
| in the same place on Thursday evening
At the regular supper night OF Somer
! set Rebekah Lodge on Friday evening OF
| last week the committee furnished very
nice supper and entertainment feature
of which was the nail driving contest for
the ladies which resulted In the driving
of numerous finger nails as we'll as the
nails furnished by the committee.
peanut hunt was another feature. The
n. G. appointed Mrs. Alice Hale and
Marion TAYLOR as captain8 for contest
In entertais ents and sides we chosen.
The losing side will have to furnish treat
at the end of the contest.
Miss Ethel Ward. who recently &C
ceptedla position az travelling saleswoman
for firm of a druggist nature, came
home sick last week and Is still confined
to the house
The light snow of sunday night made
/
the wind blew gale nearly all day.
DR.. j. l.. Taylor of Boston was in
town last week TO attend the funeral OF
Mrs. f S. Miller After making short
visit with his mother, Mrs. jeanette
johnson, he returned to Massachusetts
Saturday.
Mrs. Hattie Fields visited friends in
| NJ adison last week.
The sunday school teachers will meet
at the parsonage on Friday evening OF
of this week for their regular monthly
conference upon the work.
1t may please some of our more fortu-
nate townsmen who are spending the win
ter 10 sections where snow Is not, to know
tn at February has been an old SOC dologer
of month here in their home town
with the thermometer crawling way
down into it's boots nearly every night
and35 below was one OF the notches
where the mercury stuck. We have
medical authority that we We may ex
pect six weeks more OF likewise wea-
Their and then hope for something diff
ferent
There will be a supper at the Congre-
Rational vestry on Thursday evening of
| this week under the auspices of the G.
K. Society which will be followed by a
Longfellow evening, with sketches from
his writings and events of his life. Ow
| Ing to this the regular monthly confer
| epce will be postponed from Wednesday
afternoon until Thursday afternoon at
2.30
| Mr.. Enoch Markham and Mr.. John
Taylor were in town over Sunday
Mrs. j, H. Gould has been on the sick
! list this week.
Communion service will be observed
in the Congregational church next sun
day morning.
Mr.. Charles Smith. our veteran mill
man, had the misfortune to break his
hip by a fall on the ice on Thursday Of
last week and as he is also suffering from
an attack of bronchitis he Is IN rather
critical condition. His grand daughter,
| Miss Blanche Emory closed her school
for three weeks vacation to go home
to assist her mother in this emergency
Mr.. smith Ia we'll along in the seventies
and has been unfortunate before having
| been burned out three times at his mill
but has arisen above the misfortune on
each occasion heretofore and we trust
that with the excellent care he is sure to
receive that he will again be able to be
with us in the business world.
Miss Hazel Whitney has been confined
| to the house for number of days on ao-
count of sickness.
Miss Nellie Doloff is keeping in fash
ion with the prevailing cold.
Mr.. Frank Vickere of Cornwall, N. Y.
was in town last week to attend the
funeral of his cousin, Mrs. K. ). Miller,
which occurred at her late residence
last Wednesday afternoon. He returned
to New York Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Allen ia quite sick.
Miss Nancy Savage is another member
oflthe long sick list
Mr.. Goldey informs us that his sermon
next Sunday morning will be taken from
John 1G, and sui ject will be God"
| 1t will be one of series of six that he
will deliver from the text contained In
that verse.
The Village Improvement Society will
meet in the Library building on Friday
afternoon of this week. The subject of
the meeting will be French homes and
home life" The committee In charge
are Mrs. Bessie Russell and Mrs. Mary
Holt.
Mr.. Albert b. Varney of Skowhegan
and Miss Louise futile of Norridgewock
were united in marriage at the Congre-
gational parsonage on saturday after
noon by Rev. j. Fl. Gould.
Miss Harriet Longley entertained the
children of the primary department OF
the Congregational church by cob web
party and q very pleasant time was en-
joyed by the little ones.
Mr.. Wilbur Flanders is making prep
arations to build house on his farm on
the north side on the Skowhegan road.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the many kind and
thoughtful friends, who were 80 ready
to aid us In every way during our recent
sad bereavement and to assure them
that THEN kindnesses were understood
and appreciated. We also wish to ex-
press our thanks for all beautiful floral
offerings sent our dear one.
Mr. EBEN \. MILLER
Mrs. LINDA WARD.
MIR. and Mrs. CHARLES A. WARD.
Mr.. JOHN c. WARD
MIR. and Mrs. CHARLES r, SAWYER.
soLoN.
S. (. Remick was in town Wednesday
on insurance business.
M. L. French of North Arson was in
town Thuysday