The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-31
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HAIR TLAND,

Mr.. ana Mrs. V. Z. Flint entertained
a large party OF friends IN a very pleas
ant manner at their home, Saturday
evening. Finch was played and refresh
ments were served. During the evening
piano solos we're skillfully rendered BY
Mrs. |. W. Flint.
Rev. and Mrs. John NJ. Collins have
returned to their former home in Paw.
tucket, K l., Mr.. Collins having com.
pleted his term as pastor with the Bap
fist Society here. Rev. 1. e. Horne OF
Cambridge occupied the pulpit at that
church, Sunday. lie was accompanied
by Mrs, Horne aud they we're entertain
cd by MI and Mrs. +. SeVins
The annual meeting of the board OF
Trustees of Iiartland Academy was held
Friday afternoon. at the selectmen
Office in the Opera House block There
was good attendance aud Is. Frank
Davis presided over the meeting The
new officers elected were Il. + Davis,
president; A W Miller, secretary aud
treasurer: g. NJ. Lancey, Lewis Flsh,
=. Davis. financial managers aud com
mittee To have charge Of the academy
building
There was a large attendance of mem.
bers at tho weekly Grange meeting, last
Saturday evening When the new OF.
ficers, who were installed the ~ by
State Master, o. Gardiner of Rockland,
filed the chairs. There was one pro
posal for membership and h. We6ber
was elected as new member oil the
executive committee for the ensuing
year The new toance committee elect
ed at this meeting is composed of ID. A.
AZ
Annie r Fish. The following interest
ing program was presented under the
supervision of lecturer, A. II. Perry:
Music, Grange; reading, Mrs Susie N.
Baker; question, resolved, THAT Dairy
ing is the most profitable Branch of
Farming, affirmative, j. II Jepson, +.
K. Buker; negative, Fairfield Nevens, K.
l.. Fuller; "Declaration of Purposes
read by George Holt; first chapter of
original serial story, A. II. Perry; music,
Grange. A mock trial will be the mode
of entertainment for next Saturday
evenings amusement.
The Outlook Club held a very interes
ing meeting, Tuesday afternoon, at the
home of the president, Mrs. Lucy NJ
Buck, when I'VE Olden Time and ye
Oiden Time Lunch was observed. The
afternoon was typical one, an old
fashioned New England snow storm
furthering the outer elements az did the
antiquarian effects In Mrs. Bucks home
on the interior The attendance was
large and the hours were spent socially
before the open fire No special pro
gram being presented. During the
afternoon an interesting aud fully re-
sponded to rol call was given and Mrs.
A
O'Clock the ladies' were invited to the
spacious kitchen of the hostess. where
an old time supper was served under
the direction of Mesdames Buck, Fish
and Schwartz of the following menu:
beans. brown bread, white bread. pick
les, current buns. cake, gingerbread,
caraway cookies, twisted doughnuts,
molasses doughnuts. cheese, mince pie
and indian pudding, while DR.. Jennie
Fuller served delicious coffee and choco
lato from the kitchen stove. The tables
were prettily arranged the dishes being
of guilt edged china and heavy glass
nearly 100 years old with ivory handled
steel knives, while "ye olden time was
made the more typical by the display of
ancient cooking utensils, old dishes and
numerous other antique articles arrayed
abont the room. An interesting article
was contributed by Mrs II. <. Blake, 1t
being q towel over 90 years old which
was carded and spun by Mrs. Blake
wife Of DR.. Calvin Blake, one of Hart
lands first settlers Preceding the sup
per pretty souvenirs made of old fash
ioned paper such as were used 80 years
ago In booklet form and ornamented
with pen reproductions of olden pic
lures were presented the ladies by Mrs.
Fish and Mrs. Schwartz. who with Mrs.
Buck had charge of the afternoon. The
next meeting will be in two weeks at
the home of Mrs. II. A. Linn. when 1t
will be Indian afternoon. The commit
tee in charge will be Mrs. Jennie NJ.
Schwartz, Mrs. Annie Lancey and Mrs.
Carrie l.. Blanchard.