The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-11-07
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Mills expect to leave on THURSDAY OF
this week for a ten days hunting trip
on Pleasant Ridge. Mr.. Miller nus
made these annual hunting Trips ,of
number of years and seldom iails 10
bring home his quota OF deer.
MIR. H.. G. Jewett of Newton, Kansas,
is In town visiting his sister, MIS-.
Cullen Ward whom he had not seen
for forty three years. Mr.. Jewett
went west before the civil war and
when the war broke out he served his
time in the army after which ne re-
turned home for q short time In 1854
and again went west, where ne mas
since made it his home.
Mr.. John Adams who was so severe
" Injured by falling from LOAD OF nay
last August, remains about the same;
after being placed in a chair he can
sit up for short time each day but ID
practically helpless. An agent for the
company in which he carried an acci-
dent policy was in town a short time
ago and tried to persuade Mr.. Adams
to take certain amount and cali IL
square. Mr.. Adams considered IL
better for them to stand to their agree :
ment as written in the policy and dld
not settle.
There will be q masquerade ball in
the grange hall on Thursday evening
November 81, with good music. The
bills announcing the event Will be
posted later. A supper will be served
during the intermission.
Mrs. Annette Burgess, who has been
in very poor health for some time is
now little better.
Next week Thursday evening will be
the ladies night In Somerset Grange
Supper will be served from to 1880.
A special committee was appointed
to furnish the program for the
occasion. The ladies' of this society
are wide "a wake and always manage
to make a very successful showing on
these occasions. All of the members
are cordially invited to be present.
Miss Louise Cross rather put the
cap stone on the hunting business OF
this town when she brought 229 10.
deer down from the Moxie section on
Monday Of this week as a reward for
her skill with the rife. Our hunters
say that this il the largest one ever
brought here.l
Miss Mary Bickford was taken to
the State Insane asylum at Augusta
last week for treatment. For some
time she has been showing signs OF
mental disturbance and 1t was thought
better to take this course.
Chas. F. Ward Co. of Skowhegan
have the biggest and best line OF
ladies' and gents fur coats in this
part of the state.
Sandy river was the highest Monday
that it had been since 1859 and con-
siderable damage was done by the
high water over in Pennington and
Phillips. The rise was caused by the
severe rain of Saturday night.
Two degrees were conferred in
Quinnebasset Lodge l. o. o. F. on
Monday evening. An oyster supper
was served in the dining hall at $50
after which the work was done.
There was very large attendance of
the members.
Mr.. Byron Johnson was in town last
week to attend the funeral of his uncle,
Llewellyn Lawton.
Miss Dorothy Folsom had Hal
lowe'en party at her home on Friday
evening. The evening was very
pleasantly spent doing the usual
things which are proper on these
occasions.
Mrs. Maud Carr, who has been con
fined to the house for time by sick
ness is considerably better.
Mr.. Charles Miller has been having
his we'll dug up and will make 1t several
feet deeper in order that he may have
water at all seasons of the year. AS
Mr.. Miller does not drink much oil
anything else 1t is essential that the
supply should be handy and ample.
The Halloween party given by the
students of the N. H. s. In the Con
gregational vestry on Friday evening
was we'll attended and an inter
esting program presented. Seyera
witches were present with their mys
tic nominations and broomsticks
The evening was spent listening tt
the program and playing games ant
everybody apparently had gooc
time.
Herbert George, who has been con
fined to the house for some time, Ii
again able to walk out for short dis
tances.
The Harvest concert of the Congre'
gational Sunday school was given IL
their church on Sunday evening will
the following program: Singing
"America" by the congregation; re
view exercises by the primary de
partment; song by the intermediate
department.; oornet solo, Mr.. Ire
worgy; response and prayer, Supt
F. W. Spaulding; song, primary de
partment; selection by the choir
reading, Lillian Whitney; reading
Rev. j. n. Gould; duet, Mr.. and Mrs
Gould; reading, Miss Martha Loring
duet, Helen White and Annette
Spaulding.
After being In poor health for sew
eral years, Llewellyn F. Lawton pass
ed away at the home of Amos John
son on the north side, Saturda.
morning. He was about seventy
nine years Of age. Mr.. Lawton wa
a native of this section, where II
earlier life he was In several kinds
business. For the past twenty o
twenty Ave years he has been active
" engaged In the stone business AM
intimately connected with the QUAR-.
at Dodlin at one time. Mr.. Lawto
was a man of large stature and @
more than ordinary muscular ability
and it is said that but few men in tn
stone business could accomplish a
much aashe before he became 80 lam
cd up q he was practically unabl
to get around. The funeral was he'll
on Friday afternoon, Rev. j. Il