The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04


spendinp some time in Pennington
returned home Saturday of last week.
There was a very interesting socIa-
/ bic in the Congrega tional Vestry on
| Friday evening of last week, with re
freshments and good program
ATHENS.
Henry Elliott OF Guilford passed
Sunday in town, called here by the
| illness of his mother.
Ralph Butler went TO Lynn, Mass,
Yesterday morning, whare ne Is 10
have a trial with the Lynn Base ban
club as a pitcher lie goes on Ihe
recommendation OF Mylan Elllott OF
th% place, who played with the New
Bedfords last season. Mr.. EllloVI mas
resigned with the same club Tor the
present season and will leave TOT new
Bedford next Monday.
Teachers examinations will be held
next Saturday at the Washington
schoolhouse. from TO II a. m. and
from to4p. m. Special attentions
will be given to Phonics, Reading,
Phonetic Reading, Composition, Par
sing. Arithmetic, Analysis and Meth
DDS of Teaching. Candidates are eX-
nected to be provided with pens and
sx10 letter paper. All papers will be
retained by the Superintendent.
About thirty of the young people
we're entertained at the home of
Misses Laura and Pearl Corson one
evening recently. Finch was one OF
the principle features of the enter
tainment. Light refreshments were
served and pleasant occasion en-
joyed by all.
Miss Marion c. Holman, graduate
of Shaw's Business College, and Miss
Anna Barker, student at the college,
came home from Portland last week.
Miss Holman went to New York,
Saturday, where she has position
IA stenographer. Miss Barker Will
teach during her vacation from the
college.
Wesserrunsett Lodge No. 113 of
odd Fellows and Winona Rebekah
Lodge met at their hall, wednesday
evening of last week for JOINT meet
] ing and entertainment. About one
! hundred members OF the fraterhlUles
were present, together with rev IN :
vited guests The exercises consist
ed as follows: Address of welcome,
Mrs. G. c. Hight; violin solo, D. A.
Kendall with Miss Allen as accom-
PIANIST. A short address was gwen
! by J. F. Holman on the work OF Odd
Fellowship in Maine, and TINS was
followed by another by l.. U. WI,
liams. presenting the social, financial
and educational influence of the
Order. A paper on the Rebekah was
read by Mrs. Emma Dore. These
were listened to with much interest
and highly enjoyed as was also a
recitation by Miss Laura Corson.
The exercises concluded with another
violin solo by Kendall. Upon this
the company was ushered into the
dining hall, where they were served
to to OYSTER stew and pastry supper.
The company then repaired to the
lower hail, where dancing was IN
dulped in for the remainder OF the
evening. The success of the entire
affair was due to the efforts of com
mittee composed Nf Almon Locke,
George F. Aver and G. {. Hight as =
sisted by Mrs. Emma Dore.
Rev. and Mrs. L. G. March were
suddenly called to Portland, Saturday
! bv the news of the death of Mrs.
March's father, which occurred at his
! home in that city on Friday Funer-
al services were held on Sunday. The
vacancy in the pulpit Sunday, which
would otherwise have been, was filled
by Presiding Elder d. b. Phelan, who
happened to be visiting his charge at
; the time the intelligence was received
and who kindly consented to remain
and preach the Baccalaureate sermon
to the graduating class of the academy.
This arrangement was something of a
deviation from the plans previously
made, vet Notwithstanding all this as
well as the condition of the roads a
we'll filed house greeted the preacher
on this occasion. His message to
the class was a most earnest and in
spring one preached from the text:
Fight the good fight of Faith.
The entertainment, supper and sale
/ given under the auspices OF the M. T..
b. society on Tuesday afternoon and
evening of this week was well attend e
ed and patronized in its various de-
partments.
That the manner of our foremothers
cooking remains appreciated by many
NAV be attested to by the company
that sat down to the tables laden with
viands cooked from their receipts
The farce, by Telephone" which
was presented by the young people
was greatly enjoyed, as was the illus
trated song, Everybody Works but
Father, also the songs sung by Miss
Lillian Hight. The snug sum of $40
was realized from this endeavor OF
the society.
The remains of Mrs. Cora Poland,
whose death occurred recently at the
Brockton hospital, were brought to
this town, Tuesday evening. The
funeral services were held at the
church, Wednesday p. m, conducted
by Rev. l.. G. March.
The graduating exercises Of the
class of 1907, Somerset Academy, oc
ours Friday evening, April 5.
EAST MADISON.