The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-25
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this place is having a short vacation
During her absence the Office will be
in charge of Mrs. F. l.. Ames.
Mrs. A. d. Brackley visited friends
in Madison, Monday of this week.
Mr. md Mrs. Eugene Sinclair OF
Dorchester, Mass, are in town guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Ames.
Miss Iva Collins visited friends in
Madison over Sunday, returning
home, Monday morning.
The school in the Gilman district
has been discontinued from the lack
of scholars. Arrangements have
been made to convey the pupils OF
that district TO another one if nee
essary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Everett re-
turned from Medfield, Mass, Monday,
after spending the winter working in
the straw shops This way of spend
ing the winter is both pleasant and
profitable, and many from this sec
ton are accustomed to do it.
There were about forty couples who
attended the dance given at the
Grange hall last week, Wednesday
evening. The boys came out with
seventy five cents ahead OF the game.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
seph Webb on the 18th. Mr. Webb
hopes that he will be a great wood
chopper and be able to down Tom
Welch al the business one of these
days.
\ son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Grant on the 10th.
II S. Whiting was in Madison, Sat
urday Of last week on business for the
town
Mrs. Savage of Madison was in
town over Sunday, visiting her son,
{. j. Savage,
The 'Peet House" containing the
Congregational parsonage, is being
newly shingled this week. The work
is in charge of Mr.. John Cleveland.
Mr.. Fred Dunlap's horse ran away,
Monday, with a load of lumber upon
which were piled several bags of
grain. Its course was up Main Street
and Mercer Ave. When it passed the
Peet mouse Squire Folsom got after it
with his seven league boots and sue
ceeded in boarding the craft along
about in front of Charles Bruce's
He didn't stay aboard long however
for the lumber tipped up and there
was general unloading. About this
time viii Hilton arrived in front of
the outfit and stopped it. 1t required
considerable attention from Mrs. Fol
som before Mr.. F's apparel was again
presentable.
Fred Wing of Lewiston was in town
over Sunday visiting his sister, Mrs.
George o. Carr.
Mr.. Beane of the n. H. S. assisted
in the singing in the Congregational
church on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Maria Hopkins is still confined
to her house by sickness.
There was social in the Congre
gational vestry on Tuesday evening
of this week under the auspices of the
c. E. Society and known as literary
evening. 1t consisted of guessing
contests on various literary charac-
ters and literary works.
Charles Sawyer of Pennington was
in town last week in the interest of
his picture business.
Mrs. Lizzie Rowe is expected home
from Auburn on Saturday of this
week, where she has been visiting
since leaving the hospital, where she
was operated upon for appendicitis
very successfully
Mr.. Henry Tappan of Waterville
was in town last week, Friday, visit
ing relatives.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet in their rooms on Friday
afternoon of this week. The subject
of this meeting on the yearly calen-
dar was Current EVENTS The
jamestown Exposition will be made
the special feature. The meeting
committee are Mrs. Mary Whiting,
Mrs. Mary Spaulding and Mrs. Susan
Spaulding, who will be assisted by
Mrs. d. G.. Wood, the president of
the society.
Phillip Nadeau was in town last
week visiting his mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Wood were in
Foxcroft last week to attend the flu
neral of Mr.. Woods uncle.
Rev. George E. Merriam of the
Bethany Baptist church of Skowhe-
gan occupied the pulpit of the Baptist
church here last Sunday and deliver
ed very int resting and instructive
sermon.
The New Sharon and Norridgewock
Telephone Co. are giving their store
house coat of paint.
The fire department has been max
ing up some new chemical this week,
in readiness for an emergency. The
nature of this chemical Is such that 1t
soon spoils the barrels In which it is
contained and they have to be re-
placed about once in two years.
Mrs. Louis Gill of Madison was in
town over Sunday visiting relatives.
A good warm rain would do much
toward taking out the frost and set
thing the roads. The roads about the
village are in very good condition
now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Barker are pre-
pairing to move to St. Paul, MINI. and
will leave here sometime the first of
May. They make this change on ac
count of Mrs. Barker's health, which
has been very poor during the past
two or three years.
The lumber is being secured to build
the new addition on to the Baptist
vestry and work will be begun on it
~ soon as the ground will admit
Miss Linnion Brown, who dislocated
her right elbow last week Wednesday
morning by falling down long flight
of stairs, is getting along nicely. One
of the bones was splintered and a
nerve injured which will make her re-
covery somewhat slow.
The second degree was conferred in
Quinnebasset Lodge on Monday even
ing. Next Monday evening the third