The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

ing trip.
Mr. Hussey has started up his coat
shop for the winters business with
good crew and lots of business.
The second degree was conferred
upon two candidates on Monday
evening of this week. An oyster
supper will be served by the commit
tee from six to seven O'Clock. The
members of the degree STAFF of the
third degree are requested to be
present.
Miss Enid Holbrook has been on
the sick list for few days.
The last two cars of corn were
shipped from this station, Monday of
this week, cleaning up the seasons
pack.
Rev. II. A. Calhoun preached in the
church at Smithfiel on Sunday after
noon In the absence Of the pastor.
Earnest Gilman was In Skowhegan,
last week, to take some of the higher
degrees of Masonry.
Miss Florence Hall had special ex-
ercises in her room in the Interme-
diate school, last Friday afternoon,
after which corn was popped in the
joyed by both teacher and scholars.
Miss Nellie Wentworth was In town
over Sunday, the guest of Miss Iva
Rowe.
Miss Sarah Clarke will leave on
Thursday morning Of this week for
Portland, where she will spend
Thanksgiving; later she will go to
Baltimore for the winter.
Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Gould were In
Mercer, Saturday morning, to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Gould Of that
place.
Miss Bell Adams arrived from Lew
iston last Saturday. She will remain
here and work in Hussey's coat shop.
The services next Sunday in the
Congregational church will be under
the auspices of the Civic League.
Rally day was observed last Sunday
in the Congregational Sunday school.
All who attended were given souve-
Mrs of the occasion.
Mr.. w. j. Harris of Boston is spend
ing a few days with his brother, DR..
J. N. Harris, and his sisters, Mrs. s.
K. Fuller, Mrs. s. H. Frye and Mrs.
w. F. Brown. The families will unite
in their Thanksgiving dinner, which
will be at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F. Frye on the Madison road. Mr..
Harris is an electrician in the South
Terminal station in Boston, where he
is second in charge of the interlock-
ing switch and signal system. All the
trains arriving from the south or rail
roads ente ring the southern part OF
the city have their terminal in this
station, making something over five
hundred trains each day to be ac-
commodated upon the tracks OF this
yard All of this work of switching
and setting up routes across the yard
Is accomplished from central tower
by the means of electricity and COM
pressed air. The system includes be-
sides the apparatus for throwing the
switches, numerous safety devices for
the prevention of accidents. 1t Is the
first time in twenty six years that all
of the brothers and sisters of the fam
lily have been able to get together.
Miss Iva Collins is spending a few
DAYS in town visiting friends. Since
her graduation from the high school
In this place Miss Collins has been
teaching school in the vicinity of
Livermore Falls, just closing her
school last Friday. On the evening
of the closing day she arranged for
box sociable which cleared above ex-
penses nearly S10. This sum will be
used by the school for the purchase
of an unabridged dictionary.
DR.. G. F. Dole arrived Monday
evening enroute for Waterville where
he delivered one of series of lect-
ures in the Unitarian church on Tues
day evening.
The first snow storm Of the season
arrived on Sunday night and finally
turned into rain on Monday making
very sloppy travelling.
Monday night of last week Mr.. U.
F. Hall and Mr.. George Chandler sue
ceeded in getting couple of good
deer by spending the midnight hours
in watching. They had fully as good
success as some of our hunters who
went farther and Jared worse.
Mr.. VIM. Bracket and DR.. w. F.
Brown went to Boston last week to
take a treatment for the auto bug
which sometimes infests people and
which no doubt they both have
touch. A few hours in Boston enabled
Mr.. Brackett to find his cure in
brand new 1908 model two cycle Ell
more of the three cylinder variety
and having thirty horse power with
beautiful touring car body. This ne
purchased and the agency furnished
a chauffeur to drive 1t home. start