The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-24
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Miss Frances Jones who has been
stopping with her uncle in Leeds for
some time, was operated upon last
week for appendicitis. The opera
ton was very successful and she is
getting along finely. Her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Jones of this place
have been with her the past few
days.
Mr.. William Blaisdell of Rome, who
has been sick long time with cor
sumption, died Sunday night. Mr..
Blaisdell formerly lived here and his
Larone. Mr. Blaisdell was about
50 years of age.
A number of our ladies have formed
Spiritualist Ladies Aid Society with
Mrs. Albina l. Warren president. 1t
is their intention to hold meetings
once each month for the public, at
these meetings some good speaker IN
this faith will be present. The next
meeting will be the 26th of January in
G. A. X. Hall when Mr.. Edgar w.
Emerson of Manchester, n. II. will
be present and give lecture and
spirit messages. There are quite a
good number Of people in this sec
festations and it will be very interest
ing to have these meetings.
Miss Mabel Drake spent Saturday
aud Sunday with relatives in Auburn,
returning home Monday night.
James Hilton is at home from
Orono on his vacation.
A few months ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Stone of Lynn, Mass. arrived in town
and bought some real estate and
pending the time of getting ready to
set up housekeeping they lived with
Mr.. Stones sister and her husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker who live on the
towns farm SO called, on the road
leading to Starks from this village.
Mrs Stone was troubled with heart
disease and last week Monday night
succumbed to an attack. After the
funeral which was at the home OF Mr..
Walker where she died, the remains
were placed in the tomb here to
await until arrangements can be
made for taking them to Massachu-
sets.
Miss Grace McKowan of the
Gram mar school is spending her holt
d ay vacation with her parents in East
Mac HAS.
Mrs. George Sawyer returned home
Saturday night after spending
number of weeks visiting relatives in
Massachusetts,.
Rev. Mr.. Bainton, instructor in
Greek, of the Bangor Theological
Seminary, was in town Sunday and
conducted the services in the Con-
gregational church both morning and
evening.
Mr. and Mrs Shedd of Harrison
were in town last week the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Caswell. Mr.
Shedd is the master of the grange
in his home town and had been at
tending the State grange at Water
vile.
Miss Nina Hussey will arrive home
Wednesday night of this week for a
vacation of one week. Miss Hussey
las fine position as teacher in one of
the Brockton, Mass. schools.
Mr.. Ogdon Traviss is expected in
tt WIN this week to visit his brother,
Mr.. Ohas. Traviss.
Quite good number of our ladies
have been to Waterville during the
past week, shopping.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Ashman
Ladd is still very sick from the severe
cut he received in his foot while at
work at Carrabasset In a lumber
camp. The foot and leg are badly
swollen. Mr.. Ladd has the sympathy
of his many friends here.
Mr.. Roscoe Smith arrived home
Monday night after three years
absence In the west where he has q
large ranch and is doing some very
successful farming
MIR. William Mitchell who has been
very critically i'll with pneumonia
died Wednesday morning. Mr. Nit
chell has been in feeble health for
number of years.
Miss Jennie Lamont of Bath is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Charles Bruce.
Trueworthy & Son have shut down
their wood jobbing shop during the
severe cool weather.
Miss Mamie Ames is at home from
the Skowhegan high school to spend
her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Smith are
moving into the rent in Mrs. Byron
Johnson's house; this will make it
much more convenient for Mr.. Smith
In getting to his work. He will rent
his house on the north side.
The drouth, as far as the wells are
concerned, still remains unbroken and
one after an other wells are going dry.
Milk is high and our new County At
torney Is about to assume the duties
of his office, 80 tn other drinks wi
be out of question, so it looks like
river water for us.
The tax collector has been busy this
month getting in the balance of the
tax assessed last spring 1t was not
payers that the time for payment
elapsed on the 10Th of this month and
there was some lively hustling to get
in under cover However almost
everyone succeeded in making good
and there were very few to be placed
upon the advertised list.
Miss Florence Jewett had fine dis
play of burnt work in Hamlin Hale's
window for the two weeks before
Christmas and did rushing business.
Mr.. E. A. Hilton spent few days
of this week in Orono with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Boardman who is somewhat
better from her illness.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the o. +. S. at their hall on
Friday evening of last week. In
specting officer, Mrs. Fred Magoon of
Scion, was present. Supper was
served and fine time enjoyed.
Mrs. Sara Frederic has closed her
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