The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
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Almost time for maple syrup.


Full advantage is being taken of
the work which was delayed by the
open winter months, and our streets
present a lively appearance.
The annual parish meeting of the
Congregational church is to be held
on Wednesday evening of this week
after the prayer meeting in that
church.
Mrs. j. II. Gould has been confined
/ to the house for a number of days
with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Annie Mills who has been
having a severe trouble from felon
on one of her fingers, went to Lewis
ton Saturday for medical service.
We learn that the physicians there
are treating the case along the same
lines followed by her physician here.
1t is feared that she may be obliged
to lose the finger.
Mrs. Jeanette Johnson and Miss
Neva Johnson are spending the week
with relatives in Skowhegan.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet in their rooms in the library
building on Friday afternoon of this
week.
The unexpected death of Charles
NJ. Hilton of the Sandy river section
of the town which occurred on Mon
day morning, was great shock to
his many friends here. Mr.. Hilton
has been sick only about a week but
the complication of disc asses was such
that he could not recover. He was
about thirty six years of age and
leaves a wife and four children to
mourn him. He was member of
Indian Spring Lodge |, o. o. T. of
Madison. The funeral services occur
Wednesday. Mr.. Hilton was man
of strict integrity, thorough farmer
and had state reputation as
breeder of the finest grades of sheep,
a department of his work in which he
took the greatest of interest and had
purchased from time to time the
highest grade of imported stock for
the Improvement of his fiocks. he
had his entire work well systematized
and his farm buildings were models
of convenience. He lived on the l..
f. Butler farm and his father-in law,
Mr.. l.. F. Butler also retained
lively interest in the affairs of the
farm although for the greater part OF
the time he travels for fertilizer
company as their general agent.
j The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
The members of Somerset Grange
are preparing a drama which they
will give in their hall sometime dur
i ing the latter part of the month. Re
hearsals are now the order Of the day.
Mrs. S. &. Beane received a visit
/ In- WatarUillp
over Sunday.
Mrs. Stevie Mills will spend few
DAYS of this week with relatives i'll
Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph futile will
have wedding reception on Wednes-
day evening of this week. A large
number of invitations are out and Mr..
and Mrs. futile are preparing for
big time. These young people have
a large circle of friends and we pre-
dict 'standing room only" with lots
of presents.
The speaking contest of the stu
dents of the high school, which was
given in the Congregational church
on Thursday evening of last week,
was very pleasing affair and all of
the parts were well given. The OBJ
ject was to raise money to pay off the
indebtedness incurred in framing the
Turner pictures and one or two other
small bills. The sum of eighteen
dollars was realized which paid all of
the bills and left few cents in the
treasury.
BY special request from several
of the members, Rev. j. II. Gould
will recite his Easter poem entitled,
''The Triumph of the Messiah"
before the Village Improvement
Society on Friday afternoon.
The members of Quinnebasset
Lodge |. O. o. +. will celebrate the
twenty third anniversary of the in
stitution of the lodge, next Monday
evening. Supper will be served from
six to eight O'Clock. Odd Fellows
and their families and members of
the Rebekah Lodge are invited.
pleasing program provided by the
committee in charge. The brothers
are requested to bring either, pies,
cake or doughnuts.
DIR. II. w. Smith has been out of
town for Sc veral days during the past
week.
On Friday evening of this week the
young ladies club of the Congrega-
tional church will have Ida Jenness
Moulton, pleasing elocutionist,
from Beverly, Mass. give a selection
from her repertoire in their church.
Mrs. Maud Carr, who has been con-
fined to the house from an operation
for appendicitis, is getting along fine
" and is now able to be up part of
the time.
We received very nice letter from
Rev. F. G.. Davis from New Orleans,
this week, describing the beauties of
the great Mardi Gras Carnival which