The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07

Portland, Monday, to attend the
meeting of the Masonic bodies.
Stanley Perkins of New Portland
was in town, Monday.
The North Arson Juniors played a
game of base ball with the Madison
Grammar school at Madison, Satur-
day afternoon, the score being to
5 in favor of the Juniors.
Cleveland Thurston, principal of
the Academy during the last two
terms, went to his home in Newcastle,
Saturday. He will soon return to his
studies at Colby college.
DR.. Paul of Scion was in town,
Monday, being called here by the
illness of T. Leon Patterson.
The following took part in the
Junior exhibition which was held in
connection with the graduating exer-
cises Everett Sawyer, Lester Hol-
way, Bertha Oliver, Archie Danforth,
Mildred Paine, Elmer Sawyer, Ed
mond Danforth, Josephine Dunton
and James Thorne. A very large aud
fence greeted the Seniors, Thursday
afternoon, when the following pro-
gram was given: Music; prayer; mu-
sic; Salutatory, Clayton Earle Eames;
essay, Eva Leola Dudley; history,
Flora May Berry; essay, Fanny Eliza
Crymble; prophecy, Beatrice Eliza
beth Gipson; essay, Maud Evelyn
Hall; poem, Florence Edith Noddin;
essay, Verna Geneva HIATT; presenta
ton of gifts, Randall Lee Ellis; class
essay, Minnie Maude Greenleaf;
valedictory, Annie Lewella Richards;
presentation of diplomas.
The cannon balls which were
donated by the Government for the
soldiers monument have arrived.
They are nearly six inches in diameter.
Dr. E. NJ. Wing has gone West and
will be absent for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Copp of New
Portland are visiting his parents, M.
and Mrs. George Copp.
Mrs. Bert Witham went to Boston,
Saturday, for few weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Supt. Paine went to New Vineyard,
Tuesday, and returned home, We'd
nesday.
The Rebekahs will have a sale and
supper in Grange hall, May 22d.
There will be preaching at the
usual hour in the Methodist church
next Sunday.
Sunday night was cold with a heavy
frost.
There was vesper service at the
Universalist church, Sunday after
noon at 4 O'Clock, when five young
ladies joined the church.
Fred Clifford of Kennebec Avenue
went to Madison, Monday forenoon.
Miss Marjory Buchanan of Columbia
Falls was the guest of Miss Rachel
Marshall during Sunday.
On occount of the inclemency of
the weather, the sermon before the
Odd Fellows and ReDekah lodges was
postponed one week, and it will be
preached by Rev. Mr.. HIATT, Sunday
morning, May 10th, in the Congrega-
tional church.
Myron Aver went to Portland,
Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Nollett and children of
Portland are the guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nollett.
The Arson Academys played a
game OF base ball with the Solons at
Scion, Saturday, resulting in a score
of to in favor of the Academys.
M. A. Eames, master driver of the
Patterson Bridge section, put his crew
on the river, Saturday morning. At
present he will employ but six men.
The Somerset County Teachers AS
ISOLATION will meet in the Academy
building in this village, Thursday and
Friday, May % and 20. State
Superintendent Payson Smith will be
present and speak, Thursday evening,
as will also another speaker from
away. The Somerset County Super
intendent Association will meet at
the same time.