The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-10
NORRlDGEWOCk.

IJeG6UiDeI idh all ANf - -
with all kinds of weather from ten
below zero to snow aud ram storm.
l.. I. Mason is doing quite bust
ness buying and selling poultry at his
home on the north SIDE.
Miss Maria Carr and friend, Miss
Charlotte Greenbank, are expected
home the day before Christmas TO
spend their holiday vacation OF ten
days.
Mrs. Frances Bolan will leave town
this week TO spend the winter at
various places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Taylor have
moved back from Dodlin, where they
have been spending the summer and
Mr. TAYLOR has been working in the
quarry.
Ashman Laid cut his foot very
severely while chopping wood the
latter part of last week. The foot
was very carefully dressed but he
has suffered much pain from 1t since.
He was taken to his home in Mercer.
Horace Frost has been putting
water into his buildings. The supply
comes from spring some distance
from his bouse. viii Stevens has
been doing the work of piping.
William Bracket has his automo-
bile repaired and it is now as good as
new.
II is expected that Rev. Mr.. Har-
butt Of Searsport will conduct ser
vices in the Congregational church
next Sunday. If MIR. Harbutt is
unable TO come, some one else will
be secured, so there will be ser
vice.
Last Thursday evening the linen"
furnished an oyster supper for the
members of Somerset Grange com
mencing at six O'Clock and ending at
about eight. After the supper the
Grange meeting was opened and the
officers for the coming year elected
as follows: Horace Jones, Master;
Herbert Gilman, Overseer; Mrs.
Josie w hitting, Lecturer; Delbert
Adams, Steward; Walter Jones, Asst.
Steward; Miss Lou Bigelow, Lady
Asst. Steward; Lydia Longley,
Treasurer; Mrs. Lizzie Holway,
Secretary; Atwood Frederic, Gate
Mrs. Helen Barker, Pomona; Mrs.
G. L. Carr, Flora.
The committee on entertainment
for the Rebekah meeting OF Friday
evening of this week have prepared
farce entitled, "The Champion of
her Sex" which will be supplemented
by music.
Mrs. John Thompson of the Gould
schoolhouse neighborhood Is very Ill
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Merrill are
spending few days of this week in
Boston buying goods.
HI. Verrill of Searsport has pur-
chased the grocery business of w. II.
Ward and has moved his family
here. They will occupy the rent
over the store. Mr.. Verrill has been
engaged in the meat business in
Searsport for number of years and
comes we'll recommended. Mr.
Wilder Ward will retain the grain
business and the grist mill. For
several years Mr.. Ward has found
the cares of business almost too
much for his strength and has con
sidered the question of selling for
some time. We understand that he
will now retire from active life.
His business life has been successful
and before coming here he spent
many years in the various lines of
trade In Skowhegan.
Fred Rogers and Elmer Whiting
have gone up river on hunting
trip. During their absence William
Soule is driving the express team.
Eugene Everett, A. @. Briggs and
another companion have just re-
ceived some very nice pictures OF
their six deer which they brought
from up river on their recent hunt
ing trip.
The second rank was conferred
upon two candidates in Echo Lodge
on Tuesday evening of this week.
MIR. Kilbourn of Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary was in town Sunday
and conducted the morning and
factory manner.
E. E. Barker has just returned from
hunting trip with couple deer as
the spois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Owens will
leave Saturday of this week for their
home in New Brunswick, N. j., after
spending their vacation with Mrs.
Ovens parents, DR.. and Mrs. j. N.
Harris.
William Watson of Kingfield was
in town a few days of this week
delivering calendars to his several
customers here.
The nomination of officers will
take place in Quinnebassett Lodge
[. o. o. F. next Monday evening.
The members of the Baptist
society gave a fair and supper in the
chapel of their church on Tuesday
afternoon and evening. One feature
of the supper was the roast chickens
all of which were contributed by the
citizens who have moved here from
the Aroostook County.