The Somerset reporter., 1908-04-09

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returned home last week.
4. B. Ever EFT has just sold the Bos-
ton farm, 80 called, on the Mercer
road and which has been recently oc-
cupied by Thomas Smith, to William
Wallace of Caribou. Mr.. Wallace
will be here himself to do the spring
farming and will move his family here
at later date.
f. B. Tinkham, who sold his farm
last fall to Charles Carpenter OF
Bloomfield, N. B., is vacating and Mr.,
Carpenters goods arrived last week
and he is busy getting settled. Mr..
and Mrs. Tinkham will move to
Arson, where Mr.. Tinkham will take
up the business of painting and paper
hanging.
Mrs. F. G. Holt is raising the early
chickens, to catch the worms). She
has this years chickens old enough
to have some spring millinery upon
their bodies.
A number of robins have been in
town for over week; they must
have had cold feet last Friday and
Saturday.
We hardly know whether we are
glad or sorry to say that some OF our
civil war veterans are receiving an
increase of pension. We are glad
that they are getting more money,
but ii means that the years are ad-
Vaneing with them and the time OF
being mustered out Is so much nearer.
Mrs. Fred +. Fairfield has been
quite sick during the past week with
severe cold.
There were no services III the Con-
gregational church on Sunday morn
ing owing to the absence of Rev. ana
/ Mrs. Gould from town, they having
spent Sunday in Lewiston. Many
from the Congregational parish at
tended services in the Baptist church.
r. A. Whitney has the interior OF
his house ready for plastering and IL
now Mt work putting the outside to
rights. commodious piazza will
extend along the front end and east
side and pleasant bay window is a
feature of the we 1t side. When com
pleted Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney will
have a very pretty and coy home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Webster of
Skowhegan have moved into Mrs.
Boston's house near the hotel. Mrs.
Webster will work in the office of her
brother, F. L. Ames.
The schools commenced again on
Monday of this week after vacation
of one week. During the time most
of the teachers enjoyed trip to their
homes.
Charles Preble has given up his
grocery business and purchased the
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move. His son. Will. Preble, will con-
tinue the business of selling fruit and
confectionery in the store formerly
occupied by Frank Jewell.
The work of repairing the railroad
bridge has been at standstill for the
past week on account of the lack of
lumber. Most of the crew have TAX.
en- the time to make a short visit to
their homes. The lumber to continue
the work Is expected to arrive at any
time.
Owing to a big hole in the hume,
Bracket and Russell's grist mill
has been out Of commission for few
days. A good crew has been busy
making repairs and 1t will probably
be- in running order before this goes
to press.
Mrs. Fred Burrill, who has been
confined to her bed nearly all winter,
is now somewhat better.
The chimney in Rev. II. M. Hey
woods house burned out Sunday
morning and caused some uneasiness.
Hal Wing has returned from the
woods and is stopping at Fred Bur-
rill's.
Donnie Haynes is at work in ma
chine shop in Waterville.
Mrs. Charles Bigelow spent few
days of last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Ed Holway, in Larone.
Miss Clara Bigelow returned TO Au-
burn last week after spending a two
weeks vacation at home and visiting
her grandfather, Mr.. John Farnham,
of Skowhegan and sister, Mrs. Eu
gene Tarbox. Miss Vesta and Miss
Lou Bigelow also visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Tarbox during the week.
Mrs. Nina Barber of Augusta has
been spending week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Haynes.
Miss Kinda Briggs of Arson has also
been visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. Haynes;
she is a sister of Mrs. Haynes.
We were shocked by the suicide of
Mr.. Charles Simonds of Smithfleld,
Mr.. Simonds had many
warm friends here.
Clyde Bigelow spent his vacation
ut the home of his uncle, Hiram. He
extracted lots OF fun and sweetness
from the maple grove.
Miss Linnion Brown has been CON
fined to the house for a number of
by severe cold which threat
ened at one time to develop into
pneumonia. She Is much better.
Miss Erma Smith who has been con-
fined to the house for some time by
sickness, is again able to be out.
Mrs. Joshua Bigelow is GONZALES
cling after quite a severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tobey are
slowly.
Mrs. Livonia White has been very
sick for some time.
Miss Eta Crosby was severely hurt