The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-26
II The News of SOmerset's Busy Towns ~
NORTH EAST coRNWLLe


George Taylor has been making
Improvements on his buildings this
fall, completing the clapboardlng ana
painting of the main house and other
work. For three weeks he was lana
up, being partially disabled by scalp
wound which required thirteen
stitches to close. This partial scalp
ing was done by a flying limb while
he was cutting wood on Case Hill.
E.R. Berry and wife returned Nov.
1, from a brief visit in Pittstield, calf
ed there by the illness of Mrs. Berry's
father, Mrs. John Starbird.
John Fisehbeck and Selden Braley
have recently been engaged in max
ing hoops. Mr.. Fischbeck had
short Job at carpenter work assisting
in placing the windows in the Athens
Union church. The work was com
pleted for the present Oct. "a, since
which time, all who have entered the
church, could not fail to admire the
four beautiful memorial windows, the
G.. A. R., the ID. B. Locke, the Alan
son Locke and the Wayland Leighton
as well as the other windows which
cannot fail to please.
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a few weeks at e. w. Deering's.
Harry Mathews and Clair Pottle of
Lincolnville returned to their home
Nov 1, after few days visit at Dana
Cooley's'
Mrs. Flavilla Cooley of Norridge-
wock is passing few days at Dana
Cooley's and with relatives at East
Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson Brown re-
turned to Guilford Nov. Y, after
brief visit with her sister, Mrs. Sell
den Braley.
Mr.. Fred Roth, who has been pass
ing the summer here with his nephew
VIM. Roth, left for New York, Nov.
IA.
Lewis Roth is at home from Quincy,
Mass, being obliged to give up his
work for the Fore River Shipbuilding
Co. by reason of impaired health.
His brother Charlie, who left here
several weeks ago, to enter the en-
ploy of this company on probation
has now entered upon an apprentice
ship.
Jessie Roth and Rose Cooley left
here Oct. 10 for Worcester, Mass,
where they are employed as attend
ants in Bloomingdale Insane Hospital.
The Fairbanks school closed Nov.
10 for a two weeks vacation. AS
three of the older scholars entered
the high and grammar school at
Athens, the attendance was small but
the parents seem we'll pleased with
the faithful work done by the teacher
Miss Josephine Hight of Athens,
Guy Barker is this week partially
disabled by a sore foot, caused by
running upon a manure fork, two
tines of which penetrated his foot.
Her friends here are pleased to
know that Miss Anna Barker has ar
rived safely at Casper, N. Y, after a
pleasant trip. Miss Barker resigned
her position as teacher at No. 4, East
Ridge and after week at her home
here, left Nov. for Boston where she
visited briefly with relatives, leaving
Boston Nov. 4. All wish her con-
tentment and success in her new po-
sition.
Miss Hattie Churchill Is passing
several weeks here with her aunt,
Mrs. Sarah Bowman and family, for
much needed rest from her work at
the Augusta Insane Hospital.
The Cleveland school closed Nov.
10 for two weeks vacation. We are
glad to note the evidences of good
work done by the teacher, Miss Annie
Whittier. During the summer term a
box sociable was held, the proceeds
of which placed curtains at the win
dows with balance in treasury. An
entertainment followed by sale of ice
cream, cake and other refreshments,
Oct. 8, netted over five dollars which
was used for the purchase of flag
with enough left for picture of
Grover Cleveland for whom the
school was named four years ago.
Fred Mcclure has placed over the
door a tasty name board which he
generously contributed. All these
improvements together with those
made by the town, underpinning with
brick last year and building wood
shed this year, make No. 5 much
more attractive than some of the
school houses in town.