The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-04-16
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this week, which is about the usual
time.
The Thimble Society of the Congre
i gational Church will have their an
nual dinner with Mrs. Augustus Gil
man on Tuesday of next week. The
ladies are requested to bring either
cake or pie.
Prof. and Mrs. s. G. Beane are
planning to spend Easter Sunday
with Mrs. Beane's parents in Water
vile.
The crew working on the railroad
bridge had cold time of it last Sun.
day On account of the necessity OF
keeping the track open for trains
week days the work of stripping the
top of the bridge to put on the new
heavy timbe RS and raise the track has
to be done when there is no traffic
Sunday big crew of men stripped
about two thirds of the first span
down to the lattice work, where con
siderable saving and cutting had to
be done before the heavy floor tim
beers could be put in place and it was
near the middle of the afternoon be-
fore things were ready for rebuilding
although the men commenced work
at five o'clock in the morning. With
the assistance of the steam derrick
which took the heavy timber from
the piles and carried it to the places
it was designed to occupy and where
/ the crew soon placed and fastened 1t.
A heavy gale blew all day making ii
very uncomfortable to work. They
finished SO trains could get over at
about nine O'Clock in the evening
The Village Improvement Society
met in their rooms on Friday after
noon of last week. The meeting was
in charge of Mrs. Carrie Ames. The
program was of a miscellaneous ma
ture consisting OF music, readings,
stories etc. and was enjoyed by all
the members present.
A. G. Briggs, who was reported as
quite sick, last week, is much better.
The Boston Comedy Company, IL.
Price Weber, manager, was in town
this week and gave entertainments
on both Monday and Tuesday even.
ing in Grange Hall with good house 4.
/ Mr.. Weber has followed the fortunes
of the road for many years and Is
now well advanced in years. The
productions of his company are
I rather better than the average of
those who travel through this section.
| Anniversary Sunday will be observ-
ed by Quinnebasset Lodge |. o. o. F.
and Somerset Rebekah Lodge one
week from Sunday, April Goth, by at
tending the Congregational church in
body. Rev. G. II. Gould will favor
them with special sermon for the
occasion. The members of both
lodges will meet at their hall at $50
a. m. and march from there to the
church.
Ashman Ladd returned from Mas
sachusetts, last week, where he has
been at work for number of months
in grocery store. Monday of this
week he commenced work for the
w. H. Ward Co. in their grocery
store He is familiar with this store
having clerked here for long time
before going to Massachusetts.
Easter will be observed in the Bap-
list church next Sunday morning by
an appropriate sermon and Easter
exercises by the members of the Sun
day School.
There will be an Easter Concert in
the Congregational church next Sun
day evening with pleasing program.
Miss Alice johnson has made ar
rangements to occupy one lof the
rooms in william Longley's houses
as studio, where she will have a
/ good selection of her paintings on
exhibition and sale.
Miss Bell Adams arrived in town
from Lewiston, last week.
Mrs. Caroline Dole has been in poor
health this week, being quite sick,
Monday.
w. G. Everett Is spending a week
in Boston and vicinity
Mrs. Hannah Page is quite serious
ly i'll, this week.
There will be work in the initiatory
degree in Quinnebasset Lodge next
Monday evening. The members OF
the degree team are requested to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tobey who
have been confined to the house for
long time by sickness, are both
improving.
Mrs. Charles Hilton's little son
whom she took to the hospital last
week for treatment is improving.
Mrs. Calvin Hilton formerly of this
place, died in Waterville, Monday
morning, aged IS We ars. Her rela-
tiyes here had no notice Of her sick
ness which was probably OF short
duration. She formerly resided on
Mechanic street, in the house now
owned by Everett Campbell.
Ellis Tobey is at work in Fuller's
mill running the shingle machine.
This is one of Mr.. Tobey's old jobs,
having years ago owned this same
mill we are told.
There will be an all day session OF
Somer set Grange on Thursday OF this