The Somerset reporter., 1908-08-27
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their potatoes.
Morrow & Powers of Larone have
been in town threshing grain with
their gasoline outfit.
Mrs. H. G. Durham and her father,
Mr. E. r. Wetherbee returned to
their home in Somerville last week
after spending their summer vacation
at their cottage on the north side of
the river.
Almont Stanley is building a very
nicely modelled boat in which he will
install a gasoline engine.
Miss Jane E. Hinckley of Good VIII
Farm has been spending several days
in town visiting her friend, Miss
Georgia Morrow.
Mrs Mabel Packard Rowe of New
Sharon was in town last week visiting
her parents o. K. Packard
We were interested to learn that a
girls club in Carlinville, Illinois have
named their clubhouse "Norridge-
wock Lodge" selected as we under
stand for its meaning. They were
etumped however when it came to
pronouncing it and were obliged to
send letter to one of our local
people to find out how to syllable and
accent it. We would suggest phono-
graphing the yell of the young people
when returning to town from some
of their straw rides and sending the
record to the club.
Fred Stanley gave moving picture
show in the Whiting and Taylor hall
on Friday and Saturday evenings of
last week. We learn that the same
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week. There was very good at
tendance on Friday evening but less
on Saturday evening on account of
the storm.
Leland Merrill has been having
well dug at his home on upper Main
street,
The rural schools with the excep-
ton Of the one in the Longley dis
trict will begin Aug. 81. The one in
the Longley district will commence
Sept. Sth which is Tuesday, and the
town schools will begin Sept. 14th.
Miss Grace McCowen of Machias has
been engaged as assistant in the
Grammar school. Mr.. Parlin who has
been engaged to teach the high
school will move here with his family
and occupy the rooms now occupied
by Rev. and Mrs. F. G Davis.
s. K. Fuller got quite severe
shaking up last Saturday from kick
by a horse.
Mrs. Lizzie B. Jones has been
spending few days in Waterville
VISITING her brother, George Morse.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society according to
their program will be held in their
rooms on Friday afternoon of this
week. Mrs. Florence Whitney, Miss
Florence Jewett, Mrs. Annie Burgess
and Mrs. Mary Spaulding are on the
committee of arrangements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milford Tibbetts and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Lancaster spent Sunday
at North pond.
Misses Luella and Grace Russell
who have been spending their vaca-
ton with their aunt, Mrs. Winnie
Burgess, have returned to their home
In Pennington.
Miss Lewis who has been in town
for the past few weeks in the interest
of the American Bible Society has
completed her labors here for the
present.
Albert Wells of Somerville, Mass.
has been in town visiting his brother,
B. B. Wells. Mr.. Wells formerly was
the proprietor of furniture store
here.
Miss Louise Carr and Miss Char
lotte Greenbank arrive in WELLESLEY,
Mass. this week after spending sever
al weeks In a trip through Canada
and the show places from Niagara
Falls, to their home in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell and Mr..
and Mrs. David Wood have been
spending few days at the Bracket
cottage at North pond.
The members of Somerset Grange
had very enjoyable time at field
day held at Lakewood on Friday of
last week. Interesting speakers
were present and whiled the time
away with good farming instruction.
Mr.. and Mrs, Irving Baker have re-
turned to their home in Springfield,
Mass. after spending several weeks
here visiting Mr.. Barker's mother.
The fourth annual reunion of the
Ward family will be held with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Walton of East Mercer
on Wednesday, Sebt. 2.
The Ladies Whist Club met Monday
afternoon with Mrs. H. S. Whiting.