The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
BROWNS CORNeR-CANAAN

Men and boys are having great
sport catching suckers in Black
stream.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Cover passed
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Barnes.
G. B. Chase went to Cornvllle We'd
nesday on business.
Mrs. Everett Damon holds the rec
ord in this district for the largest
number of chickens up to May IL.
She has 280 sprightly chickens hatch
ed under hens.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Allen were
guests Sunday, of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs G. l., Allen.
A fine baby boy weighing 1ot lbs.
arrived at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hubbard on May 8. Mother
and child are doing we'll.
DR.. William Lewis was called We'd
nesday to attend the little child of
Dennis Knights.
Ethan Maxwell and friend, Miss
Vedie Bickford of Pittstield visited
his mother, Mrs. h. s. Damon, during
the past week.
Mr.. Edward Knapp went to Lewis
ton Tuesday on business. His wife
and children will remain for a longer
visit with his sister, Mrs. Mary
Thompson.
Frank Hubbard and family passed
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Mary
futile in Cornville.
Mrs Addie Sargent of Upton Maine
came Wednesday for a stay of sever
al weeks with her sister, Mrs. Hattie
Chase. Mrs. Sargent has been in i'll
health for long time but her friends
are glad to know that she is GONZALES
cling.
Mr.. Albert Smiley of Skowhegan
our cream collector, did not make
his trip Friday on account of the
death of his aged mother, Saturday.
Mr.. Joseph Buker served the patrons
as collector.
/ Saturday, DR.. Earle was called to
attend Harry Fernald, who is a great
sufferer from rheum atism.
Miss Vedie Humphrey is teaching
in the Fowler district. and boarding
with Mrs. Elijah Sewan.
Miss Mertie Wyman has been visit =
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. B.
Wyman, who have charge of the
town farm.
Arthur Rowe of Pittsfeld came
Thursday for visit of few days
with her brother, Almon.
Mrs. Edith Wyman, Canaan and
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Maxwell and baby
+ Evelyn were at +. s. Damon's Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Weeks enter
tanned Lewis Fish, V. s. of Hartland
recently.
Mrs. r. P, Chase has hen that
last Friday laid an egg that measured
81 inches by St inches.
GLAND Richardson was informed
Friday That his grandfather, Mr.
Cook, had passed from this life to the
life beyond. The funeral occurred
Saturday.
Mr.. Lyman Barnes recently had his
cows tested by Lewis Fish, V. S. OIL
Hartland. The test proved that the
cows had tuberculosis and four of as
fine looking cows as one would wish
to see were slaughtered last Thurs
day.
Mr. Eben Richards, Cornville, re-
ceived the sad intelligence Wednes-
day that his son, b. w. Richards, was
dead and the funeral would take
place at Augusta, Thursday at II
O'Clock a. m.
Mr.. Sherman Horne, who has beer
i'll for several weeks, has been ad.
vised by his physician to enter hos
pital and we understand that he viii
go Tuesday, May II, to Lewiston
where he will undergo an operation
His many friends are very anxiou:
and trust he may return to his family
fully restored to his normal health.
MIR. and Mrs. Everett Wheeler Of
Cornville have taken rent for shor
time in the Fowler house. Mr.
Wheeler recently sold his farm il
Cornville to New York parties, who
we understand have taken possession
of same.
Mr.. Joseph Whitney died at his
home in North Canaan April 26, 1908
Mr.. Whitney was born in Fair
field, Me-, so years ago last Novem'
Der. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs
Aaron Whitney. He was soldier il
the Civil war, a member of Second
Maine Vol. His disabilities were
contracted while in the army and he