The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
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Miss Sarah Clarke is making pre-
parations to leave soon for the
winter. She will be in Baltimore by
Thanksgiving time but will leave
here earlier in order to make some
visits along the way.
There was good attendance and
pleasant time at the dance at the
Orange ball on Friday evening of
last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Is. Jones returned from
Boston on Thursday of last week
where she has been spending several
weeks visiting.
Peter Travise has been in town
from Vassalboro this week.
The last gun of the campaign was
fired Monday evening so far as we
were concerned. The Socialists had
a lecture in the Grange hall.
The first degree was conferred N
Quinne basset Lodge |. o. o. F. on
Monday evening of this week.
E. s. Miller will leave soon for a
two weeks trip up river. He says
that he expects to bring home deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Holt have
moved into the rent at Peets' Corner
that has been occupied by Mrs.
Flavilla Cooley. Mrs. Cooley has
gone TO Portland to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Whiting of
Skowhegan have been spending few
days visiting Mr.. Writings parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. s. Whiting.
Mrs. Addie Spaulding of Waterville
has been spending few days with
her sister, Mrs. George Hussey.
Rev. R.. G. Harbart of Searsport
was In town and occupied the pulpit of
the Congregational church, Sunday.
His sermon has been very favorably
commented upon.
Tuesday December the 8th has been
selected for the fair of the Baptist
society. On that date the vestry will
present gala appearance and lots of
good things will be on sale.
Miss MAZDA Walker, aged 16 years 8
months, died ON Thursday OF last
week from quick consumption. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
cry Walker who are deeply stricken by
her death. The funeral services were
held ON Saturday afternoon, Rev. II.
A. Calhoun of the Baptist Church
officiating. A large number Of the
pupils of ithe N. H. s. attended the
funeral of their schoolmate.
The town meeting was held in the
big hall of Somerset Grange.
Mrs. Lila SWEET of Waltham, Mass.,
is in town visiting her mother, Mrs.
Amos Johnson, who is quite sick.
Rev. Mr.. Ellsworth, of East Machias
will occupy the pulpit of the Congre-
gational church next Sunday.
Miss Louise Hurley Of Skowhegan
was in town few days of last week
visiting relatives.
The first roll call OF Echo Lodge K.
of p. occurred in their hall on Tues
day evening of this week. The third
rank was conferred and supper
served. 1t is the intention of the
lodge to make this an annual feature.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet in their rooms on Friday
afternoon of this week. The subject
of the meeting is Maine and the com
mittee in charge are Mrs. Annie Mer-
rill, Mrs. Mary Whiting and Mrs.
E. A. Hilton.
At the next meeting of the Somer-
set Grange will be Ladies' night.
The ladies are already busy preparing
a program for the occasion and prob
ably when the men view the result
their courage will fail entirely and
there will be no mems night.
The harvest supper and halloween
entertainment in the Congregatioal
vestry on Friday evening was sue
cessful, the usual number of ghosts
and hobgoblins were present to make
that delicious creepy feeling in the
joints of the spinal column that
people so much enjoy. The receipts
were about twenty three dollars.
Mrs. D. G. Wood will close up her
home on the north side and spend the
winter with Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Rus.
sell.
ID. E. TAYLOR & Son have just been
putting in gasolene engine to run
their granite polishing machine. 1t
is Of eight horse power and does the
business very nicely.
Mrs. Charles Bigelow still remains