The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-04
y The News of Somersets Busy Towns II

north side to decorate the graves
there.
The heavy rain of Saturday and
Sunday nights made the ground very
wet again, delaying the planting of
crops for a number of days on the
low lands.
Mr.. e. s. Miller of this place and
DR.. ]. L. Taylor of Boston went up to
Rowe pond last week on fishing
trip, making the journey in Mr..
Miller's Stanley touring car. They
reported bad roads, but no trouble
and lots of fish. They returned Fri
day afternoon, DR.. Taylor taking the
train that night for Boston.
The case of scarlet fever at the
"Hill" was SO we'll quarantined that
there appears to have been no con-
tagion from it. The patient was let
out of quarantine last week.
DR.. J. D. Ames was here few
days of last week getting his auto in
readiness to take to Portland. He
left here with it Saturday morning
and arrived in Portland without
accident in the afternoon at about
$50. He just succeeded in getting III
before the storm came on.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sawyer were
in town Sunday visiting at +. ).
Miller's.
/ Bracket & Russell are putting
big iron tank underground for the
storage of gasoline. 1t will hold
something over five hundred gallons.
They will supply the Glidden tourists
in their run through here in July.
! Connected with the tank will be one
of the most approved measuring
pumps 80 that the gasoline can be
pumped directly from the tank into
the cars as they come along.
Mrs. l.. L. Paine of Bangor spent
Sunday night with her daughter,
Mrs. j. H. Gould.
Rev. B. B. Merrill of Skowhegan
exchanged pulpits with Rev. j. IL.
Gould last Sunday morning. There
was large attendance at the church
to listen to the sermon.
Miss Elizabeth Olney is spending
short time in town with her friend,
Mrs. Bolan, before going to the
Kineo House, whore she has the
/ position of Librarian during the
! summer season.
The Misses Webster of Somer-
vile, Mass, who have been spending
a short time in town, returned to
their home on Friday of last week.
Among those who attended the
Teachers Convention at North An
son last week were Prof. and Mrs.
S. G. Beane, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R.
Folsom and Miss Shepherd. They
report very interesting meeting
Rev. j. H. Gould will preach the
annual sermon before Somerset
Grange in their hall, at an early date.
The first degree was conferred in
Quipnebasset Lodge on Monday
evening of this week. The second
degree will be given on Monday
evening of next week. Members
will govern themselves accordingly.
Mrs. Filena Boston is expected
home from Massachusetts to spend
the summer, sometime next week.
Mrs. Lucus of Lewiston is visiting
her nephew, G. L. Carr, for short
time.
Mr.. E. II. Vaughan has bought
very pretty reading horse from Ralph
futile. Mr.. Vaughan Is something
like the deacons, he likes good
piece of horse flesh.
Mrs Perley Rogers of Arson is sick
with rheumatic fever at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah
Green.
Mrs. George Gilman of Massachu
setts was in town over Sunday on her
way to Mercer where she will visit
relatives.
Miss Neva Johnson has received an
invitation to attend the wedding of
Miss Pauline H. Harrington which
occurs in Brook line on the evening OF
June 18th at 8 O'Clock. The fortunate
young man is Mr.. Earl Grosvenor
Manning. The ceremony will take
place in ST. Marks Church. Miss
Harrington's early youth was spent
here where her father the late c. A.
Harrington, had an extensive law
practice.
Mr.. Fred Lawton has had a very
sick horse for few days Of this week
which is now better.
Mr.. Charles Bigelow is enlarging
his barn.
The annual meeting OF the village |
Improvement Society will be held in
the Congregational vestry on Friday
evening of this week, when the men
have chance to see what good cooks |
the combined forces of the society
are. The meeting commences at five
O'Clock with supper at $50. A good
program has been provided, feature
of which Is selection which will be
read by Miss Sarah Clarke.
Mr.. Ernest Sawyer of Bangor spent
a few days of this week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollison Sawyer.
The members of Somerset Grange
had fine entertainment and supper
in their hall on Thursday evening of
last week with big attendance of
the members out.
Ralph Benson, who was arrested
last week for appropriating the