The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-05
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March has arrived and with it
snow storm. 1t looks as though there
would be the proverbial six weeks
shedding this month.
Herbert George has bought the
Joel Doyen place in Smithfield and
has been moving this week. Mr..
George and his wife have been resi-
dents here for a great many years
and we shall miss them.
Mrs. Mary Spaulding has been
visiting her friend, Mrs. L. c. NJ.
Crosby, in Brunswick for the past
few days. Mrs. Crosby has lived
with her daughter, Mrs. Eaton in
that town for several years.
Mrs. Henry Hussey entertained
the Ladies Whist Club at her home
last Saturday afternoon.
Trains were late Monday on
account of the snow storm.
The Odd Fellows are preparing for
a big celebration OH the twenty third
anniversary of their institution, which
occurs on Monday, the 18th.
Charles A. Whiting has been drawn
AZ Juror to serve on the traverse
jury at the coming term of court
Miss Florence Davis will preside at
the organ in the Congregational
church for a short time owing to the
absence from town of the regular
organist, Mrs. Maria Hopkins.
The Christian Workers Society of
the Congregational Church have en-
gagged Ida Jenness Moulton, of
Beverly, Mass, an impersonator and
loo a MT ri al nf nnfa Gonna
and give an entertainment. The date
set is Friday, March 18th. These
young ladies are undaunted by I'M
lucky days or dates and We feel sure
that with the brilliant talent which
they have been able to secure that
they will have a good house. The
proceeds of the evening will go into
the church treasury. The work of
this society is of very material help
to the church and should be en-
couraged.
Mrs. Maud Carr who was operated
upon last week for appendicitis has
been progressing finely and bids fair
to be about again soon.
The meeting of the Congregational
church parish will be held next week
on Wednesday evening at eight
O'Clock After the prayer meeting.
has been confined to tho house for a
number of days by sickness.
Mrs. Lillian SWEET, who was called
here from Waltham, Mass, recently
by the deaf h of her father, Mr. Amos
Johnson, returned to her bone this
week
The high school speaking contest
which was to have been given on
Tuesday evening of this week in the
church, was post
poned on account of the supper i'll
the Baptist yestry on Tuesday
evening, until Thursday eveSing.
the event will be interesting In
addition to the speaking there IS a
program of musical
selections.
Wednesday evening of this week
Rev. j. IL. Gould will give a free
lecture in his church the subject Oh
which is ''Druidism" Mr.. Gould has
spent much time in investigating
this subject, which we venture to
say little is known about by the
average pc rson.
Mrs. Maria s. Hopkins left last
week for a visit of a month with her
son, Samuel Hopkins, in Providence,
K. |. Her brother and her son met
her in Boston 80 the last part of her
journey passed very quickly and
pleasantly.
Wade Il WEIGH, painters, who en-
Oh, lo1t
fall for a paint shop, are both big
good natured fellows who don't talk
AS much as they think, but as the
saying is keep saving wood" AL
though the stables are commodious,
a visit will find them filed with
wagons of all kinds that require good
painting and inspection will prove
that the firm must have kept pretty
busy as the larger part of the vehi-
Giles are shiny in their new coats of
The town will look as
though every body had new wagon
lhis spring and the new board of
assessors will be happy at the increase
of prosperity.
Mr.. Fred Davis was i'll town over
Sunday visiting his sister, Miss Flor
ence. He returned to Orono, Mon
day where he is attending the Uni-
versity of Maine.
The men of the Baptist parish, not
to be outdone by the ladies, gave a
supper on Tuesday evening which
they characterized as the greatest
supper ever given in civilized lands,
or something of that sort. Mr.. Chas.
Traviss was master of ceremonies and
was ably seconded by large corps of
efficient workers. While it was a
mems supper and supposed to be en-
tirely gotten up by the men, the vi
ands were suspleiously good and it
seems probable that many of the
men must have btibed their wives to-
help ont i'll the cooking.