The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-27
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What about town officers?

The good travelling has made bust
ness lively for the past two weeks
The regular conference meeting Of
the Congregational church will be
held ON Wednesday afternoon at 2.30
In the evening the last lecture in the
course of Biblical Literature will be
given. The subject of the lecture
will be, The Book of Isaiah.
The members of Quinnebassei
Lodge |. o. o. F. are preparing tc
celebrate their twenty third ami
versary, which occurs in about three
weeks, in a manner suitable for al
event of this kind.
The funeral of the late G. A. Blais
dell was held at his residence neal
Hampshire hill ia Mercer on Thurs
day of last week. His sons, Amor
Blaisdell, Merton Blaisdell, and his
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Taylor of this
place attended. Another son from
Massachusetts, was also present
The services were conducted by Rev
J. H. Gould.
E. H. Caswell was in town from
Madison over Sunday.
Joe Vaughan has been suffering
severely from inflammatory rheuma.
tism but we are glad to learn that ne
is improving. Joe got hurt recently
while coasting down one of our
slippery hills and the rhe umatism on
top of that is rather too much foi
comfort.
Ralph futile of this place and Miss
May Kilgore of Smithtield were
united i'll marriage at the Congre
gational parsonage, Saturday morn
ing. They left Immediately for
short wedding tour. Upon their re-
turn they will make their home at the
residence of the groom father, III
this town. Mr.. futile is one of ouI
hustling young men who has alread J
succeeded in acquiring considerable
property We wish them long life
and prosperity.
Louis Whitney is suffering from a
severe attack of rheumatism and
has been confined to the house for a
number of days.
The potato men who held on to
their crop until this time are happy
for potatoes are selling for $500 per
barrel and are being moved in as
fast as possible.
By an error it was announced that
the Y. |. S. would meet last week
The meeting will be on Friday after
noon of tins week and will be in
charge of Mrs. Mary Brown and Mrs.
Elizabeth Sawyer, The subject is
"Monroe.o
Amos Johnson, one of our old and
respected citizens, passed quietly
away at his home ON the north side,
Friday afternoon at about four
O'Clock. He was seventy eight years
of age. The funeral service was held
at mis- residence Sunday afternoon at
2 O'Clock. Mr.. Johnson has been a
resident here for many years and
followed the trade of mason. During
the earlier part of his life he spent
considerable time in making new
inventions some of which are now in
practical use. One of these was u
firearm. He is survived by widow,
four sons and two daughters. He was
a member of the Congregational
church. The cause of his death was
heart failure.
The pictures that were purchased
by the funds received from the exhi-
bition of the Turner pictures for the
schools, have arrived and are hung
in their respective rooms. They are
beautiful example of art and much
praise must be given to the ladies'
VINO interested themselves in the
matter and through whose efforts we
owe these charming additions to the
school no oms of our town. Works of
art are an education in themselves,
and the youths of our town can but
receive an inspiration from these
an1antInnQ
masterpieces.
The supper which was given at the
Congregational vestry on Tuesday
evening OF last week was well at
tended and much enjoyed. After the
supper an entertainment was given,
consisting of selections literary and
musical. The supper was given
under the auspices of the G. E. So
ciety
Mrs. l.. Mason and Miss Mildred
Turner were called to Turner last
week by the death of their grand
mother.
Mr. Meader has got his saw mill on
the Hale lot ready to run. Mr.. Ly-
man Emmons will have charge of
this mill.
Nearing town meeting time and
there promises to be nearly an entire
change of program this year after
running along for several years with :
out any excitement. Mr.. David
Wood who has so efficiently filled the
office Of first selectman, now declines
to further consider the matter, says
he has had it long enough and wants
the freedom from its care that he
considers he has earned. Mr.. c. d:
Hussey was Immediately mentioned
as candidate but when interviewed,
he declined most emphatically; says
he il going to do as he pleases for one