The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-23
NORRID0EWOCk.

cases Vi ScdTltt lOf6Is
DR.. H. w. Smith has been confined
to the house for several days with
the grip.
Miss Neva johnson will leave this
week for short visit with friends In
Mosquito. While the name of the
town sounds rather desperate we will
wager that there are none of the in.
sects of that name doing business
there at present.
At the regular meeting of Cedar
Chapter, o. E. s., in their hall last
Friday evening the following officers
were installed by Past Matron Blanche
r. Ward, assisted by l.. Musette Hale,
as marshal: Mrs. Grace F. Marcia,
worthy matron; Charles w. Farrand,
worthy patron; L. Musette Hale, as
sociate matron; Mrs. Blanche t.
i Ward, secretary; Mrs. Henrietta d.
Wood, treasurer; Miss Florence 3.
Jewett, conductress; Mrs. Lydia
Longley, associate conductress; Mrs.
Esther Carr, Adah; Mrs. Lulu Gilman,
Ruth; Mrs. Georgia Bruce, Esther;
Mrs. Georgia Farrand, Martha; Hiss
Enid Holbrook, Electa; Mrs. Nellie
Bacon, warder; Charles A. Ward
sentinel; Mrs. Jennie Whiting, plan
list; Mrs. Ellen Pierce, marshal. At
ter the installation the following pro
gram was presented: Songs by Mrs.
Annie Burgess, Mrs. Nellie Bacon and
Mrs. Georgia Bruce; recitation by
Mrs. Henrietta ID. Wood; piano solo,
Miss Florence Jewett. At the close
of the meeting refreshments were
served to the sixty members present
anI cnnio1 hnur 90 anjnVad
At the regular meeting Of the VII
lage Improvement Society which was
held at their rooms on Friday after
noon of last week, the committee In
charge, Mrs. Warren Walton and Mrs.
F. W. Spaulding, announced it as
historical meeting and got every
body's mind made up for something
dry and pokey. 1t was historical all
right enough, but instead of being
dry and pokey it was hilarious and
jingley. 1t was the history of Mother
Goose and Mother Goose rhymes held
the place Of honor Mrs. Spaulding
showed that she was quite consid-
cradle goose in this goose party by
readily reading the selections written
by the different members on slips Of
paper by simply holding them on her
head, this bit of magic we believe
she acquired from the goose that laid
the golden egg and who later suffer
ed an amputation at point between
her ears and her gizzard, as Is now
believed, this committee lady in sole
charge of the secret. The produc-
ton Of Jacks house Of whom as far as
we know he was the sole architect
and builder was discussed at some
length by Mrs. Lou Brown, who also
mentioned number Of things which
TRANSFERRED later after Jack had got his
house In successful operation and
brought home a cat. The little Misses
Dassah Spaulding and Eleanor Bruce
were fearsome witches astride raging,
prancing broomsticks with weird
song accompaniment. Songs were
rendered by Miss Neva johnson, Berl
Fuller and Gladys Spaulding. Mrs.
Henrietta d. Wood read the part CIV
ing the history Of Mother Goose and
her rhymes. A kindly, cheerful letter
was read from Miss Sarah Clarke,
who Is spending the winter months In
Baltimore with friends. Miss Clarke
lways has the interest of the society
at heart and all of the members were
glad to hear that she was having q
pleasan, winter. Delightful refresh
ments we're served.
Miss Gertrude Baker is sick with
the scarlet fever at the home OF
Ernest Gilman. Miss Baker was at
the house last week for a short visit
when she was taken down with the
fever. The house is in quarantine.
Mrs. Almiron Moore fell, Monday,
while walking on an icy place and Sc
verely injured her hip. 1t was at first
thought that the bones might be
broken or the hip out of joint. Drs.
Beane and Ames we're called and on
examination while the patient was
under an anaesthetic it was found that
no bones were broken but the liga-
ments had been severely strained and
it will be q long time before Mrs.
Moore will be able to get around
again.
Quarantine has been removed from
the home of Louis Robinson after a
siege of the scarlet fever.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Burgess contemplate
leaving town. Mrs. Burgess will for a
short time stop with her father in
Pennington while Mr.. Burgess will
look tor some permane Job, Mrs.
Burgess will then join him.
With the closing of the coat shop
Mr.. George Porter has gone into the
business of pressing and cleaning
Globes at his home.
Miss Ethel Ward was at home from
Skowhegan over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Miller left
Boston, Sunday night, to continue
their trip to Jacksonville, Florida,
where they will spend the remainder
of the winter.
George Sawyer has the scarlet fever
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollison Sawyer.
The officers Of the Somerset Rebek-
ah Lodge will be installed on Friday
regular supper night. The installa-
ton will be private.
The report we hear from John
Adams, who was taken to the hospit-
al some days ago, is that there Is a
fracture of two of the bones of the
spinal column but his family have not
been informed whet her there will be
any operation or not.
Mrs. Mary Spaulding is spending a
few weeks with her friend, Mrs. Clara
Jenkins Merriam in Somerville, Mass
Fred Barker of Gloucester, Mass.
has been spending few days with his
mother, Mrs. Clara Barker on Maine
street.
Invitations are out for an "Old
Folks Leap Year Dance" at Grange
hall on Thursday evening the 23rd.