The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

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visit down river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savage, of
Fairfield, arrived here, Saturday, for
few days visit with J. D. Benjamin
and family.
G. l.. Hovey went to Boston the
first of the week on business.
The extremely hot day, Saturday,
was followed by cold, windy night.
Mrs. Anon Baker, of Bingham, was
| the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H.
Williams, Wednesday.
Charles Williams and daughter, of
Pasadena, Cal, and Mrs. Edmund
Williams and daughter of Twin Falls,
Idaho, are expected in town soon the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H..
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Allen, of Nor
ridgewock, were guests, Sunday, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ostie Allen.
E. L. Savage was at Fairfield,
Thursday and Friday.
About twenty from this village at
tended the dedication of the Soldiers
monument at Madison, Friday.
Mrs. V. D. Hilton was the guest of
Mrs. B. S. Flagg, of Skowhegan, Fri
day.
Mrs. Runella Gilbert went to
Waterville. Friday, to visit her
daughter, Frances, who is learning
telegraphy with Mrs. Gertrude Hem
minger.
! Robert Ware Bodfsh, of Palmer,
Mass, arrived here, Tuesday, 10 visit
his grandmother, Mrs. II. E. Ware.
Mrs. N. w. Murphy, who had been
visiting for few weeks in Bingham,
I has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kimball, of
Boston, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Jones several days during
the past week.
Rev. A. D. Colson preached before
the masonic body of Northern Star
lodge, Sunday morning. There were
thirty six members in attendance.
Music by the choir, and E. E. Sawyer
gave fine rendering of the solo,
''The Lord is my Shepherd. 1.-THE pull
pit was prettily decorated with ferns
and yellow and white flowers.
Mizpah branch of the Sunshine
society held its State day at the home
of Mrs. W. S. Jones, on the afternoon
of June 18th, when delicious supper
of lobster salad, hot rolls, straw
berries, cake and ice cream was ser
we'd. This society was organized in
I September, 1901, by Mrs. H. E. Ware,
who was its first president. The
name was given to the society by
Miss Hortense Patterson, and now
there is a membership of so. The
regular NEE tings are held on the
| Monday nearest the full moon of each
month. This society is one which
accomplishes great deal of good but
SAYS nothing about it. The money
received is confined to work in the
| State of Maine, and it contributes to
/ the free bed at the Portland hospital.
The good work of Mizpah branch in
our own village is not made known
to the public, nevertheless, it has
been a blessing to many home.
The present officers are: President,
Mr.. Sarah French; vice president,
Miss Bertha Caswell; Sec, Mrs.
Maria Emery; Treas, Mrs. George
Savage. The Lookout committee is
composed of one from each church as
follows: Mrs. Maria Emery, Univer-
salist; Mrs. Vesta Jones, Congrega-
tionalist; Mrs. Harriet Ware, Metho-
dist; Mrs. Almeda Cults, Free Bap-
tlst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Witham and DIR.
E. C. Andrews and his two sons
/ passed Sunday at Lake Emblem.
NJ. P. Moore changes his Ad. this
week 1t contains much of interest
to the farming community as well as
| all others.
Howard Carnage of Greene, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. j. ID. Ben
jamin Monday.
/ Miss Susie Benjamin attended the
District meeting of Rebekahs at
! Scion Wednesday evening, and re-
NAMED in town the guest of friends
for few days.
Supt. F. S. Parsons of the North
Arson Lumber Company came near
meeting with a serious accident Mon
! day afternoon, while assisting the
workmen who were breaking down
| logs at the mill. The logs started and
in trying to keep on top of them he
fell and broke his left wrist. Had it
! not been for the crew who succeeded
in stopping the rolling logs with their
cantdogs the logs would have passed
over Mr.. Parsons body. On the
whole, it was a fortunate accident, If
such a thing can be, for it might have
/ been much worse. The local doctors
were out of town and DR.. Milliken of
Madison, was called and reduced the
/ fracture.