The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-15

will be q chicken pie dinner and
baked bean supper followed by an en-
tertainment In the evening. A ticket
to the supper passes one into the en-
tertainment free.
Carroll Caswell has crew at work
on his barn. The clapboarding is be-
ing done now. Mr.. Caswell has made
great improvements since he pur-
chased this beautiful farm home just
below the village.
Charles Moore, who has been Ill for
some weeks ia now able to be out of
doors a part of the time and to look
after the management of his large
farm.
We are pleased to say that W. G.
Emery is improving. Miss Moore OF
Lewiston, trained nurse, is caring for
him.
w. 8. Jones has been confined to
the house several days by illness.
Owing to Supt. Emery's illness,
Will Ferguson of Skowhegan came
Thursday to take charge of the label
ling of sweet corn.
Mrs. Frank Gerald of Turner Falls,
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visit her brother, Jefferson Spearin,
whom she had not seen for 10 years.
Sherman Hapgood. who has been
at Lilly Bay during the summer, ar
rived home, Wednesday afternoon.
w. j, Estabrook of Skowhegan and
F. T Crane are laying the tin roofing
on the new school building.
Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Young went to
Austin Ponds, Monday, on hunting
trip and expect to be gone a month.
There will be no preaching services
in the M. E. church until Nov. Sth,
but the Sunday school at noon will be
held as usual.
Mrs. A. N. Cole went Wednesday to
Stratton to visit for few weeks.
The remains OF Mrs. Augustus
Young were brought here from Wash :
ington, "Wednesday night, and left
with Undertaken Lincoln until Friday
morning, when be took the remains
to New Portland where the funeral
was held. Rev. Mr.. Hutchins was the
officiating clergyman and the burial
was at the East village. Mrs. Young's
age was about so years. Her maiden
name was Miss Ella Elder, and she
was student at Arson Academy,
coming from New Portland to the
school in the seventies, when A. Sim
mons was the principal
Lee R. Hussey OF Bingham and Mrs.
Laura A. Spaulding of East Madison
were married at the home of James
Spaulding on Wednesday last by Rev.
T. B. HIATT.
Mrs. Harry B. Spaulding of Kenne-
bee avenue, who has been very i'll for
several weeks, is improving.
Herbert Mitchell, who has been en-
ployed by G. Marshall for long time,
finished his labors there, Saturday
night and Monday, went into the
woods for Frank Savage.
Ben Berry of Kennebec avenue was
running his potato digger for parties
in South Scion the first OF the week.
Will Holbrook, driver of the rural
delivery route, No. l, is having his
annual vacation. During this time
the mails of the route are in charge
of j. w. Norton.
Lewis Smith OF Rosindale, Mass,
has returned home after several days
visit with his brother, B. II. Smith on
the old homestead just below the viii
lage. Mr.. Smith has been absent IS
years and during all this time he has
been in the employment OF the same
ice company, holding a responsible
position for years. His son, Robert
was here several weeks.
Amos Hoyt is attending college at
Delaware, Ohio.
Twenty five deer were carried
down over the Somerset road, Satur-
day.
Ambrose Sprague and wife visited
their son and his wife in Waterville
from Saturday to Monday.
The Women's adult Bible class of
the Free Baptist church gave a ban
quet to the Mems adult Bible class, in
Grange hall Friday evening, in which
fifty participated. After the repast,
the evening was pleasantly passed by
the members relating stories and an
ecdotes. Mrs. McColley gave one of
her fine selections which was greatly
enjoyed.
Mrs. Nellie Collins of Portland has
been visiting old friends here during
the past week.
The many friends of Mrs Pauline
Hutchins will be glad to know that
she stood the automobile trip to Wa
terville very well.
The Foster public library is scarcely
large enough to hold the many bor-
rowers of books which I'LL the room on
Saturday evenings.
The woods are now in theirAutumnal
glory and Nature paints the red and
gold with lavish hand.
Mrs. Orlando Hooper Of Kennebec
Avenue went out in Arson to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Walker,
" ednesday.
Orlando Hooper of Kennebec Ave-
nue. is remodeing his house some
what. Mr.. Hooper has made great
changes in his building since he came
in possession of the property and he
has now very beautiful and desir-
able farm home.
Monday, Columbus Day, was OBJ
served in the village schools with ap-
exercises, it being the 416th
anniversary of Columbus landing in
the new world.
HoDGDON- BERRY RECEPTION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Hodgdon
gave their wedding reception on Fri
day evening, Oct. 9th, at the home of
Mrs. Hodgdon's father, M. W. Berry.
About sixty-1ve were present and
the evening was pleasantly passed
in dancing, games Of cards and finch
and music from the graphophone and
organ. Apples, bananas, candy and
nuts were passed around and at q late