The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-14
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Nature is trimming her spring bon
net and the frogs. are singing Home
Sweet Home" in their watery haunts
where soon the pollywogs will be
playing hide and seek. Incidentally
the farmers are buying potato
planters and rolling up their sleeves
getting ready to make things mum.
The thrifty housewife is making
things hot for the men folks and
dinners are not as scrumptlous as
they might be.
/ Mr.. William Sawyer is expected
home from Washington state some
time within a few days to visit MS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sawyer.
j 1t has been nearly five years since he
/ has been home before.
/ C.L. Carr & Sons are making I'M
/ provements in their blacksmith shop.
/ They have just added fine Champion
power drill of the most expensive
size for blacksrhiths use and con,
! template adding power plant ana
some wood working machinery 10
i handle wagon and sled repairing.
The upper part of their shop Whlch
has been used for number OF years
as 4 hall, has been cleared out ana
will have a bench for the working
department.
Rev. II. l.. Mccain of Gray was IN
town last week looking after lumber
for a cottage which he contemplates
building at North Pond this season
Mrs. Sara Frederic has been en-
gagged to teach the village school at
Mercer and began her work there
Monday morning. She would nave
opened the school two weeks before
mad - s11t . ~ :. 80
made her unable to do 80.
Mrs. Hamlin Hale has large num-
Der of Tomato plants for sale at
reasonable price. Orders can be lett
at the store.
There will be a dance in Grange
ball on Friday evening of this week,
the proceeds of which will go to the
ball team and the grange. kendalls
orchestra has been securedto furnlSh
the music.
DR.. Ames has been in town from
Portland since Thursday of last week
getting things in readiness to move
his family there.
Mr.. E. s. Miller has had his tour
ing car out putting it through It's
DdC6S. IL ID Il NOiS INV AON6
d. The second degree was conferred
on two candidates in Quinnebasset
Lodge, |. o. o. F., on Monday even
ing. Next Monday evening the
initiatory degree will be conferred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell who
have been spending week in Boston
and vicinity arrived home Monday
afternoon.
Miss Sarah Clarke who has been
i spending the winter in Baltimore,
arrived home for the summer, Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Bruce will act
az companion for Miss Clarke until
July.
Mrs. Bolan arrived in town on Fri
i day of last week to spend the summer
in her rooms at M. F. Carr's. She
has been spending the winter In
Boston, Washington and other places.
Mr.. Henry Hussey is having his
house painted. Wells and Wade are
doing the work.
Among those who attended the
Sunday School Convention held at
Skowhegan on Wednesday of this
week were Rev. Mr.. Calhoun and Dr.
N. Harris and wife of the Baptlst
church, Rev. and Mrs. }. II. Gould,
Mrs. Harriet Field, Mrs. Cora Smith
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stevens OF
the Congregational Church.
Mr.. o. F. Hall attended the grand
lodge of Masons at Portland last
week as delegate. Mr.. Hall Is the
| Master of Lebanon Lodge OF TINS
place for the present term.
j Rev. Mr.. Calhoun exchanged pull
pits with Rev. Mr.. Merriam OF the
! bethany Baptist church last Sunday.
There was very interesting meet
ing of the Village Improvement
Society in their rooms on FRIDAY
afternoon of last week, under the
leadership of Mrs. Georgia farrahu,
Mrs. Julia Conant and Mrs. Mary
Holt The program was good and
several interesting business matters
were talked up.
Charles Sawyer of Foxcroft was IN
town last week attending 10 MS
business as piano tuner.
DIG. Wood is making quite extern
sive improvements on his grounds
Miss Mamie Ames went to Port
land on Wednesday of last week
where she is assisting in the store
recently purchased by DR.. Ames.
After being confined to the house
for nearly a year John Adams 10
again able to walk out for short
distance. In haying last year Mr..
Adams met with severe fan whlch
so injured his back that it was was
thought for long time that he could ID
not live. While now able to walk
about town he is unable to do any
work.
Mr.. Porter on Waterville hill has
bought v lillian Brackett's smaller
stable which he will move on to his
place for his own use.
Mr.. Trueworthy is contemplating