The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-01-07
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night of Dec 3ist and the morning o.
the new year. Seldom indeed has a
town OF its size furnished SO expen-
sive Nominations for the old year to
90 out and the new one to come in by.
The installation ceremonies of Som
erset Grange will take place on
Thursday evening of this week. Sup
per will be served.
Mrs Electa p. Tobey returned last
week from a visiting trip. She spent
some time with relatives in Lowell
and Boston and made six weeks
visit in Washington, d. c. having
most enjoyable time.
DR.. j. N. Harris arrived safely in
New Brunswick, n. j. last week after
quick trip from here. When he left
here he was feeling decidedly under
the weather and his friends felt some
concern about him until he announced
his arrival there.
The installation of the officers OF
Quinnebassett Lodge |. o. .. r
which was to have taken place on
next Monday evening, has been post
poned until Monday evening Jan. Is.
The program and arrangements re-
main the same as last weeks issue
gave them.
Mrs. Nellie Hobart was called to
her home in East Madison last week
by the serious illness of her husbands
mother. Mrs. Hobart had been
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emmons.
The schools about town have been
given another week of vacation on
account of a number of cases of the
measles in this section.
Mr.. Cyrus Albee and Mr.. Samuel
Abee are attending the court at
Skowhegan as traverse jurors. Mr.. |
L. S. Miller is also attending as grand
juryman.
Trueworthy and Son had the mis-
fortune to have their big gasoline en-
CINE freeze up and burst the cylinder
one night last week.
The installation of the officers of
Somerset Rebekah Lodge will take
place on Friday evening of this week.
Mr.. Frank G. Holt returned to
Massachusetts, last week after spend
ing few days vacation at home.
Miss Mildred Turner who has been
spending couple of weeks with her
parents in Turner, returned to town
Saturday.
Mrs. Elmer Bates is quite sick with
the measles.
The annual roll call of the Baptist
church will occur on Wednesday |
evening of this week. Supper will be |
served in the dining room of the |
vestry at $50. An address will be |
delivered by Rev. /. B. Moore of
Waterville. Members of the church |
and parish are cordially invited.
Rev. Mr.. Calhoun's little daughter,
Evelyn, has been quite sick, this
week with tonsiltis.
Mrs. Ivory Nickerson, Miss Char
lotte Greenbank and Miss Louise
Carr returned to Massachusetts last |
Friday after spending short vaca-
tion in town.
The family of John Halliday are
quarantined for the me asles.
Mrs. Annette Burgess is quite i'll
being confined to her bed.
Mrs. w. F. Dodge of Waterville
passed through town on her way |
home Monday and called upon
friends in town. She has been visit
ing her mother i'll Mercer.
Ed Holway has just installed fur
mace in his house in Larone. Mrs.
Holway says that he nearly roasted
her the first day he run it and the
neighbors say that they can feel a
decided moderation of the tempera
ture when they get within half a
mile of the house. Ed says that he's
got to harness up the old horse and
strike for the woods for more wood;
30 it makes everybody hustle.
Forrest Knowlton of Waterville
was in town over Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Bainton was in town
Sunday and conducted the services in
the Congregational church. We learn
that Mr. Bainton will supply for the
present. There will be services at
the usual hour next Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Flavilla Cooley was in town
from Portland this week
Our students of the University OF
Maine have returned to their studies.
Miss Florence Davis, who spent
few days in town last week, returned
to Portland to take up duties as
pharmacist.
We are sorry to learn that Mr..
Ashman Laid is not improving very
fast but the attending physician cons
siders that his chances for recovery
are good. Ashman is having a tough
time of it and a number of our young
people have visited him to extend
their sympathy.
Mrs. II. A. Calhoun received the
word of the death of her mother, Mrs.
Adelaide Prouty at the State College
in Pennsy lvania where she was spend
ing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. A. s. Wright. Mrs. Prouty was
about 66 years of age and her married
life was spent in Providence, r. L.,
where Mr.. Prouty died number of
years ago. His remains were taken
q Lagrange, Me. his boyhood home,
and placed at rest. Mrs. Prouty
lived In Providence until about two
years ago when she sold her property
and has since made her home with
her daughters. The funeral services
were held at Lagrange, Tuesday, I
where she was buried beside her
husband. She leaves three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. A. l.. Wright of Pennsylva-
mia, Mrs. II. A. Calhoun of this place
and Mrs. w. E. Baker of Cavendish,
Vermont. Mrs. Prouty spent a num-
Der of months in town and won many
friends here who will very sincerely
mourn her.
Special and the annual meeting of
the Somerset Farmers Cooperative
Telephone Company were held in
T. e.