The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-08-19
~ The News of Somersets Busy Towns -

Mr.. John Cleveland visited friends
N Madison last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lockwood ar
rived in town Monday to visit Mr..
Lockwood's brother, Mr.. Oscar LocK-
wood.
On Thursday of last week about
fourteen of the old comrades OF the
G. A. r. met with comrade FREQ
Woodsome and enjoyed themselves
living over old times. Picnic lunch
was served. Mr.. Charles Stewart, a
comrade who has been absent from
the town for over forty years was the
guert of the party.
Misses Grace and Gertrude Sullivan
of Somerville, Mass. are guests at
Fernside Bungalow this week.
Miss Gladys SWEET arrived Monday
from Massachusetts on a visit to her
Grandmother, Mrs. Amos Johnson.
Considerable amusement was caus
ed this week by one of the old high
wheel BICYCLES which belongs to Mr..
Burgess. Fred Spaulding seems to
have mastered the trick OF keeping
his balance on it and not shooting off
over the handle bars. Some of the
others who tried it did not succeed as
well, yet twenty five years ago they
were all the rage.
Mrs. Julia Conant whose sickness
has been of several weeks duration
and of a severe nature, is now rapidly
meuding and expects to be in her
place in the library before long.
The food sale in the Baptist vestry
Saturday afternoon was lively while
the food lasted. II the baker could
sell goods as fast as the home made
cooking goes they would do rushing
business here.
Miss Dorothy Folsom returned Sat
urday from Corinna where she has
been visiting her grand parents.
Mr.. Walter Blazer returned to Som
erviIle, Mass. Sunday, after spending
his vacation in town.
Mr.. Earl Pickering of Gardiner is in
town visiting at Frank Smiths.
Miss Iva Hotham left Monday for
Bingham where she will attend n
summer school for teachers for a
week after which she will begin her
school in that section.
Miss Annette Spaulding has return
ed from Howe's Corner inlthe town OF
Turner, where she has been visiting
her friend Miss Mildred Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hilton took
their Sunday dinner at the North
Pond House, Smithfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Miller and Mrs.
Ada Drake spent a few days of last
week in Auburn and vicinity. They
visited Poland Springs and other
places of interest. The trip was made
In Mr.. Miller's auto. They report
the roads to BIZ in rather poor condi-
ton on account of the drought.
Miss Florence Bruce returned from
Bath Monday where she has been WIS.,
iting relatives and friends and enjoy
ing the celebration.
Geo. P. Taylor, OF the United States
Military service, has been in town on
visit to his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Edward Taylor. He enlisted at
Waterville In March 1907 and his term
of service will expire next spring. At
the present time he is undecided as to
whether he will re enlist or not. The
first year of his service was in the
cavalry and he has been for the past
six month with the hospital corps at
Fort Jay, N. Y. On his return he will
be stationed at Fort Totem in the same
state.
Yesterdays rain was of many
thousands of dollars value to the
farmers In this section. The crops
have been suffering for the want of
moisture for several weeks.
Miss Hazel Whitney is visiting rel
atives in Holden, Me-, for few
weeks.
Mr.. Arthur Frederic, who has been
seriously Ill for number of days, il
now improving quite rapidly.
r. M. Baker was found to be our
Oldest man, and Monday night, F. l..
Ames, our first selectman, presented
him with the Boston Post Cane. Now
Mr.. Baker is showing it to admiring
friends. At present it isn't OF much
use to him. Although 80 years of age
he has never used walking stick be-
fore and we imagine If this one wasn't
a pretty smooth looking article, he
would leave it at home when he went
to walk.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Whiting spent
in Dexter.
Mr.. G. B. Kimball of Wollaston,
Mass. was in town, Saturday calling
on relatives, Mr.. Kimball holds an
position with the General
Electric Company of Boston.
Quite a number of our citizens had
invitations to the Scion Centennial
Yesterday but did not attend on &C
count of the rain. Everybody said a
big celebration like that ought to
bring rain and our farmers extend
Scion vote of thanks for their sue
cess that way this time.
Mrs. Pattee and Mrs. Myra Trench
lost hand bag, Tuesday, while riding
about the village. See their adver-
tisement in another column.
We might do more work for pos
terity If it wasn't such slow pay.