The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30
\ The News of Somersefs Busy Towns -

sening of next week Suppe- Viii
q served In the Yes,ry ~ six o'clock
.fter which will be the business
Meeting and roll call II Is desired
ihat there shall be as large al at
.endancc of the members az possible.
The first rank team OF Echo lodge.
K. Of p. will 20 10 Madison this week
10 work the rank before the district
meeting
Mrs Hattie Field. who has been
visiting In Wateryllle and Liyermore.
returned home Friday OF last week.
Chester Smith is home again from
WaterVille where he has been visit
ing for a short time.
fhe Christmas cantata In the Con
gregational church was exceptionally
fine and there was a good attend
ance.
Mrs. W. F. Johnson died Saturday
morning after long illness from
spinal trouble. She was about fifty
years OF age The funeral services
were held In the Baptist church sun
day afternoon The remains were
taken to Freeport where Mr. and
Mrs. johnson formerly resided Mon
day for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mosher had a
girl baby for a Christmas present.
Mr. Delano of Waterville Is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Herbert Crosby.
Nathaniel Grant who died In Smith
field Friday, was well known here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obed Allen of Bexing-
ton. are in town visiting relatives for
a short time.
Mrs. Sara Frederic has just closed
a fourteen weeks term of school in
Larone.
Charles Carpenter has just lost a
quite valuable horse. We are in
formed that Mr. Carpenter has been
unfortunate enough to lose several
during the past year.
Miss Vena Blaisdell will visit In
Belgrade for a week.
Fred Webster has got his stock OF
hardware and paints and Will soon
open his store for business. We learn
that his wife will resign her position
with the Farmers Telephone Com
pany and will assist in the store.
There were no services in either
church Sunday evening on account OF
the storm.
The young people have organized a
dancing school which will open Sat
urday night of next week Elmer
Towne of Madison has been secured
as teacher
Mrs. Allie Longley has been visit
ing relatives in Madison for few
days.
The annual meeting of the Somer-
set Farmers Cooperative Telephone
Co. will be held in Grange hall on
Monday of next week. This institu-
ton has prospered greatly under the
able management of its business man.
ager and it's efficient board OF direc-
tors and the company will be wise
to re-elect the same. Some OF the
stockholders apparently are not sat-
isfied to let a good thing stay good,
but are constantly trying to make
changes. These come early and stay
late at the annual meetings and vote
for changes that seem entirely unde-
sirable If the good of the company is
to be considered, while those that are
satisfied stay at home and are sorry
afterward that they didn't attend the
meeting. II at times the rules seem
stringent, yet 1t will be found upon
investigation that for the mutual
good of the company, they are about
as good as any that can be laid down.
The extensive business Is handled
with the utmost precision and order
and the company's interests are care
fully looked after in every way pos
sible to keep expenses down.
Miss Blanche Emory is spending
her vacation at home.
Miss Mary Thomas Of Mercer, is
visiting at Frank Smiths.