The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-03
ing the past few weeks, and thinks it
would be anything but a drawing
card to encourage immigration.
sRowN,s ooRNeR-cANAAN.

d. III Ill thlC SoidltiiS Al INV ~ 'AS
tend.
( Mrs. Fred Moody of Skowhegan
who has been nursing a cold for three
weeks is much better.
/ Mr.. Albion Small of Athens is visit
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Deering of Skowhe gan.
Howard Jones, who has been i'll
is much better at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell OF
/ Skowhegan passed Tuesday and Wed
nesday at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster.
Bonnie Fitzgerald and friend Miss
Hattie Withee visited Saturday and
Sunday with her grand parents Mr..
and Mrs. Y. A. Withee CT Norridge-
wock.
Almon Rowe and wife went to
Pittsfeld Sunday to pass the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wyman.
Mrs. John Loomis of Skowhegan is
confined to her bed by illness. Her
daughter who resides in Wateryille
has come to care for her mother
Mr.. Milford Withee has recently
purchased Hurst sprayer. Mr..
/ Withee is one of our progressive
| farmers. This season he will plant
| fourteen acres of potatoes and five
acres of corn.
| Sammie Damon is in Pittsfield visit
ing with relatives.
John Wyman and Lemuel Lancaster
who have been in the vicinity of Old
Town digging ship knees arrived
home Sunday. They will return to
THAR unrk Thuradav
There was no school in this district
Friday, as the teacher Miss Vede
Humphrey attended the teachers
meeting at Pittsfield, and Monday be-
ing Memorial day, the pupils had a
vacation, much to their enjoyment,
until Tuesday.
Mrs. McCrillis who has been visiting
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Lii
liam Richards, has returned to her
home in Waterville. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Clara Parlin.
DIR. Lowe was called Sunday to at
tend Mrs. Nora Hubbard who is in
poor health from the effects of grip.
Edward Fairbrother of Skowhegan
passed Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. o.
M. Chase. He was accompanied
home by his wife who has been visit
ing her parents for few weeks.
Mrs. John Moody and Mrs. Fred
Moody and baby Oren, visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l.. Moody Of
Skowhegan.
Mr.. Fred LOOMS and two sons pass
ed Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren LOOMS.
A party from Skowhegan we're in
the place recently fishing for brook
trout.
Monday, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene San
born, who recently came from Lew
iston to their farm home, purchased
of G. B. Chase, horse, wagon and
harness.
Miss Maude Tilton who has been
employed in Burnham, has returned
home.
Mrs. Isaac Bean and Mrs. Earl Bean
went to Clinton Monday to attend
the Memorial services and Mr.. Chas.
Burrill attended the services at Show
hogan.
Mrs. Linden Lancaster and little
daughter Mildred of Pittsfield are
guests in the home of Mr.. Q. II. Lam
caster.
Mrs. Ripley Chase and grandson
Howard Jones, passed Monday after
noon with Mrs. g. B. Chase.
William Chase and Mr.. Philbrick
of Skowhegan were in the place Sun
day. The latter came to look at the
farm property owned by Mr.. Chase
and situated at the "City".
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Weymouth,
who have been living in the Carl
Fitzgerald rent are moving their
household goods to the village where
they have leased & house of Miss
oarah Lewis.
Fred Moody Jr. of Skowhegan was
in Cornville Sunday on business.
The remains of Mrs. William Rich
ards, widow of the late William Rich
ards formerly of Cornville passed
through this place Sunday, where
they were laid at rest in the cemetery
at East Skowhegan.
Mrs. Maude Berry, who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Deering, returned to her home in
Skowhegan, Saturday.
Mrs. Mertie Goodridge and daugh-
ter, Beatrice of Waterville is passing
few days with her sister, Mrs.
Hattie Chase.
Monday, as Miss Ethel Allen was
returning home from the village
school which she Is attending,
her horse, young spirited animal,
became frightened at child wheel
ing q go cart, cramping the wheel in
such way as to break the front axle
and in the mean time throwing Mrs
Allen to the ground. Fortunately no
further damage was done. With as
sistance Miss Allen unhitched the
horse from the carriage and led the
animal to neighbors where she got
carriage and drove to her home
with no desire for a similar expert
ence.
Last week while Lorenzo Starbird
was engaged in mailing clapboards on
to barn belonging to Joseph Cover,
the staging gave way letting Mr..
Starbird to the ground a distance OF
twenty feet. Fortunately he was un
harmed, however he made the resolve
that in the future all stagings must be
well nailed as he is not anxious for
another flight through the air.
Archie Strait OF this town has pur-
chased from the Pittsfield Poultry
Farm one hundred Barred Plymouth
Rock chickens. Mr.. Strait has at his
farm about four hundred rose comb,
Rhode Island Red chickens and
large number of rose comb Brown
Leghorn chickens. He is building
hon housa 120 feet long and making