The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-09-02
Il The News of Somersets Busy Towns ~

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New Sharon where she will spend a
few DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton,
from there she will go to Pennington
to spend the remainder of the week
at Mr.. Farmers.
Mr.. Ralph Whitney and his mother,
Mrs. Nellie Whitney are spending
week at the Etna Spiritualist Camp
meeting. Mrs. Whitney has a cot
tage on the grounds. After the meet
ing is over Mr.. Whitney will visit in
Bangor.
The Waterville Fair this week will
be patronized by quite a number from
this town. Mr.. Harry Hale ana
others are also on the list of exhibit
ors.
Mrs. Annie Moulton of Kittery is
visiting her friend, Miss Edna Taylor
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Tracey at
tended the Campmeeting at North
Arson last Sunday.
Everything was sold out at the
food sale held by the ladies of the
Baptist church in their vestrv on Sat
urday afternoon of last week.
Rev. H. A. Calhoun and family
have returned home, after having a
two weeks outing.
o. F. Hall and family made a trip to
Jackman Sunday in their automo-
bile. They were somewhat unfortu-
nate in running into small rain
storm but still enjoyed the trip very
much. After stopping at Jackman
for a short time they retraced their
way to the Parlin Pond House where
they stopped over night, returning
home Monday.
Mr.. w. Fl. Heckert has been hav-
ing quite extensive repairs made on
his stable which included new stills
and portion of the lower part of the
studding which were quite badly rot
ted.
Mr.. Cross of the Augusta Bottling
Company was delayed in town sever
al hours Saturday afternoon by the
breaking of the distance rod in his
big touring car. Fortunately he
found a good blacksmith who made a
new steel rod to replace the broken
one and he went on his way with a
I66llUR UDdU WOhid DOo hiSSS
him in the same place again.
Miss Clara Rogers was at home
from Skowhegan few days OF last
week.
The death of Miss Grace Choate,
which occurred at the home of her
parents in North Fairfield, Monday,
was received here with sadness.
Miss Choate was the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Choate and had many
relatives and friends here who will
deeply mourn her. A number OF
wears ago she made her home here
for time and assisted her aunt, Mrs.
L. p. Holt, in her millinery business.
Later she has been teacher IN the
public schools and very efficiently did
her work. For the past few years
the town of Skowhegan has employed
her. She continued teaching until
trouble which had developed in her
throat had become so bad that 1t was
impossible for her to work any long
er. The best medical authorities
were consulted and every effort
made to secure relief but without
avail. A swelling, apparently some
thing in the nature Of tumor form
ed and clogged the passages FINAL
filling them and causing her deathy
Miss Choate was thirty five years o.
age. She possessed most beautiful
and kindly disposition and was an
only child.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Brackley and
Mrs. Marcia Watson returned from
Kingfeld on Friday of last week,
where they have been spending a
couple of weeks. While In that sec
ton, Mr.. Brackley attended the re-
union of the Brackley family ut
Strong. A part of the trip each way
was taken in an automobile.
The remains of Mrs. Lucy Ann Hale
were brought here from California
last week for interment. Mrs. Hale
was lady quite advanced In years
and formerly lived here and number
ed many friends among the older in-
habitants.
Mrs. E. G.. Edwards and children
will leave Wednesday OF this week to
visit relatives In Pennsylvania after
which they will go to their home In
Colorado.
Mrs. Alice Donovan returned TO
her Work IN RhrsaNuhssLAst 1AoAoa9
after spending short vacation with
her mother and sister.
Mrs. Il. s. Miller entertained enc OF
her young lady college friends over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. VI Caswell and
daughter OF Brighton visited his
brother, Mr. A. b. Caswell Of this
place last week
X looks now ~ though this corn
shop would start about the 10th.
The crop ia the poorest, apparently
that We have had for years.
The long continued drouth practically
ruined the stalks before the corn set
and the pack al this sbop will be very
much lighter than that OF last season.
Miss Maria Ward IA teaching IN the
Longley neighborhood
The schools will not Keep next
Monday, Labor Day