The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-06
NORRtOGEWOCk.

Who has seen any May flowers thi
season?
Two or three inches Of snow oil
May day will interest our people whit
are spending the winter in warme
parts. There was one advantage
the girls could track the boys VIII
hung May baskets.
Moving is the order Of the day
House cleaning for those who dom
move.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell returned
from Bangor Saturday, where the,
have been visiting a few days will
relatives.
Next Sunday will be observed IL
the Baptist church as Mems day. Ii
the forenoon the pastor will speak
especially to the gentlemen and the
evening service will be in charge Of
the Mems class and is expected to be
especially interesting. All are cor.
daily invited.
There were number interested IL
the lot where the Watts block was
recently burned and 1t looked al
though there would be prospect Of
immediate rebuilding. We now learn
that the lot is held for a price much
higher than they care to pay and we
are afraid that 1t will be a long time
before any buildings are placed upon
It.
Mrs. Wilder Ward will leave this
week for Lewiston where Mr.. Ward il
employed In the American Express
office. Mrs. Ward will be accom-
panied by her sister Miss Lena Worth
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Jones are
moving into the rent In Mrs. Marcia
Watson's house recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder Ward.
There was a good attendance al
Grange hall on Friday evening OF last
week in spite Of the Indictment
weather.
Mr.. Frank Trench, who has been
spending the winter in Medfield
Mass, is in town for time and has
been calling upon old friends.
Mr.. Charles Savage has been called
to Madison several times during the
past week by the critical illness Of his
mother. Her sister In the West is or
her way to Madison in answer to {
dispatch announcing Mrs. Savage's
critical condition.
The remains Of Walter Newell OF
Sidney were brought here for inter
ment Saturday night. The funeral
service was held in the Baptist vestry
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Newell was
the son of Mr.. Charles Newell of the
Oak hill neighborhood and formerly
lived here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Carr expect to
leave next week for their cottage at
North pond where they will put in a
few weeks getting things straight
ened out for the summer. Mr.. Carr
also thinks that the change will help
him recover his strength which he
lost during his long illness.
The Spiritualist society have Sc
cured Mrs. Katie Ham Of Haverhill,
Mass. to speak in their hall on Tues
day evening, May 18th. The society
have been holding series Of very in
teresting meetings and the ladies con-
nected with 1t have been looking out
for the finances by giving suppers
and other ways and the society Is In
q good condition.
Mr.. Louis Whiting and Miss Jose
phine Mills were united In marriage
at the residence of the BRIDES pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mills, on
Ward street on Saturday evening of
last week. Rev. @. M. Bainton of the
Congregational church performed the
ceremony. Only the members of the
Immediate families were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting will occupy the
rent which Mr.. and Mrs. Parlin have
been using while they will move into
the rent vacated by Mrs. Ada Drake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting are among our
popular young people and can claim
the whole community as their friends.
Congratulations and best wishes.
The ladies belonging to the Thimble
society of the Congregational church
are planning supper and apron sale
for next week, Tuesday evening.
The third degree and supper were
the features of the meeting of Quin-
nebasset Lodge 1. o. o. F. on Monday
evening of this week. On next Mon
day evening there will be work in
the first degree.
The Y. M. G. A. dramatic club OF
Skowhegan will present their play
Gall Tangled Up" in Grange hall on
Friday evening of this week.
Miss Maria Carr who has been
spending week at home visiting her
parents, returned to Wellesley, Mass,
Saturday.
Mr.. Silas Otis is at North pond get
ting ready to build cottage.