The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
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OuTTl6TsS btOEG,
James Brooks wishes to announce
that he will unload a car of feed, in
the yard of the Maine Central Rail-
road at this place, on Saturday,
January and Monday, January IL.
Dominic Sussi of Pittsfield Is in
town today. Mr.. Sussi is well
known contractor of that town and
has case which will be tried during
the present term of the supreme
court.
Charles S. Adams of Jackman, de-
putty sheriff in that plantation under
Sheriff Smith, and who has been re-
appointed under Sheriff Moores, is in
attendance at the present term of the
supreme court.
Mrs. Martha L. Tuttle left on the
noon train yesterday for Waterville
where for the remainder of the week
she will be the guest of Mrs. F. K.
Boothby of Portland, who is passing
few days at the family home In that
city.
A movement is being made by the
members of the Centenary Methodist
Church and Parish, to replace some
of the windows in their Church build
ing, broken as the result of the ex-
plosion ut the recent fire, with win
doWs of memorial design.
The Marston Mills have new boss
finisher, Mr.. Henry Templeton, until
recently with the Beaver Brook Mills
of the American Wooden Company at
Lowell, Mass Mr.. Templeton sue
ceeds Geo. Bidwell, who had been in
charge of the finishing department
since June 1908.
Ned H. Lambert left Oh the early
train for Boston yesterday morning.
The object of the journey is to pur-
chase new stock of goods and store
| fixtures to replace those destoyed in
the fire of last week. John O'Reilly is
also in Boston on the same errand, to
buy new machinery and supplies to
reestablish himself in the bottling
business.
Manley 7. Pooler left for Boston
yesterday morning. He was called
there by the serious sickness of his
brother, Charles, who is in hospital
in that city. Mr.. Pooler will be re-
membered by older citizens of the
town as for two years, some 81 years
ago, he was employed as clerk in a
Skowhegan drug store. Mr. Pooler's
condition was reported yesterday as
being serious.
Miss Fancher Sawyer, who passed
the holiday vacation here with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Sawyer, left
yesterday morning for Boston. She
/ is a student at Lasell Seminary,
entering that institution last fall.
Misses Margaret Griffin, Bertha Mer
rill and Florence Philbrick, who are
also attending schools and colleges i'll
Massachusetts, returned this week,
after passing their vacations here.
Last Thursday night, New Years
eve, large party, numbering 70,
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie r.
Whittemore, gathered at their farm
home to attend their wedding recep
ton, The early part of the evening
WAS passed in social conversation, iu-
terspersed with musical selections
At the close of the impromptu pro-
gram bountiful refreshments were
served by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs.
Whittemore were the recipients of a
large number of handsome and useful
presents as well as being showered
with congratulations over the happy
event. 1t was most pleasant occa
sion and one that will long be re-
membered by those fortunate enough
to be present.
Elmer b. Rowell, who lives on the
East Madison road, about four miles
from this place, has recently COM
pleted a new water system to supply
+ his home and farm buildings. 1t con
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power pump, run by a gasolene en-
/ CINE, with pressure tank in place of
! the high water tower which has in
the past been depended on in most
such cases. MIR. Rowell has piped the
house with reference 10 fire protec
ton and has provision on each floor
for coupling on fire hose. This por-
ton of the system will be extended to
the barns and sheds in the spring, and
by drants located at advantageous
points outside as well as inside the
buildings.
In spite of the storm which ragged
without and made walking almost an
impossibility there was a large at
tendance in Odd Fellows hall, Tues
day night, to witness the installation
of the recently elected officers of
Priscilla Rebekah lodge, No. 3d. An
installation by this lodge is always an
event of much interest and that of
Tuesday proved no exception. The
president of the Rebekah Assembly
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