The Somerset reporter., 1909-07-22


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Miss Estelle Ward is having short
vacation from her duties as clerk II
the post office. Mrs. Louis Whiting
is filling the place during her absence
Miss velma Briggs and Miss News
johnson spent Sunday In Miss John
sons cottage at North Pond.
Mr.. Fred Everett got quite Sc
we're clip on the head while at wori
repairing the barn at Harry Harris
place on the north side. A heavy
board or plank became dislodgec
from near the caves and slid dowr
striking him. 1t required the services
of physician to dress the wound.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. McCann o
Gray were the guests OF Mrs. Sara
Frederick over Sunday. They have
a cottage at the pond where they viii
spend their summer vacation.
The barn of Mr. Fred Clark on The
Madison road was struck by light
ming during the heavy shower of las
Friday afternoon and set on fire
Fortunately Mr.. Clark was there an6
managed to extinguish the flames be
fore any damage was done. 1t was
narrow escape however.
Mr.. Charles Whiting is getting his
potato house nearly completed and il
is good, substantial looking build
ing.
The work of making cans at the
corn shop was completed last weeH
for the season. The number made Ii
upwards to a million. More would
have been made had the season been
warmer but at the present outlook
the corn crop in this section will fall
off considerably unless very favorable
weather prevails.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carr spent a
few days of last week visiting friends
in Pennington.
Mrs. Annie Mills was in town from
Portland over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wheeler have
ton.
Mrs. Hattie Fogler of Skowhegan
was in town on Thursday of last
week calling on r. M. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.. Dunham and
son of Somerville, Mass, arrived last
Saturday to spend their vacation in
their cottage on the north side of the
river.
Clyde Whittier is working at Ho-
race Withees during the haying sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hathaway Of Hamden
are at DR.. Smiths for short visit.
Miss Althea Turner of Portland has
been visiting her friend, Miss Lillian
Whitney. She returned TO her home
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Haynes
and their granddaughter, Miss Edna
Taylor were thrown from their car
riage on Wednesday night of last
week by their horse becoming fright
ened. Mrs. Haynes had her wrist
broken while Miss Taylor and Mr..
Haynes got off with severe shaking
up.
Mr.. John Parlin of Denver, Colo
RADIO arrived in town recently to join
his wife who has been here for num-
ber of weeks visiting relatives. Mr..
Parlin is a Norridgewock boy who
has made his way in the west.
Mrs. Edwin Lessor committed sui
eide Tuesday night by taking paris
working on the drive at the Bomba-
zee Rips, was at home during the
evening and between nine and ten
started to go back to the Rips. Mrs.
Lessor requested that he should not
go until morning. After going short
distance, Mr.. Lessor was impressed
that he ought to return to the house.
Upon his arrival he discovered that his
wife had just taken tablespoonful Of
paris green. He Immediately gave
her a strong emetic which acted
promptly, and hurried with her to
the home of DIR. Ames, who washed
her stomach out thoroughly with a
stomach pump and administered suit
able remedies. Mrs. Lessor then ap-
peared to be out of danger and in a
short time was taken home in the
DOCTORS auto. On the way home she
complained Of feeling weak and faint,
and was soon in stupor from which
she did not recover, she died a little
past twelve. A peculiar feature Of
the case was that she seemed to suffer
no pain at any time. Mrs. Lessor was
about twenty -four years Of age and
had been married for a number OF
years, she had no children and as
Mr.. Lessor was obliged to be away
to attend to his work a considerable
part of the time, she had plenty OF
time for sober thought, although on
the day of the tragedy she had been
over town aad appeared as cheerful
and happy as usual. Funeral SER
vices from the home at 10. a. m. Fri
day; the interment will be in the
South side cemetery. The maiden
name Of the deceased was Eff1e r.
Norton. A grandmother and brother
in Madison and sister in Skowhe-
gan are the immediate relatives.
Mr.. Nathan Haskell Dole is in town
this week from Jamaica Plain to visit
his mother.