The Somerset reporter., 1909-07-01
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the crops WHEN III turn touches the
pocketbook Of every farmer. We
hope that the weather department
may see fit to change the condition OF
things SO that we may have an ample
amount of moisture.
Rev. H. A. Calhoun of the Baptist
church is preaching series of SER
mons on the 'Ten Commandments"
Next Sunday he will speak upon the
third commandment and the subject
will be "The Sin of Profanity.
The ball game, Saturday, between
the Norridgewock and the Oakland
team which is known as the "Ten
Lotso team, resulted in a score of 26
to in favor of the home team. The
work done byk the home battery OF
Goodrich, pit6her and Otis catcher
was exceptionally good. Twenty five
men were struck out by them during
the game. A little bit one sided but
with games coming their way our
home team has good courage.
Amos Holt, who has been running
the milk route here for several years,
has decided that it does not pay for
the trouble and will discontinue the
service on the first of July. So far as
we can learn there is no one else who
is anxious to venture into the business
or at least if they are, they are not
advertising much.
Mr.. Elmer Whiting has made ar
rangements for the disposal of his ex-
press business beginning with the
first of July. Mr.. Fred Tobey will be
the new driver.
Miss Normandy will leave, Satur-
day, for Providence, K. L. where she
will spend few days at her home.
MIR. Orville Tinkham has been con-
fined to his bed for the greater part
of the time for the past few weeks.
Mr.. Tinkham is one of our old re 'i-
dents and is in his 89th year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carr are plan
ming to spend few days of next week
in Portland for vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby who have been
living in the Staples house on the
north side, have moved on TO the
Boone farm for the summer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boone expect to pass the sum-
mer in Massachusetts.
Miss Olney after stopping here for
a few days, has gone to Kineo where
she has position in the Kineo House
for the summer, as librarian.
DIR. e. G. Edwards and family ar
rived in town, last week, from La
Junta, Colorado. All of the family
are pictures of health showing that
the air of their adopted home has all
of the curative qualities that they
gave it credit for. The doctor will
return to his practice sometime this
N oh
dren will probably remain in the east
during the summer months.
Mr.. Henry Spaulding has been re-
ceiving a visit from his brother of
Augusta during the past week.
Miss Nina Hussey returned from
Brockton, Mass, last Saturday, to
spend the summer vacation with her
parents.
The barn on the Burrill hill road,
belonging to Mr.. Henry Sawyer, was
entirely consumed by fire on Satur-
day morning of last week. 1t contain
ed about tons Of hay and wagons
and sleighs to the amount of several
hundred dollars. 1t Is thought that
the fire might have started from
some children who were in that neigh
borhood short time before, and Mr..
Sawyer has been investigating along
those lines.
Mrs. Matson and son, Kenneth, of
Skowhegan were in town, last week,
visiting at John Cleveland's and A.
d. Brackley's, both of whom are rel
atives.
The ladies OF the Congregational
church will hold their food sale on
next Saturday in Mr.. Wright's store.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be In their
rooms on Friday afternoon of this
week, The subject of the meeting
will be "Patriotism" with miscellan-
eous quotations.
Quite an exodus to the pond Sun
day, the mosquitoes are still quite
numerous there however.
Miss Alice Longley and her sister,
Miss Blanche, are spending a couple
of weeks In New Sharon visiting rel
atives. Miss Blanche will spend the
summer as Arthur Welch's on her re-
turn.
Mrs. Jeanette Johnson has been
having her house wired for electric
lights during the part week.
Mr.. A. @. Briggs has been moving
Into the Greenwood house on main
street, this week, This house was re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. Became.
Mr.. Harry Hale is building new
barn.
Clyde Whittier is clerking for Leslie
Jones during his summer vabation.
Mr.. Gibbs has been treating the
yrand stand to fresh coat of paint
which adds much to its appearance.
On account of the circus which will
% here Friday, there will be no band
concert at the band stand this week.
No celebration for the Fourth has
been arranged for here and those of
Dur citizens who must have excite
ment on an occasion of this kind, will
20 out of town to find 1t.
Rev. F. G. Davis has just received
the degree of Bachelor of Divinity
from the Newton Theological semi
nary from which he was graduated in
1880. This Is the result of special
work which he did during the winter
months in the preparation of a thesis.
Mr.. Davis is close student and his
many friends in this section will re-
joice In this Reorganization of his
ability.
Mrs. Ordway, Mrs. Hugh Hurley
and friends were in town, Monday, in
Mr.. Walter Ordway's automobile,
calling on friends.
Mr.. O. F. Hall and family spent
Sunday in New Portland visiting Mr..