The independent-reporter., 1910-07-14
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committee are negotiating with the
ladies' OF Somerset Grange to see II
the Grange will get up the supper
as il has been done on the several
previous reunions at any rate the sup
per arrangements will be arranged
on a satisfactory basis. With the big
dining room in the Grange hall and
the many excellent cooks belonging
to that society it is probable that
this society is better prepared to
handle the large number which will
probably be present than any other.
DR.. II. W. Smith has just purchased
a Stanley Automobile which he in
tends to use in his practice. The doe
tor has had a small automobile bug
in his head for several years and al
ready has a garage built in which
to keep his machine.
Carl Cross is in town on short
vacation He has been employed i'll
New Hampshire for the past year or
SO.
The water has been so low in the
mill stream for a number OF days
that 1t has been necessary for Mr..
Fuller to run his saw mill by his gas
olene engine.
Mrs. Clarissa Rogers, who has been
seriously i'll for many weeks is now
more comfortable.
Frank Trench has so far recovered
as to be out of doors part of the
time.
The matter of election of officers in
Echo lodge. No. 1903. X. of P, will oc-
cupy the attention of the members
next Tuesday evening.
The second and third degrees were
conferred in Quinnebasset Lodge, |.
o. o. F., Monday evening. Refresh
ments were served by the entertain
ment committee.
The annual examination of candi-
dates for State certificates of Super
intendance grade will be held at Au-
gusta, Friday, July 29, 1910, at S.lo
O'Clock a. m. Blanks will be furnish
ed7on application to the State Super
intendent.
The dance held at the Grange hall
on. Thursday evening of last week
did mot meet with a very large pa
tronage Those who attended report
very pleasant time however
The Columbia Moving Picture Co.
which has been here for several
weeks, has decided to remain an
other week.
The report of the queer places in
which the birds have been building
nests and rearing their young has
brought forth so many other in
stances that it would take a special
edition to enumerate them almost. In
one instance a nest was built on
ferry boat and although the boat was
In use every day yet the birds ap-
peared to be undisturbed and enjoy
their rides.
Philip Carr, who has been at work
in Waterville for several months at
the carpenters trade, has returned
home and is working for Charles
Longley haying.
E. A. Hilton has completed his
motor boat and has 1t in North Pond.
1t has a two-cylinder, six-horse pow
er engine and is very pretty craft.
A good story comes from the Fern
side Dairy Farm this week Mr.. Full
Ter, the proprietor, sold a six weeks
old pig to Charles Jones, who lives
below; SO while 1t Is probably not
across the Kennebec from the Fern
side farm and only a short distance
more than a half mile as the crow
flies, 1t Is something like two miles
or more around by the way OF the
road. The pig was taken to Mr..
Jones' by wagon and put into a pen
from which it escaped a little later.
Mr.. Jones' family turned out to find
the little fellow and traced 1t to the
river near the house; here the pig
evidently contemplated the problem
for a time as the tracks led up and
down the shore for quite a distance
but finally took to the water. Mr..
Fuller was telephoned to and found
that the pig had arrived at his old
home seemingly none the worse for
his swim. The question arises as to
how the pig arrived at the facts in
regard to the location.
SO In the shade and 106 In the sun
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Barker will
leave this week for ten days out
ing at Ocean Point.
Hamlin Eaton has been In town
during the past week. the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell.
The Ladies of the Village Improve
ment Society have arranged for
field day at Lakewood on Friday af-
ternOon and evening of this week.
They will leave here on the 2 o'clock
train to Madison and take the cleo
tries from there to Lakewood. A
picnic supper and the evening at the
theatre, returning to Madison on the
late car after the theatre and coming
home on the midnight train will give
them a good outing.
Byron Johnson has sold his confec-
tionery and tobacco store which he
has been running In Madison for a
number OF years and is at home at
present. Mr.. Johnsons health was
not very good during the early months
Of spring but at present he is feeling
considerably better.
Nelson Wentworth OF Albion Is
working at the Fernside Dairy Farm.
Charles o. Normandy of the Mutual
Shoemakers was at home over Sun
day from Boston. Mr. Normandy has
been In Boston little over two
weeks and during that time met
twenty-nine buyers from the whole
sale shoe trade. or this number
twenty-eight arranged for their run
ners to carry the line as made by
the Mutual Company. Mr.. Normandy
expects that the demand will be 80
great during the winter months that