The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-05
TOWN and VICINITY
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1894.

desirable rent this week. 1t is exception
ally well situated.
Special sale of new trimmed hats at
Miss J. b. Nays on Saturday next.
Prices from So to SO.
Julius HART commenced his services
as organist of the the Congregational
church In Augusta, Sunday last.
The ordinance of baptism was admin
istered in Bethany Baptist church, Sun
day evening. to four candidates.
Mrs. 2. ii. S. Vaughan of Augusta,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Wentworth, portion of last
week
Rev. Mr.. Copeland, the pastor elect
of the First Baptist church, is expected
to commence his pastorate Sunday, the
22d, instant.
The Annual Parish meeting of the
First Baptist society will be held at the
vestry of the church, Tuesday after
noon, at 2 o'clock.
The members of the Y. p. S. C. +.
are invited to social given by the presi-
dent in the vestry of the Congregational
church, this evening.
Brown & Thompson arrived with 30
nice working oxen from the lumber
woods Saturday and have them for sale.
Time given if desired.
have one second hand Columbia on
which | can quote very satisfactory
price, cash, or on the instalment plan,
as is desired r. L. Patten.
tender at the Water and Russell street
crossings, is again back at his duties
after an illness covering many weeks.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist church, will meet in the chapel
on Tuesday afternoon, at three O'Clock,
Apr. Sd. A full attendance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Dealey left
home Thursday afternoon, to make their
usual spring visit to Boston, to look
after new goods and the styles, in their
lines.
G. n. Harlow, the Boston horse buy
err, on his visit to town Saturday last,
purchased a black horse of Ed p. Page,
and sorrel of F. l.. Conant, paying
5000 in each case.
Mrs. w. r. G. Estes returned home
Saturday night from visit of several
weeks to her daughter in Woonsocket,
r. l. Col. Estes intercepted her return
home by meeting her in Portland. and
together they visited relatives in that
city several days last week.
Monday, Apr. 2. Don't forget the
meeting of Independent order of For
esters, this evening at 7.3O, at A. o. U.
w. Hall. All who have not already
signed the charter can do so this even
ing, at the hall. before the court is form
ed, as the charter will then be closed.
The services at the M. f. church yes
terday were of very interesting char
acter The rite of baptism was confer
red upon nine persons, after which the
pastor preached on "The Yoke of
Christ" a sermon in the nature of a
charge to candidates and church. The
Sacrament of the Lords Supper was ad
ministered at the close to a large num-
Der. The spacious church was well filed
with large congregation.
1t appears by the decision of the law
court that John II. Mitchell of Skowhe-
gan, who succeeded in experimenting
the Barron murderers and in bringing
tn m to justice is not to get the reward
offered by the Dexter Savings Bank al
though he richly deserves it. He put
in vast amount of work in the case, and
but for him and the evidence he was in
strumental in securing, these scoundrels
would have gone unpublished.
As result of Fred c. Pooler's recent
visit to Boston, he had six year old
PAGER arrive by the train of Friday
night of last week. The animal pur-
chased is known on the race track as
| Becker, and has race record of 2.2l IL,
made on the half mile track in Haver-
hill, last fall Mr.. Pooler gave in part
payment his black Van Helmont mare
The new purchase will tie found in the
string Fairvew Farm will have on the
race track this season.
Parmenas Encampment, |. o. o. F.,
worked the Golden degree upon mem
bers and the Royal Purple degree on
two, Thursday evening. Grand Patri-
arch d. NJ, Parks and County Attorney
Hovey of Pittsfield, were present and
other visiting brethren who were attend
ing Court here last week. The attend
ance was large and Mr. Parks spoke in
the highest terms of the degree work of
the Encampment, Refreshments were
served by Walter Pierce, caterer.
A Skowhegan clergyman in public
service on Sunday last, commended the
action of the Massachusetts legislature
in abolishing Fast day and said he hoped
the Maine legislature at its next session
would take like action. We understand
there is no law requiring the chief ex-
ecuitive of Maine to designate day for
public humiliation. fasting and prayer,
although The statutes do recognize it rs
legal holiday where it is designated by
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