The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-08
TOWN and VICINITY


Jos Beatty of Odtown. was in town.
Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Webb went to Scion,
Tuesday, to remain the rest of the week.
L. S. Burrill leaves for Alderman,
Barnes County, North Dakota Monday
next, to make his home there.
Mr.. Jos. Lashon is just getting about
again after being confined 10 his home
for several weeks with scia.iea.
Miss Winuifred Partridge of Augusta,
who had been visiting at the home of L.
). Prescott, returned to'Augusta, Satur-
day.
Miss Helen Brainerd is passing two
weeks vacation at the home of her par
ents in China. Miss Randall of Madison.
is officiating in the office of the Postal
Telegraph Co, meantime.
\ meeting of the Skowhegan wheel
men is to he held at the clothing store of
Chas. F. Ward. this, Thursday, evening.
Mar sth, at 7.l5 o'clock, for the purpose
VI loiiiiS u ioiN NNit tiups
The second series of Old Folks assem-
blies at Hotel Heselton. which by spec
ial request are to be started on Tuesday
night. are sure to be popular. Five
pieces of music have been engaged. and
the party is limited.
The spring weather of the past week
LODI tho tarn hoIx of
derfully. As a consequence, the cross
roads are almost impossible, and unless
we experience a change soon. it is feared
we will lose the shedding early.
The topic for discussion at the High
Street Church, next Sunday at p. NJ.
will be '''rhe dogma of the final restora-
ton of all men, brought to the test of
Scripture and reason" For the evening
service at 7, 1--we the first woman" All
are cordially invited to these services.
The Miburn Club have secured Pres.
Harris of the Maine State College, to de-
liver his lecture, 'sOur National Govern
ment, as seen from the inside" in Mil
burn hall on Tuesday evening of next
week, March 18th. The club have ex-
tended an invitation to the Woman's
Club, Sorosis and the members of the
High school, to be their guests upon
that occasion.
"a Hundred Years of Methodsm," is
the subject of the pastors sermon at the
Methodist church, next Sabbath. This
is the hundredth anniversary of the first
Methodist sermon in the kennebec val
ley, when Jesse Lee, the pioneer of y.
f. Methodism, preached in what was
then Canaan, now Skowhegan, and will
be very appropriately COMMUNICATED
thus. All are invited. Special musical
program.
George Cushing, who is one of the
best known traders of Skowhegan, finds
himself embarrassed in business and is
negotiating to affect settlement with
creditors. His liabilities are stated to be
$4,000, and his assets are the stock of
goods and fixtures n his store. His
liabilities are for merchandise bills, Dor
rowed money and funds used belong
ing 10 his nephew, Harry Cushing.
Mary Anna, wife of Frank Cayouette,
died at the home of her brother. Rev
f.. GcnereuX, in OrOno, on Feb. 23d
after an illness of about one year from
consumption. Deceased was Il resident
of our. town during the pastorate of her
brother over st. Mary's church in this
place, and after her marriage to Mr.
Cayouette, who is a son of Jos Cay
ouette, they took up their residence in
previous t" her death she came to Maine,
hoping to be benefited by the change.
WORTH two well-known Skowhegan pain
tiers, aud paper hangers have opened IA
shop on Russell ST., under the firm name
OF Noble and Bosworth, and are ready to
bid on any Jobs of painting, of any dis
cription, plain or ornamental, either large
or small. or take Jobs by the day.
These young men, have served long APP
premiership at the business, and are
N''''Shiy NohiPNb'ht III WI ttAhli
that relates to their business. and we can
safely recommend them as perfectly Ie-
liable. If you have IA job to do in their
line it would be well to see if the cant
save you money on it.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
NJ. +. church in Skowhegan was held
Monday evening, the presiding elder,
Rev. j. Z. Lapham, in the chair. The
report of the pastor showed a very graf
lying increase in membership during
the past quarter. The same board of
trustees and stewards was elected. n.
W. Brainerd was chosen recording stew
ard, and DR.. c. V. Richards as district
steward. The average attendance at
the Sunday school the past quarter was
l35; at the class, from 40 to 20. The
president of the Epworlh League report
ed good progress in the work of the
league and increasing membership. w.
II. Paine reported SO members of the
new organization, the Epworth Guards.
and his efforts in this new direction were
commended by the board.