The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-24
TOWN and VICINITY
MONDAY. JANUARY 81, 1895.

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afternoon train of Friday.
II. II. Newton of Moose River. has
been in town for few days.
The c. c. c. G. are to meet at the
Library Parlors tomorrow (Tuesday)
evening.
Miss Bessie Hall has been confined at
her home since Friday, suffering from
severe cold.
Miss Danforth of Lewiston, is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Dir. l.. NJ.
Ellingwood
w. j. Morse and wife of Berlin Falls,
n. H., were in town few days last
week, the guests of Mrs. Ann Jacobs.
Both members of the firm of Went
worth & Oak have been in New York,
for week past in the interest of their
business.
Chas. Murphy has rented half of his
store to Miss Brookings of Gardiner who
will put in a stock of millinery in the
spring.
Special officer Hartnett of the Custom
House department who is stationed on
the Canada border, looking after affairs
there, was in town Saturday.
You used to enjoy the old box soeia-
High school box sociable, Thursday
night. Come aud enjoy yourself and
help the boys out.
The Y. Z. $. c. L. of the Bethany
church tender reception to the several
young peoples societies of the different
SkoWhegan churches, at their Vestry,
Wednesday evening next.
The young people of the First Baptist
society will give sociable and enter
tainmcnt with ice cream and cake We'd
nesday evening. All are invited to at
tend. Admission ID cts.
frankie Carpenter Co., will be at the
Opera House for three nights, beginning
next Thursday. The Wateryille, Angus
ia and Portland papers speak very
highly of them. Tickets ID, %, 30 cts.
The beautiful Sabbath brought to the
First Baptist church large cougrega-
tions, both in the morning and evening
At the evening service three converts
were baptized, a husband and wife and il
young lady who is at present attending
the High school.
The projectors of the proposed Show
hogan, Madison and Athens Railway
Company have crew of men getting
out cedar poles and ties for the construc-
ton of the line. These will be placed
along the line while the snow is ON the
ground ready for operations in the
spring.
The lecture by Professor Jordan, of
the State college, on "Househ0ld Eco
Monies. will be given under the auspi-
ces of the Woman's club, on Friday even
inh next at 7.45, at the Bethany church,
and not in Coburn Hall AS previously an
nounced. The admission is free, and
the public are invited to be present.
Selden Davis and John b. Nuttng
have been at work for weeks past in
changing HE wires of the electric light
company which supply Norridgewock,
frcm the poles of that company to those
of the Skowhegan and Norridgewock
Railway and Power company, and have
completed the work 1t will be quite
an improvement on the appearance of
things along the road, with but one set of
poles.
The town of Madison held meeting
Saturday to vote upon the question of
advising the selectmen to approve the
location of the Skowhegan, Madison and
Athens electric Railway and Power
Company. The meeting was Il large one
and out of 800 votes but or were n
opposition to the proposition. 1t was
currently reported that Madison would
be opposed to granting this company
authority % locate its road, but this ap-
pears to have been entirely without
foundation.
The Gypsey Drill given in Coburn Hall
Friday evening last, under the auspices
of the Epworth League of the NJ. E.
church, and for their benefit, was "A
grand success, attended by nearly 800
people The young ladies, twenty-four
in number, gayly arrayed in becoming
costumes of different shades and colors,
and with their Gypsey ornamentions pre-
scented most pleasing sight to the eye.
while the precision with which they
marched and performed the different
applause of the audience most heartily
kendal's orchestra furnished the music,
while Major Alonzo York OBLIGATED as
commando, and Mrs. A. A. Pierce was
the Gypsey Queen. Nearly $500 was
netted the society.
Russell Post G. \. r., held regular
meeting Friday evening and made GER
tain arrangements preparatory to the en-
tertainment of the State Encampment
the 18th and 18Th of next month. Gen.
Isaac Dyer, Geo. B. Stafford and DR.. 5.
A. Patten were made committee 20
have charge of making the necessary
arrangements with authority to appoint
all necessary Cub committees. Coburn