The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-29
TOWN and VICINITY,

morning.
Mrs. i. z. Merrill visited friends in
Waterville, last week
Mr.. John Vigue, Waterville mer-
chant, was In town yesterday.
Thomas J. Young, Esq. of Scion, was
in town on legal business, Saturday.
Mrs. f. b. Carter and daughter went
to Bath, on the afternoon train of Satur-
day.
Bragg & Yarney do picture framing
and can show you fine line of mould
ings. tt.
Misses Winnifred and Margaret Part
ridge of Augusta, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. +. s. Prescott.
K. f. Wilson, express messenger on
the Somerset railway, passed several
days In town last week.
Mrs. Luther 2. French of West Rum
ford, Me-, is visiting at the home of her
brother, DR.. Henry Leavitt.
Greenleaf Lawrence was in town
Monday on his way to his numbering
operations in the Dead River region.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lumsden are re-
ceving congratulations upon the birth
of a son, which occurred the Dist inst.
Forrest Goodwin, Esq, returned from
business trip to Jackman and other
up river towns, last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. b. l.. Bowman of Athens. left
here this morning for Haverhll, Mass.
where he will remain through the
winter.
Miss May Burrill, who has been in
town for some weeks, returned to her
home in Rochester, n. H, Saturday
morning.
A quotation party will be held at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Geo. E. Leigh
ton on Friday evening, Oct 30 All
friends invited.
Mrs. G. F. Emery of Gardiner, who
has been in town as the guest of her
sister, Mrs. F. A. Wing, returned to her
home Friday afternoon.
George Humphrey, superintendent of
the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, re-
turned Friday evening from visit to
his old home in Amherst, Mass.
Levi Wyman has position in South
DnnpiO Mace ,rinoinal of tho
grammar school in that town and left
home Friday, to begin his school, Mon
day.
Members of the degree staff of Priscilla
Rebekah lodge |. o. o. F., are requested
to meet at Odd Fellows Hall, Saturday
evening, Oct 81, for drill. A full at
tendance is desired.
Judkins' has more of those 25c caps,
also some beauties for soc.
An auction sale of 200 horses weigh
ing from 1000 to 100 lbs. will come off
at Hotel Heselton Stables, commencing
Saturday next, October 31st, by L. W.
Chase & Co. Henry Washburn. auc
tioneer.
A special train will run from Water
vile tonight, to accommodate those who
wish to attend the Catholic Fair to be
held in Coburn Hall. The entertainment
consists of the drama, Among the
Breakers" to be given by the Catholic
Club of Wateryille.
II. X. Colesworthy, Grand Patriarch OF
the Grand Encampment of Maine, has
and commissioned NJ. b.
Heselton District Deputy Grand Patri-
arch for the fourteenth district of
Maine embracing the following subor
dinate encampments: Parmenas, No. Is,
of Skowhegan, Ahram, No. %, of
Waterville and Sebasticook, No. 80, of
Pttsfied.
This Thursday evening the Wat
erville Catholic Club will appear in
Coburn hall, in the pleasing drama
"Among the Breakers" The next
night, Friday, vocal and instrumental
COnCoab VIII Dt BlNOh Ill iho odinO naii'
There are two voting contests, the first
for gold headed cane between John
J. Sheehan and Arsene Clifford, while
the friends of the Misses Marguerite
O'Reiley, Celesta Dumont and Flosse
Forter are hustling to see which one of
these young ladies will wear new hat
At the parish meeting of the Univer-
salst society held at the church. Friday
evening, Zenas Vaughn was elected
moderator; Miss Clara Yarney, clerk
S. l.. Whittier, X. X. French and L, G..
Woodbury., trustees; Geo 4. Head,
collector and treasurer. The work of
the society the past year has been most
satisfactory. The report of the treas
urer was very satisfactory. With cash on
hand and uncolected pledges, the
society has funds to pay all bills in
full at the end of the year Dec. LIST.
The outside of the church has been
painted in good shape and twelve
light chandelier purchased for the
church. At the meeting the matter of
fixing the interior of the church was
talked of and in all probability this will
be done early in the spring. The
trustees were instructed to hire Mr..
Leighton another year.