The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-05-28
CORRESPONDENTS.
South NoTridgewock

OF the week.
VIM. Bracket went to Boston, Mon
day, on business.
Mrs. Frank Sawtelle of Providence
X. l., is visiting at DR. Iappan's.
5. b. Tibbetts made a business trip to
Boston last week.
John Burgess seems much improved
in health.
A trump was lodged in the Jail Mon
day night and was let out TUESDAY on
his promise to leave town.
There was bicl Gle collision on the
bridge on Main street. Thursday even
| ing One of the wheels Was quite badly
broken, but the riders were unmjured.
Mrs Caroline d lie is visiting her son
at Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Mrs. Geo. b. Staples of West Newton,
arrived last Thursday for weeks visit
to relatives in town.
Ira Doyen of Nahum, Mass. is visit
ing his parents, Mr. aud Mrs Eben
| Doyen.
Frank Jones has purchased Cony Rus.
sells share in the Wade house. Mr..
Jones and Mr.. Hilton are making prep
arations to build another tenement
house of five rooms ON the west side
Rev. j. A. Jones delivered the Memo
rial sermon at Mercer last sunday.
Mrs Herbert Swift and little son are
visiting Mrsand Mrs. \. H. Moore.
The V. |. $. will meet June ) with
Mrs. N. \. Watson, subject: "llumor-
ous,n in charge of Mrs. Charles Whit
ing and Mrs. Mary Carr.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Record returned
to their home in North New Portland
Monday, after a short visit to relatives
in town.
Geo. L. Sampson Of Skowhegan was in
town Monday
The Junior class at the High School
had declarations last Friday afternoon.
! The Sophomore class will have declama-
tions tomorrow afternoon
There was boy lost Monday night
and diigent search WAS made to find
him without success lie returned
Tuesday morning Of his own accord.
1t is hoped that large number will
attend the lawn party given by Mrs
Bailey's class tomorrow evening at the
parsonage and Mrs Baley's.
Mrs Wm. Tobey goes to Mass. this
week to attend the wedding of her
| nephew Arthur Burt. ON her way
home she will attend the graduation of
! her neiee at Lewiston
The programme for Decoration Day
will be as follows: The members of the
G. A. It Post will meet at their hall at
o O'Clock aud march to the band stand
where the memorial services will be
observed after which they will march To
Townsend cemetery aud decorate the
graves, then march to the north side
cemetery from there returning to the
hall and break ranks. At seven o'clock
in the evening the Memorial address will
be delivered at the Congregational
church by Rev. j. A. Jones.
Monday evening Mr. Joseph 7. Ian
caster and Miss Mabel {. Taylor were
united in marriage at lac home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs, d. c.
Taylor. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. l.. + Pepper in the presence Of
| the family and a few invited friends
They We're the recipients of many beau
! tiful presents from their friends and
| former classmates. Nh and Mrs
Lancaster have the congratulations and
best wishes of Il large circle of friends
|
they are to make their home.
All the members of the Post attended
the memorial service at the Baptist
church last Sunday. The church was
very prettily decorated. The sermon
was very interesting and the choir
furnished excellent music.
| Miss Maria Carr is expected home
about June 10 from Radcliffe College.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
the ladies in town to meet at G.. A. K.
| Hall this afternoon to make wreaths for
decoration and tomorrow afternoon to
make bouquets.
The Rebekahs had May supper at
their hall last Friday evening with the
usual good attendance.
The Bard will furnish music at the
| lawn party tomorrow evening.
Mr.. a. NJ. Hilton of Madison. has COM
menced running his corn wagon here
| Wednesdays for the summer
Notice W. f. Browns advertisement
of Hartford Cycles.
I he work on the street near Murphy
q Cos. coat shop is nearly completed.
TO get the % per cent discount on the
h'S'l""9 ''N WY hiuSb ~ paw 'hl0
| week.
The base ball boys will give a dance
tomorrow evening in the basement of
the Odd Fellows block for the purpose
of raising funds for the summer cam
paign.
There will be republican caucus
next Saturday at o'clock p. m. for the
purpose of choosing State and County
delegates.
There was a flag raising at the Old
| Point school house last Saturday after
noon. Members of the school com
mittee were present.
Rev. b. +. Turner, o. f. Hall, Chas
| IIussey, Eben Miller, Chas. Williams
and Hamlin Hale went To Embden pond
on fishing trip yesterday
Kendalls' orchestra will furnish music
for the dance given by the ball club.
We had an amateur Cyclone here last
Friday afternoon. The wind was very
severe for few minutes and several
shade trees about town were blown
down. The w. L, Telegraph line was
badly broken and was not fully repaired
until Monday.
There were about - Rebekahs went to
Scion last Thursday ON the morning
train. They were met at the station
with teams and conveyed to the new
Carratunk House and furnished with
of apl1,rI Irautc fno 1;nna,S