The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-23

town at present.
some of the Rebekah> and Odd Eel
lows visited the Rebekah Lodge at
skowhegan, Tuesday evening.
5 w Gould of skowhegan. was in
town, Thursday.
Mrs. Augusta Bailey aud son, Ralph,
have returned home.
Mrs. Geo. Folsom Of Exeter, y. H.,
Is visiting friends and relatives in town.
Miss Jennie Shorey is home for her
summer vacation.
Mrs. Robert Hill of Chicago. has been
visiting Mrs. W. w. Gould the past few
week.
Miss Nellie Farmer of Pennington, is
visiting at Mrs. Daniel Fields.
There will be musical entertainment
| at the Congregational church tomorrow
evening, given by the young ladies' of
the Sunday School. The band will fur
nish music. After the entertainment
cake and ice cream will be on sale on
| the lawn
Mrs. Diantha Green died. Monday
noon. The funeral services occurred
| yesterday morning at O'clock The re
mains were taken to Madison for inter
ment. Her age was about 20 years.
The platform in front of Watts Block
has been repaired this week.
W. NJ. Murphy d Co. received a con-
| signment of coats Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. H. Record of North
| Arson, were in town, Saturday.
Two young men have been in town
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams left sun
day, for month at Parlin Pond
Mrs. Henry kelby and daughter
Marion, of Washington, ID. c., are at
Mrs. Daniel Fields for the summer.
Edison Clarke is at work in Fairfield
Mr.. Warner Bell of Altoona, Penn,
| is visiting his sister, Mrs. F. W. Spaul-
ding.
Mrs. Benz. Wetherbee and baby, are
visiting at 5. X. Fuller's.
Miss Elizabeth Kelley returned TO her
home in West Newton, Tuesday.
Mrs. Eliza Ellis of Oakland, who has
been visiting at c. :. Wright's and at
Plummer Buffers the past week. return
ed home, Monday.
Dave Staples has position on the NJ.
| [. r. Il. as fireman on the Portland run.
Rev. b. F. Turner gave an interesting
talk about the 5. S. Convention at Bos-
ton, last sunday evening, before an ap.
preciative audience.
The musical tomorrow eve. will com
mence at I'D and the admission will be
- cts.
Very few attended the bicycle races
at Skowhegan, Saturday.
Miss Anna Tappan with nurse is at
Mrs. j. w. Hathaway.s for the summer.
The V. |. S. met last last Friday with
Mrs. Cora Smith. Subject Music.
After the roll call the following pro-
gram was carried out: Reading by
Mrs. }. W. Hathaway, regarding the
origin of Star Spangled Banner; singing
"Star Spangled Banner; instrumental
music, Polish Dance, Miss Elizabeth
Kelley; quartette, "In Primrose Lane"
reading, The Life OF Beethovan", Miss
Mary Boston; trio, "Down in the Dewy
Dell" Toridores Song from Carmen,
Miss Kelley; The Prison Song from
Il Trovatore; trio, "Rest Thee on this
Messy Pillow" The selections were
exceptionally fine and we'll rendered
Mr.. Geo. Porter is home from Water
Vile
Mrs. Minnie Crush of Lewiston, and
children are visiting Mrs. Myra Trench.
Mr.. Elisha Woodman died, Sunday,
at the advanced age of 81 years. He
has been a resident of this town for
many years, and was always an upright
Christian man. The funeral occurred
! Tuesday afternoon at the home of his
son, Fred WoodSum, with whom he re
sided.
Through an error the reading by Miss
Maria Carr from Tennyson in the Y. /.
5. program was left out. 1t is reported
to have been remarkably well rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Record of North
New Portland. came to town, yesterday.
on a short visit
Harold Jenkins of Boston, is visiting
relatives aud friends in town
Miss Carrie Cleveland will take "A trip
TO Dead River soon and expects to bring
back some nice views of that vicinity.
DR.. J. l.. Lancaster and wife of Madi-
son, spent Sunday in town.
There was an ice cream sociable At the
Baptist vestry, Tuesday evening.
G. II. Heaton and little son are visit
ing in town.
Ralph Bailey is visiting in North
Arson.
Mrs. z. {. Shorey has returned from
New York, where she has been visiting
for the past few months.
Miss Agnes Powers left, Monday, for
Boston, in company with Miss Kelley.
She will visit her sister, Mrs J. l. Taylor.
Mrs. Roscoe Hurd of y. Y, is visiting
in town.
We learn that O. F. Hall. Wm.
Bracket and f. c. Holt with families
contemplate staying another week at
Bailey's Island.
w. l.. Wheeler's mother. Mrs. A.
Wheeler of Pennington, visited him last
week.
There have been quite number of
cases of chicken pox in town.
W, II. Fuller of Skowhegan, was in
town last Thursday.
| The next meeting of the V. /. :. will
be with Mrs. b. l.. Frederic Aug :.
Some of the farmers have finished
haying and report fair crop. W.
Mr.. Storrow, counsel for Venezuela,
in his brief demonstrates that there
never has been any British sovereignty