The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
TOWN and VICINITY.


Susie Priest has secured the services
Of an experienced trimmer
Hon. Z. F. Webb, mayor of Water
vile. was in town yesterday
Mr. G. w. Pennell of Harmony, made
he REPORTER a call, Tuesday.
Hon. 4. II. Chase of Lexington, was
town on business, Tuesday.
Dr. F. c. Thayer of Wateryille, was
called here professionally yesterday
W II. Wildes has too many outing
night robes. You can buy them cheap.
Representative elect Geo. G. Weeks of
Fairfield, was in attendance at court
Yesterday.
Mr. Sumner Whipple of Scion, Was in
Town, Tuesday, and made the REPORTER
pleasant call.
Big auction sale of horses, sleighs, fur
robes and harnesses in Bingham, Oh Sat
qrday next, Jan. I'd.
Frank G. Harrington, principal of
Skowhegan high school, attended the
Maine Pedagogical meeting at Lewiston,
this week.
Albert \. Fellows was in town, Tues
day on his way from Athens, where he
had been visiting friends, to his home
in Boston, Mass.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth attended ded-
cation of chapel at South Gray, Me-,
his week where his son, w. c. Went
worth, is pastor.
The school in No. 2, North, which was
closed on Dec. %, on account of the
sickness of the teacher, Will begin again
on Monday, Jan. 4.
Miss Laura Murray returned home
from Augusta, Monday, where she has
spent a two weeks vacation with her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Chase.
Supt A. S. Cole, and Misses Zaidce
Morrison and Addie Swain, teachers in
the village schools, attended the Peda-
gogical convention at Lewiston this
week
The First Baptist church and society
will give New Years reception to Rev.
A. n. Dairy, the pastor, and family, at
the yestry, Friday evening next, at 7.30
o'clock.
On and after Sunday next, the 8 p.
m. car from Skowhegan, and the p, m.
ear from Madison, will be cancelled on
Sunday evenings. SO say the Somerset
fraction company.
Wednesday next is the day of the
biennial meeting of the Maine legislature
and members of both branches, and ma
ny other gentlemen interested in public
affairs will c0ngregate at the State Capt.
tol.
Somerset Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, Monday evening last elected as
officers for the ensuing year, G. w.
Nash, H. p; Geo. +. Sampson, King
a. Osborn, Scribe; G. A. Ross, Treas
urer; c. NJ. Lambert, Secretary; j. c.
Griffin, c. H.. G. l.. Thompson, F. S.;
T.. f. Rochester, X. A. c.
At the annual meeting of the Milburn
Club, held at their rooms Monday even
ing last, the following board of officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres, c. h. Cook; Vice Pres, G. f.
Ward; Treas, h. T. Patten; Sec'y, w.
h, Elliot; directors, A. G. Blunt, T. II.
Anderson, +. E. McNeele, C. A. Ross;
auditors, Edw. w. Heath, c. f. Ward
+. f. McNeelie.
At an early hour on Christmas morn
ing Mrs. Sophia, widow of the late John
Tantish passed away, at the ripe age
of - years. Her funeral occurred Mon
day, and was held from the Catholic
church, attended by large body of
mourners The deceased with her late
husband were the first French Canadian
family to settle in Skowhegan, and she
had been resident of the place 63 years.
Four sons, John, George Thomas and
Charles, and one daughter, Mrs. Jos,
Barnor survive the mother.
Mr. {. F. Tufts of East Madison, was
10 town Tuesday and exhibited to the
REPORTER several pieces of old silver
money, which from the fact of their
rarity are now worth more than their
intrinsic value. Among them were half
dollars of the years 1912, 1892, 1888 and
1887 and silver quarter of the year
ISIS. He also has piece o. South
American money, larger than a silver
dollar, made of copper, and called
Dump, which he procured in Rio
Janero when he was en- route to
australia many years ago.
Percy Hill and Harold {. Woodbury.
OIL this place have purchased the iewelry
business Of +. 4, Wills in Brunswick.
aud we learn are to take possession Jan
aary lst. Both are exceptionally bright
Young men, and the former, Mr. Hill,
has had considerable experience as a
le@eler, having served three years
apprenticeship with George Phlbrick &
Son, later taking course at the Walt
nam Neurological school, after which for
some months he was employed in the
store OF which he is now a partner We
rust the firm of Hill & Woodbury. will