The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-19

q Primer kid gloves.
Mrs. Nelson has a rare eontralto voice.
j Coburn Hall, March 10Th.
Last Wednesday there were forty-six
commercial men registered at Hotel
Coburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w Poore of North
Arson, passed Friday with friends in
town.
Have you seen that kid boot that
Gardner & Barnard sell for S1.25, three
styled toes:
Miss Agnes Stafford who had been in
town several days, returned to Lewiston
Saturday morning.
Tickets for Tufts Glee club on sale at
NJ. b. Heselton's, commencing Saturday,
March 2s at . O'Clock.
Mrs. Charles Trafton of St. Adams, is
in town for few days on visit to her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Marston.
Mrs. Herbert Haynes (nee Helen
Brown has been engaged to sing in the
Congress Square church in Portland.
{. 2. Malbon, engineer on the morn
ing freight, is confined to his room at
Hotel Heselton with rheumatic fever
A. H. Weston, president of the First
National Bank, returned from a bust
ness trip to New York, Saturday morn
ing.
The sewing circle connected with the
Cniyersalst church will meet with Mrs.
Chandler futile, this Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. K. b. Shepherd and Miss Sara }.
Anderson left on Monday mornings train
for Boston where they will remain for
some weeks in attendance upon cooking
lectures.
Frank Tufts, who has been visiting
his brothers, II. II. of Skowhegan, and
Charles f. of East Madison, for some
months, started for his home in Dakota
this morning.
The funeral of Eta Parkman, who
died of consumption, was held yester-
day in Cornville, and the remains were
placed in the tomb at this place. Her
age was about 81 years.
Rev. Geo. e. Leighton will! give the
9th lecture of the course at the Iniyer
salst church Sunday evening March y,
subject Peril No 6, socialism. \. p.
G. L. meeting at = lecture at Id
There was large audience present at
the Universalist church, Sunday even
isS, to hear the lecture by Rev. Geo. f.
Leighton, Peril No. ;, "Intemperance."
The great perils of intemperance to the
people and to the nation were very
clearly and forcibly demonstrated.
The Butterfly Supper given by the
lidies of the Uniyersaist society at g..
A. K. Hall, Wednesday evening, was a
success in every particular. Butterflies
were in abundance, The ladirs' reputa-
ton for being good cooks was we'll sus-
taiued, Judging from the food provided
| or this occasion.
A special communication of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of Maine will be held
at Scion, Thursday, March 26, at 730
o'clock to dedicate the new Masonic
Hall of Keystone Lodge No, 50. Grand
Master A. b. Farnham of Bangor, will
be present and other grand officers are
invited to attend and aid in the exer-
cises.
1t is expected that Mrs. Mcintyre will
/ preach her last sermon at the Methodist
church here, this evening. All welcome.
/ Her meetings have been full of enthuSi-
assn and more than thirty people have
! become interested. Mrs. Mcintyre will
preach at Harmony, next Sunday morn
ing, where no doubt she will be greeted
by scores of people who werh converted
under her labors about year ago.
Before "the 1ood'-not Noah s. most
of the afternoon travellers from Skowhe-
gan to Pittsfield, Bangor and other
eastern points were in the habit of leav-
ing here on the 3 o'clock, mixed train
and cross over from Fairfield to Benton,
and thus save some miles railroad
mileage and an hour and a half here.
Now by reason of the destruction of the
rehabilitation bridge these passen-
gers are obliged to take the 30 p. m.
train and go through to Waterville, and
wait there about hours for the Bangor
train.
Nildes' Camp Sons of Veterans, held
an interesting meeting Friday evening
! last, and on invitation of Russell Post
designated two of their members, Capt.
Nay Narney and Lieut.. Forest Herrin,
to represent the Camp on the Memorial
day committee, SO that the committee
as now made up, consists of j. o. Smith,
John p. Wyman, Edward W. Wilson,
Nay Yarney and Forest Herrin. Com
rades of the Grand Army are welcome
visitors of Wildes Camp S. of V. The
regular meetings occur the second and
fourth Friday of each month and they
purpose to have special meetings during
several weeks previous to May 30.