The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-12

!
Mrs. T. II. Anderson went to Read
field, Monday morning for weeks visit.
Miss Edith B. Hanson, Colby '97, re-
turned home Saturday to spend the
vacation.
We publish the statements of the
financial condition of our National
banks this week.
W. F. Dickson, a well known New
York newspaper man, passed Sunday
with friends in town.
Mr.. F. w. Kncaid who has been in
Philadelphia for a few months returned
to Skowhegan yesterday.
EN- Merrill, Esq, accompanied by
Miss Bertha and Master Folsom made a
trip to Waterville, Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. f. Leighton left
this noon for weeks visit to Mr..
Leighton's home at Dexter.
A. b. Hart of Washington, D. c, who
is connected with the pension depart
ment, is in town on business.
The Tufts Glee Club was at Auburn,
last season one night, this year they are
engaged there for two nights.
Mrs. Lydia Gould and her son Willie
of Lynn, Mass, spent the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Rowell of
East Madison.
Miss Minta S. Powers left this morn
ing for Rockland, where she will act
as stenographer at the supreme judicial
court for Knox county.
The topic at the Y. +. c. L., meeting
at the Universalist church, Sunday
evening March IS, is External Helps to
Christians Living, meeting at O'clock.
Mrs. Addie Boucher of Portland is
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
II. p. Thing being called here by the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Dorothy.
Charles W. Day has bought of DR.. E.
Il. Stevens the old DR.. Russell stand on
Madison avenue. Mr.. Day will occupy
one half of the house after making ex-
tensive repairs.
Hou. Omar Clark, F. II. Colby and
S. w. Philbrick of the kennebec Log
Driving Company went from here to
Gardiner this morning 10 attend n
meeting of that company to let the drive
on the river the coming season. Mr.. Clark
informs us that the jam at Carratunk
fills the liver about 3 miles and backs
the water up so that it flows out some
places in the road about three miles
above Carratunk, so that people travel
ing have to go around on high land,
where the road run 40 years ago. Mr..
Clark is apprehensve that there will be
trouble before this ice jam gives way.
Russell Post G. A. r., Russell Relief
Corps and Wildes Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans, passed a pleasant evening in Grand
Army Hall, Friday evening last, after
the formal meeting of the Post. About
so members of these organizations re-
sponded to general invitation, extend
ed by Post Commander Smith and wife.
The exercises consisted of the singing
of patriotic songs by all present
who could sing, accompanied by
music on the organ by Mrs. Davis
Miller, poems rected by DR.. S. A. Ratten,
Gen. Isaac Dyer, Mrs. Davis Miller and
Dr. G. V. Richards and brief remarks by
Comrades Buck and Stafford. Mrs. Y.
A. Withee urged members of the Post
to attend the meetings of the Sons of
Veterans, which is good advice and
very opportune. One unique feature
of the occasion was the blowing of the
bugle calls "Reveille," Assembly"
CHESS" Tattoo and "Taps," by Mr..
Rogers of Company "E'. These calls
brol ght again wildly to the mind of
veterans present the battletields and
camps where they were heard SO often,
awakening also many memories of those
days of war. Refreshments were served
at nine o'clock. A vote of thanks was
unanimously rendered the host and
hostess and Flaps" were sounded about
ten o'clock.