The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

Miss Mary Goodwin left home this
morning on visit to Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. n. w. Brainerd attended the
Freshman reading at Colby last evening.
Mrs. w. 6, Davis of Portland Was
among the arrivals by last evenings
train.
DR.. j. n. Merrill attended the annual
meeting of the Maine Medical Assoeia-
ton in Portland, yesterday.
Mrs. Eta Seveno is enjoying a brief
respit from her labors, Miss Edith Clay
of Steep Falls, supplying
Many of the senior class S. II. S. and
other invited friends enjoyed an outing
by electric car Tuesday evening, visiting
Lakewood Inn.
Rev. w. c. Wentworth of Andover,
Me-, is visiting his parents in Skowhe-
gan, and will preach at the Methodist
church next Sunday morning.
The large amount of rainy weather
occurring last week has caused Mr.. Delano
to postpone the opening at Lakewood.
Date TO be announced later.
Skowhegan Lodge A. O. L. W. aud
the Degree of Honor of that order, will
attend the Bethany Baptist church, Sun
day next, at the usual hour of morning
service.
The officers of the Gospel Mission
have engaged the second story of the
Bison building on Water street and ii is
being fitted up by the proprietor for the
use of the mission
Dir. Cora Johnson's friends will be
pleased TO know that she was success
fully operated upon for appendicitis at
Boothby hospital, Boston, last Tuesday,
and is doing nicely.
New fans and kid gloves at Ordway's.
A steamboat on Hayden Lake, known
as the Oweenee, was disposed of at a
sherff's sale at Lakewood Inn, Madison,
Thursday of last week E. X. Delano
becoming the purchaser for $27 90,
Mr.. Peter NJ. Anderson of Quechee
VT, and his daughter, Mrs. Fuller of
Woodstock, who have been guests of
Lewis Anderson and family for some
weeks, returned home by this mornings
train.
Members of Woodbne Lodge, Degree
of Honor, are requested to meet at A. o.
L. ". hall at 10 O'clock \. NJ, Sunday,
June 9Th, for the purpose of attending
worship at Bethany Baptist church. A
full attendance is desired.
William Langley returned from
Marbehead, Mass, Saturday where he
was called by the sickness and death of
a daughter, Mrs Everett c. Sinclair,
who died May 18th. w. H. Langley,
his son accompanied him.
The special train to Lieut.. Pearys
lecture at Wateryille, Friday night is
almost assured, it only requiring ten
more names to the fine list already OH
tanned. If you desire to attend make
application at II. w. Cushing's drug
store not later than o'clock this even
ing.
Ladies leather belts, 10, Is and 25e at
NJ. B. Heseton's.
The second Shakespeare recital by
Mr.. John f. Howard of Boston. was
Civ, n II Milburn hall, Wednesday even
ing. The play rendered was Hamlet,
which was listened to for two hours
with interest and pleasure. An audience
completely filling the hall was in at
tendance.
The ladies afternoon whist club closed
its sessions for the winter and spring,
by entertaining their husbands and gen.
tleman friends at the Coburn, Tuesday
evening last, supper being served at s
p. m., after which duplicate whist
was played in the parlors. Partners
we're assigned by lot, and prizes for
efficiency were awarded to Mrs. T. II.
Anderson, Mrs. S. w. Philbrick, Mr.. j.
w. Steward and Mr.. Forrest Goodwin.
Edward Mckinney was in town Satur-
day. He had been to Shawmut to make
his annual settlement with Lawrence,
Newhall & Company. He has charge of
their extensive numbering business on
Forsythe town and informs us that
clean drive was made of their large lot
of lumber there this year and the whole
run into Moose River and delivered to
the Moose River Log Driving Company
in 2S days. 1t is the first season for six
years that a clean drive was made.
Usually from one to three millions have
b en- left behind. Mr.. Mckinney visited
his daughter, Miss L. A. Mckinney, at
Bucksport where she is taking four
years course in the East Me. Conference
Seminary. She has one more year to at
tend there to complete the course. She
will spend the summer vacation at her
home in Jackman, returning about
September lst to Bucksport,
At a stockholders meeting of the
Skowhegan Electric Light Co, held on
Tuesday last, the directors were instruct
ed to purchase the l.. W. Weston e. Co.
mill property and water power, bonded
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