The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-06-24
Buy your butter at Bartlett's.

Hon. Turner Boswell was in Gardiner,
on business Friday.
A housekeeper wanted at once. Adj
diess Box 81, Skowhegan.
II you want to buy dress goods cheap,
look at the prices w. Il. Wildes is making.
Don't miss the treat offered for satur-
day night at Coburn Hall, Newton Beers
and Edison's wonderful kinetoscope.
There will be meeting of the Town
Improvement society in Milburn small
hall, Monday afternoon, the 2Sth inst.
at o'clock.
Mrs. Nellie Goodrich, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Walker returned to Portland, Friday
morning.
George C. Lord OF Boston, has been
visiting relatives in Canaan. He re-
turned last Wednesday afternoon &C
companied by his brother, Guy.
Harold Foss, formerly of this place,
has recently received his final degree in
medicine from Boston university, and
been appointed by unanimous vote of
the trustees, on the faculty Of that
institution.
The Pittsfeld correspondent to the
Bangor Commercial says of the play
ing of Kendall's orchestra at the NJ. c. |.
commencement concert, 1.-THE selec-
tons were excellent and rendered in a
manner charming to refined musical
taste"
The big Jam at Madison boom con-
tinues to be an object of considerable
interest and attention of the Kennebee
Log Driving Company. On Monday
several piers were blown up with
dynamite to give a better opening for
the logs and prevent jams.
Passengers on the p. m. ear for
Madison, Thursday afternoon, had the
pleasure of seeing a deer. The animal
was first sighted on Squires hill near the
brown school house. AS the car ap-
reached he walked leisurely up the
road to where several men were work
ing on the track, then turned round and
came to the car, jumped over fence
and trotted across the field into the
woods.
All friends of the kindergarten, and
especially the parents of the pupils, are
invited to attend lawn party upon the
grounds of Mrs. Z. Z. Page and the
Christian church on Friday afternoon,
June %, at 2:30 o'clock. The closing
exercises OF the schools will take place
at that time and the work of the child
rem will be on exhibition. Refresh
ments will be on sale for the benefit of
the kindergarten Nv
The many friends of Mr.. j. William
Fletcher Of this town, are congratulating
him upon his success in his first year at
Lehigh University, Bethlehem. Penn.
Although it is more than five years since
he completed his high school course
and his time has meanwhile been en-
crossed almost entirely in business, he
has taken high rank in his class and in
English took the second priz4 thus out
ranking all but one Of his classmates.
He is spending his vacation at Fairfield
with his brother.
Buy your butter at Bartlett's.
The children's day concert at the
Bethany church, Sunday evening, called
out an audience which not only filled
the main part of the house but portion
of the chapel. The exercises which
were much enjoyed, consisted OF songs
and recitations by the younger members
of the Sunday school; selections by a
male quartette, also by quintette made
up of young ladies and gentlemen of the
society; and a short address by the
pastor. The platform and pulpit were
beautifully decorated with ferns and
flowers.
Sunday last was observed as children S
day at the Universalist church. The
regular morning service was augmented
by several choruses by the children OF
the Sunday school. The address by the
pastor, Rev. Geo. Z. Leighton, was in
keeping with the day and at the close of
the service the rite of baptism was ad-
minstered to three children. The
church was prettily decorated with
ferns and wild flowers. The decora-
tions also included handsome anchor
of roses in memory of Miss Elizabeth
S, Weston who recently died in New
Orleans.
Saturdays ball game at Fairview
Park, drew the best crowd seen out this
season. and the entertainment furnished
was well worthy of much larger pa
tronage than it received. The opposing
nine was the Oakland's, clean, manly
looking set of young fellows, who play
ed good ball. In the first innings the
home team gave wretched exhibition,
allowing the visitors to score II runs,
but after that the game was as pretty
and exciting to watch as one could wish,
the Skowhegan's gradually overcoming
this great lead, at the It'll innings the