The Somerset reporter., 1897-12-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

his sister, Mrs q. A. Flye.
Roy l.. Marston of this town, has been
elected chairman of the board of editors
of the Bowdoin Quill for the coming
year
George P Maxim of Wateryille, as
sisted by his Skowhegan pupils, will
give a piano recital here the last of
December
The subject of the PASTORS sermon at
mt the First Baptist church, next Sun
day morning, will be the Protestant's
Gonfessionas.
Manager Farbrother announces Lin
coin j Carter's Co in "The Tornado
as the next attraction at Coburn hall.
The date is Dec. -.
George Jones of Madison, has accepted
a position to solicit orders and collect
bills for Baker IL Marble of Skowhegan.
Mr.. Jones will move his family to Show
hogan.
The ladies of the Non-Partisan w. c
I. L. will meet at their pallors, q. A. X.
hail, Thursday, Dec. 23d at p. m, to
prepare their annual Christmas box for
the people at the Town farm. All
members of the Union are requested to
be present or send in their contributions
at that time.
William A. Steward and Miss Beulah
Nj. Wheeler both of Skowhegan, were
united in marriage at the First Baptist
parsonage on Tuesday evening, Dee.
18th, by Rev. \. n. Dairy. They will
reside on the farm on the back road, the
homestead of Benjamin Steward, the
father of the groom.
j. b. Dinsmore formerly of this town,
who has been located in Watervile for
the past seven years as leader of an
orchestra and piano tuner, has gone to
Berlin, N H., where he has been en-
gagged permanently as member of
Burntam " Barney's orchestra, one of
the best in the State.
The next meeting of the choral society
will be held Dee. 9Th, and it is earnest
~ desired that all unsteady inclined aud
interested people be present at that
time, as the leader, Mr.. kimball, has re-
eevcd letter from Prof. Chapman's
representative, in regard to the forth
coming festival, which is to be read then
Col. Henry 5. Jewett, one of our best
known citizens, died last evening, at the
howe of his son, Albert f., with whom
he resided, from a general giving out
as the result of extreme age. His con-
days. Funeral services will be held
fIom his late home, Saturday afternoon,
at 100
Lack of sleighing and rain storms
have interfered with Christmas shopping
considerably, this week, and our mer-
chants with their large stocks of goods
are a trina blue thereat but they hope
for better weather and good sleighing
before many days. For several years
past sleighing in December has been an
uncertain quantity.
At the annual election of officers of
Abraham Lincola command of Union
Vet'rtns Unior, Tuesday evening,
officers were elected for the ensuing year
as follows: II. II. Cross, Colonel j;
Nathan Fowler, 1t. Col; A. 7. Bick-
ford, Maj G. Y. Richards, Chaplain j;
J. n. Merrill, Surgeon; II. L. Hale,
Quartermaster; f. NJ. Mills, Officer of
the Day; c. b. Harmon, Officer of the
| Guard. These officers will be installed
ut the first regular meeting, the second
Tuesday in January.
A meeting of the Skowhegan Histori-
cal and Genealogical society was held in
the Library parlors, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Mary Varncy read paper on
Bloomfield, written for Sorosis some
months ago by Miss Clara Varney, which
was very interesting. 1t will appear in
the REPORTER in the near future. Mrs.
b. +. Eaton read an Grafton, presented
to the society by Mr.. Oliver Walker
delivered in Bloomfield, July 4th, 1921
| by Noah Burril, soldier of the Revo-
luton. f. F. Fairbrother presented a
day-hook used in 1922 by Jonathan Far
rar & Son, dealers in general merchan-
disc, produce, etc.
Mr.. f. NJ Rider, the gentlemanly rep
resentatye of the Pope Mfg. Co, was in
town, recently, showing up the chainless
bicycle being put on the market by his
company, the introduction of which has
revolutionized the wheel business and
called out much favorable comment from
the press all over the country. The con-
struction of the chainless bicycle is
simple to look upon but wonderful in its
operation and Mr.. Rider easily and
forcibly demonstrated to the many in
terested riders who saw this wheel it's
superiority for country riding. While
here he placed the agency with G. f..
Ayore, one of our best riders, who, we
learn, will shortly have a chainless wheel
to exhibit.
1t has been stated that the appropria-
tions for pensions are growing larger