The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
TOWN and VICINITY

Ladies' dress skirts Sl.39 AT Ordway's.
Hon. Turner Boswell WAS at Augusta,
Wednesday.
NV organdes and dim.ies SC a yard
Al stewards.
Rey. B. {. Wentworth will preach at
Iarone next Sunday p. m. AT : 30.
Fifty pieces black, White. cream and
butter colored laces, at ". II. Wildes'.
Ira True Of II tllo we'll, State detective,
was in town, Tuesday, on his way 10
North Arson.
Harold L. Hanson has received an APP
pointmeut for the sophomore priza
defamation of Colby University.
The Parliamentary class will meet
with Mrs. b. A. Sawyer, Madison avenue,
Friday p. M, Mar. %, 2:30 o'clock.
Dr.. Geo. E. White of standish, arrived
in town, Tuesday afternoon, to visit bis
uncle, Charles Wyman, who is i'll.
". b. Goodrich, E.q. of Bingham, MAS
in town with his brother Odd Fellows,
ard made the REPORTER d call yesterday.
Mrs. Nat. McQuillan, with little child,
was passenger on the out going train
this morning en- route to visit relatives
in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. l.. II. Duley of Starks. was in
town, Tuesday. He recently returned
from Rhode Island, where he visited two
sons who reside there.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society, will be held in their
yestry on Tuesday evening next, when
the election of officers will occur.
Mr.. j.. II. Zimmerman of Scion is
eanvassing our town for hand eolored
photographs. He was formerly stenog-
rapher of the Moosehead Pulp aud
Paper Company.
Charles NJ. Hill, chairman of the board
of selectmen of Moscow, was in town,
Saturday. He formerly resided in this
town and learned the printers trade in
the Clarion office many years ago. He
also worked in the Advocate office at
North Arson.
Last Monday afternoon Mr.. Thomas
Kellett completely surprised d. w.
Lewis by presenting him with $40 in cash
from the people of our town ON account
of the loss of his horse. Mr. Lewis
wishes to express his heartfelt thanks to
the good people of our town for their
generous gift and especially to Mr..
kellett, who was the prime mover in the
object.
Pastors of churches in Skowhegan and
surrounding towns met here Monday
last and made preliminary organize
ton of minister's association. Rev.
II. w. kimball was temporarily chosen
chairman; Rev. b. c. Wentworth, secre-
tary; Rev. A. n. Dairy, treasurer. A
second meeting will be held the second
Monday in Nav when it is expected the
organization of the association will be
perfected.
The committees of Russell Relief
Corps and Russell Post G. A. r., extend
thanks to the young ladies and gentle
men Who so kindly gave their assistance
in the entertainment given by the Will
ams Carnival Co, for the benefit of
Russell Post, to each and all Who helped
in any way, and they especially wish to
thank the detachment from Co. f, who
so honorably and promptly kept their
agreement and gave us their assistance.
The social at the Bethany chapel,
Tuesday evening, under the auspices of
the Christian Endeavor Society, was a
pleasant occasion. A short entertain
ment was given, consisting of piano
solo by Miss Ethel Whittier; recitatons,
Misses Ethel knowlton and Rana Whit
tier; and selections by male quartette,
composed of Messrs. Judkins, Turner,
Abbott and Ames. Refreshments were
served and the remainder of the evening
was taken up by topic party.
The following Lenten services have
been announced to be held at the Univer-
salist church, during the Lanten season;
Friday evening, March 2G, at 30, social
meeting; Sunday, March IS, at 1910,
sermon by pastor, subject "The true end
Of life; Sunday morning, April 4, at
lO.30, sermon, Life in church,; Sun
day April II, at 1910 a. NJ; Palm Sun
day, sermon, Seeming aud Being;
April Is, Good Friday, at 7.3O P. NJ,
'Christ's last words; April IS, Easter,
at A. NJ, The Angels Message; at
1910 A. NJ, EAster's Message; at P.
NJ, Easter exercises, ''He Rose Tri-
umphant' by Sunday school.
As an instance of the accumulation of
money in savings institutions where in
terest is compounded semi annually,
Hon S. j. Walton gives a case where
$40 was deposited in the Augusta
Savings Bank, in 1869 by Mrs. Seth
Orowell. By some means the book was
lost for some years but came to light
recently and as administrator of an
estate, Mr.. Walton drew the money from
lhe bank few days ago, and it amounted
TO the snug sum of 1886 81. OF course
such large paina would nor obtain q this