The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-26

t. i1hlti QuhTltTllldSltT Meetings lfsl Tues
day evenings in Grange Hall.
BATES RELIEF Corps No. l4-Mrs Lizzie b.
Jones, Pres; Mrs. Mary L. Carr Sec; Mrs.
Electa p Tobey, Treas Meetings second and
fourth Tuesday afternoons of each month at the
homes OF the members.
THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SocIRTY-Mrs
j w. Hathaway, Pres; Mrs. j. d, Ames
Sec: Mrs. {. A. harrington, Treas. Meetings
first and third Friday afternoons of the month
OosoLA CoMAANDERY No ga, L. o. &. Cd
ID. Ames, Noble Commander; Mrs. Caroline
Ames, Keeper OF Records Il. +. Dyer, Treas.
Harry Spauldng of No. Arson, WAS in
town this week, visiting relatives.
Clair Williamson is home from Boston.
Mrs. Arthur Foster who has been visit
ing NJ w b. Longley's, returned to her
home last week.
G. w Shay was in town over Sunday,
visiting friends. He contemplates open
ing a law office in one of our larger
ties sometime this month. Will here
he made mlny fri, nds by his quiet and
gentlemanly manners, and no doubt will
meet with very successful career.
Ralph Paine is visiting his aunt, Mrs
Cora Smith for a short time.
Miss Maud Henderson who has been
visiting Miss Hattie Longley for short
time, returned To her home ia Waterville
the first of the week.
The Mission Band of the Baptist So
ciety will give an entertainment at the
Baptist church on Monday evening.
August 30. / he entertainment will con
sist of Burmese wedding and a Bur
mese school, also singing in Burmese.
The customs and manners of the people
OF Burmah will be represented by mem
bers Of the band. Singing and recta-
tions will also form part of the enter
tainment; admission 10 cents; children
under 10 years of age, cents.
We learn that trade as far rs talk is
cone rned, has been made between Saw
yer Bros, and II party in Skowhegan
for their hotel lot, where, if the trade is
ma e, hey will build a new hotel. This
lot is the best one in town for the pur-
pose.
The following teachers have been as
signed for the fall terms: Louie Walton
Lancaster district; Lloyd Powers. Long
ley Dist. Fannie LonglrY, Withee Dist.
Clarence rompkins, Tohey Dist; Nellie
Emmons, Bates Dist; Nellie Bnisdell,
Dodlin Dist; Annie Sawyer, Frederic
Dist. Mabel Walls, Gilman Dist. Nellie
I'arlin, Grammar school; Mrs. A. b.
Bailey, intermediate; Francis Jones,
Primary; NJ. Mailman, Principal of high
school; Miss Viola Piper, assistant.
Miss Ellen Robbins exhibit of paint
ings and water colors last week at M
j. w. Hathaway's, was attended by IL
large number. The exhibit numbered
about two dozen, nearly all of which
were flower pieces. The flowers were
charmngly true to nature and show that
delicate conception and blending of
colors which has placed her well up
among that class of painters; the land
sc pes did not, however, show the same
amount of skill in that direction; they
appear to be lacking in detail in the fore
ground. while the distance does not
seem to have that soft blending which
give good atmospheric effects. How
ever MS Miss Robbins does not claim her
reputation on her landscapes, it doesn't
matter about them. That she will meet
with a ready sale for all the work she
can do in her chosen line, there can be
no doubt, as the pictures speak for
themselves.
A. y, Fredel Ic has a new arrangement
for measuring kerosene by turing a.
crank each turn of the crank produces
a pint of oil so that it is small matter
to fill five or ten gallon can.
1t is expected that the catalogue of
the n. II. ). will be out the first of the
week.
Everything has been put in first class
order at the corn shop and now if the
weather department will only produce
the right kind of weather for awhile, we
shall see business lively here later.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thissell of Law
rance, Mass, are spending few days at
Fred Burrill's.
Mrs. Harry Walker lost her gold watch
on the road between Wilton and Farm
ington about two weeks ago, but was
successful in getting it again through an
advertisement in the paper.
Mr.. b. l.. Frederic will return to Bos-
ton, Saturday. Mrs. Frederic will not
accompany him on account of the illness
of her father.
Blackberries and blueberries are on
the market.
Mrs. Fnando Carr was called to Far
mington last week by the illness of her
father.
The singers win go to Skowhegan,
Tuesday eve. Prof. Chapman will be
there.
Mrs. Mary Spauldng returned from
Lowell, Tuesday where she has been
making a three weeks visit,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowe are spending the
week with Rev. aud Mrs. j. A. Jones.
Mrs. A. A. Nlckerson will return to
her home in Portland today.
Fred Whiting and wife of New York,
are visiting in town.
Mrs. Geo. p. Staples of West Newton,
Mass, is visiting relatives here.
There will be no services in the Con
gregational church next Sunday.
Joseph Very of Cambridge, a profess
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