The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04
TOWN and VICINITY.

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Benefit Socirf8. occurs Feb. 18th.
\ union meeting Will be held nj the
Methodist church. next sunday evening.
Prof. J. ". Woodbury. of Portland
was the guest of Rev. 6. f. leighton on
Friday.
Bragg & Yarney do picture framing
and can show you a fine line of mould
ings. IT,
Mr. Asa Parker who had been indoors
from illness for some weeks is about
town again.
silk premier, substitute for taffeta
for skirt lnings at W. II. Wildes'. The
best thing yet.
f. G. Herriek, Colby 90, passed sun
day in Canaan, returning to Waterville
Monday morning
Rev. b. c. Wentworth will not preach
at Revere, next Sabbath but will hold
service Sunday, T. NJ. on Feb. 81
Harry Chapman, one of the proprie-
tors Of the Bangor Honse, was in town,
last week, the guest of X. w. Haines.
Ralph Symons of Augusta, who is at
tending the medical school at Brunswick,
was among the arrivals on Friday even
ing's train.
Prof. D. Wilder Colby and family re-
turned to Orono, Thursday last, having
spent the college vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Colby.
Mr.. +. T.. Harris will conduct the sing
ing at Mr.. Gales meeting Friday even
ing, and it is desired that the people
bring BEST Hymns"
Chas c. Whittier returned Monday to
resume bis studies at the State college,
Orono, having passed the vacation with
his parents in this town.
Chas f. Ward and his mother, Mrs.
c. B. Ward, left Monday afternoon for St.
Stephen, n. b., where they will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Ross.
Rev. II. II. Tucker of Chelsea, Mass,
and Rev. G.. +. Haynes of Mars Hill,
Me-, were in town Saturday. They are
holding union revival meetings at So.
Norridgewock.
Mr., and Mrs. George d. Weld were
among the passengers on the outgoing
train Saturday morning. Mr.. Weld
went to Portland, and Mrs. Weld is
visiting friends in Waterville.
The Junior Y. P. S. c. 4. connected
with the Congregational society elected
officers, Saturday last, as follows Vera
Snow, president; Edna Page, vice-presi-
dent; Frank Walker, secretary; Blanche
Morrill,, treasurer.
The locality in Canaan that has been
prolific OF criminal cases OF late is situat-
ed very near the kennebec county line
which may account in part for the con-
dtion apparently prevailing in this
Somerset town.
The first of the kindergarten Benefit
course will be held. Tuesday evening,
Feb. 18th, in Coburn Hall; Imperson-
alton of "The Merchant of Veuice,n by
Benz. G. Chaplin. Members of the
Woman's Club have free admission to
this one entertainment.
The Knights of King Arthur elected
officers for the ensuing term at their
Saturday evening They are
X, p, Willie Webb; N. p, Coburn
Marston; G. S., Howard Snow; G. g.,
Howard Wyman; X. r., Willie Hawes;
M. r., Walter " ildes; S., Daniel War
rem.
The many who attended the meetings
conducted by II. l.. Gale, the evangelist
are looking forward with great pleasure
to the service at the Methodist church,
Friday evening next, which will be con.
Quoted by him. The service will begin
promptly at 7.30. MI. Gale begins
series of meetings in Bangor, Sunday,
the It'll inst.
Bed putl's 81 cts. at Ordways.
John Foster, Il young man of Is years,
formerly employed by Lawrence New
hall & Co. mt Shawmut, is reported to be
missing. The last known of him he left
Pishon's Ferry to skate to Skowhegan
on his way to Madison, January llth.
/ is feared he may have broken through
the ice Mr.. Foster, his father says his
son was always prompt in writing when
away from home and now nearly four
wooks have passed since anything has
been heard from him.
A few minutes before o'clock, Sat
urday afternoon, an alarm of fire was
rung in for a blaze in the two story
dwelling house on the corner of Cross
street and North avenue. 1t seems that
the chimney had burned out early in
the forenoon and it is supposed that
spark lodged somewhere between the
partitions, smouldering away until finally
it burst out. The alarm was very faint,
but the department heard it and soon
had a stream on the roof The damage
was mostly by water. The building was
occupied by the Misses Stevens up stairs,
and the family of w. W. Weir down
stairs.
The young peoples service at the Uni