The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07
TOWN and VICINITY
Read C. II. Gardeners ad.

Mrs. John W. Steward visited friends
in Waterville, Tuesday.
Glass of '9S, North Arson academy,
are sitting, this week, at Bassett's for
class photographs.
Mrs. NJ V. b. Marsh was called to
Pittsield, last week, by the illness OF
her son, S. n. Marsh.
The Richards Pulp mill has been shut
down for a week past, owing to the I'M
settled condition of the paper business.
There will be a box sociable at the
next regular meeting of the American
Benefit society, Friday evening, April s.
E. L. Pegram of Decatur, ILL.,, who
had been in town since Friday, returned
home by the morning train of Tuesday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Appleton of Ban
gor. and Mrs. Dole of Dexter have been
the guests of Miss Helen A. Sanborn for
a week past.
Miss Maud l.. Reed, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. M. Turner of
Madison, for the past week, returned
home, last Sunday.
While handling a colt, Tuesday morn
ing. Mr.. Fred M. Niles was hit in some
manner by the animal, fracturing his
nose, painful accident.
A meeting of the several Rebekah
ka
with Priscilla Rebekah lodge, this,
Thursday, evening, at 40 o'clock, G.
NJ, L. Pike will be present.
+. p. Viles returned from Dead River
Monday night. He says the sleighing is
excellent from New Portland to Eustis.
He also says the ice is out of upper Dead
river and a few warm days would make
log driving.
Mrs. G. S. Hill returned from Boston
Thursday night, having spent four weeks
with one of the first dressmakers, and is
now prepared to do "up to date work.
the new skirts, waists, etc, at reasona-
prices. Opposite Hotel Heselton.
The literary department of the town
Improvement society, will meet with
Mrs. L. B. Jewett, North avenue, Friday
p M, April S at 230 o'clock. Officers,
of the town improvement society, for the
ensuing year, will be elected at this
meeting.
The funeral services of the late John
bnll IN hn ITyst lipt
church, Friday forenoon. Somerset
lodge F. and A. NJ attended and per-
formed the burial rites of the order and
Russell Post G. A. r. attended as an Or
ganization.
The Easter services at the Universal
list church next Sunday, will consist of
asunrise service at o'clock, the regu-
lar service at 1913 a. m. and a concert
by the S. S. at 7 D. N. Special music is
being prepared by the choir. The public
are cordially invited to these services.
Miss Lillian Sterne of Boston, has
been giving practical demonstrations of
the value of Old Grist Mill products at
the Skowhegan Cash Grocery, this week,
serving delightful free lunches, and es-
pecally invites the ladies'. Tomorrow
friday afternoon doughnuts will be
served, and on Saturday afternoon and
evening Washington pie, both made
from Old Grist Mill entire wheat flour.
D. T. Mills, who had been one of the
managers of the Mooosehead Pulp and
Paper Company at Scion since its organi.
zation, and was instrumental in the
building of the dam at Carratunk Falls
and the erection of the pulp mill there,
has left that town for Sault st. Marie,
Ontario, where he has position as su-
perintendent of large pulp mill. He
still holds his residence in Scion, where
he has many friends who wish him sue
cess in his new position.
Forty-three cars of grain, flour and
feed were brought into Skowhegan from
the west in the month of March, over
seven hundred tons. This is an unusually
large amount, fortunately. OF course
so far as the flour is concerned it is all
hight, but the amount of grain and feed
much too large. Farmers can profita-
bly, raise much more than they do. The
farmer in Maine who raises the greatest
amount of these things and feeds them
On his farm is the one who, in the long
run, has the best property in his farm
and the best bank account.
At the Methodist church, last Sabbath,
I'VE were baptized and eight received
INTO the church, making about seventy
aceessions during the past three years.
The Sunday morning congregations av-
erage over two hundred, while at the
evening service from two to three hun
ufed attend. The Sunday school under
Inc efficient management of Mr.. n. W.
branerd, is large and prosperous. The
hpworth League membership is over
one hundred. A. c. Church is the genial
and successful president. The church
Was the first in town to respond to the
Call for Cuban sufferers sending $40 to