The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Toilet soap Sc and up at Geo. Cushing'a

Mr.. B. r. Bartlett of North New Port
land, is In town, today.
Two cars corn just arrived and selling
at lowest cash prices at Brown & Wards
Mrs. R. II. Reed and Mrs. l.. s. Reed
of Harmony, were in town, Friday, on a
shopping expedition.
The young friends of Miss Edith
Frost gave her a surprise party at her
home, Thursday evening.
J.H. Hutchins and Walter F. Robbins
left home Monday for Los Angeles,
Cal. They will be absent three months.
IL you want first class job of picture
framing at a low price go to Bragg &
Vsrney's.
The body of Mrs. Alonzo TraftoD, who
died at her home in Haverhill, Mass,
arrived on this mornings train for burial.
Deceased WAS former resident OF this
place, aud a sister to Mrs. Peter Vigue.
The ladies OF the noa-partisan W. G.
T. U. held Gospel temperance meeting
at the Jail, Sunday afternoon. Madame
Rawles gave Bible reading, and other
of the ladies participated in the services
in which the prisoners showed much
interest. A pledge was passed around
and eight of the men signed.
A short time ago a Banjo, Mandolin,
and Guitar Club was organized in town
under the name of the "Skowhegan,
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club" The
club holds rehearsals each Friday night
under the leadership of Miss Grace Nudd
and will soon be able to appear in pub.
lie. The members of the club are
Misses Grace Nudd, Elsie Walton. Ethel
Whittier, jamie Michaels, Mrs. Maude
Jewett, Messrs. Clyde Church, Charles
Nye, Fred Turner, VIII Whittemore,
Chester Mills. Will Ward, viii Langley.
The Dexter correspondent in the Ban
gor Commercial says: Fl. G. Bassett OF
Skowhegan, arrived in town Wednesday
night. Mr.. Bassett is we'll known
crayon artist and for the past four
months has been engaged on work in
which the citizens of this place have a
great interest. He has succeeded in
getting the pictures of many of the old
time citizens of the town and those of
later years who have died and the same
have been enlarged and handsomely
framed and will adorn the walls in the
Abbott memorial library. UP to the
present time Mr.. Bassett has finished rs
and he brought nine with him Wednes-
day.
The death of Mr.. Alfred S. c. Hall of
East Madison, removes unique char
acter from his town and vicinity. He
was familiar person upon our streets,
being here the day before his death, as
hale and hearty as for decade previous.
He was always greatly interested In rail-
road and business enterprises and could
he have had the capital to work with,
would have accomplished much in this
line. He had great confidence in rail-
road development and labored hard to
accomplish what he had planned in this
respect, but like many others was DOOM
ed to disappointment. He had warm
place in the hearts of many people be-
side family friends.
The Watervllle Mails account of the
Y.P. G. u, Cent Maine Assn meeting,
at Fairfield last week had the following
concerning two Skowhegan representa-
tives: The papers, Twill 1t Be the
Same One Hundred Years Hence?" and
undivided Service by Miss Blanche
Fairbrother and Rev. Geo. f. Leighton
respectively, both of the Skowhegan
union, were rich in conception, thought
and beauty of expression, full of spen-
did truths and laden with suggestions
which are sure to find root in the hearts
of all who listened to their reading 1t
was voted that Miss Fairbrother's paper
be reserved for publication and be pre-
sented at the next meeting of the associ-
alton to be held in May with the Show
hogan union.