The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-30
Read c. II. Gardeners 4th July ad.

to-day.
Mrs. Ed Green visited her sister in
Oakland, Tuesday.
Ed Gledhill made a business trip to
Portland, yesterday.
See and hear the illustrated songs next
week, at Lakewood.
Mr.. c. f. Horne of The Forks hotel
was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Elliott Hussey of Guilford is the
guest of Mrs. Henry Elliott.
Holman F. Day of the Lewiston Jour-
nal, was in town over Tuesday night.
Lakewood Grove week of July 4th,
Mexican Trobadoures in refined vaude-
Vile.
Hon. Z. +. Danforth and Hon. VIM.
Philbrick are In Augusta, to-day, on busi-
ness at the probate court.
Midsummer trimmed hat sale at Miss
Brookings' on Friday and Saturday next.
Price from $1.50 to 800.
Sunday afternoon, at five o'clock, a
twilight communion will be held at
the Congregational church.
Pretty canvas oxfords to match crash
skirts, at Lewia's. They are cool and
easy for summer or house wear.
meeting of the executive committee
of the Gospel Mission will be held at
Rev. B. C. Wentworths, Friday, at p.
m.
Pittsfield Silver band and Hobbs Mill
tary band furnished music for the Re-
publican convention yesterday, and it
was good music, too.
Capt. w. B. McPheters and Lieuts.
Edw. Spear and F. S. Dunlap of Co. K,
attended the election of the I'd Regiment
in Bangor, Wednesday.
Mr.. Fred Parker, accompanied by his
wife and little daughter, of Boston, visit
ed at the home of his parents, Jonas
Parker and wife, last week.
The services on Sunday at the Congre-
gational church, will be patriotic in their
nature. The pastor will speak upon
1.-THE War and our Nations Destiny.
There will be sociabe and entertain
ment at the First Baptist vestry, to-
morrow evening. Light refreshments
will be served and silver collection
taken.
The open air glee clnb, which is COM
posed of young ladies of this town, spent
Monday evening at the Quinnebasset,
Norridgewock, going up on the six
o'clock car
At the North Ave. Universalist church
on Sunday, July Sd, there will be special
patriotic services at the usual hour.
The S. S. will give patriotic concert in
the evening. A collection will be taken
for the first Maine Volunteer Infanty.
At the First Baptist church next Sun
day morning, the pastor will preach
upon devotion to God and to the State.'
In the evening there will be missionary
meeting, subject, "The bearing of the
present war upon the progress of pro-
testant missions. A missionary collec-
ton will be taken at this meeting.
H. Wentworth is just getting about
again from weeks confinement at
home, as result of an accident at the
,,,;u of Don;noon proc tho o tarnoop of
the 10Th inst, when he was hit by an
edging thrown from a saw as he was
passing thu ough the mill. 1t struck him
in the side, and it was fortunate escape
from something more serious.
Mai. Alonzo York received the merited
promotion to Lieut.. Colonel of the Sec
ond Maine Regiment, at Bangor, yester-
day. Col York has the congratulations
of The REPORTER and lots of Skowhe-
gan people. Inspector Gen. E. E. New
comb was elected Colonel. Frank B.
Cummings, adjutant, was elected Major.
The 2nd is now well Differed.
Mr.. j. ID. knights, who is soon to leave
Skowhegan to take up his abode in So.
Berwick, was Wednesday night, pre-
sented with an elegant silver service OF
nine pieces, the donors being the Bloom
field Shoe Co. and its employees, Deck
needed no testimonial to attest to his
popularity with all connected with the
factory, and regrets at his early de-
paTture are many.
The Somerset Choral Society and the
Norridgewock Chorus are TO meet on
Friday evening, July lst, to rehearse the
patriotic music which they are to render
as a feature of the program of the 4th OF
July celebration. AT this time it is not
only desired that every member of the
organization be present, but all singers
are invited to be in attendance also to
assist in the singing on Monday. Care
is to be taken to see that this part of the
4th of July exercises commences prompt
ly at the hour appointed IL Is a. m. and
the program will not require over %
minutes for its execution.
Blank cartridges for the fourth at
Blunt's.
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