The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05


Mrs. Z. p. Page returned from Vassal-
boro, Friday evening.
w. B. Steward is showing fine as
sortment of shirt waists.
T. II. Anderson left town, Saturday
morning, for New York.
Maine Festival concert-60 voices
Coburn hall, Friday evening.
C. o. Small of Madison, County at
torney, was in town Friday.
e.. w. Heselton, Kennebec's county
attorney, was in town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Steward passed
Fast day with their daughter, Mrs. +.
w. Heath, in Waterville.
The wife of Prof Moses was In town
few days, last week, returning TO her
home in Augusta, Monday.
Carl Hutchinson is teaching the pres
ent term of high school at Carratunk,
which commenced, this week.
Miss Linda Graves, assistant in the
Portland high school, is spending her
vacation with her aunt, Mrs. j. NJ.
Arnold.
Somerset chapter 10, K. A. M, held a
convocation last Friday evening. The
Royal Arch degree was conferred upon
three candidates.
The high school ball team went to
Good Will Farm, Saturday afternoon
and defeated the Good Will boys by the
score of 10 to IL.
The Skowhegans went to Wateryille
Fast Day and were defeated by the
Colbys in an uninteresting game by the
score of II to >.
Mrs. Noel, who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Cayouette,
returned to her home in New Bedford,
Mass, Friday morning.
Mr.. l.. b. Talbot went to Waterville,
yesterday, to attend the adjourned session
of the A. P. Association that met In that
city some weeks ago.
Eighteen members of the Skowhegan
choral society went to Norridgewock,
Thursday evening, to assist in concert
given by the chorus of that town.
Kendalrs orchestra went to North
Arson, Friday, where they furnished
music for the graduation exercises of
Arson academy that afternoon, and the
alumni ball that evening.
The recently organized high school
ball team went to Madison, Fast Day, and
won their first game of the season, de-
feating the Madison highs II to TO- |
Roderick, Williams and Bergman were
the Skowhegan battery.
The address by l.. l.. Walton, Esq |
which was to have been given Saturday |
evening, last, in Mission hall has been |
postponed one week on account of the |
mass meeting in honor of Company E,
occurring on the same evening.
The annual meeting Of the members of
the Skowhegan Savings Bank corpora
ton was held at the bank, Monday fore
noon, May 2, resulting in the reelection
of the former board of directors, and |
Hon. James B. Dascomb, president.
Capt. r. j. Martin of Augusta, assist
ant surgeon of the second regiment,
was in town, Friday evening, and ex-
amined the enlisted men, who had mot |
been mustered in, of Co. E. Out of the
10 recruits b passed the examination.
Invitations were received last week by
friends of Rev. and Mrs. K. l.. House
the 18th anniversary of |
their wedding. Mr.. House was at one
time pastor of the Methodist church
here but is now located in Attleboro,
Mass.
Sunday morning Canton Somerset
26, P. M, attended services at the Uni
versalist church. In the afternoon Car
rabasset lodge 81, and Priscilla Rebekab
90 attended the First Baptist church.
Sermons appropriate TO the occasion
were delivered at each church.
The lecture of Miss Mary Selden Nc
Cobb upon "Nansen" at the Congrega-
tional church, last evening, was pro-
nounced most enjoyable by all who at
tended. The subject is one of unusual |
interest at the present time and Miss
McCobb:s address was given added value |
from the fact that she had met the !
great explorer.
The mills and factories were closed |
Thursday and the stores were closed in |
the afternoon. Thus Fast day was gem
orally observed in town. The audience |
attending the IL ion meeting in the |
Universalist church in the evening was |
much larger than usual and the attend |
ants were well repaid for their trouble.
W. P. Ordway has in view the erec-
ton of another store on Russell st. west
of Coburn block and adjoining it. To
get the space required the buildings
occupied by Mr.. Rowe, Mr.. Ceilings and
Mr.. Russell will be moved TO the west to
the limit of the lot The store will be
about 1sx40 feet and but one story.
The senior class of the high school
have voted to observe class day exercis-
es at the '9S commencement this year.
The class day officers have been chosen