The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07

Mrs. W. c. Robinson of North Arson
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Fulton Greene of Madison, was
In town a few hours, Wednesday.
Have you seen the chldrens new cloth
boots at c. Il. Gardeners?
Or. II. C. Taggart arrived home last
night, after brief visit in Boston.
E. P. Vies attended meeting of Kora
Temple My site Shrine in Lewiston, last
week.
Mrs. Abby Norris and her daughter,
Miss Mary Norris, arrived in town
yesterday.
Mrs. W. H. Wiggin was in town over
Monday night, guest of NJ. B. Heselton
and wife.
The liquor agency has been permanent
ly discontinued, by order of the Sc
lectmen.
Charles Pomeroy leaves town this
week for East sumner, where he expects
Mrs. Fred G. Weld and young son re-
turned to their home in Exeter, n. H.,
by this mornings train.
Miss Edith Gushing left home, this
morning, for Boston, on visit to her
aunt, Mrs. Lewis Moore
All the ladies admire the Victor
Bicycle that hangs in the window at c.
H. Gardeners store.
Col. and Mrs. w. X. 6. Estes returned
home, this week, from visit of several
weeks in Brockton, Mass.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton left home, this week,
to visit her son in New Jersey She will
prolong her trip to Washington, d. C.
Mr.. l.. c. Talbot went to Waterville,
yesterday, to attend the American Pro-
tective Association meeting held in that
city.
The Eunice Farnsworth chapter of the
d. A. r. will meet with Miss Gertrude
Weston, Monday afternoon next at 3
o'clock.
A camp fire will be held by Russell
Post in G. A. X. hall, Saturday evening,
in recognition of the surrender of Lee at
Appomattox, April 8, 1865 All are in
vited.
About dozen ladies and several gen.
tlemen, members of the Somerset Choral
Society of this place, visited Waterville,
Tuesday evening, to assist in the concert
given by the Cecilia club of that city.
Il. II. Anderson and Miss S. j.
Anderson left town. yesterday afternoon
for New York city. Mr.. Anderson is on
a business trip and Miss Anderson on a
visit to Mrs. Sydney Curtis in Brooklyn.
Members of w. S. Howe Camp, Sons
of Veterans of Pttstield, announce a
civic and military ball in Union hall in
that town, Friday evening, April %.
Half fare by railroad from all points, is
given.
Next Friday evening the annual busi-
ness meeting of the sewing circle of the
Methodist church will be held IN the
vestry. Supper will be served at 6
O'clock followed by an entertainment
in the evening.
The assessors of our village corpora
ton and Skowhegans newly elected
chief of police, Frank Thompson, held a
meeting Wednesday and appointed w.
X. Clifford, A. H. Yeaton, John II.
Pooler and Augustus Gilblar to serve as
police officers for the ensuing year.
All the carpenter work necessary in
the remodeling of the store soon to be
occupied by George D. Arnold, will be
done under the supervision of McQuillan
& Goodwin. When completed this store
will present handsome appearance and
add much to the general looks of our
business center.
The new firm of Pishon & Moore sue
ceeds that of Geo. II. Pishon, this week.
Mr.. Eugene A. Moore, formerly of Ca
naan, who has been a resident of this
place for three years past, has purchas-
ed half interest in the business above
mentioned, the partnership dating from
Monday, the 4th inst.
Saturday, April 9th, is the anniversary
of an event that should be remem bered,
viz: The surrender of Lee at Apo
mattox Court House in 1865. In these
times when our country is facing a des-
perate foreign foe we are apt to forget
events of third of a century ago how.
ever important they were.
Grand Chancellor, f. c. Reynolds OF
Portland, will pay an official visit to the
knights of Pythias of Skowhegan, Nor.
ridgewock and Madison, this evening.
The meeting will be held in Grange hall.
Work in the rank of knight-long form
will be exemplified by the degree team
of Skowhegan lodge. At the close OF
the work a banquet will be served at
Hotel Heselton. All Knights of Pythas
who may be in town, this evening, are
cordially invited to be present.
Mrs. Isaac Ames of Skowhegan, died
April Bird, after an illness of only eight
days. She WAS the daughter of Capt.
Richard Lambert living on the Canaan