The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-13
TOWN and VICINITY

fine lot of new spruce gum, Fair
grieves' Restaurant.
p. w. Clair, Esq, of Waterville, was
IN town, yesterday.
Remington typewriters for sale or to
rent. Inquire of X. II. Patten.
Miss Elsie Walton returned home from
Boston, by the evening train, Tuesday.
Landlord c. NJ. Hilton of the Weston
House, Madison, was In town, Tuesday.
Saturday next you can buy cans best
State of Maine corn for 25c at Pishon's.
J. P. Thompson has been granted an
increase of pension from $12 to $l4 per
MONTH
Mr.. Emery w. Powers of Bangor, was
In town Monday, the guest of Mrs. May
E. Pratt.
Sidney A. Johnson Of Brooks, sue
eeeds VIM. Frye as section boss at this
division of the Maine Central.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fl. Pishon enter
,ained the Dewey whist club at their
pleasant home, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Hiram Perkins, who has been at
the home of her fatherin-law for two
months, went to Bethel, yesterday.
The Universalist sewing circle will
meet with Mrs. c. W. Folsom, Madison
ave, next Thursday p. M, Apr. 20.
hn hac vic
iug friends in Boston and vicinity for
few weeks returned home, Tuesday
night
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery made in
the month of March Is, 04l lbs. of butter.
A gain of over , 800 lbs. above the same
month last year.
The board of pension examiners that
meets Wednesday of each week did not
have an applicant to examine yesterday.
The week before they had six.
The firm of C. A. Ross of this place
was given the job to put in a steel cell
ing in the office of the Park Hotel in
Hartand, and Bert Fletcher had charge
of the work.
The last meeting of Sorosis will be
held on Tuesday evening next, the 18th
inst, instead of Wednesday as the calen-
dar gives it. Picnic supper at O'Clock
to be followed by the election of officers
Next Sunday morning at the Congre-
gational Church the subject will be The
Bearing of Burdens. In the evening an
address will be given, "Who is Jesus
Christi" All are invited to these SER
vices.
Hon. c. A. Marston left home, Wed
nesday afternoon, for Greenville, on
business connected with his numbering
operation there the past winter. He has
made sale of the logs cut and hauled
last winter at favorable price.
The fifth anniversary of Woodbine
Lodge, No. 4, Degree of Honor, will be
observed at their next meeting, Monday
evening, April II, 1899. Initiation of
candidates followed by a supper. A full
attendance is requested.
At meeting of Carrabasset Lodge |.
.. Q. f. held last evening it was voted
to commemorate the S0th anniversary of
the order on the Goth inst, with an
entertainment, and a committee was
chosen to make necessary arrangements.
James Phillips, Jr., and +. Chaplin of
Boston, the prime movers and organizers
of the great wooden and worsted mill
trust accompanied by T. Sampson,
owner of the Vassaboro mill, were in
town, Tuesday, looking over the Coburn
Wooden Mills.
Master Edward Merrill was given a
genuine surprise party, Tuesday even
ing, by some 80 of his schoolmates drop
ping in on him at his home without
warning. His mother was in the secret
and was prepared to serve nice refresh.
ments and otherwise royalty entertain
the guests. ga splendid time" is the re-
port of the young people of the high
school who participated.
Hon. Hiram Moore, the veteran lum-
herman of Madison, and f. K. Green
wood, civil engineer of this town, are
looking over the proposed railroad route
from Bingham up the Austin stream
valley. The scheme to pierce rich
timber lands in that region by railroad
Tor hauling timber is not new one but
tappears to be taking on the appear
ance of business and we hope it will be
pushed through.
Coburn Hall was filled Monday even
ing to witness the performance OF
Uncle Toms Cabin as interpreted by
Stetson's mammoth company, again at
testing to the hold this remarkable story
OF slavery days so pathetically written
by Mrs Stowe, has yet upon the people.
VI the play it was given in a manner
pleasing to those present, aud the chief
points of the story were adhered to.
Many specialties were introduced, viz. a
cake walk" and some first class dane
ing all of which went to make up most
enjoyable evenings entertainment.