The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-16

Tor Boston, Mass.
Charles McIntre of Hallowell, was in
town over Sunday.
Leslie Mclntire, postmaster OF Scion,
was in town Tuesday.
Col. Stanley Plummer of Dexter, VAS
in town over Sunday.
James Lumsden made business trip
to Boston, Friday afternoon.
F. w Bunker, North Arson horse
man, was in town, Saturday.
Miss Annie Allen left on this morn
ing's train for brief visit at Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Whorff of Bing-
ham, visited friends in town, Sunday.
Mrs. John NJ. Brookings went to Gar.
diner, Thursday afternoon, to visit rela-
tives.
Miss Sue NJ Brookings left town Fri
day afternoon, to visit the Boston and
New York markets.
The dance at the Norridgewock Inn
Thursday night, was largely attended
by Skowhegan people.
Miss Myrtle Rice left home, Thursday
afternoon, for Portsmouth, N. H., where
she is visiting friends.
j. II. Lancaster, book keeper in the
Maine Central freight office, passed Sun
day at his home in Halowell.
Arthur w Cleaves of Newton Theo-
logical Institution will preach at the
First Baptist Church next Sunday.
Hon. Amos F. Parlin received a tele
gram last week, announcing the death of
his eldest son, Frank at Kansas City.
A. f. Gerald of Fairfield, accompanied
| by L. NJ. Gibson of Omaha, Neb., was in
town a few hours Saturday morning.
Mrs. William Mcclellan of Caribou,
was among the arrivals Saturday even
ing aud is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
! Hiram Burrill.
] Mrs. F. S. Cairns and young son start
ed Thursday afternoon for Indianapolis,
| to join her husband who has IA position
I in the L. S. secret service.
f. Payson Viles started Monday MORN
| ing for Florida. In company with NJ. G.
Shaw he will look over a tract of 225, 900
acres of hard pine for Boston syndicate.
There will be a special grange meeting
next Saturday evening to receive appli-
cations and confer the third and fourth
degree. No refreshments willbe served.
Skowhegan lodge 20, knights of Py-
thias, will attend the school of instruc-
/ ton to be held at Watervlle, Friday
night, April 7. A special train will be
| run.
Wendell p. Yerrinton, the Boston
wool commission dealer, who has hand
led so large a quantity of Somerset wool
in the past few years, was in town, Fri
day.
One foot of snow fell gently upon the
earth in this vicinity, Wednesday night.
1t is white and beautiful but it will make
1t very sloppy when the March sun hets
in its work on it.
We understand that Mr.. Henry Huse,
/ of the next graduating class of Newton
! Theological Institute, has accepted the
call recently extended to him by the
First Baptist Church in this town.
Miss Helen Potter, one of the greatest
living impersonators, will! appear at
Coburn hall, Friday evening, March "a,
under auspices of Sorosis and ,Woman's
Club. See Autographs and programs.
Hon. H. c. Weber, county commits
soner, was in town, yesterday. He
| says the iron for the roof of the bridge
at The Forks has arrived at Bingham
and will be hauled to The Forks this
week.
Gen. r. B. Shepherd, who has been in
the southern part of Florida forl several
weeks, returned home Thursday even
ing. Mrs. Shepherd, who visited with
friends in Brooklyn, y. Y. meanwhile,
returning home at the same time.
| The subject of the sermon at the Con-
/ gregational Church, nexts@Sunday morn
! ing, will be "rhe Culture of the Heart
In the evening the pastor will give the
/ third in the series "Foundation Stones
of Christian Faith The subject will he
What is MANI All are cordially in
vited to these services.
The subject Of the meeting of Sorosis
on Wednesday afternoon of last week
was "Chcago and Eugene Field" The
program opened with piano solo by
Miss Harriet Marble. This was follow
ed by paper on Chicago" by Miss
Sarah j. Anderson. Miss Gertrude
Webb rendered a vocal solo, Little Boy
Blue" and Mrs. ID. II. Bartlett read "To
a Usurper." The second paper was on
Eugene Field" written by Mrs. Charles
Matson and read by Mrs. C. II. Tilton.
The reading GOOD by-God Bless You
by Mrs. d. II. Bartlett closed the pro-
gram. Incidents and "reminiscences of
the poet Field were given by Miss Lizzie
Webb, Mrs. Maud Jewett and Mrs. w.
X. clifford.
"Great Haste Is Not