The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-12-07
TOWN and VICINITY

Bixby & Buck are already.
Moose meat at A. r. Jewett's.
handkerchief at M. B. Heselton's.
J. W. NORM of Embden, was in town,
Friday.
Fred Clark, postmaster at Caratunk,
WAS in town few hours, Friday.
Clark's soothing and healing cream at
Horatio w. Cushings drug store.
Mrs. J. H. Lancaster passed Thanks
giving with relatives at Richmond.
Mr.. C. 2. Bigelow of Norrdgewock
was in town on business, Saturday.
Risdon d. Baker and wife spent
Thanksgiving with friends in Bingham.
Ansel Holway went to Plymouth, Sat
urday last, and organized a grange,
there.
Henry Spencer of Waterville, passed
the Thanksgiving holidays with his
parents.
Henry S. Baker, route agent of the
American Express Co, was in town
Thursday.
c. w. Marston, principal of the high
school, passed Thursday with his people
in HalloUell.
Miss Jennie Townsend of Waterville,
has been the guest the past week Of Miss
Lillian White.
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gusta, Friday night, where she spent
Thanksgiving.
The Glover Club was entertained last
Monday by Mrs. Charles Folsom-Jones
al "rhe Terraces.
Miss Emma Hutchinson of Colby was
nome for Thanksgiving, returning to
Waterville, Monday.
Miss Adelaide Smith of Watervile,
vas the guest few days, last week, of
Miss Gertrude Carter.
Deputy Sheriff Harding of Madison,
took the train from here, Wednesday
morning. for Portland.
Blaine Viles, who has been visiting
ten days with his parents, returned to
his work at Bowdoin, Monday.
Mrs. C. E. Norton, dressmaker, 20
Water ST., is prepared to do cutting and
lifting during the winter months.
Henry A. Appleton and wife of Ban
gor, have been passing week with their
sister, Miss Helen A. Sanborn.
The best and latest. Walter f. Rob
bins has preparation to prevent specta-
eles and eye glasses from steaming
Only 25c per box.
Notices for the annual meetings of
stockholders of the First and Second
National banks, January 9th, appear in
the REPORTER this week.
The Norris & Hyde Transporting key
board piano from Smiths music store
that was used at the "Rose Maiden con-
cert, received much praise.
The Coashenium Club, composed of
young ladies of the high school, gave "A
dancing party in Milburn Hall, Thanks
giving night, which was much enjoyed.
Exercises in the interest of temper
ance were held in Bethany Church, Sun
day evening, participated in by the
pastor, number of the members of the
church and of classes in the Sunday
school,
The office and dining room at the Hes
elton have been reprinted and vanished,
the past week. The work is in charge
of the veteran painter, Henry Vickery.
Several of the sleeping rooms will also
be reprinted,
Monday evening last was observed at
the Milburn Club as Ladies' Night"
and about thirty couples participated.
Cards, dancing and billiards furnished
the evenings entertainment. The affair
WAS in charge of Messrs. j. f. Wads-
worth, X. w. Wentworth and r. c. Dow.
Several pastors of churches in town
have, upon suggestion of the w. C. 4.
Union, devoted one Sunday or part of
the day to the important subject, tenn
perance. We publish, this week, an
abstract of the address of Rev. H. A.
Markley of the Universalist society, and
will publish later those OF others dis
courses of clergymen of our town, and
thus give wider circulation to the
views of these religious and moral
leaders upon this exceedingly important
subject.
The annual election of officers of Rus
sell Post, No. 90, G. A. r., came off,
Friday evening last. DIR. ]. n Merrill
was elected commander; B. F. BigelOw,
senior vice commander; Henry P. Can
non, junior vice commander; e. l..
Walker, qusrtermaster; DR.. C. V. Rich
ards, surgeon; Rev. W. H. Spencer,
chaplain; A. r. Bickford officer of the
day; Simon Grover, officer of the guard
j. o. Smith, C. V. Richards and H. j.
Varney, trustees f. l.. Walker, George
K. Goodwin, delegates to the State en-
campment; Fl. p. Cannon, Charles Smith,
slternates.
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