The Somerset reporter., 1899-10-05

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Mr.. j. C. McColar of Solon was a
caller at the REPORTER office last Fri.
day.
Mrs. j. P. Thompson has been con-
fined to her home by sickness the past
week.
| Black mercerized waists look as nice
as silk and half the price, ut w. II.
| Wildes'.
Dr.. w. E. Fellows of Bangor, was in
town, yesterday, called here profess
sionally.
The dates for the ladies to remember,
Oct. 7, and 10, Mrs. Benner's millinery
opening days.
Walter Kicker, who has been passing
a weeks vacation with relatives here,
returned to Randolph, Mass, this
morning.
| The Library will be closed to the pub
lie this week and next. The following
week it will be open afternoons only,
commencing Oct. 10th.
Mrs. H. N. Howard was elected one
of the trustees of the Maine Spiritualist
Association at the annual convention
| held at Wateryille, last Saturday.
NJ. 7. Pooler who has been in town
for several weeks assisting in changes
| being made in the barns at Fairview
Farm, returned to Wellesley, Mass,
Tuesday.
Skowhegan Grange, p. of H., will
hold special meeting in Grange Hall,
at 7.30, Saturday evening next, Oct. 7,
to confer the 81 and 4th degrees on a
number of candidates.
There was a misunderstanding in re-
gard to the hour of the funeral of S. d.
Arnold, yesterday, by reason of which
many of our citizens arrived at the house
too late for the services.
Rev. DR.. Spencer, Rev. H. F. Huse,
Mrs. C. Fl. Looms, Mrs. Belle Claflin,
Miss Ella Nash and Miss Alice Whittier
represent Skowhegan churches at the
Baptist State Convention at Cherryfield,
this week.
Among the members of the Madison
Spiritualist Association who attended
the meeting 10 Waterville, Saturday
were Mr. and Mrs Robert Hayden, Mr..
and Mrs. M. G. Tibbetts and Miss Olive
Hayden.
The next regular meeting of Russell
Post, No. SO, G. A. r., will be held on
Friday evening next. A special pro-
gramme of interest has been arranged
and it is hoped all comrades will make
an effort to be present.
Next week the railroad commissioners
will examine railways as follows:
Thursday afternoon, Somerset Railway;
Friday forenoon, Skowhegan & Nor
ridgewock Railway and the Somerset
Traction Company's track in the after
noon.
Delegates and friends from the Uni
versalist Sunday schools and Young
Peoples Christian Unions throughout
the state are to meet in convention at
Lewiston, Oct. 10th to 18th. The pas
tor and several delegates from Skowhe-
gan will attend.
S. W. Philbrick and G. f. Ward re-
turned home, yesterday, from a drive of
several days in the Dead River region.
Mr.. Philbrck brings home deer, also
several cartridges as a result of unerring
aim, while Mr.. Ward had to be content
with seven cartridges. Mrs. Philbrick
and Master Donald accompanied them.
"What will he do with 1.-THE sub
ject of Sunday mornings sermon at the
Universalist Church. The Sunday
school meets at II o'clock, with classes
for old and young. The Young Peoples
Bible class, formerly taught by the for
mer pastor, is now 10 charge of Rev Mr.
Markley, and young men and women are
made welcome. At o'clock the Y. p.
C. U. meeting, with the topic, "Religion
in the market the buyer"
At the Congregational Church, next
Sunday morning, the subject of the SER
mon will be "The Faithfulness of God"
There will be special music by the choir
and a solo by Miss Eldena Smith. In
the evening the pastor will give the first
of course upon "Gospel questions and
answers" the subject of the evening
being 1.-THE question of misgiving.
What lack YETI" The Working League
of the church will meet in the vestry,
Monday afternoon, at o'clock. All are
cordially invited to the services of this
church.
party of ladies from oakland took
dinner at Hotel Coburn, Friday last,
coming via the Somerset railway to Nor
ridgewock, thence here over the S. & N.
electric road. Following are the names
of the ladies making up the party
Mrs. II. A. Burrill, Mis-. }. <. Harris,
Miss Mary w. Foster, Mrs. II. f.
Names, Mrs. H. w. Greeley, Mrs. f. l..
Given, Mrs. w. NJ. Aver, Mrs. A. Il.
Small, Mrs. f. Wing, Mrs. M. S. Holmes,
Mrs. Chester Winslow, Miss Janette
Benjamin, Mrs. John Aver, Mrs. D. M.
Emmons, Miss Emerson, Miss Alice