The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

calling on acquaintanees here Tuesday.
Ordway's great annual mark down
sale, commences tomorrow friday
morning.
Mrs. W. II. Pullen returned to her
home in Washington, D. c., by this
mornings train.
Elwood Richardson arrived home from
Portland, yesterday, where he has been
attending Shaw's Business College.
E. C. Herrick, a student at Newton
Theological Institution, will preach at
Mrs. A. F. Bickford went to Augusta,
yesterday, and upon return will be ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs. j. Il.
Steward and two children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Keefe of Law
renee, Mass, who have been visiting
their uncle at the home of K. B. Curtis,
returned home this morning.
Sheriff Pencil conveyed Geo. Williams
and Jas. Clarkson to Thonaston, this
morning, where they are to serve SEN
fences at the State prison imposed by
Judge Emery for theft.
W. E. Blake, who was formerly con-
nected with the Maine Central, has
position with the new Washington
county railroad. He has been there
about two months.
"McGinty the sport next Tuesday
evening. Brim full of new music. All
the new popular songs-and up-to-date
dances. Seats on sale at SIMPSONS
Saturday. Prices only 30 and so cents.
DR.. j. n. Merrill returned, Wednes-
day, from visit to his mother, Mrs.
Merrill, at her home in Harmony. She
has been quite ill for some weeks, but
her condition is more favorable than a
few days ago.
A reception was given last Friday
evening, in Grange hall to Miss Lucy
Muth of Cincinnati, Ohio, who had been
the guest for week of Miss Ethel
Walton. The evening was pleasantly
passed playing whist and dancing.
The choir of the First Baptist church,
under the direction of Mrs. Philo
Steward, are rehearsing the cantata Gin
Oratorio form) Under the Palms.
They expect to give it in costume and
with floral effects the latter part of this
month.
Skowhegan students returned to their
several schools and colleges by Tues
days train, as follows Miss Ethel
Walton to Lasselle Seminary, Miss
Alice Wildes to st. GATHERINGS Hall,
Blaine Vies to Bowdoin, Clyde Church
and Fred Lawrence, and Annie Maddocks
to Colby.
Next Sunday morning at the Congre-
gational church the subject of the ser
mon will be "a Backbone of Principal"
In the evening the pastor will give the
sixth in the series "Great Books and
Great Authors" the subject being
"Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter, the Re-
pentence of Arthur Dlmesdale," All are
cordially invited.
Next Sunday a. M, the pastor of the
Universalist church will speak upon
"Some phases of the question of saliva
ton" After the regular service the
sacrament of the Lords supper will be
celebrated. All persons without a
church home are invited to attend these
services. All members of the Univer-
salist church are urged to be present at
the quarterly meeting to be held at the
church on Saturday evening at 40
o'clock.
A special meeting of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade will be held in Milburn
hall on this, Thursday evening, January
9Th, at 7.30 O'Clock, to which all citizens
are cordially invited. While any bust
ness of a public nature may at this time
be presented and discussed, the special
purpose of the meeting is to investigate
further the proposed change in the form
of our town government, and its friends
hope to inaugurate measures looking to
proper presentation OF the matter AT
the coming session of the Legislature.
The Woman's Club held a meeting in
the library parlors, Wednesday after
noon. In the absence of the president,
Mrs. l.. w. Weston occupied the chair.
"American art" was the topic of the
afternoon. Papers were read; Gamer
lean Sculpture" by Mrs. James Fellows;
american painters of today" by Miss
Louise H. Coburn. Conversation fol-
flowed upon 1.-THE influence of art in our
homes' opened by Mrs. F. w. Allen.
The musical features were piano solo
by Miss Josephine Smith and a song by
Mrs. F. O. Sawyer. Mrs. l.. j. Palmer
acted as hostess.
Our townsman, Col. A. q. Blunt has
been elected member of the executive
council for the district composed of
Somerset, Franklin and Androscoggin
counties. Col. Blunt is a successful
business man, having been engaged in
the hardware line of trade for about 25
years, formerly with his father, James
p. Blunt, and later, alone. He is citi-
zen who has always been interested in