The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-08
Miss Mabel Perkins is assisting Miss
Cook in the telephone Office.

Cook in the telephone Office.
Mr.. A. K. Morse was guest of W. b.
Whittier and wife, while in town.
Mrs. w. n. Ward is soon to canvass
the town for the true life of D. l..
Moody.
G. L. Parker, the Lewiston piano
tuner will be in town next week. Leave
orders at Dinsmore & Bickford's.
The American Express Company
now reaches Madison and North
Arson BY team from Skowhegan.
Horatio w. Cushing's bronchial loz-
engers are only 10c box and they VIII
fix that cough or throat irritation.
A meeting of the Knights of King Ar
thur will be held in their room Friday
evening at 7 80. Important business.
Mrs. Geo. d. Arnold who for the past
week had been visiting her son Walter
S. Snow of Boston returned home,
Thursday night.
j. II. Murray, the Skowhegan oil man,
saws II those residents of Canaan and
vicinity want the best oil and will send
their orders to him, he will supply an
oil that will give satisfaction.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet at the Library parlors, Friday, p.
m, Feb. 9th, 2;30 O'Clock. Subject
Soudan. Hostesses, Mrs. Robinson,
Mrs. Tufts, Mrs. Jewett and Mrs.
Gilman.
The subject of the morning sermon
Sunday at the Congregational ohuroh
will be abrams Belief in God" There
will be special music. Sunday school 1T
the close of the services with pastors
class for young men. Young peoples
meeting at 6 o'clock. Evening service
at with address by pastor on "rhe
Birth of the Soul"
The annual mid winter meeting and
banquet of the Glover Leaf Whist Club
was held at Hotel Heselton, Tuesday
d. m. Dinner was served at O'Clock and
after the menu was discussed the party
adjourned to the parlors where the game
WAS INDUCED in. Those present vert
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. p. Viles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest Goodwin, Dr.. and, Mrs. F. o
SAWYER, DIR. and Mrs. G. P. Sawyer, Mr..
and Mrs. 9. j. Dow, Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Folsom, Miss Sara j. Anderson, Mr.. I.
Fl. Anderson. Miss Annie Leland, Mr..
Slas Leland, Mrs. Mary Brainard, Mr..
w. H. W,ldes, Miss Ethel Walton, Mr..
and Mrs. s. w. Philbrick, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. f. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Steward,
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Stafford, Gen.
and Mrs. X. B. Shepherd.
Charles A. Leighton, for some years
the Skowhegan florist, has begun new
business which bids fair to develop into
good sized and prosperous industry.
1t Is the manufacture of floor, mill and
various other kinds of bristle busters.
Mr.. Leighton has spent months in look
ing up this industry and learning all
branches of the manufacture of these
articles and is at present engaged in
getting out samples from which to take
his first orders. The material is all
bought in New York and Massachusetts,
where the backs and handles are made,
and the bristles are largely imported.
Only the manufacture of the brushes
l. 70 hn adj In
The building which Mr.. Leighton built
a year ago for his former business will
be used for the new one. Ii the bust.
ness warrants 1t Mr.. Leighton will in.
crease his plant and employ several
hands.
Prayer meeting tonight at the First
Baptist Church led by the pastor. Sub
ject, "Kept by the power of God"
l Peter. l: B. Preaching on Sunday
morning upon the theme, "Wider In
structions," and In the evening, 1.-THE
foolish decision of wise men," Singing
by the chorus choir under the leadership
of Mrs. Philo Steward. Sunday school
for Bible study at II o'clock. Young
peoples meeting at 8 O'clock; topic,
"Seek first the kingdom of God;' refer
euce, Matt. 10: "A 46. A cordial invita-
ton ia extended to all. On Friday even
ing the pastor holds meeting in the
Pitts school house on the back road.
Those wishing to attend will please
meet at the vestry at $50. Singers es-