The Somerset reporter., 1900-11-29
Maine Farmers Almanacs for 1901 on
sale at Fogg's drug store.


will pass Thanksgiving at her home in
Hartland.
Col. A. g. Blunt went to Augusta,
Wednesday, to attend the meeting OF the
executive council.
Rev. H. A. Marley will preach In the
Union church, Canaan village, next Sum-
day at 2 30 p. m.
Allie Lander, day clerk at the Hesel-
ton, went to Bangor, Wednesday, to
pass Thanksgiving at his home there.
Hon. A. w. Gilman, inspector of State
prison and jails, and trustee of the State
Agricultural society, was In town, We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Sarah r. Abbott went to Bath,
Wednesday afternoon, to pass Thanks
giving with her son, William II. Abbott
and wife.
F. q. Head made the lucky guess at
Goodricb's grocery, last week, In the
can exhibit, guessing the exact number,
al, and was awarded the barrel of -four.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Oak and Pauline
will go to Bangor for Thanksgiving,
where they will be the guests of Mr..
Oaks cousin, Postmaster John Oak Of
that city.
Bartlett will sell you strictly fresh
eggs at use. Choicest dairy butter from
% to 24c. Always a supply on hand.
Do you know what you are paying your
grocer?
"Humpty Dumpty', with Charles
Ravel as the clown, is the attraction at
the opera house, next Tuesday night.
The company carry all their special
trick scenery and the specialties intro
duced are first-class. Seat sale opens at
SIMPSONS, next Saturday.
Turkeys are good crop in Somerset
this year, Judging from a string of fiue
ones in the markets here in town. The
supply is equal to the demand and the
price Is 20 cents per pound for the best.
Chickens are also in good supply and
fine quality. Geese and ducks, for
which the demand is limited as compar-
ed with turkeys and chickens, are in
supply to meet the demand.
Our citizens will do we'll to remember
the public observance of the day set
apart by our rulers for "Thanksgiving
and Praise We are apt to omit this
feature of the day. 1t will be observed
in this town the evening of Thanksgiv-
ing day, by services in the First Baptist
Church with a sermon by Rev. E. Il.
Adams, pastor of the Methodist Church,
and music under the direction of Mrs.
Philo Steward. A large attendance of
our people is desired and Is desirable.
The rooms of the Young Mems Club
will be opened next Monday evening.
They will be fitted with tables, chairs,
games, daily and weekly papers, maya
zines and gymnasium apparatus, and
will be an attractive place for our young
men during the long winter evenings.
The number of members is increasing
and many new ones are expected when
the club is actually in operation. Meet
ings were to be held, this week, on Tues
day and Friday evenings, and the menu
bers will be present, next Monday even
ing, to welcome all men who are friendly
to the club, and all such are cordially
invited to come.
In Bangor, Monday last, occurred the
death of Miss Alice c., only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. French of that city,
after an illness covering a period of
nearly IS months, the direct cause of her
decease being consumption. Miss French
is pleasantly remembered by our people,
having with her parents, resided in our
town for several years during her child.
hood and was educated In our public
schools. The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of their large circle of friends
here. The body was brought to Show
hogan by the morning train of Wednes-
day and taken to Athens, for interment
in the family lot
Winter started In with a rush, last
Sunday. 1t began to snow early in the
morning and continued with brief letups,
throughout the day. The Sunday papers
arrived on time, the Globes coming on
wheels and the Heralds were brought on
runners. Both the electric roads kept
their cars running. The storm was
warm one and the amount of snow that
fell is variously estimated at from to
10 inches. Monday morning the Athens,
Canaan and South Scion stages made
their trips into town on runners for the
first time this season. Sunday after
noon many sleighs were out notwith-
standing the storm. Monday the storm
continued undated, but had turned to
alternate elect and rain, and Tuesday
likewise, many fearing we should lose
the sleighing promised for Thanksgiv-
ing. Tuesday night, however, the
weather grew much colder, there was a
heavy freeze and it would seem now
winter is with US.
A Thanksgiving sociable was held in
Bethany Baptist Church chapel, Tuesday
evening, under direction of the young
peoples society connected with the