The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-10


town, Monday.
Read report of Mr.. Koehne's lectures
on the first page.
Edw. Gledhill made business trip tc
Boston, this week.
A poverty ball will be given In Grange
Hall, In the near future.
Mrs. E. w. Marble and Master Gerald
are visiting friends in Boston.
Miss Leah V. Corson took the trair
here, Monday morning, for Broektoo
Mass.
Mrs. +. o. Sawyer went to Waterville
Friday afternoon, returning Saturday
evening.
Miss Minnie Benson attended the
graduation ball at North Anson, Friday
night.
Miss Lillian Taggart drove to Vassal
boro, Monday, returning home yester
day.
Chemical camphor, sure preventative
from moths, etc., at Fred H. Wing
drug store.
Mrs. George A. West of Waterville
was the guest of Col. and Mrs. A. g.
Blunt, Friday.
Mrs. B. F. Eaton left town, Friday
morning, for New Jersey to visit hel
SOD, DIR. Fred Eaton.
Albert Murray of Bingham, formerly
of Skowhegan, was calling on acquaint
ances here, Saturday.
DR.. w. II. Spencer returned home
Saturday evening, from three weeks
trip to New York and Washington.
Mrs. William Langley went to Exeter,
N. H., Friday morning, called there by
the serious illness of her son-in.law.
Landlord O. NJ. Sibley of the Oakland
House was in town, Saturday, and pur'
chased several horses at the auction.
Robert Simpson has been confined to
his room, the past five days, suffering
with severe attack of the rheumatism
Baggage Master Pinkham had charge
of the scoot several days, last week,
while Conductor West was running over
east.
Mrs. frank Dorothy and daughter,
Miss Elbert, of Lynn, Mass. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Thing for few
days.
Moore says that he broke all previous
records, this spring, for so early in the
season, having sold nine carriages in
April.
Between burning brush piles and
hanging May baskets the early evenings
of the smaller boys and girls have been
fully occupied, the past week.
The first hand organ of the year made
its appearance, last Saturday. 1t was an
old timer and those who "like to hear
the old songs" were more than satisfied
Among the arrivals on Monday morn
my bTdlu WeIt dihCi Ouibis anu
daughters OF Corinna for brief visit tC
relatives and friends, returning to theil
homes, Tuesday afternoon.
Hon. c. A. Marston and his daughter
Miss Molie, went to Pittsfield, Friday
afternoon, to attend the debate between
the Maine Central Institute and the
Skowhegan high school.
All members of Carrabasset Lodge,
No. "a L. o. o. F., are requested TO al
tend the regular meeting of the lodge,
Wednesday evening, May l6. There
will be work In the third degree and re.
freshments will be served.
The annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Savings Bank was held Monday at 10 Il.
M, at which the board of trustees aud
officers Of last year was reelected, viz
James B. Dascomb, l.. w. Weston, A.
H. Weston, Geo. N. Page, Ed. p. Page,
trustees; James B. Dascomb, president
Ed. P. Page, treasurer.
The manager of the "a Young Wife
Co., playing here at the opera house or
Thursday, May 18th, has made arrange
ments with Gen. Shepherd whereby the
house will be supplied with electric
lights, very kindly furnished from u
private plant, so the people of Skowhe-
gan will have an opportunity Of seeing a
great play with the house well lighted
l.. w. Chase, the carriage man, left
Tuesday afternoon for market, to fill
some special orders for pneumatic tired
carriages. While away he will buy an
other car load to add to his already large
stock of surry's, democrats, open and top
buggies. He wishes to say that he don't
keep automobiles and is not an agent for
them, but anything else in the carriage
line, you are sure to find at his reposi-
tory, Hotel Coburn stables. Courteous
and obliging statesmen to attend to your
wants.
Gen. Lewis Selbng of Augusta, Com
mander of the Maine Division of Union
Veterans Union, and A. A. Nichol OF
Aususts, member of his staff, made
Abraham Lincoln Command No. 10, al
official visit, Tuesday evening last. A
good number of the Skowhegan com
rades were in attendance. Alter the
regular ritual exercises of the meeting
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