The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-18
Special sale of corsets at Stewards.

ioboi nOu hoo oorton, oabuiuh1 nikhts
E. L. Walker left this morning on a
business trip to Fairfield and Lewiston.
VIM. Rand is on vacation of three
weeks which he will pass In Augusta,
Pittsfield and Hartland.
Cultivated raspberries--a most dell
cous dcllcacy, just received at Simpson
& Savage's; cans, 25e.
Bethany Baptist Church holds prayer
meetings three evenings. this week,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Horatio w. Cushing's Cream of Rose
and Almonds for chapped hands and
Rough skin Is pleasing all who try 1t.
At the regular meeting of Carrabasset
Lodge |. o. o. F. to be held next Mon
day evening there will be special work
and refreshments will be served.
Ansel Holway, member of the Maine
Board of Agriculture for Somerset, is In
attendance upon the annual meeting of
that board at Augusta, this week.
Charles Mcdonald, a former employee
of this shoe factory, but who has been
engaged in the shoe business In Lynn for
some years, succeeds George Shurtleff as
foreman in the cutting room, the latter
leaving for Portland, tomorrow.
The Town Improvement society Imet
with Mrs X. w. Brown, Friday p. N,
the 12th inst. The programme included
a song by Mrs. Dunton; paper, Modern
Egypt by Mrs. Brown, current events
poem given by Mrs. Bartlett, Hagar.
Two new members. The next meeting
is to be held in the library parlors.
Subject, Alexandria. Hostesses. Mrs.
Eaton, Robinson, Tufts, Jewett.
Register of Deeds Goodwin received at
his office, this morning, for record,
trust deed OF 76 ,537 acres OF land. signed
by Edward j. Lawrence, Louise K New
hall aud Albert B. Page, eopartners IN
the firm Lawrence, Nawhall 81 CO. The
deed runs TO the Waterville Trust aud
Safe Deposit Company, trustees Tor the
Great Northern Paper Company, and
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land ia in Somerset aud Franklin coun.
ties. This deal, we understand, WIS
made some months agoland the deed has
Just been executed.
Thursday afternoon of last week Frank
Bickford and wife and Richard French
and wife drove to Athens, and 10 the
evening Emma l.. Bickford, d. ID. q. M,
assisted by Richard French, G. M, In.
stalled the newly elected ,offieers of
Winona Rebekah Lodge No. II. This
lodge has membership of 105 members.
Their hall has lately been repaired, new
furnishings have been added, thus giving
them one of the prettiest and coolest Of
halls. They have commenced theIyear
1900 with efficient, energetic Off cers.
Prayer meeting tonight at the First
Baptist Church led by the pastor. Sub
ject "What money cannot buy
Acts 9:20. Sunday services as usual.
Preaching In the morning upon, the
theme "Men of faith" singing by the
chorus choir under leadership of Mrs.
Philo Steward. Sunday school for Bible
study at II o'clock. Young peoples
meeting at O'Clock, topic, "Send me-"
Isaiah CLIO. Evening gospel praise
service at 7 O'clock with short address
by the pastor. A cordial invitation ex-
tended to everyone.
By invitation OF Mrs. B. F. Eaton, the
ladies' of the Village Improvement socie-
ty listened TO a most entertaining intor-
NAL talk on South Africa, its cities,
people and customs, at her Ihome on
Monday evening last. The speaker was
Mr.. b. S. Agnew OF Philadelphia, the
travelling representative of one of
the largest oil manufacturers In the
United States. In 1898 Mr.. Agnew
made business trip for his company TO
that country and was located there for
several months, during which time he was
privileged TO witness the scenes whereof
he talked, and he had many photographs
OF the same which added not little to
the interest Of the occasion.
The Skowhegan Woman's .Club held
It's second meeting for January, Nv edues-
day afternoon, In the library parlUrs.
Mrs. Mary Page and Mrs. lClementiue
Weston were hostesses. rhe subject
was Humanitarian England Papers
were read, VIZ. "Gen. Booth aud lila
work 10 London, by Mrs.. Cora L. Par
ker, "Impressions OF Maud Balliagton
Booth, by Miss Lizzie Currier, Uni
yersity settlements in England, by Mrs
Mary Bailey. Conversation, w hat are
some of the oauses OF the discomfort Of
today opened boy Ars. Ciementiae
Weston, followed by Mrs. Emma NJ
smith, Ms. Foster, Mrs Elizabeth
Merrill, Ms. Ada Dt-eombe. Mrs. Clara
Leayitt, Mrs.. Locke, Mrs Margaret II.
Goodrich, Mrs. jackson. The music for
the occasion consisted OF two vocal duets
by M. Miriam Merrill aud Mrs. r. O..
sawyer aud piano solo by Mrs. Merrill.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded al the county registry.
Auson-Wm O. Merry To = w