The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-18
TOWN and VICINITY

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Thursday afternoon.
Artists materials and picture frames
at Folsom & Nutting's.
A. X. Butler, Esq., Is in Fairfield, to-
day, on legal business.
Fred II. Wing has returned from a
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Julia A. Trask returned from
Roxbury, Mass, Saturday evening
Mrs. Phillips of Yinalhaven WAS the
guest last week of her sister, Mrs. F. 2.
| Pennell.
All irritatlons of the throat are In
stantly relieved by HoratiO W. Gushing
bronchial lozengers.
william B. Snow went to Greenyllle,
Thursday afternoon, to look after his
numbering interests.
Charles B. Dodge, who has been up
river for the past two weeks, returned
to Boston, Monday.
A good assortment of pictures just
received at Bragg & Varney's' also pic
ture frames made TO order
The ordinance of baptism was admins
tered TO two candidates In Bethany Bap-
fist Church, Sunday evening.
The special train from Waterville,
Thursday night, was poorly patronlzed,
there being but IS passengers.
Hon. C. A. Marston left Saturday
afternoon for his numbering operations
10 the vicinity of Moosehead lake.
Webster Williams of North Arson,
accompanied by NJ. 7. Simpson, the
Boston horse buyer, was in town, Sat
urday.
T. A. Linn of Hartland was in town,
last week, to attend the annual meeting
of the Bald Mountain Sporting Associa.
ton.
The name of A. II. Lang was acci-
dentally omitted from the list of drec-
tors of the Second National Bank in our
last weeks paper.
Rev. DR.. W. H. Spencer has been en-
gagged by the Grand Army post at Nor
ridgewock to deliver the Memorial Day
address in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Durrell, who have
been visiting relatives In Boston and
Providence, r. L., were among the ar
rivals, Thursday evening.
Misses Flora and Mary Murphy and
Lila A. Burnor started Monday morn
ing for Bermuda, where they have situa-
tions In hotel for the winter.
Dinsmore & Bickford have taken
years lease of the new brick store,
built the past season by Brown q Ward,
and will take possession February LIST.
Miss Grace Mathews, dean Of the
Woman's department of Colby College,
was in town Friday, visiting friends, re-
turningIto Waterville, Saturday afternoon.
Frank II. Baker was In town, Thurs
day night. Mr.. Baker has secured
situation as day clerk at the Bay View,
Waterville, and entered upon his duties
Monday.
Mr.. Fl. V. Starrett, representing G. N.
Donham, publisher of the Maine Regis
ter, is In town this week, revising the
statistics for the volume of that indis-
pensabe publication for 1900.
Geo. W. Cover, ESQ.,, has been engag-
ed by Russell Post, G. A. R., to deliver
the Memorial Day address In this town,
May 30th next. He has declined invita-
tions from several other towns.
The public installation of officers for
the knights of Pythias will take place
one week from this evening. Arrange.
ments have not fully been made, but it
is expected that some Of the Grand
Lodge officers will be present and take
part In the program.
A special communication of the
Masonic Grand Lodge will be held at
Pittsfield, on Friday, January 10, 1900,
at 3 p. M, for the dedication of the new
hall of Meridian Lodge, No. 125, and
Grand Master Winfield s. Choate of
Augusta has issued notice to that
effect.
Somerset Lodge, r. and A. M, elected
and Installed officers for the current
year, Monday evening, as follows: W.
r. Elliott, M; Lawrence Cockburn, 5.
w. A. X. Butler, J. W.; Geo. N. Page,
Treas. /; G. M. Lambert, SEQ. A. I. Saw
yer, S. D.. Adolph Burkhart, j. D.; t.
Fl. Anderson, trustee; A. I. Sawyer,
Lawrence Cockbnrn, l.. A. Anderson,
guardians.
A sociable was held by the members
Of Priscilla Rebekah lodge, No. SO, in
Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening,
Is. Social games were In
dulged in and the evening was one of
the pleasantest events In the annals of
the lodge. At the next meeting an
under the charge of Mrs.
C. W. Matsop, c. M. Lambert, Mrs.
Ella Jordan and Mrs. w. A. Bailey.
At recent meeting of the Lodge of
the Catholic Order of Forresters the
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