The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-04-05
TOWN and VICINITY

HHaZel MIKE.
New wall papers at Bixby & Bucks.
Hon. E. F. Danforth went to Boston,
Tuesday, on business.
L. w. Chase is on a business trip to
Boston and New York.
Remember the date, Hazel Kirke,"
Coburn Hall, April 10.
Mrs. E. l.. Boothby went to Boston,
Tuesday, to pass the week.
Hazel Kirke" will please the father,
the mother and the children.
You should try Thelma, the new per-
fume, at Horatio w. Cushing's only.
All ladies invited to Miss Lords OPEN
ing of Easter hats and bonnets, April IL
aud II.
Mrs. L. X. Locke of Portmouth, n. II.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Rice.
A full line of the well-known Monarch
shirts for spring and summer at Chas. F.
Wards.
observed as Ladies' Night at The
Milburn Club.
Harold Phillips and Chester Mills re-
turned to their law studies at Bangor,
this morning.
Mrs. John Mason of Brighton was in
town several days last week, the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Mary Hilton.
A team of Is horses and five men from
one of Lawrence, Newhall & Co.'s
camps passed through town, Friday, en-
route to Shawmut.
Mr.. Merton l.. Dennis has employed
Mr.. Libby of Augusta, a skilful barber,
to work for him in his hair dressing
rooms, 80 Water street.
C. A. Leighton, fl orist, has opened a
store in the Granite Bank building,
Augusta, for the sale of everything in
the line of green house offerings.
Miss Elsie Walton returned home, Fri
day evening, from Wheaton Seminary,
Mass, to spend the spring vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Walton.
R. FL. Ceilings, Clarence Rogers and
Clair Savage went to Pittsfeld, Friday
morning, to attend the reunion of the
First Maine Heavy Artillery which saw
service in Cuba year ago this winter.
The Phi Psi, the Greek letter society
Of the high school, held an interesting
meeting, Monday evening, at the home
of Miss Mollie Marston on Main street.
good number was in attendance and
the new pins we're distributed.
Twenty members from Skowhegan
Lodge, No. 70, knights of Pythias, went
to Madison, Tuesday evening. to attend
the fair given by Keystone Lodge, X. of
P. of that place. The party returned by
Especial car on the electric road, late in
the evening.
The high school commences the spring
term 90 Monday next, and all the other
village schools the Monday following.
The committee have elected Miss Ida st.
George to fill the position of assistant in
the high school made vacant by the
resignation of Mrs. Cornelia Jackson.
Miss St. George is graduate of Boston
University and for a year past has been
teaching in No. Arson. Her home is In
Roxbury, Mass.
The annual banquet of the members of
the Skowhegan fire department, was
held at Hotel Heselton, Monday evening.
Members and guests to the number of
30 were present and the affair was much
enjoyed. Landlord Heselton served
fine banquet at $50 O'Clock, which was
much appreciated by all present. After
the banquet the guests retired to the
hotel parlors where speeches were in
order for the next hour Several must
cal selections were also given and a
pleasant evening was passed.
The meeting of the Town Improve
ment Society was held at the library
parlors, Friday, p. M, March Both.
Mrs. Hattie B. Fogler gave very inter-
esting description of her "Trip to Puerto
Rico, the people of the island and their
CUSTOMS" Mrs. l.. w. Weston gave a
paper on "Abyssinia - Mrs. J. P. Oak,
paper on 1.-THE great singers of the
century," AT the close of the meeting
dainty refreshments were served by the
directors. The next meeting will be |
held at the library parlors, April 18th.
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Save your money for Hazel Kirke."
Probably the largest business ever
done at a suit opening 10 this town was
done at W. II. Wildes', last Thursday.
Columbia chainless bicycle, little used,
Tor sale at a bargain, cash or INSTALL
ments. 2w G. Il. AvoRE.
Do you know that Capt. F. Fl. Wing
mas the best line of trunks, satchels, |
dress suit cases, harness, collars, whips,
ETC., in Skowhegan? After you look all
around call and see some trunks that are
trunks at No. 81 Madison Ave.
The Standard Coal Co. have received
The first carload of coke ever shipped to
this TOWN 0tto nn6a io rho nlaopoof