The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03


guest of j. Wallace Blunt, over Monday
night.
Mr.. E. s. Cottle OF Madison was In
town, Friday, and called at the REPORT
Err office.
A. II. Moves of Peabody, Mass, was
among the arrivals on the early morning
train, Tuesday.
Special sale of delicious walnut cream
candy, only 15c per h., Friday and
Saturday, at Knowlton & Thompson's.
Miss Donna Tozler returned from
Wsterville, Monday evening, where she
had been visiting relatives for n week.
E. L. Walker and Harley Annis went
to Naples, Tuesday morning, where they
have cottage to frisco for C. b. Good
ridge.
The Universallst sewing circle will
meet Thursday, May 10th, in the after
noon, with Mrs. Horace Reed, 10 Maple
Street.
4hi' dbo hktbs ~ w oIdluClu WcUb W
Portland, Tuesday morning, where Mr..
Brainerd is attending the Masonic meet
ings, this week.
Miss Onie Hilton, who has a position
as stenographer in the business college
at Calais, is spending a vacation with
her mother, here.
Rev. Harry w. Kimball, pastor of the
Island Avenue Congregational Church,
and Rev. Henry F. Huse, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, exchanged pulpits,
Sunday.
Friday night, May 4th, the A. o. U.
w. will confer the Workman degree on
three candidates, after which an oyster
supper will be served. Music by the
tone man band"
There has been change in telephone
arrangements in this vicinity, consol-
idation of the offices at Waterville,
Skowhegan, Fairfield, Pittsfield and
Oakland under the management of Mr..
Stephen Wing of Fairfield. The details
of the arrangement are not made known
yet.
At the last meeting of Priscilla Re-
bekah lodge, Tuesday last, four csndi.
dates were initiated, refreshments were
served and social time enjoyed. On
Thursday evening, May "a, the degree
team of this lodge have been invited to
Madison, where they will institute the
new lodge being formed there.
L. w. Chase, who has the reputation
of being the largest carriage dealer in
Somerset county, says he has the largest
and most varied assortment of new and
up-to date carriages that will be shown
10 Skowhegan this season, and at prices
that defy competition. Everything as
represented or money refunded. Hotel
Coburn Stables.
The name, Howard Scott Webb,
appears among the new professors in the
University of Maine as professor Of
electrical engineering. Prof. Webb is a
son of the late Hon. L. Il. Webb, form.
erly clerk of courts of Somerset. He has
been an Instructor and assistant in the
institution since his graduation, there
from, and now receives the promotion
he richly deserves.
On Friday evening of this week pub
lok IN uon
Pttsfield, between students of the Maine
Central Institute and students of our
Skowhegan high school. The subject is
ssResolved, That the combination of
capital in the form of trusts and private
monopoles 10 the United States ought
to be abolished" The Skowhegan stu
dents assume the negative side of the
question and will be represented by
Truman Carl, Daniel Warren and Coburn
Marston.
Chas. d. Palmer, special agent of the
Hanover, aud George Shaw, special
agent of the Agricultural, both of Bos-
ton, have been selected by the different
insurance companies suffering losses
from our recent fire, to adjust the same,
and these gentlemen arrived in town,
last night, and will undoubtedly go
about the business, today. The risks
were placed through the agency Of John
G. Griffin and the companies interested
are as follows: Hanover Fire Insurance
Co., N. Y, Orient of Hartford, Fire
Asso. of Philadelphia, Merchants Of
Newark, Atlas Of London, National of
Ireland, Palatine of Manchester, Eng,
Agricultural OF WATERFOWL, N. Y :,
Union Assur. of London, Magdeburg
Fire Ins. Co. of Germany.
May night, Tuesday evening last, was
selected by the G. G. G. G.. as the date of
their annual "Gentleman's Night" and
as usual the occasion proved a most de-
lightful time to the fortunate ones who
were hidden to the banquet of this most
popular club. Supper was served short
ly after 6 o'clock, and after two hours
or more were given over to a thorough
enjoyment of this portion of the program
the entertainment was turned to some
"left-handed tests n which all assem-
bled participated. The first was the
writing of names on blackboard In