The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-04
California perfumes at Horatio W
Cushing's drug store.

Monday morning, on business trip to
New York city.
For the remainder of this week only.
Fred Fl. Wing will pay cents per pound
for all old rubber delivered at his drug
store In this place,
Miss Avis Antill, who had been visit.
log her mother for two weeks, returned
to her duties as a teacher In the schools
Of Manchester, Mass, Tuesday.
A new engine of 35 horse power capac-
ity arrived, this week, for the Lakeside
Worsted Co. at Z .st Madison, to be used
as auxiliary power, and 1t has been put
In place.
DR.. and Mrs. Selden F. Greene of
Scion, accompanied by DIR. D. s. Hume
well OF Madison, started, Monday morn
Ing last, for Houston, Texas, and will be
absent several weeks.
Abner Cunningham, employed at the
mill of the Skowhegan Pulp Co., acci-
IDENTIFY ran a pick, used IN holding the
wood, into his hand, Wednesday OF last
week, injuring it quite badly.
Rev. E. L. Adams, pastor of the Island
Avenue Methodist Church, went to Wa
tervlle, Tuesday, to assist Rev. Mr..
Lindsay in series of four evening meet
ings Mr.. Lindsay will, later in the
month, assist Mr.. Adams in similar
series here.
At the annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Electric Light Co., Ed P. Page, VIM.
Doran, A. Il. Weston, Charles A. Mars.
ton, and A. H. Wyman, were elected
directors, A. r. Bixby, treasurer and
collector; A. H. Wyman, auditor and M.
B. Heselton, clerk.
Mr.. Lewis Anderson, agent and man.
ager of the American Wooden Co.'s mills
in this place, has, In addition to his
duties here, assumed the management of
the Textile mill Ia Fairfi, Id, owned by
the same company, and is to devote
part of each day to the extensive bust
ness of that plant.
There is to be a special conclave of De
Molay Commandery on Friday, Jan. 5,
at O'clock p. m. to confer the orders of
KnighthOod on six candidates. The
order Of the Red Cross will be conferred
in the afternoon and Temple and Malta
In the evening at the usual hour. Re-
q -
At the last meeting of Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge, D. d. G. M, Emma L.
Bickford installed the following Ulcers ::
P. G., Alice Baker; N. g., Sarah Hutch
ms; v. G., PAMELA Lawley; Sec., Addie
B. Cleveland; Treas, Olive A. Morrill, !;
w, Jennie Heselton; c., Blanch Tan.
fish r. S. N. g., Emma G. French; l..
s. N g., Jennie Richards; o. g., Hugh
Hurley; r. s. V. g., Mabel Bragg; l..
S. V. g., Martha Davis.
The regular meeting of the Town I'm
provement Society was held Friday
afternoon, Dec. 20, at Mrs. Maria
Bacon's, Island Avenue. The program
as given is: Quotations from Hamblet,
piano solo, Miss Linnie Weston; paper
Holy places of Islam, Mrs. Helen How
ard; reading, Address to an Egyptian
Mummy, Mrs. Sadie Hutchins; vocal
solo, Miss Berle Walton; paper, Suez
Canal, Mrs. Belle Clifford.
George Shurtleff, who for several
years past has been foreman of the cut
ting room in the shoe factory in this
place, has, much to the regret Of the
management of this industry, resigned
his position to accept the superinten.
dency of Union Wharf in Portland In
which property he is large stakeholder.
The new position is one that requires a
man of good business ability, and as a
consequence has a good salary attached,
and Mr.. Shurtleff is to be congratulated.
A grand military concert and ball is to
be given 10 Coburn Hall, Thursday even
ing Of next week, the 18th inst, under
the auspices and for the benefit of Co.
E, 81 Regiment N. G.. s. M. The fl )or
managers are N. S. Varney and G. F.
Thomas, and they will be assisted by FL.
@. Soule, j. A. Avore, Fl. q. Woodbury.,
Irving Rice, Elmer Thibault, Clair Saw
age, R. II. Ceilings and Will Soule.
KendalPs orchestra of eight pieces are
to furnish the music, and G. A. Fair.
brother Is to be the caterer, serving re-
freshments In the banquet hall. A
special train will be run from Waterville,
bringing many distinguished guests In
uniform, and also special car will run
to Madison at the close of the ball. This
ball promises to be the event of the win
ter In dancing circles.
The Woman's Club held its first meet
ing for the new year at the library par
lors, Wednesday afternoon. The exer-
cises consisted Of papers, Education of
English children" by Miss Lizzie Hus-
sey "Oxford" by Mics Mae Dascombe !;
vocal solo, 1.-THE Daisies" by Miss Ger
trude Webb; book review, "Some Wild
Animals Know" by Mrs. Hattie Fog
Ter; conversation, "What reforms are
needed In our educational system" led
by Mrs. Lizzie M. Page, followed by
Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill,
Mrs. Anna Merrill, Mrs. Carrie Allen,
Mrs. James Fellows, Mrs. Flora Brain
erd, Miss Louise Coburu, Mrs. Wads.