The Somerset reporter., 1900-10-25
"For Liberty and Love-" tonight.

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Chester H. Mills has been appointed
deputy town clerk.
just out, fancy striped silks for hat
trimmings at Miss Lords.
Mrs. E. G. Emersou and daughter re-
turned from Everett, Mass, Friday.
Rowe-King Stock Co. tonight. Prices
Is, 25 and 30 cents. Seats on sale at
,mpson's.
Edward F. Merrill of Bowdoin college,
class 1903, spent Sunday with his
parents In town.
The abutment of the railroad bridge,
which was damaged the past spring and
summer, is being repaired.
The scholars Of the high school to the
number Of twenty-seyen, took a straw
ride to Norridgewook, last night.
Col. w. r. G. Estes left for Brockton,
Monday morning, where he is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. W. R. Buchanan.
Col. A. G. Blunt is with the Kora
Temple Mystic Shriners on their pill
grimage to Providence, r. l., this week.
Bloomfield Assembly, Pythian Sister,
hood, at their regular meeting held, last
evening, entertained Norridgewock AS
sembly, as guests.
John D. Symons and two sons, Roy
and Leon, went to Portsmouth, N. H.,
yesterday afternoon, called there by the
serious Illness of Mrs. Symons' mother,
Mrs. Sides.
Frank S. Cairns, superintendent of
the U. S. secret service in Havana, Cuba,
arrived home, Thursday evening last,
and is enjoying brief vacation with
family and friends.
The "Harvest Dinner" and supper
served at the Congregational vestry,
yesterday, were great success and
Melted the ladies nearly forty dollars.
The ladies are grateful to Parker & Nay
for the coffee served.
The Universalist society will hold a
sociable In G. A. Hall, tomorrow, (Fri-
day. evening. A short program of
music and recitations has been prepared
and all persons connected with the par
ish or congregation are cordially invited
to attend.
Saturday evening last, saw another
mammoth audience in Coburn hall, it be-
ing the closing night of the Catholic
fair held under the auspices OF Father
Lacroix society. 1t proved the most
successful of any fairs yet held by this
society and Melted over 81, 400.
Mrs. Geo. D. Arnold has received from
her niece, Miss Alice w. Forsyth of
Phoenix, Arizona, two specimen
Tarantulas, which are quite common in
that territory. They are on exhibition
10 the window of Mr.. Arnold's store and
attract the attention of many.
K. F. Wilson, express messenger on
the Somerset Railway was in town,
Monday and Tuesday on brief visit TO
his father, Edw. Wilson. He left here,
yesterday, for Boston from which city
he will leave with party on a ten days
excursion trip to Washington, d. c.
The calendar for the coming winter
meetings of the Skowhegan Woman's
Club ha6 recently been published. The
subject for the winter will be Ger
many and the topics under discussion
for the various meetings embrace the
history, important events, and charac-
teristics of the country.
Preaching at the First Baptist Church
on Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev.
Henry F. Huse. Subject: THE ques-
ton of prayer" Singing by the chorus
choir under the leadership, of Mrs. Philo
Steward. Sunday school at IL O'Clock.
Young peoples meeting at 6 O'Clock.
All are cordially invited.
1t isn't often that people in the south
send to Maine for heating apparatus, but
today F. G. Heald & Co. will ship to
South Carolina an old.fashioned Frank
lin fireplace. 1t was bought by them
In Cornville for Mr.. Jones, who is one
of the firm of the Commonwealth Shoe
and Leather Co. The stove is probably
80 years old and Is of the kind much
sought after by collectors of curios.
A very successful roll call meeting
was held in the vestry of the First Bap-
tist church on Friday evening last. An
oyster supper was served to one hundred
and more of the members Of the church
and congregation. The musical pro-
gram WAS followed by the reading of
letters from absent members and brief
addresses from the pastor and Others
A general social closed the evening
gathering.
The Evangelistic service on Sunday
evening was at the First Baptist church
with sermon by its pastor. Taking the
conversion Of Paul as his text, he pre-
sented careful study Of the change In
volved in conversion. Beginning with
change of heart, 1t showed itself In alter
ed character, conduct and companion
ship. At the after meeting the vestry
was filled and the testimony strong and
direct. Evangelistic service next Sun
day evening at 2 o'clock in The Univer-
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