The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
Flower seeds at q. W. o6shIng,s.

Special sale of home made candies at
Knowlton & Thompson's new store,
Saturday.
Fifteen men in the employ of Hiram
Moore left Monday afternoon for Indian
Stream.
Secure your gallery tickets at Samp-
sons. General admission, 35c; reserved
seats, SOC.
Notice the advertisement In this issue
of the auction sale of the R. w. Brown
livery stock.
"The American Grip at the Opera
House, next Tuesday night. Prices
30 and 80 cents.
George II. Clarke of the Somerset
House, North Arson, was in town on
business, Friday.
Peter Larkin of Winslow was 10 town
Thursday on business connected with
the Kennebec drive.
Mrs. A. Ii. Yeaton, who has been in
~ uuoon, hdoo'i biC poob WibtOt3 I0bul IL
ed to town, Thursday afternoon.
The engagement of Mr.. Henry William
Bosnian of Waterville to Miss Beatrice
Edith Foss of this place is announced.
Mrs. S. j. Walton, 10l Madison
Ave, Skowhegan, is in need of girl to do
general house work in family of three.
There will be meeting of the Town
Improvement society In Milburn hall,
Monday p. M, April 30ch, $50 o'clock.
1.-THE Holy city" cornet solo by n. B.
Hall of Waterville is well worth the
price of admission to the X. P. ball, to.
night.
Joe Lawley is driving the City market
delivery wagon, the regular driver lay
ing off for few weeks owing to poor
health.
Lots of specialries, all the latest songs,
eccentric dances, pretty girls, can be
seen in "The American Grip, next Tues
day night.
Next Wednesday evening, May End,
at |. O. o. F. Hall, the first degree will
be conferred. The N. &. wishes large
attendance.
Mrs. r. T. Patten and Miss Dora
Goodwin left town, Monday morning, for
Roxbury, Mass, for a two weeks visit
with friends.
Frank 2. Huntly arrived home Tues
day from Massachusetts, quite unwell
from what he supposed was severe
cold, but on Wednesday morning good
crop of measles appeared.
A stated convocation of Somerset
Chapter Royal Arch Masons will be held
tomorrow friday evening at 7.30
o'clock. The Mark degree will be con-
ferred and refreshments served.
Madam Bourget, So Water St., will be
pleased to have the ladies of Skowhegan
and vicinity. come and examine the
latest creations Ia the millinery art. Her
trip to New York was successful one
as regard styles and prices.
T. B. Barrett, Esq. is making extern
sive repairs on his two story building on
Water ST., opposite the REPORTER
office. The building is to be raised so
that the ceiling of the lower story
will be two and one.half feet higher, the
front is to be rebuilt so that it will be
parallel with the street and plate glass
front will be put in for the first floor.
The foundation is also to be renewed.
These changes will greatly improve the
value and appearance of the building.
The annual meeting of the Town I'm
provement Society was held in the
Library parlors, Friday p. M, April 10.
Song by Mrs. Agnes Stafford Steward,
paper, Madagascar, by Mrs. Emma
French. The following officers were
elected President, Mrs. Sarah L..
Eaton 1st vice president, Mrs. Belle N.
Clifford; I'd vice president, Mrs. Clemen-
tine Weston secretary, Mrs. Emma l..
Bickford; treasurer, Mrs. Helen s.
Brown; directors, Mrs. Esther Palmer,
Mrs. Abbie F. Robinson, Mrs. Sarah w.
Gilman, Mrs. Emma NJ. French, Mrs.
Sarah FL. Hutchins.
1t is probable that Skowhegan will
have further train service when the
NJ oina ControI tipna tublo 10 obanoad for
the summer business. The train that
leaves Portland at about o'clock p. m.
and now runs to Lewiston is likely to be
run thence to Waterville, via. Winthrop,
ETC., Saturday evenings and return Mon
day mornings. This train or the other
train that has for some
years run from Portland to Waterville,
daily, arriving at Wateryille, at sos
O'Clock p. M, Is likely to be continued
through to Skowhegan, Saturday even.
ings, and return to Waterville on its way
to Portland, early, Monday mornings.
We are informed that these extensions
will both be made in way of experiment
for the summer season, and if the bust
ness developed justify, they will be con-
tinued and in time increased to daily in
stead Of weekly service. AS trains are
now run, Skowhegan people cannot go
to Portland, return the same day and
have any time there for business pur-
poses. This arrangement will give them
two days in the week in which they can