The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-13
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John Weber of Brookline, Mass,
visited with friends In town, this-week
Miss Carrie Healey of Boston Is the
guest Of Miss Lizzie Currier, this week.
Miss Emma Morse,of Wellesley, Mass,
was among the arrivals by last nights
train.
Mrs. Ellen Whitcomb of Roxbury,
Mass, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Edw. Greene.
Mrs. Bourget left Monday, for New
York and Boston to attend the millinery
openings.
The Blunt Hardware Co. have two
second hand bicycles which they will
sell cheap. 2w
D. f. Judkins Is at market this week,
and Mrs. Judkins meanwhile is visiting
with her people in Lewiston.
G. S. Benson has disposed of his
trucking business to Thomas Demo and
the latter has taken possession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Walker of Port
land were the guests of Augustine
Fowler and family over the Sabbath.
Mrs. M. Il. Mason of Boston accom-.
panied by her daughter, Annie, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred Pooler.
c. A. Fairbrother went to Boothbay,
yesterday afternoon, on business con-
nected with the Somerset Traction Co.
Several members from the. Baptist
societies in this place attended the Ken
nebec Baptist conference in Gardiner,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Carpenter of Brattleboro,-
VT, arrived in town, last night, on a:
visit to her parents, Augustus Burrill
and wife.
Preaching services at the Universalist
church, Sunday morning at 1915. S. S.
at II and social meeting at z. All are
welcome.
The subject at the Christian Science
church on Sunday morning next, will be
"Reality" Hebrews 8: 8. All are cor
daily welcome.
There will be initiatory work at the
next meeting of Carrabassett Lodge,
l. o. o. F., Wednesday of next week.
1t is hoped for large attendance.
At the next meeting of Woodbine
Lodge D. of H., Monday, Sept. 18th,
there will be business of Importance.
All members are requested to be present.
Mrs. Victor E. Edwards returned to
her home in Worcester, Mass, Friday
morning, for weeks stay, Mrs. Frank
Sampson of Penn Van, N. Y, accom-
paning her.
r. n. Nickerson, who attended the X.
P. biennial convention at Detroit, Mich,
and later visited at at the home of his
parents in Monticello, Mimi, returned to
Skowhegan, Tuesday night.
The factory in this place known as
Factory No. II of the Portland Packing
Co., will probably finish this seaso..'s
pack, next week, Tuesday, when they
expect to have sealed over 400, 900 cans
mostly of succotash.
At the State Fair, last week, Fred G.
Pooler of Fairview Farm was paid al
high compliment as breeder, by being
awarded all the premiums In the grade
yearling class. First for bull calf, 1st
for yearling in the A. j. q. C.. class and
1st for heifer calves in the grade Jersey
class.
Skowhegan schools entered upon the
fall term and new year, Monday last.
The changes in teachers have already
been published in the REPORTER. 1t is
pleasing fact to note that there is an
increased attendance in the high school,
many of the students who had been out
for year, returning.
The exhibition of the popular Glen
wood stoves and ranges at the store of
F. A. Wood, is one worth the time of
any contemplating purchaser to look
over, as he informs US that 1t is the
largest exhibit ever made in Somerset
county. MI. Wood states that every
sale of one of the Glenwoods helps the
sale of another by satisfied customer.
DIR. Holmes of Bridgeport, Conn.,, who
with his family are passing few weeks
at his native place, Athens, was in town,
Wednesday, en- route for Merrymeeting
Park to attend the annual reunion of
his regiment, the 18th Maine, of which
Gen. Isaac Dyer was the colonel and he
was assistant surgeon. DR.. Holmes is
graduate of Harvard and has been
practicing his profession most success
fully In Bridgeport for 81 years.
Grange Hall has long been found too
small to accommodate the entertain
ments for which it is so often used by
Skowhegan Grange itself as well as the
different societies, who so frequently
hire it. 1t is now proposed to enlarge
1t by an addition of 18x35 feet, which
will be used for stage making the room
taken by the present stage available for
additional seating capacity. The Grange
also contemplates putting in different
heating apparatus and providing for