The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
TOWN and VICINITY

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Church. All cordially welcome.
Rev. E. T. Adams is confined to the
house by an attack Of the grippe.
Hon. s. j. Walton returned, Saturday,
from a business trip to Jackman.
H.M Phillips of the law firm, Phillips
4 Mills, was in Portland, yesterday, on
business.
Mr.. Charles M. Bailey was in town,
Tuesday, looking after affairs at the oil
cloth factory.
Ira A. Norton, who has been in Boston
on ten days business trip returned
home Saturday night
Rev. W. II. Spencer attended the
meeting of the Maine Theological circle
at Waterville, Monday.
Fogg's cream of rose and almonds is
highly recommended for chapped hands
and lips and skin eruptions.
W. L. Bouney, principal of Skowhe-
gan High School, attended the teachers
meet at Brunswick, Saturday last.
The regular meeting of Sunset Chap
ter o. E. s. will be held at X. 2. Hall,
Monday evening, March A. Entertain
ment, all come.
Most of Somerset towns will hold
their annual town meeting, Monday
next, including Skowhegan whose war
rant appears elsewhere in this weeks
REPORTER.
Mrs. Augustus Crowell is in Boston
this week in attendance on the Supreme
Lodge of the A. b. s., as representative.
She will visit two or three weeks before
returning home.
The original drawings of Scribner's
Magazines Illustrations loaned to the
library art club for exhibition are now
at the Public Library, and will remain
until March 9th.
Ausel Holway, member OF the board
of agriculture, went to Augusta, Tues
day, to attend the legislative inyestiga-
ton of the accounts of Secretary Nc
Keene of the board.
The Somerset Traction Company will
run freight car over its line each day,
Sunday excepted, leaving Skowhegan at
3 o'clock p. M; returning will leave
Madison at o'clock, p. m. Stf
Dr. Lyman Abbott's lecture Tuesday
evening, next, in Coburn hall at 8
o'clock. One of the chances of life
time to see and hear the widely known
successor of Henry Ward Beecher.
E T. Goodrich has closed out his stock
of groceries and opened an office at the
store Of Green & Barnard Shoe Co..
where all persons indebted to him are
urged to call and make early settlement.
Miss Gertrude Weston, regent of En-
nice Farnsworth Chapter, D. A. R. and
Mrs w. r. Clifford, delegate, returned
from Washington, Tuesday evening.
where they attended the national con-
yention of the society, held last week.
The senior class of the Skowhega1
high school was entertained by Miss
Lena Tobey, Tuesday evening" at her
home on the Waterville road. The class
presented Miss Tobey with handsome
chair. Dainty refreshments were served
and very pleasant evening was passed.
Miss Miranda Croucher, a missionary
from the Pekin district. China, will
speak In the Methodist vestry Friday
evening upon mission work and her ex
periences In that country during the
outbreak last summer. All are cordially
will be taken.
At special meeting Of the stock
holders of the Somerset Traction Com
pany, held Monday evening, the 25th
instant, Frank w. Briggs was elected
director of the company to fill the va
cancy on the board caused by the death
Of Gen. r. B. Shepherd. At a meeting
of the directors subsequently held, Mr..
Briggs was elected president. He was
elected general manager of the road by
the directors, January 7th.
Hon. Hiram Moore was In town, Tues
day, on his way home from his lumber.
Ing operations In the Moosehead region.
He says there is from 80 to 4 feet of
snow in the woods but it is light with
no crust, and it is fair doings in the
woods. The greater part Of the hauling
from the stump has been done and the
greater part Of the work is hauling from
yards to landings at this time. There
remains however some yarding yet to be
done and sboveling has to be done to get
the logs from the stump. The snow
will go rapidly when the warm March
and April sun gets In its work on 1t.
The entertainment given at the NJ. E.
church, last Saturday evening by the
impersonators, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ray
mond Pierce Of the Cumnock School
OF Oratory, Chicago, under the auspices
OF the Epworth League did not receive
the patronage, owing to the chilly weaCh-
er and much sickness, that it deserved.
Mr.. Pierce In his impersonation was very
clever and the number was mirth-in-
spring one. Mrs. Pierce showed mark
ed talent in her readings and equally de-
lighted the audience. The high school