The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-11-21

the guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward F.
Green.
A full line of Food Choppers and
Raisin Seeders at TIE Blunt Hardware
Co.
Desirable offices to rent at reasonable
prices, steam heat, electric lights, ETC.,
of Ordway.
Lyman L. Walton, Esq, and Forrest
Goodwin, Esq.,, are in Augusta, this
week, on legal business.
Skowhegsn grocers and market men
are to close their stores every night ex.
cept Wednesday and Saturday at $50
O'clock.
. Col. I. H. Anderson is convalescing
from ten days illness, the greater por-
tion of which time ne WAS confined to
his bed.
Mrs. j. A. Dealey entertained a small
party of her lady friends at her home on
Pleasant street, Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
Miss Eola Bray, who has been in
Portland for several months, returned to
Skowhegau, Monday, for stay of some
weeks with her mother.
The Woman's Club are to be congratu-
lated upon securing a lecture from one
so popular and in such dema nd as Jacob
Riis. We bespeak for this lecture
large patronage.
Miss May Gilman, who had been
spending some months with relatives
here, left yesterday for Waterville where
she joined her father, Frazier Gilman,
and within few days will leave there
for their home, Atlanta, Ga.
"The Battle with the Sum- is the
subject of the lecture TO be given in
Coburn Hall, Dec. 9Th, by Jacob A. Riis
of New York City. The lecture will be
illustrated with photographs taken by
Mr.. Riis. See advertisement in another
column.
Mrs. j. W. Blunt and Mrs. F. w.
Briggs went to Boston, Wednesday
morning, for brief visit. They will be
Joined on Friday by their husbands, who
are going up to the great Harvard Yale
foot ball game which occurs next Sat-
urday afternoon.
The new rotary snow pillow ordered
for the Somerset Traction Co. arrived,
by Sunday mornings freight. 1t is ex-
pected that this addition to the rolling
stock of the road will prevent repeti
tion of the delays caused by the drifting
storms of last winter.
The pupils OF the sixth grade on Leav-
lit street rendered surprise party to
their teacher, Miss Annie Maddocks, at
her home on Summer street, Monday
afternoon, at the close of the afternoon
session. Miss Maddocks was made the
grateful recipient of a handsome foun-
tain pen.
At the Methodist Episcopal Church,
next Sunday morning, there will be a
Thanksgiving service, with sermon by
the pastor. The Bible school at 1900 M.
TIE Junior League at $3.50. The general
prayer service at 600. At 700 there
will be the usual preaching service, sub
ect, "What is Truth?" Special music.
All are welcome.
Sorosis held its second meeting at the
library parlors, Wednesday afternoon,
Nov. 20. Meeting opened with a piano
solo, 1.-THE Butterfly" by Miss Edith
Lewis. Subject of the afternoon "Typi-
cal Americans. First paper, "The
American Workman" by Mrs. Belle
Clifford; second paper, "Great Finan-
ciers" by Mrs. Carrie Bassett; paper,
1.-THE American Girl at Home and
Abroad" by Miss Ethel Walton; ma
tional Current Events by Miss Julia
Folsom. The hostesses were Mrs. Lois
Griffin and Mrs. Louise Sturtevant.
On the 18th Instant Martin Flynn and
Charles Main were brought before Judge
Bachelor, charged with being tramps.
They pleaded not guilty, but, after brief
trial, we're both adjudged guilty and
sentenced to 30 days in Jail. On the 10th
instant John MeLain was before the
court on similar charge, pleaded guilty
aud was sentenced to,six months in the
county Jail at hard labor for ten hours
each day, Sundays excepted. On the
second November term, on Monday last,
actions were entered in a half dozen
civil cases, mostly suits brought on
accounts.
The lecture, "'rhe Ride that saved an
Empire" has been given by Mr. Fair
bank over $50 times and has received
great commentator. 1t covers an i'm
portant but little known period of the
history of the great northwest Marcus
Whitman, an early settler OF Oregon,
learning of a plot to seize the country
undertook to ride from Oregon to ST.
Louis in the winter to inform the gov
eminent at Washington. This ride of
three thousand miles was through the
most beautiful and picturesque portions
of our great country. The lecture is
illustrated by over 100 views.
W. j. Stevens of this town, who has