The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-21
New gilt braids, buttons, slides ant
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Rev. H. F. Huse is confined to his
room at the present with an attack of la
grippe.
Ladies, please bear In mind that Miss
Williams has the agency for the Equi-
poise Waist.
Tickets for "a Virginian Romance"
will be on sale at SIMPSONS drug store,
Saturday, the 23d inst.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Libby of Waterville
visited her daughter, Mrs. W. NJ. Pulsi.
fer, over Tuesday night.
Edwin A. Parker, son of r. F. Parker
returned from the State University,
Monday, sick with the grip.
Mr.. j. Il. Capen, representing Haskell
81 Jones, the tailors, is at Hotel Coburn,
today, to remain over Friday, with line
of samples, soliciting orders.
No excuse for rough skin, chapped
lips or hands, il you try Wings Skin
Food, the ideal preparation, prepared
and sold only at Wings drug store.
The next regular meeting of Sorosis
will be Tuesday evening, Feb. Goth, In
stead of Wednesday afternoon, so as not
TO conflict with children's exhibit at the
different schools.
The Christian Science society have
| fitted up their rooms, over 20 Water ST.,
adding new furniture and an organ,
making their quarters pleasant and at
tractive.
Bloomfield Assembly, Pythian Sister
hood and Skowhegan Lodge, No. 10, K.
of p. received invitations to attend a
nightcap sociable given by Sweet Briar
Assembly, No. 45. Pythian Ssterhood,
at Madison, this evening.
Miss Ethel McPheters entertained her
school friends to the number of seven
teen at her home, last Friday evening.
Games and various amusements were en-
joyed until late hour, and at the close a
bracelet was given the hostess as a token
of friendship.
Tickets for DR.. Lyman Abbott's lecture
are on sale at Geo. SIMPSONS drug store,
and at Geo. Cushing's drug store, Madi-
son. Reserved seats 35 and 80 cents, ad.
mission % cents. Tickets are also for
sale by members of the Young Mems
Club. The subject of the lecture is
american Homes and their Enemies.
Remember the date, Tuesday, March 9th,
at Coburn Hail.
The Lyceum of the High School will
have a literary debate on the evening of
March LIST, at Milburn Hall, for the pur-
pose of selecting debators for NJ. C. l.
Skowhegan debate which will be arrang-
ed In the near future. Subject, Resolv-
ed, That the United States should be
governed on socialistic principles. :"
Affirmative, White, Ross and Payse.
Negative, Webb, Bigelow and Marston.
After experiencing the worst snow
blockade in the roads history, the SOM
erset Traction Co. are again running to
! Madison on schedule time. Nearly
sixteen days saw but one car over the
route, and the hard packed snow which
lay In drifts over the tracks, was some
thing formidable. Nearly the entire
twelve miles had to be shoyelled, for
the greater distance through drifts of
from seven to twelve feet.
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Mrs. Eunice II. Danforth of Lewiston,
widow of the late Joel Danforth, died at
the home of d. F. Judkins, Madison
avenue, Friday last, the 10Th instant,
aged 81 years. Mis-. Danforth had not
been In health for some years. Her
home WAS Lewiston, but with her daugh.
ter, Miss Lizzie, she came to Skowhegan
In the autumn to pass the winter with
! her daughter, Mrs. d. F. Judkins'. Be-
side the two daughters named above, she
leaves sister, Mrs. Parsons of Athens.
and niece, Mrs. Ellingwood, wife Of
DR.. L. N. Ellingwood of Athens. Fune-
raj services were held at Mr.. Judkins'
residence, Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
conducted by Rev. Leonard Hutchins of
| East New Portland a former pastor, as
sisted by DIR. Spencer, pastor of Bethany
church.
At the meeting of the Woman's Club,
Wednesday, Feb. 10Th, the program fol-
lowing WAS given: Paper, The New
German Empire, written by Miss Sarah
Kimball, read by Mrs. Laura Dinsmore
song, | Love You, Sobeski, Miss May
Burrill; sketch, Prince Otto Won Bis
mark, written by Mrs. Eva Greenwood,
read by Miss Lizzie Currier; song, When
lis Summer in the Heart, Vannah, by
Miss May Burrill; book review, Eliza.
beth and Her German Garden, A Solitary
Summer by Mrs. Carrie l.. Allen; con-
versation: How can we teach our child
rem economy without making them mar
row? Opened by Mrs. Anna Merrill fol.
lowed by Mrs. Lizzie Page, Miss Coburn
and Mrs. Fogler. Mrs. Pauline Little
field and Mrs. Gala Ward were the
hostesses.
Mr.. Walter Sargent of the Massachu-
sets Board of Education spoke to a
large audience on The Educational
value of music and drawing In the
public schools, in the Congregational