The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-24
TOWN and VICINITY

ton, Monday morning.
"Black Horn Spices" Who has them
You want them. Try them.
Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd went to Boz
ton, this morning, for brief visit.
A rare opportunity to select diamond
at w. F. Robbins, Wednesday, Oct, 30th.
Miss June Dunn of Colby, class 1903,
passed Sunday in town the guest of Mrs.
". j. Estabrooke..
A good stock of knit underwear for
ladies and children on sale at Miss
Williams.
this week where it is her intention of
locating permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Oak and Mrs.
Forrest Goodwin went to Boston, on
Tuesday, for a weeks visit.
The Epworth League has been invited
on straw ride, Friday evening, to the
home of j. w. Packard on Bigelow Hill.
Miss Emily Low has secured position
in the Sentinel office at Waterville where
she will learn to run linotype machine.
Mrs. N. P. Woods returned, Thursday
night, from a months visit with relatives
in Cambridge and Newburyport, Mass.
Charles B. Dodge of Boston who has
been passing several weeks in the woods
of Northern Maine, returned to Skowhe-
gan, Tuesday.
The excursion to the Food Fair in
Boston is on this week, and many of our
people are taking advantage of the low
rate to visit the Hub.
Mrs. s. n. Boothby, who has been
passing the summer with Mrs. c. f..
Playse of this town, returned, Wednes-
day, to her home In Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith was in
Waterville, Friday evening, to attend a
meeting of the "Sigma Capa," ladies'
college society of which she is a member
Every member of the degree staff of
Woodbine Lodge, D. of H., is requested
to be present for rehearsal Monday
evening, Oct. Is, at 730 o'clock sharp.
The Skowhegan Woman's Club will
hold its first meeting of the season at
the Library Parlors, Wednesday after
noon, Oct, 80, at half past two o'clock
Among the passengers that left on the
train, Tuesday ubrning, was Mrs. Ran.
dali Nye, for visit with her daughter
Miss Ethel, In Boston, and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. F. S. Cairns and son Kenneth de-
parted, Wednesday morning, en- route to
San Francisco, from which city they are
to sail next month with Mr.. Cairns to
the Philippines.
Mrs. Cora Elliott Jones of San Fran
cisco, CAL, who has been visiting in
town, the guest of Mrs. Edith S. Shep-
herd and other friends 10 this place and
county, started on her return home, this
morning.
Mrs. Mary Gedhill and daughter,
Miss Edith, who since their return from
years visit in England and Scotland,
have been residing at hotel Coburn, to-day
again take up their residence in their
house on North Ave.
George f. Washburn has rechrstened
his recently purchased hotel property at
Canaan, calling it Washburn's Inn.
Many changes have been made in the
house, and it is to be opened with ball
on Wednesday evening, Oct. 30, for
which Kendall will furnish the music.
James Lawrence who has for number
of years been running as brakeman on
the Skowhegan-Port run of the
Maine Central has resigned, and secured
position on the Somerset Railway as
baggage master and spare conductor,
succeeding Ed. Magoon, who we learn,
secured run on the Maine Central.
A petition was filed with Clerk of
Courts Seekins, Tuesday, praying for
partition OF the broom shop lot on Main
street, opposite the wooden mill. The
pioptIlH is OWucu ny OdIles luuSucH VI
Boston and K. N. Merrill of Skowhegan,
in equal shares, and Mr.. Lumsden, who
owns the corner property adjoining,
brings suit to compel a division of the
premises.
The Eighth Annual Encampment of the
Union Veterans Union, Division of
Maine will be held at Saco, Tuesday,
November 5, next. We understand that
Abraham Lincoln Command of Show
hogan has candidate for Division Com
mander in the person of Capt. F. H.
Wing. He now holds the second
office of the division, is we'll versed in
the affairs OF the order and will make a
capable commander.
Preaching service at the Congrega-
tional Church Sunday morning. Preach
Ing by the pastor, subject: The Over
coming Life. Music by the male quar-
tette. Sunday School at 1905. Junior
Endeavor at four o'clock. Young
Peoples Alliance meets at six. In the
evening the last In the series of illustrat-
ed sermons on the life of Christ. The
subject will be "Christ our Example,.