The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-24
.sw ADVERTISEMENTS.
TOWN and VICINITY
Live bait at Fairgrieyes'.

> W. Fl. Wildes' popular annual sale
begins Saturday morning next.
Headache powders that are guaran-
teed to cure, at Fogg's drug store.
Mrs. Eliza Danforth left home yester-
day on visit to her son 10 Boston.
Miss Berle Walton was among the
arrivals by the Tuesday night train.
Blaine Viles after weeks illness from
grippe returned to Bowdoin, Monday
morning.
William Mulhern of West Athens was
in town, yesterday, and called at the
Reporter office.
G. R. Fogg's improved bronchial loz-
enges are the thing for hoarseness
coughs and all throat irrtations.
Plate glass panels have been put in
the front doors at the court house,
this week, by order of the county CON-
missioners.
A second hand cook stove, coal
stoves, furniture, clothing, useful and
fancy articles at the Old Prescott
store, Madison St.
The new show case recently placed in
the drug store of F. W. Buchanan, may
not be the best in town, but certainly
there are none better.
Meeting of the Town Improvement
Society, Friday P. M, January Goth, In
the Library Parlors, two-thirty O'Clock.
Ladies come prepared with current events.
Our subscribers have been very kind
in sending or bringing In REPORTERS of
January and 10 so that we now have
good supply, sufficient for our use. For
these favors we thank them, one and all
The President and past Presidents of
Russell Relief Corps will entertain at
their next regular meeting, Friday
afternoon, Feb. 1st, In Grand Army Hall
Members have the privilege of inviting
one guest. Refreshments will be
served.
Mr.. P. G. Whittier on Sunday last, re-
ceved postal card from his brother In
dan, formerly of Skowhegan, died there
Jan. 18th. He took severe cold which
terminated 10 pneumonia. He was sick
but few days.
The ladies of the Methodist Society
opened rummage> sale at the old
Prescott store on Madison st. last
Saturday evening, which they will
continue until they dispose of their
large stock of second hand articles.
Open daily from o'clock a. m. until
8p. m.
The officers of Skowhegan Lodge, No.
70, K. P, were publicly installed at their
castle hall, Thursday evening last, Jan.
IL, Geo. Simpson acting as installing
officer. A short musical program inter-
spersed the work, at the close of which
the company repaired to the room below
where banquet was served by the
Pythian Sisterhood..
The temperance meeting held in Grand
Army Hall, Monday evening, was not
largely attended. Rev. Fl. a. Markley,
for the committee raised to call the meet
ing, stated the object thereof and Rev.
FL. W. Kimball was made chairman, and
E. e. Harris secretary. A general ex-
change of opinions In regard to the
situation was INDUCED In and the meet
ing adjourned until Monday evening,
February 18th.
At the regular meeting of Kennebec
Lodge No. 81, American Benefit Society
the following officers were installed
for 1901. Past Pres, Ella Il. Crowell;
Pres, A. l. Sawyer; Vice Pres, Adel-
aide Shattuck; Orator, B. c. Taylor;
Collector, f. Fl. Wing; Treas, E. D.
Packard; Sec., M. E. Barnard; Chap,
Mrs. M. A. Towle; Marshal, M. B..
Johnson; Warder, G.. B. Moore; Sentry,
j. B, Nuttlng; Trustees, A. Crowell,
II. A. Allen and A. Shaw. Represen-
tative to Grand Lodge, Ella H. Crowell
alternate, A. l. Sawyer.
We are informed that no action Is like
ly to follow the notice given by the
president Of the Skowhegan & Norridge-
wock Railway Company that applica-
ton would be made the Legislature for
permission to take up the rails of that
road. The road will suspend operations
during the winter months but will re-
sumo In the spring as soon as the burden
of snow becomes thing of the past 1t
is a good thing for the two towns con-
nected, to have the road run nine or ten
months In the year IL business will not
warrant the heavy expense of keeping
the track open during the worst part of
the winter season.
About rs members OF the Congrega-
tional parish, divided equally as regard
to sex, visited the pleasant home Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. w. Weston, on the evening
of Tuesday last, the gathering being 10
the nature of a surprise, the guests as
sembling to pay their respects to Mrs.
Weston upon the occasion of her seven.
tieth birthday. During the evening the
pastor, Rev. II. w. Kimball, as the
chosen spokesman of the friends assem-
bled, presented Mrs. Weston with q
beautiful cut glass vase and 70 fragrant