The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-12-05
new ADvERris EMENTs
TOWN and VICINITY

Edward Glednlll went to Boston on
business, Friday afternoon.
Several couples from here attended the
dance at Canaan, last Thursday night.
Allie Lander, clerk at the Heselton,
passed Thanksgiving at his home In
Bangor.
Mrs. f. 0. Sawyer and her daughter,
Miss Fancher went to Watervile, this
morning.
Miss Stella Coffin of Portland was the
guest of W. B. Whittier and wife over
Thanksgiving.
Russell Post, G. A. Il. will elect Off
GERS for the ensuing year, tomorrow,
Friday evening.
Miss Williams has now on hand a good
line of trimmed and plain pin cushions
designed for Christmas.
Mr.. M. c. Lord, assistant postmaster
at Danvers, Mass, was the guest of w.
B. Whittier and wife, the past week.
Edwin A. Parker was at home to
spend Thanksgiving and returned to the
University of Maine at Orono, Monday.
A meeting of Russell Relief Corps will
be held, Friday, December 9th; election
of officers. A full attendance is desired.
H. A. Bennett of Bangor, accompanied
by his wife and little daughter, were the
guests of j. p. Merrill and family, the
past week.
The advance sale of seats for the
lecture of Jacob Riis in Coburn Hall this
evening has been very satisfactory.
His audience will be large one.
This weeks meeting of Soross had to
be postponed because of the storm. The
meeting will be held in the library par
lors, tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at 2 30
o'clock.
l.. d. Small of Lowell, Mass service
inspector of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph Co. has been in town
looking over the various instruments
and the apparatus of the company here.
Somerset Railway will sell tickets at
one fare the round trip on the old tariff
basis from all stations from Bingham to
Norridgewock to attend Somerset Co.
Pomona, held at Norridgewock, Dec.
10th, 1901.
Call at the REPORTER office and see
our latest stock of samples of engraved
calling cards. Now is the time to
order for Christmas delivery. There is
no more acceptable gift for either
gentleman or lady,
The dance in Grange hall, Wednesday
night of last week, for the berefit OF the
relief fund of Vosmus Hook and Ladder
Co., was largely attended. The fire,
however, interfered with the good time
of majority of the members.
The next meeting of the W. C. T. U.
will be held, Tuesday next at p. m. in
G. A. r. Hall and will be open to the
public. IL is proposed to send a Christ
mas box to the Girls Home in Belfast,
and each member is requested to bring
suitable gift.
w. B. Whittier has recently purchased
of the Colby heirs the farm and timber
land containing six hundred acres, for
merry owned by Fred Colby deceased,
on which he expects to operate and
manufacture long and short lumber with
steam power.
About twenty members from Cara
bassett Lodge, |. o. o. F., attended the
meeting of the District Lodge held with
Scion Lodge, Tuesday. They went by
special train from Norridgewock over
the Somerset Railway, intending to re-
turn the same night, but owing to the
storm they were unable to reach home
until 73O, Wednesday night.
Friends of W. r. Buchanan and wife
will regret to hear that their handsome
home in Brockton, Mass, was totally
destroyed by fire, Monday night. 1t
was discovered about 11.30 p. m. by
passer by while the occupants were
sleeping, and the fire had made such
Roadway that they barely escaped in
sleeping robes, losing not only all their
house furnishings but their complete
wardrobe as well. The premises were
leased.
At the Congregational Church, Sun
day morning, there will be preaching
by the pastor, subject, "The Secret of
Long and Happy Life" Music by the
male quartette. Sunday school at l2.05.
Junior Endeavor at $50. Young Peo-
Piles meeting at six. Evening service
at seven. The Working League will
meet in the vestry, Monday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock. The fair of the Working
League which was to have been held,
Wednesday and the Parish social which
was to have been held Wednesday even
ing, on account of the storm are post
poned until Thursday, Dec. 18th. At
that time new articles of various kinds,
cakes and candies will be for sale.
Horace E. Spear is putting up a
building over his circular saw on the
Island that was temporarily sheltered
by smaller building, while he was
doing some saving in the summer, and
will haua II raodu for uaa within q very