The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-29

car at 6 p. m. Picnic supper.
Selden Woodman of Cornville left
here for visit to the Pan-American Elk
position, by this mornings train.
Miss Ida May Cummings of Lewiston
is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Thompson, Winter st.
Mrs. Wells & Stevens are to reopen
their Diamond Cutting School, Monday
next, Sept. 3D. See advertisement elst-
where.
Mrs. Holbrook, Mrs. Emma Dunton,
Mics Eldena Smith and VIM. Halves
arrived home last night from Old
Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Fletcher are
In town visiting friends before going to
Jonesburg, N. Y. where Mr.. Fletcher
has a position.
The Universalist ladies will hold cake
sale at Walter Savage's store, Water St.,
Friday afternoon. All requested to bring
their cake by noon.
The art department of the Maine State
Fair will make its exhibit at Exhibition
hall at the park this year instead of City
hall, Lewiston.
Rev. Henry F. Huse, pastor of the
First Baptist Church drove to Cornville,
Sunday afternoon, to attend the funeral
of the late Mrs. Robert Haley.
Misses Annie Fl. and Edie Moore, who
have been spending their vacation in
Somerset towns, were in town, today,
on their way to their home in Portland.
Station Agent Eaton reports a heavy
business in freights at the Skowhegan
station, last week, and 100 more tickets
sold than for the corresponding week of
last year.
Lieutenant Nay S. Varney left town,
Wednesday, for Sea Girt, New Jersey,
where he will be one of the members of
the team from Maine at the National
Rifle shoot
| DOhuiu NhOAlicOh lClb bOWus NCuucS-
day, for Buffalo, where he will attend
the Pan-American Exposition, en- route
for Northfield, Mimi, to complete his
last year In school.
William B. Pierce of Hopedale, Mass.
arrived in town on Saturday, and\ with
Mrs. Pierce, who had been here two
weeks, leave this afternoon for trip to
Bar Harbor and Rockland on their way
home.
At the regular meeting of Skowhegan
Lodge, X. of P, this evening, the rank
of knight will be conferred upon one
candidate. A delegation from Echo
Lodge of South Norridgewock will be
present.
Mrs. Edgar p. Neal of West Boylston,
Mass, visited with Mrs. Geo. o. Smith
over Sunday. Mrs Neal will be remem-
bered better in Skowhegan as Lora G.
Cummings, and was a former assistant
in our high school.
Members of Carrabasset Lodge No. "a,
|. 0. o. F. are requested to meet at Odd
Fellows Hall, Wednesday evening, Sept.
4, to drill in the Sd degree. All who
have previously worked in the degree
staff are specially invited to be present.
Ladies of the Congregational working
eaA ue will go to Mrs. Anderson's cot
tage at Lakewood, Wednesday, Sept. 4.
If not pleasant, on Thursday. Those
wishing conveyance by steamer will
have.to go on the ! O'Clock car from
Skowhegan.>
At the First Baptist Church the pastor,
Rev. Henry F. Huse. will preach, Sun.
day morning, upon the theme "The
Secrets of Contented Life" Sunday
school at II O'Clock. Gospel, praise and
prayer service at : o'clock. All are
cordially invited.
Henry Mathews, formerly conductor
on the Skowhegan and Norridgewock
Electric road, has resigned his position
and together with Leon Smith left town,
Monday, for Minneapolis where they
will locate. o. B. Porter succeeds Mr.
Mathews as conductor
The new dye house of the Marston
Worsted Mills is about completed which
will permit of the removal OF the dying
plant from the basement Of the mill, thus
giving much additional room for the in
creased space needed in the finishing de
partment. The Lakeside Mill at East
Madison Will be used in weaving only
the dyeing and finishing being done at
this mill.
L. A. Roberts & Co., of Danvers, Mass
achasetts, manufacturers of Cream OF