The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-12-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. W. H. Emery is IN Fairfield, this
week, called there by the illness and
death OF Mrs. Charles D. Lawrence, who
died Tuesday, the 10th instant.
Harry L. Palmer, Skowhegan High
school, class of 80, has been chosen one
of the speakers for the Sophomore prize
defamation at Bowdoin college.
Mrs. M. L. Meands of Kingfleld, who
has been visitlng~her daughter, Miss Z.
M. Pooler, for the past two months, left,
this morning, for Norwich, Conn.,, where
she will pass the winter.
All members Of the Priscilla Rebekah
Degree Staff are requested to be present
at Odd Fellows hall, Friday, Dec. ID, at
7.3O prompt, for a rehearsal, as there
will be no work at the next meeting.
w. II. Ward and family left here last
week to establish their home in Worces-
ter, Mass. Mr.. Ward has long been in
business in this town and his familiar
form is greatly missed on our streets.
Skowhegan Board of Health has made
provision for free vaccination by the
several physicians in town as precaution
against the introduction and spread OF
smallpox here. This is just the right
thing to do.
Regular services at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday. The
subject for the evening sermon will be,
Young Men aud Patriotism. There will
be good music at all the services. You
are welcome.
The rain of Monday night and Tues
day was very acceptable. The snow
coming on so early before the ground re-
ceived the usual supply of rain caused
water in the brooks, streams and wells
to be very low. This rain will probably
help some but more would have been
much better in this latitude.
AT the First Baptist church, Sunday
morning, worship at 1916 with sermon
by the pastor; Sunday school at II,
Junior Endeavor at 3 O'Clock; gospel
praise service in the vestry at 7 O'Clock
with short address by the pastor. The
Christmas entertainment and tree of the
Sunday school will occur on Tueaday
evening, Dec. oath, Christmas eve
The Woman's Club met at the Library
parlors, Wednesday afternoon. The
following WAS the program: Paper,
"The Historical Novel," Mrs. Mary
Page; reading Of dialect story, Miss
Nell Leavitt; paper, "Certain Changes
in Literary Fashions" Miss Harriet
A. Nash. Conversation Is domesticty
decreasing, and il so why% was partici-
pated in by Mrs. Fogler, Mrs. Allen, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Goodrich, Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill and Mrs. Lizzie
Page. The music consisted of singing
by Miss Addie SWANS class of boys and
girls. The hostesses were Mrs. Matte
Walton and Mrs. Laura Dinsmore.
Sorosis held its postponed meeting,
Friday afternoon, Dec. 9th, at the
library parlors, the subject for the
afternoon being IA Century of Ameri-
can Humor." The program opened with
vocal solo, "rhe Shoogy Shoe by
Grace Mayhem, sung by Miss Gertrude
Webb accompanied by Mrs. c. NJ. Lam
bert; paper, early Humorists,n Mrs.
Alice Fowler; reading, "Postmaster of
the Cross Roads," Miss Gertrude Wes-
ton; paper, Fun Makers of Today"
Mrs. Cover; reading, selection from
Rudder Grange, 1.-The Bridal Trip"
Miss Annie Maddocks; readings, MIR.
Dooley on Christian Science" and Mrs
Casey at the Woman's Club,n Mrs.
Maud Jewett; piano solo, Miss Ella
Hight foreign current events given by
Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill. The hostesses
were Mrs. Laura Dinsmore and Miss
BeIle Walton.