The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-26
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friends in Augusta.
A. Il. Noyes of Peabody, Mass, came
to town, last night.
Hen. George f. Macomber of Augusta
was in town, yesterday.
George B. Stafford made business
trip to Lewiston, yesterday.
How to keep a barrel of cider sweet
for sl.00, ask F. w. Bucknam.
Go 10 the morning if possible to W. H.
Wildes' opening Wednesday next.
Miss Laura Smith of Waterville is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. A. B. Lamb.
A full line of rifles, shot guns and am
munition at The Blunt Hardware Co.
Sunday services will be held at the
usual hour at the Universalist church.
Mrs. Mary Fogg Of Rocklsnd is the
guest of Mrs. l.. w. Weston, this week.
J. S. Greene, superintendent of the
Scion pulp mill, was in town Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Pullen Of Augusta made
brief visit to her grandparents, c. W.
Pullen and wife, this week.
Square piano only $1,000, also bar
gain in Howard upright. Call on Walter
r. Gage, 81 Madison Avenue.
! Mrs. Melville G. Baker left town
Tuesday noon to visit relatives in Lon
don, Ont, and Detroit, Mich.
Miss Molie Marston leaves today for
Washington, d. c., where che is to enter
Washington Seminary for years study.
Gen. Isaac Dyer of Skowhegan was re-
elected president of the 18th Maine Asso-
! citation at its annual reunion at Portland,
Thursday last.
Joseph Cayouette and Joseph Lessor
left, Monday afternoon, for Quebec,
Montreal and Lake st. John. They will
be gone about two weeks.
Every member of the degree staff of
Woodbine Lodge, D. Of H., is requested
to be present for a rehearsal, Friday
evening, Sept. 81, at 730 o'clock sharp.
Cards were received, last week, by
Skowhegan friends, announcing the maj
riage, on Sept. Is, Of Frank Murphy,
formerly of Skowhegan, and Miss Reta
f. Cardano.
James Lumsden and little son of Bos-
ton have been in town, this week. Mr..
Lumsden and party Of Portland gentle
men made a carriage trip to Jackman
and en- route shot II cartridges by the
roadside.
A concert and ball will be given at the
Pines, tonight, which bids fair to be
very enjoyable. The Norridgewock
Cadet band will give the concert, and
music for dancing will be furnished by
Lees orchestra.
A stated convocaton of Somerset
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons is to be
held on Friday evening, the 9th inst.
VIM. N. Howe, grand king will be pres
ent. The Royal Arch degree will be
worked and at the close of the work
refreshments will be served.
Misses Lena and Flossie Wyman went
to Philadelphia by the morning train,
yesterday. Miss Flossie is to enter the
University of Pennsylvania for a college
/ course, while her sister hopes to secure
position in an office as stenographer and
typewriter, an art in which she is very
proficient.
The Somerset Agricultural Society
will hold its annual cattle show and
fair on Somerset Park, Madison, Wednes-
day and Thursday next, Oct. I'd and Sd.
There will be two races--a 235 class,
purse 500; 227 class, purse 1925. Ad-
mission to the ground and car fare for
the round trip by the Somerset Traction
Company will be so cents.
Mr.. Eaton, the popular station agent
here, recently received the following
letter of inquiry: "Mr. Hayking, how
much is it for girl of ID years old take
from here to Augusta, take return
ticket?" Mr.. Eaton says he has had his
name subjected to all sorts of variations
in spelling, but never before to quite so
bad "spell" as that.
Rev. FIR. A. o. Lacroix, on Tuesday
morning last, united In marriage Joseph
Beaufor TO Miss Sadie Blanchard and
Frank Pooler to Miss Leo Boutin. The
ceremony occurred at the church of st.
Mary at an early morning hour, per-
hitting the newly welded couples to
take the morning train for Canada,
where they will pass their honeymoon.
They will locate in Skowhegan.
Rev. H. A. Markley, pastor of the
Universalist church here, conducted the
funeral services of Miss Harriet Baker
of Norridgewock, who died Sunday last.
The services were held at the house,
Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Mr.. Markley says that Miss Baker was
much loved by those who received her
letters and by a large circle who read
her poems In Universalist papers.
Joseph Clair met with a painful acct
dent, Saturday afternoon, while working
on the new dam which is In process of con-
structon at the wooden mill. In some
way the trigs which were holding back