The Somerset reporter., 1901-01-31
TOWN and VICINITY
Live bait at Fairgrieves'.


Rev. II. F. Huse is passing the week
D Boston.
tioe stock iof photograph broache:
It Robbins jewelry store.
Lewis Anderson went to Boston
Wednesday, on business trip.
Special sale of oranges, Friday and
saturday, at Knowlton and Thompson's.
Mrs. w. W. Cakes returned home,
Monday night, from a visit TO her pa
ents in Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Jennie Davis left town Wednes
bsv. for Portland where she is to enter
the training shcool for teachers.
G. r. Fogg's improved bronchial loz'
enges are the thing for hoarsenes
coughs and all throat limitations.
Mrs. j. A. Kendall, who has been in
Lewiston hospital for several weeks,
returned home Monday afternoon.
Coney Weston, who has been in the
klondike gold regions the past two
years, returned to town, last Saturday.
The cutting school in Milburn block
progressing finely. Those who have
begun the work are much pleased with
t. and the indications for large class
pre- good.
Roy l.. Marston, who was home to
attend the wedding of his sister, re-
burned to Yale University, New Haven,
Conn, where he is taking course at
the School Of Forestry.
Will the person who found a silver
watch and gold chatelaine between the
Catholic church and SIMPSONS drug
store, return to Miss Lord, milliner,
and be literally rewarded.
Skowhegan Clubs were represented at
the Maine Federation Of Woman's Clubs
in Augusta, yesterday, by Miss Julia
Coburn, Mrs. w. r. Clifford, Mrs. E. w.
Marble, Mrs. B. F. Eaton and Mrs. j.
u. Oak.
Next Tuesday evening De Molay COM
Inandery, Knights Templar, at regular
|conclave, will confer the order of the
Red Cross upon two candidates. At the
|cose of the work refreshments will
be served.
The announcement Is made that
Hotel Heselton with sll its furnishings,
is for sale and II the property is not
disposed of by private sale ON or before
March 1t will be sold at public auction
on March 21st.
At the First Baptist Church on Sun
day, preaching by the pastor at 10 40.
Sunday school at II. Evening service
at 7. All are invited. The Saturday
afternoon conference meeting will, this
month, be omitted.
Another cold snap reached US yester-
8 day morning, thermometers registered
I from l6 to 20 below while at the same
+ hour Tuesday morning 1t was IA above
zero. These sudden changes are ex-
eellent for doctors and vendors of
quinine pills.
The Woman's Club will observe gen.
tlemen's night with Valentine Banquet
at Hotel Heselton, on Friday evening,
! Feb. 10Th, at 8 o'clock. After the ban
quet short musical and literary pro-
gram will be given, and a most enjoy
able evening is expected.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Skowhegan Hall Association held,
last Saturday afternoon, E. N. Merrill
was elected secretary and treasurer, to
oil the vacancy caused by the death of
Gen. R. B. Shepherd, and Levi W. Yves
ton was reelected president.
Last Friday night these officers of
Skowhegan council, United Order OF
American Mechanics, we're installed by
Arthur Oliver of Madison council: 81.
Il. Homer, councillor; G. c. Burrill, vice.
councillor; L. D. Getchell, recording Sec
rotary; e. j. Kimball, assistant record
Ing secretary; II. E. Ring, financial Sec
rotary; <. I. Goodrich, treasurer; A. M
Percival,. inductor; G. A. Elsmore, ex
amiuer; John Sedgeley, inside protector;
c. E. Bickford, outside protector; E. E.
Richardson, senior ex-councilor; Waiter
Pierce, Frank Thompson and K. j.
kimball, trustees. The second degree
was conferred upon two candidates after
which refreshments were served 10 the
banquet hall.
The Skowhegan & Norridgewock EIec-
trio Railway Co. have pettioned the
Legislature to grant them charter of
an extension of the road from NorridRe-
wock to Smithfeld, distance of about
eight miles. This would enable them to
connect with the projected narrow gauge
road between Pennington and Water
vile, thus establishing convenient con-
nections between Skowhegan and Farm
ington, snd also the Somerset towns
Smithfeld and Mercer. 1t would also
furnish easy access to the charming lake
at Smithfield, which Is already popular
resort for people at Waterville, Oakland
and other towns In that vicinity. This
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