The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-06
TOWN and VICINITY

candy novelties made fresh every
day at Knowlton & Thompson's.
Mrs. E. Fl. Jackson of Augusta passed
sunday as the guest of her son, R. f.
Jackson.
Rsssell w. Dickinson, the Klondyke
millionaire, will be with the Tompkins
Company,
Miss Mary Norris left, Tuesday after
noon. for an extended visit in Boston
aud vicinity.
.. W. Weber of Bangor route agent
Of the American Express Company was
in town Friday.
The firm Greeneaf & Danforth have
opened lunch room in the store former
IL occupied by H. c. Ormsby.
Search for the body of Mr.. Corey, who
was drowned Tuesday, has been contin-
ned. but thus far without success.
A. H. Patten accompanied by his wife
went to Lewiston, this morning, where he
enters the hospital for treatment.
The Congregational Working League
will meet with Mrs. Frank Morrill, on
Monday, March 10, at 2 o'clock p. m.
viii the officers of Russell Relief Corps
be present at the regular meeting this
week, Friday afternoon Mar. 9TH. There
will be an initiation.
Look over your old books and If you
find auy Acts aud Resolves, Public or
Private Laws of Maine to sell, write p.
O. Box 1888, Skowhegan, Me.
James Fellows, cashier of the Second
National bank, returned from Dover,
Me-, Yesterday, which he was summon
ed as witness in case on trail in the
supreme court.
The carriers on the two Rural F. d.
routes from the Skowhegan Office started
in their work Saturday. The boxes have
NOT been put in place yet but they are
4 expected to be within few days.
The regular monthly business meeting
and social of the Epworth League will
& be held at the home OF Miss Flora Pen
u nell Court street, on Friday evening,
q March 75h, at half past seven. Cabinet
meeting at seven O'Clock.
At the First Baptist Church on Sun
d day morning, worship at 1915, with SER
3 mon by the pastor upon the theme "God
i is Able" Sunday school at II Junior
Endeavor at 3 O'clock. Friday after
d noon the Ladies' Missionary Circle will
] meet at the home of Mrs. f. A. Nolin on
/ Mechanic street, at 2 30 o'clock
q At the last regular meeting of Wood
q bine Lodge D. of H. held on Monday
8 evening last there was large attend
4 ance. Applications for membership re-
q ceived and fine entertainment consist
Il ing of drawing contest which furnish
Z ed much amusement. Prizes were Civ
n en- and light refreshments served.
Il Ice went out of the Kennebec above
81 the dam here, Monday night, starting
q about 8 O'clock in the evening. The ice
81 was thick and tough and made things
81 lively for time, but the water was not
81 high enough to do any damage. This is
81 the second time the ice has gone out this
81 season. Once in d 2cember and once in
q March. An unusual occurrence.
81 At the regular meeting of the Wn-
3 mans Club, Wednesday afternoon, the
81 program was as follows: Piano solo by
81 Miss Ella Hight; talk, 1.-THE Many-sided
81 Lowello by Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill; song,
'Laddie" by Miss Mae DAscombe, with
& Miss Filth Lewis as accompaQst; read
ding, "Sir Lqunfal' by Mrs. Lizzie Mar
q ble paper, Lowell as a Poet of Our
n History" Miss Linnie Weston; CONVEX
I'll satiOn, "Should love-letters be pub
AL shed?n opened by Mrs. Carrie Allen
N#and continued by Mrs. Hattie Fogler,
#zMrs. Clementine Weston, Mrs. Elizabeth
#Merrill, Mrs. Emma Smith, Mrs. Ada
Dascombe, DR.. C. NJ. johnson. Remarks
were also made by Mrs. Helen Howard.
Mrs Arazina Miller and Mrs. Julia Rob-
#blns were the hostesses.
The meeting of The Town Improve
8nent Society was held Friday p. m. Feb.
r. h, with the following program-Roll
Pail, members responding with quotation
music; trio, "Night is Waning" Mr.,
.srl Smith, Mrs. Philo Steward, Miss
3 #ldena Smith, Miss Lewis, pianist; paper,
B Cathedrals of Spain," Miss Angie
Boothby, music, selection from comic
opera, Miss Eldena Smith, Mr.. Earl
*mith, Miss Lewis, pianist; paper "Uni-
ersities of SPAIN" Mrs. l.. B. Jewett ;
iusle, Good Night" Miss Smith, Mr..
mith; reading, "Partners" Mrs. Eliza
*eth Merrill; paper, "Music of Spain,
Eritten by Mrs. Frost of Jamaica Plains,
pad by Mrs. j. p. Oak. Interspersed
nth the reading of the paper were musi-
selections. The hostesses were Miss
k'zzie Haines and Mrs. Ellen Priest.
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