The Somerset reporter., 1902-02-06

nesuty LnoEulnRs IoT OouIueTn Odlliornld.
Fresh lot of the famous Austin,
Young & Co.'s fancy crackers and
biscuits received this week at Delano's.
The ladies of the Universalists'Circ
will meet with Mrs. E. r. Fairbrother
Thursday next, Feb. ID. A picnic supper
will be served from to o'clock.
Mrs. W. r. Buchanan of Brockton,
Mass, was an arrival upon the evening
train, Tuesday, upon a visit to her par
ents, Col. and Mrs. W. r. G. Estes.
Four veterans, wearing the uniform
of the Military asylum at Togus were
in town, yesterday, to appear before
Somerset Pension Examining board.
Every member of Priscilla Rebekah
Degree Staff is requested to be at the
hall at 7.30, Monday evening, Feb. 10th.
Banner bearers please come at o'clock.
The annual meeting of Somerset Gen.
trail Agricultural Society is called to be
held at the Office of Danforth & Gould,
Saturday afternoon, the 18th instant.
ALI members should attend this meeting.
The snow and rain of Sunday and Sun
day night gave the Somerset Traction
Company hard job to clear the tracks
for business. Crews worked all night
and got the cars running regularly early
on Monday. The rotary snow pillow did
good work.
A meeting of the Skowhegan Mems
Club comes off at the library parlors, to-
morrow, Friday evening. Rev. H. w.
Kimball will read paper on "Direct
Primaries" and the constitution of the
club will come up for discussion and ad-
option.
Walter Savage has decided to close
out his grocery stock and for the next
30 days will sell all goods at cost to rap
idly convert them into money. 1t is
we'll known that this is one of the clean
est stocks Of groceries In town, all new,
fresh goods and this sale affords our peo-
pie rare opportunity to buy necessaries
for future use at prices seldom quoted.
A supper will be served and An enter
tainment will be given in Coburn Hall
for the benefit of the new Catholic
school, Saturday, Feb. 8th, and another
supper and entertainment will be given
Monday, Feb. 10th for the same purpose.
Supper will be served from 40 to s
O'Clock each night. Price for adults
for both supper and entertainment 35c !;
for children of II years and under, 25c
The storm of Sunday was very severe
in this vicinity. About foot of heavy
snow fell and it drifted somewhat but
the rain that came Sunday night at one
stage of the storm prevented it piling up
as it is liable to do at this season of the
year. The storm was accompanied by
flashes of lightning for short time
during Sunday evening. The storm and
gale were severe in all parts Of Maine,
New England and further south along
the coast, causing delays of trains and
many cases of wreck In the vicinity of
New York and southwark from that
city.
w. T, Seekins, Esq, clerk of courts,
will 60 to Orono, Saturday, and take
along certain exhibits used In the Terrio
trial for further examination by Prof o.
W. Knights of the University Of Maine
and Prof. Whittier of Bowdoin College.
This examination was commenced In
December at the court house here and
several photographs of the cartridge
shells and other exhibits were taken.
but could not be completed at that time,
and Prof. Knight being unable to leave
his work, the exhibits will be carried to
Orono. This was to have been done In
December but the great storm prevented
it.
AT the regular meeting of Priscilla
Rebekah lodge, No. SO, held on Tuesday
evening, the remaining officers were
installed. The officers for the ensuing
year are N. G., Mrs. Mary Bailey; V.
g., Mrs. Helen Brown; Treas, Mrs.
Olive Morrill,; Sec, Miss Addie Cleve-
land; Warden, Mrs. Jennie Heselton;
Con-, Miss Blsnch Tantish; o. g.,
Mrs. Emma Williams; |. G., Mrs.
Minnie Shaw; Chaplain, Mrs. Vesta
ThYng; R. S. N. G., Mrs. Alice Baker;
L. s. n. g., Mrs. Josephine Lancaster;
r. s. V. g., Mrs. Martha Davis; l.. s.
V. G., Mrs. Alice Fowler. After the
close of the meeting there was an en-
tertainment; light refreshments were
served.
AT the meeting of the Woman's club
Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Hattie
Fogler and Mrs. Olive Dealy served
as hostesses. Two papers were read,
"The Religious Development of the
Century, by Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt,
and "A Minister of the Early Days"
by Mrs. Mary Brainerd; Miss Mae
Dascomb gave book review of "Elsie
Benner'. The conversation Are we
In danger of losing our American
Sabbath" was participated in by Mrs.
Margaret Goodrich, Madame Rawles,
Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Fogler, Mrs. Eliza
beth Merrill. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. PAGE