The Somerset reporter., 1902-01-30
TOWN and VICINITY
Live bait at Fairgrieves'.

day morning.
Blaine s. Viles, Bowdoin 1908, was
home over Sunday.
Will Hawes of Colby College, visited
in town over Sunday.
Elwell Parks of Brookline, Mass, has
been in town, this week.
Desirable house lots. Inquire of A.
E. Bisson or Chas. E. Young.
Miss Lola B. Goodwin visited in
Pittsfield and Bangor, this week.
Mrs. George II. Pishon and Mrs. W.
P. Ordway are passing today in Water
Vile.
Mrs. Chester Sturtevant of Fairfield is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. R. Phil
brick.
Rev. H. A. Markley preached in
Calais, last Sunday, and is to preach
there Sunday next.
Miss Mary Moore spent a few days
with friends at Lewiston, returning
home on Wednesday.
Attention is called to th@ad. of the
McAllister meeting to be held in Coburn
Hall, Monday evening.
Walter l.. Kenney who has been pass
ing two weeks in town, returned to
Bangor, Monday afternoon.
Two new members were voted into
The Milburn Club at their last regular
monthly meeting, Monday night
Mrs. C. S. Macomber of Portland,
who has been passing several days here
visiting friends, returned home, Mon
day afternoon.
DR.. w. Il. Merrill, wife and little
daughter of Sherman, were in town q
few days the past week, renewing old
acquaintances.
clerk, who has knowledge of book
keeping, TO take charge of the fancy
grocery department.
Rev. Daniel Onstott went to Kent 8
Hill, by tn MOI ningss train, where he
is to deliver two sermons, at 1890 Il. NJ,
and at 7.30 p. m. today.
There will be work In the inltiatory
degree in Carrabasset Lodge, No. "a, l..
o. o. F., Wednesday evening, Feb. 8.
All members of the order are invited TO
be present.
The second annual shoemakers' ball
will be held at the Grange Hall, Friday
evening, Feb. 7th, Lees orchestra Of
six pieces furnishing the music. An
oyster supper will be served at inter-
mission.
Mrs. George D. Arnold has purchased
the Whitten house and lot on the corner
of Leavitt street and Madison avenue.
The purpose is to modernize the house
next season, and occupy 1t as a family
home. 1t is a very desirable lot and
location. One of the best in the town.
Postmaster Dyer has received orders
to the effect that service is to be in
stalled on Skowhegan r. F. D. routes,
No. l and 2, March 1st. 1t will be
necessary for all persons who desire to
take advantage of this service to
provide themselves with boxes, such ds
the P. o. Department prescribe for
this business.
While Skowhegan is privileged to
claim but few sons of "Bonny Scotland"
as residents, yet here as well as else
where such are always numbered among
the best and most loyal citizens. AS
has been their custom for many years
an annual reunion is held to celebrate the
birthday anniversary of their popular
and gifted poet, Robert Burns, which
occurs Jan. "a. This year owing to the
gaties incident De Molay Uommandery's
special conclave, it was decided to post.
pone it for one week, consequently the
affair In its entirety will occur at Hotel
Heselton, Friday evening, of the present
week. Covers will be laid for 30 and
fortunate indeed will be those who are
favored by an invitation.
One hundred ladies and gentlemen of
Skowhegan Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, attended the supper and enter
tainment given by Canaan Grange at
that village Friday evening, The
sleighing was excellent, the miles
each way between the two places were
covered in good time and the party
was an exceedingly happy one. The
patrons at Canaan entertained their
guests right royalty, with the presenta-
tion of drama by their own company
in Grange hall and splendid Grange
supper was served in the banquet hall
Canaan patrons never do things by the
halves. Beside the Skowhegan contin-
gent there were about 25 patrons from
Pittsfeld who attended the entertain
ment and partook of the feast. Show
hogan patrons are eloquent in praise
of the treatment they received at the
hands of their brother and sister
grsngers Of Canaan, and with the best
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