The Somerset reporter., 1902-12-11
Books for everybody at Bucknam's.

Stationery In boxes, many kinda, st
Fogg's drug store.
A fiue line of children's Xmas books,
over Second Natl. Bank.
Call and see our fine display of Japan
csc goods. j. H. Wood & Co.
Z N. Merrill, Esq, was in Hartland
on legal business, yesterday.
W. II. Clark, the Caratunk lumber
operator, was in town, Friday.
Large assortment of china dishes and
cups and saucers at Heselfon's.
Weavers waited to go to Pittsfield,
Mass. Apply at Marston Worsted Mills
Mrs. George Bigelow went to Augusta
Tuesday afternoon to visit with her sis
ter.
Plenty of dry hack wood, free burn
ing fuel, can be found at Wings drug
store at low price.
Hon. E. r. Danforth and Hon. 5. J..
Walton went to Scion, yesterday, to sit
on a reference case.
A. B. Page of Fairfield was in town,
Friday, on business connected with bis
numbering interests.
All clothing to be pressed, cleaned or
repaired will receive prompt and care
full attention at c. E. Dealy's.
MIS-. Sarah Fl. Bradford went to Lewis
ton on this mornings train where she
Will be operated upon for appendicitis.
A Fur Driving Coat makes a fine
Christmas present. Chas. +. Ward has
complete line for both ladies and men.
Forest Goodwin attended the funeral
of the late Thomas B. Reed at Portland
Tuesday. Mr.. Goodwin was Mr.. Reed
parliamentary secretary during his first
term as Speaker.
The Leavtt Street schools were closed
Tuesday, on account OF the limited sup.
ply of fuel. This means loss of only
three days, as this was to have been the
last week of school.
George H. Boardman and family, who
have been in town for some weeks past,
returned, Monday, to New Jersey,
where Mr.. Boardman is engaged in the
fruit-growing business.
Rev. d. A. Ball of Below Falls, Vt.
occupied the pulpit of the Universalist
church last Sabbath, and will preach
from the same pulpit again next Sunday
at the usual morning hour.
Tuesday was the coolest day of the
season thus far. The mercury did not
rise above zero during the day, and in
some sections of the town registered as
low as % below in the early morning.
Next Tuesday evening, Dec. l6 Mr..
George Otis Smith will speak before
Sorosis on "The Work OF the L. :.
Geological Survey The lecture will
be held in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church at eight o'clock, and mem
bers can invite guests.
A meeting of The Town Improvement
Society will be held In the Library Par.
lors, Friday afternoon, Dec. 18th at two
thirty o'clock. Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith will give talk upon Rome
Skowhegan Woman's Club and Sorosis
will be guests of the society.
Emerald Rebekah lodge Of No. Arson
entertained the Somerset of Norridge-
woek and Priscilla of this place last
evening, the degree team of the latter
lodge exemplyfying the WORK. The
visitors went by special train over the
Somerset Railway, Priscilla going TO
Madison via Somerset Traction Co. ~
members from each lodge attended. Al
the close of the meeting a banquet WAS
served.
The Woman's Club met on Wednesday
afternoon, at the Library Parlors. The
following program was carried Out ;
Paper, j. NJ. Barrie and Literary Con-
temporaries, Miss Linnie Weston; song,
Mrs. Georgia simpson; paper, "Women
Writers of Scotland" Mrs. Margaret
Goodrich; piano solo by Miss Hight
conversation, "Do we make our Christ
mas giving more of burden than a
pleasure?' Opened by Mrs. Anna Mer.
rill and continued by Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill, Mrs. Clementine Weston, Mrs.
Lizzie Page and Mrs. Anna Onstott.
The hostesses were Mrs. Mary Page and
Mrs. Caroline Estes. At the next NEE .
Ing, Dec. "a, the members are requested
to remember the Christmas quotations.